The 10 Best Movies Of 2009

An finally here is my list for my favourite films of 2009. I know it is a bit late. As always the posters link to imdb where you can learn more about the film and see what others think. If you think I have missed anything leave a comment below. Also you will notice that Avatar is no where on this list. I hope to write a blog post soon explaining this in more detail but for now I will say I wish it had stole more from Dune instead of Dances With Wolfs.

	10) Sherlock Holmes – I may be one of the few that enjoyed this. I thought the cast was as brilliant as you can get. I love how Guy Ritchie captures the look and feel of old London. Plus the score by Hans Zimmer is my favourite of the year.
	9) Watchmen – Having not read the comic I cant judge this movie based on how well it was adapted. But I though the movie was very fun and interesting. I think it is important to support R rated comic book movies because forcing lower rating on films can really hurt the quality (think Die Hard and Terminator).
	7) District 9 – Way better then Avatar at a fraction of the budget. I am not the biggest fan of documentary style cinematography but the original story well makes up for that.
	8 ) I Love You, Man – Funniest film of the year.
	6) An Education – Great Story of a young girl making mistakes and learning from them.  Plus it takes place in 1960’s London. Some really great character work, Carey Mulligan is an amazing up and coming actress which I look forward to seeing more of.
	5) The Brothers Bloom – A Great Con film. Very Fun and Witty.
	4) (500) Days Of Summer –Instead of telling it in chronological order it tells it in 2 overlapping parts. The first is all about falling in love and the relationship the follows. the other part starts after the break up and is about dealing with the depression and eventually getting back on ones feet. This allows the question ‘why did they break up?’ to become a mystery that unfolds near the end. Plus it feature 2 incredible leads with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel.
	3) Star Trek – The first 10 minutes is the best opening of a movie ever. My only real problem with this film is that the rest of the film does not quite live up to the start. There needs more Kirk in the captains chair. Still this is one of the most fun Star Trek films ever.
	2) Zombieland – A funny character driven zombie movie. Not really a horror film, instead they take all of the fun parts of living through a zombie apocalypse and throws in a nerdy Jew as the lead. Plus the cast includes Woody Harrelson who is always great and a the very hot Emma Stone (my newest crush).
	1) Inglourious Basterds – After seeing ‘There Will Be Blood’ Quentin Tarantino decided he needed to up his game. The result is amazing and perfect. This is not only one my favourite film of the year but my favourite film of the decade. The Acting and writing is top notch with an amazing job done by Christoph Waltz as Col. Hans Landa the Jew Hunter. Avatar was the big film from 2009, but even with its 300 million budget and state of the art special effect it is not as beautiful as Inglourious Basterds. There is a scene in this film where Shosanna is standing by a round window while David Bowie’s Cat People is playing that is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in a movie. I had to see this movie again in theatres just so I could see that scene again. The DVD for this film has joined the honour of There Will Be Blood and sits on the shelve with my Stanley Kubrick Collection.

* in 2005 I did not do a list so I decided to make up for it here, just be aware that 2005 represents my likes as of 2010 unlike all the other lists which were made at the time*