Nancy's TOP TEN movies of 2011!

THE LIST:

1. Hugo 3D
2. Melancholia
3. The Descendants
4. The Artist
5. Beginners & Warrior (tie)
6. Super 8
7. Jane Eyre
8. The Interrupters
9. Pariah
10. Drive



HONORABLE MENTION:

A Better Life, Attack the Block, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Bridesmaids, Crazy Stupid Love, Life in a Day, Lincoln Lawyer, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Moneyball, Take Shelter, The Company Men, The Help, The Ides of March, Tree of Life*, We Need to Talk About Kevin, X-Men First Class**, Young Adult

*(said in a whispered voice to no one in particular) Wow did I love slash hate this movie!

**I realized this is totally cheating, but I just HAVE to give this movie a little extra love. It was the last to get chopped from the top ten and damn was that a hard decision!

BONUS FEATURES:

New favorite person to watch on screen: Jessica Chastain (but nominated for The Help? Really? Really? Should have been for Tree of Life or Take Shelter! C'mon now!).

Worst Oscar Snubs: Honestly, what the crap are the Oscars thinking this year?? Soooo many awesome performances/movies were ignored. Here are a few of the ones I find most offensive:

1. Adepero Oduye, lead actress in Pariah (no way Glenn Close is better than her)
2. Melancholia (I get it, the director made an ass of himself at Cannes, but this movie (especially Kirsten Dunst) is amazing!)
3. the Interrupters (if you've seen this documentary, you know. if you haven't, what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks are you waiting for??)

Movie that can GET BENT: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (yawwwwn!)

Movie I wanted to love (so badly!) but just didn't: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II

Best movie to see after three martinis: Red Riding Hood ("wait, Gary Oldman died??")

Best crappy movie watched on Christmas: A Christmas Kiss (others in contention: Water for Elephants (ewww) and Your Highness (holy awful batman!)

Number of eligible movies seen: 54

That's all for this year folks! See you at the movies!