2010 Film Journals

[Brenden]

Here we go again!

Top Ten:
1. Inception - A
2. 127 Hours - A
3. Toy Story 3 - A
4. How To Train your Dragon - A-
5. Paranormal Activity 2 - B+
6. Iron Man 2 - B+
7. Hot Tub Time Machine - B+
8. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows - B
9. Date Night - B
10. Kick-Ass - B

The Rest:
The Book Of Eli - B
The Karate Kid - B
The Crazies - B-
Shrek Forever After - B-
Despicable Me - B-

Bottom Ten:

9. Frozen - C
8. Clash Of The Titans - C-
7. Alice In Wonderland - C-
6. The Wolfman - C-
5. Little Fockers - D
4. A Nightmare On Elm Street - D
3. Repo Men - D-
2. Cop Out - F
1. Legion - F

[T-Bone]

Inception:  A
Toy Story 3:  A
True Grit:  A
Shutter Island:  A-
The Ghost Writer:  A-
Tangled:  A-
How to Train Your Dragon:  A-
The Town:  A-
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World:  A-
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1:  A-
The Social Network:  B+
The King’s Speech:  B+
Red:  B+
Winter’s Bone:  B+
Despicable Me:  B+
Unstoppable:  B+
Megamind:  B+
The A-Team:  B+
The Other Guys:  B
Iron Man 2:  B
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time:  B
Robin Hood:  B
Tron: Legacy:  B
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice:  B
The Karate Kid:  B
The Book of Eli:  B
Date Night:  B
Babies:  B
Shrek Forever After:  B-
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief:  B-
Extraordinary Measures:  B-
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader:  B-
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps:  C+
Alice in Wonderland:  C

[murlough23]

And the Award Goes To:
1. Toy Story 3 A+
2. Inception A+
3. Tangled A
4. The King's Speech A-
5. Shrek Forever After A-
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader A-
7. The Social Network B+
8. Date Night B+
9. How to Train Your Dragon B
10. Tron: Legacy B

The Cutting Room Floor:
Little Fockers B-
Despicable Me B-
Alice in Wonderland B-
Shutter Island C+
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole C-

(Last Update: 1/7/11)

[RedcoatJones]

Top 10
1. Toy Story 3: 9
2. Social Network: 9
3. Inception: 8
4. 127 Hours: 8
5. Tangled: 8
6. Dinner for Schmucks: 8
7. Never Let Me Go: 7
8. RED: 7
9. Date Night: 6
10. Love and Other Drugs: 6

The Rest
Country Strong: 5
Remember Me: 4
The Back-Up Plan: 3

Ratings Guide (stolen from Popmatters):
10 - The Best of the Best
9 - Very Nearly Perfect
8 - Excellent
7 - Damn Good
6 - Good
5 - Average
4 - Unexceptional
3 - Weak
2 - Seriously Flawed
1 - Terrible

[RavishingJohnny23]

I have a neglected movie blog I should update. >.< I review movies, screenplays, and discuss my own projects.>

Movies I've seen in 2010:

Date Night B+
Kick Ass A-
Iron Man 2 A
She's Outta my League C+
Book of Eli B
MacGruber B
Death at A Funeral B+
When in Rome B

So far I might be missing something but yeah.

[NinjaRob17]

1. Inception A
2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World A
3. Toy Story 3 A
4. Shutter Island B+
5. How To Train Your Dragon B
6. The Other Guys B
7. Kick-Ass B
8. Despicable Me B
9. Iron Man 2 B
10. The Book Of Eli B-
11. Youth In Revolt C+
12. Alice In Wonderland C
13. Robin Hood D+
14. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief D+

[murlough23]

Toy Story 3, second viewing. Actually last Saturday; I just forgot to post. Made it through with dry eyes this time. It took some effort.

Today, Apollo 13, first viewing. Weird how events that happened 35 years ago still seem like science fiction when you see them depicted onscreen. And this is coming from a guy who sort of works for NASA.

[worldofcm]

Cool. I go to a lot of movies and rent a lot of movies at Redbox. Don't judge. I'm actually extremely easy to please with movies, so again, don't judge.

Top 10:
1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - A
2. Toy Story 3 - A
3. Inception - A
4. The Social Network - A-
5. How to Train Your Dragon - A-
6. Sherlock Holmes - B+
7. Shutter Island - B+
8. Due Date - B+
9. Red - B+
10. Despicable Me - B+

Everything Else...

Date Night - B
Dinner For Schmucks - B
The Other Guys - B
The A-Team - B-
Iron Man 2* - B-
Eat Pray Love - B-
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - B-
Robin Hood - B-
It's Complicated - B-
The Road - B-
Hot Tub Time Machine - C+
Edge of Darkness - C+
Knight & Day - C+
Defendor - C+
Clash of the Titans - C
Alice In Wonderland - C
The Losers - C-
Shrek Forever After - C-
The Slammin' Salmon - C-
The Book of Eli - C-
Couples Retreat - C-
Grown Ups - C-
Kiss-Ass - C-
She's Out of My League - C-
The Expendables - C-
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - D+
Jackass 3D - D+

Bottom 10:
1. The Wolfman - D
2. Cirque de Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - D
3. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - D
4. Daybreakers - D
5. Youth In Revolt - D
6. The Bounty Hunter - D
7. Valentine's Day - D-
8. Hereafter - F
9. Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - F
10. The American - F

[Vlad!]

What does the asterisk next to Iron Man 2 signify?

[Vlad!]

Inception: A
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: A
Book of Eli: A-
Red: B+
How To Train Your Dragon: B+
Iron Man 2: B-
Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore: D

I was really hesitant about putting Inception at the top for two reasons: first, because I thought the framework it created for itself was really quite tenuous, and second, because everyone I know told me to go see it and that I would like it, and nothing makes me more contrary than being told I will like something. However, it really was quite a good movie, and it did in fact get top billing.

The ratings are, as always, nearly arbitrary and probably not accurate relative to both previous years and each-other (I spent a long time debating whether I liked Scott Pilgrim more, less, or about the same as Book of Eli, Summer Hours, and The Invention of Lying, but I'm still not entirely satisfied that the letter I put beside it represents what it purports to represent. Oh, well).

As always, titles of movies are linked to my mini-review.

[Josh]

My top ten for the year:

1. The Fighter
2. The Social Network
3. Toy Story 3
4. True Grit
5. The Ghost Writer
6. Shutter Island
7. The King's Speech
8. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
9. Black Swan
10. Inception