Like last year, I’m going to take a look back at the movies I saw during the previous year. When not working, watching too much TV, going to baseball games, or reading, I managed to watch 131 new movies last year.
Natalie Portman starred in 4 films I saw for the yearly lead, with Leonardo DiCaprio coming in second with 3.
For fun, here’s a quick review of the first 50 films I saw last year and what recollection, if any, I have of them. They are listed in the order I saw them.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2 vacationing American girls fall in love with the same Spanish painter.
Night At the Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian (2009)
I never saw the first one, but Amy Adams was enough of a draw to give this one a chance.
Splice (2010)
An entertaining look at what happens when scientists worry more about what they can do instead of what they should do.
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The children of two lesbians go searching for their father. My first exposure to Mia Wasikowska, who I think has a chance to be really good.
Bandslam (2009)
A kid obsessed with music lies about his father in order to fit in.
All Good Things (2010)
Ryan Gosling kills Kirsten Dunst, and then dresses up in womens clothing.
Frozen (2010)
A very engaging tale of three friends stuck on a ski lift for a week.
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Tom Hanks goes looking for Leonardo DiCaprio.
Inception (2010)
Leonardo DiCaprio (him again?) looks for secrets in other people’s dreams while avoiding his own.
Night Of The Demons (2009)
A bad remake of a bad 80s horror film.
Unhitched (2005)
Amy Smart was in this.
The A-Team (2010)
A decently fun romp with lots of explosions.
True Grit (2010)
Oscar bait remake featuring a standout performance by Hailee Steinfeld.
The Other Guys (2010)
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star as cops working a case out of their element.
Salt (2010)
Angelina Jolie is a double (or was it triple?) agent.
Saw 3D (2010)
The end(?) of the original torture porn series.
It’s Kind Of A Funny Story (2010)
A kid makes some new friends and learns about life when he checks himself in to a mental institution.
The Town (2010)
Ben Affleck directs a crime drama.
Shutter Island (2010)
Leonardo DiCaprio investigates the goings on at a mental asylum, or is one of the patients.
National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
So it took me a little longer to see this than most people my age. Give me a break.
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
The latest installment in the video game-inspired franchise.
Machete (2010)
A surprisingly good grindhouse film.
Trick ‘R Treat (2007)
A rather effective horror anthology.
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
The follow up to last year’s surprise hit.
Nine Dead (2010)
Someone has kidnapped nine people and will kill them all if they don’t start to talk to each other.
The Fighter (2010)
Mark Wahlberg tries to overcome his family to get a shot at the title.
The Social Network (2010)
A socially akward nerd develops a new social networking website.
Triangle (2009)
A very good thriller where Melissa George relives the same moments over and over again.
Red (2010)
Based on the Warren Ellis series, a group of retired spies group together for one last job.
Piranha (2010)
A holiday weekend at the beach is marred by some geneticaly mutated fish.
Dinner For Schmucks (2010)
Paul Rudd tries to impress his new boss by bringing the socially akward Steve Carel to a dinner.
Jaws (1975)
So it took me a little longer to see this than most people my age. Give me a break.
I Spit On Your Grave (2010)
A girl who is brutally raped gets revenge on her attackers.
The Girl Who Played With Fire (2009)
The middle film in the Swedish adaptaion of the Millennium trilogy.
You Again (2010)
What happens when your brother gets engaged to your worst enemy from high school?
Winter’s Bone (2010)
Jennifer Lawrence’s break out performance.
Devil (2010)
A group of people get stuck in an elevator with the devil.
Let Me In (2010)
Remake of the Swedish hit film about a kid who makes friends with a young vampire.
Psychosis (2011)
Horrible, horrible movie.
Assassin In Love (2007)
Damian Lewis stars as a former assassin trying to turn over a new leaf.
Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007)
Rich teens with too much time on their hands get in to some trouble.
The Switch (2010)
Jason Bateman swaps his sperm in for a donor and knocks up Jennifer Aniston.
Life As We Know It (2010)
Two single people raise their dead friends kid and fall in love.
Yogi Bear (2010)
If anyone ever questions if I am a good uncle, I can point to this as evidence that I am.
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Adam Sandler inherits a multi-billion dollar company.
And Soon The Darkness (2010)
Two friends get separated during their South American vacation and end up facing some bad dudes.
Unstoppable (2010)
Runaway train, never coming back. Wrong way on a one way track.
The Roommate (2011)
Single White Female, college style.
Suck (2009)
A band starts to hit it big once they become vampires.
No Strings Attached (2011)
Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher try to sleep together without getting romantically involved.