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Films Released Stateside in 2011, Ranked.

By: The Future Mr. Gittes

A list of films with 2011 commercial U.S. release dates /// updated 01.23.12

 

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Steve Pulaski

1Mar12

List is pretty decent overall, but totally disagree with more than a few. "Hesher" was a gritty, original idea taken with a superb direction, "Rubber" was absurd, a little full of itself, but not bottom of the barrel bad, and "Hobo With a Shotgun" was exploitation greatness. Still, glad to see "Beginners" and "Take Shelter" up there. Two underrated films with fantastic, overlooked performances.

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    The Future Mr. Gittes

    1Mar12

    Thanks for checking out my list! I think we'll have to agree to disagree on some of those. I found Hesher to be silly, predictable, and visually uninspired. Felt like a typical wannabe hip indie pic. Rubber would have been a good short, but at feature length, it's one long tedious meta-joke that fails to generate any humor or excitement. As for Hobo... the faux exploitation fad is played out, and this is a case in point. Eisener can't find the right balance of shock and camp, thus failing at both; plus he drops the appropriate aesthetic in favor of ugly filters after the first reel or two. The film is creatively bankrupt.

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    Steve Pulaski

    1Mar12

    No problem, man. You still have some great films close to the top of your list. I didn't find "Rubber" to be that long, though. I just found it to be a bit too self-absorbed. I'll be watching "The Myth of the American Sleepover" tomorrow, though, so thanks for lowering my expectations ;).

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