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2011 is the year of sequels. All the successful and box-office movies from prior years will showcase the preceding movie franchise this year. Ideally, the succeeding movies can’t surpass the popularity of the first one. I’m talking about those movies that shouldn’t have sequels — Mean Girls, The Mummy and Speed. But, not this year, though all are about sequels. How can you get enough of Harry Potter, Twilight or Pirates of Caribbean? I’m pretty sure you’re hoping these sequels will never end.

Here’s my list of Top 10 Movies of 2011:

1. Beastly

In Movie Theaters: March 4, 2011 Wide
Directed by: Daniel Barnz
Starring:
Vanessa Hudgens … Lindy
Mary Kate Olsen … Kendra
Neil Patrick Harris … Will
Alex Pettyfer … Kyle Kingson
LisaGay Hamilton … Zola
Peter Krause … Rob
Distributed by: CBS Films
Genres: Fantasy Horror Teen Supernatural
Synopsis: Kyle Kingson (Alex Pettyfer) has it all – looks, intelligence, wealth and opportunity – and a wicked cruel streak. Prone to mocking and humiliating “aggressively unattractive” classmates, he zeroes in on Goth classmate Kendra, inviting her to the school’s extravagant environmental bash. Kendra accepts, and, true to form, Kyle blows her off in a particularly savage fashion. She retaliates by casting a spell that physically transforms him into everything he despises. Enraged by his horrible and unrecognizable appearance he confronts Kendra and learns that the only solution to the curse is to find someone that will love him as he is – a task he considers impossible.

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2. Your Highness

In Movie Theaters: April 8, 2011
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Starring:
James Franco
Natalie Portman
Zooey Deschanel
Justin Theroux
Charles Dance
Toby Jones
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Genres: Adventure Comedy Period
Synopsis: A slacker prince is forced to join his braver brother on a quest to rescue his brother’s fiancee. As two princes on a daring mission to save their land, they must rescue the heir apparent’s fiancee before their kingdom is destroyed. Thadeous (Danny McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (James Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he’s settled for a life of wizard’s weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious’ bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux), the king gives his deadbeat son an ultimatum: Man up and help rescue her or get cut off.

Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess. Joined by Isabel (Natalie Portman)-an elusive warrior with a dangerous agenda of her own-the brothers must vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights before they can reach Belladonna. If Thadeous can find his inner hero, he can help his brother prevent the destruction of his land. Stay a slacker, and not only does he die a coward, he gets front row seats to the dawn of an all-new Dark Ages.

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3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

In Movie Theaters: May 20, 2011
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Starring:
Johnny Depp … Captain Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush … Captain Hector Barbossa
Penelope Cruz … Angelica
Ian McShane … Blackbeard
Stephen Graham … Scram
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey … Syrena
Distributed by:Walt Disney Pictures
Genres: Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy Mystery 3D
Synopsis: When Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) he’s not sure if it’s love—or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

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4. X-Men: First Class

In Movie Theaters: June 3, 2011
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Starring:
James McAvoy … Professor Charles Xavier
Michael Fassbender … Erik Lensherr / Magneto
Nicholas Hoult … Hank McCoy / Beast
Caleb Landry Jones … Sean Cassidy / Banshee
Lucas Till … Alex Summers / Havok
Kevin Bacon … Sebastian Shaw
Distributed by:20th Century Fox
Genres: Action Adventure Sequel
Synopsis: The story centers on the teenage years of the first team of X-Men to come out of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. The film, following the classic Marvel mythology, charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

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5. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

In Movie Theaters: July 1, 2011
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring:
Shia LaBeouf … Sam Witwicky
Tyrese Gibson … Robert Epps
James Avery … Silverbolt (voice)
Frances McDormand … Marissa Faireborn
John Malkovich
Ken Jeong
Distributed by:Paramount Pictures
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi 3D Shot-In-3D
Synopsis: “Transformers 3″ features Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) taking his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the U.S.S.R. and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in it all that remains one of the planet’s most dangerous secrets. The villain of the third film will be Shockwave.

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6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

In Movie Theaters: July 15, 2011
Directed by: David Yates
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter
Emma Watson … Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint … Ron Weasley
Helena Bonham Carter … Bellatrix Lestrange
Timothy Spall … Peter Pettigrew
David Thewlis … Remus Lupin
Distributed by:Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres: Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy 3D Post-3D
Synopsis: The final adventure of Harry Potter as he attempts to bring an end to his nemesis, Lord Voldemort.

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7. Captain America: The Firs Avenger

In Movie Theaters: July 22, 2011
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Starring:
Hugo Weaving … Johann Schmidt / The Red Skull
Chris Evans … Steve Rogers / Captain America
Sebastian Stan … James ‘Bucky’ Barnes
Hayley Atwell … Peggy Carter
Toby Jones … Arnim Zola
Dominic Cooper … Howard Stark
Distributed by:Paramount Pictures
Genres: Action Adventure Superhero 3D Post-3D
Synopsis: Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogerswas at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by “vita-rays.” Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body asperfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued hiswar against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.

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8. The Three Musketeers

In Movie Theaters: October 14, 2011
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring:
Logan Lerman … D’Artagnan
Ray Stevenson … Porthos
Luke Evans … Athos
Matthew Macfadyen … Aramis
Christoph Waltz … Cardinal Richelieu
Mads Mikkelsen … Rochefort
Distributed by:Summit Entertainment
Genres: Action Adventure Romance 3D Shot-In-3D
Synopsis: A modernized reimagining of the classic novels written by Alexandre Dumas that follow the story of a young d’Artagnan, who longs to become a great musketeer — one of the personal guards of the French crown. He encounters and befriends the contentious Athos, Porthos, and Aramis — three musketeers of legend and folly.

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9. Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

In Movie Theaters: November 18, 2011
Directed by: Bill Condon
Starring:
Robert Pattinson … Edward Cullen
Kristen Stewart … Bella Swan
Taylor Lautner … Jacob Black
Kellan Lutz … Emmett Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser … Esme Cullen
Nikki Reed … Rosalie Hale
Distributed by:Summit Entertainment
Genres: Adventure Sequel Thriller Romance
Synopsis: To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured atumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the date of two tribes hangs. Now Bella has made her decision; a startlingchain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences.

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10. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol

In Movie Theaters: December 16, 2011
Directed by: Brad Bird
Starring:
Tom Cruise … Ethan Hunt
Simon Pegg … Benji Dunn
Jeremy Renner … Brandt
Paula Patton
Vladimir Mashkov
Ving Rhames … Luther Stickell
Distributed by:Paramount Pictures
Genres: Action Adventure Sequel
Synopsis: The return of Ethan Hunt. Plot details are being kept under a lid of secrecy. Said to be a globe-trotting adventure, as production is scheduled to take place in Prague, Dubai and Vancouver.

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How about you? What is your Top 10 Anticipated Movies of 2011?

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