Thursday, January 6, 2011

2010 movies

2010 was history, and in terms of film-watching, I'd watched 71 movies last year. It worked out to about 6 movies watched in each month, or almost 2 movies a week. I think it was quite a lot, but I'm sure there are many people out there who may even have a higher number.

From those 71 movies, here are the 10 which are the least enjoyable, and the most enjoyable for me in alphabetical order.

The Least Enjoyable Movies Watched in 2010

1. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Roger Ebert considered this one of the best movies in 2009, but not for me. I wasn't sure what the iguana symbolized, and I didn't care at all. Luckily, Eva Mendes was still the cure for sore eyes here.

2. Box, The
The movie was depressingly long. Coming from someone who's as depressed as me, it means really, really bad. I couldn't wait for the end credit to appear.

3. Case 39
I couldn't even remember what this movie was about. It was that bad.

4. Cop Out
Tracy Morgan & Bruce Willis were horrible. Thank the Lord for Stifler!

5. Gamer
What a mess. A noisy mess.

6. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1
They said that the reason the book was split into 2 movies wasn't commercial. I didn't believe it at all after coming out of the cinema.

7. Jennifer's Body
The only silver lining from this one was Diablo Cody's witty dialogue.

8. Ninja Assassin
If you watched this movie, you would believe that human body contained 10 gallons of blood. Sho Kosugi looked cool, though.

9. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Watching this movie was painful for me because I loved the books and the movie sucked big time. I wasn't sure what Rick Riordan thought about this movie, although I would be pretty upset if I were him. But I still hope that they will continue making the remaining 4 series.

10. Skyline
Special effects: 9
Everything else: -20
It's movie like this that gives sci-fi genre a bad name.

The Most Enjoyable Movies Watched in 2010

1. Brothers
I haven't watched the original Danish movie, but this one was pretty good for me. Probably the best movie that explored the emotional effect of wars in Iraq or Afghanistan so far.

2. Despicable Me
I was alternating between Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, and How to Train Your Dragon. But in the end, the minions won it for me.

3. District 9
How can you not love this movie? It's refreshingly original and it gave us Murdock!

4. Funny People
With the stellar cast assembled by Judd Apatow & Adam Sandler, you would be out of your mind if you're bored with this one.

5. Hurt Locker, The
The Academy loved it, and so did I.

6. Inception
There's no 2010 without this movie.

7. Inglourious Basterds
I was hoping the movie would keep going and never end. The last time I felt like that was while I was watching The Dark Knight, and The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King.

8. Kick-Ass
Never mind Nicolas Cage. Just focus on Chloe Grace Moretz.

9. Social Network, The
You can't take your eyes off of the screen. It's tightly woven, and hard-hitting. However, the worst thing of this movie was having the feeling that you could be one of the guys there, and you have missed to take part in the once-in-a generation opportunity.

10. Up In The Air
Those who wanted to be like George Clooney's character, raise your hands! OK, I don't need to count, all of you have raised your hands.

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