As we wrap up 2011 I have decided to look back and consider the whole of filmdom... at least as much as 365 days can offer. What follows is a list that perhaps says more about my tastes and expectations than it does about the state of Hollywood, but what can I say? I am an opinionated cinephile and wish to have my opinion considered when you check out that next movie. As per usual, there are far more films in the middling categories than the top or the bottom. But then, the race simply wouldn't be as exciting if everything was excellent all the time. I have yet to see War Horse, J. Edgar, Carnage, and Pariah to name a few. But it is near impossible to catch everything. Anyway, this is how I feel about every film I have seen this year:
My Bottom 10 Of 2011:
Battle: Los Angeles
Conan The Barbarian
Cowboys & Aliens
Hall Pass
Insidious
Real Steel
The Three Musketeers
Transformers: Dark of The Moon
Unknown
Your Highness
Movies I Hated:
The Adjustment Bureau
Arthur
Bad Teacher
The Devil's Double
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
The Hangover Part 2
Like Crazy
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Rio
Movies I Thought Could Have Been Better:
Another Earth
Cars 2
Contagion
Crazy, Stupid, Love
The Debt
The Descendants
Green Lantern
Hugo
Immortals
Limitless
Paul
The Rum Diary
Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World
Super 8
The Thing
Water For Elephants
X-Men: First Class
Movies I Liked:
30 Minutes Or Less
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Captain America: The First Avenger
Cedar Rapids
A Dangerous Method
Footloose
Friends With Benefits
The Green Hornet
Hanna
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hesher
Horrible Bosses
The Ides Of March
The Iron Lady
Jane Eyre
The Lincoln Lawyer
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
My Week With Marilyn
Our Idiot Brother
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
Source Code
Submarine
Sucker Punch
Thor
A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas
Movies I Loved:
The Adventures Of Tin Tin
African Cats
Beginners
The Cave Of Forgotten Dreams
Coriolanus
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Melancholia
Moneyball
The Muppets
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Sarah's Key
Scream 4
The Tree Of Life
Winnie The Pooh
Young Adult
My Top 10 Of 2011:
Attack The Block
Drive
Kung Fu Panda 2
Midnight In Paris
Rango
Shame
The Skin I Live In
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Warrior
Win Win
Jesus, how have I only seen four of the Top Ten? Still need to catch Rango, Kung Fu Panda 2, Warrior and Win Win. What's your number one? Or are the actual rankings to be held off until you see the other qualifying films?
ReplyDeleteyeah, mostly just waiting until I'm certain. But I already had to eliminate some pretty excellent films that I thought for sure would make it. So this is a pretty tight list. Rankings perhaps in the future.
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