Saturday, August 7, 2010
My Top 10 Movies Of 2009... Finally
Here it is August and I finally saw all the movies I figured I should see before compiling my personal favorite movies of 2009. Here they are!1. Avatar (I actually didn't care about seeing this movie but I ended up loving it. Dazzling effects and a nice message. I even liked it in 3D though I wish this silly 3D craze would end already. Nothing else that's been released since needed to be in 3D.)
2. Inglourious Basterds (I'm not really a Quintin Tarantino fan, but this was fun. And Christoph Waltz simply gave the best performance my a male actor for the year.)
3. District 9 (A science fiction movie with a message and a heart. I love when I'm not pandered to. I like intelligent action movies and this delivered.)
4. (500) Days Of Summer (The best 'non' romantic comedy I have seen in ages. It was fun, heartbreaking, and had the best use of a Hall & Oates song ever. Joseph Gordon Levitt was wonderful in it).
5. Zombieland (The best horror parody since Shaun Of The Dead, Zombieland was gory, clever and very funny. And Bill Murray's cameo was shear genius.)
6. Drag Me To Hell (I love me a good horror movie (there aren't enough of them) and this movie checked all the boxes: genuinely scary, preposterously funny, and wildly entertaining.)
7. Precious (This movie was devastatingly sad but brimming with amazing performances. Mo'nique was simply unbelievable and Gabourey Sidibe set the mark for the rest of her career at dizzying heights.)
8. A Single Man (A beautifully shot, wonderfully acted, quiet & touching film about losing your way, realizing who you are, and finally making peace with your life.)
9. Star Trek (I was never a fan of the TV show or older series of movies but this relaunch was compelling, interesting and incredibly entertaining & the use of Leonard Nimoy really gave it a gravitas it wouldn't have otherwise had.)
10. Taken (A surprisingly gripping, taut thrill ride of an movie with action, suspense, and an intense performance by Liam Neeson.)
Honorable Mention: Up In The Air, Coraline, Up, The Hurt Locker, Adventureland, Julie & Julia, 9 (not the musical... too many movies with the #9 in them!)
Disappointing: Where The Wild Things Are, The Lovely Bones, The Informant, An Education, Away We Go
