We’re going to be delaying our Year-End list until January. I know, it loses a lot of the recap magic coming after New Year’s Day, but there’s a lot more movies to see in January that had limited release during ‘09, and we will be taking the opportunity to catch up on them in order to offer a more comprehensive list, including docs and indies.
However, Christmas bringing the last major releases of the year, here are a few lists to chew on in the meantime:
FIVE MOVIES I DIDN’T LIKE, BUT EVERYONE ELSE DID
(I can admit to being wrong, and will freely admit that these aren’t bad movies. That doesn’t make me like them.)
- Up
- Adventureland
- Zombieland
- Public Enemies
- Duplicity
WORST FIVE MOVIES I SAW IN 2009
(These, however, are bad. I’m pretty good at not buying a ticket for REAL crap, so this category is “movies that had a chance of not being lousy, but were anyway”)
- Knowing
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3
- Year One
- I Love You, Man
What do you think? What movies did you hold out hope for, only to have that hope squashed once you saw it? My year end top 10 will come once I’ve seen the indie screenings in January. I can guarantee it will include Star Trek, Red Cliff, and Inglorious Basterds!
#1 by Kim on December 31st, 2009
I think most movies I was looking forward to were a disappointment and the ones I had no particular excitement for were bad.
Excited for “Transformers 2″. Was bad.
Never in my life would have gone to see “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” Was awesome.