Top Ten Films Of 2010

Here is the list of my top ten movies of 2010 in no particular order:
1. Tron: Legacy
2. True Grit
3. Kick Ass
4. The Losers
5. The Other Guys
6. The Expendables
7. The Town
8. Inception
9. Legion
10. Hot Tub Time Machine

Honorable Mention:
Nightmare On Elm Street, Edge Of Darkness, Jackass 3D, Saw 3D, and Death At A Funeral

Biggest Disapointments of 2010: Case 39 and Survival Of The Dead

The Town (2010)

One word: Awesome! I really believe that Ben Affleck struck gold with this film. It's the story of four guys from Charlestown that rob armored trucks and banks.The story is based off true stories of the people of Charlestown because the city is known for having bred the most violent offenders. The movie starts off with a bang as Affleck and company: Jeremy Renner (Swat), Slaine (Gone Baby Gone), and Owen Burke decide to rob a bank in Cambridge. The robbery is a success, but the only problem is that the woman they kidnapped only lives four blocks away. So Affleck's character decides he's going to watch her to see if she's cooperating with the FBI and Jon Hamm (Mad Men). Affleck is conflicted because he becomes romantically involved with the witness and he still trying to rob banks. Can they pull off the biggest job ever? Watch it to find out because you won't regret it. The movie costars Chris Cooper (Mystic River), Blake Lively (Gossip Girls), and Rebecca Hall (Frost/Nixon). I give this movie an A.

Winter's Bone (2010)

Ebert, I guess called this the thriller of the year, it's far from that. I will say it does possess a pretty good story and in saying that, I didn't think it was that thrilling. The movie is about Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) a 17 year old girl who because of her mother's sickness is forced to take care of her younger siblings in Missouri. The sheriff comes to the door and tells Ree that they are looking for her father and that her father placed a bond on the house. So, now Ree is on the hunt to find her father and she discovers an ugly truth about her father's where abouts. The movie almost seems mafia like, the way most of her the neighbors around her act. It's not a bad movie, butto me it doesn't fit the bill completely.  I give the movie a B- only because Jennifer's acting is absolutely superb and they really found some weird looking people that fit the bill of hicks in Missouri.Talent scouts and casting agents really do a good job finding people to pay certain roles and they achieved that in this film. So a big salute from me to the unsung heroes of these films.

True Grit (2010)

First off, I should start this by saying that if your expecting 3:10 To Yuma or Tombstone, then your sadly mistaken. However, I really believed that this was an excellent story and the real question is would I see it again? In the theater, I wouldn't go again, but I probably would see it again on DVD eventually. The movie stars newcomer Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, a little girl whose father has been killed and she wants revenge. So,she hires an old drunkard Marshall named Rooster Cogburn (played by the excellent Jeff Bridges) and runs into a Texas Marshall named Laboeuf (played by Matt Damon) who also wants to catch the man who shot Mattie's father for a different reason. Together, these three embark on adventure they'll never forget. The movie also stars Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men) as Tom Chaney, Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan) as Ned Pepper, and a full cast of interesting characters. I give the movie an A-

Tron: Legacy 3D (2010)

First, I want to start by saying that I loved the film, but there's always a catch to every review that I make. The little disclaimer at the beginning of the film that stated that most of the movie was shot in 2D with some 3D. Thank God, My nephew had a military ID so I was able to see the movie for the price of a regular ticket. So, whether the movie was in full 3D or not it was still worth the money. I saw a lot of reviews stating that you had to have seen Tron in order to understand this one and that's just a bunch of nonsense because the story is simple enough. The boy's father disappears for a long time, the boy grows a resentment towards the dad's company until his fathers partner and best friend discovers that he received a page from his dad, the kid goes to investigate and gets sucked into the world his father is in. Not too hard to understand! Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is trying to perfect the world and thinks he discovered what might do it until Clu (played by the CG version of the young Jeff Bridges)thinks he has been betrayed and the battle ensues between them in what we are guessing is the 20 years that Sam (Garrett Hedlund) hasn't seen his dad. Sam gets sucked into this world he thought his dad had made up. Now Sam has to try and stay alive in the game and try to save to himself and his dad at the same time. He also has to save what Kevin feels is the cure for earth, a isotope played by the sexy Olivia Wilde (House, Year One). The movie also stars Michael Sheen (Underworld), Beau Garrett (Turistas), Bruce Boxleitner (Tron 82), Anis Cheufra (Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun Li) as Rinzler, and James Frain (The Count Of Monte Cristo). I give the movie an A. Bravo!!!

A new blog

I'm developing a new blog just for horror movies and it's going to completely analyze the movie so If you don't want spoilers, then you might not want to view the blog. I've got movies like Return to Sleepaway Camp and much more to review. So Stay Tuned...

Saw 3D (2010)

I should have posted this a couple weeks ago when I viewed the movie on halloween day, but hey better late than never. I just want to say that I thought a lot of the acting in this movie was flat out awful and the 3D was a waste of money. This is supposedly the final chapter in the Saw saga, but that remains to be seen. The movie stars Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints) as Bobby, a self proclaimed Jigsaw survivor, who may have bite off more than he can chew, when he is suddenly trapped and faced with a task to prove whether he can survive or not. Costas Mandylor (Saw Series) and Betsy Russell (Cheerleader Camp) reprise their roles for hopefully the last time as Costas is trying to kill Jill Tuck. The movie even features Chester Bennington (Linkin Park Lead Singer) making a cameo in one of the traps. The traps is what always keeps this series interesting and I loved the traps. The one person I could have done without in this movie is Chad Donella, who plays internal affairs agent Gibson. This was probably the worst acting job I have ever seen and it didn't belong in a movie that your charging people 15 dollars to see. It was nice to see Cary Elwes (The first Saw) return to this movie and wait until you see what his involvement is in this film. I give this movie a B- because of the factors I listed above.