80. Hobo With a Shotgun* directed by Jason Eisener
Includes perhaps one of the more disgusting sequences I saw all year, as the heroine of the story has her arm severed by a lawnmower blade and then uses the remaining bone that is exposed to pry open a sewer grate. So, um... yeah...
79. What's Your Number? directed by Mark Mylod
78. I am Number Four directed by DJ Caruso
77. Arthur* directed by Jason Winer
File this one under unnecessary sequels
76. Cowboys and Aliens directed by Jon Favreau
One of the bigger disappointments of the year. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but let's just say that there is a plot twist that I described as "the dumbest thing I saw in film this year."
75. The Sitter directed by David Gordon Green
74. Your Highness directed by David Gordon Green
Both #75 and #74 were comedies directed by David Gordon Green that came out in 2011. Both had funny people in them and both seemed like they had the potential to be funny. But in the end, they were about equally mediocre.
73. The Rum Diary directed by Bruce Robinson
Johnny Depp once again stars as Hunter S. Thompson, but this time it lacks any of the odd, delusional thrill laced throughout the far superior Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
72. No Strings Attached directed by Ivan Reitman
An almost identical movie to Friends with Benefits, except not quite as terrible.
71. Warrior directed by Gavin O'Connor
This wasn't a terrible film by any means, but it seemed a little too far-fetched at times. Nick Nolte gives a really strong performance as the alcoholic father.
70. The Green Hornet directed by Michel Gondry
Seth Rogen actually was fairly convincing as quasi-superhero and the script's got a few laughs, but there's really nothing new here to take away.
69. Hall Pass directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly
A very inconsistent comedy from the once all-powerful Farrelly Brothers. It seems like they'll just continue to slide further and further into irrelevancy as the years go by.
68. In Time directed by Andrew Nicol
An interesting premise couldn't save this one from being just another predictable, hackneyed sci-fi flick.
67. Fright Night directed by Craig Gillespie
66. Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows directed by Guy Ritchie
A pretty lackluster follow-up to the very popular original. The series may have shot itself in the foot with this one.
65. Everything Must Go directed by Dan Rush
When fellow comedic actors Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler looked beyond the worlds they had created for themselves and drifted into dramatic territory, they managed to garner a lot more attention than Will Ferrell does in this movie. There are some interesting ideas here, but not quite enough to really sink your teeth into.
64. A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson
Entertaining enough for what it is... Could have used a little more NPH...
63. Paranormal Activity 3 directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
The Catfish guys deliver a pretty decent prequel to a series that would never have warranted one if it wasn't for the massive success of the first two entries. To be fair, I never saw the second one, but this one was far more enjoyable than the first one, which I found to be boring and overrated.
62. Battle: Los Angeles directed by Jonathan Liebesman
61. The Lincoln Lawyer* directed by Brad Furman
60. Footloose directed by Craig Brewer
This was a rather strange and unexpected follow-up to Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan for director Craig Brewer, but somehow, this wasn't completely terrible. Don't get me wrong - this may very well be the most unrealistic film of the year, but nevertheless, the fresh-faced cast delivers a sweaty, Southern good ol' time.
59. The Adjustment Bureau directed by George Nolfi
This flick swerved dangerously close to devolving into an incoherent mess, but manages to keep it together up until the end, when it does crash and burn. Matt Damon has to start being a little more careful or he'll end up where Ben Affleck was a few years back, when nothing was going right.
58. Super directed by James Gunn
A strange, off-kilter superhero movie. Kind of a demented version of Kick-Ass. Unfortunately, the ending is a little too bitter to make this worth watching more than once.
57. Sucker Punch directed by Zack Snyder
A lot of people hated this movie. I wasn't one of them. Having said that, I didn't love it either. It was visually compelling and the soundtrack was cool, but the plot left a lot to be desired. Kind of a disappointment...
56. Captain America: The First Avenger directed by Joe Johnston
As we approach The Avengers movie, which is due out in May 2012, I find myself wondering if it will actually live up to the hype... I doubt it. 2011 gave us to stop-gap films that are supposedly giving us background info on two of the main Avengers. Captain America: The First Avenger wasn't terrible, but it was too long and really, it wasn't as good as Thor (which is something I would have never predicted going into this year). I'm kind of ready for all of these superhero flicks to be over.
55. Source Code directed by Duncan Jones
54. The Change-Up directed by David Dobkin
This comedy had the misfortune of following a lot of successful and funny R-rated comedies this year (which we'll get to in this countdown eventually) and it paid the price in reviews and at the box-office. Ultimately, I think the negativity wasn't completely fair. It was actually a pretty funny flick that I feel is worth checking out.
53. Final Destination 5 directed by Steven Quale
The 4th flick in this series, which came out a couple years ago, was one of the worst films I've ever seen in a theater. So imagine my surprise when Final Destination 5 actually turned out to be halfway decent. I have to admit that I actually enjoyed myself watching this one and loved the surprise ending.
52. Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh
Natalie Portman gives a legitimacy to Thor that it probably doesn't deserve, but overall, I dug this one.
51. Tower Heist directed by Brett Ratner
Yeah, I know what you're thinking... A ridiculous premise + Ben Stiller + Eddie Murphy has to equal disaster, right? Well, not exactly. It certainly wasn't the most hilarious movie of the year, but it manages to keep a decent pace and kept me interested. A pleasant surprise.
OK, that's all for now. More of the list throughout the week.
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