The Film Fanatic Review of 2010
Part 3 - July - September

JULY

Shrek Forever After (Dir: Mike Mitchell) IMDB rating 6.7/10; opening weekend gross UK: £8,955,554 - The fourth and final Shrek outing, the best after the original.

I Hate Luv Storys (Dir: Punit Malhotra) IMDB rating 5.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £202,907

Heartbreaker (Dir: Pascal Chaumeil) IMDB rating 6.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £119,742

Whatever Works (Dir: Woody Allen) IMDB rating 7.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £72,678

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Dir: David Slade) IMDB rating 4,8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £13,756,653 - The third and best so far in the Twilight series.

Predators (Dir: Nimrod Antal) IMDB rating 6.6/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,203,193

Milenge Milenge (Dir: Satish Kaushik) IMDB rating 4.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £48,172

Inception (Dir: Christopher Nolan) IMDB rating 9.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £5,912,894 - The most sophisticated blockbuster ever made. The best film of 2010.

Toy Story 3 (Dir: Lee Unkrich) IMDB rating 8.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £21,187,264 - One of the finest animated films ever made. The greatest final part of a film trilogy ever!


The Rebound (Dir: Bart Freundlich) IMDB rating 6.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £360,015

Khatta Meetha (Dir: Priyadarshan) IMDB rating 5.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £124,104

Splice (Dir: Vincenzo Natali) IMDB rating 6.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £110,225

The Karate Kid (Dir: Harald Zwart) IMDB rating 6.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £4,882,306 - The award for best remake of an 80s classic goes to The Karate Kid. Jaden Smith has all the charisma and staying power of his father.

The A Team (Dir: Joe Carnahan) IMDB rating 7.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,569,505

Gainsbourg (Dir: Joann Sfar) IMDB rating 6.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £135,031

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai (Dir: Milan Luthria) IMDB rating 6.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £54,780


AUGUST

Knight And Day (Dir: James Mangold) IMDB rating 6.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,404,163

Step Up 3D (Dir: Jon Chu) IMDB rating 5.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,015,403

Cats And Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore (Dir: Brad Peyton) IMDB rating 3.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,553,005

The Last Airbender (Dir: M Night Shyamalan) IMDB rating 4.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,653,776 - Award for worst dialogue of the year - "From birth I always knew you were destined to be a bender!" You couldn't write it - well, Shyamalan could. Seems amazing that this guy directed The Sixth Sense.


The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dir: Jon Turteltaub) IMDB rating 6.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,140,532

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Dir: Bradley Raymond) IMDB rating 7.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £288,544

The Expendables (Dir: Sylvester Stallone) IMDB rating 6.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,910,596 - Pulling out the big guns with a who's who of action stars - Sly Stallone, Arnie, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren - the list goes on...

Salt (Dir: Phillip Noyce) IMDB rating 6.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,166,715

Piranha (Dir: Alexandre Aja) IMDB rating 6.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,487,119

Marmaduke (Dir: Tom Dey) IMDB rating 3.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,243,789

Grown Ups (Dir: Dennis Dugan) IMDB rating 5.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,006,945

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Dir: Edgar Wright) IMDB rating 7.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,604,545

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (Dir: Thor Freudenthal) IMDB rating 6.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £671,161

Avatar Extended Cut (Dir: James Cameron) IMDB rating 8.3/10; at August 2010 cumulative gross for Avatar = £92.8 million


SEPTEMBER

The Last Exorcism (Dir: Daniel Stamm) IMDB rating 5.7/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,104,856

Dinner For Schmucks (Dir: Jay Roach) IMDB rating 6.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £940,586

The Switch (Dirs: Josh Gordon and Will Speck) IMDB rating 5.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £666,018

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Dir: Paul W.S.Anderson) IMDB rating 6.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,690,655

Tamara Drewe (Dir: Stephen Frears) IMDB rating 6.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £615,553 - Well received homegrown British comedy.


Going The Distance (Dir: Nanette Burstein) IMDB rating 6.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £436,361 - Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in another rom com.

Cyrus (Dirs: Jay and Mark Duplass) IMDB rating 6.7/10; opening weekend gross UK: £429,919

The Other Guys (Dir: Adam McKay) IMDB rating 6.7/10; opening weekend gross UK: £4,407,746 - Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in cop comedy.

Eat Pray Love (Dir: Ryan Murphy) IMDB rating 5.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,165,234


The Town (Dir: Ben Affleck) IMDB rating 7.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,005,039 - Impressive critical reception to Affleck's directorial debut. Shame he couldn't habve given it a more intriguing title!

The Hole (Dir: Joe Dante) IMDB rating 6.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £906,722

Devil (Dir: John Erick Dowdle) IMDB rating 6.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,850,009


Part 4 will focus on the last quarter of the year - October-December.