{"id":836,"date":"2012-01-03T09:46:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T15:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=836"},"modified":"2012-01-01T10:03:02","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T16:03:02","slug":"2011-review-movies-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/2011-review-movies-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Review \u2013 Movies Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like last year<\/a>, I’m going to take a look back at the movies I saw during the previous year.\u00a0 When not working, watching too much TV, going to baseball games, or reading, I managed to watch 131 new movies last year.<\/p>\n

Natalie Portman starred in 4 films I saw\u00a0for the yearly lead, with Leonardo DiCaprio coming in second with 3.<\/p>\n

For fun, here\u2019s a quick review of the first 50 films\u00a0I saw last year\u00a0and what recollection, if any, I have of them.\u00a0 They are listed in the order I saw them.<\/p>\n

Vicky Cristina Barcelona<\/em> (2008)<\/strong>
\n2 vacationing American\u00a0girls fall in love with the same Spanish painter.<\/p>\n

\u00a0
\nNight At the Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nI never saw the first one, but Amy Adams was enough of a draw to give this one a chance.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Splice<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nAn entertaining look at what happens when scientists worry more about what they can do instead of what they should do.
\n\u00a0
\nThe Kids Are All Right<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nThe children of two lesbians go searching for their father.\u00a0 My first exposure to\u00a0Mia Wasikowska, who I think has a chance to\u00a0be really good.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bandslam<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA kid obsessed with music lies about his father in order to fit in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

All Good Things<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nRyan Gosling kills Kirsten Dunst, and then dresses up in womens clothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Frozen<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA very engaging tale of three friends stuck on a\u00a0ski lift for a week.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Catch Me If You Can<\/em> (2002)<\/strong>
\nTom Hanks\u00a0goes looking for Leonardo DiCaprio.\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Inception<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nLeonardo DiCaprio (him again?) looks for secrets in other people’s dreams while avoiding his own.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Night Of The Demons<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA bad remake of a bad 80s horror film.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unhitched<\/em> (2005)<\/strong>
\nAmy Smart was in this.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0A-Team<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA decently fun romp with lots of explosions.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

True Grit<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nOscar bait\u00a0remake\u00a0featuring a standout performance by\u00a0Hailee Steinfeld.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Other Guys<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nWill Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star as cops\u00a0working a\u00a0case out of their element.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Salt<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nAngelina\u00a0Jolie is a double (or was it triple?) agent.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Saw 3D<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nThe end(?) of the original torture porn series.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s Kind Of A Funny Story<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA kid makes some new\u00a0friends and learns about life when he checks himself in to a mental institution.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Town<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nBen Affleck directs a crime drama.\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shutter Island<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nLeonardo DiCaprio investigates the goings on at a mental asylum, or is one of the patients.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

National Lampoon’s Animal House<\/em> (1978)<\/strong>
\nSo it took me a little longer to see this than most people my age.\u00a0 Give me a break.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Resident Evil: Afterlife<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nThe latest installment in the video game-inspired franchise.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Machete<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA surprisingly good grindhouse film.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trick ‘R Treat<\/em> (2007)<\/strong>
\nA rather effective horror anthology.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Paranormal Activity 2<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nThe follow up to last year’s surprise hit.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nine Dead<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nSomeone has kidnapped nine people and will kill them all if they don’t start to\u00a0talk to each other.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Fighter<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nMark Wahlberg tries to overcome his family to get a shot at the title.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Social Network<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA socially akward nerd develops a new social networking website.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Triangle<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA very good thriller where Melissa George relives the same moments over and over again.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Red<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nBased on the Warren Ellis series, a group of retired spies group together for one last\u00a0job.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Piranha<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA holiday weekend at the beach is marred by some geneticaly mutated fish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dinner For Schmucks<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nPaul Rudd tries to impress his new boss by bringing the socially akward Steve Carel to a dinner.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jaws<\/em> (1975)<\/strong>
\nSo it took me a little longer to see this than most people my age.\u00a0 Give me a break.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

I Spit On Your Grave<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA girl who is brutally raped gets revenge on her attackers.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Girl Who Played With Fire<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nThe middle film\u00a0in the Swedish adaptaion of the Millennium trilogy.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

You Again<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nWhat happens when your brother gets engaged to your worst enemy from high school?<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winter’s Bone<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nJennifer Lawrence’s break out performance.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Devil (2010)<\/strong>
\nA group of people get stuck in an elevator with the devil.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let Me In<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nRemake of the\u00a0Swedish hit film about a kid who makes friends with a young vampire.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Psychosis<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nHorrible, horrible movie.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Assassin In Love<\/em> (2007)<\/strong>
\nDamian Lewis stars as a former assassin trying to turn over a new leaf.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Normal Adolescent Behavior<\/em> (2007)<\/strong>
\nRich teens with too much time on their hands get in to some trouble.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Switch<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nJason Bateman\u00a0swaps his sperm in for\u00a0a donor and knocks up Jennifer Aniston.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Life As We Know It<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nTwo single people raise their dead\u00a0friends kid and fall in love.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yogi Bear<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nIf anyone ever questions if I am a good uncle, I can point to this as evidence that I am.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Deeds<\/em> (2002)<\/strong>
\nAdam Sandler inherits a multi-billion dollar company.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

And Soon The Darkness<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nTwo friends get separated during their South American vacation and end up facing some bad dudes.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unstoppable<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nRunaway train, never coming back.\u00a0 Wrong way on a one way track.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Roommate<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nSingle\u00a0White Female<\/em>, college style.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Suck<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA band starts to hit it big once they\u00a0become vampires.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

No Strings Attached<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nNatalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher try to sleep together without getting romantically involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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