Hello. Well I am in the beginning stages of really lighting this fire cracker. I will be posting videos here and on my Facebook page, that will have all kinds of fun stuff including additional information that you might be missing out on through my Kansas City TV Examiner articles. You will also get updates on some future TV projects, as I am unofficially ready to come out of my unofficial retirement.
Sometimes, you just know a movie isn’t going to be any good. True you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, or in this case a movie by its poster or trailer. Wait maybe you’re supposed to judge it by the trailer…after all, the point of the trailer is to get you to watch the movie, right? Well, “Cedar Rapids” stars Ed Helms and is about a guy that goes to an insurance seminar…zzzzz….exactly.
So, every year me and the kids sit down and discuss the best and worst of what we’ve seen in the previous year. Our nominations are based on what we see as a family. For example, as awesome as True Grit was, since I saw that by myself- it doesn’t count….but The Town does count since Nic, Jenni and I watched it together. Here are our nominations for the 2011 English Family Movie Awards.
BEST MOVIE:
DESPICABLE ME
HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS part ONE
INCEPTION (poster pictured)
KICK ASS
LET ME IN
RED
THE TOWN
TRON LEGACY
FUNNIEST MOVIE:
Despicable Me
Grown Ups
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
BEST ACTION MOVIE:
The A-Team
Kick Ass
Red
BEST ANIMATED MOVIE:
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
Tangled
Toy Story 3
SCARIEST MOVIE:
The Crazies
Let Me In (pictured)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
BEST DIRECTOR:
Tim Burton- ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Christopher Nolan- INCEPTION
Matt Reeves- LET ME IN
Robert Schwentke- RED
Matthew Vaughn- KICK ASS
David Yates- DEATHLY HALLOWS part ONE
BEST ACTOR:
Nicolas Cage- KICK ASS
Jackie Chan- THE KARATE KID
Leonardo DiCaprio- INCEPTION
Kodi Smit-McPhee- LET ME IN
Daniel Radcliffe- DEATHLY HALLOWS part ONE
Bruce Willis- RED (pictured)
BEST ACTRESS:
Lyndsey Fonseca- KICK ASS
Chloe Grace-Moretz- LET ME IN
Mandy Moore- TANGLED
Emma Stone- Easy A
Emma Watson- DEATHLY HALLOWS part ONE
Olivia Wilde- TRON LEGACY (pictured)
BEST HERO:
Harry Potter- HP7
Hiccup- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Hit Girl- KICK ASS
Iron Man- IRON MAN 2
Kick Ass- KICK ASS
Sam Flynn- TRON LEGACY
BEST VILLAIN:
Clu- TRON LEGACY
Frank D’Amico- KICK ASS
Red Queen- ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Vector- DESPICABLE ME
Voldemort- HP7
Whiplash- IRON MAN 2
BEST FIGHT:
Hit Girl vs. D’Amico’s Thugs- KICK ASS (pictured)
Hotel Hallway Fight- INCEPTION
Iron Man and War Machine vs. Whiplash and the Drones- IRON MAN 2
Mr. Han vs. the Bullies- THE KARATE KID
Perseus vs. Medusa- CLASH of the TITANS
Sam Flynn vs. Rinzler- TRON LEGACY
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE:
Helicopter Chase- A-TEAM
Dragon Battle- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Van Chase- INCEPTION
Shipping Car Gun Fight- RED
Light Cycle Race- TRON LEGACY
BEST LOVE STORY:
Let Me In
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Tangled (pictured)
Toy Story 3
BEST FX:
Alice in Wonderland
Inception
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Tron Legacy
BEST MUSIC:
Christophe Beck- RED
Michael Giacchino- LET ME IN
Daft Punk- TRON LEGACY
Hans Zimmer- INCEPTION
Various Artists- KICK ASS
BEST WRITING:
Despicable Me (pictured)
Inception
Kick Ass
Let Me In
Red
Toy Story 3
BEST DEATH SCENE:
Big Daddy- KICK ASS (pictured)
Bully Revenge- LET ME IN
Doby- HP7
Exploding Thugs- RED
Frank D’Amico- KICK ASS
Kevin Flynn- TRON LEGACY
BEST ENDING
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Inception
Let Me In
The Town
BEST TRAILER FOR UPCOMING MOVIE:
Battle: Los Angeles (March 11)
Cowboys and Aliens (July 29)
Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides (May 20) (pictured)
Hello. Well I am in the beginning stages of really lighting this fire cracker. I will be posting videos here and on my Facebook page, that will have all kinds of fun stuff including additional information that you might be missing out on through my Kansas City TV Examiner articles. You will also get updates on some future TV projects, as I am unofficially ready to come out of my unofficial retirement.
