The Year That Film Forgot

Is it possible that the year 2010 could down in history as the worst year for movies? This is a thought that has plagued my movie mind for quite a good portion of the year so far. I am just finding that the more large release movies that I see this year, the more I find myself disappointed with what has been put out.

More and more remakes and sequels seem to be the large portion of movies that debut each and every week at the box office, with movies such as Nightmare On Elm Street, The A-Team, The Karate Kid, and Shrek 4 among those titles and each of which failed to delivery anything unique. Well I should retract that and state The Karate Kid was almost worth the time to watch mostly due to Jackie Chan. However there has just been a real lack of original or unique film making that is out this year.

If you want to know what movies I feel have topped the list of ones I have seen so far this year well look no further then the current #1 film at the box office "Inception". Christopher Nolan's first film since his remarkable "Dark Knight" is brilliant from start to finish. "Inception" was a brain teaser that is remarkably acted, directed, scripted, and filmed. There is nothing negative to report about it and in my humble opinion is the best movie that has been put out in 2010 so far. The other two movies that deserve to top the list are Toy Story 3 which continues the Pixar pattern of producing great movies each and every year, and the surprise hit from Dreamworks "How To Train Your Dragon".

I will admit that there has been movies I enjoyed this year such as "I Love You Phillip Morris", "Hot TuB Time Machine", and "Iron Man 2", but it just seems like none of the movies are reaching for the status of unforgettable and simply settling for good enough.

It is sad to see that 3D movies are rocking the box office records, turns out audiences would rather pay good money for three dimensional images then go and witness a marvel in story telling. Even movies that were in 3d like Toy Story 3 and How To Train Your Dragon were simply placed in 3D due to the current fad, lucky enough for us that both these movies utilized story and substance and left the 3D as nothing more then an added kicker for audiences who want that in their movies. I hope that the fall season will recover what has been a very dead summer season for movies.

If not then I hope audiences continue to realize the brilliance of Christopher Nolan's "Inception", and I hope that all of you reading this will take the time to go and witness such a remarkable visionary piece of work.