The Best Movies of '09 - SK in EW

[Jojo87]

I've only seen the last house on the left. That wasn't so good. Looking forward to see 2012.

[Queen of Fools]

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, the EW column you're thinking of that was so adamantly against 2012 was written by the other columnist Mark Harris. He stated that, after having only seen the trailer, he didn't want to watch the movie, calling it "disaster porn".

[Scott C]

i fell asleep during Hellraiser 2!! first and only time. honestly have been doing so much reading i havent had time to think of a movie theatre...which in my opinion is a good thing!

[clownshooter]

Inglorious Bastards was also a remake. Our video store has the original version. District 9 was indeed a good flick (do people still use that term...flick?). I rather enjoyed the way it was presented as a documentary.
The Taking of Pelham 123 was a pleasant surprise not having seen any previews or trailers.
Haven't seen Hurt Locker yet.

[Watahoot]

I have to disagree (respectably..I guess :P) with whomever said Brad Pitt wasn't good in Inglorious Basterds! His performance was phenomenal, and contributed so much to that movie.

I still haven't seen The Road yet, it wasn't in theaters long enough (or at all) in the cities I was in during it's theatrical release.

[JRM]

Mr. King could have better taste in movies. But to each his own. Lol.

[evrasno1]

Each to their own and all that,but i thought 2012 was arguably the worst film of the year.
Tired,cheesy and cliched doesn't begin to describe it.
I suppose you can't expect much more from the makers of independence day.
District 9 on the other hand.....fresh,innovative...the polar opposite of most Hollywood blockbusters.
As i read somewhere...the more money you throw at a film,the worse it usually becomes.

[xkittyx]

I liked 2012. I just kept thinking, "what if it really happened? what if it were me?" kinda freaky. Realized I'd prolly be one of the first to die I also seen Last House on the Left. Rented it though, so it was the director's cut. The rape scene made me cringe so bad, made me almost sick, stayed in my mind for a few weeks, but I thought the ending was a little dumb.

[aahlyia72]

I really enjoyed Inglorius Basterds and Slumdog Millionaire (or was that 2008?)

[evrasno1]

don't get me wrong, some of the scenarios portrayed in the 2012 were 'change yer pants' scary,
just not my type of film.In defense of Steves' list,2009 wasn't the strongest year for movies.
Some thoroughly decent films(inglorious,star trek,hurt locker,district 9),but no real classics.
Here's to a better 2010.
ps I watched and enjoyed(if that's the right word) the original Last House On The Left.
Not seen the remake.Hearing about the(apparently) overly long rape scene put me off.