New Movies in 2011

As of this post there were 5,959 movies listed to be released in 2011. I would assume that is worldwide including all of the Bollywood movies in India for which there are many more made than in Hollywood.

Below is a list of the 2011 movies I (1) definitely want to see (2) maybe want to see (3) definitely don't want to see. I only looked through the first 500 on that list on imdb.com to get ideas for this list.


Science Fiction

• Cowboys & Aliens- very cool concept. High technology in the wild wild west.
  
• Iron Sky - In 1945, the Nazis went to the moon. In 2018 they are coming back.
• Battle: Los Angeles - Reminds me of Skyline which I also enjoyed and crave for a sequel
  
• The Darkest Hour - In Russia, a group of kids struggle to survive after an alien invasion. Yet another alien invasion movie.
  
• Source Code - very cool idea about reliving the past in some kind of virtual reality
  
• Real Steel - Battlebots made huge
  
• Area 51 - some kids happen upon Area 51
  
• Super 8 - SciFi written and Directed by JJ Abrams
• Contagion - some kind of virus break-out movie
  
• The Killing Game - A man is forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.
  
• The Host - One soul, the Wanderer, is fused with a dying human named Melanie Stryder, in an attempt to locate the last pocket of surviving humans on Earth.
  
• The Divide - To survive the end of the world you must first survive each other.
  
• Now - In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities
• The Adjustment Bureau - follow "the plan" or the adjustment bureau will have you "adjusted"
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - based on the book. I love zombie movies and this will be the first 19th century zombie movie I'll have seen.
  

Comedy

• The Dilemma - A man discovers that his best friend's wife is having an affair. Vince Vaughn is always funny in my book.
  
• Take Me Home Tonight - Follow an aimless college grad who pursues his dream girl at a wild Labor Day weekend party. He, his twin sister and their best friend struggle with their burgeoning adulthood over the course of the night.
  
• Jack and Jill - there are like 30 movies with this title. This one stars Adam Sandler so it's probably funny.
  
• Wanderlust - An urban couple branch out to live a more counter-culture lifestyle. Stars Jennifer Anniston.
  
• LOL - In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents.
• Just Go with It - Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler yet again.
• Paul - Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

Drama, Action, Mystery and/or Thrillers

• On the Road - A young man sets out to travel the roads and railways of America. Sounds interesting.
  
• Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story - The story of the adult movie Deep Throat
  
• Wrecked - Yet another movie which feels like the TV show "I Should Not Be Alive"
  
• K-11 - Kristin Stewart stars. That's good enough for me.
• Restless - The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII. There are a lot of movies with this title.
  
• How I Spent My Summer Vacation - Mel Gibson
• The Ledge - something about fundamentalist Christians and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.
• The Impossible
• Waco - based on the real incident in Waco Texas
  
• Ten - Starring Bruce Willis
• The Grandmasters - The story of the martial-arts master who trained Bruce Lee.
  
• Shadows from the Sky - What if... the pilot about to land your plane has become incapacitated, but you don't know about it. Worse still, neither does he.
  
• Number 13 - On the set of his latest production, Alfred Hitchcock is ensnared in a love triangle and murder mystery that echoes the themes of his work.
• The Beaver - No, it's not based the TV show from the 50s called Leave it to Beaver. It's yet another Mel Gibson movie, this time directed by Jodie Foster.
  
• Apollo 18 - A film about the real mission to space in the 1970's that was canceled by NASA.
  
• Sucker Punch - Forget the plot. Go see it for the amazing CG effects!
  
• Friends with Benefits - The relationship between two friends gets complicated when they decide to get romantic. Same plot as No Strings Attached? Stars Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson.
  
• No Strings Attached - there are a lot of movies with this title. Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. Same plot as Friends with Benefits? Movies seem to come in pairs sometimes.
  

Sequels

• A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas - I've loved the Harold & Kumar movies
  
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules - the first movie was very good
  
• Blue Crush 2 - enjoyed the first movie
  
• Zombieland 2 - enjoyed the first movie
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 - I love the Twilight saga
  
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - it's finally going to end. Loving it.
  
• The Hangover Part II - Loved the first movie.
  
• Sherlock Holmes Sequel Part 2 (untitled) - first movie pretty good
  
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - I like the Mission Impossible movies
  
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - I've enjoyed all of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
  

Reboots- I liked the originals so I'll probably see the remakes

• Footloose
  
• Red Dawn
• Ghost in the Shell
• Battle Royale
• Rise of the Apes
  

CG Animation Movies

• Rango - Awesome animation. I like how the animation was sort of based on the actors acting out the scenes. Johny Depp does the voice for Rango.
  
• Kung Fu Panda 2 - Love Jack Black and loved the first movie.
  
• Cars 2 - First movie was awesome.
  
• Mars Needs Moms - The trailers look pretty good
  
• Noah's Ark: The New Beginning - Hmmm ... need to see a trailer.
  

Super Hero Movies

• X-Men: First Class - I'll see any comic book movie
  
• The Wolverine - I'm into the X-Men movies and all of the spin-offs
  
• Green Lantern - Not a big fan of the Green Lantern movie. I don't know how that title has stayed around for so long. As a kid, I thought Green Lantern was stupid. I can't believe the huge universe they've built up behind the Green Lantern.
  
• The Green Hornet - Seth Green is hilarious. Looks good.
  
• Captain America: The First Avenger - it will be interesting to see how the Avengers will pull together all of the various Marvel Comics franchises into one.
  
• Luke Cage - I wasn't a big fan of the Luke Cage comic book but I'll go see it anyway.
  
• Thor - I'm not a big fan of Thor but I'll go see it anyway.
  
• The Man with the Iron Fist - I'm assuming this is based on the Marvel comic Iron Fist
• Limitless - A copywriter discovers a top-secret drug which bestows him with super human abilities.

Movies I might see

• Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride - linked part 1
• Death Note - saw a bit of the anime. Looked interesting.
• The Crow - a reboot?
• Vivid - maybe too creepy for me. A serial killer places his consciousness into the bodies of various individuals in order to experience what it is like to live and die as another person.
• Them - a remake? One woman's journey to unmask the secret rulers of the world.

Definitely don't want to see

• Arthur - Reboot. Didn't like the original
  
• Conan the Barbarian - Reboot: I'm not into barbarian movies.
  
• Straw Dogs - Remake: No interest
  
• Scream 4 - Horror: I've seen Scream 1, 2 and 3. I'm done with it.
  
• Halloween III - Horror: I've seen every Halloween movie. I'm done with it. Wait, there was already a Halloween III:Season of the Witch movie. Is this like a reboot/remake of one of the sequels??? BTW, Nick Cage stars in a new movie named Season of the Witch which opened yesterday.
  
• Paranormal Activity 3 - Horror: No interest
  
• Final Destination 5 - Horror: I've seen most of the Final Destination Movies. I'm done with it.
  
• Scary Movie 5 - Comedy: I've seen most of the Scary Movies. I'm done with it.
  
• Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World - Saw the first Spy Kids. Bored.
  
• The Thing
• Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral - Horror:No interest in any of these movies
  
• xXx: The Return of Xander Cage - Action: Saw the first one. Bored.
  
• Sleepaway Camp Reunion - Horror: Remake - saw the original. That's enough for me.
  
• National Treasure 3 - Action/Drama: Saw the first one. That's enough for me.
  
• Happy Feet 2 in 3D - CG Animation: No interest
  
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair - CG + Real Life - Saw the first movie. Bored. Is this like the 4th movie?
  
• Puss in Boots - I'm bored with Shrek and its spin-offs
  
• Universal Soldier: A New Dimension - Action: Saw the first movie. It was OK. Unless they can put some new spin on it that interests me, I'm skipping this one.
  
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 - CG Dogs: No interest in any of these movies
  
• Grayskull - Based on He-Man. After my time. No interest
  
• S.W.A.T.: Fire Fight - Action/Sequel: Saw the first one. That's enough for me.
  
• Pee-Wee-Herman movie (Untitled) - Comedy: First one mildly entertaining. That's enough for me.
  
• Super Troopers 2 - Comedy: First one was funny. OK, I might just give this one a try if the trailer looks funny.

My Favorite Movies of 2010

I did an advanced search on imdb for movies released in 2010 and discovered there are 7,503 of them! I looked through the first 1000 and made this list of movies I've seen and movies I would like to see. The two lists are ordered from favorite to least favorite.

I saw 35 movies which were released in 2010. I actually saw more movies via NetFlix but this list is just about the 2010 movies.

1. Inception - one of the best movies in the past decade
   
2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - entertaining from start to finish
   
3. Eclipse - yes, I'm a huge Twilight fan. I admit it.
   
4. Kick-Ass - I'm a sucker for super hero movies, especially about ordinary people. The foul-mouthed 12-year old girl who could take-out a room of thugs, was also cool to watch.
   
5. The King's Speech - we can all relate to stage fright. Overcoming it may take years of hard mental and physical work. Based on true events. Great movie.
6. Black Swan - The pressures of work can really get to us sometimes and in this case, drive us crazy. Seeking perfection is an unrealistic goal.
7. The Fighter - you can probably relate to trying, succeeding then later failing, then trying harder and succeeding again. Boxing is a really tough profession.
8. The Karate Kid - I was not a fan of the original but loved the remake
   
9. Hot Tub Time Machine - I dropped in on the movies with nothing in mind to see and spotted this movie I never heard about. I loved the idea of going back to the 70s to right the wrongs.
   
10. Let Me In - I saw the Swedish original Let The Right One In and it really left an impression on me. The American remake was really true to the original movie. I was thoroughly impressed.
    
11. 127 Hours -My adventures could have put me in similar situations where I would be forced to do something extreme to survive. This movie really made wonder what I would do in this situation.
    
12. Eat Pray Love - I loved this movie about seeking the meaning of life.
    
13. The Book of Eli - Gritty post-apocalyptic movie about one man's goal to preserve the King James Version of the bible owning the last copy in existence.
    
14. True Grit - I never saw the original but this movie hooked me from start to finish.
    
15. The Other Guys - Very funny movie that pokes fun at police action movies.
    
16. Get Him to the Greek - likable characters put in very funny situations. The rock star also learns something in the end.
    
17. Secretariat - based on the true story of the greatest race horse ever. I love racing movies.
    
18. Due Date - Funny road trip movie that goes way over the edge.
    
19. Date Night - Mistaken identity, crazy chases ... very funny.
    
20. Skyline - Great special effects and exciting story about alien invasion. I can't wait for the sequel! It felt like the movie was just starting when it ended.
    
21. The Social Network -Fascinating movie about how brains, luck and talent played a part in making some people very rich.
    
22. Iron Man 2 - Not as good as the first movie but still very entertaining. I look forward to the sequels as well as expanding Marvel comics movies yet to come out.
    
23. The Crazies -yet another survivor movie during a zombie break-out. I do love the zombie movies for some reason.
    
24. Gulliver's Travels -great special effects and funny remake of the old classic story.
    
25. It's Kind of a Funny Story -funny and touching story about mental illness
    
26. Diary of a Wimpy Kid -I can relate to being a wimpy kid in school struggling with bullies and popular kids.
    
27. Grown Ups -I can relate to being a kid in an adults body.
    
28. Devil -From the mind of M. Night Shyamalan. This was his best movie in a long time.
    
29. Love and Other Drugs -
30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 -Yes, I enjoy the Harry Potter movies. I have not read the books. Part 1 was kind of boring at times but I understand it's just the setup for the real ending.
    
31. Tron: Legacy -I loved the original and the remake was pretty good too.
    
32. Frozen -scary because it can happen to you. It really makes me wonder what I would do.
    
33. Alice in Wonderland -you either love or hate this movie. I hated it.
    
34. Megamind -Some good parts but for the most part, I was bored surprisingly.
    
35. Alpha and Omega -Cute story and good animation.
    
36. Furry Vengeance -I really did not like this movie about animal revenge.
    
37. Nanny McPhee Returns -silly movie. good for kids though.
    
38. Marmaduke -Awful.

Movies I missed but want to see

1. Super
2. Shutter Island
3. The Experiment
4. Easy A
5. Going the Distance
6. Happythankyoumoreplease
7. The Virginity Hit
8. She's Out of My League
9. Kaboom
10. Edge of Darkness
11. Flipped
12. The Freebie
13. Hesher
14. Tiny Furniture
15. Father of Invention
16. Seven Days
17. Trust
18. I'm Still Here
19. Monsters
20. Despicable Me
21. Toy Story 3
22. Knight and Day
23. Sex and the City 2
24. The Expendables