2010 Movies Relative Rankings

Here is the list of movies that I saw at the theater in 2010. They are rated (out of 10) and ranked relative to each other. Check for newer posts updating this list with new movies as I see them.

Last Update: 6/3 - Prince of Persia and A Town Called Panic added.

[New Rank - Old Rank - Highest Rank - (Score Out of 10) Movie/Notes] 
01 - 01 - 01 - (8) Kick-Ass
                   Drafthouse Lake Creek by myself
                   Enjoyable, aestheticized violence. Hit Girl
                   easily steals the show. I never read the
                   comics so no comment on adaptation.
02 - 02 - 02 - (8) How to Train Your Dragon 
                   3D Cinemark Round Rock Outlets w/Maddie
                   Better than I expected. A bit preachy, but
                   not overly so. Good use of 3D.
03 - 03 - 03 - (7) Iron Man 2 
                   In XD theater at Cinemark Pflugerville w/Family
                   I enjoyed it more than the original film. A bit
                   too unbelievable even for a comic book movie.
                   Iron Man does not have memorable villains.
04 - 04 - 04 - (7) Shutter Island 
                   Drafthouse Lake Creek w/Claire
                   Well acted and directed. Interesting plot albeit
                   with a pretty see-thru twist. Even still, I 
                   found it quite enjoyable.
05 - ** - 05 - (7) A Town Called Panic 
                   Drafthoue Ritz w/Aaron
                   Saw this subtitled. It's stop motion animation,
                   but technically, it's no where near the quality
                   of Henry Selick's work. It was funny, but less 
                   so than I expected. Better if you're drunk/high.
06 - 05 - 05 - (6) The Crazies
                   Drafthouse Lake Creek w/Claire
                   Reminded a bit of Left 4 Dead. Pretty standard
                   virus/zombie fare. It was basically a clone of
                   28 Days Later.
07 - ** - 06 - (6) Prince of Persia 
                   Drafthouse Lake Creek w/Pete
                   Better than I expected, but not great. The CG
                   was abundant. High end production. I thought 
                   Chesty Jake was just fine as the Prince.
08 - 06 - 06 - (6) Shrek Forever After 
                   3D in XD at Cinemark Pflugerville w/Family
                   Shrek's cultrual gags -were- cool, but they've 
                   gotten stale. The underlying story is pretty 
                   weak. I've seen better (and worse) kid's films.
09 - 07 - 07 - (5) A Nightmare on Elm Street
                   Drafthouse Lake Creek w/Claire
                   I like Jackie Earle Haley, and he does a good job
                   as the new Freddy, but the make-up artist needs
                   to get fired. He looks like he has Down's 
                   Syndrome. Also, the scenes were repetitive:
                   isolate character, daydream, kill. Rinse. Repeat.
10 - 08 - 08 - (5) Alice in Wonderland
                   3D at Drafthouse Village Baby Day w/Family
                   I love Tim Burton's twisted take on things, but
                   this didn't work out so well.  Maybe because 
                   Alice in Wonderland is already pretty twisted?
11 - 09 - 09 - (4) Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Lightning Thief
                   Cinemark Plfuger w/Maddie
                   Say what you want in defense of the novels, but 
                   this is clearly an attempt to cash in on Harry
                   Potter crowd. Far too little far too late.
12 - 10 - 10 - (3) Youth in Revolt 
                   Drafthouse Ritz Theater #2 w/Claire
                   I saw this because Master Pancake was sold out.
                   That was a mistake. The story was terrible.
                   The acting was mostly terrible. Michael Cera is
                   the least talented 'actor' in recent memory. He 
                   plays himself in every single goddamn movie. 
13 - 11 - 11 - (3) The Spy Next Door
                   Cinemark Pflugerville w/Maddie
                   Man, Jackie Chan. What are you doing? You've
                   fallen to Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) levels. I 
                   didn't expect much, and that's what I got.
14 - 12 - 12 - (2) Furry Vengeance 
                   Cinemark Round Rock Outlets w/Maddie
                   Madison loved this movie. And while it in no way
                   can be considered good cinema (luicrous plot, 
                   terrible special effects), it's -almost- so bad 
                   that it's good. But it's still bad.