Well since I just talked about how many movies I've watched from 2010 I will give you my top ... movies of 2010 (that I have seen so far). I know that I have a few friends who have degree's in film who may read this. I say to you, don't judge me. However feel free to comment.
1. The Social Network
Considering that when I heard this movie was coming out, I thought "How could this even be a good movie? Who would want to watch a movie about Facebook?" As soon as the first scene was over I knew I was wrong. Jesse Eisenberg is incredible as Mark Zuckerberg! Now all the actors were great in this movie, but Eisenberg played Zuckerberg so well that I was wishing the movie was longer than 2 hours.
2. The Fighter
Again this was a movie that I was not sure would be that great. I know that Christian Bale is a great actor and Mark Wahlberg can be really good when he tries. I guess I was worried it was going to be another Rocky... I mean boxing movie. Honestly if you hate your mom, have a large family of sisters who try to control your life or a dead beat brother, this movie will make you feel better about them. Mark Wahlberg does well in this movie, but Christian Bale excels.
3. True Grit
As soon as I heard this movie was being made and that it was being made by the Coen brothers I was excited to see it. I love the original, and the Coen's made it great without ruining the first. Jeff Bridges blew me away with how well he played a drunk, bad ass marshal. Hailee Steinfeld was also really great. I am surprised at how well she did for how young she is. I feel Matt Damon could have done better, but he certainly didn't do a terrible job.
4. Inception
I remember hearing one of my friends wonder why the trailer for this film started showing up nearly a year before it came out. I quietly answered his question to my self that it was going to be a good movie, that's why. This movie had a great cast, a great story and a great director. I was blown away by the effects, the acting, and how well the story kept my attention.
5. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
I'm sure a lot of people wonder why this is #5. Honestly there were probably other movies out there that were made better, had better acting, or a more complex, meaningful story. I just really can't help how much I enjoyed this movie. I know it is not great, but my enjoyment from this movie was a lot higher than some of the other movies I watched this year. Also, unless you have a film degree, I don't care why you think this should not be here or why it should be higher. Although anyone can still comment. Hopefully there will be some good hateful discussions.
Even though you haven't seen Black Swan, that should be on there, its pretty freaking good I must say, even though I haven't seen social network and the fighter, I'd agree that they are on this list
ReplyDeleteI've only seen two of those movies. I liked True Grit but I thought Inception was overrated. It was a good movie, especially for a summer release, but it wasn't as mind-bending or confusing as I thought. I could probably get by never seeing it again. (Also, sometimes a movie advertises way in advance and then performs really poorly in the box office. Sometimes they're trying really hard to hype up a movie that's going to inevitably bomb. It doesn't always mean it's going to be great.)
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