2010 Mid-Year Review
Can you believe we are half-way through 2010?
It’s shocking how fast the year has been flying, yet we have caught a slew of films, from mainstream theatricals to documentaries to direct-to-DVD (DTV) flicks. Now, Killer Film is about to tell you what are the best, worst, overrated, underrated, and more in short and simple recommendations. Feel free to search for the reviews, as we’ve reviewed almost all of them here! So sit back and read what we have to say about 2010 so far in our 2010 Mid-Year Review!
What has been the Best Film?
Donny: Kick-Ass
Jon: How to Train Your Dragon
Serena: The Eclipse
What’s been the Worst Film?
Donny:When in Rome
Jon: Valentine’s Day
Serena: Sex and the City 2 /Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?
What has been the Best Limited/DTV Film?
Donny: Cyrus
Jon: Defendor; Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Serena: Across the Hall
What’s been the Best Horror Film?
Donny: The Crazies
Jon: The Crazies
Serena: [REC] 2
What film has been the most Underrated?
Donny: Cop Out
Jon: The Runaways
Serena: Splice
What film has been the most Overrated?
Donny: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Jon: Alice in Wonderland
Serena:The Human Centipede (The First Sequence)
As writers, what do we Still Need to See?
Donny: Harry Brown
Jon: Best Worst Movie and Harry Brown
Serena: Jonah Hex
In our opinion, what is the Most Anticipated Fall release?
Donny: Dinner for Schmucks
Jon: Machete, True Grit, and (yes, I’ll say it) Saw 3D
Serena: Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D
It’ll be interesting to see if we still have these films on our lists by the end of the year. Either way, we will be back at that time to dish them out, for a thorough look at what 2010 had to offer. Until then, keep it here as we will review every film until December 31st!
We told you are opinions, so what are yours? Comment below!
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keep in mind we did this list a few weeks ago, because INCEPTION would have definitely been on this list! lol
Jon Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 10:17 am
True, and maybe Toy Story 3.
I really enjoyed Predators, The Crazies, and Iron Man 2.
Interesting lists there. Mine are:
Best: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Worst: COP OUT
Limited: HARRY BROWN
Horror: [REC] 2 slightly over THE CRAZIES
Underrated: HARRY BROWN
Overrated: None yet, but I’m seeing INCEPTION this week, so I’ll
have to see if it lives up to the hype.
Still Need To See: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
Most Anticipated: I have a tie here, MACHETE and THE EXPENDABLES.
Jon Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Finally, getting to see [REC] 2 soon.
Donny
You need to read the Twilight books to understand the movies. If your daughter was 12 or 13 she would be totally a twilight fan.
I loved Eclipse and Leap year.
when in Rome is a cute film.
I’ll follow my friend Brad and add mine:
Best: “The Secret in their Eyes” and “Mother”
Worst: Sex in the City, 2
Limited: “The Secret in their Eyes” and “Mother”
Horror: “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead”
Underrated: “Splice”
Overrated: “Iron Man 2″ The beginning was the climax; the rest, a bore.
Still need to see: “Crazies,” “[REC] 2,” and “The Runaways.” I did, however, see the oft-mentioned “Harry Brown,” which seemed to me to be a play on “Death Wish,” good but not great.
Most Anticipated: “Scott Pilgram vs. the World” No, I just wanted to see Jon’s head explode.
“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” and “Burlesque” with Xtina.
Brad Reiter Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
I have MOTHER on my Netflix. I can’t wait to see that. WALLSTREET 2 looks really good. I saw the first one for the frist time a couple of months back, and I loved it.
Jon Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Grrrr! On SPvtW!
But there’s been a slew of good documentaries out as well in 2010; oh, the stuff for the end of the year review!
Splice was really good for the genre. I almost went that route with Iron Man 2.
Brad Reiter Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
I agree on the documentaries part. I’ve seen 3 in the theater (CROPSEY, which I ordered on DVD today and was fantastic, JOAN RIVERS, which was the best I’ve seen, and BEST WORST MOVIE, which was good, but the actors especially the one who played the dad came off as a complete asshole by the end of the feature). Then there was NEVER SLEEP AGAIN, which was amazing.
Serena, I agree 100% about THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE. I watched it onDemand, and hated it. Nothing good about it, although the main actor playing the doctor did a good job, the rest was really bad. I didn’t feel bad for the “victims” at all. In fact, I was hoping they would die.
Jon Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
I mildly like Human Centipede. It was like an S&M version of Frankenstein. Good not great. No reactions to A Nightmare on Elm Street? I thought someone would be giving that a category. Hmmm.
Brad Reiter Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
I liked the NIGHTMARE remake, but I didn’t love it. I thought the actress that played Nancy was horrible. Other than her, I enjoyed the film. I’d probably put it in the middle of the road right now.
Jon Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Agreed.
Best Film: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE
Underrated: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
Best Horror: THE CRAZIES/[REC] 2
Overrated: I don’t even need to see INCEPTION to know that it is the winner.
I’d comment but I can’t even remember everything I’ve seen this year haha. One of the funniest was Hot Tub Time Machine. I enjoyed Iron Man 2… Looking forward to SECRETARIAT!!! And all documentaries that are coming out.
Jon Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
If that’s one thing we do on KF is that we cover the docs! We got some good ones in store for reviews coming!
Since this is the first year Ive seen a ton a movies I thought I’d add my list too.
Best: Last Song
Worst: Valentine’s Day
Limited: Cyrus
Horror: The Crazies
Underrated: Bounty Hunter
Overrated: Alice in Wonderland
Still Need To See: Grown Ups
Most Anticipated: The Switch and Ramona and Beezus
Jon Reply:
July 22nd, 2010 at 10:41 am
Crazies for horror film of the year? We have to wait and see, but it’s an early contendor!