The Best & Worst Movies of 2010 (Thus far)

The summer season is drawing to a close which means that after the Toronto International Film Festival studios are gonna start pumping out their fall films.  So let's recap a bit on what's happened thus far in what may be one of the worst years for feature films so far. There has only been one movie so far this year that has seemed to garnish only praise from critics and it's not Inception. It's Toy Story 3. The animated films are ruling the year by far. So far top picks of 2010 are:

Honourable Mention: Defendor - Woody Harrelson plays an autistic man who believes that he is a Superhero in this comic tragedy. Also starring Sandra Oh, Kat Dennings and Elias Koteas. 4 out of 5 stars.

5.) Harry Brown - Michael Caine kicks you in the face with some bad ass awesomeness in this epic crime thriller. Caine plays Harry Brown, an older man who wishes to avenge his friends death and take out the trash by killing off members of an English street-gang. Also starring Emily Mortimor. 4 out of 5 stars.

4.) How to Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animations shows that it is a threat to Pixar's golden standards of animation with Jay Baruchel heading an all-star cast of dragon training Vikings in How To Train Your Dragon. The 3D was pretty epic as well. 4.5 out of 5 stars.

3.) The Trotsky - Another Jay Baruchel movie. This time set in Montreal, Quebec with a teenage boy who thinks he is the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky. His attempts to unionize the students at his public school provide many hilarious moments in this great Canadian film. 4.5 out of 5 stars.

2.) Despicable Me - I would almost say that this is better than Toy Story 3 on the concept of originality alone but you can't mess with perfection and Pixar pulled it off. Universal's attempt at 3D animation was clever and a lot of fun with Steve Carell stealing the moon with his funny little minions. 4.5 out of 5 stars.

1.) Toy Story 3 - Pixar Animation. The golden standard of Animation. Toy Story 3 proves it once again with Woody, Buzz and the gang all back for another thrill ride that's appealing to young and old alike. 4.5 out of 5 stars.








And now the 5 worst movies of 2010 (that people paid money to see) thus far.

5.) Alice in Wonderland - Boring. Rehashed. Unnecessary. Uninspired 3D. What was with that last dance by Johnny Depp?

4.) Clash of the Titans - Can I repeat everything I said about Alice in Wonderland only take out that bit about Johnny Depp and say: what was with the performanced by Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Sam Worthington. Most anti-climatic movie of the year.

3.) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - This Disney cash-cow would have been much better as a cartoon... or never made. Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley = Hollywood whores? I think so. Going from Oscar-performances to this cinematic drivel... it speaks for itself.

2.) Grown-Ups - This may be the worst Adam Sander movie made. I would rather watch Spanglish and Punch Drunk Love again over this. Adam Sandler needs to learn to grow up. Seriously. Has his time passed? I think so. I can only handle so many fart and dick jokes and Sandler's grew old 10 years ago.

1.) Vampires Suck - If you actually doubt me on this one then I have lost faith in all things cinematic.