50 Movies We’re Super-Psyched to See in 2011

Movies: There are just so darn many of them. Usually this is a great thing, but with 2011 now upon us, it can seem overwhelming. After all, a new year means a whole new slate of hundreds of movies, ranging from awesome to terribad. Who has the time to sort through them all? 

Well, we do. 

So don’t worry, your number one internet friend has carefully reviewed every single one of the movies coming out over the next year so that you don’t have to. We’ve gone through the scripts, talked to the actors and poured over the trailers, frame by frame, all in order to determine which films are your best bets over the next 12 months. Here are our top 50.  

‘The Roommate’

Release Date: Feb. 4
Starring: Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet
The Scoop: Colleges are pretty scary places. Besides all that mandatory learning nonsense, you’ve got your parties and your school loans and your peer-induced social anxiety. But the scariest part of going away to college? Getting stuck with a random roommate. That’s pretty much the entire premise behind “The Roommate,” which stars Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly as co-eds who are assigned the same room — and, as it happens, the same nightmares thanks to a personal relationship that gets way, way too personal (think “Single White Female: The College Years”). It’s every student’s worst nightmare come true.
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‘Rango’

Release Date: March 4
Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant
The Scoop: Over the course of his long career, Johnny Depp has often been compared to a chameleon thanks to his ability to immerse himself in any role. Well, that should come in handy with “Rango,” since he is literally playing a chameleon: Rango is a lizard who, through a series of incredible circumstances, ends up becoming the sheriff of an Old West town. This animated feature reunites Depp with Gore Verbisnki, who famously directed the star in the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. If their past collaborations are any indication, this should be a fun ride. | Watch the trailer

‘Red Riding Hood’

This time around, though, Red ain’t so little; instead, she’s played by Amada Seyfried as a hot young woman whose snowbound medieval village is under attack by a werewolf. If living well truly is the best revenge, we think Hardwicke is about get her payback in spades. | Watch the trailer Release Date: March 11
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Lukas Haas, Gary Oldman
The Scoop: Hey guys, remember Catherine Hardwicke? Back in the day (that is to say, 2008), she was on top of the world, having set the record for the highest grossing film ever directed by a woman, a little something called “Twilight.” And then, she kinda got dumped by the studio. Well, now she’s back with an edgy, goth-modern take on the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood.

‘Water for Elephants’

Release Date: April 22
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz
The Scoop: Move over, Dumbo, because there’s a new elephant movie in Hollywood these days and if the legion of Twi-Hards have anything to say about it, “Water for Elephants” is about to become the new gold standard in pachyderm cinema. That, of course, is because the lead role is being played by that brooding hair factory Robert Pattinson, whose famous locks are on full display in this period piece about a guy who joins a circus only to fall in love with the ringleader’s wife (Reese Witherspoon in her first cougariffic role). The ringleader, though, is “Inglourious Basterds” bastard Christoph Waltz, so RPattz just may be screwing around with the wrong guy. You know what they say: hair today, gone tomorrow. And yes, it’s okay to hate us just a little for that one. | Watch the trailer

‘The Help’

Release Date: Aug. 12
Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer
The Scoop: Fans getting worn out by the non-stop parade of high-octane blockbusters and 3-D summer tentpoles finally have another option in August when “The Help” arrives. Based on the popular period novel by Kathryn Stockett, “The Help” stars the always-awesome Emma Stone as a young girl learning the strange realities of adulthood in the Deep South of the early 1960s. She’s joined by a terrific ensemble cast that includes Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Cicely Tyson. Don’t be surprised if you hear more about “The Help” when award season rolls around.

‘Abduction’

Release Date: Sept. 23
Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina
The Scoop: This is the moment all Twi-Hards have been waiting for: Taylor Lautner’s first real attempt at carrying a movie as leading man. Or, man-child. Whatever you want to call it. Ever since Lautner bulked up for “New Moon,” he’s been dubbed the next big thing by everyone in Hollywood, already commanding huge paydays for his films even though so far his main success has been in the cocoon of the “Twilight” franchise. In “Abduction,” though, the whole thing is on his well-toned shoulders as Lautner plays a kid whose life takes a surreal turn when he sees his own face on a missing persons website. We think by the time “Abduction’ is over, Lautner will have found at least one thing: an A-list career.

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′

Release Date: Nov. 18
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
The Scoop: The gang is back for the penultimate entry in the most popular movie series of all time (at least according to its fans). Team Jacob and Team Edward may have had their issues in the past, but now everyone is on the same side: Team Baby, as the whole world decides to gang up on Bella and Edward’s newborn and only the combined powers of vampires and love can save her. What happens next? Well, no doubt you already know from reading the novel by Stephenie Meyer a dozen times, but that’s fine; the magic is in seeing how they pull it off onscreen. And bonus points this time if they manage to film the birth scene without causing us to pass out. Eleven months and counting…







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