| Micah's 2009 Top Ten Lists |
I saw just over 100 new release films in 2009. Below are my top 10 (along with a description of the venue/event where I saw it). As with previous years, my list trends festival-heavy. Not sure why that is... it either means that (a) many of the best films of 2009 didn't get wide releases, or (b) I'm an elitist movie snob. Take your pick.
Click on ony of the tiles to see what I thought of the film immediately after seeing it. The titles are listed in the order I saw them, and not in order of preference. But if they were, Fish Story would be my #1 film of 2009.
TOP TEN NEW RELEASE
03.13.09 :: The Snake (SXSW 2009)
03.14.09 :: Winnebago Man (SXSW 2009)
03.14.09 :: Best Worst Movie (SXSW 2009)
05.07.09 :: Star Trek (Studio Movie Grill)
08.15.09 :: Inglorious Basterds (Cinemapocalypse)
09.06.09 :: The World's Greatest Dad (On-Demand)
09.25.09 :: A Town Called Panic (Fantastic Fest 2009)
09.26.09 :: Fish Story (Fantastic Fest 2009)
12.06.09 :: The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (AMC 30 Mesquite)
12.30.09 :: Stingray Sam (Digital Download)
In addition to the 100ish new release films I saw in 2009, I watched more than 200 older movies. Here are the best of the best, again in order of viewing. If I were to list them in standard one to ten order, though, Tapeheads would easily take the number 1 spot.
I want to note that I saw Lawrence of Arabia (in 70mm) and Casablanca for the first time this year. I loved them both but decided to take them out of the running due to their undisputed classic status. In addition, I loved The Dark Hour and Left Bank. I try, however, to limit my Top Ten Vintage list to films that are at least 10 to 15 years old. Those two aren't, and so they didn't get spots on the list proper.
With that out of the way, here's my list:
TOP TEN VINTAGE
01.03.09 :: Swing Your Lady
06.27.09 :: Pistol-Packin' Leroy
07.08.09 :: Tapeheads
08.16.09 :: The Black Gestapo
09.04.09 :: The Sure Thing
11.28.09 :: Under The Gun
12.05.09 :: Brainscan
12.05.09 :: Framed
12.06.09 :: Dangerfreaks
12.26.09 :: Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Finally, 2009 was a year when I dug through a lot of Brian Trenchard-Smith's filmograph. I found a large number of excellent films, but decided to put just one on my Top Ten Vintage list. Below are the best of the rest:
ADDITIONAL TOP FIVE BTS FILMS
08.16.09 :: The Siege of Firebase Gloria
08.28.09 :: Out of the Body
09.18.09 :: Night of the Demons 2
10.06.09 :: Strike of the Panther
11.06.09 :: Hospitals Don't Burn Down |
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Author: Micah
Post Date: 01.10.10
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