{"id":17603,"date":"2011-12-29T13:03:36","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T19:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/?p=17603"},"modified":"2011-12-29T07:19:15","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T13:19:15","slug":"focus-overload-the-bests-2011-all-at-once-all-for-you-movies-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/focus-overload-the-bests-2011-all-at-once-all-for-you-movies-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Overload &#8216;The Bests&#8217; 2011: All at Once. All for You: Movies Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/2011-MOVIEs-beast.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"&quot;Oh my stars and garters!&quot;\" width=\"600\" height=\"251\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/2011-MOVIEs-beast.png 600w, https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/2011-MOVIEs-beast-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> <\/div>\n<p>We were not able to attend every movie release in 2011. A fault of our not having the cash to make that happen. If any kindly geek movie review blog would like to change that&#8230;drop us a DM at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/groonk\" class=\"external external_icon\">@groonk<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>*Ahem*<\/p>\n<p>Now that the shameless plugging is over, check out the small group of &#8216;best of&#8217; lists and trailer mashups we found interesting. First up is a 2011 movie mashup by SleepySkunk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SleepySkunk&#8217;s 2011 Movie Trailer Mashup <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sleepyskunk.tumblr.com\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">SleepySkunk <\/a>was kind enough to<a href=\"http:\/\/sleepyskunk.tumblr.com\/post\/14418957447\/2011-movie-trailer-mashup\" class=\"external external_icon\"> provide a list of the movies<\/a> used in this epic 2011 trailer mashup of epicness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Official site:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sleepyskunk.tumblr.com\/post\/14418957447\/2011-movie-trailer-mashup\" class=\"external external_icon\">http:\/\/sleepyskunk.tumblr.com\/post\/14418957447\/2011-movie-trailer-mashup<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MY7ls9f__as\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/2011\/12\/19\/video-2011-movie-trailer-mashup-mixes-action-and-story.html\" class=\"external external_icon\">geek tyrant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More movie knowledge below the cut.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>MOVIES IN 2011<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Roger Ebert&#8217;s 20 Best Films of 2011(Not including Documentaries)<\/strong><br \/>\nRoger Ebert compiled a list of movies not commonly known. Yet somehow HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2, DRIVE and HUGO made the cut.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Making lists is not my favorite occupation. They inevitably inspire only reader complaints. Not once have I ever heard from a reader that my list was just fine, and they liked it. Yet an annual Best Ten list is apparently a statutory obligation for movie critics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.suntimes.com\/ebert\/2011\/12\/the_best_films_of_2011.html\" class=\"external external_icon\">My best guess is that between six and ten of these movies won&#8217;t be familiar<\/a>. Those are the most useful titles for you, instead of an ordering of movies you already know all about.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.suntimes.com\/ebert\/2011\/12\/the_best_films_of_2011.html\" class=\"external external_icon\">roger ebert<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unsung films Of 2011<\/strong><br \/>\nThe AV Club made a video movie list of films no one is talking about. Of all the films they mention, <a href=\"http:\/\/beingelmo.com\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">BEING ELMO<\/a> is the only one that caught our interest. Check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/section\/best-of-2011\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">monster Best of 2011 list<\/a> that covers just about everything you can think of.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/video_embed\/?id=66488\"><\/iframe><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/articles\/unsung-films-of-2011,66488\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Unsung films Of 2011\" class=\"external external_icon\">Unsung films Of 2011<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/articles\/unsung-films-of-2011,66488\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">the AV Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Shapiro&#8217;s 2011: The Cinescape<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve renamed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/oyguvaltshappy\" class=\"external external_icon\">Matt Shapiro<\/a>&#8216;s 2011 contribution &#8216;A Cavalcade of Tropes.&#8221; Always remember, <a href=\"http:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/Main\/TropesAreTools\" class=\"external external_icon\">Tropes are Not Bad<\/a>. It all depends on proper <a href=\"http:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/SugarWiki\/TVTropesWillEnhanceYourLife?from=Main.TVTropesWillEnhanceYourLife\" class=\"external external_icon\">execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-mEfsU0EPSQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/oyguvaltshappy\" class=\"external external_icon\">cinescape<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>15 Best Films of 2011 by Chris Stuckmann<\/strong><br \/>\nLastly, we invite you to view this end of year video tribute. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ChrisStuckmann\" class=\"external external_icon\">Stuckmann <\/a>is a YouTube movie critic we happened across thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/catherinereitman\" class=\"external external_icon\">Catherine Reitman<\/a>(more on her another post).<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-lPEmbgHJwM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ChrisStuckmann\" class=\"external external_icon\">chris stuckmann<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were not able to attend every movie release in 2011. A fault of our not having the cash to make that happen. If any kindly geek movie review blog would like to change that&#8230;drop us a DM at @groonk. *Ahem* Now that the shameless plugging is over, check out the small group of &#8216;best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,57,7],"tags":[1889,1114,4750,4751,31,4017,79,1486,4927],"class_list":["post-17603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movies","category-trailers","category-video","tag-1889","tag-an-article-of-lists","tag-bests-of-2011","tag-bests-of","tag-culture","tag-focus","tag-happy-new-year","tag-overload","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17603"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17621,"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17603\/revisions\/17621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}