100.Thor
101.The Romantics
102.Fear
103.True Virtue
104.Love Actually
105.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
106.Man In The Moon
107.Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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107.Rise of the Planet of the Apes
100. Thor (view trailer here)
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: I love superhero movies. While Thor isn't my favorite superhero, this movie was okay, and a nice set up to The Avengers. It wasn't awesome, but it was better than the Spiderman series. Also, watching this movie made me realize something that probably puts me on many people's "wtf" list: Natalie Portman bothers me. Her acting just doesn't impress me, and all I can picture whenever she talks is the chick from Star Wars.
101. The Romantics (view trailer here)
This movie has a really impressive cast, considering how little it was advertised. Katie Holmes, Adam Brody, Josh Duhamel, Elijah Woods, Dianna Argon, and Anna Paquin are just a part of this movie. While the plot is not especially thrilling or exciting, it's a nice, slightly artsy, film. The ending, while kind of open-ended and abrupt, is kind of awkwardly nice. If you have Netflix, check it out for free!
102. Fear (view trailer here)
Mark Wahlberg is a serious babely-babe. This movie is from 1996, and features a young Markie Mark and Reese Witherspoon. I didn't expect to enjoy this movie as much as I did. It wasn't over-complicated, it held my attention, and was surprisingly intense. I'm also pretty sure it was filmed partially in Vancouver, which is always nice. I would really recommend checking out this movie, it's a good one.
103. True Virtue (view trailer here)
This movie features Jessica Biel, Colin Firth and Ben Barnes, and it's set in the 1930's(ish). Honestly though, I couldn't tell you much about the plot. I know the basic premise, and can tell you the (actually kind of okay) end, but other than that, this movie underwhelmed me. I'm not a particular fan of movies set in earlier eras, and this movie was no exception. This movie definitely has a niche audience, and I didn't quite fit it.
104. Love Actually (view trailer here)
God I love this movie, and watching this movie at Christmas gives me warm fuzzies inside. For some reason, the first time I saw this movie I didn't particularly care for it, but now it's one of my favorites. It's got a killer cast, various cute (and intertwining) stories, and covers all different kind of people at Christmas. If you haven't seen this movie, you definitely should. It's awesome.
105. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (view trailer here)
I never know what to think when Jim Carrey has a serious role. In The Number 23, it was weird. In this movie, it was only slightly less so. Kate Winslet is awesome, as usual. This movie has a similar disjointed/possibly unreliable plot sequence as Memento or Hero, which is kind of cool. This movie was a lot artsier than I expected, but not as exciting. Overall, I'd give it a solid 3.5/5 (Also, if you have snobby movie friends than they'll probably be impressed if you discuss it with them pretentiously).
106. Man in the Moon (view trailer here)
This was Reese Witherspoon's very first movie role, way back in 1991. Much like Fear, the plot was simple, but good, and I was pleasantly surprised by it. Also, it had surprisingly good background music. There were a few awkward young-girl-trying-to-be-grown-up moments, and a surprisingly emotional ending, but overall it was a more than decent watch. Again, Netflix pulls through with a solid recommendation.
107. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (view trailer here)
Both James Franco and Andy Serkis are awesome, and this movie was quite good (although Tom Felton's American accent just... doesn't seem right). The interesting thing about this is that it's hard to decide whether you side with the apes or the humans. Personally, I think the apes are douches, but the scientists were dumb. This movie also made use of a very common theme in movies of 2011: the dad with Alzheimers. In this movie it was actually kind of relevant, but still, that plot point is getting kind of old. Overall, this movie is kind of awesome (although apes are scary holy moly). Also, it never really explained why there were dozens of apes, and then one gorilla and one (scary-ass) orangutang.
And that's it folks! All 107 movies I watched in 2011. Prepare for a blogpost about it, coming soon.
