My 2011 Films

As I've said many times before, top ten lists make absolutely no sense to me. It's like comparing apples and oranges and grapes and bananas and chicken salad sandwiches and bags of rock salt...I prefer to categorize things in terms of how they've impacted me rather than some kind of presumed objective criteria.

All lists are in no particular order, unless otherwise indicated.

Note: These are ALL of the 2011 films I've seen this year.

Best of the Best:
The Way Back
Cold Weather
Win Win (has anyone seen this? It was really fantastic.)
Meek's Cutoff
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Tree of Life
Tabloid (I want to write about this)

Almost Made It:
Black Death
Source Code
Everything Must Go
Midnight in Paris
Troll Hunter (Brandon, I wanna know what you think of this--watch it)
Super 8
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Hugo
Insidious
War Horse

On the Fence:
Bridesmaids 
Horrible Bosses

One Night Stands (I Had a Good Time, but Don't Call):
Red Riding Hood
POTC: On Stranger Tides
Larry Crowne 
Cowboys and Aliens (I really wanted you to be something more, but I didn't miss you when you were gone)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 2 (I liked part 1 so much better)

These Belong In the Toilet:
Green Hornet
Hangover 2
Bad Teacher
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Hall Pass
The Sitter
Your Highness (I have some thoughts on the descent of DGG for a future post)

Couldn't Get Over the Ending:
Drive

Special Ranked Superhero Movie section:
1. (tie) X-Men: First Class, Captain America
2. Thor
3. Green Lantern
10. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
100. Green Hornet (so bad I had to insult it twice)

I Really Wanted to See These Films:
Another Earth
The Future
The Interrupters
Attack the Block
Red State
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Paranormal Activity 3
Melancholia
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows