2011 In Film and TV on DVD

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

TV on DVD

*** TV

• Entourage Season 6

**** TV

• Californication Season 3 
• Raising the Bar Season 2 
• Scrubs Season 9 
• United Stated of Tara Season 2 
• Walking Dead Season 1

***** TV

• Scrubs Season 8