Top 10 Films First Seen During 2009

[NickGlass]

1. Bigger Than Life (Ray, 1956)
2. The Secret of the Grain (Kechiche, 2008)
3. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (Burton, 1985)
4. The Toe Tactic (Hubley, 2008)
5. Made in U.S.A. (Godard, 1967)
6. Gran Torino (Eastwood, 2008)
7.
8.
9. Waltz with Bashir (Forman, 2008)
10. Revolutionary Road (Mendes, 2008)

Finally have 10.

1. Bigger Than Life (Ray, 1956)
2. The Secret of the Grain (Kechiche, 2008)
3. The Doom Generation (Araki, 1995)
4. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (Burton, 1985)
5. Trick (Fall, 1999)
6. The Toe Tactic (Hubley, 2008)
7. Made in U.S.A. (Godard, 1967)
8. Gran Torino (Eastwood, 2008)
9. Waltz with Bashir (Forlan, 2008)
10. Tropic Thunder (Stiller, 2008)

[megladon8]

Ugh...I hate, hate hate The Doom Generation.

[EyesWideOpen]

Ugh...I hate, hate hate The Doom Generation.

Yep, i watched it about a year ago and it was terrible.

[Boner M]

The Doom Generation is the best Gen-X satire ever made and I repped Nick for his rating.

[transmogrifier]

The Doom Generation is the best Gen-X satire ever made and I repped Nick for his rating.

Repping for ratings is a dangerous precedent to set; I expect rep from you every time a rating of mine is + or - 15% from your rating.

Un Flic for example.

*taps foot impatiently*

[Dukefrukem]

1. Gran Torino [96]
2. Eden Lake [90]
3. Right at Your Door [81]
4. Quarantine [70]
5. Babylon A.D. [69]
6. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [68]
7. Final Destination 3 [55]
8.
9.
10.

Number8 was right. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is the best in the series. Loved the ending.

[Dukefrukem]

1. Wall-E [98]
2. Gran Torino [96]
3. Eden Lake [90]
4. Right at Your Door [81]
5. Quarantine [70]
6. Babylon A.D. [69]
7. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [68]
8. Final Destination 3 [55]
9.
10.

Wall-E is the best animated film I've ever seen.

[The Mike]

1. Slumdog Millionaire
2. Gran Torino
3. The Masque of the Red Death
4. Frost/Nixon
5. La Noche del Walpurgis
6. The Spirit
7. 4D Man
8. My Bloody Valentine (1981)
9. Wild at Heart
10. Frightmare

Updated. The first three were excellent, the middle three were solid for what they were, and the last four were mediocre at best.

[Ivan Drago]

1. The Rules of the Game (Renoir, 1939)
2. Valkyrie (Bryan Singer, 2008)
3. Interstella 5555 - (Kazuhisa Takenochi, 2003)
4. Zoolander (Ben Stiller, 2001)
5. Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood, 2008)
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

The Rules of the Game was great while Gran Torino was a disappointment.

[Dukefrukem]

1. Wall-E [98]
2. Gran Torino [96]
3. Eden Lake [90]
4. Right at Your Door [81]
5. Quarantine [70]
6. Babylon A.D. [69]
7. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [68]
8. Final Destination 3 [55]
9. Mirrors [40]
10.

Mirrors is bad.

[BirdsAteMyFace]

1. Ugetsu (Mizoguchi, 1953)
2. The Lady from Shanghai (Welles, 1947)
3. Eyes Without a Face (Franju, 1960)
4. The Magnificent Ambersons (Welles, 1942)
5. Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson, 1951)
6. Au hasard Balthazar (Bresson, 1966)
7. M. Hulot's Holiday (Tati, 1953)
8. My Man Godfrey (La Cava, 1936)
9.
10.

Work in progress.

[Boner M]

Nice to see you liking movies for a change, BAMF.

[soitgoes...]

1. New Earth (Ivens 34)
2. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (Kuenne 08)
3. A Christmas Tale (Desplechin 08)
4. Hallelujah! (Vidor 29)
5. Charley Varrick (Siegel 73)
6. J'accuse! (Gance 19)
7. The Masseurs and a Woman (Shimizu 38)
8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Allen 08)
9. City of Ember (Kenan 08)
10. Philips-Radio (Ivens 31)

1. Let the Right One In (Alfredson 08)
2. New Earth (Ivens 34)
3. Every Night Dreams (Naruse 33)
4. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (Kuenne 08)
5. Wendy and Lucy (Reichardt 08)
6. A Christmas Tale (Desplechin 08)
7. Hallelujah! (Vidor 29)
8. Charley Varrick (Siegel 73)
9. J'accuse! (Gance 19)
10. The Masseurs and a Woman (Shimizu 38)

[Dukefrukem]

1. Let the Right One In (Alfredson 08)
2. New Earth (Ivens 34)
3. Every Night Dreams (Naruse 33)
4. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (Kuenne 08)
5. Wendy and Lucy (Reichardt 08)
6. A Christmas Tale (Desplechin 08)
7. Hallelujah! (Vidor 29)
8. Charley Varrick (Siegel 73)
9. J'accuse! (Gance 19)
10. The Masseurs and a Woman (Shimizu 38)

Awesome! Now I need to see Let the Right One In.

[Ivan Drago]

I'm still trying to figure out how you guys are seeing Let The Right One In. I'm assuming this has been released in NY/LA?

[EyesWideOpen]

I'm still trying to figure out how you guys are seeing Let The Right One In. I'm assuming this has been released in NY/LA?

I saw it at my local indie theater in scottsdale, az about a month ago.

[balmakboor]

I'm still trying to figure out how you guys are seeing Let The Right One In. I'm assuming this has been released in NY/LA?

It was already at the bargain theater in Santa Barbara when I was there for Christmas. But, alas, I missed it.

[Spinal]

I'm still trying to figure out how you guys are seeing Let The Right One In. I'm assuming this has been released in NY/LA?

Here's a list of where it's playing and where it will be playing.

[The Mike]

Here's a list of where it's playing and where it will be playing.

Nice. I'll see it for Valentine's.

[soitgoes...]

Here's a list of where it's playing and where it will be playing.

The fact that Ukiah, CA is getting this and Eugene isn't is a tad bit upsetting.

[Mysterious Dude]

I'm still trying to figure out how you guys are seeing Let The Right One In. I'm assuming this has been released in NY/LA?

I saw it in a movie theater in Minneapolis in November.

[Dukefrukem]

1. Wall-E [98]
2. Gran Torino [96]
3. Eden Lake [90]
4. Right at Your Door [81]
5. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [75]
6. Quarantine [70]
7. Babylon A.D. [69]
8. Resident Evil: Degeneration [56]
9. Final Destination 3 [55]
10. Mirrors [40]

Resident Evil: Degeneration. Finally have 10.

[MadMan]

1. Pinapple Express-91
2. Chicken Run-90
3. The Wackness-85
4. Above the Rim-81
5. Made-75
6. Bangkok Dangerous-74
7. Notorious-71
8. Chasers-60
9. Marley and Me-55
10. Blown Away-43

This month has mostly sucked. I blame a lack of TCM and not having time to swing by the public library.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

1. Trafic (Tati -1971) 84
2. The Earrings of Madame de... (Ophuls - 1953) 82
3. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Dominik - 2007) - 75
4. Blade Runner (Scott - 1982) 67
5. The Front (Ritt - 1976) 63
6. Ballad of Narayama (Kinoshita - 1958) 60
7. Three Monkeys (Ceylan - 2008) 58
8. Topaz (Hitchcock - 1968) - 50
9. Torn Curtain (Hitchcock - 1965) 47
10. The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (Hui - 2006) 45

added a Hitchcock and Jesse James. A full 10 now, although I doubt any of these will be here at the end of the year.

[NickGlass]

This thread let's me get away with being lazy and not posting thoughts. Shame on me for taking advantage of this opportunity.

1. Bigger Than Life (Ray, 1956)
2. The Secret of the Grain (Kechiche, 2008)
3. The Doom Generation (Araki, 1995)
4. The Panic in Needle Park (Shatzberg, 1971)
5. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (Burton, 1985)
6. Trick (Fall, 1999)
7. Silent Light (Reygadas, 2008)
8. The Toe Tactic (Hubley, 2008)
9. Made in U.S.A. (Godard, 1967)
10. Gran Torino (Eastwood, 2008)