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10. Trollhunter
A movie not trying to be realistic, but gives you the creepy feeling it is real. This surprisingly good movie from Norway almost makes you believe in Trolls. A ‘found-footage’ horror movie with a good dose of humor to show how crazy it actually is.
9. Paul
A comedy among my favorite movies is something that won’t happen often. This Sci-Fi comedy written by and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost contains tons of references to other Sci-Fi movies. Even if you don’t get the references, the strange alien Paul will keep you entertained for sure.
8. Anonymous
Was Shakespeare a fraud? Roland Emmerich, director of many big disaster movies (2012, Godzilla, Independence Day), tries to answer this question. The movie starts slow and confusing but when it settles down, it delivers a challenging but believable story about the British royal family and the writer of Shakespeare’s plays.
7. Sucker Punch
This action movie has it all, giant samurai demons, dragons, first world-war zombies, robots and to finish it some hot girls with big weapons. This movie is all about the special effects, a must-see at the big screen. Sadly, it was received poorly by the critics.
6. Let Me In
A remake of the 2008 Swedish movie Let The Right One In. A drama movie (not a horror!) about a young bullied boy who finds a new friend in his new strange next door neighbor vampire girl. Just like the original movie the story is really touching, although the atmosphere is less creepy in this remake it still feels good!
5. Hanna
What happens if you combine a classic story with a modern arthouse director? Hanna happens. It tells the story of a 16-year-old girl, trained as a assassin by her father, going out in the big world for the first time. Travelling across Europe we get to see some beautiful locations where the action takes place.
4. 50/50
A second comedy movie! A young guy gets diagnosed with cancer, he tries to stay calm about it but along the way he is coming to realize that he is going to die. Not a funny thing at all, if it wasn’t for the great actors and the awkward situations they keep getting into. The movie combines drama with comedy without losing respect for the sensitive subject. Oh, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt looks better with hair on his head.
3. Super 8
A movie from director JJ Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg, what could go wrong? Not much, in this case. JJ Abrams delivers another great Sci-Fi movie. The acting of the group teenagers is surprisingly good and really sucks you into their stories. The movie is often compared to E.T., but I would like to compare it to Stand By Me. Focusing less on the monster but more on the group of teenagers.
2. Black Swan
I had to watch this movie twice to really see what was going on here. A ballet dancer gets the part for the evil ‘Black Swan’, but she doesn’t really qualify for it. Slowly she is turning more dark and evil, turning into the perfect Black Swan. A psychological drama which kept me guessing on why and how she was transforming.
1. Drive
A stunt-driver at day, getaway driver at night. A nameless driver gets into trouble when he meets a married girl he starts to like. When a heist together with her husband goes wrong he needs to sort out who betrayed them. And he does that with style! Speaking only when really necessarily but slowly showing his true violent self. Everything combined turns this movie into a tense and unique masterpiece!