Top Ten Movies of 2009?

So, the Oscars are due to have ten Best Picture nominees this year. Which ten movies are your favorite, and in what order? This is purely your opinion, not what is most likely to get nominated, so don't be ashamed to list Nine.

1. (500) Days of Summer
2. Inglorious Basterds
3. Up In The Air
4. Avatar
5. Where The Wild Things Are
6. District 9
7. Sherlock Holmes
8. The Hangover
9. The Road
10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I can't even manage ten:

The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
(500) Days of Summer
Avatar
Waltz With Bashir
The Hangover
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Up

1- District 9 and Star Trek are tied
2- Up
3- The Princess and the Frog
4-The Proposal
5-Zombieland
6-Sherlock Holmes
7-Brothers
8-I Love You, Man
9-Avatar
10-Funny People

Updated On: 1/10/10 at 08:35 PM

Alas, it will be another month before everything rolls out here in the midwest.

Did I even see ten new movies this year?

I thoroughly enjoyed UP IN THE AIR and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS. I'll be glad if either one wins Best Picture.

The others on this last were impressive, but not the best. I thought UP was too sappy in some parts, and the villain was probably the worst in Pixar history. PRECIOUS was too over the top for me to believe.

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Just saw A SINGLE MAN, which shot straight toward the top of my list. What a beautiful movie, emotionally, thematically and visually.

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Here is my TOP 15, without having seen A SERIOUS MAN, A SINGLE MAN, THE YOUNG VICTORIA, INVICTUS, THE LAST STATION, or THE LOVELY BONES.

PRECIOUS
AWAY WE GO
PIRATE RADIO
THE SOLOIST
THE BLIND SIDE
THE HURT LOCKER
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
UP
AVATAR
UP IN THE AIR
AN EDUCATION
INGLORIOUS BASTARDS
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN
BROTHERS

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I haven't seen a ton of movies this year, but these were my personal favorites:

Up in the Air
Up
District 9
Harry Potter
Avatar
Taking Woodstock
Julie & Julia

For me, Up in the Air is the most compelling film I've seen this year, but I've yet to see many others.

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Avatar will be on nearly every short list for its technical achievements. I thought the story and dialogue were awfully weak, but I have to hand it to them for the visuals. I was hugely impressed with what was accomplished.

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Not really. There are many components that contribute to making a successful film and some of them outweigh others if they are strong enough. For example, if excellent performances and writing are superior to the visual aspect of a film, you can still enjoy what you are watching. I don't think Heidi's alleged "beauty" compensates for the rest of her detriments.

Personally, I thought the original Star Wars deserved Best Picture because it brought to life instantly iconic scenes, characters, special effects and music coupled with an engaging story as a landmark film in motion picture history. I can't say the same for Avatar, though. It just didn't have the same depth and range in its screenplay, but I put it on my short list because I recognize staggering technological achievement when I see it.

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My number 1 is probably Precious. Lots of great films this year. Still need to see a few.

Highlights for me so far:

District 9
Up
Inglourious Basterds
(500) Days of Summer
Star Trek
Avatar
Julie & Julia
The Hurt Locker
Coraline

Really want to see Up in the Air, An Education, A Single Man, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Where the Wild Things Are, The Princess and the Frog and very curious about The Blind Side now that Sandra Bullock is a contender for Best Actress.

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1. Brothers
2. The Blind Side
3. Avatar
4. The Reader
5. The Proposal
6. Orphan
7. The Hangover
8. Up
9. The Ugly Truth
10. Greta

2Acting, THE READER was a 2008 film. Kate Winslet won an Oscar for it last year, remember?

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