Your Favorite Movies of 2009

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Watchmen - 7/10
I'm not sure how to rate this. It's good but not great. Enjoyable. A worthy adaptation. Probably the closest we'll come to a great film version of Watchmen. But there are still flaws... flaws that would always be there because it was a comic, not a film. But yeah... it's good enough for me. 8 might be too high but 6 might be too low, so I think 7 is right for me. The movie made me realise even more how brilliant the story Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons have created is and I doubt I will ever see this again as I'd rather read the graphic novel instead.

Monsters Vs. Aliens - 7/10
Predictable story but great animation and a brilliant voice cast. Really enjoyable and a lot of fun.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - 3/10
A lot of potential that is completely wasted. A movie that is sometimes about Wolverine but mainly all over the place.

Star Trek - 9/10
I loved it. I don't have anything else to say.

Angels & Demons - 6/10
A decent movie with a pretty good cast that seem to be wasted. It's entertaining and an average thriller and worth seeing but I doubt I'll ever bother seeing it again. Tom Hanks deserves to be in better movies than this.

State of Play - 8/10
An interesting thriller and an entertaining movie. Some of it does get bogged down with the twists but the excellent cast makes up for it. Like DSF, I now want to see the original mini series and it has me interested in a career in journalism.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 6/10
I didn't like it as much as the first one but it was still an entertaining action movie. Some of it was annoying and some of it was actually really funny. Not sure if the comedy is a good or a bad thing. Wanted to see more of Isabel Lucas (Alice, the Decepticon Pretender that went after Sam at college). Some really epic fights and amazing special effects. The more I think about this though, the more I think how different it would be if I got a crack at it. And it sort of disappoints me that this is what we have to settle with.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 7/10
While some of it is really stupid, it doesn't take you out of the movie and the cast's charm and strength makes up for any mistakes. The movies are mediocre adaptations from the books (I wonder how well I would enjoy them if I hadn't read the books, for example) but I really like the style and the tone of each movie as the series progresses. While I disagree with the idea of splitting the last movie into two, I will see them, probably enjoy them, but probably never have a desire to see them again. More than anything, these movies make me realise how much I enjoyed the books, and I guess that's a good enough reason for seeing the movie.

Public Enemies - 8/10
I was really excited for this but was prepared for disappointment when I heard the mixed reviews. I was always worried about Mann and his camera and while it did get pretty annoying sometimes, I got used to it and I think this is the first time I've been fine with it. I really liked the cast and while there wasn't much characterization, it was still a lot of fun. And those guns were badass.

TO SEE
The Unborn
Killshot
Coraline
Push
Fanboys
The International
Duplicity
I Love You, Man
Knowing
Adventureland
Observe and Report
Crank: High Voltage
The Soloist
The Informers
Powder Blue
The Brothers Bloom
Terminator Salvation
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
The Girlfriend Experience
Drag Me to Hell
Up
The Hangover
Away We Go
Tetro
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Moon
Year One
Whatever Works
The Hurt Locker
Bruno
The Cove
Funny People
Cold Souls
District 9
Ponyo
Taking Woodstock
The Time Traveler's Wife
Inglourious Basterds
The Boat That Rocked
Extract
Gamer
9
Jennifer's Body
Splice
The Invention of Lying
Surrogates
A Serious Man
Shutter Island
The Informant
The Road
Where the Wild Things Are
The Box
A Christmas Carol
The Wolfman
2012
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Nine
Ninja Assassin
The Lovely Bones
The Princess and the Frog
Avatar
Sherlock Holmes
 
Watchmen - 5/10
Wonder Woman - 9/10
The Soloist - 7/10
Star Trek - 10/10
Terminator Salvation - 5/10
Valkyrie - 7/10
Taken - 8/10
The Forbidden Kingdom - 7/10
The Wrestler - 10/10
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 7/10
Bruno - 7/10
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - 7/10

Green Lantern: First Flight - 8/10

Just bought the Special Edition yesterday. It came with a mini Hal action figure.

Geoff Johns is featured a lot in the supplementary material. He sounds pretty cool. He always sounds like he's about to burst out laughing or something. I dunno, he sounds like a major stoner.

But anyways, the movie was excellent. I didn't quite like the animation though. The alien designs looked spectacular though.

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies looks AMAZING.
 
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Watchmen - 5/10
Wonder Woman - 9/10
The Soloist - 7/10
Star Trek - 10/10
Terminator Salvation - 5/10
Valkyrie - 7/10
Taken - 8/10
The Forbidden Kingdom - 7/10
The Wrestler - 10/10
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 7/10
Bruno - 7/10
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - 7/10
Green Lantern: First Flight - 8/10
Funny People - 9/10
Great movie. Incredibly funny. A little too long though. Eric Bana was ****ing hysterical.
 
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  • Watchmen 4.7/5
  • Monsters Vs Aliens 4.7/5
  • The wrestler 4.7 / 5
  • Hulk Vs 4.5 / 5
  • Dragonball Evolution 3/5
  • Bolt 2.5 / 5
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2/5
 
Ultimate Houde said:
You were in Boston?

WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME!

Oh, wait, you didn't go to Philly when I was there either.

Friday, you trying to tell me something?
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... I didn't know you lived there? As for Philly, I live like 5-6 hours away. Its a bit of a drive. PA is one of those wide states. Collumbus or cleveland are both signifigantly closer. Hell, detroit is about the same distance.
 
Updated for Green Lantern: First Flight

Star Trek: A++
Shows me why JJ Abrahms is the man and why I want to make movies some day. This was exactly what a Star Trek movie should have been for a new generation. It was hilarious, beautiful and epic all in the same breath and possibly gathered together the best grouping of future talent in Hollywood that we'll see in a while. Pine, Quinto, Urban, Yelchin, Cho, Saldana, Pegg all were great and Bana was fantastic as Nero. Pine as Hal Jordan!

The Hangover: A+
Legitametly the funniest movie I've seen in years. This movie was freaking hilarious and left me wanting to see it again almost immediately after I had just seen it. Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper and Zack GalifaIcan'tpronouncehiswholename were all awesome. Funny, funny movie and alongside Star Trek as the best movie this year.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: A
While I don't think it was the best adaptation of a Pottter film, I do think it is the best movie of the series so far. I thought that the effects used were perfect and the humor in this one was great. The performances by Gambon, Rickman, Radcliffe and Jim Broadbent as Slughorn especially were amazing and this film only has me excited for the final two Deathly Hallows films.

Up: A
Another fantastic film from Pixar, it was heartfelt and touching which is to be expected from Pixar. The animation, the humor, the plot were all perfect in this completely unique and wonderful plot. Another great Pixar film from a company that has yet to dissapoint.

Wonder Woman: A
So far it's the best animated film that DC has put out, though I do love New Frontier and enjoyed Doomsday. Great actors selected for it and essentally a perfect adaptation of the Wonder Woman mythology. And Fillion's in it so I'm obliged to enjoy it.

Green Lantern: First Flight: A-
Easily the second best of the DC animated movies behind Wonder Woman, the acting was top notch (Michael Madsen! Victor Garber!:rockon:) and the animation was pretty good. I liked all of the character designs and how it spent zero time on Hal Jordan before he got the ring as we've seen that a billion times in recent years. Top notch but not quite as good as Wonder Woman.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: A-
Not as good as the first film, but it has its great moments throughout. The CGI was some of the greatest I had ever seen and the first fight between Optimus, Megatron and Starscream was awesome. The story might have lacked but I'm ranking this based on for what it was, not for how good of a movie it was. It gets knocked up from a B to an A- two grading slots for each of Megan Fox's funbags.

Watchmen: B+
The most hyped film of the year and a near perfect adaptation of the greatest graphic novel. Near perfect renderings of Doc Manhattan, Rorsach and Comedian with likeable portrayals of Night Owl and Silk Spectre. The only thing keeping it out of A range is the awful portrayal of Ozymandias. Great flick though.

Wolverine: C+
Oh so much potential for greatness. A feel as if the first half of this film was near perfect for a Wolverine move. Hugh Jackman stole the show again and Liev Shriber played a wicked Sabretooth. I found the rest of Team X great until they jumped forward in years, turned Blob into a characature, introduced the dreaded Gambit and obliterated Deadpool. Great start dissapointing finish. I'd put it as the third best X-Men film going X2, X-Men, Wolverine and then Last Stand.

Dragonball: F-
I went to this movie wasted. I don't know if I threw up because of the movie or the Captain. Well so long to your career Chow Yun Fat.
 
  • Watchmen 4.7/5
  • Monsters Vs Aliens 4.7/5
  • The wrestler 4.7 / 5
  • Lesbian Vampire Killers 4.6 /5
  • Hulk Vs 4.5 / 5
  • Dragonball Evolution 3/5
  • Bolt 2.5 / 5
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2/5
 
SSJmole said:
  • Watchmen 4.7/5
  • Monsters Vs Aliens 4.7/5
  • The wrestler 4.7 / 5
  • Lesbian Vampire Killers 4.6 /5
  • Hulk Vs 4.5 / 5
  • Dragonball Evolution 3/5
  • Bolt 2.5 / 5
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2/5
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You actually went to see a movie called Lesbian Vampire Killers?
 
Friday said:
...you wouldn't?

Man, next thing you know you'll be telliing me you've never seen Jesus Christ, Vampire Slayer or Monsturd.
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:lol::lol:

You couldn't pay me to see a movie called Lesbian Vampire Killers.

I'd certainly watch it for free though.
 
Langsta said:
You actually went to see a movie called Lesbian Vampire Killers?
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No. I got the Dvd of a film called Lesbian Vampire Killers. And the film is not that bad. It's pretty funny Comedy-horror.
 
I remember when it was in theaters in Dublin. It got a pretty wide release over in Ireland/Britain.
 
Rejiggering my rating scheme and updating for Coraline.

WATCHMEN - ***
I'm not sure how to rate this. It's good but not great. Enjoyable. A worthy adaptation. Probably the closest we'll come to a great film version of Watchmen. But there are still flaws... flaws that would always be there because it was a comic, not a film. But yeah... it's good enough for me. 4 might be too high but 2 might be too low, so I think 3 is right for me. The movie made me realise even more how brilliant the story Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons have created is and I doubt I will ever see this again as I'd rather read the graphic novel instead.

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS - ***
Predictable story but great animation and a brilliant voice cast. Really enjoyable and a lot of fun.

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE - *
A lot of potential that is completely wasted. A movie that is sometimes about Wolverine but mainly all over the place. I had low expectations and even I was incredibly disappointed. I can't believe filmmakers get away with stuff like this after comic movies like Iron Man and The Dark Knight.

STAR TREK - *****
I loved it. I had high expectations for this movie and it met them. My favourite movie of the year so far and probably one of my favourite movies ever.

ANGELS & DEMONS - ***
A decent movie with a pretty good cast that seem to be wasted. It's entertaining and an average thriller and worth seeing but I doubt I'll ever bother seeing it again. Tom Hanks deserves to be in better movies than this.

STATE OF PLAY - ****
An interesting thriller and an entertaining movie. Some of it does get bogged down with the twists but the excellent cast makes up for it. Like DSF, I now want to see the original mini series and it has me interested in a career in journalism. I don't know if it will stand up on repeated viewings so it may lose a point in the future.

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN - ***
I didn't like it as much as the first one but it was still an entertaining action movie. Some of it was annoying and some of it was actually really funny. Not sure if the comedy is a good or a bad thing. Wanted to see more of Isabel Lucas (Alice, the Decepticon Pretender that went after Sam at college). Some really epic fights and amazing special effects. The more I think about this though, the more I think how different it would be if I got a crack at it. And it sort of disappoints me that this is what we have to settle with.

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE - ***
While some of it is really stupid, it doesn't take you out of the movie and the cast's charm and strength makes up for any mistakes. The movies are mediocre adaptations from the books (I wonder how well I would enjoy them if I hadn't read the books, for example) but I really like the style and the tone of each movie as the series progresses. While I disagree with the idea of splitting the last movie into two, I will see them, probably enjoy them, but probably never have a desire to see them again. More than anything, these movies make me realise how much I enjoyed the books, and I guess that's a good enough reason for seeing the movie.

PUBLIC ENEMIES - ****
I was really excited for this but was prepared for disappointment when I heard the mixed reviews. I was always worried about Mann and his camera and while it did get pretty annoying sometimes, I got used to it and I think this is the first time I've been fine with it. I really liked the cast and while there wasn't much characterization, it was still a lot of fun. And those guns were badass.

CORALINE - ****
This was good. I think I still prefer The Nightmare Before Christmas but this was still a great animated movie. And man... some of that animation was amazing. I loved how unique it was. It was like Selick's previous animated movies on another level. The story was good too (Neil Gaiman knows how to tell a story) though there were a few iffy bits which I don't think were explained well enough or at all. However, these were few and far between and didn't subtract from the overall charm of this film.
 
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