Saturday, December 31, 2011

The Viewings of 2011

For the first time in my life, I viewed 365 films in 365 days. Film #365 (I Saw The Devil) finished with ten minutes to spare, even. Pathetic/Amazing, right? Here's some thoughts about the past 365 films/days.

365 Viewings. 204 First Time Viewings.

Top 10 Films Released in 2011:

10. Paul
9. Stake Land
8. Red Hill
7. Red State
6. Hesher
5. Insidious
4. X-Men: First Class 
3. Tucker and Dale Versus Evil
2. I Saw The Devil
1. Black Death

Top 10 First Time Viewings in 2011 (non-2011 releases):
10. Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records
9. The King of Kong
8. Buried
7. Dead Silence
6. Let Me In
5. Welcome To Spring Break
4. Hard Ticket To Hawaii
3. Catfish
2. Night of the Demon
1. The Wild Hunt


Awesome Character In A So-So Film (2011): The Accountant, Drive Angry

Knew It Was Going To Suck But Had To See It In The Theater, And It Sucked More Than Expected (2011): Scream 4

Didn't Expect It To Suck As Much As It Did (2011): Thor

Laughed Like A Moron In A Theater Full of Women (2011): Bridesmaids

Biggest Disappointment (2011): Hobo With A Shotgun and Chillerama (Tie)

Didn't Understand What All The Hype Was About (2011): Attack The Block

Didn't Understand All The Hate (2011): Apollo 18

Laughed Much More Than I Expected To (2011): The Change-Up

Decent Movie But Incredibly Gorgeous Looking (2011): The Rite

Biggest Piece of Shit (2011): A Horrible Way To Die and Chromeskull: Laid To Rest 2 (Tie)

Unexpectedly Awesome: Terrifying Girls High School: Lynch Law Classroom

Still Awesome After Not Seeing It Since High School: Angus

Reason #87 Why I Love Jess Ader: Undefeatable

Dumbfounded At The Popularity: Boondock Saints

Left Me Bummed The Fuck Out: Catfish, Hesher, and Super

3 comments:

  1. I thought you were unimpressed with Stake Land?

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  2. I was let down with Stake Land, but still liked it. It was my most anticipated film of the year, I had crazy high hopes for it. While it wasn't everything I hoped it to be, it was still good and insanely impressive for the budget they were working with. Which is why it landed in the Top 10.

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  3. Seriously you payed to see scream 4 ?
    For the love of god man you should have known better and yes the accountant was awesome in Drive Angry.

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