10 March 2010
I posted this list on my Facebook a little while back, but I thought I would repost it here. There are a lot of exciting movies this year, and this list is the most exciting and interesting for me.
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The Book of EliRelease Date: 15 January 2010 I really enjoyed this movie. It was an excellent example of how the post-apocalyptic setting is under-used and can provide a powerful backdrop to a story.
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Edge of DarknessRelease Date: 29 January 2010 As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence. Edge of Darkness was a predictible story but showed that Mel has still got what it takes to deliver great action on screen.
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The WolfmanRelease Date: 12 February 2010Directed by: Joe Johnston Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf. |
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Shutter IslandRelease Date: 19 February 2010 Set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. Shutter Island features excellent performances and some great directing but for me, the 'twist' was way too easy to figure out.
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Cop OutRelease Date: 26 February 2010 A comedy about a veteran NYPD cop whose rare baseball card is stolen. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his partner to track down the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster. As Kevin Smith's first directorial effort which he didn't write, I had high hopes for this movie. I wasn't blown away, but it was pretty good. Tracy Morgan always makes me laugh, and Bruce was, well, Bruce.
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Green ZoneRelease Date: 12 March 2010 Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region. |
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Clash of the TitansRelease Date: 2 April 2010 The mortal son of the god Zeus embarks on a perilous journey to stop the underworld and its minions from spreading their evil to Earth as well as the heavens. |
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Kick-AssRelease Date: 16 April 2010 Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so. |
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Iron-Man 2Release Date: 7 May 2010 With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances -- and confront powerful enemies. |
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Robin HoodRelease Date: 14 May 2010 The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. |
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The A-TeamRelease Date: 11 June 2010 A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed. |
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Jonah HexRelease Date: 18 June 2010 In the Wild West, a scarred bounty hunter tracks a voodoo practitioner bent on liberating the South by raising an army of the undead. |
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Toy Story 3Release Date: 18 June 2010 Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. |
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PredatorsRelease Date: 7 July 2010 A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators. |
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InceptionRelease Date: 16 July 2010 In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a single idea within one's mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset. |
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The ExpendablesRelease Date: 13 August 2010 A team of mercenaries head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator. |
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Jackass 3Release Date: 15 October 2010 More shenanigans from the Jackass crew. |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part IRelease Date: 19 November 2010 Voldemort's power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for them, so everything they do must go as planned. |
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Red DawnRelease Date: 24 November 2010 A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of Chinese and Russian soldiers. |
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Tron LegacyRelease Date: 17 December 2010 A virtual-world worker looks to take down the Master Control Program. |
