December 2009
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Best Movies of 2009
10) Drag Me to Hell
Raimi returns to horror and brings with him genuine scares and gross-out effects. Drag Me to Hell is the only movie since Carrie that’s put together a successful “final scare.” Raimi makes great films (unrelated, but let’s hope the studios let him make his Spider-Man 4).
9) The Brothers Bloom
Rian Johnson’s followup to Brick is a return to form...
Worst Movies of 2009
10) Watchmen
Really, Watchmen was just disappointing as a movie. Sure, as an adaptation it was pretty terrible, but the film just seemed to have problems finding any sort of footing at all. I enjoyed the intro credits sequence, and was okay with the ending, but this one was a steamer.
9) Funny People
The only funny person in this movie was Jonah Hill, and that’s saying something.
8) An...
Most Entertaining Movies of 2009
10) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
This is one I wasn’t expecting. The pre-release buzz surrounding G.I. Joe was pretty awful, but it shaped up to be a really entertaining film. I laughed more than I probably should have, and I think a big chunk of the audience was pretty upset about that, but whatever. I’m seeing number two when it’s released.
9) Taken
A surprisingly good...
It's too early for end of year movie lists...
…but here we go anyway. Three top 10 lists from me this year: Best Movies, Worst Movies, and Most Entertaining Movies.
Starting off though, Full Disclosure Review List:
2009 releases I saw (50):
2012, A Serious Man, Adventureland, An Education, Avatar, Away We Go, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, The Brothers Bloom, Coraline, District 9, Drag Me to Hell, Fanboys, Fantastic Mr....
Oh, and by the way - did it bug the crap out of...
“If I did Titanic today, I’d do it very differently. There wouldn’t...”
– James Cameron in an interview with Peter Jackson. I think a little piece of me dies every time I hear something like this. But another little piece of me wonders if that other piece will slide into pretentiousness someday soon (ie: “that movie sucks because it’s not shot on film. Video...
nevermindthebolex:
Why hasn’t Carmen Sandiago been ported to the Iphone?
This is bullshit.
And where the hell is she?
WatchIt’s stuff like this that I get really excited about. 3D printing at home with MakerBot.
“No! I’m telling you, he’s not that kind of robot!”
– Stephanie from Short Circuit responding to reporter’s question about Number 5: “Did he try and molest you in any way?”
“Give up your search, otherwise bad luck awaits you! - The Vampires”
– Letter to reporter Phillipe Guérande in 1915’s Les Vampires. Watch it now on Netflix.
guitarsexxxviolence:
we love you, r2d2
We hope...
“You know, you could model shoes with that hand.”
– The ending to most of Megan Fox’s auditions before she met Michael Bay