Sunday 1 January 2012

December 2011 In Review

 Best Film of the Month: Brokeback Mountain

December 2011 was a busy movie watching month for me. With it being the last month of the year, I decided to play catch-up on many of the 2011 films that I had missed out on during the year, many of them being added to my top 30 of the year. It was a busy cinema-going month for me as well, with myself visiting the cinema 11 times! Another prominent theme for this month was watching the films of the legendary Ingmar Bergman, who is definitely one of my favourite directors. But without further ado, here's my list of movies that I watched in December and their ratings.

The Ides of March 4/5
Attack the Block 4.5/5
El Topo 4/5
The Bourne Ultimatum 5/5
Mean Creek 4.5/5
The Bourne Identity 4/5
The Bourne Supremacy 4/5
To Kill A Mockingbird 5/5
The Tree of Life 5/5
Donnie Darko 5/5
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 4.5/5

Worst Film of the Month: New Year's Eve
New Years Eve 1.5/5
Belle du Jour 5/5
Hunger 5/5
Blue Valentine 4/5
Kung Fu Panda 2 4/5
Videodrome 3.5/5
Captain America: The First Avenger 3/5
Rango 4.5/5
Red Dog 4.5/5

Best Film Seen In The Cinema: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 5/5
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol 4/5
The Help 4/5
Hanna 4/5
No Country For Old Men 5/5
Avatar 4/5
The Skin I Live In 5/5
Half Nelson 4.5/5
The Hangover Part II 2.5/5
Lars and the Real Girl 4/5
Puss In Boots 3/5

Biggest Surprise: Attack The Block

Incendies 4.5/5
Hour of the Wolf 5/5
Melancholia 5/5
Its A Wonderful Life 5/5
Cinema Paradiso 4.5/5
Zoolander 3/5
Fracture 3/5
Brokeback Mountain 5/5
The Kings Speech 4.5/5
The Adventures of Tintin 4.5/5
Sherlock Holmes 3.5/5
War Horse 4.5/5
Smultronstallet (Wild Strawberries) 4.5/5
Tower Heist 3/5
Snowtown 4.5/5
Crazy, Stupid, Love 3.5/5

Biggest Disappointment: Captain America: The First Avenger

Best Film of the Month (other than Donnie Darko, which is here but was last month's best film): Brokeback Mountain. Runner Up: No Country For Old Men
Worst Film of the Month: New Year's Eve. Runner Up: The Hangover Part II
Biggest Surprise: Attack The Block. Runner Up: Hanna
Biggest Disappointment: Captain America: The First Avenger. Runner Up: Videodrome
Best Film Seen In The Cinema: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Runner Up: Melancholia

Total number of films watched: 47