I try not to post a lot of movie trailers, but I couldn’t resist posting this one. At one point in the trailer the A-Team destroys a helicopter with a tank while the tank is flying through the air because it was inside a plane that exploded. I need someone else to comment on the ridiculousness of that series of events. At least the studio is being honest that this will be nothing more than dumb action.
For archive purposes, here is how I ranked all the movies I saw in 2009. I’m posting it here to make room for the 2010 list. You can read my final top ten list here.
From the film ranking page:
This list consists of films that I have seen in 2009. I will try to limit to ones that came out in theaters or on dvd, but there will probably be others I see that end up on the list. Credit goes to Trent Fucci for the format of the ranking system. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how much I personally enjoyed the film and not based on the quality of the film. Case in point: Terminator Salvation. The film obvious had a ton of flaws, but I am a Terminator fanboy and I loved every minute of it.
Loved
Up in the Air
Avatar
Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
District 9
(500) Days of Summer
Moon
Gran Torino
The Girlfriend Experience
Terminator Salvation
Slumdog Millionaire
The Wrestler
Enjoyed
Sherlock Holmes
Law Abiding Citizen
Zombieland
Fanboys
State of Play
Up
The Hangover
Star Trek
Watchmen
Taken
The Wackness
I’ve seen 56 new releases in the past 52 weeks. First, a couple of rules on how I ranked my top ten movies of 2009.
Rule #1 – The film must have technically been released in 2009. In the film rankings of all the movies I’ve seen in the past year, there are a few that came out around holiday season 2008, but I didn’t see them until 2009, so I added them to the list.
Rule #2 – I had to have actually seen the movie.
Rules #3 – While my film ranking list is based on how much I personally enjoyed a given movie, this is based about 80% quality of movie, 20% how much I liked it.
#10 – Terminator Salvation – Although it didn’t make as much money as was expected, the fourth installment in the Terminator franchise was pretty good. Christian Bale’s version of John Connor was definitely the toughest to date. Unfortunately for Bale, Sam Worthington’s portrayal as Marcus Wright really stole the show.
#9 – Star Trek – J.J. Abrams succeeded in creating an incredible movie, recognizing that in space there is no z-axis, and most importantly finally making Star Trek cool for the masses. This will undoubtedly be the first in a long line of new Star Trek movies.
#8 – Sherlock Holmes – Robert Downey Jr. shows off his acting skills once again. If only Guy Ritchie’s directing was as good.
#7 – (500) Days of Summer – An indie film which proclaims it is “not a love story.” Proves that Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s singing and dancing skills are on par with his acting skills.
#6 – Moon – David Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, has some serious directing skills. Made for a mere $5 million, Moon could easily pass for having a budget five times as big.
#5 – District 9 – Produced by Peter Jackson, District 9 offers a stunning commentary on the fear surrounding those who appear different with incredible special effects.
#4 – The Hurt Locker – Without a doubt The Hurt Locker has surpassed Taxi to the Dark Side as the greatest war movie of our generation. Probably the most intense thriller I’ve seen in years.
#3 – Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino’s latest, may also be his greatest.
#2 – Avatar – James Cameron spent six years developing the technology to make the most expensive movie ever made. There is already talk surrounding a trilogy, especially considering Avatar grossed over $600 million worldwide in the first fourteen days. It will probably fall short of Cameron’s Titanic record of $1.8 billion in international sales, but it will definitely make it close.
#1 – Up in the Air – George Clooney stars as a man who travels 275 days a year in a job which has him fire scores of people every day. When a new employee tries to implement technology to cut back on travel, the problems begin. Smartly written, this one will unfortunately fly under the radar, having come out within days of both Avatar and Sherlock Holmes.
Update: I’ll go ahead and admit I have a serious tendency towards science fiction.
Don’t read any of these until you see the movie. They all contain minor spoilers.
It will be interesting to see how well Avatar does at the box office. Titanic is the highest grossing film of all time when you add in international earnings. Need a reason to see Avatar? According to SlashFilm, Steven Spielberg had this to say after seeing it for the first time:
The last time I came out of a movie feeling that way it was the first time I saw Star Wars.
- Steven Spielberg
The chart below show U.S. box office receipts.
Very rarely do I post movie trailers, but the Iron Man 2 Trailer is a must watch.
Someone went through the recent film The Hangover and added up all of the expenses they would have incurred over the course of the film.
Update: I moved the image to after the jump, it was way too large.
The title explains it all. Here is the full list of all of the films it cycles through.
1900 – The Enchanted Drawing
1903 – The Great Train Robbery
1923 – The Ten Commandments (Silent)
1927 – Sunrise
1933 – King Kong
1939 – The Wizard of Oz
1940 – The Thief of Baghdad
1954 – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1956 – Forbidden Planet
1963 – Jason and the Argonauts
1964 – Mary Poppins
1977 – Star Wars
1982 – Tron
1985 – Back to the Future
1988 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989 – The Abyss
1991 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992 – The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1993 – Jurassic Park
2004 – Spider-Man 2
2005 – King Kong
2006 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
2007 – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
2007 – The Golden Compass
2008 – The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
I admit I’ve posted 90% videos for the past two weeks, but I can resist posting this. The long awaited sequel to Boondock Saints is coming to theaters this fall. The trailer premiered at Comic Con, but somehow didn’t make it to the internet until today. Not the greatest trailer I’ve ever seen, but it is worth watching. I’ve waited a long time to see this film see the light of day, hopefully it holds up to the original. If I had to guess I would say it won’t. The title of the new film is Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day.
Update: The trailer is red band which means it is rated R
Check out the full list here. I can only remember seeing three of the top 25 on tv, most of them are really old. It seems like a lot shouldn’t belong on the list.