The Year in Movies (2009) - ***

[A.J. Hakari]

Howdy, all. Like I did last year, I'm creating this thread as sort of a companion piece to the Month in Movies posts, as a means of helping the schmoes keep track of what they see throughout the year by the ratings they give out. I hope some of the schmoes out there participate and decide to use this thread as a list of their viewings for 2009.

This thread is for movies you gave *** to, or, if you use a different rating scale, its equivalent.

And here be my *** ratings for the year...

9
Adventureland
Angels & Demons
Attack Girls' Swim Team vs. the Undead
Avatar
Away We Go
The Black Castle
Blood Wedding
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Bruno
Cabaret
Captain Abu Raed
Carmen (1983)
Chocolate
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
The Cincinnati Kid
City of Ember
Closely Watched Trains
Coogan's Bluff
Coraline
Corridors of Blood
Crossroads (1986)
Cure
Disney's A Christmas Carol
District 9
Don't Drink the Water (1969)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
Dracula (Spanish)
Drag Me to Hell
Earth (2009)
Easy Virtue
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fear(s) of the Dark
The Final Destination
Final Episode
Food, Inc.
Frost/Nixon
The Girlfriend Experience
Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
Grace
The Hangover
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
House of Horrors
I Love You, Man
The Informant!
JCVD
Julie & Julia
Kill Zone
Lady Snowblood
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Man on Earth
Law Abiding Citizen
Le Cercle Rouge
Let the Right One In
The Limits of Control
Little Caesar
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Love in the Afternoon
The Mad Ghoul
Man Made Monster
Memento Mori
Michael Jackson's This Is It
Milk
My Best Fiend: Klaus Kinski
New York Stories
Observe and Report
Paranormal Activity
Perfect Blue
Perkins' 14
Planet 51
Play It Again, Sam
Police Tactics
Pontypool
The Reader
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Returner
Salesman
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Samurai Spy
Saw VI
A Serious Man
Sherlock Holmes
Shinobi No Mono
Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi No Mono 4: Siege
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Slumdog Millionaire
Son of Godzilla
Star Trek
State of Play
The Strange Door
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
The Sword of Doom
Taken
Thirst
This Gun for Hire
Timecrimes
Tower of London (1939)
Trick 'r Treat
Voices
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter
Watchmen: Under the Hood
Whatever Works
Wonder Woman
Zombieland

[SAI]

I grade out of 5, with no half grades. These are my 4/5 movies for 2009. First viewings only, in viewing order.

Gun Crazy ('49)
The Guild: Season 1
This is the Zodiac Speaking
His Name was Arthur Leigh Allen
Zodiac: DC
Rachel Getting Married
Chocolate
The Making of The Frighteners
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Revolutionary Road
Timecrimes
The Good, The Bad and The Weird
Milk
Mum and Dad
Through a Vulture Eye
Ben X
The Winslow Boy
Anvil! The Story of Anvil

[ilovemovies]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
I Am Sam
The International
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
The Reader
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

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[Terror Australis]

4/5 - Great
Apollo 13
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Standard Operating Procedure
Out Of The Blue (2006)
The Limey
Bubble (2005)
Magnum Force
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Dog Day Afternoon
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Courage Under Fire
The Reader (2008)
Birdy
In The Shadow Of The Moon
New Jack City
Rachel Getting Married
Tell No One
The Square
Open Your Eyes
Little Odessa
State Of Grace
The Man With Two Brains
Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter And Under The Hood
Witness (1985)
Philadelphia
Dark Victory
Hunger (2008)
Pale Rider
12 (2007)
Breaking Away (1979)
Thirteen Days
The Nines
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
The Pledge (2001)
Sea Of Love
High Plains Drifter
The Band's Visit
Blow
State Of Play
Donnie Brasco
Dangerous Liaisons
I Love You, Man
The Sugerland Express
The Burning Plain
The Ugly (1997)
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Rio Bravo
JCVD
Frozen River (2008)
The Offence
Men’s Group
Brothers (2004)
Drag Me To Hell
Bolt (2008)
Lakeview Terrace
Battle In Seattle
The Searchers
Fatal Attraction
In The Loop
A Night At The Opera
Kalifornia
The Game (1997)
Paradise Road
Forget Paris
Waltz With Bashir
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
Ulee's Gold
2010
Taking Chance
Badlands
His Girl Friday
Sweet Smell Of Success
Charade (1963)
Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Capricorn One
Zombieland
Starting Out In The Evening
Forbidden Planet
Away We Go
My Year Without Sex
Village Of The Damned (1960)
Night Of The Creeps
Mongol
Right At Your Door
Road House
Orphan
Eden Lake

[Terror Australis]

3.5/5 - Really Good
Gran Torino
The Bridges Of Madison County
Valkyrie
Happy-Go-Lucky
If These Walls Could Talk
My Blueberry Nights
Taken (2008)
Sudden Impact
Patrick (1978)
Conspiracy Theory
Any Which Way You Can
Bee Movie
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres
Midnight Movies: From The Margin To The Mainstream
Turkey Shoot (a.k.a. Escape 2000)
Nobody's Fool (1994)
At Close Range
Henry Poole Is Here
Quarantine (2008)
Hurlyburly
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Lone Star (1996)
Cradle Will Rock
Little Darlings
Twins (1988)
Stuart Little
The Evening Star
Outlander
Synecdoche, New York
The Big Red One
Coming To America
W.
Evita (1996)
Peggy Sue Got Married
RocknRolla
Remember The Titans
La Bamba
Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder
Great Balls Of Fire!
Cousins (1989)
A Simple Twist Of Fate
The Golden Bat
Friday The 13th (2009)
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years Of Friday The 13th
Five Easy Pieces
The Way We Were
The Indian Runner
Persumed Innocent
A Perfect World
City Of Ember
To Live And Die In L.A.
First Knight
The Children (2009)
I.Q.
Hamlet 2
Winged Creatures
Suicide Kings
Grumpy Old Men
The Prince Of Tides
Angels & Demons
CJ7
Seven Pounds
The Education Of Charlie Banks
Don't Say A Word
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Superman: Doomsday
King Of The Hill (2007)
Porky's II: The Next Day
True Confessions (1981)
Jules And Jim
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Terminator: Salvation
Don King: Only In America
He's Just Not That Into You
The Score (2001)
Corrina, Corrina
Role Models
White Man's Burden
Rails & Ties
13: Game Of Death
My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009)
Live Nude Girls
Public Enemies (2009)
Duplicity (2009)
Sneakers
Ghost Town (2008)
Appaloosa
Dragonheart
Speechless
Knowing (2009)
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Last Chance Harvey
Dr Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who
Felon
Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show
Acolytes
Batman Returns
The Secret Life Of Bees
Seraphim Falls
Once Upon A Time In China
Tequilla Sunrise
Baby Boom
Inkheart
Doc Hollywood
The Last House On The Left (2009)
Antichrist (2009)
Defiance
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Sleepless In Seattle
Tenderness (2009)
Pontypool
Grey Gardens (2009)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Something Wild
Running Scared (1986)
Harry And The Hendersons
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
The Preacher's Wife
17 Again
Splinter (2008)
The Outlaw Josey Whales
Disgrace
Phobe In Wonderland
First Snow
Monsters Vs. Aliens
Redbelt
The Children Of The Silk Road (a.k.a. The Children Of Huang Shi)
The Corruptor

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[Dr.Frankenstein]

*** stars outta 5 are - Land Of The Lost - Julie & Julia - Trick R' Treat - Twilight :New Moon - Terminator 4 :Salvation - UP - X-Men Origins :Wolverine - Monsters vs. Aliens