Best and Worst Films of 2011

[Tony Stark]

As we come to the close of another year, what were the highlights and pitfalls?

 

[Superhero 101]

Worst Films
Conan The Barbarian

 

[obin_gam]

Highlights:
Drive
I saw the devil
Hobo with a shotgun
Super
X-men First Class
Super 8
Attack the block
Planet of the apes
Margin Call
Melancholia
Tintin

Pitfalls:
Twilight
The green lantern
The smurfs

 

[Thedudehimself]

Highlights


Thor (has a nice tone, good pacing, good story and character arc etc)

X-Men First Class (perfect CBM, realistic yet comicbooky, Fassbender best protagonist)

Pitfalls


Captain America (overly patriotic, too cold colour grading, bad pacing)
Green Lantern (horse**** le MAXIMALE)

 

[The Morningstar]

Drive is probably the best movie i've seen this year. Thor or First Class are the best CBMs.

Green Lantern is the worst film i've seen.

 

[Tony Stark]

Highlights

Thor
Captain America
X-men First Class
Drive
Money Ball
Tower Heist
Bridesmaids
Harry Potter and the DH pt. 2

Pitfalls

Green Lantern
Green Hornet
Twilight Breaking Dawn pt. 1
Conan the Barbarian
Immortals
Transformers DOTM
I am number Four

 

[Figs]

I'm curious as to what people found so special about the movie Drive?

I really enjoyed it, but I've seen that type of movie before, numerous times in the past.

 

[Liam_H]

Green Lantern is certainly one of the worst and most disappointing film I've seen all year. My faith along with many others couldn't be rewarded.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Best:

Drive

Worst:

Sucker Punch

 

[mclay18]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Happy Feet 2. Worse film of the year for me.

With a movie like Green Lantern, it was enjoyable in spots for me. HF2 was an endurance contest from beginning to end.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Best
Red State
Hangover 2
Captain America
Thor
X-Men: First Class
50/50
Transformers 3




Worst

Kung Fu Panda 2
Scream 4

 

[Rowsdower!]

WHHHHAAAATTT?? You mean Green Lantern didn't make you want to pull out a gun and shoot yourself in the balls and slurp up your blood from the wound until you vomit and then run out into the street and get hit by a Mack truck positioning yourself carefully so that one if its mammoth tires runs directly over your head killing you instantly?!!!

Just kidding. I liked it. It wasn't a brilliant movie by any means but I think it gets WAY more hate than it deserves.

 

[Tony Stark]

I am hoping that Sherlock Holmes will go on the best of the year list. Probably the most excited I've been for a Holiday movie since the Lord of the Rings films.

and I think TinTin could be good too.

 

[jacobed]

Best:

Warrior

Worst:

Twilight

 

[dude stannis]

I'm curious as to what people found so special about the movie Drive?

I really enjoyed it, but I've seen that type of movie before, numerous times in the past.

Not recently... oh wait. But seriously, it's just a all around well made, well acted film, with a good story, not a masterpiece, but a film that sticks out in an all around disappointing year.

Best:

X-Men: FC
Killer Elite
Captain America
Drive
Source Code

Worst:
Transformers 3
The Thing

 

[DACrowe]

Is this that different from the top 10 thread? Anyway....

BEST

-Midnight in Paris
-Moneyball
-Drive
-Hugo
-Bridesmaids
-X-Men: First Class
-Super 8

*NOTE: I have yet to see The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (U.S.), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy or Young Adult.

WORST

-Red Riding Hood
-Sucker Punch
-Green Lantern
-Cowboys & Aliens

*NOTE: I've avoided a lot of crap this year. Transformers, I'm looking right at you.

 

[childeroland]

Best:
The Tree of Life
13 Assassins
Certified Copy

Worst:
Green Lantern
Breaking Dawn Part 1
Cowboys and Aliens
Drive Angry 3D

 

[The Morningstar]

Not recently... oh wait. But seriously, it's just a all around well made, well acted film, with a good story, not a masterpiece, but a film that sticks out in an all around disappointing year.

Best:

X-Men: FC
Killer Elite
Captain America
Drive
Source Code

Worst:
Transformers 3
The Thing

I'd class Drive as a masterpiece. It may not be original, but it's just an expertly made film. Refn is a master of his craft.

 

[Rowsdower!]

I second that. I love the way Drive moves from what almost feels like an indie romance movie to a hard-edged action thriller. It makes the transition so effortlessly. I'd love to see it get some recognition come Oscar time, but unfortunately, I know it will be ignored.

 

[hammerhedd11]

Best: Hanna
Worst: Conan the Barbarian

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Best movies I've seen this year;
Horrible Bosses - Amazing movie, just couldn't stop laughing throughout the whole thing and still quote this movie randomly

The Help - Actually just watched it last night, went in with low expectations, was surprised how great it was, should definitely be an Oscar contender.

Thor and Captain America - Just really liked how the characters were portrayed, both have their flaws, but doesn't stop my enjoyment.

Middle of the road;
X-Men First Class - If this was a reboot it would've worked so much better, but trying to connect it to the other movies drops it down a peg

Harry Potter 7 pt. 2 - Good for what it was, but suffers from the omissions earlier movies in the series made. Also the final "battle" between Harry and Voldemort was too actiony/Michael Bay-esque. Would've loved if they made it more like the book instead of a 10-15 minute action scene.

Worst;
Green Lantern - The writers and Martin Campbell just bent Hal Jordan over a table and had their way with him, what should have been great, was awful. Whoever though Hector Hammond would make a great villian must be high, notice how that character barely ever made it into Geoff Johns great run because Geoff Johns knew he couldn't make him interesting and he made some of the Flash's worst villians interesting.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Didn't think Michael Bay could top of $#!t fest of Revenge of the Fallen, but he did, this movie should sweep the Razzies.

 

[webs]

Best - Can't really think of any, all were quite forgettable ..!
Good - Enjoyed Thor & Captain America..!!
Worst - Plenty.. nevertheless Conan, GL comes to mind..!!

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Best Quality: Drive, Another Earth, 50/50, Our Idiot Brother, Midnight in Paris

I really enjoyed: Thor, Cap, Sucker Punch, Harry Potter, Limitless, Water for Elephants, Bridesmaids,

Worst: Green Hornet, Breaking Dawn, The Change Up, The Rite, POTC

 

[hammerhedd11]

Forgot to add my two other favorite movies of the year: I Saw the Devil and 50/50

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

Gee whiz, it was almost as if Hollywood was a bit under the weather this year eh guys? Beeeecauuuse.....drum rollllllll.........amazing gag about to follow....the worst two movies I saw this year were Green Lantern and Green Hornet, it was like Hollywood blew their nose and these two movies came flying out....this joke was copywrited and made in Snotland.