Padua 360 staffers have chosen the following movies as the top flicks of 2011:
10. The Muppets:
In Disney’s newest film, the Muppets biggest fans Walter, his brother Gary, and Gary’s girlfriend Mary, must raise $10 million to save the Muppet Theater from a businessman who plans to destroy it.
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo:
In the adaption of the bestseller by Stieg Larrson, the highly anticipated film follows Mikael Blomkvist and Lisabeth Salander’s mission to find out what happened to a girl who has been missing for 36 years and may have been murdered.
8. Rise of the Planet of the Apes:
In the reboot of the Planet of the Apes series, comes the newest, heart-pounding film about Will Rodman and his attempt to cure Alzheimer’s Disease by testing a gene therapy drug on chimpanzees. At first the experiment seems to be going right, but the drug has its affects.
7. Crazy, Stupid, Love:
This romantic comedy drama, captures the story about a man,Cal, who discovers his wife is cheating on him. After feeling depressed one night, Cal captures the attention of the Jacob, a young, handsome man who would never let any women slip through his fingers. Jacob begins helping Cal feel younger and regain the attention of his wife.
6. The Help:
The film follows the story about a girl, Skeeter, and her relationship with her two black maids. The film is set in the 1960s, at a time when racism was an issue.
5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon:
In the third film to the epic series, the Autobots continue to work with the military, while the Decepticons have a new plan to take down humanity.
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides:
In the fourth installment of the series, Captain Jack Sparrow and Angelica search for the legendary Fountain of Youth, while facing the infamous Blackbeard.
3. Bridesmaids:
In the hilarious film about the problems of getting married, Annie’s long-time best friend, Lillian, is getting married and asks Annie to be the Maid of Honor, but when one of Lillian’s bridesmaids wants the top spot, a series of hilarious and sad events occurs.
2. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2:
In the epic Part 1 of the 2 part worldwide finale, Edward and Bella are finally married and during their honeymoon problems arise when Bella finds out she is pregnant.
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2:
In the final part of the worldwide phenomenon, Harry, Herimone, and Ron are on the hunt to find the last of the Horcruxes in order to face the Dark Lord one last time.
