Top 10 films of 2011

[flickchick85]

1. Thor
2. Hanna
3. Win Win
4. Source Code
5. Jane Eyre
6. Last Night
7. Rango
8. Paul

 

[Doctor Jones]

edit.

 

[thejon93]

5) 'Unknown'
Rating: 7/10
This is a solid little "one idea, one concept" action thriller with Liam Neeson giving his usual strong performance as a man who has lost his memories in a car chase and wakes up to find his wife with another man. While all of the performances are solid and some of the action scenes are really tense, the film disappoints in a variety of areas because it doesn't find the strength to develop the story enough. Nevertheless, the film is still extraordinarily satisfying (especially for such a early release in the year).

4) 'Thor'
Rating: 8/10
This was just as good as I had hoped it would be. 'Thor' is strongly entertaining from start-to-finish and a major improvement over Marvel's last effort, 'Iron Man 2'. Probably the best thing about this movie are the performances, especially from Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki), which elevates the material. The direction in this film, of course, also helps quite a bit in elevating the material past the camp-value that it could have had; my hat goes off to Kenneth Branagh who allows there too be enough time spent on both Earth and Asgard. While I do have some problems with the film, the pacing and runtime of the film, the problems are overshadowed by all that is good with the film.

3) 'Fast Five'
Rating: 8.5/10
What a surprising installment in this seemingly never-ending franchise. 'Fast Five' works on so many levels in being an all-out action flick. Ironically, the only detractor is the fact that they didn't include a street race taken place in the mid-section of the film, which feels oddly cut-out for running time purposes, and it's amazing array of cliches. Still, while the film suffers from many cliches, it sometimes uses those cliches to surprise the audience; for example, one character on the team is promoted as being a traitor but something happens to him that audiences may not expect. 'Fast Five' is a record-breaker and a refreshing kick-start to this dying franchise.

2) 'Source Code'
Rating: 9.5/10
I wasn't a fan of 'Moon' like most people are. I find that it's a "one watch" experience with virtually no replay-value because all of the mystery has been solved for us by the ending. Still, it was a strong directorial debut from Duncan Jones and his sophomore effort is certainly no sophomore slump. 'Source Code' is a great film which is almost flawless, except for the fact hat it's too darned short. Clocking in at a little over 90 minutes, I was somewhat disappointed to see that we couldn't spend more time with Gyllenhaal and the others aboard the train; there's a point where it was obviously cut-down as we just get to see FX-shots of the train exploding and the passengers inside. However, this is still just a minor detractor in an otherwise excellent sci-fi thrill-ride.

1) 'Limitless'
Rating: 10/10
Easily my favorite film of the year. This is a film that I found to be utterly flawless and absolutely enjoyable. Bradley Cooper is amazing as Eddie Morra who takes the NZT pill and finds that his mind is limitless to ideas and the escapism of certain scenarios. This film is phenomenal and works in the style of 'Fight Club', but also works as an origin story of a man who can either become a hero or a villain in his near-future. What would you do?

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

1. Hangover Part II
2.Thor
3. Paul
4. The Green Hornet
5. Limitless
6. Sucker Punch
7. Drive Angry
8. Scream 4

 

[Drizzle]

My slowly growing list:

1. The Hangover Part II
2. Thor
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
4. The Green Hornet

 

[childeroland]

So far:
1. The Tree of Life
2. Certified Copy
3. 13 Assassins
4. Hanna
5. I Saw the Devil
6. Jane Eyre
7. Hesher
8. Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives (just saw it this year)
Nothing else I could put in a top 10.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

1. Hangover Part II
2. X-Men first Class
3.Thor
4. Paul
5. The Green Hornet
6. Limitless
7. Sucker Punch
8. Drive Angry
9. Scream 4
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[Fanticon]

i honestly haven't seen enough of the earlier releases from this year...but
Bridesmaids
Thor
Fast Five

 

[DACrowe]

To demonstrate how few movies I've seen from 2011....

1. Scream 4
2. The Hangover Part II
3. Thor
4. Super

I've seen more, but they were bad. When I an only name four movies I've liked and two are sequels and one is a superhero movie...that does not say a lot.

Films I know I missed out on: Hanna, Jane Eyre and The Tree of Life, though I know I'll still get a shot for that later.

 

[Tron Bonne]

1. Hanna
2. Source Code
3. Thor
4. Scream 4 (That's it's name, dammit, not that stupid SCRE4M )
5. Rango
6. Paul
7. Sucker Punch
8. Green Hornet
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

 

[StarkTheProdigy]

So far:
Top Movies:
1. Bridesmaids
2. Thor
3. Scream 4

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I really, really, really hope Super 8 lives up to expectations.

It's pretty rare that Speilberg gets involved and a movie sucks.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Top 10 based on critical acclaim, not box office receipts.

1. 13 Assassins. - Amazing imho. If time had permitted I would have watched it again, back to back.
2. Source Code
3. Tangled
4. Bridesmaids
5. Thor
6. Rio
7. Vanishing On 7th Street
8. Battle Los Angeles
9. The Green Hornet
10. The Mechanic

 

[The Jester]

The ten movies I've seen so far:

1. Insidious
2. Source Code
3. X-Men: First Class
4. Scream 4
5. The Hangover: Part II
6. Thor
7. Hall Pass
8. Just Go With It
9. Sucker Punch
10. Battle: Los Angeles

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Top 10 based on critical acclaim, not box office receipts.

1. 13 Assassins. - Amazing imho. If time had permitted I would have watched it again, back to back.
2. X-Men: First Class
3. Source Code
4. Tangled
5. Bridesmaids
6. Thor
7. Rio
8. Vanishing On 7th Street
9. Battle Los Angeles
10. The Green Hornet

Bumped down.
11. The Mechanic

I don't think I've ever had a worst set of expectations initially for a movie and they wound up turning around so well.

 

[nocomics]

I haven't seen alot of movies this year,so my top films are limited really.
Battle LA
Sucker Punch
Hanna
Fast Five
Thor
Xmen:First Class
Pirates of Carribbean
Priest
Hangover II
Out of these my Top 2011:
Fast Five
Sucker Punch
Battle LA
Xmen
Hangover II
Thor
Hanna
Pirates
Priest
I may have to see Xmen again I was kindof tired when I saw it so it seemed like it dragged on.

 

[Heffer Wolf]

1. X-Men First Class (5/5)
My favorite movie I have seen so far this year.

2. Thor (4/5)
Just behind first class.

3. Your Highness (3/5)
Pretty funny, but not as good as other Apatowish movies.

4. Sucker Punch (2/5)
Not terrible, but not great. Cool to look at, but the story made zero sense. I do want to check out the extended version on dvd though.

I have only seen 4 movies so far. I am kind of poor right now, and not a whole lot of movies have made me want to spend $10 to go see them. There are a couple that I have missed so far that I might go see on a $5 tuesday or wait for dvd. Hangover 2, Bridesmaids, Hanna, and Pirates 4.

 

[dude stannis]

1. Source Code
2. The Mechanic
3. The Hangover Part II
4. Fast Five
5. Battle: L.A.
6. Insidious
7. Unknown
8. Sucker Punch
9. The Green Hornet

 

[kedrell]

I can't be sure I'll even get to 10 films this year. But so far:
1. Thor
2. X-Men: First Class
3. Hannah
4. Green Hornet

Got at least 5 more that I will be seeing this year for sure(Super 8, Green Lantern, Captain America, Cowboys & Aliens, Fright Night). Beyond that I'm not sure.

 

[thejon93]

7) 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'
Rating: 6.5/10
While it's not up there with the first film's level of fun and adventure, 'On Stranger Tides' works well at returning the franchise to it's swashbuckling ways. Add to that some very fine performances by newcomers to the series Ian McShane (Blackbeard) and Penelope Cruz (Angelica) and you've got a nice matinee-sized adventure to thrill the family.

6) 'Unknown'
Rating: 7/10
This is a solid little "one idea, one concept" action thriller with Liam Neeson giving his usual strong performance as a man who has lost his memories in a car chase and wakes up to find his wife with another man. While all of the performances are solid and some of the action scenes are really tense, the film disappoints in a variety of areas because it doesn't find the strength to develop the story enough. Nevertheless, the film is still extraordinarily satisfying (especially for such a early release in the year).

5) 'Thor'
Rating: 8/10
This was just as good as I had hoped it would be. 'Thor' is strongly entertaining from start-to-finish and a major improvement over Marvel's last effort, 'Iron Man 2'. Probably the best thing about this movie are the performances, especially from Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki), which elevates the material. The direction in this film, of course, also helps quite a bit in elevating the material past the camp-value that it could have had; my hat goes off to Kenneth Branagh who allows there too be enough time spent on both Earth and Asgard. While I do have some problems with the film, the pacing and runtime of the film, the problems are overshadowed by all that is good with the film.

4) 'Fast Five'
Rating: 8.5/10
What a surprising installment in this seemingly never-ending franchise. 'Fast Five' works on so many levels in being an all-out action flick. Ironically, the only detractor is the fact that they didn't include a street race taken place in the mid-section of the film, which feels oddly cut-out for running time purposes, and it's amazing array of cliches. Still, while the film suffers from many cliches, it sometimes uses those cliches to surprise the audience; for example, one character on the team is promoted as being a traitor but something happens to him that audiences may not expect. 'Fast Five' is a record-breaker and a refreshing kick-start to this dying franchise.

3) 'Source Code'
Rating: 9.5/10
I wasn't a fan of 'Moon' like most people are. I find that it's a "one watch" experience with virtually no replay-value because all of the mystery has been solved for us by the ending. Still, it was a strong directorial debut from Duncan Jones and his sophomore effort is certainly no sophomore slump. 'Source Code' is a great film which is almost flawless, except for the fact hat it's too darned short. Clocking in at a little over 90 minutes, I was somewhat disappointed to see that we couldn't spend more time with Gyllenhaal and the others aboard the train; there's a point where it was obviously cut-down as we just get to see FX-shots of the train exploding and the passengers inside. However, this is still just a minor detractor in an otherwise excellent sci-fi thrill-ride.

2) 'Limitless'
Rating: 10/10
Easily one of my favorite films of the year. This is a film that I found to be utterly flawless and absolutely enjoyable. Bradley Cooper is amazing as Eddie Morra who takes the NZT pill and finds that his mind is limitless to ideas and the escapism of certain scenarios. This film is phenomenal and works in the style of 'Fight Club', but also works as an origin story of a man who can either become a hero or a villain in his near-future. What would you do?

1) 'X-Men: First Class'
Rating: 10/10
I had a nice feeling about this movie before all of the buzz begun piling up and, even with all of the outstanding praise, I loved it. I don't remember the last time I've been so satisfied by a comic-book movie; yes, 'Dark Knight' didn't do it for me. Unlike other comic-book films, here's a film that's able to focus on multiple characters and villains and make them all work in the film's duration. The performances are outstanding, some being worthy of an Oscar-nomination or two, and the direction is first-rate. Bryan Singer proves, once again, that he was rightfully chosen to kick-start the series and lays trust in director Matthew Vaughn to reinvent the series once more. This is easily the best comic-book film I've ever seen and one of the best films of the year, period. Perfection.

 

[Dark Victory]

1. Tree of Life
2. Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives
3. Undertow
4. Adjustment Bureau
5. Source Code
6. Bill Cunningham, New York
7. The Green Hornet
8. Cold Weather
9. Certified Copy
10. Rango
11. X-Men: First Class
12. I Saw the Devil
13. Hanna
14. Kaboom
15. Thor
16. Tetsuo: The Bullet Man
17. Hangover: Part II
18. Scream 4
19. Rubber
20. Sucker Punch
21. Drive Angry
22. The Dilemma
23. Battle: Los Angeles

 

[DACrowe]

1. Scream 4
2. X-Men: First Class
3. The Hangover: Part II
4. Thor
5. Super

...eh still a bad list (even worse when I have to take crap films I've seen this year like Sucker Punch and Red Riding Hood out simply due to their awfulness).

I still need to see Hanna, The Tree of Life, Jane Eyre and Source Code as films I feel I've missed out on.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

2011 so far:

Source Code 9.5/10
Bridesmaids 9.0/10
Rango 9.0/10
X-men First Class 9.0/10
Fast Five 8.5/10
Hanna 8.0/10
Thor 8.0/10
Hangover 2 6.0/10
Sucker Punch 4.0/10

 

[Drizzle]

Updated. I can definitely see X-Men: First Class staying in my top five for the year. It surpassed every expectation I had for it.

1. X-Men: First Class
2. The Hangover Part II
3. Thor
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
5. Hall Pass
6. The Green Hornet

 

[Vapor]

I have only seen 8 films so far this year and with the possible exception of Battle LA, I have enjoyed all of them enough that they would all be condidates for my top 10, had I seen more than 10...

- Adjustment Bureau - 4/5
- Limitless - 5/5
- Source Code - 4/5
- Thor - 4.5/5
- X-Men: First Class - 5/5
- Your Highness - 5/5
- Hangover 2 - 4.5/5

Battle LA - 3/5