so far this year VOLUME 9

picolas · July 01, 2011, 11:02:09 PM

1. Tree of Life

2. Submarine

he's done it again.

3. Midnight in Paris

so good to see wilson back in the swing of things. best adrien brody performance in a while.

4. Hanna

2/3rds great

5. Kaboom

i enjoyed it even though it didn't amount to a whole lot, seemingly.. might give it a second chance later.

NOT QUITE:

1. Incendies

lacked the poetry of Polytechnique, didn't quite justify the long takes, needed another cut/draft

2. Source Code

across the board shitty performances, writing and execution distract from a premise/story so good, it still made everything kind of entertaining. i've nearly lost hope in gyllenhaal.

3. Limitless

de niro needs to stop trying so hard to get a job at dreamworks.
again, not much outside of a cool idea, but does the job. abbie cornish's genius solution to throwing off a stalker will make you smile and wonder why you've never seen such a tactic used in the movies until now.

NEED TO SEE (in order of need/expectations):

bridesmaids
beginners
uncle boonmee
cave of forgotten dreams
attack the block
meek's cutoff
super 8
x-men
win win

Stefen · July 01, 2011, 11:12:00 PM

Reserved! Ill update it throughout the year.

1. Tree of Life. 10.0.

New Feeling · July 02, 2011, 04:45:29 PM

this is going to be the worst year in the history of cinema

Stefen · July 02, 2011, 05:00:51 PM

Quote from: New Feeling on July 02, 2011, 04:45:29 PM
this is going to be the worst year in the history of cinema

There's still a lot of the year to go. The first half has been littered with played out fanboy comic book movies and crappy comedies. Second half still has tons of neat stuff to look forward to. http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=11393.0

JG · July 02, 2011, 05:32:44 PM

GREAT
Boonmee
The Future
Margaret
Terri
Certified Copy
Moneyball

VERY GOOD
Drive
The Interrupters
Midnight in Paris

GOOD
Tree of Life (so far)
Tabloid

DID NOT SEE
Hanna
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

72teeth · October 09, 2011, 04:56:59 PM

Fuuuuck, i totally had the chance to see Boonmee for free and i didnt and now i think its the biggest mistake ive ever made :c

Ghostboy · October 09, 2011, 06:16:38 PM

Stream that sucker on Netflix.

72teeth · October 09, 2011, 06:23:44 PM

night plan- check

Stefen · December 09, 2011, 08:55:14 PM

I haven't watched anything this year. Anyone else have a lot of catching up to do?

mogwai · December 10, 2011, 04:08:20 AM

Cueing Modage's list!

Sleepless · December 12, 2011, 10:55:51 AM

Quote from: S.R. on December 09, 2011, 08:55:14 PM
I haven't watched anything this year. Anyone else have a lot of catching up to do?

Seen virtually nothing. I think I've seen maybe 4 proper releases in the cinema and have half-assed catch up on DVD. Still hoping to see Hugo and Tintin in 3D before they disappear, but it's likely to be a few months before I actually catch on most of what I want to see. Looking forward to be reminded of some missed gems when everyone else posts their best lists.

And guess what my new year's resolution is?

samsong · December 25, 2011, 11:18:49 PM

1. certified copy
2. the tree of life
3. tinker tailor soldier spy
4. margaret
5. cave of forgotten dreams/into the abyss
6. uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives
7. le havre
8. drive
9. the adventures of tintin
10. 13 assassins

polkablues · February 13, 2012, 09:40:00 PM

The 10 Middlest Movies of 2011

Limitless
The Adjustment Bureau
Gnomeo & Juliet
Unknown
Dream House
The Conspirator
Hall Pass
Scream 4
Thor
No Strings Attached/Friends With Benefits (tie)