Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Films of 2011 Released

Via QT Archives

Prolific filmmaker Quentin Tarantino made quite an internet fan-boy stir last year upon releasing his favorite films of 2010.  This was notable because as a very high profile director, he was releasing a list that mostly resides on the internet from fans, and also due to some of his picks.  Famously, he included Toy Story 3 as #1 (which I agreed with) and Knight and Day later on down, but excluded such films as Inception and Black Swan.  However, to each their own opinion, and his list was still respectable, if not for all his choices, for the fact he believes enough in what he thinks.  I personally thought Get Him to the Greek was an idiotic mess of a film, but he had it at #13, yet I understand he liked it and I didn't.

Now he has released his own list for 2011.  Check it out in full:



Quentin Tarantino’s official Top Eleven of 2011

1. Midnight In Paris
2. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
3. Moneyball
4. The Skin I Live In
5. X-Men: First Class
6. Young Adult
7. Attack The Block
8. Red State
9. Warrior
10. The Artist / Our Idiot Brother (tie)
11. The Three Musketeers

Others considered in no particular order
50/50
Beginners
Hugo
The Iron Lady
Carnage
Green Hornet
Green Lantern
Captain America
The Descendants
My Week With Marilyn
Fast Five
Tree Of Life
The Hangover Part II
Mission Impossible 4
The Beaver
Contagion
The Sitter
War Horse

Nice Try Award
Drive
Hannah
Drive Angry
Real Steel

Best Director
Pedro Almodovar
Bennett Miller
Woody Allen
Jason Reitman
Michel Hazanavicius

Best Original Screenplay
Midnight In Paris
Young Adult
Red State
Attack The Block
Our Idiot Brother
Beginners

Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
The Skin I live In
Carnage
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Hugo
X-Men: First Class

Worst Films
Sucker Punch
Potiche (Trophy Wife)
Miral
Insidious
Rampart
Straw Dogs
Paranormal Activity 3
Meek’s Cutoff

Now, let's first admit that Tarantino does have good sensibilities to film, we can't dispute that.  He likes what he likes and he doesn't like horrible movies and rant on others that are universally beloved (usually).  It was cool to see Midnight in Paris top his list, as well as inclusions of Warrior, Moneyball, and Attack the Block.  With that said . . . The Three Musketeers?  This leads one to presume that he was being a little bit ironic with this one, though how can you really tell? 

Plus, I've heard good things about Meek's Cutoff and Insidious.

The only thing I legitimately have a problem with is his inclusion of Drive, Hanna, Real Steel, and (I guess) Drive Angry 3D on the "Nice Try" award.  Labeling it with "nice try" is a bit of a pretentious smackdown on the film.  While I'm sure Drive Angry was terrible, there's no need to get insulting over it.  Plus, Real Steel wasn't that bad and Hanna was one of my favorites of the year.  Then there's Drive, which has been critically lauded.  It's strange indeed.

But again, to each their own. 

There has been mention, and I agree, that he should at least provide some reasons why some films made certain positions.  Now that would be fascinating.  This is just sort of confusing.