2010 Movie Picks
Ok, so I’m a year late–my post on 2011 finally encouraged me to write this!
My top movies for 2010:
- The Book of Eli: Denzel Washington in post-apocalyptic America. With a twist. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][IMDB: 6.8 | Rotten Tomatoes: 48% | Metacritic: 53]
- How to Train your Dragon: A rival to Pixar’s story telling, a really great movie. [IMDB: 8.2 | Rotten Tomatoes: 98% | Metacritic: 74]
- Inception: Layers upon layers, or at least I think so. A thoughtful movie. [IMDB: 8.9 | Rotten Tomatoes: 86% | Metacritic: 74]
- TRON: Legacy: We had to wait 28 years for a TRON sequel, thankfully they got it right. [IMDB: 7.0 | Rotten Tomatoes: 50% | Metacritic: 49]
- Iron Man 2: Not as original as the original, but still a good action movie. [IMDB: 7.1 | Rotten Tomatoes: 74% | Metacritic: 74]
- The Town: Doubly entertaining now that I live in the Boston area and work in Cambridge. A bit violent, but a good story. [IMDB: 7.7 | Rotten Tomatoes: 94% | Metacritic: 74]
- The American: More of an old-fashioned movie. George Clooney as an assassin. [IMDB: 6.5 | Rotten Tomatoes: 66% | Metacritic: 61]
- True Grit: A remake, but a good movie in its own right. [IMDB: 7.9 | Rotten Tomatoes: 96% | Metacritic: 80]
Not as good as they could have been:
- Toy Story 3: For me, this wasn’t up to Pixar’s standards. The movie was good, but not great. Perhaps my opinions will change over time. [IMDB: 8.6 | Rotten Tomatoes: 74% | Metacritic: 99]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Party 1 (7.1): I think there were a number of continuity issues with the movie. Also it was all a setup for the finale in 2011, so I was a little miffed at having to pay twice for a single movie. [IMDB: 7.6 | Rotten Tomatoes: 79% | Metacritic: 65]
Disappointments:
- Alice in Wonderland: Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, it should have been spectacular…but it didn’t work for me.
- Robin Hood: This really should have been a good movie, it just didn’t work.
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time: It was an entertaining computer game in the 1980s, not so much as a move in 2010.
Really wish I skipped it:
- Clash of the Titans: I shoulda skipped it, the 1981 version, while campy and corny was better…
Movies I skipped:
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