The Movie: David Fincher takes on Stieg Larsson's modern classic, with Rooney Mara taking on Noomi Rapace to make the character of Lisbeth Salander her own. Think Se7en, but darker.
Impact: Only #50? Consider it an honourable mention, as it's not out until Boxing Day. But it's already shaking the film world after New Yorker critic David Denby broke the review embargo. His verdict - "mesmerising," apparently.
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McSerious
Dec 12th 2011, 15:31
Glad to see 'Warrior' as the main picture for this feature, disgracefully neglected film. Was fantastic!
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FBIGarbutt
Dec 12th 2011, 16:13
This was such a great movie. I watched it at http://b4releasemovies.com
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FBJWalters
Dec 12th 2011, 16:34
Fair play for putting Animal Kingdom so high, always thought it was under-rated. Bit weird how half of these originally got mediocre to bad reviews first time round, though
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DonisFun
Dec 12th 2011, 17:22
It's not been a bad year for films, gems like Drive, Hannah, Submarine, Animal Kingdom, Super 8 (guilty pleasure) and Snowtown, but in the same breath their has been some right c**p like Thor, Transformers 3, and Attack the Block (which I really wanted to be great but was just flat)
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MrScary
Dec 12th 2011, 17:55
What are the odds CrazyFilmGuy is a teen? Beastly? Three Musketeers? Transformers? Season of the Witch? Green Lantern? I am Number 4? Really??? I liked films like that when I was 15 as well, but for an adult that list is pretty poor.
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matty2392
Dec 12th 2011, 18:16
HA CrazyFilmGuy your list is terrible.
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matty2392
Dec 12th 2011, 18:16
HA CrazyFilmGuy your list is terrible.
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adb11
Dec 12th 2011, 18:57
@CrazyFilmGuy Whoa! Easy there fella. I have to be honest; I agree with MrScary - that list does kinda sound like a kid wrote it. Your reply didn't really prove much else either. Red State and Hobo with a Shotgun - hmmm... growns ups like them *too*? Grown ups who also liked Real Steel, maybe. Anyway, each to their own. Nothing wrong with a 29 year old watching kids films I suppose. As long as he's on his own.
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Heisenberg
Dec 12th 2011, 19:00
Reported again.
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StevePotter
Dec 12th 2011, 20:45
Sad to say, I haven't seen about half of the movies on this list, but I plan on seeing most of them. Except for "The Tree of Life."
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CrisA
Dec 12th 2011, 21:47
Why in the "hot cast" for X-Men First Class only Fassbender and Lawrence are mentioned? How about James McAvoy? It's shocking how one of the greatest young British actors is ignored by British magazines.
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McSerious
Dec 12th 2011, 22:26
Allow me to take the moral highground here and point out that I'm 74 and you are all poo poo heads.
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FBWHayes
Dec 12th 2011, 22:56
According to Wikipedia, Black Swan came out December 3rd, 2010. There are several movies on this list that seem to me like they came out in 2010.
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keironsmith123
Dec 12th 2011, 23:49
Really want to see Drive, Warrior, 50/50, Crazy Stupid Love, Contagion and Real Steel The films ive seen this what i think are the best would be X-Men:First Class, Harry Potter:DHP2, Thor, Captain America, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Attack The Block, Tangled, The Fighter, The Kings Speech, Limitless, The Hangover Part 2 (i thought it was great and funny don't care what anyone says), Souce Code, Transformers:DOM (ive always likes the films and the action scenes were as great as always), Black Swan (i'm sure it was out in 2010 though?), 127 hours and Johnny English Reborn. Most overrated was Bridesmaids not because it was a bad film because it wasn't it was just KW character was selfish, annoying and a complete b*tch to he best mate and apart from the plane scene most of the comedy was just bland and not as funny as it should been. Saying that ive got on Blu-Ray because it got it cheap. Worst film ive seen this year is Green Lantern because of rubbish action scenes, rubbish plot and bad acting from everyone other then Mark strong.
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Toph80
Dec 13th 2011, 2:43
Really pleased to see the Contagion got a mention. Don't know if its just me but thought the film kinda slipped by to quietly, even more so when you look at the cast it had (4 Oscar winners). Espcially loving see the talented Jennifer Ehle popping up in it, hadn't personally seen her in anything since her role as Miss Elixabeth Bennet in the BBC's production of Pride And Prejudice way back in 1995, and there she is appearing in 2 films that have made it into this lists tops 50 films, even more shocking to me was that shes actually American I always thought she was British. ps.....loving the "Bonus points for casting Gwyneth Paltrow as the monkey" bit, made me chuckle.
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Ali1748
Dec 13th 2011, 2:49
Drive seems to be the movie getting the most love from magazines/sites I read.
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FBZAk
Dec 13th 2011, 8:10
Uhmmm, where's Hobo with a Shotgun ?
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Murphy0806
Dec 13th 2011, 8:54
This is one of those glitch things Trinity was talking about
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Jeffbiscuits
Dec 13th 2011, 10:37
Insidious is still my favourite film this year. The most enjoyable US horror in a long time.
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Heisenberg
Dec 13th 2011, 11:33
My favourite from what I have seen is Warrior without a shadow of a doubt. but there quite a few on here I haven't seen so looking forward to them :-)
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Hadouken76
Dec 14th 2011, 1:08
Except Sherlock Holmes isnt released until Friday...
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Hadouken76
Dec 14th 2011, 10:40
Okay fair play :) I can't wait to see it!
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marc96
Dec 14th 2011, 19:37
i dont think i could name all 50/50 is up there as one of my most fave i loved it sooo much, some of my other favourites are: Harry potter, moneyball, melancholia, transformers 3, super 8, xmen first class, rise of the planet of the apes, warrior, bridesmaids, Hanna, lincoln lawyer, scream 4 (what can i say... im a fan lol), paul, limitless im sure ive forgotten some more films grrrr....
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critique
Dec 15th 2011, 19:22
Not a bad list but how do you explain the absence of BIUTIFUL?
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SonicBlast
Dec 17th 2011, 14:48
It appears I've been slacking this year, only seen ten of that top fifty. Luckily, it seems, I've seen even less of TheFilmMaster's list (4). My personal favourite has probably been Black Swan from those I've seen.
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TheKingofCinema
Dec 22nd 2011, 23:46
This is my top 25 favourite Films of 2011 & I keep on saying it & I will say it again. this is still better then Total Films list. :-) 1. Cowboys & Aliens (12A) 2. The Eagle (15) 3. Hanna (12A) 4. Real Steel (12A) 5. The Thing (18) (2011 Prequel) 6. The Three Musketeers (12A) (2011) 7. Red State (18) 8. The Rise of the Planet of the Apes (12A) 9. The Guard (15) 10. Ironclad (15) 11. Horrible Bosses (15) 12. 30 Minutes or Less (15) 13. Warrior (15) 14. Blitz (18) 15. Justice (15) 16. Killer Elite (15) 17. Priest (15) 18. Hobo with a Shotgun (18) 19. Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist (15) 20. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (12A) 21. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon (12A) 22. Captain America: The First Avenger (12A) (2011 Remake) 23. Green Lantern (12A) 24. Beastly (12A) 25. Season of the Witch (15)
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FBRLadner
Jan 31st 2012, 15:19
Well this is obviously a list of jumbled Ryan Gosseling movies that some latent homosexual masturbates to nightly. Which half-retarted editor would allow this list?
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