Movie that I totally got more out of as an adult than I did as a teenager:
Some Kind of Wonderful
Movie with great performances by the actors, but overall left me feeling empty:
Up in the Air
Movie that I just loved because everything about it was well done:
An Education
Slow moving, but incredibly enjoyable love story that happens to involve a monarch:
Queen Victoria
Movie that I avoided because the premise annoyed me but which won me over anyway:
The Blind Side
Incredibly funny stop motion animated movie that you must find and see, but not watch after you've had surgery because you will laugh so hard your stitches will fall out:
A Town Called Panic
Movie I didn't get around to seeing for a long time, but enjoyed so much I didn't want it to end:
Stardust
Movie that never really explained how the main characters were so fabulously wealthy and so I was distracted the entire time:
Also
Movie where John Krasinski perks up every scene he is in:
It's Complicated
Movie that should be boring but, instead was so incredibly funny and gripping that you should see it.
The Informant!
Best movie that I appeared in:
Raw Faith
Movie that reminded me once again how incredibly dumb it was to cancel Firefly:
Serenity
Movie where Matt leaned over four separate times and reminded me that it was my pick:
Hot Tub Time Machine
Best movie that passes the Bechdel Test:
I've Loved You So Long
Best movie I had low expectations for and really enjoyed much more than I though possible:
Date Night
Movie where the DVD extras are almost funnier than the film:
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Best movie about family life that you can watch with your church-going grandmother:
Dan in Real Life
Best use of visual effects I've ever seen:
Inception
Best movie about Desert Storm without very much war:
Also
Another good movie where John Krasinski perks up his scene:
Jarhead
Movie that was much funnier than I thought it would be, and I thought it would be pretty funny:
Also
Best bit parts ever by Samuel L. Jackson & The Rock:
Also
Best credits that actually try to make an important point to the viewing audience:
Also
The movie with the best new twist on the obligatory drunken celebration scene:
The Other Guys
Clever movie where I learned it is very hard for me to stay awake past 10 pm:
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Best modern teen noir I've ever seen:
Brick
Oh my god, so incredibly slow it sucks the life out of the story:
The Bridges of Madison County
Best movie to watch with the boyfriend after we've attended four weddings (and no funeral):
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Most uncomfortably juxtaposition of characters:
Happy-go-lucky
Best movie starring "twins" played by one person, thank goodness. For if there were two men that good looking in the world I don't know what I would do with myself:
The Social Network
Best funny premise that stays funny pretty much the whole movie:
Also
Best movie where Ricky Gervais' sad sack character actually worked for me:
The Invention of Lying
Best mini-series I watched all year and perhaps ever:
Also
Best movie to get me to actually read and finish the book on which it is based:
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Movie with the best script whose message left me a bit uncomfortable, but which I ultimately loved:
Easy A
Movie where my expectations were low, but which I really liked:
The Town
Best movie I could hack and you should see it too:
127 Hours
Best funny movie that apparently was in the theaters for a blip, but many people discovered and appreciated on DVD:
Idiocracy
Best montage:
The Wedding Crashers
Some Kind of Wonderful
Movie with great performances by the actors, but overall left me feeling empty:
Up in the Air
Movie that I just loved because everything about it was well done:
An Education
Slow moving, but incredibly enjoyable love story that happens to involve a monarch:
Queen Victoria
Movie that I avoided because the premise annoyed me but which won me over anyway:
The Blind Side
Incredibly funny stop motion animated movie that you must find and see, but not watch after you've had surgery because you will laugh so hard your stitches will fall out:
A Town Called Panic
Movie I didn't get around to seeing for a long time, but enjoyed so much I didn't want it to end:
Stardust
Movie that never really explained how the main characters were so fabulously wealthy and so I was distracted the entire time:
Also
Movie where John Krasinski perks up every scene he is in:
It's Complicated
Movie that should be boring but, instead was so incredibly funny and gripping that you should see it.
The Informant!
Best movie that I appeared in:
Raw Faith
Movie that reminded me once again how incredibly dumb it was to cancel Firefly:
Serenity
Movie where Matt leaned over four separate times and reminded me that it was my pick:
Hot Tub Time Machine
Best movie that passes the Bechdel Test:
I've Loved You So Long
Best movie I had low expectations for and really enjoyed much more than I though possible:
Date Night
Movie where the DVD extras are almost funnier than the film:
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Best movie about family life that you can watch with your church-going grandmother:
Dan in Real Life
Best use of visual effects I've ever seen:
Inception
Best movie about Desert Storm without very much war:
Also
Another good movie where John Krasinski perks up his scene:
Jarhead
Movie that was much funnier than I thought it would be, and I thought it would be pretty funny:
Also
Best bit parts ever by Samuel L. Jackson & The Rock:
Also
Best credits that actually try to make an important point to the viewing audience:
Also
The movie with the best new twist on the obligatory drunken celebration scene:
The Other Guys
Clever movie where I learned it is very hard for me to stay awake past 10 pm:
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Best modern teen noir I've ever seen:
Brick
Oh my god, so incredibly slow it sucks the life out of the story:
The Bridges of Madison County
Best movie to watch with the boyfriend after we've attended four weddings (and no funeral):
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Most uncomfortably juxtaposition of characters:
Happy-go-lucky
Best movie starring "twins" played by one person, thank goodness. For if there were two men that good looking in the world I don't know what I would do with myself:
The Social Network
Best funny premise that stays funny pretty much the whole movie:
Also
Best movie where Ricky Gervais' sad sack character actually worked for me:
The Invention of Lying
Best mini-series I watched all year and perhaps ever:
Also
Best movie to get me to actually read and finish the book on which it is based:
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Movie with the best script whose message left me a bit uncomfortable, but which I ultimately loved:
Easy A
Movie where my expectations were low, but which I really liked:
The Town
Best movie I could hack and you should see it too:
127 Hours
Best funny movie that apparently was in the theaters for a blip, but many people discovered and appreciated on DVD:
Idiocracy
Best montage:
The Wedding Crashers
Your committee did a good job! I loved Stardust - loved loved loved. I even read the book after seeing it and I'm not so much a graphic novel sort. You had never finished P & P- sacrilege!!! Good thing you got on that! I think I've read that book at least 20 times - maybe more. Thanks for the Best of!
ReplyDeleteI felt the exact same way about Up in the Air. I kept hearing about how awesome it was, and left thinking: "Thanks, movie, for reaffirming how pointless everything is!"
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