2011 in Film

[nflman2033]

So I was looking at the GG nominees last night and realized, I haven't seen shit this year at all, absolutely nothing, I think the last movie I saw in the theater was Super 8, most everything I have watched for 2011 hasn't been well received or was just good, nothing that was great. in 2010 I had seen 8 of the 10 best Picture Nominees before the Oscars, at this Rate I will be lucky to have seen 1.

 

[Houston]

So I was looking at the GG nominees last night and realized, I haven't seen shit this year at all, absolutely nothing, I think the last movie I saw in the theater was Super 8, most everything I have watched for 2011 hasn't been well received or was just good, nothing that was great. in 2010 I had seen 8 of the 10 best Picture Nominees before the Oscars, at this Rate I will be lucky to have seen 1.

Those nominations suck and I expect the Oscars to be the same. Last year most of the "best" movies were pretty popular and well represented. Inception, Black Swan, The Fighter, Toy Story 3, 127 Hours, The Social Network, and The Kings Speech.

I could be wrong, but I just don't see the best films of 2011 getting nearly as much attention at the oscars as the ones of 2010 then. Not expecting movies like Crazy, Stupid, Love, or Drive, or Warrior to get their due respect.

 

[Palooza]

Hall Pass was GOD AWFUL. Worst movie of the year so far.

Of what I've seen so far this year, Moneyball is the only film that will probably get a Best Picture nomination. It's been a strange year. Houston is right.

 

[Youk]

I was confused for awhile why everyone loved Drive. Then shit went down and now I see the light.

Have a good amount of 2011's best movies downloaded and ready to be watched.

 

[Houston]

Hall Pass was GOD AWFUL. Worst movie of the year so far.

Of what I've seen so far this year, Moneyball is the only film that will probably get a Best Picture nomination. It's been a strange year. Houston is right.

Moneyball and The Descendants I'm sure will be shoe ins. Then there will probably still be 8(lol) more spots open for nominations. Could get pretty and they go to some of the movies like I mentioned. Or it could get very ugly, and they start handing them out to movies like J.Edgar and War Horse. Neither of which I've seen, I'm just assuming they're as bad as they look.


Edit-oh yeah, Rango should be a shoe in for Best Picture from the animation side of things.

 

[Youk]

movies like J.Edgar and War Horse. Neither of which I've seen, I'm just assuming they're as bad as they look.

They are not bad, but not "Best Picture" worthy.

 

[Buzzman]

Moneyball and The Descendants I'm sure will be shoe ins. Then there will probably still be 8(lol) more spots open for nominations. Could get pretty and they go to some of the movies like I mentioned. Or it could get very ugly, and they start handing them out to movies like J.Edgar and War Horse. Neither of which I've seen, I'm just assuming they're as bad as they look.


Edit-oh yeah, Rango should be a shoe in for Best Picture from the animation side of things.

I really don't even see why they'd nominate anything else.

 

[Sean]

I saw Drive, it was good, but not great, alot of just casual staring with the stars IMO. As for Contagion, I think it was overrated. As was Bridesmaids. I personally prefer movies like Warrior, The Adjustment Bureau, 50/50, and Rise/Apes

 

[nflman2033]

Good news is that I heard that the Oscars are not going to have 10 Best Picture nominations every year, its going to be one of those Up to 10 movies, so I expect this year to be a smaller list, maybe 5 or 6, and other years they will have more in the 8 to 10.

 

[Palooza]

the adjustment bureau was SHITE. so many plot holes

 

[Rivers17ncsu]

I guess I'm one of the few who didn't mind Hall Pass. I thought Bad Teacher was less funnier than that. Didn't really like the movie Paul either. A Good Old Fashioned Orgy was worse as well IMO, I imagine Jack & Jill probably and Zookeeper are too.

 

[Youk]

the adjustment bureau was SHITE. so many plot holes

That's really disappointing, I had expected more from it.

 

[Palooza]

with Contagion, I loved that Soderbergh was back to
being Soderbergh. The source material was a cool version of the end of the world obsession we've seen over the past few years. The multiple storyline angle about the outbreak
was really well done and is Soderbergh's speciality.

 

plus Gweneth Paltrow being patient zero and dying early
on definitely added to it all

 

[Buzzman]

with Contagion, I loved that Soderbergh was back to
being Soderbergh. The source material was a cool version of the end of the world obsession we've seen over the past few years. The multiple storyline angle about the outbreak
was really well done and is Soderbergh's speciality.

 

plus Gweneth Paltrow being patient zero and dying early
on definitely added to it all

That spoiler made me spit out my water. What was your favorite storyline from the movie?

 

[dell71]

2011 flicks I've seen so far (alphabetical, not ranked)...

The Adjustment Bureau
Bad Teacher
Battle: Los Angeles
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Big Momma's House: Like Father, Like Son
Bridesmaids
Captain America
Cars 2
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
The Dilemma
Due Date
Fast Five
Gnomeo & Juliet
The Green Hornet
Green Lantern
Hall Pass
Hanna
The Help
Hobo with a Shotgun
Jumping the Broom
Limitless
The Lincoln Lawyer
Madea's Big Happy Family
Mars Needs Moms
Rango
Red Riding Hood
Rio
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Scream 4
Soul Surfer
Source Code
Sucker Punch
Thor
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class


Way too soon for me to make a real "best of" but if I had to pick the best 5 I'd go...

1. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2. The Help
3. Rango
4. The Lincoln Lawyer
5. X-Men: First Class

 

[Palooza]

That was kind of my problem with it. In order to make fully explore all the storylines he was opening up the movie would have had to be like 3 hours long IMO. I feel like I couldn't really follow one crisis to the next.. Although I understand how hard this would be to do with such a star laden ensemble cast.

Just seemed a little too rushed to try and explore as many angles as possible.

glen - i think that added to it, IMO. everything happened so quickly and the movie portrayed that, but i can see where you're coming from. There was a ton going on and not enough screen time to portray it all.

buzzman - kate winslet's storyline is what sticks with me to this day. i saw it in sept and need to see it again

 

when she got sick and died i was really choked up and upset

I really need to see it again, though.

 

[Sharkweather]

Fishburne's storyline is what I think of first when I think of that movie. I thought it was just average, not a top 10 film of 2011 or anything.

 

[Houston]

I think Contagions style was more interesting then anything else. There were no heroes or villains, no real dramatic scenes, no moral, nothing. In a way the movie moved like real life.
For instance Matt Damons character, he remained just a normal guy without answers throughout the movie. Then you have the separate conspiracy theory character, along with the doctor who got kidnapped. In a ton of other movies Damon would've been all three rolled into one. Imagine Cruise's character in War of the Worlds, Cusak's in 2012, and Jason Bourne. Would've been doing some ridiculous shit to save the day.

I like how Contagion created separate characters for every role needed, and kept them all realistic. While not top 10 material for me, it was one of the most unique experiences I had watching a 2011 film. Realistic characters and situations. It didn't have the typical Hollywood feel that even my favorite movies had.

 

[Buzzman]

Jude Law is what caught me the most. Typical greedy fuck profiting in a time of crisis. Great metaphor.

 

[Buzzman]

Way too soon for me to make a real "best of" but if I had to pick the best 5 I'd go...

1. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2. The Help
3. Rango
4. The Lincoln Lawyer
5. X-Men: First Class

Just wait until you starting seeing Sept-Decembers theatrical releases. Thats where the fucking juicey shit is. That happens every year for awards purposes but this year especially. There was so much shit packed into these last 4 months.