TOP ELEVEN OF TWENTY-ELEVEN.
(because, well, I haven't updated in forever so here it is.)
*favorites, in alphabetical order.
1. 127 Hours
2. The Artist
3. Captain America: The First Avenger
4. The Fighter
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
6. Hugo
7. The Ides of March
8. The King's Speech
9. Thor
10. True Grit
11. X-Men: First Class
*best, in some kind of order (and maybe my reason).
1. The King's Speech (yes I agree with BP for once)
2. True Grit (Coens!)
3. The Artist (cute, clever, and retro)
4. Black Swan (authentically quite good)
5. The Ides of March (love the approach to the subject matter)
6. Hugo (lovely and adorable, if slow at times)
7. The Fighter (didn't really want to love. did. performances are top-notch)
8. 127 Hours (how can James Franco trapped in a hole be entertaining and quality?)
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two (IT'S JUST THE BEST OKAY)
10. X-Men: First Class (fresh take on a stale franchise)
11. Thor (Kenneth Branagh is my hero)
(Disclaimer: these are all films that were officially released in 2011. Whether I saw them that year is another story.)
HERE IT IS, MY TOP TEN OF TWENTY-TEN. A FEW DAYS LATE, I KNOW =)
(this only includes movies I've seen as of 5 Jan 2011, fyi.)
*this is list one. my favorites. in alphabetical order.
1. How to Train Your Dragon
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
3. Inception
4. Shutter Island
5. Tangled
6. Toy Story 3
7. True Grit
8. Date Night
9. Eclipse
10. And now I'm left wondering if I didn't see nearly as many movies as I thought I did, because how the hell did Eclipse end up on this list??????
*this is list two. the best movies of the year. in some kind of order. i could cheat and include movies i haven't seen, but that would be wrong. ......right?
1. Inception
2. Toy Story 3
3. True Grit
4. How to Train Your Dragon
5. Black Swan
6. aw crap. I just didn't see enough movies, did I?
7. Tangled
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
9. Easy A
10. Date Night
**HONORABLE MENTION (movies I've yet to see): The King's Speech, Winter's Bone, The Social Network, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Ghost Writer
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This is a place for movies. Because I like them. I may or may not change the title of this blog every once in a while, simply because I get bored. Currently the quote is Tony Stark/Iron Man from The Avengers, which is easily my favorite movie of 2012 (yes, I know it's not over yet). My old one was "I've told you this before, haven't I?" Memento is also in the running for my favorite film of all time. The jury's still out on that, though. Obviously.
I really really like movies--good ones, at least--and I tend to have pretty strong opinions about the movies I watch. Also, I can back up my opinions, so there's that. Which is the only reason writing this blog was even an option. I needed an outlet.
I also decided to add a little note at the bottom of each "review," giving a little more information: "If you liked ___, you'll like this movie." But no guarantees :)
Wow, this "about me" really isn't funny. I'll edit later, maybe.
~Hayley
