2010 at the movies was a really good year.
The beginning of the year started off slow (Dear John, Extraordinary Measures) with some promising movies as the months moved along (Wolfman, Robin Hood). By the summer, some exciting blockbusters (Inception, Salt) really sped things up followed by a slew of great end of the year films (Tron, True Grit).
Top film critic Roger Ebert names his number one movie of the year as: The Social Network, about the founding of the popular social networking site Facebook.
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine, Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly Magazine lists The Social Network as their number one 2010 movie as well.
I never got around to seeing it (it looked interesting but not that interesting enough I ran to theatres to see it) so I will have to disagree.
My top films of the year list looks a lot different (with the exception of one of the most buzzed about movies of the year, the mind-bender about dreams, Inception being on every critics "Best" list pretty much) than most critics.
In compiling my "Best" list, I took in consideration everything from films that stuck with me in some way, good or bad--- from the plot, the casting, the acting, the script, the music, cinematography--- and lastly, how a movie made me feel after it ended.
Without further ado, I present:
Cinemanista's Best and Worst Films of 2010
BEST:
FOR COLORED GIRLS
Amazing cast. Amazing acting. Amazing script. Amazing movie.
The beautiful, sad, touching and inspiring story of 9 African American women dealing with hardships in their lives.
"I still think about certain scenes and characters and am disturbed to the the core at the rawness of it."
INCEPTION
Mind-boggling. Brilliant. Thrilling. One-of-a-kind plot perfectly executed. Excellent cast. Gorgeous music.
The story of a group of people who dream the same dream and enter that world mixed with reality.
"The trailer was my top of 2010 and the ending is still a puzzle for me."
TRON: LEGACY
Incredible, spectacular, stunning, unbelievable visually.
The story of a hidden world inside a computer.
"My eyes were wide and jaw dropped for most of the movie at the amazing visuals."
HEREAFTER
Beautiful, subdued and sensational. Great storytelling.
The story of three people whose lives intertwine because of one thing: death.
"The flawless ending is what was so amazing about it."
TRUE GRIT
Gritty yet sometimes sweet, wonderful cast and great cinematography.
The story of a young girl who hires a marshal to capture her father's killer.
"Teenaged newcomer Hailee Steinfeld without a doubt stole the whole the movie from big named stars, Bridges, Damon and Brolin."
LET ME IN
Dark and beautiful storytelling.
Story of a loner boy who meets a vampire girl.
"The scariest movie character of the year surprisingly was a little girl."
WORST:
BURIED
Absurd. Absurd. Absurd.
Story of a man who is trapped in a coffin underground with a cellphone.
"The best part of the whole film was seeing the credits roll."
SKYLINE
Horrible acting and too many plot holes.
The story of aliens invading L.A.
"This had so much potential to do better. A better script and actors was needed big time."
SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD
Cheesy acting, awful setting and plot.
Story of zombies infiltrating a thought to be zombie-free island.
"One of the baddest, boring zombie movies ever made."
CYRUS
Tried-too-hard-to-be-funny, plot.
Story of a loser man who meets the girl of his dreams and her eccentric son who hates him.
"If this was a comedy, how come I didn't laugh?"
Other Categories:
COOLEST:
TRON
INCEPTION
STEP UP 3D
JONAH HEX
The Wolfman
THE WARRIOR'S WAY
DISAPPOINTING:
CLASH OF THE TITANS
EAT, PRAY, LOVE
THE A-TEAM
IRON MAN 2
CASE 39
SCARIEST:
THE CRAZIES
LET ME IN
NIGHTMARE ON
ELM STREET
DEVIL
FUNNIEST:
WHEN IN ROME
DEATH AT A FUNERAL
EASY A
THE LOSERS
VIOLENT:
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
SAW 3D
ACTION-PACKED:
THE EXPENDABLES ROMANTIC:
THE TWILIGHT SAGA:
ECLIPSE
THE BACK-UP PLAN
CHARLIE ST. CLOUD
SEXIEST:
BURLESQUE
SADDEST:
FOR COLORED GIRLS
CONTROVERSIAL:
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
BEST CAST:
THE TOURIST
THE EXPENDABLES
FOR COLORED GIRLS
TAKERS
STONE
WALL STREET:
MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
DEATH AT A FUNERAL
WORST CAST:
SKYLINE
SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD
WHEN IN ROME
BURIED
Underrated:
All GOOD THINGS
THE NEXT THREE DAYS
STONE
EDGE OF DARKNESS
Hopefully 2011 at the movies will be even better than 2010!
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Roger Egbert's Best Films of 2010:
Peter Traver's Best Films of 2010:
Owen Gleiberman's and Lisa Schwarzbaum's Best Film of 2010:
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