2011 Films and Me

To clarify, this is me dressed up as the train from the 2010 film Unstoppable, for an Oscar party. Movie related.

Okay, so here's what I saw in the theaters last year:

Paul

Because it looked fun. And cute. And not too intense. I don't like movies that make me all nervous. I can manufacture adrenaline all by myself, thank you very much. Kristen Wiig was fun in it.

Source Code

A friend of my boyfriend worked on it, plus it involved trains and explosions and looked smart and vaguely about time travel. Oh, time travel. How I love thee. I really need to start watching those special features on my new Back to the Future DVD.

Super 8

A lot of people got all upset about this film. Too Spielberg-y. Not good enough for JJ Abrams. Well, whatever. I liked it. It was a throw back, and they did a good job at that. The main kid in it is such a joy to watch.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

I'll admit that I didn't start reading the Harry Potter books until the first film was going to be released shortly. My best friend was doing this thing at USC with her roommates where they were reading the books out loud with each other, so I did the same at my school with a couple of my friends. Good times. I definitely recommend doing something like that with some group some time in your life. Anywho, I'm a devotee of Harry, tho not as devoted a fan as I am to, say, Star Wars. I thought this a worthy finish.

Cowboys and Aliens

People got all upset with this one too. Look, it gave you what it advertised. Do you really need more than that? No, it wasn't the strongest story I've ever seen ... but Harrison Ford! Being gruff! And sometimes sweet! Yes, please!

50/50

I told myself I should take a tissue box to this one and I didn't, and so there I sat, tears running down my cheeks and an ache in my heart. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is soooo good in this film. I've loved him since his 3rd Rock from the Sun days.

The Muppets

So it turns out that our sense of humor isn't genetic - that is, you don't just inherit it from your parents. But! Parents can influence their children's sense of humor by what media they surround them with. As a child, I watched a lot of Duck Tales, listened to Tom Leher and read Edward Gorey. And my mom had at some point taped The Great Muppet Caper off TV. Lordy, did I watch that film a million times. The Muppets are near and dear to my heart and I wouldn't have it any other way.

My first movie of 2012 was Hugo, watched last night. But you'll have to wait 'til next year to see what I though. I kid! Maybe just this fall.