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Thursday, December 29, 2011

My DVD awards 2011

Awards based on a selection of DVDs viewed during 2011 - films may have an earlier release date

Best film / Best British comedy - Attack the Block - and I ain’t even lyin’!

Best epic - The Will of Genghis Khan – beautifully shot, fab locations and millions of extras

Best sci-fi - Transformers 3 – if complicated

Best re-discovered 60’s cult sci-fi - Queen of Blood – and coolest Theremin soundtrack and use of old footage

Best French film - Gainsbourgh – mais oui!

Best Nazi killing - Flame and Citron – very cool and ace cinematography too

Best zombie film - Dance of the Dead – not that there was much completion this year

Worst vampire film - John carpenter’s Vampires – truly awful!

Weirdest Xmas film - Rare Exports – evil Santa Claus as I always suspected!

Best battle scenes – Ironclad – enough said

Best film featuring sport - Invictus – also best Eastwood film of the year

Best mix of genres – Monsters – very engaging

Best demon - Season of the Witch – drags but good ending

Daftest film - Drive Angry – and I mean really daft!

Close second for daftest film - The Tournament – battle Royale meets Crank

Best reconstruction of an old western - True Grit – better for not having John Wayne in it though

Best inspiration for a cool t-shirt - Experiment 7 – and a close second for best Zombie film/low budget flick

Creepiest film – Afterlife – really makes you skin crawl for real!

Most disappointing – Inception – after all that hype... shocking!

Best gangsta fashion - Sin Nombre - grim but get your tattoo and large pant tips here!

Most lame plot - Source Code - man saves train; gets girl

Best re-run - Children of Men – England 2027 my arse; more like 2013

Best holiday memory - Agora – open air theatre in Molyvos....

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