Best Films of 2011

[Pyro Tramp]

These are coming off UK release dates but not including some of last years Oscar contenders released in 2010 as that's when I *ahem* watched them.

5
13 Assassins
Black Swan
Drive
Kill List
Tree of Life
Submarine
The Inbetweeners
Melancholia
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Rango
50/50
I Saw The Devil
Tyrannosaur
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Midnight in Paris
Animal Kingdom

4_5
Thor
X-Men First Class
Hanna
Tintin
The Guard
Attack the Block
Bridesmaids
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Rubber
The Mechanic

4
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
The Fighter
Warrior
Killer Elite
Conan
Transformers 3
Unknown
Limitless
Captain America
Fast Five
Hobo With a Shotgun

3_5
127 Hours
Super 8
Red State
Rabbit Hole
Your Highness
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Super
Source Code
Insidious
Horrible Bosses

3
Contagion
Cedar Rapids
Horrible Bosses
Stake Land
Paul
The Change Up
The Thing
Drive Angry
Fright Night
The Green Hornet
Scream 4
Adele Blanc-Sec
Battle: LA
Adjustment Bureau

2
Priest
Green Lantern
Blitz
Sucker Punch
Hatchet 2

Less than 2
Cowboys and Aliens
Hangover Part 2
Season of the Witch
The Next Three Days
Shark Night

To Watch (potential Top 10)

Take Shelter
Ides of March
Attenburg
A Separation
Moneyball
Senna
Post Mortem

Others To Watch

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Demons Never Die
Win Win
Another Earth
Wuthering Heights
Age of Heroes
PoTC 4
Hugo
The Help
Wake Wood
My Week With Marilyn
Troll Hunter
The Skin I Live In
Cave Forgotten Dreams
Barney's Version
Pina
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Biutiful



Getting deja vu typing this so might have already made a similar list for the year.

[Thursday Next]

Wow, 5 stars for The Inbetweeners? I need to get that.

[Brodinski]

The ones I've watched are bolded, the ones I really liked are in green.

5
13 Assassins
Drive
Kill List
Submarine
The Inbetweeners
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
50/50
Animal Kingdom
We Need to Talk About Kevin

4_5
Thor
X-Men First Class
I Saw The Devil
Hanna
Attack the Block
Bridesmaids
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
The Mechanic

4
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Killer Elite
Conan
Transformers 3
Unknown
Limitless
Captain America
Fast Five
Hobo With a Shotgun

3_5
Super 8
Red State
Rabbit Hole
Your Highness
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Super
Source Code
Cedar Rapids
Insidious
Horrible Bosses

3
Paul
The Change Up
The Thing
Drive Angry
Fright Night
The Green Hornet
Scream 4
Battle: LA

2
Priest
Green Lantern
Blitz
Sucker Punch
Hatchet 2

Less than 2
Hangover Part 2
The Next Three Days
Shark Night

To Watch (potential Top 10)

Tyrannosaur
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Warrior
Melancholia
Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
Take Shelter
Ides of March
Rubber
Contagion
Attenburg
A Separation
The Guard
Tintin => going to watch it this weekend!
Moneyball
Senna
Post Mortem

Others To Watch

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Stake Land
Demons Never Die
Win Win
Another Earth
Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
Wuthering Heights
Age of Heroes
PoTC 4
Hugo
Adele Blanc-Sec
The Help
Wake Wood
My Week With Marilyn
Troll Hunter
The Skin I Live In
Cave Forgotten Dreams
Barney's Version
Cowboys and Aliens
Pina
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Biutiful
Rango

[Pyro Tramp]

Wow, 5 stars for The Inbetweeners? I need to get that.

It held up after two viewings and was a successful transition from TV to big screen so I may be giving it a higher rating out of respect than objectivity but still, you like the show, check it.


Nice, Brod, i'll notch those greens i've not seen up the list.

[gandalf26]

Can someone confirm that I am in fact seeing Transformers 3 in the 4/5 bracket?

I'm hoping that Sherlock 2 will be as good or better than the first.

[Pyro Tramp]

Yeah, I was a sucker for it. It delivered everything I was expecting from it, a bar that was admittedly set pretty low after the last one

[JayDee]

Nice list Pyro. :yup: You've certainly seen quite a pile (compared to me at least). In particular I love seeing your appreciation for Submarine.

Of those you've not seen I'd definitely recommend Senna. I missed it at the cinema but recently picked it up on DVD. Cracking doc. I have no interest in F1 and didn't really know much about Senna himself but found it an excellent watch.

I'd also recommend Detective Dee and The Mystery of the Phantom Flame which got it's UK debut on DVD back in the summer. Really good fun. Felt quite similar to Guy Ritchie's version of Sherlock Holmes, so if you liked that would perhaps be right up your street

[Tyler1]

I havent seen many films from 2011 but the ones i like are 13 Assassins, Submarine, I Saw The Devil and Poetry. If you count 'Poetry' as a 2011 film.

[mark f]

Interesting. Holden Pike already said that Poetry was insufferable.

[brittuf]

I can't wait to see the Lady with the Dragon Tattoo. The book was great.

[Pyro Tramp]

Didn't expect it to but Rango has made a break into the top tier!

[filmgirlinterrupted]

Very cool list, Pyro!

Here's what I watched and how I felt about 'em...

4 TO 5
Thoroughly enjoyed!

13 Assassins
Bridesmaids
Limitless
Immortals
Hanna
Kung Fu Panda 2
Paul
Rango
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Attack The Block

3 TO 4
Entertaining, but some complaints

The Adjustment Bureau
Drive
The Mechanic
Source Code
Cedar Rapids
X Men: First Class
Thor
Sucker Punch
Insidious
Super 8
The King's Speech
Fast Five
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2
Fright Night
Cowboys & Aliens

Will Not Watch Again. Ever.
Drive Angry
The Green Hornet
Paranormal Activity 3
Season Of The Witch
Sanctum
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
Tree Of Life
The Eagle
Your Highness
Priest
The Hangover 2
Captain America
The Change-Up
Final Destination 5
Conan The Barbarian
Contagion
Hobo With A Shotgun
POTC: On Stranger Tides
Battle: Los Angeles

[Pyro Tramp]

Fair, think that's first positive thing i've seen anyone say about The Immortals. I was a bit of a sucker for The Fall so was expecting good things with his latest, maybe i'll give it a whirl.

[tomas12343]

I vote for Rise of the planets of the apes for No1!