2011: A Year in Review
>> Sunday, January 1, 2012
A Summary of Every Movie I Saw This Year and My ThoughtsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: An epic ending. They could have hardly finished it better.
War Horse: A movie like this only comes once in a blue moon. An amazing, breathtaking film that had both heart and soul. Fantastic.
Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides: Classic Pirates. Jack was as hilarious as ever, but for me it was Philip that made the movie. Loads of fun.
War Horse: A movie like this only comes once in a blue moon. An amazing, breathtaking film that had both heart and soul. Fantastic.
Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides: Classic Pirates. Jack was as hilarious as ever, but for me it was Philip that made the movie. Loads of fun.
17 Miracles: A fantastic film about a group of pioneers on the Mormon Trail, and the hardships they faced. It's a powerful movie that is both heartwarming and heart-wrenching. One you need to watch twice to appreciate, though.
Atlas Shrugged Part 1: Anyone who considers themselves American has to watch this film. Not only is it powerfully pro-Capitalism, but the cinematography was splendid and the story superb. Some bad acting occasionally, but other than than that, very well done.
The Adventures of Tintin: Funny and entertaining with some emotion thrown in, but the pacing was off and there was no tension. It should have been an amazing movie--it had all the ingredients--but it just fell flat.
Soul Surfer: The most inspirational, feel-good movie of the year. There was some bad acting (especially where Carrie Underwood was concerned) and a slightly Disney-fied ending, but other than that it was really good.
Thor: Let's face it--Thor is corny at times and has lots of plot holes. And yet we love it! Why? Because it's so gosh-darn hilarious. Even when it's trying to be "epic" it comes off as hysterical. That aside, Chris Hemsworth is a really good actor.
The Eagle: A little slow at times. But it's very historically acurate and there's some good acting thrown in at times. And the final scene was very well-done and wonderful.
Captain America: It was really, really good five minutes in. But my theory is this--the original screenwriter died after writing the first five minutes and was replaced by a guy who didn't know what he was doing. Bad CGI, and the movie's ending was one of the worst I've seen. But I loved those first five minutes.
The Help: Dirty. I walked out on this one.
Iconic Movie Moments of 2011:
Baby Po and Inner Peace
"Always."
The Battle of Hogwarts
Mermaids
The British and the German free Joey
Dagny's realization; "Who is John Galt?"
Haddock remembers everything
"Superb!"
Creepiest Villains:
Winner: Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2
Runner-Up: Blackbeard from Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides (Sorry, Blackbeard, but you still get beat by an animated peacock)
Best Magical Transformation: Syrena from Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides
Best Special Effects: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Best New Character:
Winner: Philip from Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides
Runner-Up: Emilie from War Horse
Honorable Mention: Darcy from Thor
Honorable Mention: Darcy from Thor
Favorite Scores:
Mermaids by Hans Zimmer (Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides)
Lily's Theme by Alexandre Desplat (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
1 Comments:
War Horse-- I SO want to see that one.
Pirates of the Caribbean 4- I need to see that one :) I really liked the others.
Soul Surfer- I agree with what you said.
Thor- LOVE that movie. the end.
Captain America- i need to watch that one again. the first time i saw it I was half asleep. haha ;P
t'was a good year of movies! can't wait for the movies that 2012 is gonna bring :D
much love♥
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