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2011: A Film Odyssey

Normally I would not be this excited for a new year but of late I have been quite positive about life and therefore I can't help but get somewhat excited for another year.

But one cannot move on and look forward to the future without looking back to the past learning from our mistakes or re-enjoying the good times. And good times are plenty in 2011 when it comes to film and yes there will be disappointments, but there will also be great achievements and surprise winners.

2011: A film odyssey

2011 saw a rise of the fun and sex themed movies with not one but two movies about having a purely sexually relationship with a friend in No Strings Attached and Friends with Benefits although both movies have the same premise however one failed to impress, the other more than satisfied our appetite. Any discussion about good times and sex without the mention of The Hangover is probably some form of injustice, however unlike the comedy goldmine The Hangover was The Hangover Part 2 didn't please the critics and audiences and once again proving that some things just don't need sequels (should have told that to theLegally Blonde producers too). But the slight disappointment of The Hangover Part 2 was quickly recovered by Bridesmaids which was the female version of The Hangoverand it didn't disappoint with equally crude jokes and cringe worthy moments.

It seems like superhero movies are all the rage these days and 2011 produced the biggest flop/disappointment of the whole year with Green Lantern. Captain America did pull most the weight when it came to superhero movies for 2011 but I was never too keen. My personal favourite and a winner with critics and audiences was the origins/prequel to all the X-Men movies, X-Men: First Class and introduced me to the rather handsome Michael Fassbender.

If epic is what you were looking for then 2011 was full of epic movies. We saw the conclusion of the Harry Potter series (a moment silence, please) and Twilight Sega finally put to rest (kind of). And although I wish 2011 would be the last year we see another shitty Transformer movie but unfortunately I don't see this misadventure ending in the near future.

You know originality was thrown out with garbage when big film studios just recycle old and make it new again. In 2011 Katy Perry decided to try some acting by featuring in The Smurfs, and the release of Cars 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2. The Roommate although may not have been that popular for cinema goers but was strangely similar to the 90's Single White Female. For some reason it was decided that it was a good idea to remake Footloose and Fright Night because B-grade movies are much better when they are re-made.

2011 was the year of Ryan Gosling, having 3 big releases with Drive, Crazy Stupid Love and Ides of March. And although he was cruelly cheated by not winning the People's Choice of the Sexiest Man Alive and no offence to Bradley Cooper whom I have no problem with, it's just that he is no Ryan Gosling. For those are not acquainted with Mr. Gosling, let me help you. Gosling is not only a very handsome man but a talented one too. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role as drug addicted teacher in Half Nelson (2006). Although many know him for playing Noah in The Notebook (2004), his movies credits are much more than that. My personal favourites are Lars and the Real Girl (2007) and Fracture(2007).

In the more indie scene we saw some great releases in The Beaver which had the controversial Mel Gibson and equally controversial was Lars von Trier Melancholia although that controversy was mostly over von Trier's comments at the Cannes Film Fest rather than the film itself.

The end of the year brings all the holiday releases which is usually a bunch of bad Christmas movies but 2011 was a little bit of a disappointment with only the release of Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol and the cringe worthy New Year's Eve and The Adventures of Tin Tin bringing only minimal excitement.

Oh well 2011 is now come to an end and it's time look towards the future.

In 2012 I'm excited mostly about superhero movies yet again with The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-man and The Avengers.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is back with 50/50 to be released in Australia early 2012 and more epics to be released include The Hobbit and The Great Gatsby.

2012 is looking like an exciting year for movies; let's hope 2012 is a great year for all. So Happy New Year everyone and have a wonderful 2012.

Some trailers for you =D
The Dark KNight Rises
The Avengers
50/50
The Amazing Spider-Man

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January 4th 2012 @ 11:04

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1. January 5th 2012 @ 02:34. Morgan Bell Says:

I am really keen to see Melancholia.

Great review of 2011, Gosling was in a lot of stuff, i saw a new release dvd this year called All The Good Things with him in it . . . it was terrible lol

My top 11 for 2011 is here.