Archive for February, 2010

Grant’s Top 20 Films of 2009. Oh, and some noms.

All along, I was thinking that Precious was going to be my number one, but you know what? Tarantino hooked me again. Then again, maybe bad memories of Shadowboxer had something to do with it. Anyway, here are my top 20 rankings and nominations:

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This took some work just to see the movies I did see …

Soooooound good?

I’m old.

I fall asleep earlier than I ever have and I get worried about the hassle of going to a movie theater that’s within walking distance. So my list is going to reflect that probably forever. But hey, we do our best. (Read the article)

20 Films Ron Liked Better Than Avatar

I didn’t hate Avatar, but I didn’t love it either. I understand why there is hype. I also understand Avatar’s place in movie history. But I don’t agree that it was one of the best films of the year. Visually stunning, yes. But in reality, I think the movie is a one trick pony. If Cameron is setting out to make his “Trilogy” then I think he needed to add, you know, some drama to a very – “we’ve already seen this 100 times” – type of script. But that’s just me. Here are 20 Films I thought were better in 2009.

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