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It's been quite a year at the movies in 2011: We've seen 3D take over, childhood favorites return, major cities explode, franchises reboot, writers time-traveling, and existential indies ruminate on the nature of the universe. In other words, a lot like what we watched in 2010. But still, a few trends emerged, as new aliens attacked seemingly every other weekend, the hard-R comedy made a strong comeback and our shared nostalgia was exploited wherever and whenever possible. Meanwhile, Hollywood gave us a steady stream of sensory assaults in various forms in 2011, from giant robots smashing buildings to Michael Fassbender going full frontal. (Just be glad Shame director Steve McQueen didn't decide to join Michael Bay on the growing 3D bandwagon.)And while year-end "Best Of" lists have become as much of an annual December tradition as collectively pretending our movie tastes improve in the winter months, that's not stopping us from recapping the year in movies. So here's what we were watching in 2011. They may not all be Oscar contenders, but you weren't fooling anyone with your half-baked Tree of Life dissertation anyway. Continue Reading
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