It's that time of the year again, Ladies and Germs, for Continuity Film's Critic Consensus Top Ten Films of 2010.
First things first: The Formula.
I take the Top Ten Lists of the National Critics from The Austin Chronicle to the Washington Post (which are compiled on Metacritic.com) and I allocate the following scores to the list:
#1(10 points), 2(9), 3(8), 4(7), 5(6),6(5),7(4),8(3),9(2),10(1).
Criteria: Some critics have a tendency to bend the rules in their favor. This is like a student not doing the homework assignment. This is a TOP TEN List, not a Top Eleven, or a Top Ten and 1/2, this is not an Alphabetical-Top-Ten either. TOP TEN. Period.
Anyone who breaks that simple rule is DQ'd. Sorry, try again next year. (For the record, 79 Critics complied and 19 were DQ'd, not bad, that's 80.61%).
So, without further ado, here is the Critic Consensus Top Ten Films of 2010.
10. 127 Hours (125)
9. The Ghost Writer (126)
8. The Kids Are All Right (141)
7. Carlos (153)
6. The King's Speech (159)
5. Toy Story 3 (202)
4. Inception (219)
3. Black Swan (234)
2. Winter's Bone (240)
1. The Social Network (425)
Thus far, I have not seen "The King's Speech", "Carlos", and "127 Hours."
Although I really loved "Greenberg" (29th), I was disappointed that it didn't garner more recognition and I was surprised that "True Grit" (17th) only received 94 points.
The highest rated Documentary? "Exit Through the Gift Shop" (14th).
"The Town" (which I haven't seen yet) got absolutely ZERO love from the Critics, only getting 12 points (52nd) and tied with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I."
I was equally surprised that "How to Train Your Dragon" did not receive much love either. I thought that film was fantastic. (7 points).
And some whacky critic out there gave "Predators" a 3!!!
Finally, my prediction for the Academy's Best Picture Nominations are (in alphabetical order)...
-127 Hours (125) 10th
-Black Swan (234) 3rd
-The Fighter (50) 22nd
-Inception (219) 4th
-The Kids Are All Right (141) 8th
-The King's Speech (159) 6th
-The Social Network (425) 1st
-Toy Story 3 (202) 5th
-True Grit (94) 17th
-Winter's Bone (240) 2nd
"Carlos" is ineligible for an Oscar becaused it premeired on British TV.
I was looking for this year's "The Blind Side" (an Unranked Nominee) but I can't think of anything THAT outlandish.
But...the Academy definitely has a tendency to disappoint (ummm, "Star Trek", last year)...so, knowing that the Academy stretched the Nominees from 5 to 10 to incorporate a slot for an Indie, a Genre, and a Pixar, I mean, Animation, my gut tells me that...
"Winter's Bone" will be this year's SNUB. Yeah, I know, a #2 ranked film is going to be snubbed from a nomination? It wouldn't be the first time. "WALL-E" (1) and "The Dark Knight" (2) were snubbed in 2008. "The Diving Bell and Butterfly" (2) in 2007 and "United 93" (1) in 2006. Again, this was BEFORE they flexed the noms to 10.
Which film, do you ask, will replace "Winter's Bone" as the final nom?
Well, since I already included "The Fighter" (22nd) on my nom list, it has to be a film that is backed by a studio renown for campaigning for an Oscar nom...
Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures produced "The Town" and it has all the hallmarks of an Oscar nom.
So, expect the unexpected next week when the Academy releases its Best Picture Nominees. And I have a feeling that there will be a dark horse write-in candidate that will shake up the whole field and cause the blogosphere to spontaneously combust.
Dare I say, "Shutter Island"???
Stranger things have happened...
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