So lets get started, I thoroughly enjoyed many of the films I saw in 2011 from summer blockbusters to sequels. I already had a heads up of what films were being planned of being released this year even if some of the infomation was skeptic or limited.
We are already a quarter through the year and to be honest, my visit to the big screen has been pretty limited this year due to resits and work. But the one film I have liked the best this year is The Woman in Black . It was visually gorgeous, especially the setting in the countrysides of England and it caught people out at the right times. I was happy about the film focusing on the characters journies, major and minor. I feel protagonist Daniel Radcliffe in particular pulled off an amazing performance and shook off a lot of Potter fans and haters cliches by proving he can stand alone on his own two feet, without a sign of a magicwand in sight. I was slightly disappointed with the ending but looking back it allows individuals to privatley conclude their on thought's a topic that is commonly brought up amongst others I know who have also been to witness this film. Another pleasing factor was the almost no gore bloodbath scenes, something I'm personally not a big fan of, but it had more edgy, thriller moments like Mrs. Daily "drawings" gave me goosebumps.
This is more of an artistic movie which surprisingly has very little dialogue and gets us focusing on our other senses to connect with the characters such as your hearing, every footstep or creek of the house left you feeling chilled leaving me more frightened of the house than the Woman in Black herself. The films plotline opens up nicely but drops off slightly but eventually unfolds at just the right pace.
I have not seen the stage production but this film does encourage me to go see it aswell.
After that brief review, I want to focus on the other films that have no yet been released that I'm sure will gain some interest from people and critics alike. So I want to kickstart my movie blog by doing my personal countdown of the top 10 films I am most looking forward to seeing in 2012 from family to action. Please comment below on what you think of my list and what films you are looking forward to seeing this year.
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