Favorite Movies of 2009

Here’s the list of my favorite movies from 2009.  These made the biggest impact on me, and I don’t imagine I’ll forget them.

This was a great year for science fiction.  Star Trek had an incredible reboot, District 9 had both an incredible story and special effects, and Moon kept me guessing until the end.

These lists are in order of release, not of preference.

Best Movies of 2009
Coraline
Watchmen
Tokyo!
Star Trek
Away We Go
Moon
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Anti Christ
World’s Greatest Dad
A Serious Man
Avatar

Biggest Surprises
State of Play
Star Trek
Termination Salvation
Drag Me To Hell
Moon
District 9
Orphan
Funny People
Grace
World’s Greatest Dad
The Invention of Lying

Status Quo (No better than previous efforts, no worse)
Up
Whatever Works
Public Enemies
Bruno
Capitalism: A Love Story

Biggest Disappointments
Crank: High Voltage
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Extract

Movies I didn’t catch but are in the queue
The Brothers Bloom
500 Days of Summer
In the Loop
Ponyo
Inglorious Basterds
9
The Informant!
Paranormal Activity
Zombieland
An Education
Where the Wild Things Are
The Box
Precious
2012
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Bad Lieutenant: Post of Call New Orleans
The Road
Up in the Air
Invictus
The Lovely Bones
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Movies I’m looking forward to in 2010
Daybreakers
The Book of Eli
Creation
Chutter Island
The Crazies
Alice in Wonderland
Kick-Ass
Iron Man 2
Toy Story 3
Tron Legacy