Best Films of 2011

by quasilucid on 2012/01/26 at 6:25 AM

I heart movies.

Frustrated after watching hi-lights of the Golden Globes and reading some critics’ lists, I decided to author my own list. Overall, 2011 was not a very prolific year for great movies, but there were a several gems.  The films I most enjoyed this last year:

7. Ides of March

6. Young Adult

5. Submarine

(*Submarine is now steaming on Netflix.)

4. Hesher

3. 13 Assassins

2. Midnight in Paris

1. Drive

 

Runners up:

Batman: Year One

Red State

Attack the Block

 

Better than expected:

X-Men: First Class

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

 

Didn’t quite work, but I had fun anyway:

The Thing

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Captain America

The Adventures of Tintin

 

Failed to Deliver:

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tree of Life

Green Lantern

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

 

119 Minutes of my life I want back:

Green Hornet

 

I didn’t see every movie that came out this year, but I did see most of them.  Did I miss a major contender? How does my list compare to yours?