The MB Film of 2009

**Janszoon** · 02-02-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

As for Coraline, after seeing the previews I was quite excited about it but never got around to seeing it because everybody talked so lowly about it... so I didn't bother.

I thought it was great and so did my wife. I wasn't aware there was that much of a negative opinion about it out there.

ProggyMan · 02-02-2010, 10:56 PM

My god I didn't know anyone like that movie. What did you guys feel were the positive aspects of it?

**Janszoon** · 02-03-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

My god I didn't know anyone like that movie. What did you guys feel were the positive aspects of it?

The story, animation, the voice acting, the general mood of it. Everything basically.

ProggyMan · 02-03-2010, 12:29 AM

What were good about those? I'm not trying to argue with you or anything, I'm just curious.

Thrice · 02-03-2010, 02:23 AM

I didnt like it.

I voted Where The Wild Things Are.
It may be biased as I havent seen all the movies on the list, but I have seen the better half of them. I watched this flick in a few different states of mind, and it affected me different every time.

Seltzer · 02-03-2010, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

^ That film made me realize how sexy French women are. Especially Melanie Laurent.

She looks unnervingly like Elizabeth Mitchell from Lost (but sexier).

I haven't seen many films from that list but I'll go out on a limb here and say that Inglorious Basterds was the best of 09... it was so well done. Zombieland was fun too.

boo boo · 02-03-2010, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

As for Coraline, after seeing the previews I was quite excited about it but never got around to seeing it because everybody talked so lowly about it... so I didn't bother.

Who? I want names and addresses. Coraline is the second best movie I've seen this year, after Up.

Yeah, better than Avatar and Basterds.

I dunno, maybe I just sh*t myself with excitement when I finally get to see something that isn't completely CGI, especially in the animation department. You can tell they put a lot of effort into this movie and for adolescent hackysack playing douchebags in wool caps to discredit all that because for the love of god they didn't make a totally literal adaptation of a popular book is insulting and a sign of total bewilderment over the purpose of filmmaking.

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

The book had me scared ****less, the movie was made for 4 year olds.

I'm 23 years old, I've seen just about any horror movie you can name and this was probably the scariest movie I've seen in a long time. I'd like to meet any f*cking 4 year olds who wouldn't get scared sh*tless by this movie. It's the most twisted kids movie since Return to Oz.

Sodacake · 02-03-2010, 05:22 AM

I think Fantastic Mr Fox is the best movie of '09.

boo boo · 02-03-2010, 05:37 AM

I still need to see all the other animated movies, I'm personally more excited for Ponyo than Mr Fox but I'm sure they both rule.

I might see Princess in the Frog too, while it doesn't look that great, I still can't possibly stress it enough just how awesome it is to see Disney go back to traditional hand drawn animation.

Bulldog · 02-03-2010, 09:30 AM

Quite a few movies I liked last year - Moon, Up In the Air, District 9 and Inglourious Basterds were all great watches. The Road probably edges it for me though. I like a good post-apocalyptic story, especially when it's as gritty (literally), utterly depressing (although the ending's kinda nice) and at times harrowing as the Road was. Good soundtrack too. There are quite a few films from that list I haven't seen yet though.

View Poll Results: Best film of 2009?
Moon	8	11.76%
This Is It	1	1.47%
Where the Wild Things Are	3	4.41%
Inglourious Basterds	8	11.76%
Up In the Air	1	1.47%
Avatar	2	2.94%
Star Trek	3	4.41%
The Hurt Locker	2	2.94%
Ponyo	1	1.47%
Drag Me To Hell	0	0%
The Informant	0	0%
The Fantastic Mr. Fox	3	4.41%
The Hangover	8	11.76%
Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call - New Orleans	3	4.41%
Sherlock Holmes	1	1.47%
Zombieland	2	2.94%
District 9	6	8.82%
Broken Embraces	0	0%
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince	1	1.47%
Adventureland	1	1.47%
Paranormal Activity	1	1.47%
Whip It	0	0%
The Road	1	1.47%
Sugar	0	0%
The Blind Side	0	0%
Food, Inc.	0	0%
Crazy Heart	0	0%
The Messenger	0	0%
I Love You, Man	1	1.47%
A Single Man	1	1.47%
A Serious Man	1	1.47%
Julie & Julia	0	0%
Nine	0	0%
Invictus	0	0%
The Princess and the Frog	0	0%
(500) Days Of Summer	3	4.41%
Anvil!	0	0%
The Cove	0	0%
Coraline	0	0%
World's Greatest Dad	0	0%
Precious	0	0%
It's Complicated	0	0%
An Education	1	1.47%
Tyson	0	0%
The September Issue	0	0%
Duplicity	0	0%
Earth	0	0%
Up	2	2.94%
In the Loop	2	2.94%
Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs	1	1.47%
Voters: 68. You may not vote on this poll

02-03-2010, 02:23 AM	#35 (permalink)
Thrice أمهاتك[وهور]Aura Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Florida/Buffalo/CT Posts: 2,077	I didnt like it. I voted Where The Wild Things Are. It may be biased as I havent seen all the movies on the list, but I have seen the better half of them. I watched this flick in a few different states of mind, and it affected me different every time. __________________ Lew Harrison, who looked like an anarchist with his red eyes and fierce black beard, had been writing furiously in one corner of the room. "That's good—happiness by the kilowatt," he said. "Buy your happiness the way you buy light."

02-02-2010, 10:56 PM	#32 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	My god I didn't know anyone like that movie. What did you guys feel were the positive aspects of it?

02-03-2010, 12:29 AM	#34 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	What were good about those? I'm not trying to argue with you or anything, I'm just curious.

02-03-2010, 05:22 AM	#38 (permalink)
Sodacake Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 344	I think Fantastic Mr Fox is the best movie of '09.

02-03-2010, 09:30 AM	#40 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Quite a few movies I liked last year - Moon, Up In the Air, District 9 and Inglourious Basterds were all great watches. The Road probably edges it for me though. I like a good post-apocalyptic story, especially when it's as gritty (literally), utterly depressing (although the ending's kinda nice) and at times harrowing as the Road was. Good soundtrack too. There are quite a few films from that list I haven't seen yet though.