9. "Inception" - I was surprised to hear anyone letting this film end up outside of the top 5. I never thought it was quite the 'Best Picture', but worth a nomination within the top 5.
8. "True Grit" - I liked seeing this in a similar slot as I gave it.
7. "Four Lions" - I remember seeing the trailer for this before, and it looked interesting. I am interested to see this film, it is probably the most interesting film I have not yet seen this year.
6. "Toy Story 3" - I hail the film in a similar slot, for similar reasons as Drew. I am sold here as well.
5. "I Saw the Devil" - I never heard of the film before seeing his list, and when he compared it to "Silence of the Lambs" and then called it better, I was much more interested. I get a little nervous as well when thinking about that, because the concepts in "Silence of the Lambs" is really dark, and when you enter an even darker version of those concepts, it could distort the line of defilement as well. I do not desire to want to rip my eyes out during a film, however real it seems.
4. "Rabbit Hole" - Snooze.
3. "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" - This film is way too high on a top 10 list for me. Certain things were good in the film, but it just didn't please me nearly as much as other films throughout the year.
2. "Blue Valentine" - Never heard of it. I am amazed at the amount of films on this lest in which I am unfamiliar of. I might be the one man who became a fan of "The Notebook", but Ryan Gosling is a much more interesting male actor in a romance than anyone else I have seen. I feel like he is just a more believable person in these roles. He was good in "Half Nelson", "Fracture", and "The Believer" as well. When I watched the previews for this film, seeing his face gave me a bit more confidence in the film being high on Drew's list.
1. "Black Swan" - This was borderline for me, whether or not I should have seen this film before proclaiming a 'Top' list. I was interested in the film, but for some reason I didn't feel the urge to come running when it released. Nothing reached out to me. Darren Aronofsky being the director makes the project a bit more interesting, but it also adds a heavier censorship warning. I am sure he will be able to deliver exactly what he wants in the film, I just don't know if I want a bite.
