Favorite Movies of 2010

I had to come up with my list eventually. What with the awards season in full swing, how could I not? However, since I haven't seen quite as many of the films that are up for awards (yet), my list reflects only what I enjoyed from those films that tempted myself and Caesar to the theater last year.

10. Jackass 3-D: silly, gross humor. And I laughed at every minute of it.
9. Piranha 3-D: a fun tribute to those cheesy, schlocky horror films with nubile women and hunky shirtless college men.
8. Machete: very surprised this didn't fare better because it's a great homage to the grindhouse films.
7. Micmacs à tire-larigot: a clever and charming film from Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
6. How To Train Your Dragon 3-D: a funny coming-of-age animated film. Great animation, too.
5. Toy Story 3-D: Pixar certainly knows how to create a good film, though they could have done without the 3-D.
4. Tangled: yes, I liked this better than Toy Story.
3. The King's Speech: Excellent film that will probably win an Oscar for Colin Firth.
2. True Grit: one of the best re-makes ever, and I usually loathe re-makes.

And my favorite film from last year . . . .

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

I'm intrigued yet scared to see if they mangle this one with the re-make. I still don't understand why the film industry didn't market the heck out of this one because Noomi Rapace is excellent. Oh well. I guess many American audiences just don't like a little subtitling here and there.