10 worst films of 2011

When you run through the worst films of the year it's the kids who got the pointy end of the stick. Not only did the poor tykes have to put up with Zoo Keeper - where Kevin James raps to Flo Rida's Low with a GORILLA - they also had to endure dishonourable mentions such as Yogi Bear, Hop, Smurfs, Cars 2 and a heartless rehash in Kung Fu Panda 2. The poor, poor children. Us adults, on the other hand, still had some trash to put up with but the situation was marginally less dire. Marginally.

From cookie-monster talking werewolves in one of the most unnecessarily drawn out films of '11(Breaking Dawn Part 1), to an overlong, over-indulgent ode to depression and the first world problems of rich white people (Melancholia), there were some stinkers. Don't even get me started on the cliches of underdog story Real Steel which - even though it allowed me the opportunity to interview Hugh Jackman - had me seething in my seat as I watched robot hands clumsily reach for the heartstrings of the family market. Lets not even get started on the ridiculousness of Troll Hunter, whose point I totally missed, and end-of-the-world thriller The Divide which had me wishing the world would actually end so I could get the fuck out of the cinema.

Sigh. Alas, here they are; my pick of the 10 worst films of 2011. BYO tomatoes.

Zoo Keeper

The Next Three Days Green Lantern

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Melancholia

A Heartbeat Away

The Divide

Troll Hunter

Jack and Jill

Real Steel

Biggest disappointments: Sucker Punch and Red Riding Hood.

Stay tuned for the highly commended films of 2011 as well as the 10 best.