Brad Duncan's World: 2012

My goal in 2011 was to watch two films per week that I had not seen. I was well short by seeing just 64 films between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31. Obviously, many weeks I saw as few as zero films, but during one week I watched 8 films.

Below are those films and TV on DVD and how I would rank them according to my own personal 5-star scale. Keep in mind these are not all films or TV on DVD that came out in 2011, just ones that I watched in 2011. Also, these are listed alphabetically by star assignment. I’m sure no one will agree with all of these rankings, but that’s okay. We all enjoy different movies for different reasons. Maybe this list will show how strange or weird I am. But that’s cool… I accept weird.

The scale:

* I liked absolutely nothing about this film/TV show

** I really did not like much about this film/TV show

*** I enjoyed the film/TV show

**** I enjoyed the film/TV show a great deal, this film/TV show is purchase-worthy

***** I loved this film/TV show and will probably add it to my DVD collection

Films

* Films

The Last Days of Disco (1998): directed by Whit Stillman; starring Chloe Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale and Mackenzie Astin

** Films

Bad Teacher (2011): directed by Jake Kasdan; starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel and Justin Timberlake
The Dilemma (2011): directed by Ron Howard; starring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James and Winona Ryder
Holly Rollers (2010): directed by Kevin Asch; starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jusin Bartha and Ari Graynor
The Informant (2009): directed by Steven Soderbergh; staring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula and Joel McHale
Spinning Into Butter (2008): directed by Mark Brokaw; starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Miranda Richardson and Beau Bridges
Still Waiting… (2009): directed by Jeff Balis; starring John Michael Higgins, Rob Benedict and Luis Guzman
Your Highness (2011): directed by David Gordon Green; starring Danny McBride, Natalie Portman and James Franco

*** Films

30 Minutes or Less (2011): directed by Ruben Fleischer; starring Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari and Danny McBride
Arthur (2011): directed by Jason Winer; starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren and Greta Gerwig
Blitz (2011): directed by Elliott Lester; starring Jason Statham, Paddy Considine and Aidan Gillen
The Bounty Hunter (2010): directed by Andy Tennent; starring Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler and Gio Perez
Brooklyn’s Finest (2009): directed by Antoine Fuqua; starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke
Friends With Benefits (2011): directed by Will Gluck; starring Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake and Patricia Clarkson
Ghostbusters (1984): directed by Ivan Reitman; starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver
Hall Pass (2011): directed by the Farrelly brothers; starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis and Christina Applegate
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009): directed by Peter Cornwell; starring Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner and Elias Koteas
I Really Hate My Job (2007): directed by Oliver Parker; starring Neve Campbell, Shirley Henderson and Alexandra Maria Lara
Jack Goes Boating (2010): directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman; starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan and John Ortiz
Just Go With It (2011): directed by Dennis Dugan; staring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker
Limitless (2011): directed by Neil Burger; starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish and Robert DeNiro
A Little Help (2010): directed by Michael J. Weithorn; starring Jenna Fischer, Rob Benedict and Daniel Yelsky
Love and Other Drugs (2010): directed by Edward Zwick; starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Oliver Platt
The Messengers (2007): directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang; starring Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller and Kristen Stewart
Middle Men (2009): directed George Gallo; starring Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi and Gabriel Macht
No Strings Attatched (2011): directed by Ivan Reitman; starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Kline
Piranha (2010): directed by Alexandre Aja; starring Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O’Connell and Ving Rhames
Source Code (2011): directed by Duncan Jones; starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga
Super (2010): directed by James Gunn; starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page and Kevin Bacon
Thor (2011): directed by Kenneth Branagh; starring Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman
Tootsie (1982): directed by Sydney Pollack; starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessican Lange and Teri Garr
Unknown (2011): directed by Jaume Collet-Serra; starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and January Jones
Wild Target (2010): directed by Jonathan Lynn; starring Emily Blunt, Bill Highy and Rupert Grint
Women in Trouble (2009): directed by Sebastian Gutierrez; starring Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki and Connie Britton

**** Films

The Adjustment Bureau (2011): directed by George Nolfi; starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and John Slattery
Black Swan (2010): directed by Darren Aronofsky; starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vicent Cassel
The Boondock Saints (1999): directed by Troy Duffy; starring Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus
Bridesmaids (2011): Directed by Paul Feig; starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Chris O’Dowd
Buried (2010): directed by Rodrigo Cortes; starring Ryan Reynolds and a coffin
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): directed by Joe Johnston; staring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving and Hayley Atwell
The Change-Up (2011): directed by David Dobkin; starring Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds and Leslie Mann
The Conspirator (2011): directed by Robert Redford; starring Robin Wright, James McAvoy and Tom Wilkinson
The Fighter (2010): directed by David O. Russell; starring Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg and Amy Adams
Hanna (2011): directed by Joe Wright; starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011): directed by David Yates; starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint
Horrible Bosses (2011): directed by Seth Gordon; starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis
Let Me In (2010): directed by Matt Reeves; starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Grace Moretz and Richard Jenkins
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011): directed by Brad Furman; starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei and Ryan Phillippe
The Mechanic (2011): directed by Simon West; starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland
The Next Three Days (2010): directed by Paul Haggis; starring Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks and Liam Neeson
Paper Man (2009): directed by Kieran and Michelle Mulroney; starring Jeff Daniels, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011): directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman; starring Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown and Christopher Nicolas Smith
Paul (2011): directed by Greg Mottola; starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Jason Bateman
Scream 4 (2011): directed by Wes Craven; starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette
Sucker Punch (2011): directed by Zack Snyder; starring Emily Browing, Abbie Cornish and Carla Gugino
The Switch (2010): directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck; starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Patrick Wilson
Take Me Home Tonight (2011): directed by Michael Dowse; starring Topher Grace, Anna Faris and Dan Fogler
Thelma and Louise (1991): directed by Ridley Scott; starring Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and Harvey Keitel
Trainspotting (1996): directed by Danny Boyle; starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle and Jonny Lee Miller
Wet Hot American Summer (2001): directed by David Wain; starring Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce and Michael Showalter

***** Films

50/50 (2011): directed by Jonathan Levine; starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogan and Anna Kendrick
The High Cost of Living (2010): directed by Deborah Chow; starring Zach Braff, Isabelle Blais and Patrick Labbe
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010): directed by Ann Boden and Ryan Fleck; starring Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts and Zach Galifinakis
Red State (2011): directed by Kevin Smith; starring Michael Parks, Melissa Leo and John Goodman