Best Films of 2010

[Pyro Tramp]

Apologies if there's an existing thread of a similar nature....

Top 10 -

The Social Network
Four Lions
The Expendables
Scott Pilgrim
White Material
Black Swan
A Prophet
Winters Bone
Machete
The Kids are All Right
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Dogtooth
Inception / Tron: Legacy

Middle of the road - (rough order)

Fish Tank
Shutter Island
Ghost Writer
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Easy A
Hot Tub Time Machine
Kick Ass
Toy Story 3
Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows
Catfish
Get Him to the Greek
The Town
Piranha 3D
Youth in Revolt
Cyrus
The Wolfman
Carlos
Green Zone
Red
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Killer Inside
Monsters
Rabbit Hole

Jackass 3D
Clash of the Titans
The Losers
The A-Team
Splice
Harry Brown
Predators

Poor (no order)


The Tourist
Resident Evil: After Life
The Other Guys
Human Centipede
District 13: Ultimatum
The Book of Eli
Daybreakers
The Crazies

Worst - (no order)

Alice in Wonderland
Nightmare on Elm Street
Survival of the Dead
Prince of Persia
Paranormal Activity 2

Most Disappointing -

Rare Exports
Iron Man 2

Yet to see -


Mother
Buried


Trash Humpers

The American
Never Let Me Go

Blue Valentine
I Am Love

Agora
The Headless Woman



I've taken True Grit, The Fighter, 127 Hours, Kings Speech out as they're technically 2011 releases for UK, might let Black Swan slide.

[linespalsy]

I've only seen 16 new ones this year. These are the top 8 (not in any particular order after Inception) so far:

Inception
The Tempest
Ghost Writer
How to Train Your Dragon
Iron Man 2
Shutter Island
The Killer Inside Me
127 Hours

[alvalz]

The movies that ive seen this year that stick out in my brain are: (keep in mind ive seen a lot of movies this past year, so im only naming the ones that really stick out)

Inception- Which was phenomenal, and deserves to be recognized for screenplay AT LEAST...
Black Swan- Insanely visually stunning and well directed. The story is amazing and the performances by not only Natalie Portman, are unreal.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World- Easily the funniest movie I've seen all year. The effects and visuals really made me feel like I was watching a video game. Hilarious and the cast is fantastic.
The Social Network- Very well directed and is brilliant. Its a movie that completely identifies with our generation, no matter if you use facebook or not, love it or hate it, or identify with facebook at all. Facebook is a part of the way we socialize now, and has forever changed the way we will ever socialize again. I think everyone should watch this movie, as it is going to be part of history and film roster forever.

[nebbit]

Hey Pro :) noce to see you :yup:

[alvalz]

OHH and i forgot to mention some of the animated ones as well!!

By far the best animated film ive seen this year is:

How To Train Your Dragon- The concept and story of this movie is so well written and showcased. I wanted to be in this movie, i wanted a pet dragon and it was very emotional. The story was beautiful and by far deserves an oscar this year for best animated film.

Toy Story 3- well done on finishing the series of movies with this one. Toy story 3 is the best toy story, and also deserves some sort of recognition. Beautiful way to end this story of toys that come to life.

And I just wanted to add to the social network blurb i made above. The soundtrack is impeccable!! Trent Reznor deserves an Oscar for best score. The soundtrack made this movie come to life and really kept me wanting more.

[Pyro Tramp]

Agreed on Trent's work for The Social Network, spectacular; if it only gets win one Oscar, i hope it's that one.

[MovieMad16]

Top 10 Films of 2010

10 - Daybreakers
(Dark , Original and nothing like Twilight. Well acted , good use of lighting and cinematography. A Gritty Vampire Film to get your teeth into.)

9 - Lymelife
(Was released in 2010 in UK. Just loved this film to bits. Acting in it is some of its best since The Godfather. Great story , fabulous writing and directing and a underrated cult classic.)

8 - The Runaways
(Great biopic. Stewart & Fanning are great in this especially Fanning. Good songs by The Runaways too. Also gives you that 80s rock feeling too.)

7 - Scott Pilgram Vs The World
(Great film here and probably Edgar Wright's best. He knows how to do comedy very well and this film is no expectation. Michael Cera is genius in this and The Evil Exs are downright brilliant.)

6 - The American
(Very chilling film. Clooney once again has potential for Oscar Buzz. Great moody story set in Europe. Marvelous acting and directing from all sides. Need to see this and hope its recognised.)

5 - Toy Story 3
(Surprised myself its so low on the this. I will say that this film makes Toy Story The Greatest Trilogy Of All Time. Both 100% Flicks with this maybe being the best. Ending brought me to tears and still does.)

4 - The Social Network
(Marvelous film. Wonderful direction , writing , acting , cinematography , score. I wouldn't be surprised if this won Best Picture because it truely was wonderful.)

3 - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1
(Not the best Potter Film but by far one of the best films of the year. The End is most definately coming and this film really gives us this feeling that something much darker is on its way.)

2 - Inception
(Original and a masterpiece. Nolan's finest work and one step closer to Oscar Potential. If Nolan doesnt get it this year , Dark Knight Rises is his last hope. Anyway if you havent seen it...SEE IT!)

1 - Easy A
(My Favourite Film of The Year. It has everything i like in a Teen Film. Original Plot , Characters and All the teen cliches you could bathe in. Emma Stone i could classify as a star now , but her career is only beginning. Easy A - My Pick For Favourite Film Of The Year.

[LuDiNaToR]

Inception was the best of 2010

[honeykid]

2 - Inception
(Original and a masterpiece. Nolan's finest work and one step closer to Oscar Potential. If Nolan doesnt get it this year , Dark Knight Rises is his last hope. Anyway if you havent seen it...SEE IT!)

1 - Easy A
(My Favourite Film of The Year. It has everything i like in a Teen Film. Original Plot , Characters and All the teen cliches you could bathe in. Emma Stone i could classify as a star now , but her career is only beginning. Easy A - My Pick For Favourite Film Of The Year.

Wait? If not Inception, then the 3rd Batman film is Nolan's "last hope" of an Oscar?!?! My God, have we fallen so far? If that's true, then he might as well retire with Soderbergh in 2013.

Just to let you know, Easy A is The Scarlett Letter. Not that that makes it any better or worse, just passing on knowledge. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114345/

[LuDiNaToR]

Daybreakers was terrible.

[wintertriangles]

The Runaways should have been MUCH better

[MovieMad16]

maybe it isn't Nolan's last hope , but Inception comes close for Nolan because Inception made millions and it was original. He should have had something for Memento , but he was just starting out at the time. Maybe he will have future chances , but with these two films , its only right he deserves something now or for The Dark Knight Rises.

I am aware that Easy A bares resemblance to The Scarlett Letter , but it put a fresh original spin on it. Plus The Cast is great.

Daybreakers wasn't terrible. How in lord was it terrible when it is nothing like Twilight ?

I agree. Runaways could have been better , but it was still good.

[stevo3001]

I`ve put in a bunch of films that are sometimes rated as 2010 and sometimes not (all listed in red). So include them and knock off the last few listed in black, or don`t, either way this is my top 10 so far in ascending order-

Potiche
How To Train Your Dragon
Splice
Lebanon
Temple Grandin
The Social Network
A Prophet
Winter`s Bone
The Red Riding Trilogy
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Fish Tank
Summer Wars
1= Toy Story 3
1= Exit Through The Gift Shop
1= Four Lions

Standout performances include Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes in Winter`s Bone (the two most memorable), Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network, Claire Danes in Temple Grandin, Colin Firth and Guy Pearce in The King`s Speech, Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank and Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right.

[wintertriangles]

I am aware that Easy A bares resemblance to The Scarlett Letter , but it put a fresh original spin on it. Plus The Cast is great.It doesn't bare resemblance, it was a literal adaptation.
Daybreakers wasn't terrible. How in lord was it terrible when it is nothing like Twilight ?So if a film is nothing like Twilight that means it's great?

[MovieMad16]

...yeah why not. Twilight really to me destroyed the meaning of a vampire. Shining in the light , Love over Sucking Bloods. The Volturi ? Worst Villians In Cinema. Daybreakers was realistic (To an extend) , dark , grim and neonoir in a way. I liked it and if you didn't your opinion.

Maybe it is a literal adaption , but they modernised it which is sort of original.

[wintertriangles]

You shouldn't even compare films to Twilight or they'll all seem damn good. Daybreakers is just another film with a good concept that failed to run when it hit the ground, offering nothing new to the mythos. Besides Let The Right One In there hasn't been a truly good vampire film in decades (Underworld and Blade are rather fun but not really cinematic gold).

[MovieMad16]

your opinion , and Let The Right One In was infact cinematic gold.

[Anneke]

I absolutely loved Easy A, great movie :up:

[MovieMad16]

it so was.

[NickPierson]

I didn't think The Social Network was going to be such a hit. I'm convinced to go watch it.

[Brodinski]

maybe it isn't Nolan's last hope , but Inception comes close for Nolan because Inception made millions and it was original. He should have had something for Memento , but he was just starting out at the time. Maybe he will have future chances , but with these two films , its only right he deserves something now or for The Dark Knight Rises.

An Oscar means jack *****. A great film doesn't need such an award in order for film lovers and critics to applaud it. Why does Nolan need an Oscar? His latest two films have grossed excellent numbers domestically and abroad + they have received almost universal critical acclaim. How exactly would an Oscar raise his profile?

Scorsese didn't get an Oscar until The Departed; Pacino didn't get one until Scent of a Woman; Hitchcock never got one. Their legacies aren't hurt by it.

Screw the Oscars. They're just a charade.

[genesis_pig]

Screw the Oscars. They're just a charade.

Say hi to my new sig.

[Ziesha007]

From your list i found The Social Network , Black Swan , Inception and Tron Legacy to be the best ones along with the movie which you forgot to mention i.e. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

[WBadger]

An Oscar means jack *****. A great film doesn't need such an award in order for film lovers and critics to applaud it. Why does Nolan need an Oscar? His latest two films have grossed excellent numbers domestically and abroad + they have received almost universal critical acclaim. How exactly would an Oscar raise his profile?

Scorsese didn't get an Oscar until The Departed; Pacino didn't get one until Scent of a Woman; Hitchcock never got one. Their legacies aren't hurt by it.

Screw the Oscars. They're just a charade.

Great post and I definitely agree with you but I can't help to point out Hitchcock got an Oscar for his first American feature, Rebecca. :D

[linespalsy]

Besides Let The Right One In there hasn't been a truly good vampire film in decades

Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary. Just saying.

[Pyro Tramp]

Ooh, i think i have that on DVD somewhere. Guessing it's good aye?

[wintertriangles]

Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary. Just saying.Oooo Guy Maddin. Will see

[honeykid]

For anyone in the UK with Sky Arts, they used to show Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary quite a lot. I'm guessing they've still got the rights to show it, so keep an eye out for it.

[mark f]

Great post and I definitely agree with you but I can't help to point out Hitchcock got an Oscar for his first American feature, Rebecca. :D

Hi, Badge! You aren't going to the Rose Bowl, are you? Hitch's Rebecca did win an Oscar, but producer David O. Selznick won it, giving him two in a row, after the previous year's GWTW. :cool:

Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary. Just saying.

Sure, it's a cool flick. I wonder how it might compare to/contrast with this year's The Black Swan...

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[mojofilter]

Please keep in mind that the lists The Best Films of 2010 , Must-see Films of 2010 below are subject to be modified since I haven't seen ALL movies in 2010!

The Best Films of 2010

The Fighter
Black Swan
True Grit
Tron Legacy
Machete
Inception
The Ghost Writer
Kick Ass
Salt
Shutter Island
The Social Network
The Town
Unstoppable
The Expendables
The Other Guys
Due Date
You Don't Know Jack

Must-see Films of 2010

127 Hours
Blue Valentine
Despicable Me
How to Train your Dragon
The King's Speech
Nowhere Boy
Cyrus
Waiting for Superman
Tangled
The Last Exorcism
The American

The Worst Films of 2010

Edge of Darkness
Just Wright
The Losers
Repo Men
How Do You Know?
Skyline
The Wolfman
Little Fockers
The Karate Kid (2010)

Middle of the Road

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
The Tourist
Red
Knight & Day
Get Him to the Greek
Hot Tub Time Machine
Date Night
Easy A
Brooklyn's Finest
Disappearance of Alice Creed
Grown Ups
City Island

[Northpoint]

2010 Best Movies

1: The Town
2: Iron Man 2
3: Conviction
4: The Book of Eli
5: Unstoppable
6: Inception
7: Get Low
8: Restrepo
9: The Fighter
10: The King’s Speech

2010 Worst Movies

1: Piranha 3D *
2: Skyline *
3: MacGruber * (Record Worst 3 In A Year)
4: Jonah Hex
5: Dinner For Schmucks
6: Grown Ups
7: Eat Pray Love
8: Cop Out
9: The Losers
10: Clash of the Titans

2010 Most Overrated
Kick Ass
The Social Network
Black Swan

2010 Most Underrated
From Paris With Love
The A-Team
Secretariat
Country Strong

Overall Year Grade (B)

[rauldc14]

Inception and The Town are my favorite two from 2010. But I really haven't had a huge sample size, either.

[Monkeypunch]

My personal favorites (in no particular order) of 2010:

-Machete
-The Social Network
-Kick Ass
-Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
-The A-Team
-MacGruber (yes, MacGruber. It made me laugh my @ss off)
-Iron Man 2
-The Expendables
-Get Him to the Greek
-The Town

(keep in mind, I haven't seen True Grit yet, but I have a feeling I will love it. I am enjoying the original novel very much.)

[Plainview]

3 I really liked
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Black Swan
Social Network
3 I disliked
Cop Out
Takers
Jonah Hex

[TheUsualSuspect]

Top Ten Films of 2010

10. How to Train Your Dragon

A nice surprise, I didn't expect much from this one but went anyone because a friend of mine raved about it. It was entertaining and manages to be one of the better animated films from Dreamworks.

9. Shutter Island

Even though I went in knowing the ending from the trailer, this film did not disappoint. Scorsese dives into one of my favourite genres and makes a good spine tingler.

8. Scott Pilgrim VS The World

Hyper kinetic and faithful to the source material. The perfect match for Edgar Wright and piece that shines a light on Canada.

7. Barney's Version

A Canadian film that doesn't disappoint. It's heartfelt and endearing. Giamatti is great in this role and continues to prove why he is a great actor that deserves more recognition.

6. The Town

Ben Affleck showed us what he was capable of doing behind the camera with his first effort, this time he proved to us it was not a fluke. The Town boasts good performances and dedicated peoples to the craft.

5. Black Swan

Beautiful dancing, striking horror and an unnerving experience that says with you for days. Portman shines in the lead role and gives the role her all.

4. The Fighter

Bale is magnificent in the role of the crack addicted brother to Mark Walhberg. Melissa Leo shines as their mother who tries to do good but is actually harming the family. The film is not really about boxing, but more about the family behind this particular story.

3. Toy Story 3

I didn't think it could be possible, a third film in a series that is more than a decade old. Pixar did it though, they managed to bring heart, adventure and fun back to the hearts of those who loved the original and those who weren't even born yet.

2. The Social Network

How could a film about a guy who makes a popular website be any good? Let Sorkin write the script and Fincher direct. While this was not my favourite film of the year, it will most likely win the best picture awards, something that I can live with.

1. Inception

Leave it to Nolan to give us the film of the year. Despite the concept being multi-layered and taking you to another realm of 'reality' the film is pretty easy to follow and gives you an ending that sparks debate.


Honorable Mentions: Kick Ass, The Kids Are Alright, Buried, Easy A.


The Worst Of 2010

10. Shrek Forever After

A film that is totally unnecessary. A WHAT IF, type film that is a pure cash cow and an attempt to make right what was wrong with the third film.

9. Unrivaled

A poor man's Rocky. Poor acting, writing, direction and nudity for the sake of it. If I weren't in it, it'd be a little bit lower.

8. A Nightmare on Elm Street

All this film is about are the jump scares. Even the new take on Freddy is a tad hollow.

7. Alice in Wonderland

I figured this was a perfect match: project & director. Yet what Burton gave us was a shallow film that has too much going on and not enough substance. It didn't help that the lead actress was more wooden than a plank.

6. Hereafter

The film that tries so hard and fails in so many places. Out of the three stories it tells, only one is interesting and the film as whole goes around in circles with no clear indication of what it wants.

5. Grown Ups

With such a funny cast, how is it that the film doesn't invoke laughter? Sandler is playing to the dumb crowd and making millions.

4. And Soon The Darkness

I checked this one out because I like Karl Urban and I thought the premise would be entertaining enough for 90 minutes. Karl Urban's character is useless and the film is full of cliches and bad acting. Even with moderate to low expectations the film will disappoint.

3. Dinner For Schmucks

The film just wasn't funny, not at all. Paul Rudd was the straight man, with Carell doing all the funny. A couple smirks from the supporting comedic players is not enough for this unfunny film.

2. A Serbian Film

Total garbage, no artistic merit and vomit inducing. Don't even watch it because you want to see how far they go, the film is simply stupid.

1. Jonah Hex

What a piece of garbage. The film is 80 some odd minutes with 8 to 10 minutes of credits. It had no idea what it wanted to be, instead it's a poor man's Wild Wild West. When Wild Wild West is a better film, you know you're in trouble.

More Bad Films: The Expendables, Altitude, Get Him To The Greek, Smokin Aces 2, Resident Evil: Afterlife.

[Brick Bardo]

1. 127 Hours
2. Inception
3. The Social Network
4. True Grit
5. The Fighter
6. The King's Speech
7. Shutter Island
8. Black Swan
9. Stone
10. Robin Hood (Which I didn't like much)

[honeykid]

TUS, how did you manage to sit through those 10 crap films? Surely you could see going in that they were going to suck? Though I will concede that I could see Hereafter may have something to it, but I still expect it to be pretentious, preachy, "all you need is love" crap. That said, I'd also throw in Scott Pilgrim VS The World, too, but I can at least see why someone might like it. :D

[TheUsualSuspect]

You should know by now, or at least have Iro and PW tell you. I sit through a lot of crappy films.

[honeykid]

Yes I know, but why?... And how? :D

[shnooky]

not much of a comedy/drama person when it comes to movies but the social network blew my thoughts out of the water and Easy A wasn't half bad. Thx for the reviews/opinions.

[Iroquois]

Yes I know, but why?... And how? :D

Because no one else will.

Also, I have seen relatively few 2010 releases (still some more I'm waiting on since a fair few don't get released here till early 2011 anyway) and fewer still were worth calling favourites. I'll probably have a definitive list ready by this time next year.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Looks who returns. :)

On a side note: Just saw Last Air Bender :sick:

[Iroquois]

Guessing it would make a revised list?

[honeykid]

It's on my list for this years Razzies. Not that I've seen it, of course.

[Saully]

10. Due Date

9. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

8. Tron: Legacy

7. Kick-Ass

6. Up In The Air

5. The Social Network

4. The Fighter

3. Inception

2. Avatar

1. Shutter Island
The number is 26. That's the amount of Oscar nominations the last three major films Martin Scorsese directed - which all starred Leonardo DiCaprio - earned. The movies also collected approximately $700 million worldwide. Needless to say, the Scorsese/DiCaprio combination has been a critical and financial powerhouse, which makes the prospect of a horror-thriller such as Shutter Island so intriguing.

[TylerDurden99]

1. Toy Story 3
2. Inception
3. The Fighter
4. The Social Network
5. The Kids Are Alright

[Skepsis93]

Black Swan
The Social Network
Kick-Ass
How To Train Your Dragon
127 Hours
True Grit
The King's Speech
The Kids Are All Right

[Nausicaä]

Black Swan, and Animal Kingdom were two I thought were excellent and at the top of my list. Monsters is up there also.

Inception was fantastic. The American was absolutely beautiful and nice to see some choosing it. Let Me In, one of the better remakes.

À bout portant was a rather good film from France. Kaboom too was interesting.

[MovieMan8877445]

1. Shutter Island
The number is 26. That's the amount of Oscar nominations the last three major films Martin Scorsese directed - which all starred Leonardo DiCaprio - earned. The movies also collected approximately $700 million worldwide. Needless to say, the Scorsese/DiCaprio combination has been a critical and financial powerhouse, which makes the prospect of a horror-thriller such as Shutter Island so intriguing.

That's a hefty amount of nominations for Scorsese, but Shutter Island didn't receive any of them. Even though I did enjoy Shutter Island quite a bit, it just wasn't as a rewarding follow-up to The Departed.

[Deadite]

Just narrowing my gaze to horror, I thought The Crazies was far better than Daybreakers. Daybreakers was a disappointment to me.

[TheUsualSuspect]

I dug the Crazies as well.

[WezLface_kid]

1. Inception

[Godoggo]

I still have a lot of movies from 2010 I need to see. Out of what I have seen Animal Kingdom, Monsters and How to Train Your Dragon are at the top and in that order. Edit* Forgot Toy Story 3.

[Film Trash Review]

Here is what I got for must see films of 2010. I thought 2009 was a better year by far compared to it but it's looking like 2011 is making up for where 2010 was lacking.

My 20 must see films of 2010

1. The Social Network

2. Toy Story 3

3. Rabbit Hole

4. The Town

5. Shutter Island

6. The Fighter

7. Catfish

8. True Grit

9. The King's Speech

10. The Other Guys

11. The Parking Lot Movie

12. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

13. Inception

14. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1

15. Blue Valentine

16. Kick-ass

17. The Karate Kid

18. Exit Through The Gift Shop

19. The Runaways

20. Trust (Just saw this one and surprise surprise it's not too lifetime like)

Mentions - "Easy A" and "Never Let Me Go"

[Nausicaä]

The Other Guys? seriously?

[honeykid]

Why the surprise? There's only 8 or 9 films on that list that I'd even want to see.

[Film Trash Review]

The Other Guys? seriously?

Check it's rottentomatoes rating its certified fresh. I seriously think it's the best Farrell film out there besides Elf but that's just my taste. This is by far the best made laugh out loud comedy of 2010.

Though Kings Speech and Social Network both had there moments of fun.

[Saully]

17. The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid? Come on, it sucks.
And why isn't District 9 and/or TRON: Legacy on your list?

[filmgirlinterrupted]

Here's some that I quite enjoyed:

Exit Through The Gift Shop
Inception
True Grit
Love and Other Drugs
Winter's Bone
Kick-Ass
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Pt. 1
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The Social Network
Unstoppable
I Love You Phillip Morris

Still haven't seen Blue Valentine but I'm sure I will love it...

[Film Trash Review]

The Karate Kid? Come on, it sucks.
And why isn't District 9 and/or TRON: Legacy on your list?

Because District 9 was in 2009 and TRON: Legacy Sucked!!! haha.

[Film Trash Review]

Here's some that I quite enjoyed:

Exit Through The Gift Shop
Inception
True Grit
Love and Other Drugs
Winter's Bone
Kick-Ass
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Pt. 1
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The Social Network
Unstoppable
I Love You Phillip Morris

Still haven't seen Blue Valentine but I'm sure I will love it...

I forgot about I Love You Phillip Morris. Tech. it was in 2009 but because of that long drawn out legal battle to distribute the film it didn't come out until 2010.

[Skepsis93]

The Karate Kid? Come on, it sucks.
And why isn't District 9 and/or TRON: Legacy on your list?

Going out on a limb here, could be wrong, but...

Personal opinion?

[Saully]

Because District 9 was in 2009 and TRON: Legacy Sucked!!! haha.

Oh right, forgot that :D
But TRON: Legacy did not suck. You probably didn't watch the first one then? I just think that you haft to appreciate the first one, to appreciate Legacy.

Going out on a limb here, could be wrong, but...

Personal opinion?

Could be.

[Skepsis93]

Here's some that I quite enjoyed:

Exit Through The Gift Shop
Inception
True Grit
Love and Other Drugs
Winter's Bone
Kick-Ass
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Pt. 1
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The Social Network
Unstoppable
I Love You Phillip Morris

Still haven't seen Blue Valentine but I'm sure I will love it...

I very much enjoyed I Love You Phillip Morris too.

[Pyro Tramp]

The Karate Kid? Come on, it sucks.
And why isn't District 9 and/or TRON: Legacy on your list?


Perhaps becase District 9 is just so 2009

[honeykid]

But TRON: Legacy did not suck. You probably didn't watch the first one then? I just think that you haft to appreciate the first one, to appreciate Legacy.
So you have to "appreciate" a crap film to like the related crap film? I guess that's true. :D

[Saully]

Perhaps becase District 9 is just so 2009

Yeah that would probably be it :D

So you have to "appreciate" a crap film to like the related crap film? I guess that's true. :D

What? Surely i'm not the only one who likes the Tron movies here? :eek:

[MovieMan8877445]

Oh right, forgot that :D
But TRON: Legacy did not suck. You probably didn't watch the first one then? I just think that you haft to appreciate the first one, to appreciate Legacy.

Legacy didn't live up to the first one. I wouldn't say it sucked, but it wasn't particularly great either.

[filmgirlinterrupted]

The best thing about Tron: Legacy was the soundtrack. End of story.

[Nausicaä]

Absolutely, the score music by Daft Punk is so memorable. Hypnotised me during the film.


Check it's rottentomatoes rating its certified fresh. I seriously think it's the best Farrell film out there besides Elf but that's just my taste. This is by far the best made laugh out loud comedy of 2010.



I didn't think much of it at all and certainly wouldn't put it anywhere near a Top Films of the year list and his best goes to Stranger Than Fiction. :p

But then, I thought Tron Legacy was fabulous. :) Not on a top films list though. I haven't even seen the first film! shock horror.

As for the rest of your list:

1. The Social Network - Fabuloussssssssssssssssssss

4. The Town - Fabulousssssssssssss

5. Shutter Island - Fabulousssssssssss

6. The Fighter - Fabulousssssssssss

7. Catfish - Didn't think much of this 'documentary'.

9. The King's Speech - Fabuloussssssssss of course

10. The Other Guys - Meh

12. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Fabulousssssssss

13. Inception - Fabuloussssssssssss

14. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 - Fabuloussssssss

16. Kick-ass - Fabulousssssssssss

17. The Karate Kid - Was surprised by this, thought it would be awful, decent movie.

19. The Runaways - Disappointing

The fabuloussssssss' in bold I would have on a top 10/20 list.

Sorry, I'm bored lol.

[Pyro Tramp]

But not bored enough to make the top 10 list ;)

[Nausicaä]

Moi has made a top 10... well 8, list... :p I thought I did ten. See a page back.

[MovieMan8877445]

I didn't like The King's Speech, but that fact that it actually won Best Picture over other films that actually deserved just makes me hate it.

[filmgirlinterrupted]

I didn't like The King's Speech, but that fact that it actually won Best Picture over other films that actually deserved just makes me hate it.

Were you that surprised about the win? "The King's Speech" was pure Oscar-bait my friend!

You see, it had all the essential elements:
- the protagonist who has to overcome some sort of physical/mental obstacle
- the sweet supportive wife with a cheeky sense of humor
- the quirky side character with a big heart who helps the protagonist

I think the general public felt compelled to like this movie simply because of all the praise it received...and then throw in the Oscar win and you've got America fooled.

For me, "The King's Speech" was just okay - 7.5/10

[MovieMan8877445]

Were you that surprised about the win? "The King's Speech" was pure Oscar-bait my friend!

You see, it had all the essential elements:
- the protagonist who has to overcome some sort of physical/mental obstacle
- the sweet supportive wife with a cheeky sense of humor
- the quirky side character with a big heart who helps the protagonist

I think the general public felt compelled to like this movie simply because of all the praise it received...and then throw in the Oscar win and you've got America fooled.

For me, "The King's Speech" was just okay - 7.5/10

It just somewhat blindsided me, because up until the last few weeks before the Oscars it looked as if The Social Network was going to get. The Social Network was much more deserving of the award, too.

[Nausicaä]

Social Network was good but not deserving of an Oscar.

[Pyro Tramp]

The Kings Speech may have been inherently Oscar bait but I don't think it was particularly made with that intent like some films, which is about the only reason I was pleased to see Bumdog Millionaire win.

[mastercharles]

Social Network was good but not deserving of an Oscar.
completely agree. I mean I understand everyone could relate to it, but I don't think it should have won

[Paperbag Writer]

completely agree. I mean I understand everyone could relate to it, but I don't think it should have won

It's never about deserving it, is it?
It's about the vote of the group of people that are voting.
Otherwise everyone could say this film should have won or that film shouldn't have... as for me, I think it did deserve it! :D

[linespalsy]

I've only seen 16 new ones this year. These are the

Since I've now seen 37 movies from 2010 (many of them good!) I figure now's as good a time as any to put together a favorites list. Here's fifteen from The Year We Make Contact:

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1. 127 Hours
2. Mysteries of Lisbon
3. Inception
4. The Next Three Days
5. The Tempest
6. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
7. Black Swan
8. How to Train Your Dragon
9. The King's Speech
10. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
11. Shutter Island
12. Iron Man 2
13. The Killer Inside Me
14. The American
15. Ghost Writer

[Tyler1]

Nice list Palsy.

Great to see Uncle Boonmee. It's one of the best films ive seen that year too. Have you seen Syndromes And A Century?

[linespalsy]

Thanks.

Uncle Boonmee's the only Apichatpong Weerasethakul film I've seen so far. I'll look out for Syndromes and a Century.

[Tyler1]

:p Ah. I asked because Uncle Boonmee is the only AW film I've seen also.

[Brodinski]

1. 127 Hours
2. Mysteries of Lisbon
3. Inception
4. The Next Three Days
5. The Tempest
6. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
7. Black Swan
8. How to Train Your Dragon
9. The King's Speech
10. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
11. Shutter Island
12. Iron Man 2
13. The Killer Inside Me
14. The American
15. Ghost Writer

Nice list, lines. The ones I've bolded are those that I've watched as well. The ones in green I also include in my top 15. The ones in red are really sub-par to me. It's good to see someone else show some appreciation for The Killer Inside Me. I have it in my top 5 of the year.

[klacc]

Really Prince of Persia is in your worst movies and The Expendables are in your best. I don't agree with that.

[chamaltatis]

Too bad I only watched few films in 2010. I agree though that Expendables and Inception are great!

[gandalf26]

Inception, Toy Story 3 and Kick Ass for me.

[aotun1]

My Top Films of 2010
How To Train Your Dragon
Scott Pilgram Vs The World
Inception
The Social Network
Kick Ass
Tangled
The Karate Kid (2010)

[HitchFan97]

1. The Social Network
2. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
3. Inception
4. Toy Story 3
5. The King's Speech

[quiney]

The Expendables
Inception
Black Swan
Nightmare on Elm Street
Survival of the Dead
Toy Story 3
The American are some of the best movies of 2010

[ninorost]

The Social Network

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[ninorost]

and +
Mysteries of Lisbon
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