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Petroc's Best AND Worst 10 Movies of 2009

petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
edited February 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
so I've done this one many sites before and I think i did this last year here so...here it goes..and remember..this is just from the movies I have seen so there may be something worse or better and you can enlighten me and I'll check it out...or avoid it at all costs :)

THE BEST

10- Zombieland

9- Star Trek

8- Watchmen

7- Sherlock Holmes

6- Taken

5- The Hangover

4- Avatar

3- Moon

2- Inglourious Basterds

1- The Hurt Locker


Honorable mentions

Angels and Demons
District 9
The Blind Side
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Road


and now for the worst....


10- X-Men Origins: Wolverine

9- 2012

8- The Soloist

7- The Informant!

6- Gamer

5- The Men Who Stare at Goats

4- Saw VI

3- Halloween II

2- Knowing

1- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Shows:
9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    aw come on people..lets get some good movie conversation going
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    I think for me The Hangover was the best movie I saw all year although I haven't seen the Hurt Locker yet but heard many good things. I actually thought Halloween II was pretty good. I guess cause I am a big fan of Rob Zombie's films and got what he was trying to accomplish with these films. The only other film on the list I saw was Inglorious Basterds and I liked it a lot.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    1district 9
    2Up in the Air
    3Moon

    still havent seen Hurt LOcker yet. will be soon.

    worst :
    1Transformers 2
    2GI Joe
    3Wolverine
  • Leathe?ma?Leathe?ma? Яussia Posts: 354
    where's the moon, man?
  • Nothingman54Nothingman54 Posts: 2,251
    what about harry potter. great movie!
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,333
    top 10:

    1. District 9
    2. Up In The Air
    3. Up
    4. Star Trek
    5. Inglorious Bastards
    6. Zombieland
    7. The Hangover
    8. Public Enemies
    9. Where The Wild Tings Are
    10. Avatar

    Heard but never got a chance to see that were good:
    - Moon
    - The Hurt Locker
    - Drag Me To Hell
    - 500 Days Of Summer

    Worst movie:
    Transformers 2
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    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    seen most of the big names thrown around during the golden globes/oscars, all except An Education and A Single man, which I plan on seeing once I get over this damn cold!

    Anyways, looking back, I think I was most impressed with Precious-the acting was among the best of the year, Where the Wild Things Are-lived up to the hype, very poignant, very touching, powerful, 500 days of summer-Joseph Gordan Levitt, and Zooey Dechannel, and a movie that is aimed at me (the indie demographic), and Away We Go-Sam Mendes is a genius. American beauty and Rev Road were HEAVY, and this movie too was intense and powerful, but it was just right. Soundtrack fit perfectly. Many of the lines in the movie just blew my mind

    The person who most deserves credit this year, really is getting squat in terms of attention: Dave Eggers who did Where the Wild Things Are and Away We Go.
  • jamminpearlsjamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Why the hate for saw??? It wasn't bad at all. Alot of questions were anwsered.
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  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,321
    "Up in the Air", "UP", Gran Torino (I saw it in January 09), 500 Days of Summer and "Adventureland". I did not see the Hurt Locker just yet.

    The Worst Movie I saw was "Taking Woodstock", I saw it because I figured it would show a lot of the music from the festival, but it was quite a letdown.
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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    I'm really surprised you put Sherlock Holmes at 6. I was really disappointed in it, I felt it just didn't work. Good cast, good sets, good special effects - but just didn't have it.
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Claireack wrote:
    I'm really surprised you put Sherlock Holmes at 6. I was really disappointed in it, I felt it just didn't work. Good cast, good sets, good special effects - but just didn't have it.

    Funny you should say that...we were just discussing this tonight and I said the same thing...I thought the performances were great and they were great sets..but I also liked the twists and turns and Downeys performance alone makes it a top 10
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • BanjoBanjo Posts: 272
    I thought Avatar was really overrated. The visuals were awesome but the story was predictable and the characters were weak stereotypes of Sci-Fi characters.

    As a big fan of the Watchmen comic, I was a little disappointed with that one too. It didn't have the same feel as the comic. If you weren't a fan of the original material it was a bit confusing.

    I saw Inglourious Basterds last night and I loved it. Typical Tarantino film, but for me that's a good thing

    Still waiting for District 9, Zombieland, and Star Trek from Netflix.
  • BanjoBanjo Posts: 272
    Where are you from Petrocs? We've been to alot of the same shows
  • PorchsitterPorchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,078
    Up In The Air would be go up there for me. Plus Inglourious Basterds.
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    anybody that thinks Hurt Locker was the best movie last year has no credibility in my book. :mrgreen:
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  • Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,183
    Best movies, in no particular order, are as follows.... Inglorious Basterds, Sugar(this actually is my favorite), Crazy Heart, Up In The Air, Big Fan, The Hangover, Hurt Locker.
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Banjo...Im from Haddon Heights


    and 81...blow me :mrgreen:
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    petrocs wrote:
    Downeys performance alone makes it a top 10

    Yes he was very good in it, but I do like him as an actor generally, it's just a shame whatever it was in the film that didn't work for me didn't work.

    District 9 - fantastic!!
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    i haven't seen a lot of the flicks on your list, and some i never will....just not my genre of film. however, seen a few i'm in agreement with, particularly inglorious basterds.....great, great flick.....and my gawd, i forgot about the trainwreck that is the men who stare at goats. :evil: that film pissed me off. all that talent, wasted on that total pile of shite. :x up in the air was damn fucking fantastic too.
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Some of my faves

    Inglorius B's, District 9, Star Trek, 500 Days of Summer, Adventureland (loved it), Up in the Air

    Worst

    Transformers 2 (AWFUL!), It's Complicated

    Dissapointed

    Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, Xmen Origins
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  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    petrocs wrote:
    Banjo...Im from Haddon Heights


    and 81...blow me :mrgreen:


    :mrgreen:

    Hurt Locker was so phoney baloney. First you have a bomb guy just running around do shit. Then you have his "team" of two providing all the security. Then, and i still haven't figured it out, you have a bomb team just driving around in the desert. how does that work. then i have a guy that isn't trained as a sniper jumping on a sniper rifle and a bomb guy jumping on a spotting scope.

    and a little blood causes said rifle to jam. come on.

    we won't even talk about a bomb guy hijacking a ride into the city or walking back to the base. right.....

    and then we have the bomb team running around in alley's chasing ghosts. ummm,...ok.

    complete joke.
    81 is now off the air

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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Aw come on man...forget all that....it was awesome!
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    MOON!

    damn small production. more people need to see this one!
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    singularity wrote:
    MOON!

    damn small production. more people need to see this one!

    OK...Im going to watch it this week
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • BanjoBanjo Posts: 272
    petrocs wrote:
    Banjo...Im from Haddon Heights


    and 81...blow me :mrgreen:


    Cool. I grew up in Burlington County but moved up to Somerset County area about 2 yrs ago. Maybe we'll run into each other at a show (if we haven't already).
  • aneutronbombaneutronbomb Posts: 787
    yeah i thought sherlock holmes was WEAK

    and also while hangover was funny i didnt think it was hysterical or anything, almost all of the recent comedies (superbad stepbrothers love you man etc) are funnier...but maybe i just waited too long and expected too much

    id put district 9 and up in your list over both of those, and while i havent seen them yet i think im gonna love moon and zombieland and hurt locker.

    and x-men origens on yer bad list!? im no comic book junky but i thought that movie was rad!!!

    star trek was my biggest surprise not. that i thought it would be bad but because it was so good!!
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  • BanjoBanjo Posts: 272
    aneutronbomb wrote:

    and also while hangover was funny i didnt think it was hysterical or anything, almost all of the recent comedies (superbad stepbrothers love you man etc) are funnier...but maybe i just waited too long and expected too much

    I agree...I liked Hangover but prefer those other movies too. It might have been one of those cases of it being overhyped though.
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Man I should add Daybreakers to my top 10 worst...great premise...terrible delivery...ugh
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    OK...just finished Moon...pretty fucking fantastic...definitely has to go in my top 10
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • BrinkofForeverBrinkofForever Posts: 373
    I don't understand the hype around The Hangover. I guess I didn't really find it that funny and kept waiting for it to be over. Inglorious Basterds however, was the shit. Brad Pitt rocked that movie front to back. Avatar was groundbreaking from a technological standpoint, but the actual story was kind of dull and preachy. I have Moon and The Hurt Locker on my Netflix queue..just waiting on them. Star Trek and District 9 were really good as well.
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