I saw some movies this last year. Some were good. Others weren't. Here's my list.
1.
District 9 - Sci-Fi gets terrestrial, and it soars both visually and thematically.
2.
Up - Did I mention this one makes me cry?
3.
Up In The Air - I can very much see myself becoming Ryan Bingham, and it frightens me.
3.
The Hurt Locker - Eric: you weren't the only one with sweaty palms.
5.
A Serious Man - I long to be the third Coen Brother.
6.
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Bliss. This film was like coming home after a long day in the snow.
7.
Where The Wild Things Are - To say I didn't relate to this one would be a bold-faced lie.
8.
Inglourious Basterds - If only the war had ended like that...
9.
Avatar - On a purely visceral level, this film would be tops. But it has a so-so story, so it gets the Nine Spot.
10.
Star Trek - Man alive, do I want to be besties with J.J. Abrams. Why? So I can work on cool movies like this.
11.
Moon - Finally saw it just this last Wednesday. Mind-blowing performance, Sammy. Here's your bra.
12.
Julie and Julia - I love me some Meryl Streep, so sue me.
13.
Coraline - Stop-motion strikes again!
14.
(500) Days of Summer - Too post-modernly cute for its own good, but I enjoyed what it had to say about love.
15.
Taken - Whoa.
Taken?... Yep. Cause it rocked. And cause I wanted fifteen items on the list.
D'ya wanna know what I didn't enjoy?
1.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Pure, techno-nonsense.
2.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Sorry, but Wolverine isn't that interesting.
3.
G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra - I think that's what it was called. Talk about memorable!
4.
New Moon - I actually didn't see it, but I'm sure I would have hated it.
5. I don't see a lot of bad movies, so I can't think of a fifth.
6.
Surrogates - I completely neglected to remember this one. So, it shouldn't be a surprise as to why it's on THIS list...