True Best Picture of the Year.

**Frownland** · 10-03-2016, 08:56 AM

A Serious Man should have won because it's one of my favourite Coen bros film. It really exemplifies their dry humour better than any of their other films, i think.

**Exo** · 10-03-2016, 11:26 AM

I thought 2009 was a great year for under the radar films. The Oscar race that year was pretty sh*t.

The Cove
Where the Wild Things Are
Revanche
Sin Nombre
An Education
A Single Man
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
A Serious Man (Middle of the pack for me Coen Bros wise)
The Hurt Locker
Bronson
Summer Hours
The Messenger
Moon
Antichrist
The Road
Food Inc
District 9
World's Greatest Dad
Un Prophete
Coraline
Inglorious Basterds
Up
In the Loop
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ponyo
Mary and Max
Zombieland
Hunger
Red Cliff
The White Ribbon
The House of the Devil
Big Fan
Pontypool
Black Dynamite
Humpday
Collapse
A Town Called Panic

Plenty of fantastic films. Out of the Oscar nominees, The Hurt Locker was the best overall film but I enjoyed Basterds more. There were just too many scenery chewing scenes with Waltz and Fassbender for me not to love. My pick for true best film of that year would have been Bronson or Hunger.

djchameleon · 10-03-2016, 02:32 PM

I have yet to complete Antichrist. The opening scene just turns me off and I stop it to play something else. One of these days, I will finish it up.

**Frownland** · 10-03-2016, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

My pick for true best film of that year would have been Bronson or Hunger.

Same. Best films of both directors' filmography as well.

**Exo** · 10-03-2016, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Same. Best films of both directors' filmography as well.

Agreed. Also, I just finished watching another great 2009 film, Bong Joon Ho's "Mother". Beautiful film.

EDIT: These are some other films from 2009 that are great that I forgot...

Away We Go
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Bunny and the Bull
About Elly
The Secret in Their Eyes
Enter the Void
Exam
Fish Tank
I Am Love
Castaway on the Moon
Dogtooth
The Loved Ones
Mr. Nobody
Splice
Triangle
Valhalla Rising
Watchmen
Winnebego Man

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 10-03-2016, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Same. Best films of both directors' filmography as well.

Yes! Everyone I speak to tells me Shame is the superior film, but I prefer Hunger. Antichrist is a truly amazing film and is easily among my favourite horror films. I think everyone should watch it once.

Also, Drive > OGF > Bronson

Bronson is still pretty great though.

**Frownland** · 10-03-2016, 09:10 PM

Shame is beautiful, I can respect preferring that one.

bob. · 10-04-2016, 01:06 AM

Dogtooth for the win.

**Exo** · 10-04-2016, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

Dogtooth for the win.

I totally forgot that was 2009. Easily in the top 3 of the year for me.

grindy · 10-05-2016, 10:30 AM

Dogtooth is one of the best films I've ever seen.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	A Serious Man should have won because it's one of my favourite Coen bros film. It really exemplifies their dry humour better than any of their other films, i think. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	I thought 2009 was a great year for under the radar films. The Oscar race that year was pretty sht. The Cove Where the Wild Things Are Revanche Sin Nombre* An Education A Single Man Anvil! The Story of Anvil A Serious Man (Middle of the pack for me Coen Bros wise) The Hurt Locker Bronson Summer Hours The Messenger Moon Antichrist The Road Food Inc District 9 World's Greatest Dad Un Prophete Coraline Inglorious Basterds Up In the Loop Fantastic Mr. Fox Ponyo Mary and Max Zombieland Hunger Red Cliff The White Ribbon The House of the Devil Big Fan Pontypool Black Dynamite Humpday Collapse A Town Called Panic Plenty of fantastic films. Out of the Oscar nominees, The Hurt Locker was the best overall film but I enjoyed Basterds more. There were just too many scenery chewing scenes with Waltz and Fassbender for me not to love. My pick for true best film of that year would have been Bronson or Hunger. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Shame is beautiful, I can respect preferring that one. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	Dogtooth for the win. __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

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grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Dogtooth is one of the best films I've ever seen. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*