Favorite films of 2011

[Kevin Bacon]

This is extremely tentative, as I haven't seen AS much and will probably have to go over a list of all movies released to select and arrange the ones I saw as I did a shit job keeping up, but here:

1. 50/50

2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

3. The Muppets

4. Moneyball

5. X-Men: First Class

6. Rubber

7. The Adjustment Bureau

8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2

9. Source Code

10. Scream 4

Wow, looking at that list, there are quite a few movies from last year I really liked from the relatively small number I've seen. I pretty much loved Rubber and everything above it, and I was particularly fond of everything else on the list. I look forward to seeing more and revising.

[Krissykins]

Scream 4

Bridesmaids

The Help

Paranormal Activity 3

Final Destination 5

Mother's Day

Bad Teacher

Colombiana

[Fanboy]

A+

1. Drive

2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2

A

3. Super 8

4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

5. We Bought A Zoo

6. Bridesmaids

A-

7. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

8. Rango

9. Crazy, Stupid, Love

10. The Adventures of Tintin

11. X-Men: First Class

12. Kung Fu Panda 2

13. Paranormal Activity 3

B+

14. Moneyball

15. The Muppets

16. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

17. Source Code

18. Beginners

19. Insidious

B

20. Midnight in Paris

21. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

B-

22. Friends with Benefits

23. Captain America: The First Avenger

24. Rio

25. Bad Teacher

26. Fast Five

27. Puss In Boots

C+

28. Thor

C

29. Limitless

30. The Beaver

C-

31. Something Borrowed

D+

32. Cars 2

D

33. Abduction

34. Red Riding Hood

D-

35. Transformers: Dark of the Moon

36. The Smurfs

F

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

2011

A-

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

Super 8

The Muppets

War Horse

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol

X-Men: First Class

Moneyball

B+

Thor

The Adventures of Tintin

Rio

Bridesmaids

Scream 4

Hugo

Captain America: The First Avenger

Cars 2

Paul

Crazy Stupid Love

Win Win

B

Rango

Kung Fu Panda 2

The Adjustment Bureau

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Fast Five

The Lincoln Lawyer

I Am Number Four

Cowboys & Aliens

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

B-

Green Lantern

Source Code

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Hanna

Cedar Rapids

Limitless

The Ides of March

50/50

The Hangover Part II

Tower Heist

Unknown

C+

Battle: Los Angeles

Just Go WIth It

Contaigion

C-

Bad Teacher

D+

Shark Night

The Zookeeper

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

[Impact]

Not sure what my favorite film of the year is.

But War Horse, Hugo, MI4 and Captain America are all up there.

Great year for Paramount.

[Ezen Baklattan]

Fun fact: If we're counting re-releases, The Lion King would be my #1.

[Impact]

Let me guess then, Star Wars is your favorite film of 1997?

[lab276]

A

Drive

Super 8

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Contagion

The Debt

The Adjustment Bureau

A-

Mission Impossible 4

Bridesmaids

X-Men: First Class

Hanna

The Help

Cars 2

B+

Deathly Hallows 2

Pirates: On Stranger Tides

Unknown

Friends with Benefits

No Strings Attached

B

Puss in Boots

B-

Footloose

Something Borrowed

Edited January 24, 2012 by lab276

[Kvikk Lunsj]

1. Tree of Life 10/10
   
2. 50/50 9.5/10
   
3. Take Shelter 8.5/10
   
4. Drive 8/10
   
5. Moneyball 8/10
   
6. Rise of the Planet of the Apes 8/10
   
7. Super 8 8/10
   
8. X-Men first class 8/10
   
9. The Descendants 7.5/10
   
10. War Horse 7.5/10
    
11. Midnight in Paris 7.5/10
    
12. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 7.5/10
    
13. Contagion 7.5/10
    
14. Young Adult 7/10
    
15. Source Code 7/10
    
16. Win/Win 7/10
    
17. The Conspirator 7/10
    
18. Warrior 7/10
    
19. The Help 7/10
    
20. Horrible Bosses 7/10
    
21. Crazy, Stupid, Love 7/10
    
22. 30 Minutes or Less 7/10
    
23. Rio 6/10
    
24. Restless 6/10
    
25. Bridesmaids 6/10
    
26. The Adjustment Bureau 6/10
    
27. Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows 6/10
    
28. Thor 6/10
    
29. Paul 6/10
    
30. Friend’s With Benefits 6/10
    
31. Lincoln Lawyer 6/10
    
32. Damsels in Distress 5.5/10
    
33. The Rite 5.5/10
    
34. The Artist 5.5/10
    
35. The Debt 5.5/10
    
36. Rango 5/10
    
37. Bad Teacher 5/10
    
38. Green Lantern 5/10
    
39. Limitless 4/10
    
40. Transformers: DOTM 4/10
    
41. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3/10
    
42. Unknown 3/10
    
43. Cowboy and Aliens 3/10
    
44. Captain America 3/10
    
45. Sucker Punch 3/10
    

[Ezen Baklattan]

Fantastic

1. Drive

2. The Artist

3. 50/50

4. Hugo

5. Rango

6. The Descendants

7. The Muppets

8. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

9. Win Win

10. Midnight In Paris

Very Good

11. The Idea Of March

12. Super 8

13. Bridesmaids

14. Beginners

15. Moneyball

16. Contagion

17. Source Code

18. The Adventures Of Tintin

19. Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil

Good

20. Crazy, Stupid, Love

21. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

22. Our Idiot Brother

23. 30 Minutes Or Less

24. Paul

25. Horrible Bosses

Okay

26. A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

27. The Tree Of Life

28. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

29. Footloose

Nice Try

30. Young Adult

31. Captain America: The First Avenger

32. The Lincoln Lawyer

33. Insidious

34. The Adjustment Bureau

35. Thor

36. Cedar Rapids

Bleh

37. Just Go With It

38. Fast Five

39. Arthur

Bad

40. Limitless

41. No Strings Attached

42. Hop

Atrocious

43. Sucker Punch

44. The Green Hornet

[hogwash13777]

I saw 89 movies (hope to see my 90th in a couple of weeks) from 2011. Geez. I'm a loser. Anyways.

Here's how I like to grade:

9-10 range: "Marry it."

7-8.5 range: "Love it."

5-6.5 range: "Like it."

3-4.5 range: "Skip it."

1-2.5 range: "Trash it."

I decided I won't bore anyone with ALL 90 listed. That would suck. Here's my top TEN.

10 out of 10.

1. 50/50

9.5 out of 10

2. Super 8

3. Drive

4. Midnight in Paris

9 out of 10

5. Hesher

6. Arthur Christmas

7. Contagion

8.5 out of 10.

8. Another Earth

9. The Adjustment Bureau

10. Win Win

Honorable Mentions from the next few slots:

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Super, Our Idiot Brother, The Muppets, Young Adult, Source Code

Edited February 11, 2012 by hogwash13777

[Kalo]

Captian America: The First Avenger 9.7/10

Thor 9.7/10

Warrior 9.7/10

The Help 9.4/10

Transformers: Dark of the moon 9.3/10

Breaking Dawn Part 1 8.7/10

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 8.5/10

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 8.5/10

War Horse 8.4/10

Kung Fu Panda 2 8.4/10

Real Steel 8.3/10

Soul Surfer 8.3/10

Super 8 8.3/10

X-Men First Class 8.3/10

Courageous 8.2/10

[AniNate]

50/50

The Muppets

The Descendants

Drive

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Rango

The Adventures of Tintin

The Artist

Source Code

Captain America: The First Avenger

Fast Five

Thor

X-Men: First Class

Midnight in Paris

Unknown

Rio

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Contagion

Puss in Boots

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The Help

Fright Night

Crazy Stupid Love

Tower Heist

The Lincoln Lawyer

Hugo

Moneyball

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Bridesmaids

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Horrible Bosses

Kung Fu Panda 2

The Mechanic

Super 8

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Hanna

Cars 2

Dolphin Tale

[Kvikk Lunsj]

1. Tree of Life 10/10
   
2. 50/50 9.5/10
   
3. Take Shelter 8.5/10
   
4. Drive 8/10
   
5. Moneyball 8/10
   
6. The Beginners 8/10
   
7. Rise of the Planet of the Apes 7.5/10
   
8. Super 8 7.5/10
   
9. X-Men first class 7.5/10
   
10. The Descendants 7.5/10
    
11. War Horse 7.5/10
    
12. Midnight in Paris 7.5/10
    
13. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 7.5/10
    
14. Contagion 7.5/10
    
15. Young Adult 7/10
    
16. Source Code 7/10
    
17. Win/Win 7/10
    
18. The Conspirator 7/10
    
19. Warrior 7/10
    
20. The Help 7/10
    
21. Horrible Bosses 7/10
    
22. Crazy, Stupid, Love 7/10
    
23. 30 Minutes or Less 7/10
    
24. Rio 6/10
    
25. Restless 6/10
    
26. Bridesmaids 6/10
    
27. The Adjustment Bureau 6/10
    
28. Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows 6/10
    
29. Thor 6/10
    
30. Paul 6/10
    
31. Friend’s With Benefits 6/10
    
32. Lincoln Lawyer 6/10
    
33. Damsels in Distress 5.5/10
    
34. The Rite 5.5/10
    
35. The Artist 5.5/10
    
36. The Debt 5.5/10
    
37. Rango 5/10
    
38. Bad Teacher 5/10
    
39. Apollo 18 5/10
    
40. Green Lantern 5/10
    
41. Limitless 4/10
    
42. Transformers: DOTM 4/10
    
43. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3/10
    
44. Unknown 3/10
    
45. Cowboy and Aliens 3/10
    
46. Captain America 3/10
    
47. Sucker Punch 3/10
    

[Goffe]

1. Harry Potter 8

2. Kung Fu Panda 2

3. X-Men First Class

4. Fright Night

5. Crazy, Stupid, Love.

6. The Adventures of Tintin

7. Scream 4

8. Mars Needs Moms

9. Source Code

10. Rango

11. Sucker Punch

[Ezen Baklattan]

My final top 10 of 2011!

1. Drive

2. The Artist

3. Hugo

4. 50/50

5. Rango

6. The Descendants

7. The Muppets

8. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

9. Win Win

10. Life In A Day

[Impact]

You know my number one seems to change a lot. I can't even do a top 10 really...

[Ezen Baklattan]

A

1. Drive

2. The Artist

3. 50/50

4. Hugo

5. Rango

A-

6. The Descendants

7. The Muppets

8. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

9. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

10. Win Win

11. Midnight In Paris

B+

12. The Ides Of March

13. Super 8

14. Bridesmaids

15. Beginners

16. Moneyball

17. Contagion

18. Source Code

19. The Adventures Of Tintin

20. Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil

B

21. Crazy, Stupid, Love

22. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

23. Our Idiot Brother

24. 30 Minutes Or Less

25. Paul

26. Horrible Bosses

B-

26. A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

27. The Tree Of Life

28. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

29. Footloose

C+

30. Young Adult

31. Captain America: The First Avenger

32. Attack The Block

33. The Lincoln Lawyer

34. The Adjustment Bureau

35. Thor

C

36. Cedar Rapids

37. Insidious

38. Just Go With It

39. Fast Five

C-

40. Arthur

41. Limitless

42. No Strings Attached

D

42. Hop

43. Sucker Punch

44. The Green Hornet

[JarJarBinks]

Still playing catch-up on some year-end releases.

9.5 / A

1. Hugo (Martin Scorsese)

2. The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius)

9.0 / A-

3. Bill Cunningham New York (Richard Press)

4. Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn)

5. X-Men: First Class (Matthew Vaughn)

6. Source Code (Duncan Jones)

7. Senna (Asif Kapadia)

8. The Muppets (James Bobin)

9. Winnie the Pooh (Stephen J. Anderson/Don Hall)

8.5 / B+

10. Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami)

11. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick)

12. Warrior (Gavin O'Connor)

13. Rango (Gore Verbinski)

14. Sucker Punch (Zack Snyder)

15. Melancholia (Lars von Trier)

16. Page One: Inside the New York Times (Andrew Rossi)

17. 13 Assassins (Takashi Miike)

18. Kung Fu Panda 2 (Jennifer Yuh)

19. Tabloid (Errol Morris)

20. Beats Rhymes & Life (Michael Rapaport)

8.0 / B

21. Buck (Cindy Meehl)

22. Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán)

23. Beginners (Mike Mills)

24. Moneyball (Bennett Miller)

25. Another Earth (Mike Cahill)

26. Attack the Block (Joe Cornish)

27. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Rupert Wyatt)

28. Puss in Boots (Chris Miller)

29. The Last Circus (álex de la Iglesia)

30. The Mill and the Cross (Lech Majewski)

31. Bridesmaids (Paul Feig)

32. Win Win (Thomas McCarthy)

33. American: The Bill Hicks Story (Matt Harlock/Paul Thomas)

7.5 / B-

34. A Better Life (Chris Weitz)

35. The Conspirator (Robert Redford)

36. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Werner Herzog)

37. Cars 2 (John Lasseter/Brad Lewis)

38. Everything Must Go (Dan Rush)

39. Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (Rodman Flender)

40. Life in a Day (Kevin Macdonald)

41. Rio (Carlos Saldanha)

42. One Lucky Elephant (Lisa Leeman)

43. Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)

44. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (Craig McCall)

45. Sarah's Key (Gilles Paquet-Brenner)

46. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Rob Marshall)

47. The Adjustment Bureau (George Nolfi)

48. Sanctum (Alister Grierson)

49. Thor (Kenneth Branagh)

7.0 / C+

50. Scream 4 (Wes Craven)

51. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (A. Weerasethakul)

52. If a Tree Falls (Marshall Curry)

53. Super 8 (J. J. Abrams)

54. Mr. Popper's Penguins (Mark Waters)

55. 30 Minutes or Less (Ruben Fleischer)

56. Captain America: The First Avenger (Joe Johnston)

57. Paul (Greg Mottola)

6.5 / C

58. Horrible Bosses (Gavin O'Connor)

59. The Green Hornet (Michel Gondry)

60. Gnomeo & Juliet (Kelly Asbury)

6.0 / C-

61. Mars Needs Moms (Simon Wells)

5.5 / D+

62. Red Riding Hood (Catherine Hardwicke)

5.0 / D

63. Your Highness (David Gordon Green)

Edited March 25, 2012 by JarJarBinks

[Webslinger]

A

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

The Tree of Life

A-

50/50

Bridesmaids

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Drive

Margin Call

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Muppets

Rango

Shame

Source Code

Super 8

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

B+

The Adjustment Bureau

The Adventures of Tintin

Hanna

The Help

Horrible Bosses

The Ides of March

Kung Fu Panda 2

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Puss in Boots

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

War Horse

Warrior

Win Win

X-Men: First Class

Young Adult

B

Anonymous

Captain America: The First Avenger

Contagion

The Debt

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Fast Five

Friends with Benefits

Fright Night

The Lincoln Lawyer

My Week with Marilyn

No Strings Attached

Paul

Scream 4

Thor

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

We Bought a Zoo

B-

30 Minutes or Less

The Green Hornet

Hall Pass

In Time

J. Edgar

Rio

Tower Heist

Unknown

C+

Bad Teacher

Cars 2

Cowboys & Aliens

The Hangover: Part II

Real Steel

C

Green Lantern

Immortals

Limitless

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sucker Punch

C-

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

D

The Change-Up