The Film Fanatic Review of 2010
Part 4 - October - December
Part 4 - October - December
OCTOBER
Buried (Dir: Rodrigo Cortes) IMDB rating 7.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £820,631 - Ryan Reynolds in claustrophobic drama.
Made in Dagenham (Dir: Nigel Cole) IMDB rating 7.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £674,059 - No, it's not the story of the life of helium voiced Stacey from the X Factor and I'm A Celebrity, it's actually a dramatization of the 1968 Ford Car plant strike in Dagenham.
Back To The Future (Dir: Robert Zemeckis) IMDB rating 8.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £461,194 (based solely on box office receipts on special 25th anniversary re-release this year) - I was so happy to get to see this classic on the big screen. It still looks fresh and is still so intelligent to audiences today.
Despicable Me (Dirs: Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud) IMDB rating 7.6/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,664,376
The Social Network (Dir: David Fincher) IMDB rating 8.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,486,454 - Pitching a film centering around the genesis of social network phenomenon Facebook was always going to raise eyebrows but the passion for the story shows in the storytelling. One of the most favourably received films by the critics this year and one of the year's most intelligent films.
Vampires Suck (Dirs: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer) IMDB rating 3.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,089,339 - You'll need an Alka Seltzer or two for the dull headache if you manage to sit through 2 hours of this parody tripe. The Twilight source material isn't great on its own merits so this must surely be painful to watch. "Some sagas just won't die!" They've said it themselves - give it a rest with the self promoting parodies.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Dir:Oliver Stone) IMDB rating 6.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,084,007
Life As We Know It (Dir: Greg Bedrlanti) IMDB rating 5.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,262,970
The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud (Dir: Burr Steers) IMDB rating 5.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,299,236 - Another attempt for Zac Efron to play somebody who doesn't prance around as a supposed heartthrob to millions of adoring young girls.
Paranormal Activity 2 (Dir: Tod Williams) IMDB rating 6.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,764,722 - More of the same of what made the 2007 original so chilling.
Red (Dir: Robert Schwentke) IMDB rating 7.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,662,472
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole (Dir: Zack Snyder) IMDB rating 7.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £737,444
Alpha And Omega (Dirs: Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck) IMDB rating 4.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £643,425
Easy A (Dir: Will Gluck) IMDB rating 7.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £277,975
Saw 3D (Dir: Kevin Greutert) IMDB rating 5.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,600,083 - "The final chapter" promises the film's tagline - we can only hope!
Burke And Hare (Dir: John Landis) IMDB rating 6.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £942,894
The Kids Are All Right (Dir: Lisa Cholodenko) IMDB rating 7.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £411,960 - A strong contender for Best Film at the 2011 Oscars.
NOVEMBER
Due Date (Dir: Todd Phillips) IMDB rating 7.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,346,089
Jackass 3D (Dir: Jeff Tremaine) IMDB rating 7.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,696,909 - Another series that has surely had its day already - and it's using the 3D gimmick.
Let Me In (Dir: Matt Reeves) IMDB rating 7.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £488,172 - Considering the sublime original from Sweden, Let The Right One In, has only been with us for about 18 months, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves has given us a fairly premature remake.
Another Year (Dir: Mike Leigh) IMDB rating 8.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £355,626
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Dir: David Yates) IMDB rating 7.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £18,319,721 - One of the biggest film openings of the year as the franchise gradually makes for its end. Part 1 of the final chapter is engaging, beautifully shot and captures the spirit of the final Potter novel brilliantly from the start to that cliffhanger ending. Roll on July 2011!
Skyline (Dirs: Colin and Greg Strause) IMDB rating 4.6/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,332,170
Guzaarish (Dir: Sanjay Leela Bhansali) IMDB rating 7.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £171,027
Unstoppable (Dir: Tony Scott) IMDB rating 7.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: 7.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,714,871
London Boulevard (Dir: William Monahan) IMDB rating 6.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £577,224
The American (Dir: Anton Corbijn) IMDB rating 6.6/10; opening weekend gross UK: £411,707
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Dir: Daniel Alfredson) IMDB rating 6.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £219,259
Machete (Dirs: Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez) IMDB rating 7.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £90,423
DECEMBER
Megamind (Dir: Tom McGrath) IMDB rating 7.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,827,502 - Dreamworks' second animated hit of the year after the fantastic How To Train Your Dragon.
Monsters (Dir: Gareth Edwards) IMDB rating 6.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £348,577
The Warrior's Way (Dir: Sngmoo Lee) IMDB rating 6.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £105,389
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (Dir: Michael Apted) IMDB rating 6.7/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,460,118 - More of the same safe adaptations of C S Lewis' childrens stories.
The Tourist (Dir: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck) IMDB rating 6.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,341,143 - Nonsense pretending to be intrigue starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Not been the best year for Johnny.
Somewhere (Dir: Sofia Coppola) IMDB rating 6.7/10; opening weekend gross UK: £125,581
No Problem (Dir: Anees Bazmee) IMDB rating 4.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £114,652
Tron: Legacy (Dir: Joseph Kosinski) IMDB rating 7.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,970,692 - Tries to be groundbreaking in an imitation of the 1980s original but is best summed up as a headache inducing ball of neon lights and a few chases. Good soundtrack however.
Burlesque (Dir: Steve Antin) IMDB rating 6.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £425,931
Animals United (Dirs: Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe) IMDB rating 4.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £307,409
Fred: The Movie (Dir: Clay Weiner) IMDB rating 2.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £257,133 - How anyone can sit through 90 minutes of this hell is beyond me!
2010 has been a varied bag. My favourite film score of the year is 100% John Powell's sumptuous How To Train Your Dragon. Listen to the swelling beats of Test Drive and Romantic Flight whilst watching the film's dazzling flying sequences and let your spirits soar.
My favourite films of the year (in no particular order):
Inception
Toy Story 3
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
How To Train Your Dragon
Shutter Island
Until 2011.............
Buried (Dir: Rodrigo Cortes) IMDB rating 7.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £820,631 - Ryan Reynolds in claustrophobic drama.
Made in Dagenham (Dir: Nigel Cole) IMDB rating 7.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £674,059 - No, it's not the story of the life of helium voiced Stacey from the X Factor and I'm A Celebrity, it's actually a dramatization of the 1968 Ford Car plant strike in Dagenham.
Back To The Future (Dir: Robert Zemeckis) IMDB rating 8.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £461,194 (based solely on box office receipts on special 25th anniversary re-release this year) - I was so happy to get to see this classic on the big screen. It still looks fresh and is still so intelligent to audiences today.
Despicable Me (Dirs: Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud) IMDB rating 7.6/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,664,376
The Social Network (Dir: David Fincher) IMDB rating 8.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,486,454 - Pitching a film centering around the genesis of social network phenomenon Facebook was always going to raise eyebrows but the passion for the story shows in the storytelling. One of the most favourably received films by the critics this year and one of the year's most intelligent films.
Vampires Suck (Dirs: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer) IMDB rating 3.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,089,339 - You'll need an Alka Seltzer or two for the dull headache if you manage to sit through 2 hours of this parody tripe. The Twilight source material isn't great on its own merits so this must surely be painful to watch. "Some sagas just won't die!" They've said it themselves - give it a rest with the self promoting parodies.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Dir:Oliver Stone) IMDB rating 6.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,084,007
Life As We Know It (Dir: Greg Bedrlanti) IMDB rating 5.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,262,970
The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud (Dir: Burr Steers) IMDB rating 5.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,299,236 - Another attempt for Zac Efron to play somebody who doesn't prance around as a supposed heartthrob to millions of adoring young girls.
Paranormal Activity 2 (Dir: Tod Williams) IMDB rating 6.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,764,722 - More of the same of what made the 2007 original so chilling.
Red (Dir: Robert Schwentke) IMDB rating 7.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,662,472
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole (Dir: Zack Snyder) IMDB rating 7.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £737,444
Alpha And Omega (Dirs: Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck) IMDB rating 4.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £643,425
Easy A (Dir: Will Gluck) IMDB rating 7.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £277,975
Saw 3D (Dir: Kevin Greutert) IMDB rating 5.8/10; opening weekend gross UK: £3,600,083 - "The final chapter" promises the film's tagline - we can only hope!
Burke And Hare (Dir: John Landis) IMDB rating 6.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £942,894
The Kids Are All Right (Dir: Lisa Cholodenko) IMDB rating 7.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £411,960 - A strong contender for Best Film at the 2011 Oscars.
NOVEMBER
Due Date (Dir: Todd Phillips) IMDB rating 7.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,346,089
Jackass 3D (Dir: Jeff Tremaine) IMDB rating 7.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,696,909 - Another series that has surely had its day already - and it's using the 3D gimmick.
Let Me In (Dir: Matt Reeves) IMDB rating 7.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £488,172 - Considering the sublime original from Sweden, Let The Right One In, has only been with us for about 18 months, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves has given us a fairly premature remake.
Another Year (Dir: Mike Leigh) IMDB rating 8.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £355,626
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Dir: David Yates) IMDB rating 7.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £18,319,721 - One of the biggest film openings of the year as the franchise gradually makes for its end. Part 1 of the final chapter is engaging, beautifully shot and captures the spirit of the final Potter novel brilliantly from the start to that cliffhanger ending. Roll on July 2011!
Skyline (Dirs: Colin and Greg Strause) IMDB rating 4.6/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,332,170Guzaarish (Dir: Sanjay Leela Bhansali) IMDB rating 7.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £171,027
Unstoppable (Dir: Tony Scott) IMDB rating 7.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: 7.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,714,871
London Boulevard (Dir: William Monahan) IMDB rating 6.4/10; opening weekend gross UK: £577,224
The American (Dir: Anton Corbijn) IMDB rating 6.6/10; opening weekend gross UK: £411,707
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Dir: Daniel Alfredson) IMDB rating 6.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £219,259
Machete (Dirs: Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez) IMDB rating 7.2/10; opening weekend gross UK: £90,423
DECEMBER
Megamind (Dir: Tom McGrath) IMDB rating 7.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,827,502 - Dreamworks' second animated hit of the year after the fantastic How To Train Your Dragon.
Monsters (Dir: Gareth Edwards) IMDB rating 6.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £348,577
The Warrior's Way (Dir: Sngmoo Lee) IMDB rating 6.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £105,389
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (Dir: Michael Apted) IMDB rating 6.7/10; opening weekend gross UK: £2,460,118 - More of the same safe adaptations of C S Lewis' childrens stories.
The Tourist (Dir: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck) IMDB rating 6.0/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,341,143 - Nonsense pretending to be intrigue starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Not been the best year for Johnny.
Somewhere (Dir: Sofia Coppola) IMDB rating 6.7/10; opening weekend gross UK: £125,581
No Problem (Dir: Anees Bazmee) IMDB rating 4.3/10; opening weekend gross UK: £114,652
Tron: Legacy (Dir: Joseph Kosinski) IMDB rating 7.5/10; opening weekend gross UK: £1,970,692 - Tries to be groundbreaking in an imitation of the 1980s original but is best summed up as a headache inducing ball of neon lights and a few chases. Good soundtrack however.
Burlesque (Dir: Steve Antin) IMDB rating 6.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £425,931
Animals United (Dirs: Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe) IMDB rating 4.9/10; opening weekend gross UK: £307,409
Fred: The Movie (Dir: Clay Weiner) IMDB rating 2.1/10; opening weekend gross UK: £257,133 - How anyone can sit through 90 minutes of this hell is beyond me!
2010 has been a varied bag. My favourite film score of the year is 100% John Powell's sumptuous How To Train Your Dragon. Listen to the swelling beats of Test Drive and Romantic Flight whilst watching the film's dazzling flying sequences and let your spirits soar.
My favourite films of the year (in no particular order):
Inception
Toy Story 3
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
How To Train Your Dragon
Shutter Island
Until 2011.............
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