The List 2011
It’s my annual list of films & shows I watched! For ye who have not read the lists from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010, here’s a lil rundown. My lists are based only on what I watched in 2011, which accounts for the presence of 2010 films I didn’t see in the theatre until 2011 and the absence of spectacular films from 2011 that I’ve yet to see. My “Favorites” are based on the overall experience of the film- what impacted or enchanted me, not always objectively on what I think were the most quality films. My “Disappointments” have to do with unmet expectations, which is why bad movies I knew would be bad aren’t on the list. Brackets [ ] mean films seen in the theatre.
New: This year I logged the hours of all films and non-first-run TV shows I watched. If I didn’t finish a film or series, I didn’t count it, nor did I count currently-airing shows I watch weekly on Hulu. Rather than just list the hours as a big, fat number, I calculated the sum as 40 hours-a-week, since watching stuff is basically my fourth part-time job. Not sure if I should be proud or embarrassed by the “work week” total of my viewings, but it satisfies my enjoyment of statistics.
Enjoy! Tell me some of your Faves & Dissapointments
Favorites of 2011
The Muppets
Tangled
Thor
Jane Eyre
The King’s Speech
Most Disappointing of 2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Super 8
Hanna
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Tempest
Favorite TV-on-DVD Discoveries
Lark Rise to Candleford
Misfits
The IT Crowd
Garrow’s Law
Being Human (BBC) *And yes, ALL of these are BBC shows
Total Films: 267
Total Television Series: 69
Films Viewed in Theatre: 34
Harry Potter film viewings: 22 (.42 per week)
Watched 3 Times
Harry Potter: Order of The Phoenix
Tangled
Thor
Nanny McPhee
LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
Watched 4 Times
Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 1
Most Watched Film of 2011 (5 times)
Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2
Repeat in-Theatre Viewings
Thor (2)
X-Men: First Class (2)
Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2 (4)
“Work Weeks” spent viewing: 26.9 = Half a year
The List 2011: Films
LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
LOTR: The Two Towers
LOTR: The Return of the King
Holiday (1938)
Secret of the Kells
Harold and Maude
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Persuasion (1995)
The Muppet Movie
The Great Muppet Caper
[ ] Tangled
[ ] The Tempest
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day
Sense & Sensibility
Atonement
[ ] Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 1
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Version
MST3K: The Final Sacrifice
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Evening Primrose (1966)
In and Out
Marx Brothers: The Big Store
Becoming Jane
The Last Station
Bright Young Things
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Young Victoria
Star Trek (2009)
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
[ ] Somewhere
The Pillars of the Earth
Mrs. Brown
The Two Towers: Extended Edition
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
The Princess and the Frog
Annie Hall
[ ] The King’s Speech
Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Castor Et Pollux (2008)
Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince
Fantasia
An Ideal Husband
Peter Pan (1953)
The Way We Live Now
The Color of Magic
Chariots of Fire
Gosford Park
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Fairy Tale: A True Story
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Wuthering Heights (2009)
The Last Unicorn
The Return of the King: Extended Edition
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Return to Oz
Practical Magic
Please Give
The Virgin Queen
Agora
The World According to Sesame Street
Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition
Galaxy Quest
Lord of the Rings (1978)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Friends with Money
Nanny McPhee Returns
[ ] Red Riding Hood
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Trouble With Angels
To the Ends of the Earth
[ ] The Adjustment Bureau
Never Let Me Go
How to Train Your Dragon
Billy Elliot
Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day
Peter Pan (2003)
Boy A
The Social Network
L.A. Story
The Sword in the Stone
[ ] Jane Eyre (2011)
Jane Eyre (2006)
Matthew Bourne’s “Swan Lake”
Jane Eyre (1997)
[ ] Sucker Punch
Ballet Shoes
Les Miserables (1998)
When Harry Met Sally
Swan Lake (ABT 2005)
Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix
Wild Target
[ ] Modern Times (1936)
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet (Bolshoi 1989)
Tron (1982)
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor -
- Atomic
[ ] Hanna
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Nanny McPhee
Country Strong
Paper Heart
Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
Bright Star
Whip It
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Easy A
Black Swan
The Breakfast Club
Tout Près Des Étoiles
Center Stage
Youth in Revolt
Dancer’s Dream–The Great Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev: Sleeping Beauty
Paul Taylor: Dancemaker
Ballerina
In the Shadow of the Stars
Every Little Step
[ ] Thor
Blood on the Flat Track: Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls
Tron: Legacy
Anywhere But Here
[ ] Thor
Gnomeo & Juliet
Monsters Inc.
[ ] Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Jesus Christ Superstar
Peter Pan (2003)
Scoop
City Island
[ ] X-Men: First Class
Gulliver’s Travels
Nanny McPhee
Born to Be Wild: The Leading Men of ABT
Marie Antoinette
Tangled
Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 1
[ ] Super 8
17 Again
[ ] Company (2011)
Shakespeare Retold: Macbeth
Shakespeare Retold: Much Ado About-
- Nothing
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning
- Thief
Star Trek (2009)
The Narnia Code
Cloverfield
Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire
Cranford
Ru Guo · Ai
The Karate Kid
The Notebook
The Princess Diaries
Letters to Juliet
Under the Tuscan Sun
Imagine Me & You
Leap Year
Someone Like You
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
[ ] X-Men: First Class
Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets
Ella Enchanted
Mean Girls
The Island
Paper Heart
No Strings Attached
The Incredibles
[ ] Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2
Chéri
Snow White (1937)
Walt & El Grupo
[ ] Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Pirate Radio
Nanny McPhee
A Single Man
The Kids Are All Right
Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix
Push
[ ] Crazy, Stupid, Love
[ ] Captain America: The First Avenger
[ ] Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2
Dr. Strangelove
Transamerica
District 9
Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban
Adventureland
Nora
[ ] Cowboys & Aliens
I Am Number Four
Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 1
The Eagle
Sleepless in Seattle
French Kiss
You’ve Got Mail
Kate & Leopold
Twilight
Sunshine (2007)
Beastly
The Beaver
[ ] Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2
Jane Eyre (1943)
Hamlet (RSC 2008)
Funny People
South Riding
[ ] Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Other Woman
John Adams
Catfish
Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets
Space Camp
Back to the Future
Back to the Future 2
Inception
Cry-Baby
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The Swan Princess
The Chipmunk Adventure
[ ] 50/50
[ ] The Royal Tennenbaums
The Adjustment Bureau
[ ] Anonymous
Labyrinth
The Last Starfighter
Pete’s Dragon
[ ] In Time
Back to the Future III
My Boy Jack
Tootsie
X-Men
Sleeping Beauty
Jane Eyre (2011)
Blue Valentine
Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Thor
Monster’s Inc.
[ ] The Dark Crystal
Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince
Breakfast with Scot
Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban
Låt Den Rätte Komma In
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Le Hussard Sur Le Toit
The Pixar Story
[ ] Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Bridesmaids
[ ] Hugo
Harry Potter: Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 1
Bridget Jones’ Diary
Elf
[ ] Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
The Help
Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince
Love Actually
Tangled
A Christmas Story
Santa Claus: The Movie
Rory O’Shea Was Here
Beginners
Nativity!
Sherlock Holmes
White Christmas
Little Women
[ ] The Muppets
The List 2011: Television Series
Dae Jang Geum: 3
Community:1
Shameless (BBC): 1
Vicar of Dibley: 2
The Catherine Tate Show: 2
Miranda: 1
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: 2
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: 1
Parks & Recreation: 1
The Big Bang Theory: 2
Kings: 1
Vicar of Dibley: 3
Lark Rise to Candleford: 1
Dr Who: The Daleks (1963)
Dr Who: The Edge of Destruction (1963)
Dr Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1974)
Lark Rise to Candlford: 2
Dr Who: The Caves of Androzani (1984)
Parks & Recreation: 2
In Treatment: 2
Clatterford: 1
Clatterford: 2
Clatterford: 3
Vicar of Dibley: Anniversary Specials
Ballykissangel: 1
Being Human (BBC): 1
Planet Earth: 1
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: 3
Monday, Monday: 1
Ballykissangel: 2
Mad Men: 3
The IT Crowd: 1
Miranda: 2
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: 4
Slings & Arrows: 1
The IT Crowd: 2
Lark Rise to Candleford: 3
Slings & Arrows: 2
Torchwood: 2
The IT Crowd: 3
The IT Crowd: 4
The Forsyte Saga: 1
Long Way Down: 1
Slings & Arrows: 3
Lark Rise to Candleford: 4
Misfits: 1
Star Trek The Next Generation: 1
True Blood: 3
Being Human(BBC): 2
Big Love: 4
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 3
Garrow’s Law: 1
Deadwood: 2
Grandma’s House: 1
Star Trek The Next Generation: 2
Desperate Romantics: 1
Deadwood: 3
Fringe: 3
Misfits: 2
The West Wing: 2
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: 5
Star Trek: The Next Generation: 3
Bored to Death: 2
Northern Exposure: 6
The West Wing: 3
Garrow’s Law: 2
The Comeback: 1
Star Trek the Next Generation: 4










