Top 5 Films 2009

[Ayrshire Blue]

For those of you that haven't seen 'The Hangover' yet, I strongly recommend it. It's without doubt the funniest film of the year and maybe even the decade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT5LNJ-983A&feature=related

 

[MK Shrimper]

Not seen a huge amount for once. But ones I did see and liked were:

1. In the loop
2. District 9
3. Up
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. Harry Potter 67

Surely I saw something else vaguely arty?

2008 fella.

 

[seany t]

2008 fella.

Well I saw it in January...

IMDB lists it as a 2008 flick but conversely says it came out at the cinema on 9th January:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/

So THERE!

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Inglorious Basterds
District 9
The Damned United
In the Loop
Drag me to Hell

 

[MK Shrimper]

Well I saw it in January...

IMDB lists it as a 2008 flick but conversely says it came out at the cinema on 9th January:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/

So THERE!

It won multiple Oscars in 2009, which means it had to be released in 2008. SO THERE! :p (otherwise I'll have to amended my list....!)

 

[chadded]

It won multiple Oscars in 2009, which means it had to be released in 2008. SO THERE! :p (otherwise I'll have to amended my list....!)

My Dad's bigger than your Dad.......

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Er, all 2008 matey.

ER ACTUALLY The READER WAS released IN THE UK in January 2009.
I remember seeing it at the cold and draughty and unheated Coronet Cinema in Notting Hill Gate the day AFTER our magnificent 1-1 draw at Chelsea in its first day or so of RELEASE in the UK.
It would certainly be one of my top 5 films of 2009.
However for me the outstanding BRITISH film of 2009 was FISHTANK closely followed by the Catalan Director Isabel Coxet's Mapa Sin Sonidos(MAP without sounds)which will probably get a UK release in 2010.
The best American film was undoubtly Sean Penn's Milk ,Clint Eastwood's The Changeling is worthy of mention too.Along with Julian Temple's The Liberty of Norton Fulgate and OIL CITY Confidential , the two best documentaries I've seen this year.
BTW IMDB is of course an American website!
I think we all know that films have to be released in the US before January to qualify for the Oscars but that has nothing to do with their UK or European release date!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Incidentally Slumdog was one of the nominations for best British film release of 2009 on last night's J. Woss's Film 2009.
Personally I'd agree with Daneil Day Lewis and go for Fishtank as the best British film of 2009.

 

[Ricey]

In this order:

5- The Damned United
4- UP!
3- Bruno
2- Taken
1- Transformers 2

 

[EastStandBlue]

In this order:

5- The Damned United
4- UP!
3- Bruno
2- Taken
1- Transformers 2

You need to see more films.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

You need to see more films.

Or maybe a better variety/type of films? ;):
The only film on that list that I've actually seen(and would also include on my list of top 5 British films)was The Dammed United.excellent:

 

[Mr Gilbo]

In this order:

5- The Damned United
4- UP!
3- Bruno
2- Taken
1- Transformers 2

Taken was also 2008 I'm afraid.

My 5 are in no particulate order;

Star Trek
Inglourious Basterds
Watchmen
Up
Let the Right One In

Coraline and Avator just miss out.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

My top 5 in no order are*:

Where The Wild Things Are
Synecdoche, New York
Sugar
Watchmen
In The Loop

*All are films that have either had a cinematic or dvd release in 2009