My revised list of the best movies of 2011

I've seen a few more movies since I ranked what were, in my opinion, the best movies of 2011. Surprisingly, for the first time in a long time, I will agree with the Academy Award winner for Best Picture. Who knew?

1. The Artist

2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II

4. War Horse

5. The Help

6. The Descendants

7. The Tree of Life

8. A Separation

9. Bridesmaids

10. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

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Movie Review: The Hunger Games

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Lenny Kravitz Director: Gary Ross Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Wes Bentley, Donald Sutherland, Woody Harrelson Genre(s): Action, Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: March 23, 2012 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87% Adapting a beloved, best-selling novel for the big screen is no easy task. Many have failed, and when this occurs, legions of fans are upset. Sub-plots and minor, fairly insignificant details are destined to be eliminated from the script, but fans expect the book's original themes, plot(s), and characters are intact. Many who have loved Suzanne Collins' wonderful post-apocalyptic trilogy -- The Hunger Games , Catching Fire , and Mockingjay -- were anxious (myself included) to see if director Gary Ross' film adaption could live up to its hefty, meaningful source material. Luckily, we can all breathe a sigh of a relief. Ross has become as successful as the...

Review: Gifted

McKenna Grace and Chris Evans Director: Marc Webb Screenwriter: Tom Flynn Starring: Chris Evans, McKenna Grace, Jenny Slate, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language, and some suggestive material Genre: Drama Theatrical Release Date: April 7, 2017 On DVD/Streaming: July 25, 2017 Rotten Tomatoes Score : 73% Clip: "Mary Solves the Math Problem" Gifted is practically manufacturing to make you weepy, to make you feel something deep. And, for the most part, it succeeds. From the opening scene, that displays the great chemistry between leads Chris Evans and McKenna Grace, you know what kind of movie this is going to be, and you're okay with that. Or, at least, I was. Smartly, the movie does not begin with unnecessary backstory/exposition or an awkward flashback. Instead, it begins with the aforementioned scene with Evans' Frank, who is Mary's (Grace) uncle. We don't yet ...

Review: Tomb Raider

Daniel Wu and Alicia Vikander Director: Roar Uthaug Screenwriters: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Alastair Siddons Starring: Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins, Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and some language Genres: Action, Adventure Theatrical Release Date: March 16, 2018 Rotten Tomatoes Score : 50% Clip: "Waterfall" Tomb Raider is much better than it has any reason to be. Not that it needed to be bad, but with the plethora of remakes and reboots as of late, it is easy to have low expectations for the majority of them. Director Roar Uthaug's Tomb Raider is definitely more of a reboot than a remake, as it is a far cry from the poorly-made Angelina Jolie-starring Lara Croft movies (of which there are two). Jolie's Croft was certainly slick, but the focus seemed to be more on her sex appeal than anything else. Tom Raider , however, Is more about Croft’s br...

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