MOVIE REVIEWS - 2011

---

2011 movie highlights

2011 saw the expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the release of THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER.

The X-MEN movies recieved a reboot with a prequel movie that cast James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Eric Lensherr and Jennifer Lawrence as Raven.

The HARRY POTTER film series came to a close with DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART TWO, while Tom Cruise scaled new heights in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL; achieving the best critical and Box Office performance for the enduring Spy-Fi sereis.

The TRANSFORMERS were back with DARK OF THE MOON, while the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN found themselves upon STRANGER TIDES.

The most impressive of all the franchise films was the reboot effort RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. Tim Burton's previous effort to re-energise the franchise was an uneven effort that failed to engage audiences. This time around, writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver moved the story to a contemporary setting and changed the focus of the story, examining how Apes came to make the evolutionary leap that placed them on an equal footing with humans.

The change worked a treat and the film is a great example of how to reimagine a franchise.

The most imaginative film of 2011 was Woody Allen's MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.

Allen himself has been the subect of much controversy in recent years, but his films continue to delight, enthrall and, sometimes, frustrate. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS is a wonderful film and was fully desrving of its Oscar & Golden Globe wins for Best Original Screenplay.

movie database

social media is no obstacle ...

---

green
​hornet

fantasy action
RELEASED: 14/01/11
(Usa)
TIME:  119 MINS
RATED: m

attack
​the block

science fiction
RELEASED: 1/03/11
(USA)
TIME: 88 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

the
​adjustment bureau

science fiction
RELEASED: 4/03/11
(usa)
TIME: 106 MINS
​RATED: m

limitless

​
​science fiction
released: 18/03/11
(usa)
TIME: 105 MINS
RATED: m

---

sucker punch

science fiction
RELEASED: 25/03/11
(Usa)
TIME:  110 MINS
RATED: m

source code
​
science fiction
RELEASED: 1/04/11
(USA)
TIME: 93 MINS
​RATED: m

fast & furious 5

action thriller
RELEASED: 29/04/11
(usa)
TIME: 130 MINS
​RATED: m

thor
​
​science fiction
released: 6/05/11
(usa)
TIME: 115 MINS
RATED: m

---

pirates of the caribbean:
on stranger tides

fantasy action
RELEASED: 20/05/11
(usa)
TIME:  136 MINS
RATED: m

x-men:
first class


science fiction
RELEASED: 3/06/11
(usa)
TIME: 131 MINS
​RATED: m

midnight
in
paris

fantasy
RELEASED: 10/06/11
(usa)
TIME: 94 MINS
​RATED: m

super 8


​
​science fiction
released: 10/06/11
(usa)
TIME: 112 MINS
RATED: m

---

green
lantern

​
science fiction
RELEASED: 17/06/11
(usa)
TIME:  114 MINS
RATED: m

transformers:
dark of
​the moon

science fiction
RELEASED: 29/06/11
(usa)
TIME: 154 MINS
​RATED: m

harry potter and the deathly hallows - part two

fantasy action
RELEASED: 15/07/11
(usa)
TIME: 130 MINS
​RATED: m

captain america:
the
first avenger
​
science fiction
released: 22/07/11
(usa)
TIME: 124 MINS
RATED: m

---

cowboys
&
aliens

science fiction
RELEASED: 29/07/11
(usa)
TIME:  119 MINS
RATED: m

rise of
the planet of
the apes
​
science fiction
RELEASED: 5/08/11
(usa)
TIME: 105 MINS
​RATED: m

kill
list


mystery thriller
RELEASED: 2/09/11 
(usa)
TIME: 95 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

mission:
impossible
ghost protocol
​
​action thriller
released: 21/12/11
(usa)
TIME: 132 MINS
RATED: M

---