Dave's Top 10 Films of 2011

The best sports film ever! Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton and Nick Nolte all give amazing performances thanks to a very well written script. Lots of emotion in this film about a torn apart family trying to reconnect all while in the midst of a MMA tournament.

An absolute stunning and fitting end to a magical series of films. There’s plenty of action and exceptional special effects, leading to an all-out wizard war. It's dark and dramatic and very moving. It’s the best movie of the eight-film canon. I cannot believe it's over!

Drive is a beautifully crafted art house action thriller with twisted humor and serious hard core violence. This is one of the best action films I have seen in years. Ryan Gosling has officially proven that he is a contender to win an Oscar.

The Muppets have been gone for so long that I forgot how magical and hilarious they can be. This was one of the best films of the year. Great humour that both children and adults could all share laughter at. I went in with a smile on my face and left with a smile on my face!!!

This is just what the franchise needed, especially after the two disatrous last films, X-Men Last Stand and Origins: Wolverine. It's intelligent, well-acted, stylishly directed, and most importantly it focused heavily upon the relationship between Xavier and Magneto, making it not feel like a conventional super-hero film. This film surely brought out the stars withing with Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult and even a comeback by long gone Kevin Bacon.

One of the surprise hits of the year. I will admit that when I first heard of this reboot I laughed and thought it would be a piece of garbage. But I was proven wrong. This is entertainment at it's finest with just the right amount of action and drama. Andy Serkis once again blew me away with his role as the monkey Caesar and John Lithgow was amazing as well.

Spielberg does it again! This film was shot beautifully and sounds great all thanks to John William's with a fantastic score. The cast, Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston were all great but the real star of the film was Joey, the horse. The cinematography is outstanding and definately deserves an Oscar nomination.

I figure I need at least one comedy on my list. I saw the previews for this movie and thought to myself, wow this seems like the female version of The Hang Over. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a lot good humor in this film. There is a bit chick flick element to it between the main character and a guy, but it is such a small part of the movie that I would say it's about 85% comedy and 15% romance/chick flick. So as a guy, I can honestly say I enjoyed the movie. Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig are the standout performers for me.

This film is creepy, horrifying, and feels all-too-real. Martha Marcy May Marlene convincingly terrifies us by showing the fragility of our sanity and how our minds can become warped. Elizabeth Olsen shows us a psyche that has been ripped to shreds. It's one of the few films that you remember because it is so horrifying and stays under your skin.

Mission Accomplished! For being the forth film in the franchise, this has to be the best of the bunch. From the very beginning, this film is action packed, never leaving the audience bored. This is one of the best action films I have ever seen. Tom Cruise is great as Ethan Hunt once again and Jeremy Renner does a fantastic job as well. The most exciting part was when Tom Cruise was climbing up the outside of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.