The Blu-ray.com Community Top 20 Films of 2011 (Please Read First Post)

[MarkJ801]

Our 2010 top list was a big success, so here we go again. Post your list of your 20 favorite films that were released in 2011.

Each of the films will receive a certain amount of points based on how you rank them. We're going to do the points a bit different this time, so that your rankings are more prevalent:

1. 20 Points
2. 19 Points
3. 18 Points
4. 17 Points
5. 16 Points
.....
16. 5 Points
17. 4 Points
18. 3 Points
19. 2 Points
20. 1 Point

So please make sure you rank all your films from most favorite and down. Don't put them in random order!


The final deadline will be February 12, 2012 - 12am Pacific Time. That gives us over a month and a half to watch all the films you still want to see and update your lists.



RULES
1. How to determine if a film is eligible - A film must have been released either limited, wide, or straight-to-dvd (which ever comes first) in the United States in 2011. This does not include film festivals or released internationally. It may be hard to determine if some films were released in 2011 or not, so that's what the strict rules on this are for.

Use the release dates on imdb if you are unsure if it's eligible. For example, I Saw the Devil was released in some countries in 2010, but did not get a limited release in the U.S. until March 4th, 2011. So that film will be eligible.


2. Please only make one list - Make only one list on this thread. However, you are free to update and change your original post as often as you'd like until the deadline. It will make tallying very hard if there are multiple lists from one person. Just find your original post and click 'Edit' to make your changes.


New rule added 1/8/12: 3. How lists with less than 20 films will be counted - We had a lot of debate about this, so here is the compromise. You are free to post as many films up to 20 as you wish (even 1 if that's all you want to post). However, if you post less than 10 films, your list will be pushed down to position 10. So your #1 will be worth 11 points instead of the full 20, #2 worth 10, and so on. This is to encourage everyone to post as many films as possible. If you post between 10 and 20 films, they will be worth the full points as listed at the top of this post. Hope this makes everyone happy and keeps it as fair as possible!

[MarkJ801]

There's still a ton more I need to see that could definitely make this list, but here's mine for now:


1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. The Artist
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
5. The Tree of Life
6. Drive
7. 50/50
8. Bridesmaids
9. Super 8
10. Attack the Block
11. Midnight in Paris
12. Warrior
13. Scream 4
14. X-Men: First Class
15. Source Code
16. Hesher
17. I Saw the Devil
18. Another Earth
19. Rubber
20. The Descendants

My Runner's-Up:
21. Rango
22. The Help
23. 13 Assassins
24. Thor
25. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
26. The Ides of March
27. Moneyball
28. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
29. The Devil's Double
30. Win Win


Still need to see: Young Adult, Shame, Hugo, Carnage, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Melancholia, The Advenures of Tintin, We Bought a Zoo, War Horse, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Immortals, J. Edgar, The Muppets, The Iron Lady, The Guard, Beginners, Mission Impossible 4, Tyrannosaur, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, A Better Life, My Week with Marilyn, Puss in Boots, Anonymous, Real Steel, and a few others.

[bam777]

My Top 20 of the year...so far.


1. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
3. The Descendants
4. Shame
5. Young Adult
6. Hugo 3D
7. We Bought A Zoo
8. Drive
9. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
10. Cedar Rapids
11. Everything Must Go
12. Attack The Block
13. Midnight In Paris
14. Crazy Stupid Love
15. X-Men: First Class
16. Bridesmaids
17. The Beaver
18. Paranormal Activity 3
19. Insidious
20. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

This list could change very soon.

[Mandalorian]

1. The Descendants
2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
3. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
4. Kung Fu Panda 2
5. Win Win
..........
6. Drive
7. 50/50
8. Warrior
9. Captain America: First Avenger
10. Super 8
..........
11. Hugo
12. Rango
13. Moneyball
14. Midnight in Paris
15. The Adventures of TinTin
..........
16. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
18. Bridesmaids
19. Source Code
20. Fast Five
..........
HM. X-Men: First Class
HM. The Help

[thelittleprince]

Here are my top 20 films of 2011 (may revise list before deadline):
1. Hugo
2. Drive
3. Shame
4. Super 8
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
6. X-Men: First Class
7. The Adventures of Tintin
8. Martha Marcy May Marlene
9. War Horse
10. Sarah's Key
11. Beginners
12. The Descendants
13. Jane Eyre
14. The Ides of March
15. The Tree of Life
16. The Artist
17. Moneyball
18. Another Earth
19. The Debt
20. Red State

[Jasonic]

I honestly don't like that the eligibility is based on US release. It should be what is released in 2011 period. Would sure like to put Sunny on my list.

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2
2. Super 8
3. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
4. Captain America
5. Kung Fu Panda 2
6. 13 Assassins
7. Thor
8. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
9. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
10. Sunny
11. Midnight In Paris
12. Drive
13. X-Men First Class
14. The Help
15. The Adjustment Bureau
16. The Muppets
17. Hugo
18. Bridesmaids
19. I Saw the Devil
20. Rango

[Foggy]

1) Super 8
2) Submarine
3) Tinker Tailor Solider Spy
4) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
5) Horrible Bosses
6) Cowboys and Aliens
7) Drive
8) Rango
9) The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
10) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
11) The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
12) Love Exposure
13) Source Code
14) X-Men: First Class
15) Limitless
16) Thor
17) Fright Night
18) Attack the Block
19) Hobo with a Shotgun
20) Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Still need to see: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Shame, Midnight in Paris, The Muppets, The Artist, The Tree of Life, Melancholia

Want to watch again before final judgement: Attack the Block, Cowboys and Aliens, Drive, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy

[MarkJ801]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

I honestly don't like that the eligibility is based on US release. It should be what is released in 2011 period. Would sure like to put Sunny on my list.

[Show spoiler]1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2
2. Super 8
3. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
4. Captain America
5. Kung Fu Panda 2
6. 13 Assassins
7. Thor
8. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
9. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
10. Midnight In Paris
11. Drive
12. X-Men First Class
13. The Help
14. The Adjustment Bureau
15. The Muppets
16. Hugo
17. Bridesmaids
18. I Saw the Devil
19. Rango
20. The Debt

Yeah but if that were the case, then 13 Assassins, I Saw the Devil, and The Debt all from your list wouldn't be eligible. It's just the easiest way to do it, in my opinion. Otherwise there would be films that were released in late 2010 only at a film festival none of us have attended, or in a country most of us don't live in, and then it would have no chance of making it on both the 2010 or 2011 list.

Also, I'm not sure what film you're talking about when you say Sunny, but if it's this one, then it is eligible.

[csdot]

1. I Saw the Devil
2. Drive
3. Attack the Block
4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
5. Captain America: The First Avenger
6. Tucker and Dale vs Evil
7. X-Men: First Class
8. Hugo
9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
10. The Artist
11. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
12. Thor
13. Midnight in Paris
14. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
15. Super 8
16. Tree of Life
17 The Skin I Live In
18. Source Code
19. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
20. 50/50

[*DrStrangelove*]

Will change as I watch more films:

1.Drive
2.Midnight in Paris
3.Super 8
4.Melancholia
5.Attack the Block
6.Red State
7.X men first class
8.Warrior
9.The Tree of Life
10.Submarine

All I have so far. Will add more later.

[animefan77]

Finally a point system that makes sense to me. I always didn't understand why you made the last 5 to be worth the same. But I always appreciated the list. Thank you and keep this new point system

My list so far that I saw in theater. So it's mostly big budget blockbuster movies. I usually save the small award worthy movies until it's released on blu-ray, while spending money on theater that are more hyped up & big budget ones that can benefit from big screen and sound. So my list may drastically differ by the end.

01. Drive
02. Crazy Stupid Love
03. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
04. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
05. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
06. X-Men: First Class
07. Captain America: the First Avenger
08. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
09. Help
10. Bridesmaids
11. Hanna
12. Hugo
13. Adventures of Tintin
14. Thor
15. Fast Five
16. Sherlock Holmes:A Game of Shadows
17. Source Code
18. Kung Fu Panda 2
19. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
20. Transformers: Dark of the Moon

[jvince]

1. City of Life and Death
2. 50/50
3. Melancholia
4. Super 8
5. I Saw the Devil

6. Love Exposure
7. Drive
8. Poetry
9. The Artist
10. Midnight in Paris

11. Scream 4
12. Moneyball
13. The Descendants
14. The Help
15. Hugo

16. A Separation
17. Carnage
18. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
19. Bridesmaids
20. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Honorable mentions to: Final Destination 5, Submarine, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and The Tree of Life.

[Belloche]

1. Drive
2. The Tree of Life
3. The Descendants
4. Moneyball
5. Source Code
6. Hanna
7. Thor
8. Super 8
9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
10. The Adjustment Bureau
11. Attack the Block
12. Captain America
13. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
14. The Muppets
15. Hobo With a Shotgun
16. X-Men First Class
17. Bridesmaids
18. Fright Night
19. Horrible Bosses
20. Super

[Jumpman]

Subject to change:

Top Films of 2011

50/50
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Contagion
Sucker Punch Extended Cut
13 Assassins
Melancholia
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Rango
Fast Five

Warrior
Marvel’s X-Men First Class
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Arthur Christmas
Hesher
The Help
The Other Woman
Your Highness
Paul

[matallsteve]

1 Transformers Dark of the Moon
2 Pirates of the Carribean 4
3 Moneyball
4 The Dilema
5 Winnie the Pooh
6 Captian America
7 Horrible Bosses
8 The Change Up
9 Fast Five
10 Limitless
11 The Adjustment Bureau
12 Take Me Home Tonite
13 Cedar Rapids
14 I am number 4
15 Hall Pass
16 Cars 2
17 Thor
18 Cowboys Vs Aliens
19 Gnomeo And Juliet
20 Muppets

[nolfoc]

1. Warrior
2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
3. Thor
4. Drive
5. X-Men: First Class
6. Green Lantern
7. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
8. Battle: Los Angeles
9. Crazy, Stupid, Love
10. Friends With Benefits
11. Mr. Poppers Penguins
12. Rango
13. Moneyball


ive only enjoyed 13 movies this year out of a total of 57.. crappy year 2011 was for sure

[fgomike]

1. Super 8
2. Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows pt II
3. X-Men First Class
4. Hanna
5. Colombiana
6. Limitless
7. Rio
8. Thor
9. Captain America
10. Bridemaids
11. Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol
12. Battle LA
13. Adjustment Bureau
14. Conspirator
15. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
16. Paul
17. Your Highness
18. Source Code
19. Scream 4
20. Sucker Punch

[djgeneral]

Wouldn't it be more fun to not publicly post the lists? More of a surprise? Just a suggestion.

Also, I can't wait to participate in this! But I still have a bunch of movies to see.

[Jasonic]

Originally Posted by MarkJ801

Yeah but if that were the case, then 13 Assassins, I Saw the Devil, and The Debt all from your list wouldn't be eligible. It's just the easiest way to do it, in my opinion. Otherwise there would be films that were released in late 2010 only at a film festival none of us have attended, or in a country most of us don't live in, and then it would have no chance of making it on both the 2010 or 2011 list.

Also, I'm not sure what film you're talking about when you say Sunny, but if it's this one, then it is eligible.

Hmm, thats odd. I followed that one, and never heard of it being released over here. Good to know though, I'll add that one.

As for those other three, I would have been fine with it if they weren't eligible, but since they are, I can't just leave them off my list, since they are favorites regardless, especially 13 Assassins.

[ColeParks]

Well I certainly haven't seen all the movies released this year, but I have seen exactly 61, and of those here are my top 20!

1. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2. Hugo
3. Warrior
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. I Saw the Devil
6. Drive
7. My Week with Marilyn
8. The Help
9. X-Men: First Class
10. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
11. Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
12. Beginners
13. Captain America: The First Avenger
14. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
15. Sucker Punch
16. Midnight in Paris
17. Super 8
18. The Ides of March
19. 50/50
20. War Horse


I few that I haven't seen, but could easily make the list include: Shame, The Tree of Life, Jane Eyre, and The Muppets.