Top Movies of 2009

DethMaiden · #1 12-30-2009, 05:52 PM

Yeah, I think I'm done going to the theater this year, so here's how I'd rank what I saw:

God Tier
1. Inglourious Basterds
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Movies I Enjoyed
2. Where the Wild Things Are
3. The Hangover
4. Invictus
5. Star Trek
6. Sherlock Holmes
7. I Love You, Man
8. Public Enemies
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Movies I Wish I Didn't See
9. Bruno
10. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
11. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
12. Watchmen
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Movies I Wish I Saw, And Plan to Rent
Up
The Soloist
District 9
The Hurt Locker
The Men Who Stare At Goats
A Serious Man

Natrlhi · #2 12-30-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DethMaiden

Movies I Wish I Saw, And Plan to Rent
Up
The Soloist
District 9
The Hurt Locker
The Men Who Stare At Goats
A Serious Man

I want to see those last three as well.

"Up" was really good.

"District 9" was not for everyone (some folks I talk to couldn't stomach the not-so-thinly-veiled political commentary), but I liked it. I thought the story was good, the main (human) character was interesting, and the effects really had me scratching my head saying "how'd they do that?". You'll see what I mean.

"The Soloist" was good, but with Downey and Foxx in the lead roles, I can't help but think that, should the story have been better written, this movie would have been Oscar material all the way.

Div · #3 12-30-2009, 11:52 PM

district 9 was worth it alone for the lightning gun effects.

rjturtle9 · #4 12-31-2009, 06:36 AM

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district 9 was worth it alone for the lightning gun effects.

ravenheart · #5 12-31-2009, 07:35 AM

Saw:
1. District 9
2. Law Abiding Citizen
3. Star Trek
4. Know1ng
5. The Taking of Pelham 123
6. A Christmas Carol
7. Surrogates
8. Monsters Vs. Aliens
9. Gamer
10. Terminator: Salvation
11. Ice Age 3
12. Push
13. 2012
14. Underworld 3
15. Watchmen
16. Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
17. The Men Who Stare At Goats

Wanted to see, will get on DVD:
The Hurt Locker (2008 in North America?)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Survival of The Dead
Pandorum
Halloween 2
Whiteout
Zombieland
Dorian Gray
Night At The Museum 2
Crossing Over
Angels And Demons
Moon
Horsemen of The Apocalypse
Dead Snow
Friday The 13th
In The Loop
Traitor (2008 in North America?)
9
Blood: The Last Vampire
State of Play
The International
Outlander
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
s.Darko
Franklyn (2008 in North America?)
Dead Walkers

I will be seeing Avatar in two weeks.

Really didn't give a fuck about:
Inglorious Basterds
The Hangover
Twilight: New Moon
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Paranormal Activity
Jennifer's Body
Antichrist
Aliens In The Attic
G-Force
Saw MCCXXXIX
Up
I Love You, Man
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Public Enemies
Bruno
Did You Hear About The Morgans?
Duplicity
Drag Me To Hell
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Coraline
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Soloist
Where The Wild Things Are

DethMaiden · #6 12-31-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ravenheart

The Hurt Locker (2008 in North America?)

At the Toronto Film Festival, yeah, but it didn't debut at an American film festival until March, and it didn't hit American theaters until June.

Wizzbang11 · #7 12-31-2009, 09:04 AM

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Saw:

Really didn't give a fuck about:
Inglorious Basterds
The Hangover
Antichrist
Bruno
Drag Me To Hell

powerslave_85 · #8 12-31-2009, 09:08 AM

Don't bother with 9. I thought it sucked.

I forgot to put I Love You, Man, The Men Who Stare At Goats, and The Informant on my honorable mentions list. They were all really good.

DethMaiden · #9 12-31-2009, 09:09 AM

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Don't bother with 9. I thought it sucked.

Wait, the stop-motion animated one or the Daniel Day-Lewis singing one? I'm not terribly enthralled by either, but I'm curious.

powerslave_85 · #10 12-31-2009, 09:16 AM

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Wait, the stop-motion animated one or the Daniel Day-Lewis singing one? I'm not terribly enthralled by either, but I'm curious.

The animated one. It's not stop-motion, though.