andrewan
Newbie
Aside from having yet to see "The Road" and "Red Cliff Part II" I figure the end of the year is a few days away and it's time for my feeble attempt at a best of list.
Here goes nothing:
1.) "Up in the Air"
2.) Inglorious Basterds
3.) Black Dynamite
4.) District 9
5.) Star Trek
6.) The Informant!
7.) Red Cliff
8.) The Men Who Stare At Goats
9.) Taken
10.) Observe and Report
I imagine once I see it "Red Cliff: Part 2" will occupy a top 5 spot as the first part (a 2008 release) was better than most of the films on my list. The international cut is worth seeing, simply for the spectacle on the screen and the amazement that a 140 and 130 minute pair of films were edited to one coherent 150 minute package.
Worst of 2009: The Marine 2. Straight to DVD and still not set for release until next Tuesday, but more awful than you can imagine, even for a straight to DVD sequel of a crappy movie, featuring a mid-card wrestler as the star.
Here goes nothing:
1.) "Up in the Air"
2.) Inglorious Basterds
3.) Black Dynamite
4.) District 9
5.) Star Trek
6.) The Informant!
7.) Red Cliff
8.) The Men Who Stare At Goats
9.) Taken
10.) Observe and Report
I imagine once I see it "Red Cliff: Part 2" will occupy a top 5 spot as the first part (a 2008 release) was better than most of the films on my list. The international cut is worth seeing, simply for the spectacle on the screen and the amazement that a 140 and 130 minute pair of films were edited to one coherent 150 minute package.
Worst of 2009: The Marine 2. Straight to DVD and still not set for release until next Tuesday, but more awful than you can imagine, even for a straight to DVD sequel of a crappy movie, featuring a mid-card wrestler as the star.
martin s
Well-known
So this is not this years stuff, only the movies I saw 2009 and really liked - Wim Wenders Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire, was great, my favorite out of what I've seen from him (except for his photography maybe). La ciénaga I liked a lot, too. I saw The Decisive Moment (1973), Just Plain Love (2001) and Impassioned Eye (2003). All of them I loved. Life Through a Lens about Annie Leibovitz I've actually seen a bunch of times, what a great documentary. Two more documentaries I liked were Helvetica and the German movie "Heimatkunde". My favorite in 2009 was the 2007 movie "Die Fälscher" aka The Counterfeiters.
martin
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jackamla
Newbie
Top 10 of 2009
1. Up
2. Star Trek
3. The Hurt Locker
4. Avatar
5. District 9
6. Up in the Air
7. Coraline
8. In the Loop
9. Precious
10. Fantastic Mr. Fox
1. Up
2. Star Trek
3. The Hurt Locker
4. Avatar
5. District 9
6. Up in the Air
7. Coraline
8. In the Loop
9. Precious
10. Fantastic Mr. Fox
marstrott
Newbie
1. The Hurt Locker
2. 2012
3. This Side of the Truth
4. Avatar
5. District 9
6. State of Play
7. Nine
8. The Informant
9. The Lovely Bones
10. Shutter Island
2. 2012
3. This Side of the Truth
4. Avatar
5. District 9
6. State of Play
7. Nine
8. The Informant
9. The Lovely Bones
10. Shutter Island
axxebond
Newbie
1 - This Side of the Truth
2 - Up
3 - The Hurt Locker
4 - Avatar
5 - 2012
6 - State of Play
7 - Nine
8 - The Informant
9 - The Lovely Bones
10 - Shutter Island
2 - Up
3 - The Hurt Locker
4 - Avatar
5 - 2012
6 - State of Play
7 - Nine
8 - The Informant
9 - The Lovely Bones
10 - Shutter Island
danerden
Newbie
Mine Top 10 2009 movies list are:
The Informant
2012
Avatar
State of Play
Nine
This Side of the Truth
Shutter Island
The Lovely Bones
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Mine movie list also matched with the above movie lists...
The Informant
2012
Avatar
State of Play
Nine
This Side of the Truth
Shutter Island
The Lovely Bones
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Mine movie list also matched with the above movie lists...