Best guilty pleasure: Piranha 3D, as chosen by orangew, LuckyC, Paddytom ('The 3D was awful but the booze made it fun'). Plus Kelly Brook picked up nominations from Ghedebrav for best supporting actress for her role, and most exciting momentPhotograph: Allstar/DIMENSION FILMS/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarBest film: A Prophet, as chosen by Mash007 ('I enjoyed it'), Johnski, MookieB, tigertilltomcat, john89, Kleistphile, nickproctor, tobyjenn, and was thought overrated by jsullyPhotograph: PRMost embarrassing performance: Johnny Depp in 'well everything really, but especially Alice in Wonderland. *shudder*', as chosen by orangew, Maggzinho, MurrayOstril, GhedebravPhotograph: Film Frames
Best actress: Lesley Manville in Another Year, as chosen by poppydavid, Chris7572 ('It may be a role she has played before but this time it was utterly, devastatingly convincing'), ThisOneGuy, TheMadProphet (as best actress in a supporting role) and MaggzinhoPhotograph: c.Sony Pics/Everett / Rex Featur/c.Sony Pics/Everett / Rex FeaturBest film: Inception. As voted for by Paddytom, MookieB, orangew ('A rare diamond indeed, and a heartening demonstration that there's still the odd fresh idea out there that can make it into your friendly local imax'), kingofthedead ('Great concept, beautifully filmed and well acted, special praise to Tom Hardy who stole every scene he was in'), tobyjenn ('Nolan imbues his text with deep meanings and creates a monumental film with panache, verve and intelligence'), ThisOneGuy ('It just was ...), kbg541 ('worth the price of a cinema ticket'), kuke, Mclovin, christof62, CurlyScot, smallasianman, jazhands, fourthletter and LuckyCPhotograph: Stephen Vaughan/Stephen VaughanMost overrated film: Inception, as chosen by poppydavid, Mash007 ('As a friend says it's a film that is designed to make stupid people feel clever'), mellelieu ('I nearly fell asleep during Inception. Wish I had actually'), Humberwolf ('I still liked it, but come on people'), Johnski, VijayP, tipatina ('what a boring dream that was ... should of ate some cheese'), ExFi, MurrayOstril, AdamK, LlivracNhoJ, Ghedebrav and nickproctorPhotograph: Stephen Vaughan/INC-12494Most overrated film: Catfish, as chosen by LlivracNhoJ ('It ultimately collapses under the weight of its own irony: it purports to be a 'documentary', about a hoax; yet it's impossible to watch it and not heavily supspect that the film itself is a hoax, having been either entirely fabricated or heavily manipulated. This makes the whole viewing experience a lot less compelling than it otherwise might have been. It also suffers from 'Blair Witch' syndrome, ie a lot of tension is built up, only to culminate in, er, not very much. Plus the central character, 'Nev', is in love with himeslf to a truly nauseating degree'), Maggzinho and MclovinPhotograph: PRWorst film: Devil, as chosen by PaddytomPhotograph: Photo Credit: Kerry Hayes/PRMost strangely life-affirming portrayal of humanity's inability to endure captivity in a film that contains incest and familial imprisonment: Dogtooth, as chosen by numbersix99Photograph: PRMost alarming film news story: 'Guillermo Del Toro dropping out of The Hobbit and leaving it to the same disastrous fate that befell The Lord of the Rings', as chosen by Sipech, HumberwolfPhotograph: c.Warner Br/Everett / Rex Features/c.Warner Br/Everett / Rex FeaturesMost terrifying moment: 'Every time Garry Shandling's face appeared in Iron Man 2', as chosen by HumberwolfPhotograph: PRBest supporting actress: Chloe Moretz in Kick-Ass, as chosen by tobyjenn ('Possibly one of the greatest introductions to a film ever, certainly in terms of shock value, Moretz dominated the screen and lit up Kick-Ass'), ThisOneGuy, orangew and HumberwolfPhotograph: c.Lions Gate/Everett / Rex Featu/c.Lions Gate/Everett / Rex FeatuMost embarrassing performance: Mel Gibson 'in the life of Mel Gibson', as chosen by JohnBarnesOnToastPhotograph: Startraks Photo / Rex Features/Startraks Photo / Rex FeaturesBest actor: Michael Shannon in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? as chosen by orangewPhotograph: PRBest actor in a supporting role: Kayvan Novak in Four Lions, as chosen by ThisOneGuy, TheMadProphetPhotograph: PRBest animal performance: crow bomber in Four Lions, as chosen by orangew, smallasianmanPhotograph: PRMost overrated: Winter's Bone, as chosen by jeansnothappening ('It was beautiful but not much else')Photograph: PRBest film: Black Swan, as chosen by donandgeorge ('utterly insane in an Argento-esque way'), LlivracNhoJ, Simt88 ('spectacular'), Thomas99, fourthletter, Mclovin, Santinoxx, also voted film you meant to see but didn't by orangew, and being looked forward to by christof62Photograph: Niko Tavernise/APMost alarming film news story: David Cameron’s assertion that the Harry Potter franchise should act as a the model for aspiring British film-makers, as chosen by MaggzinhoPhotograph: Allstar/WARNER BROS/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarBest soundtrack: Shutter Island, as chosen by OfficeEd. ('HMV were selling it for only £3. After buying it and playing it, I now know why it was only £3. That track with the fellow going on about the withered hand of Jesus really did my head in. actually, every track did my head in') Photograph: TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty ImagesMost overrated: The Kids Are All Right, as chosen by lexxxx ('apart from being extremely boring, for me it was almost undermining the non-traditional family which it ostensibly was supporting. apart from having Joni Mitchell on the soundtrack i can't think of a thing to recommend it')Photograph: c.Focus/Everett / Rex Features/c.Focus/Everett / Rex FeaturesBest film: Toy Story 3, as chosen by tipatina ('also most glaring product placement'), IndianaBeeblebrox ('the imagination and spectacle packed into every frame from the first second makes it the winner for me, funny as hell, but with a quite beautiful and moving conclusion'). Also voted most exciting moment ('Realising that Toy Story 3 is at least as good as the first two') by Bartel, and best technical achievement ('incinerator scene') by smallasianmanPhotograph: PRFilm you thought you'd hate but actually rather liked: Unstoppable, as chosen by jazhands. ('Told you everything you needed to know in the trailer, usually a bad sign but an ok film)Photograph: c.20thC.Fox/Everett / Rex Features/c.20thC.Fox/Everett / Rex FeaturesBest film: Where The Wild Things Are, as chosen by CurlyScotPhotograph: Photo by Matt Nettheim/PRMost exciting moment: ('Realising that Certified Copy had actually finished'), as chosen by MaggzinhoPhotograph: PR
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