In 2009 I saw 30 different films. I attended showings of two movies multiple times: Star Trek got my money three times, and Away We Go got it twice. And this year, for the first time in memory, I had friends accompany me to more showings than in a very long time.
I think that I saw fewer movies this year because I spent more time with friends, actually. And that’s not a bad thing. I want to be social and be around people I like, and who like me.
The following star ratings, from 0 to 5 stars, are given on the basis of the other movies I’ve seen this year, and are not meant to be compared to other years or other, older movies. I try to rate the movie based on my enjoyment, and how well it worked as that type or genre of movie.
Oh, fuck it, don’t make me justify my star ratings. I like lots of different kinds of flicks, so I’m pretty generous when handing out stars. Sue me.
The films’ title links to the IMDB page for the movie; the star ratings link to my blog post about that movie. Note that there are seven films on the list that I didn’t blog about; if I write about them in the future, I’ll update this list. Probably. If I think about it.
- 500 Days of Summer – **
- Avatar-****
- Away We Go–****½
- Capitalism: A Love Story–****½
- Coraline–***
- District 9-***
- Extract-**½
- Fantastic Mr. Fox-***
- Inglourious Basterds–***½
- Let The Right One In–*****
- Moon–*****
- Pirate Radio–****
- Slumdog Millionaire–****
- Star Trek–****½
- The Box–**
- The Brothers Bloom–****
- The Hangover–****
- The Informant!–***½
- The Men Who Stare at Goats–***
- The Messenger-****
- The Reader–***½
- The Road-***½
- The Wrestler–***½
- Up–*****
- Up in the Air–****
- Watchmen–***
- Where The Wild Things Are–***½
- Whip It–***
- Year One-**
- Zombieland–***