Javi's Top Ten Movies of 2011

Javi here. So here are the big movies that I really liked this last year. Much like last year, I have some specific movies that really spoke to me or affected me in a way that a movie should. This year was a little tougher because while there were some expectational movies out there, there were also a lot of movies that were just borderline awesome, but with little things here and there bothered me. The way that I like to do my top tens is I will list all nine movies that were my favorites, but since they're all so vastly different, I cannot rank them. I only have my absolute favorite movie distinguished from the rest.

Are you curious now? Hit the jump to find out all of my favorites in no particular order!

Jonesy's Top Ten Movies of 2011

Jonesy here. This year I saw about 180 movies (including movies seen before, new to me, and 2011 releases) between the theatre and TV. There were some fabulous trends I noticed from the releases from this year such as character films making a big impact and smart family-friendly films not made my Pixar. All of my films on this list are from my gut. Some of them have many problems, but I still enjoyed them. These are the movies I either have recommended multiple times to people, or I couldn't stop discussing it.

So for better or worse, here are my favorites (in no particular order):

Netflix Instant: Cool Movie and TV Shows

Javi here. One last time before 2011. There's quite a number of movies that are expiring come New Year's Day, and the list is huge, but if you guys are at all  here is the list. Anyway, here are my recommendations. Some funny, some sad, but nevertheless definitely worth your time. Enjoy!

TUCKER & DALE vs. EVIL

Seriously, you have no excuse. Go see this now.

RABBIT HOLE

This is a harsh movie to see but it features one of the best performances by Nicole Kidman as a grieving mother along with Aaron Eckhart.

THAT THING YOU DO!

Fun movie starring Tom Hanks as the embodiment of all that is wrong with pop music both 40 years ago and today. It has a great soundtrack to boot!

Hope you enjoyed the selection. Look for more stuff from us in the coming year as we will be expanding operations. 

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Disappointments of 2011: Jonesy Edition!

Another year of movies have passed us by, and it's the time of year to reflect on the insanity that we put ourselves through whether it's seeing a matinee in an empty theatre or a packed opening weekend with friends. It's easy to pick out the atrocities of the year, but since most of those movies are universally loathed by the audiences, it's more fun to discuss the disappointments of the year. I always enjoy these because there's a visceral reaction I always have when thinking back. For me, if I have expectations because of this director or that actor or that premise sounds promising and those expectations are not even somewhat met, I get angry.

Disappointments of 2011: Javi Edition!

Javi here. With the close of the another year, we have a great chance to reflect on the past year of movies. Looking back on it, there were a lot of great surprises, and obviously there are some crazy bad disappointments.

Now, let's start off by defining disappointment for the purpose of this series. For me at least, I'm not sure about Jonesy, but a disappointment is having expectations for a particular movie and the end result ends up being less than promising. For example, one of the biggest and shittiest movies of the year, SUCKER PUNCH, is not in my list because I thought it looked nothing more than bad fan fiction ever since I saw the trailers. Enjoy this list, and I would love to hear other people's disappointments but beware of potential spoilers in any one of these titles.

AFI Top 100 Countdown: #86 Platoon

86: PLATOON

Directed by Oliver Stone

Written by Oliver Stone

Starring: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Forest Whitaker

Beast Wars Megatron AKA David Kaye Wishes You A Merry Christmas.

Javi here. I know lots of you kids out there celebrate Christmas, here's a fun little video for anyone that great up with the Transformers sequel BEAST WARS with the BW version of Megatron reciting It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas.



Hope everyone has a safe Christmas and other non-Christian holidays. Remember to be cool and not be dicks with each other. Next week we will have our Top Ten movies of the year, including theatrical movies, festival movies and complete and utter disappointments.


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