By my count I watched 83 movies at the theatre in 2011. That’s approximately $830 in movie tickets and another $750 in concessions - and worth every penny. Here are my Top Ten Theatrical Movies of 2011 that I actually saw in the theatre:
1. Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
2. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
3. Paranormal Activity 3
4. Super 8
5. War Horse
6. The Help
7. Warrior
8. The Ides of March
9. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
10. Battle Los Angeles
10a. Columbiana
10b. Hanna
Unfortunately, three movies on my list are sequels and my #1 is a remake of the Swedish version.
Eat your hearts out fanboys: no The Green Hornet, Sucker Punch, Thor, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Captain America: The Last Avenger or Conan the Barbarian - and believe me, I suffered through all eight.
The animated movies that I watched - Gnomeo & Juliet, Mars Needs Moms!, Hop, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Smurfs, Puss in Boots, Hugo and The Adventures of Tintin - were all sleepers, and I don’t mean in a good way.
My list lacks humor as well. The Dilemma, No Strings Attached, Just Go With It, Cedar Rapids, Hall Pass, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules, Your Highness, Bridesmaids, The Hangover Part II, Mr. Poppers Penguins, Bad Teacher, Horrible Bosses, Zookeeper, Friends with Benefits and Jack and Jill all had star power, but failed to deliver the punch. Of these, it was somewhat difficult to keep The Hangover Part II off of my top ten list. However, the film was a little too formulaic to break in.
My favorite acting performances of the year:
Actor: Aaron Eckhart, Battle Los Angeles
Actress: Rooney Mara, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Supporting Actor: Daniel Craig, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, Super 8 (No not Viola Davis, The Help - but she will take home Oscar)
My surprise movie of the year: The Help. I had an extremely low expectation going in, but it landed at number 6 on my list. I must work on my low opinion of chick flicks in general, which brings me to my biggest disappointment of 2011: Bridesmaids. I didn't want to see this movie, but after millions of people (chicks) told me how great it was, I had to check it out. NOT FUNNY!
The worst movie I saw this year had to be Jack and Jill. A stupid premise coupled with actors doing just enough to collect a paycheck equals poor cinema.
I tried to avoid 3D this year, but theatre schedules make it impossible. I ended up seeing about a dozen 3D flicks. Maybe my 3D spectacles are just not working properly. Maybe my feeble brain can’t process all of those extravagant graphics. Or maybe, 3D just stinks!
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