16. Avatar
This movie looked incredible. Of all the movies I saw last year Avatar was easily the one that was most worth the price of admission. It was visually stunning in 3D. Just about any other film that I saw in the theater last year would have been just as enjoyable if I had been patient enough to wait for it to arrive from Netflix, but Avatar certainly took full advantage of its new visual breakthroughs. I enjoyed this movie and I thought it was good but its strength in visual effects, cinematography, and art direction did not (at least for me) make up for a lack of original narrative or great acting.
17. Up In The Air
This movie probably suffered from high expectations. After all the good things I had constantly heard about it I guess I just expected more. The acting was superb and I certainly think that Clooney, Farmiga, and Kendrick deserved their Oscar noms. I would say that for me director Jason Reitman is now 3 for 3 with this film following Juno and Thank You For Smoking. I think that Thank You For Smoking is a better version of a similar story. Life without relationships is empty, but life with them could mean that you might get hurt. That was just to obvious of a revelation for me and I saw it coming from the very beginning. We are humans. We are complicated. To have meaningful relationships you have to work at it and keep trying.
18. Star Trek
I have not seen this film since the theaters so it is not too fresh in my mind but I recall it being quite fun, even if a bit long and choppy in the middle. The casting was what worked for me best. Have grown up a fan of the original fan of the William Shatner starring Star Trek I thought they did an incredible job matching new actors to those iconic roles while at the same time making it fresh rather then just a bunch of young kids doing their best impressions.
19. State of Play
Strong cast of good actors. I am a very big Russell Crowe fan so I will admit that most people may not like this film as much as me but I'm happy with any opportunity to see him on the big screen. A fun political thriller that, for most, is at least worth putting in your Netflix queue or paying a dollar at Redbox.
20. Watchmen
Awesome looking. Zach Snyder did not disappoint me with his follow up to 300. Jackie Earle Haley practically stole the show as Rorschach, and it was just another great step in his comeback to film.
11-15 coming soon
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