My top three of the year!

At the end of the year I usually like to do a ‘Top Three Films of the Year’ open poll/discussion on various web forums. This year I haven’t. I suspect there are numerous reasons for this, partly because my love of cinema has dwindled ever so slightly but also because I haven’t seen as many films as I would have liked or indeed you would have expected me to of given my profession. I’ve been far too entangled with “the other side of projection” this year which, I admit, has been really good for me and even highly enjoyable at times. That said, I think I can just about muster a top three just for you lot.

In reverse order, we have:

3. Harry Potter 7.1 – I bloody love these Harry Potter films. Since number 3 (Prisoner of Azkaban) they’ve been proper films; full of heart, soul, drama, horror and even laughter. Thankfully this one was no exception, despite being a tad too long, but it’s a great way to arrive at the grand finale for next year! Like a good cup of tea, this one provides the perfectly dunkable biscuits.

2. Inception – Some were baffled by it, some lapped it up like a good curry with their Naan bread. I was part of the later crowd. Like a good balti, Inception had a great blend of spice, sweetness and aromatic flavouring to satisfy my arty farty needs. Quite why I’ve used a curry as an analogy I have no idea but it just bloody is, alright!

1. Scott Pilgrim Vs the World – Okay, I admit I’m swayed by fancying the pants off of Mary Elizabeth Winstead (then again I do also fancy the pants off of Olivia Wilde from Tron Legacy but that didn’t quite make my top three (nor top five for that matter, probably not even my top ten)). This film was just utterly brilliant and incredibly funny. At the time it was the perfect medicine for moi but I think you need to be a child/teenager of the 80s to fully appreciate it because I’m sure if I showed it to my parents they just wouldn’t get it because they are old. If it were a cake, it would be the best cake ever!! A chocolate Berliner meets carrot cake concoction.

Other more than note worthy films from MMX include Kick-Ass, Toy Story 3, Ponyo, Hatchi; a dog’s tale, Twilight; Eclipse, The Karate Kid and Cryus.

Films that I would liked to have seen but didn’t get the opportunity to include The Road, A Prophet, How to Train Your Dragon, Four Lions, The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, The Hole, Social Network, Monsters and Of God and Men.

Films of utter shitness this year include Leap Year, Sex and the City 2 and Fred: The Movie.

The ones to watch out for in MMX+1 are 127 Hours, Black Swan and Transformers 3……. Okay, that last one was a horrible joke.