by Shannon Lintott
Last year I made a Best Movies of 2010 list and seeing how 2011 delivered some amazing films, I just had to do it again!
Whether they had more hype than others, were under rated or received bad reviews, these movies all earned their title as best in my books for one reason or another. So what were the best movies of 2011?
Without further ado, here is my list of the Best 15 Movies of 2011.
Attack the Block (Sci-fi/Action/Comedy)
Starring: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker and Alex Esmail
Director: Joe Cornish
Amazing indie British Sci-fi/comedy like you’ve never seen it before. This movie is REALLY good. I mean it. It’s hilarious, the aliens are really cool, the story actually works and you wont even notice the fact that it was made on the low budget. I loved watching these kids go around kicking butt and I was happily surprised to see a genuienly good sci-fi/action/comedy.
Beginners (Drama/Comedy/Romance)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Laurent
Director: Mike Millis
This little movie came out of no where and stole my heart. I was crying and then laughing my face off. I loved the story and feel in love with the actors that made it come to life. Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer are wonderful. This movie snuck in there and I keep hearing little blurbs about it now and again which is good because this film deserves to be recognized.
Drive (Crime/Drama)
Starring: Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Ryan Gosling is such a good actor. If that wasn’t reason alone then the action and general feel to this movie should give you reason to watch it. It was cool. I hate to say that but it’s true.
Fast Five (Action/Crime)
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson
Director: Justin Lin
Action. This movie is a pure action flick. There are one liners that will make you face palm but compared to all the other Fast & the Furious movies this script works. Raw action with fight scenes between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson is action gold and makes this my favourite of the fast & the Furious films.
Fright Night (Horror/Comedy)
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell and David Tennant
Director: Craig Gillespie
Why is this film on my list? Because this was my favoruite horror/comedy of the year. Not only is David Tennant and Anton Yelchin two of my favourite actors but I love the original and wondered if they were going to butcher it or not. They didn’t, they made it fresh and new and I loved every minute of this movie.
