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Author Topic: What's your top 10 list for 2009? Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 01-01-2010 04:11 AM                        1. The Hangover 2. Avatar 3. Inglourious Basterds 4. Sherlock Holmes 5. The Blind Side 6. The Hurt Locker 7. Up 8. District 9 9. Zombieland 10. Sunshine Cleaning I haven't seen Invictus yet, so that could wind up on the list. Most disappointing of 2009 Where the Wild Things Are Public Enemies - I really wanted to love this movie, but there was just something missing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Worst of 2009 Land of the Lost - Hands down the worst (granted, I missed Year One); I really wish Will Farrell would go away. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - someone should have reigned in Michael Bay's leash and kept the run time down. Plus it needed more story.  |  IP: Logged Tom Inglis Film Handler Posts: 34 From: Croydon London, England Registered: Mar 2009 posted 01-01-2010 09:26 AM                     Top 9 in no particular order: Harry Potter Hurt Locker Taken 17 Again Star Trek Up D-9 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Worst films I was forced to sit through: Gamer Land of the Lost Transformers 2 Alvin 2  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-01-2010 06:29 PM                     Top 10 "best movies of 2009" list: 1. Star Trek 2. Inglorious Basterds 3. Up There were no others. Top 10 "semi-decent waste of time" list: 1. The Hangover There were no others. Top 10 "shitfest films of 2009" list: Everything else. This list cannot be limited to 10. quote: Justin Hamaker Worst of 2009 Land of the Lost - Hands down the worst (granted, I missed Year One); I really wish Will Farrell would go away. Me too.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 01-02-2010 04:29 PM                        Brad; you are exactly right! Louis  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 01-02-2010 05:22 PM                        To me, for a film to be really great, it has to be good enough to see more than once. I have to come out of it wanting to see it again. I did not see a single new release in 2009 that I cared to see again. "Up" came closest, but fell apart when the old man turned into Jason Bourne in the 3rd act. The best films I saw in on the big screen in 2009 were all re-issues or "flashbacks:" Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Princess Bride, and The Dark Knight (January Imax re-issue). Toy Story 3 might be the only new film I see in 2010.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-02-2010 05:30 PM                        Best movies of 2009: Errr... well... yeah. Maybe Up. Star Trek eventually grew on me. Decent movies of 2009: Inglorious Bastards was entertaining, but I have no desire to see it again because it felt like waaaay too long. In fact, I started watching it on opening weekend and I am STILL watching the pub scene now. That's how long that boring-ass scene is. It will never, ever ever end. Zombieland was good and I'd like to see it again, but only once more. Not worth purchasing. Avatar was OK, but it was really preachy. People have told me that it made them feel ashamed to be human. That kind of makes me want to hate the movie a little. 2009 sure was a shitty year for movies.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-02-2010 06:03 PM                     I haven't seen RED CLIFF, BY THE PEOPLE, NINE, or THE LOVELY BONES yet. But of the rest, 10. The Men Who Stare at Goats 9. Up in the Air 8. Sherlock Holmes 7. Sugar 6. Watchmen 5. Away We Go 4. Observe and Report 3. Inglourious Basterds 2. Avatar 1. Star Trek  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-02-2010 06:25 PM                     Observe and Report???  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 01-02-2010 06:26 PM                     quote: Joe Redifer People have told me that it made them feel ashamed to be human. That kind of makes me want to hate the movie a little. It should make you want to hate them much more than the movie itself. In fact, you should at least give the movie credit for bringing out those people's inner-stupidity.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-02-2010 07:03 PM                     quote: Brad Miller was the last to post Observe and Report??? See, why am I the one who always gets picked on? Tom put 17 AGAIN on his list, and I'm getting crap for OBSERVE AND REPORT? Really? I can't figure out what people don't see in that movie. So far, the only other person I know of who's put it on his list is Tarantino.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-02-2010 07:37 PM                        quote: Mike Schindler See, why am I the one who always gets picked on? Because you were the only one who put Observe and Report on his list. I watched much of that movie at my theater and it wasn't funny or even interesting. I wanted the main character, played by Seth Green or whoever he is, to die immediately. The joke of a mall cop taking his job too seriously got old before Paul Blart even came out. As for Tom, he doesn't have a member picture so those types of posts are easier to accidentally skim past without really reading.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 01-02-2010 07:51 PM                        I only bothered with 35 movies (some of us actually have to PAY for tickets, you know), so I'll narrow my list to 3.5 titles... 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2. Star Trek 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3.5 Inglouriou... I didn't give a higher rating than three stars (out of four) to any movie this year, and the overall average rating I gave was 2.47. My pick for worst of the year was Orphan, but I wasn't dumb enough to see Observe & Report, Transformers 2, GI Joe, or 2012.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 01-02-2010 08:16 PM                        I give equally very high ratings to Star Trek and Inglourious Basterds. Both of which I watched on Blue-ray this week and enjoyed them just as much as I did the first time. Down just a notch but still very good for me were Up and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Nothing else stands out in what's left of my mind. Oh yeah, I'm one of the few who liked Pirate Radio.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-02-2010 11:15 PM                     quote: Joe Redifer The joke of a mall cop taking his job too seriously got old before Paul Blart even came out. The idea of a mall cop taking himself too seriously is funny. But that is merely the hook of OBSERVE AND REPORT. What makes it work so well is that it's the story of a dreamer who reaches his full potential. You know, like in ROCKY or 8 MILE. The difference, of course, is that his dreams are extraordinarily disturbed. That's where the humor comes from, not the mall cop bit. This is an inspirational movie. And yet it makes you feel guilty about feeling inspired. That's a really interesting idea, and it's very well executed.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-03-2010 01:03 AM                     1. The Hurt Locker 2. Gran Torino (played 99% of its run in 09) 3. Crazy Heart 4. Star Trek 5. Taken 6. UP 7. The Hangover 8. Public Enemies 9. AVATAR (even after about 25 shows and counting) 10. Bad Lieutenant:Port of Call - New Orleans Worst of 09 is a tie between Year One and Land of the Lost  |  IP: Logged

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