SandwichJohn's Top Ten Films Of 2010

Let's Agree To Disagree

With the end of 2010 right around the corner, SandwichJohn thought why not come out with my first Top Ten list for the Films of 2010. Now remember I haven't seen all the films that came out this year or most of the new releases. I have a family and a real life other than the site. So this is my Top Ten list. I'm for sure there are a few films you will disagree on and I haven't seen The Fighter, Black Swan or even True Grit, so they are not on my list.

It makes life funner to stir shit up sometimes.

With out further ado here is my list and enjoy the trailers.

10. Knight & Day

I know I am a Tom Cruise Homer, but I actually really enjoyed this movie. Knight and Day follows the adventures of Roy Miller (Tom Cruise), a spy on the run, and June Havens (Cameron Diaz), a car restorer. We see Miller watching Havens, and he bumps into her a couple of times as they go through security at Wichita Airport. Havens is making her way back home to Boston from Wichita after picking up spare parts for her deceased father's classic GTO car, which she is restoring for her sister as a wedding gift. Even though she has a confirmed reservation for her flight, she is told at the gate that it is overbooked. Miller, able to board, whispers to her that she is better off taking the next flight. Unbeknownst to Havens, FBI Special Agent Fitzgerald (Peter Saarsgard) is monitoring Miller's movements and, believing she is working with Miller, puts her back on the flight list.

9. Red

Red is an American action-comedy film loosely inspired by the three-issue comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. The film stars Bruce Willis with Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber. The film was released on October 15, 2010.

In the film version, the title of the film, "Red", is derived from the stamp on agent Frank Moses' (Bruce Willis) file, meaning "retired, extremely dangerous"

8. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

The story is set in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), the bass guitarist for the band "Sex Bob-omb", begins dating high schooler Knives Chau (Ellen Wong) despite the protests of his friends and bandmates. He later meets a mysterious American girl, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and falls in love with her, losing interest in Knives. While playing in a battle of the bands to win a record contract with the label G-Man Graves, Scott is attacked by Matthew Patel (Satya Bhabha), who introduces himself as the first of Ramona's evil exes. Scott defeats Patel and learns from Ramona that, in order for them to date, he must defeat all seven of her evil exes, who have joined forces to destroy Scott and control Ramona's love life.

7. Let Me In

Let Me In is a 2010 American drama/horror film directed by Matt Reeves. It is based on the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in), directed by Tomas Alfredson, and the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a vampire child in a New Mexico town in the early 1980s.

6. How To Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon is an animated fantasy film by DreamWorks Animation very loosely based on the 2003 book of the same name. The film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

The story takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance at finally gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he no longer has the desire to kill it and instead befriends it. The film was released March 26, 2010

5. The Town

Four lifelong friends—Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck), James "Jem" Coughlin (Jeremy Renner), Albert "Gloansy" Magloan (Slaine), and Desmond "Dez" Elden (Owen Burke), from the dangerous streets of Charlestown, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts—rob a Cambridge bank, taking bank manager Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall) hostage. After Claire's release, Doug follows her and they begin a relationship.

4. Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass is a superhero/action-comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-produced the film with actor Brad Pitt, and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman. The film's general release was on 16 April 2010.

The film tells the story of an ordinary teenager, Dave, who sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass". Dave gets caught up in a bigger fight when he meets Big Daddy, a former cop who, in his quest to bring down the drug lord Frank D'Amico, has trained his 11-year-old daughter to be the ruthless vigilante Hit-Girl.

3. The Social Network

THE SOCIAL NETWORK is a story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook. The screenplay is written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher, and stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker, Brenda Song as Priscilla Chan, Denise Grayson as Gretchen, Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, Rooney Mara as Erica, Armie Hammer as Cameron Winklevoss, Josh Pence as Tyler Winklevoss, Max Minghella as Martin Turner, Dakota Johnson as Leslie Brown, Joseph Mazzello as Dustin Moskovitz, Trevor Wright as Josh Thompson, Shelby Young as K.C., Rashida Jones and John Getz as Sy.

2. Toy Story 3

It's been 10 long years since Woody, Buzz Lightyear and co.'s last big-screen adventure in the 1999 smash hit 'Toy Story 2,' but don't fret: They're set for more cinematic hi jinks in next summer's 'Toy Story 3.' As you can see by the exclusive image above, Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Mr. Potato Head and the rest of the gang look as good as ever despite the passage of a decade both in real and movie time.

Unfortunately for the toys, their owner, Andy, has changed; he's grown up and shoved off for college, leaving his once-beloved possessions packed away for storage in the attic. One thing leads to another, however, and the close-knit group of toy friends find themselves stranded at a day-care center, where they must survive mistreatment at the hands of careless children until Woody can find them a new home.

1. Inception

Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in an original sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved.

Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime.



Honorable mentions:

Hot Tub Time Machine, The Losers, Iron Man 2, Twilight Saga Eclipse, Salt and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I 

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