Because I can't seem to find/think of five whole movies I liked enough to make a Top Five, I decided to break this down by category. Without further ado:
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Up!
Hands down. Awesome story telling, great computer animation, great characters. If Pixar can tell a man's life story in five minutes with no dialog and still make me cry, the rest of Hollywood needs to step it up.
BEST ZOMBIE MOVIE
Zombieland.
Duh. Gruesome, hilarious; the awesomeness of this movie renders me speechless.
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Star Trek.
Oh Hollywood...you have proven that you still have the cajones to not only make a funny, poignant, awesome action movie, but a Sci-Fi one as well. KEEP IT UP!!
BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE
Watchmen.
Soft-core porn and weird mutant cats aside, this movie was rather awesome. Again, a mixture of poignant moments, humor, action, and blood really work well together. Who knew?
December 31, 2009
Lady Blogpants' Top Five Movies of Aught-Nine!
This was a very good year for movies. I usually can't come up with five I didn't hate, let alone five for which I have a metaphorical movie boner. Now that I've made you thoroughly uncomfortable, here's my list! In ascending order of awesomeness!
5. District 9. I went into it skeptical and came out with my eyes falling out of my head. I can't wait for the sequel. Seriously, I'm not waiting. It's happening now.
4. The Hurt Locker. If you thought Point Break was Kathryn Bigelow's best movie, you're still right, but this one is a very close second. It will break your heart and your brain, plus it's got the best homoerotic army wrestling scene THIS reviewer has seen in years.
3. Star Trek. Attention Hollywood! This is how you make a good action movie! They should show this in movie class. I also love the little touches like the early scene where someone gets sucked out into space and there's suddenly NO SOUND except for all the nerds in the theater going oooooooooooooooooo.
2. Observe and Report. I don't really even have words. This movie is just so goddamned good, and so woefully underrated.
1. Zombieland. HOLY CRAP ZOMBIELAND!
5. District 9. I went into it skeptical and came out with my eyes falling out of my head. I can't wait for the sequel. Seriously, I'm not waiting. It's happening now.
4. The Hurt Locker. If you thought Point Break was Kathryn Bigelow's best movie, you're still right, but this one is a very close second. It will break your heart and your brain, plus it's got the best homoerotic army wrestling scene THIS reviewer has seen in years.
3. Star Trek. Attention Hollywood! This is how you make a good action movie! They should show this in movie class. I also love the little touches like the early scene where someone gets sucked out into space and there's suddenly NO SOUND except for all the nerds in the theater going oooooooooooooooooo.
2. Observe and Report. I don't really even have words. This movie is just so goddamned good, and so woefully underrated.
1. Zombieland. HOLY CRAP ZOMBIELAND!
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Sexy Gentleman Fistfight
A movie set in Victorian London, starring Robert Downey Jr. and featuring an old-timey-sounding soundtrack where banjos and concertinas speed up and get loud during fight scenes? YES PLEASE!
December 26, 2009
Sherlock Holmes
In case anyone was curious, apparently the entire city of Reno is a HUGE fan of Robert Downey Jr., because the theater was PACKED for HOURS for this thing.
Despite the crowds, I much enjoyed this movie. Weirdly, my favorite part was actually Jude Law's Dr. Watson. He and Downey make an awesome-sauce team. Don't fret, though, RDJr. is also awesome, if a little eccentric (I don't think I've ever actually read a Sherlock Holmes story [I suck, I know], so I'm not sure if that's how he's supposed to be?)
Fun story, good action, good humor. You should go see it! Unless you live in Reno, and then you might want to wait a week :P
Despite the crowds, I much enjoyed this movie. Weirdly, my favorite part was actually Jude Law's Dr. Watson. He and Downey make an awesome-sauce team. Don't fret, though, RDJr. is also awesome, if a little eccentric (I don't think I've ever actually read a Sherlock Holmes story [I suck, I know], so I'm not sure if that's how he's supposed to be?)
Fun story, good action, good humor. You should go see it! Unless you live in Reno, and then you might want to wait a week :P
December 21, 2009
The Princess and the Frog
Like I'm going to say anything bad about this. It's cute and funny and you should go see it. The end.
P.S. The supporting characters Ray and Louis are awesome.
P.S. The supporting characters Ray and Louis are awesome.
Avatar
I was iffy about this movie initially, mostly because I thought the trailer looked like poo. I hadn't planned on seeing it. And then there was the buzz! Nominated for a Golden Globe! Either Hollywood was kissing James Cameron's ass, or it was actually decent. So when my boss suggested we all see it has part of our holiday team lunch/movie event, I went along for the ride. And guess what?
I liked it! Still a little computerized for my taste, but not horribly--the aliens actually looked real-ish, texture-wise (except for the eyes...lets try to get the eyes right next time, team). Good story (made me cry, but most things do). I'd probably even go see it again in the theater, which is saying something.
I liked it! Still a little computerized for my taste, but not horribly--the aliens actually looked real-ish, texture-wise (except for the eyes...lets try to get the eyes right next time, team). Good story (made me cry, but most things do). I'd probably even go see it again in the theater, which is saying something.
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