Top Picks: Movies of 2010

Hello! So after a fruitful year of movie watching here are my top picks for the past year. From a variety of 45 movies, these movies stood out in my perspective. I mean, I watched a lot of lauded movies that garnered numerous awards on the international moviescape, and they were beautiful but the ones on my list were the ones that I would urge others to watch. On to the skinny:

Love Letter (Japan)

This is my #1 pick from last year's viewing. Everyone knows about that scene. Yeah, that tearjerking scene that has the power to induce tears by just being replayed in my mind. I thought my heart would explode. Even after a few weeks after watching it, I would still tear up when I just sat to think about it. One word: timeless.

I Just Didn't Do It (Japan)

My interest was piqued by the story of a man wrongly accused of molestation on a crowded train and his journey to prove his innocence, but it was not exactly my regular cup of tea. And with so many great movies out there just waiting to be watched and so little time, well it just escaped my mind for a bit. So I delayed in watching this one and mentally pegged it as a downer with no real entertainment merit. And then I was blown away. This film is an inch from the #1 spot. It was compelling from start to end, exactly the opposite of how I thought it was going to be.

The Mission (Hong Kong)

This was such a slick, stylish film. Also stars some of the best actors Hong Kong has to offer.

Beast Cops (Hong Kong)

I really love this film too. Especially the ending when all hell broke loose. Argh, my little heart grows faint from just the mention of an ending because of the recent letdown by Hana Kimi (Taiwan). But rest assured, there is none of the suckage that was so rampant in Hana Kimi (Taiwan) in this gem of a film.

Linda Linda Linda (Japan)

The heart was in the right place for this movie. And that place was nicely situated next to Take Care of My Cat (Korea). Is it a coincidence that Bae Doona stars in both? I think not. Added bonus of having addictive songs that you'd be humming along to while tapping your feet.

Running Out of Time (Hong Kong)

One word: Awesomesauce.

Beast Stalker (Hong Kong)

This is the movie that highlighted two not-so-new stars to seriously follow, Nicholas Tse and Nick Cheung. Nick Cheung in a villainous role was terrific.

Kill Zone (Hong Kong)

This is the Donnie Yen movie for me. Forget Ip Man.

Easy A (USA)

I had such high hopes for Easy A and it did not disappoint. It joins the ranks of awesome teen movies based on great classics that didn't suck with She's The Man and Clueless.