{"id":840,"date":"2012-01-05T09:52:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T15:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=840"},"modified":"2012-01-05T18:24:16","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T00:24:16","slug":"2011-movie-review-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/2011-movie-review-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Movie Review – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0131 movies I saw last year was good (bad?) enough for 4th all time, behind only 2000, 2008, and 2001.<\/p>\n

Now, continuing Tuesday’s\u00a0look at the first batch of 50 movies that I saw last year, here are movies 51-100.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The\u00a0Thirst<\/em> (2006)<\/strong>
\nA dying girl becomes a vampire to stay\u00a0alive.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Good Life<\/em> (2007)<\/strong>
\nA kid who doesn’t\u00a0fit in meets a\u00a0girl who encourages him to look beyond the town’s borders.<\/p>\n

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

Thor<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nThe Norse thunder god falls from grace and recovers quickly to save Asgard.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0American<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nGeorge Clooney stars as a former hitman trying to go straight.<\/p>\n

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

Due Date<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nRobert Downey Jr goes through his own Planes, Trains, and Automobiles<\/em> moments while trying to get home for the birth of his child.<\/p>\n

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

Valentine’s Day<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA group of vignettes celebrating the day that celebrates love.<\/p>\n

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

MacGruber<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nThe latest one-note SNL sketch to get strectched out to feature length.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Killers<\/em>\u00a0(2010)<\/strong>
\nA girl falls in love with a CIA assassin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Cyrus<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nAn emotionally stunted Jonah Hill tries to sabotage his mother’s new relationship.<\/p>\n

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

Love And Other Drugs<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA drug\u00a0rep falls in love with a sick woman,<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Devil’s Own<\/em> (1997)<\/strong>
\nA\u00a0terrorist from the IRA hides out\u00a0as a boarder\u00a0with a NYC policeman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

127 Hours<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nJames Franco\u00a0cuts his arm off after getting stuck between boulders while hiking.<\/p>\n

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

Big Fan<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nPatton Oswalt\u00a0takes his\u00a0New York Giants fandom a little too seriously.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nThe final part of the Swedish adaptation of the Millennium trilogy.<\/p>\n

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

Lightning Bug<\/em> (2004)<\/strong>
\nA small town kid has\u00a0Hollywood dreams, but his stepfather and girlfriend have other ideas.<\/p>\n

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

Devil’s Playground<\/em> (2002)<\/strong>
\nA documentary about\u00a0Amish kids celebrating their rumspringa.<\/p>\n

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

Source Code<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nA wounded war vet creates his own world inside his head and a computer.<\/p>\n

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

Psycho<\/em> (1998)<\/strong>
\nThe shot for shot remake of the Hitchcock original.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Shortcut<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA group of kids cut through a forest despite the rumors about the family that lives there.<\/p>\n

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

Black Swan<\/em>\u00a0(2010)<\/strong>
\nNatalie\u00a0Portman is a ballet dancer\u00a0in the\u00a0midst of a mental breakdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Skyline<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nAliens attack Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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

Group Sex<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA guy joins a sex addict support group to meet a girl.<\/p>\n

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

Defendor<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA mentally challenged homeless man becomes a superhero.<\/p>\n

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

Take Me Home Tonight<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nA movie store clerk pretends to be stock broker\u00a0so that he can impress a girl from high school.<\/p>\n

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

Predators<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA group of people are dropped onto the Predator homeworld.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Tourist<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nAngelina Jolie and Johnny Depp team up to take down a mobster.<\/p>\n

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

The Lost World: Jurassic Park<\/em> (1997)<\/strong>
\nDinosaurs!<\/p>\n

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

Web Of Lies<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA Lifetime original movie about hackers.<\/p>\n

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

Limitless<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nA man takes a pill which unlocks the potential inside the human brain.<\/p>\n

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

Sucker Punch<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nBeautiful visuals, but no real story to speak of.<\/p>\n

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

Pearl Harbor<\/em> (2001)<\/strong>
\nFriends live through the attack on Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n

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

Thirst<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA group of friends break down in the desert\u00a0without food or water.<\/p>\n

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

Bringing Ashley Home<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nA woman dedicates her life to finding her missing, drug addicted sister.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Other Woman<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nNatalie Portman tries to bond with her stepson while mourining the loss of her child.<\/p>\n

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

Deadly Sibling Rivalry<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nCharisma Carpenter plays twins who do not get along.<\/p>\n

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

All The President’s Men<\/em> (1976)<\/strong>
\nA seemingly simple break-in at the Watergate hotel manages to bring down a presidency.<\/p>\n

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

Laid To Rest<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA man with a chrome plated head goes on a murder spree.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Exorcist<\/em> (1973)<\/strong>
\nA young girl is possessed by a demon.<\/p>\n

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

Spring Breakdown<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA congressional aide\u00a0brings her friends to spring break while watching over\u00a0her boss’s daughter.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Green Hornet<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nA millionaire playboy gets serious when his father is killed.<\/p>\n

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

Carriers<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nFour friends roam the highway and try not to get infected by a killer virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Catching Hell<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nA documentary on scapegoats in sports, focusing on Bill Buckner and Steve Bartman.<\/p>\n

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

Sleeping Dogs Lie<\/em> (2006)<\/strong>
\nA woman tells a long held secret and suffers for it.<\/p>\n

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

The\u00a0Ward<\/em> (2010)<\/strong>
\nA young girl puts her mind back together.<\/p>\n

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

Scream 4<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nSelf aware horror comedy for the new decade.<\/p>\n

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

Forget Me Not<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA young girl is the only one who remembers her friends after they are killed by a mystical spirit.<\/p>\n

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

Train<\/em> (2008)<\/strong>
\nA wrestling team takes the wrong train and winds up being tortured.<\/p>\n

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

Hunger<\/em> (2009)<\/strong>
\nA group of people are locked in a room\u00a0to see how long they will go without eating each other.<\/p>\n

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

Invasion<\/em> (2005)<\/strong>
\nThe absolute low point of the\u00a0“found footage” genre.\u00a0 65 minutes of voice over while a car drives through the woods and 10 minutes of people standing in front of the car.<\/p>\n

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

Red State<\/em> (2011)<\/strong>
\nSurprisingly decent film made while Kevin Smith’s professionalism blew up around it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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