Garrett’s Favorite and Most hated films of 09’
Another year another one of my year-end reviews. (Late I know…but I got really lazy after Christmas.) See I can’t really call this a best and worst film list b/c some things I liked others down right loathed and some things I hate others call classics. In retrospect Hollywood put out a lot of mediocre films this year falling in between crap and awesome. Most of my fav films I saw I picked up blind when they were released on Bluray. Some of them didn’t even come out this year.
Top films and in no particular order.
Boondock Saints 2-I had to drive to a different city just to see it. Totally worthy sequel!
The Box-From the writer of I Am Legend (the book) and director of Donnie Darko you get a think piece that will leave you talking about it long after seeing it.
District 9-One of the top films of the summer! As my parents said after seeing it ‘Different’. Being original in an unoriginal world is hard to come by.
Drag Me to Hell-Sam Rami is back!
Fanboys-If the Weinstein’s were smart they wouldn’t have sat on this for years. If they released it they could’ve made some coin.
Trick R Treat-The best horror anthology in years. Once again if studio dickheads would’ve release it they could’ve made some buck.
I love you Beth Cooper-Reminiscent of 80’s John Hughes.
Jennifer’s Body-This years future cult classic.
Law Abiding Citizen-Monte Cristo meets Prison Break need I say more.
In Search of a midnight kiss- a black and white indie romance from the producer of Before Sunset.
Perfect Getaway-Not overly great but Timothy Olyphant is just badass here.
Paranormal Activity-If I saw this when I was 7 I wouldn’t be able to sleep for a month. For my age now it was just plain cool.
17 again-Don’t let the fact that it starts Zac Efron throw you off. This film is hilarious and his friend is the coolest geek ever!
Star trek-My fav movie of the summer blockbusters.
Taken-Don’t fuck with Liam Neeson
Zombieland-Zombie comedy fun that surprisingly the masses loved as well.
What Love is- A comedy about relationships from the guy who did Poolhall Junkies.
Ben X- a Belgium film about a bullied kid who’s into online gaming.
Choke-a black comedy from the writer of Fight Club.
Fired Up-FU
500 Days of Summer-an actual realistic approach to relationships instead of your typical Hollywood stuff.
The Road-Bleakily awesome
Worst Films-There is probably more films that are worse than these but I don’t plan on seeing shitty films on purpose.
Fighting-I’d liked it better when it was called Lionheart and stared Jean Claude Van Damm
The Final Destination-or in other words a remake of the one before it, which was a remake of the one before that, which was a remake of the one before that.
Gamer-You have a cool premise, the writers and director of the outlandish Crank series and Gerard Butler and we end up with shite.
Men who stare at goats-Love the story behind it and had some take away quotes, but it probably would’ve been better in the hands of the Coens
Up –Well I think I’m the only one out there who didn’t like this one. It is also a surprisingly very dark film.
Night at the Museum 2-I hated the first one and still went to it. I though it could have so much more potential when you could play around with stuff at the smithosian. Man was I wrong.
Push-Snooze fest.
Saw 6-I was with them all the way up to 5 and now they are reaching at straws.
Street Fighter-Most years I don’t have an all time hated film but this one is it. It makes the 94 version look like an academy award winner.
Underworld 3-Pointless
Halloween 2-Good for Rob for doing his own thing but damn
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant-garbage…and now we’ll never see any of the other book’s adapted, oh darn (this is sarcasm)
GI Joe-My childhood has been raped!
Paul Blart-Was this movie suppose to be funny.
Avatar-The story was Avatared.
Guilty pleasure
Dragonball Evolution-This movie was so bad that it was good.
Films that came out last year that I really wanted to see but missed.
Black Dynamite
Collector
Hurt Locker
Moon
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Best CD’s
Pearl jam-Backspacer
Alice in Chains-Black gives way to Blue.
Some of the films I’m looking forward to this year.
The Crazies
Remember Me.
Hot Tub Time Machine
The Losers
Kick-Ass
Piranha 3-D
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Predators
Inception
TRON: LEGACY
RED DAWN
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
THE EXPENDABLES
Another year another one of my year-end reviews. (Late I know…but I got really lazy after Christmas.) See I can’t really call this a best and worst film list b/c some things I liked others down right loathed and some things I hate others call classics. In retrospect Hollywood put out a lot of mediocre films this year falling in between crap and awesome. Most of my fav films I saw I picked up blind when they were released on Bluray. Some of them didn’t even come out this year.
Top films and in no particular order.
Boondock Saints 2-I had to drive to a different city just to see it. Totally worthy sequel!
The Box-From the writer of I Am Legend (the book) and director of Donnie Darko you get a think piece that will leave you talking about it long after seeing it.
District 9-One of the top films of the summer! As my parents said after seeing it ‘Different’. Being original in an unoriginal world is hard to come by.
Drag Me to Hell-Sam Rami is back!
Fanboys-If the Weinstein’s were smart they wouldn’t have sat on this for years. If they released it they could’ve made some coin.
Trick R Treat-The best horror anthology in years. Once again if studio dickheads would’ve release it they could’ve made some buck.
I love you Beth Cooper-Reminiscent of 80’s John Hughes.
Jennifer’s Body-This years future cult classic.
Law Abiding Citizen-Monte Cristo meets Prison Break need I say more.
In Search of a midnight kiss- a black and white indie romance from the producer of Before Sunset.
Perfect Getaway-Not overly great but Timothy Olyphant is just badass here.
Paranormal Activity-If I saw this when I was 7 I wouldn’t be able to sleep for a month. For my age now it was just plain cool.
17 again-Don’t let the fact that it starts Zac Efron throw you off. This film is hilarious and his friend is the coolest geek ever!
Star trek-My fav movie of the summer blockbusters.
Taken-Don’t fuck with Liam Neeson
Zombieland-Zombie comedy fun that surprisingly the masses loved as well.
What Love is- A comedy about relationships from the guy who did Poolhall Junkies.
Ben X- a Belgium film about a bullied kid who’s into online gaming.
Choke-a black comedy from the writer of Fight Club.
Fired Up-FU
500 Days of Summer-an actual realistic approach to relationships instead of your typical Hollywood stuff.
The Road-Bleakily awesome
Worst Films-There is probably more films that are worse than these but I don’t plan on seeing shitty films on purpose.
Fighting-I’d liked it better when it was called Lionheart and stared Jean Claude Van Damm
The Final Destination-or in other words a remake of the one before it, which was a remake of the one before that, which was a remake of the one before that.
Gamer-You have a cool premise, the writers and director of the outlandish Crank series and Gerard Butler and we end up with shite.
Men who stare at goats-Love the story behind it and had some take away quotes, but it probably would’ve been better in the hands of the Coens
Up –Well I think I’m the only one out there who didn’t like this one. It is also a surprisingly very dark film.
Night at the Museum 2-I hated the first one and still went to it. I though it could have so much more potential when you could play around with stuff at the smithosian. Man was I wrong.
Push-Snooze fest.
Saw 6-I was with them all the way up to 5 and now they are reaching at straws.
Street Fighter-Most years I don’t have an all time hated film but this one is it. It makes the 94 version look like an academy award winner.
Underworld 3-Pointless
Halloween 2-Good for Rob for doing his own thing but damn
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant-garbage…and now we’ll never see any of the other book’s adapted, oh darn (this is sarcasm)
GI Joe-My childhood has been raped!
Paul Blart-Was this movie suppose to be funny.
Avatar-The story was Avatared.
Guilty pleasure
Dragonball Evolution-This movie was so bad that it was good.
Films that came out last year that I really wanted to see but missed.
Black Dynamite
Collector
Hurt Locker
Moon
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Best CD’s
Pearl jam-Backspacer
Alice in Chains-Black gives way to Blue.
Some of the films I’m looking forward to this year.
The Crazies
Remember Me.
Hot Tub Time Machine
The Losers
Kick-Ass
Piranha 3-D
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Predators
Inception
TRON: LEGACY
RED DAWN
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
THE EXPENDABLES
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