So I wanted to reflect on the 2009 year of movies before we all ring in 2010! Year after year i've always made a list of the best movies of each year and now for the first time ever, i get to share my list of the best movies of 2009 with the public. Granted, I did not see every movie this year so movies like the blind side, 500 days of summer and precious are not on this list. I'm sure those were great movies but I personally have not checked them out yet. So I give to you my list of the 41 best movies of 2009(41 is an odd number I know but just bare with me.)
Best movies of 2009
01.Sherlock Holmes
02.UP
03.The Hangover
04.Zombieland
05.Star Trek
06.Saw 6
07.Inglorious Basterds
08.Harry Potter 6
09.Fired Up
10.Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
11.Avatar
12.Paranormal Activity
13.Whip It
14.Monsters vs Aliens 3D
15.Watchmen
16.Taking of Pelham 123
17.I love you man
18.GI Joe
19.Terminator Salvation
20.Couples Retreat
21.This is it
22.Fantastic Mr Fox
23.Bruno
24.The Proposal
25.Wolverine
26.Jennifers Body
27.Friday the 13th
28.My Bloody Valentine
29.District 9
30.Christmas Carol
31.Madea goes to jail
32.Ugly Truth
33.Transformers
34.9
35.New Moon
36.Funny People
37.Dance Flick
38.Bandslam
39.Push
40.Paul Blart: Mall Cop
41.Dragonball
2009 was a great year of movies, featuring some of the best and worst movies of the decade. Were there surprises on this list? definitely. Zombieland was surprisingly fresh, original and hilarious, something I didn't completely expect. Fired Up was much funnier than most give it credit for, it was one of those movies that you see just to have a good time. Whip it was also very unexpected and fresh, I left the theater being completely entertained.
In the end Sherlock Holmes was the best movie of the year. Not hands down but I had a hard time arguing against putting it number 1. I personally knew nothing about Sherlock Holmes before this movie and really don't know too much about him now. Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law worked seamlessly together and at times showed more chemistry then the characther Rachel Mcadams played with Holmes. The action scenes were not over the top and the logic, for the most part, made sense. Sherlock Holmes definitely put a cap on what was a great 2009 in movies.
What can we expect from the 2010 year of movies? Hopefully exactly what 2009 showed us, if not more. Movies like Clash of the titans, Iron man 2 and part 1 of the last installment of Harry Potter are already looking like they'll crack the top 5 list of next years "best of" list. Only time will tell.
