And then, of course, came 2010. I wasn't holding out much hope but there were still some movies I was looking forward to. And wouldn't you know it...2010 kicked 2009's ASS! We had Inception, 127 Hours, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Fighter, Toy Story 3, the list goes on! Sure, there were still a few bad ones (i.e. The Last Airbender, Vampires Suck) and the acedemy still made some mistakes (i.e. Franco/Hathaway, no oscar nom for Nolan, Tom Hooper). But for the most part, 2010 was probably the best year for movies since 2008.
So, if 2010 was so awesome, I guess 2011 will look weak by comparison. Perhaps I'm just suffering from "Awesome Movie Hangover Syndrome", or maybe the lack of Nolan this year is doing me in, but I don't know, 2011 just isn't looking that good. So far the only good movies I've seen this year were Drive Angry 3D (a cheesey yet kick ass Grindhouse flick), Cedar Rapids (a smart comedy), and Paul (my favorite so far). And don't get me wrong, I am still looking forward to many of the movies coming out this year, notably summer blockbusters such as Captain America and Cowboys and Aliens, but I just don't know. 2011 isn't leaving me hungering for movies like 2010 did. Somehow I feel I'm being set up for dissapointment. Plus, we have this to help...
God, I hate Michael Bay...
I probably sound a bit biased in this article, but 2011 just doesn't seem like it'll be that good to me. I feel like this is just gonna be a year for dissapointment.
