Hey kids, Happy New Year and all that jazz. I’m back from vacation in Palm Springs and Mesa, and ready to get going for another year. I see everything went smoothly in my absence… What? No Action Smackdown Final?

Linking the poll at the bottom of the article. You should be able to vote for up to 3 items. If I missed any (pulled these off Wiki), let me know, I will add.

That’s coming this Friday, because I said so. In the meantime, thought we’d look back at the movies of 2011, and yap about those.

Here’s my list of what I saw, and what I thought. My hope is that the other boys will do the same, and you, reader, should also do so in the comments. My REAL hope is that it will spawn an epic discussion, arguments, and someone will get called a cock-nozzle (no fair doing it just because I asked!)

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My personal list of films viewed in 2011 was a solid C. I missed some of the big ones, and still have no excuse for not having seen them yet, except that at this point, I’m waiting for them to come out on movie channels.

Green Hornet – Wow. What a piece of crap. Gondry is capable of making good movies, but he often stinks the place up. Though the script here was more at fault.

Battle:Los Angeles – I watched about 12 minutes of this, and promptly stopped. Boring, couldn’t bring myself to give a damn.

Paul: Watched this on a plane. It was better than I was expecting. Funny, geeky, I love Simon Pegg.

Suckerpunch: Damn I love this movie. Has that great mix of smarts and splashy. And pretty,pretty girls.

Thor: Thor was….there. Decent enough, but instantly forgettable.

Kung Fu Panda 2: Admin_Rock has a 7 year old, and makes no excuses for going to kids movies. KP2 was actually reall well made, and worth watching. Skidoosh, bitches.

Super 8: Loved it. Homage to Spielberg, so pretty to watch.

Captain America: Fun, different than most Super-hero movies, and very enjoyable.

Crazy Stupid Love: Admin_Rock has a wife and makes no excuses for going to Rom-Coms. This one was really good. That Ryan Gosling, he can do the acting. There’s a scene near the end (should have BEEN the end) of the film where all hell break loose that’s worth the price of admission. Bonus: Emma Stone.

Real Steel: How do you not like a movie about giant robots boxing?

Muppets: Didn’t have the rabid,manic love that many did for this movie, but a solid B. Too much Jason Segal, too much Walter, not enough Muppet moments. But still so worth watching.

For me, the Best of 2011 comes down to Suckerpunch vs Super 8 (which again speaks volumes about my movie watching this year. Now, if you want to compare comic books, I’m your huckleberry, but I was average at best about movies.) So….

Winner: Suckerpunch. It’s the only film on my list that I saw twice in the theatre (both times with RobbieRobTown). It’s a film that many dismiss offhand, but there’s a lot more there, for those that like to dig, and get inside of a film.

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From Cub Reporter Keith

Suckerpunch was easy to dismiss due to the focus on style over substance. But given that I see it as a musical, the Style was the Substance.

I would put it as 2nd Best Genre after my most beloved film of any sort from this year – Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The only film that had me wanting to stay for the next showing the same day. No secret is my love for talking apes movies, and I was so thankful to have such an amazing film join the collection.

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So, we asked you to tell us which Comic Book movie of 2010 you liked the best. As we prepared the list, it became pretty clear that 2010 was a crappy year for comic book movies. Possibly the studios were busy reloading for 2011, with it’s Green Lantern, Thor, Captain America, X-Men First Class and Transformers 3, not to mention Cowboys and Aliens. Also, possibly Conan, Deadpool, Ghost Rider Men in Black, and Sin City.

So, on to the results.

5) Jonah Hex

This one had a pretty strong smell coming off of it, such that I, like most people, didn’t bother going to see it. Grumpy cowboys with bad facial scarring, John Malkovich chewing up the scenery, combined with Megan Fox is more than enough reason to avoid such a film. It scored a whopping 13% on Rotten Tomatoes.

4) RED

Warren Ellis wrote the comic books this movie was based on, and RED was well received, if a bit underwhelming. It did pretty well at the box office, as people seem to like the idea of Helen Mirren locking and loading. Also, John Malkovich was in this one as well, karmically balancing the scale for Jonah Hex.

3) Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass was a bit of a flop at the box office, but critics and fans seemed to enjoy it. Personally, I think it suffered from a pretty bland lead character, and a lack of John Malkovich. On the plus side, Nicholas Cage’s performance is pretty enjoyable, and there’s no end of punching and stabbing. Some controversy developed surrounding the idea of a young tween girl trained to kill in some pretty graphic ways. Feel free to re-open that debate below.

2) Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 made over $300 million, and was well-received. For me, it was okay at best. Much like Superman Returns, it was enjoyable while watching, but the further away from it I got, the less fond of it I became. Like the first Iron Man film, it doesn’t strike me as a film that I would re-watch. If only Mickey Rourke’s character was replaced by someone whose name rhymes with Spalkovich. Read our original review of the film here.

1) Scott Pilgrim vs the World

You chose Scott Pilgrim as your favorite comic book movie of the year. You’re very wise people. It took me a long while to get on the Scott Pilgrim train, but I’m on, and it’s awesome. Both the movie, directed by Edgar Wright, and it’s source comic by Brian Lee O’Malley are a credit to their respective medium. The movie stays true to its roots, bringing the story to life, while adding some interesting visual flourishes that only film could supply.

The movie didn’t do well at the box office, but when you open against The Expendables (which takes up most of the male testosterone crowd) and Eat,Pray,Love (which takes up most of the estrogen club), that’s likely to happen. It could have used a bit more Malkovich. I haven’t met anyone who didn’t like the movie, though most people probably haven’t seen it. Their loss.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World is a very likable film. It’s completely committed to its style and panache. Put your Michael Cera weariness aside and give it a shot. You won’t be sorry. Hell, take a leap of faith, click on that picture up there and buy a copy.

I have a strong suspicion that our resident Scott Pilgrim worshipper, RobbieRobTown will be chiming in here, so I’ll leave it to him to close this out.

So, like a bad issue of “What If” (and really, most issues were bad), we tried to imagine a world where the Team Smackdown was won by someone other than the X-Men. We left it to you, The Correct, to decide. And you spoke, clearly, loudly, and with no regard for conformity!

You chose… RobbieRobTown. I’ll leave it to him to come up with the narrative of how he beat the X-Men, but I suspect it has something to do with Marmalade, and Kitty Pryde. Or possibly Kitty Pryde in Marmalade, with no one else around. Either way, I’m reserving an early copy.

Second place went to Casual Wear. We’re very proud of Casual Wear at The Correctness. It went from a not-so-funny one liner to a permanent place in our Tag Cloud. Now, it can add “placed in poll” to its accomplishments. Take that Thor!

The other assorted superteams gathered a few votes each, The Justice League taking top honors amongst real comic book teams.

If I haven’t been distracted between now and then, there’s a new poll on your right to vote in, as well as a cool amazon store thingy that we’re getting sorted out at the top right.

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A while back, in honor of the Avengers appearance in the Team Smackdown, as well as their relaunch as Marvel’s darlings of the decade, we asked you which new Avengers property you liked he best…

You clearly were in favor of seeing more of the sexual misadventures of Wolverine and company, as evidenced by the winner with 29% of the votes “Young Avengers F**king. The older and blander of you instead chose Avengers SVU, while the even younger and more innocent chose 10 Things I hate about Avengers (Whose source film, interestingly enough, starred The Joker and Cobra Commander).

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Our next poll starts today, on the sidebar. Join us, won’t you?

We asked you, the Rabid Faithful, how you felt about having a whole lot of RobbieRobTown chaffing your nipples. You were, understandably, concerned. Then we told you it was only in T-Shirt form. You were still reluctant, but after a few Hard Lemonades, you agreed.

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You voted to increase our costs in hopes that we would sell you things, but then pull that football out of the way. Well, we’re no blockheads, we might just surprise you yet.

Some of you thought it was actually a good idea. And many of you long for a place where an elf can study dentistry in the arctic. Way it goes, kid, way it goes.

A few weeks back, we asked you, minions denizens people at work with seriously nothing better to do oh faithful readers, to chime in and let us know which articles were your favorites. You remember: It was this article.

Well, to our continued amazement, you responded. Here then, are your top three favorite Correctness Articles from Year One. (Capitalized to be all Frank Miller cool.)

Coming in at number 3:

Our thorough examination of Ke$ha’s Tik Tok

Your second place article:

The seventh chapter of the SuperHero Smackdown

And the most asked for article:

A Nerd’s Letter to Penthouse

The poll results:

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Thoughts? Concerns? Dr Pepper?

The “I’m” poll revealed more about you than you wanted revealed. Oh, I know, you thought you were just casually clicking on a little radio button, but it was SOOOOO much more than that.

We know, for instance, for all your talk of how Frank Miller has gone off the rails, or how his work is decreasing in quality, we know that secretly, you crave MORE Frank Miller, that you long for a new issue of All Star Batman and Robin.

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Overwhelmingly, you voiced your true identity in the most fierce way available. You didn’t let it slip during a dinner party, didn’t mention it to Nicole Kidman, and Alfred didn’t blow the whole thing by letting the girl of the week in to the ‘cave.

No my friend, you are the God-Damned Batman, and if you want to bang Black Canary, or kidnap Robin and let him beat the crap out of Hal Jordan, you’ll God-Damned well do it.

Baby, I don’t why you’re getting all bent out of shape. This morning you were all smiles and sunshine. Now, you’re tearing a strip off me, and you won’t tell me why. What? I should already KNOW why you’re mad? Awwww, baby, don’t play me like that that!

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What? Really? Daaaaaaaaaamn. Why didn’t you say so? You’ve been disguising that accent so well. Enough of that. from now on, I promise I’ll treat you right. Seriously, that Rory guy is nowhere NEAR good enough for you. No, don’t get mad! Come back! Awww baby! Can you at least leave Sally Sparrow’s number?

This week we explored a different (though in many ways familiar) tack. The poll question pitted Han Solo vs Indiana Jones, in a fistfight.

68% of you chose Indy, the vastly superior choice. Had we allowed other weapons, things would be different, but for our dollar, Indy has far more drive, ingenuity, and sheer determination. Plus, he’d probably cheat. Han can talk the talk, but he’s a bit less of a sure thing when push comes to right hook.

But perhaps the real winners here, based on my wife’s reaction while I was writing this: The ladies.

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In our most recent poll, we decided to appeal to your desire for travel. Where DID you want to go?

Almost half of you showed your old school rock roots and demanded to go to Paradise City, while the older fans just wanted to go home already. Then it was the bridge and river crowd filling out the top half. Either we have no American fans, or those that are simply hate baseball.

The results follow

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Check out this week’s poll to that side over there, and vote your conscience!