Here's a list of things I did to kill time and entertain myself with for the year 2011. You'll notice that not everything is from the year 2011 though. The books I read and the video games I played are from different years. Only the "Movies" list is strictly films I'm rating from 2011, because I don't have time to list every single movie I saw this year.

BOOKS


Hawaiian Dick: Byrd of Paradise
Story by B. Clay Moore
Art by Steven Griffin

OK, NOTHING SPECIAL



Mass Effect: Ascension
By Drew Karpyshyn

OK, NOTHING SPECIAL



Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit
Adapted and Illustrated by Darwyn Cooke

OK, NOTHING SPECIAL



Mass Effect: Revelation
By Drew Karpyshyn

OK - This was the best book I read in 2011. It beat out the other books because if you've ever played a "Mass Effect" game then you'll understand why it's cool to know how Saren learned how to gain control of the Geth.


MOVIES



Tree of Life

AWFUL - the worst movie of 2011 and a clear example of why I hate film critics and the so-called "artists" of Hollywood.



Paul

AWFUL



Batman: Year One

AWFUL



Attack The Block

AWFUL



Your Highness

AWFUL



Terri

BAD



Super 8

BAD



Battle: Los Angeles

BAD



Limitless

OK



Cedar Rapids

OK



Captain America

OK


BTW - 2011 has to be the worst year in movies that I can ever remember!!!



Thor

GOOD



Atlas Shrugged Part I

GOOD - As a fan of Ayn Rand I was glad that they were somewhat able to capture her genius with this film. Her writing definitely reads better than acted out on screen, but hopefully the film at least introduces a new audience to her work.



Ayn Rand: In Her Own Words

GOOD - The best film I saw in 2011. A decent documentary about one of the greatest minds of all-time.


VIDEO GAMES



LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

OK - but then again why is a 34 year-old playing this to begin with?



Full House Poker

OK - Online poker was banned on April 15, 2011. Next thing I knew I was playing this game and betting "play money" for fun. Poker in America has hit an all-time low.



Singularity

GOOD



Dragon Age II

GOOD



LA Noire

GOOD





Half Life 2: Episode 1 & 2

GOOD - Dear Valve can we please get a fucking resolution to the world of Half Life? It's been long enough!!!



Dead Space

GOOD



Age of Mythology

ALL-TIME GREAT GAME - finally got around to beating this RTS classic.



Mass Effect

ALL-TIME GREAT GAME



Gears of War 3

ALL-TIME GREAT GAME



Limbo

ALL-TIME GREAT GAME



Portal

ALL-TIME GREAT GAME



Batman Arkham City

ALL-TIME GREAT GAME



Mass Effect 2

ALL-TIME GREAT GAME - The best game I played in 2011 and easily one of the best video games ever made. And there's a good chance that "Mass Effect" will top this list again in 2012 as "Mass Effect 3" comes out in March.