2011 In Film: A Year In Review

2011 brought a lot of interesting film experiences. I set a goal at the beginning of the year to see as many films as possible, regardless if I wanted to see the film or not. It has been a fascinating and eye-opening experience so far to say the least. Half the films I saw this year I either didn't want to see or was indifferent on seeing.  Some of them have been surprisingly good, some have them have been god awful, and others have been in between. Overall 2011 has been a good year for film. Not the greatest ever, but it could have been a lot worse. I still have plenty of films left to see (most of which I don't want to see), but here is my wrap-up of the year in film.

(* is a film that I did not want to see initially)
86.Beastly*(0/5)
85.The Roommate*(1/5)
84.Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son*(1/5)
83.Madea's Big Happy Family*(1/5)
82.Apollo 18*(1/5)
81.Red Riding Hood*(1/5)
80.Bellflower(1/5)
79.Shark Night 3D*(1.5/5)
78.Spy Kids: All the Time In the World*(1.5/5)
77.Season of the Witch*(1.5/5)
76.Gnomeo and Juliet*(1.5/5)
75.Sanctum*(1.5/5)
74.Zookeeper*(1.5/5)
73.The Rite*(1.5/5)
72.Priest*(2/5)
71.The Dilemma*(2/5)
70.I Am Number Four*(2/5)
69.Cars 2*(2/5)
68.The Eagle*(2.5/5)
67.Larry Crowne*(2.5/5)
66.Green Lantern*(2.5/5)
65.Colombiana*(2.5/5)
64.Hanna*(2.5/5)
63.Rango*(2.5/5)
62.Tucker and Dale Vs Evil(2.5/5)
61.Take Me Home Tonight*(2.5/5)
60.Red State(2.5/5)
59.Rio*(3/5)
58.Mr. Popper's Penguins*(3/5)
57.Battle: Los Angeles(3/5)
56.Everything Must Go(3/5)
55.Captain America: The First Avenger*(3/5)
54.Your Highness(3/5)
53.Fright Night*(3/5)
52.Real Steel*(3/5)
51.Arthur*(3.5/5)
50.No Strings Attached*(3.5/5)
49.The Greatest Movie Ever Sold(3.5/5)
48.Kung Fu Panda 2(3.5/5)
47.Friends With Benefits*(3.5/5)
46.Hesher(3.5/5)
45.The Change-Up(3.5/5)
44.Conan the Barbarian*(3.5/5)
43.Limitless*(3.5/5)
42.The Adjustment Bureau*(3.5/5)
41.The Mechanic(3.5/5)
40.Just Go With It*(3.5/5)
39.Our Idiot Brother*(3.5/5)
38.Bad Teacher*(3.5/5)
37.Immortals(3.5/5)
36.Scream 4*(3.5/5)
35.Win Win(3.5/5)
34.Drive Angry(3.5/5)
33.Hall Pass(3.5/5)
32.Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(4/5)
31.Cowboys and Aliens(4/5)
30.Kill the Irishman(4/5)
29.Crazy, Stupid, Love*(4/5)
28.The Green Hornet(4/5)
27.Transformers: Dark of the Moon(4/5)
26.Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest(4/5)
25.Cedar Rapids(4/5)
24.Conan O'Brien Can't Stop(4/5)
23.Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol(4/5)
22.Super(4/5)
21.Bridesmaids*(4/5)
20.Rise of the Planet of the Apes*(4/5)
19.Paul(4/5)
18.Unknown(4/5)
17.Thor(4/5)
16.The Hangover Part II(4/5)
15.13 Assassins(4/5)
14.30 Minutes or Less(4/5)
13.The Lincoln Lawyer(4/5)
12.Sucker Punch(4.5/5)
11.Hobo With a Shotgun(4.5/5)
10.X-Men: First Class(4.5/5)
9.Horrible Bosses(4.5/5)
8.Moneyball(4.5/5)
7.Attack the Block(4.5/5)
6.Source Code(4.5/5)
5.Warrior*(4.5/5)
4.Super 8(4.5/5)
3.Fast Five(4.5/5)
2.The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (4.5/5)
1.50/50(4.5/5)
 
2011 Films I haven't seen yet (That I actually want to see):
Drive
Killer Elite
The Rum Diary
A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
Tower Heist
J.Edgar
The Sitter
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy

June In Film

June should be an interesting month for films. A good majority of the remaining films I want to see for the rest of the summer come out in June. It also has the largest number of films that I completely up in the air on. Here my thoughts on the releases of June.

Films I Want To See
3.Super 8(6/10-This is another great looking sc-fi film from J.J Abrams. Abrams did the script and directed it, which is a promising sign. His work is normally fantastic (especially Star Trek). I love the mystery vibe of the trailer and I am really intrigued to see this film.

2.X-Men: First Class(6/3)-There are almost too many reasons to list why I want to see X-Men: First Class. Matthew Vaughn, who directed two of my favorite films of all-time (Kick-Ass,Layer Cake) is helming this. He is such a fantastic director and his style of direction fits in very well with a comic-book film. The cast is also completely top-notch. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, and Rose Byrne all look to be perfect choices for their roles. On top of all this, The early buzz and trailers are fantastic. I would say all signs point to brilliance on X-Men: First Class.

1.Transformers: Dark Of The Moon(6/29)-I expect to get some shit for this, but what I can say? I love the Transformers films. This looks to be better than the somewhat disappointing second installment and Megan Fox is gone, so I would say the chances of this being better than the previous installment are quite high. If they can recapture the magic of the first one, then this will most likely end up being one of my favorite films of 2011.

Films I am unsure about
Green Lantern(6/17)-Green Lantern is shaping up to be the biggest question mark of 2011 for me. The trailers I have seen have ranged from god awful to pretty decent looking. The cast ranges from horrible actors to great actors. I still don't know what to think. It's way too risky to see in theaters, but I am extremely curious to see this on DVD.

Bad Teacher(6/24)-The trailers are actually decently amusing and I do like the cast. The only redflag is that it was written by the writing team that did the unholy comedic disaster Year One.

Cars 2(6/24)-It is Pixar, but I didn't like the original. This one doesn't really look to be much better, but it's Pixar so I will give it a chance.

Films I have no interest in seeing
Judy Moody and The Not Bummer Summer(6/10)-Just no.

Mr.Popper's Penguins(6/17)-I do love Jim Carrey, but this looks completely stupid. Unlike most people my age, I actually never the read the book so I have zero nostalgia for it. This looks to be a completely tired misfire of an adaption.