I figured I would do a list of movies, TV, and arbitrary events of the year gone.
Please share if you agree, disagree, what I missed, and even your own mini list, if you must. I always like to know what I missed or how I might be looking at something wrong.
Movies were kind of lame this year. There was nothing that just slapped me across the face, or made me Whoa (Keanu-style). Even my top 5 list is comprised of movies that would have just been good average movies in the years before. And those who know me, I rank my movies based on how much fun they were, not artistic value.
Top 5: 50/50, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Battle LA, Our Idiot Brother, Transformers Dark of the Moon
The rest I liked: Horrible Bosses, XMEN First Class, Thor, No Strings Attached, Between Notes, Limitless, Cowboys and Aliens, Hanna, Take Me Home Tonight, Drive Angry, Just Go With It, Source Code, Hall Pass, The Help, Contagion, Harold And Kumar, Drive
Had-so-much-potential-but-sucked Worst 5: Sucker Punch, Hangover 2, Your Highness, Captain America, Super8
The rest of the worst: Paul, The Green Hornet, Bridesmaids, Unknown, Change Up, 30 Minutes of Less
Keep in mind there is a plethora of movies I missed this year, so I have yet to see the following: Sitter, J Edgar, Muppets, Harry Potter, Immortals, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Tin Tin, Shame, The Adjustment Bureau, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Tree of Life, Moneyball, Lincoln Lawyer, Midnight In Paris, Crazy Stupid Love, Red State, The Beaver, Another Earth, Melancholia, Ides of March
TV has just kicked ass as a quality medium for several years now. It seems to bypass movies in many respects.
My faves of 2011: Breaking Bad (best show this year), Dexter, Homeland, New Girl, Parks and Rec, The League, Daily Show, Colbert Report, South Park, Friday Night Lights, Modern Family, Family Guy
Other low-brow faves: Shameless (Showtime), American Horror Story, The Soup, Tosh.0, South Park, Family Guy (both South Park and Family Guy are even stronger than before), G4 Attack of the Show
Batman Arkham City (best game this year... sorry Uncharted 3), Uncharted 3, Assassins Creed Revelations, Gears of War 3, Battlefield 3, Killzone 3, Resistance 3, Infamous 2. Modern Warfare 3 was alright, a "meh", worth a mention.
Here is to 2012, and a collection of entertainment awesomeness that we hope it provides. I am anticipating: The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, The Avengers, The Hunger Games, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
Happy new year everyone. Lets make this a great year!
