My Favorite Movies of 2011 (so far)

Being a parent of two teens, we have hit our fair share of movies and I thought it would be fun to pick out my favorites so far this year.  Honestly, most of the movies so far this year have not gotten me that excited but I would like to mention two that we ALL enjoyed (that is not always easy to do in our family with such differing ages and personalities).

The Adjustment Bureau - starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.  BIG Thumbs up from all of us.  We left the movies and couldn't quite peel ourselves away from the whole premise of the movie. It was just too fun to not play with the ideas presented in the movie. We entertained each other as we walked down the street, pretending to put on our hats and open doors (you'll have to see the movie).  For the rest of the night, every delay, every wrong turn we would just laugh and say "It's all according to the plan".  The concept and script behind this movie are very original and extremely engaging.  Being one of those people who is often able to guess the end of a movie 10 minutes into the start, I really enjoyed this one.  Definitely worth seeing.

Thor - starring Chris Hemworth and Natalie Portman. Okay, yes I know it's just another hero movie, but perhaps because I was expecting less, I was surprised at how entertained I was.  Chris Hemsworth does a great job of playing Thor. He's got the voice, the aura and the ego (Thor's) to make it work and the humor sprinkled throughout because of his character gets a few decent chuckles.  The accent didn't hurt either.  My daughter and I found ourselves giggling like teenagers when he spoke in different scenes (well she is a teenager so she's entitled, but I have no excuse).  Overall, a fun movie, with good action, decent characters AND I didn't leave the theater feeling like I should have waited for it to come out on video.  A good one to go ahead and see at the theater.