Top 10 Films First Seen During 2009

[Fezzik]

1. In the Mood For Love (2001, Wong) - 10
2. City Lights (1931, Chaplin) - 10
3. Inglorious Basterds (2009, Tarantino) - 10
4. Up (2009, Docter) - 10
5. District 9 (2009, Blomkamp) - 10
6. Where the Wild Things Are (2009, Jonze) - 9.5
7. Adventureland (2009, Mottola) - 9.5
8. Coraline (2009, Selick) - 9
9. To Have and Have Not (1941, Hawks) - 9
10. Watchmen (2009, Snyder) - 9

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11. The Maltese Falcon (1941, Huston) - 8.5
12. In Bruges (2008, McDonagh) - 8.5
13. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, Yates) - 8.5
14. Burn After Reading (2008, Coen) - 8.5
15. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Hitchcock) - 8
16. The Hangover (2009, Phillips) - 8
17. Dr. Strangelove (1968, Kubrick) - 8
18. Zombieland (2009, Fleischer) - 7.5
19. I Love You, Man (2009, Hamburg) - 7.5
20. (500) Days of Summer (2009, Webb) - 7.5
21. Bolt (2008, Howard, Williams) - 7.5
22. The Big Sleep (1946, Hawks) - 7
23. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, Boyle) - 7
24. Funny People (2009, Apatow) - 6.5
25. Public Enemies (2009, Mann) - 6.5
26. 9 (2009, Acker) - 6.5
27. Eagle Eye (2008, Caruso) - 6.5
28. The Informant! (2009, Soderburgh) - 6.0
29. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009, Sommers) - 5.5
30. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Bay) - 5.5
31. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009, Hood) - 5.5
32. Terminator Salvation (2009, McG) - 5.5
33. Hancock (Berg, 2008) - 5

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Added a bunch

[soitgoes...]

1. My Night at Maud's (Rohmer 69)
2. Mind Game (Yuasa 04)
3. Fucking Åmål (Moodysson 98)
4. Nayak (Ray 66)
5. The Ascent (Shepitko 77)
6. Hamlet (Branagh 96)
7. Tokyo Sonata (Kurosawa 08)
8. Let the Right One In (Alfredson 08)
9. Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors (Parajanov 64)
10. Intentions of Murder (Imamura 64)

1. The White Ribbon (Haneke 09)
2. My Night at Maud's (Rohmer 69)
3. Mind Game (Yuasa 04)
4. Fucking Åmål (Moodysson 98)
5. Nayak (Ray 66)
6. The Ascent (Shepitko 77)
7. Hamlet (Branagh 96)
8. Tokyo Sonata (Kurosawa 08)
9. Let the Right One In (Alfredson 08)
10. Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors (Parajanov 64)

I'm going to watch it again tonight. I can't remember the last time I've wanted to watch the same film on back-to-back nights. I'll try and come up with some thoughts on it too. It might not be until a few days from now as I'm getting ready to drive down to Ashland tomorrow morning for Thanksgiving weekend.

[B-side]

Fando y Lis (Jodorowsky, 1968)
Dream Work (Tscherkassky, 2002)
Santa Sangre (Jodorowsky, 1989)
Harakiri (Kobayashi, 1962)
Husbands (Cassavetes, 1970)
Chinese Roulette (Fassbinder, 1976)
My Night at Maud's (Rohmer, 1969)
Eden and After (Robbe-Grillet, 1970)
Singin' in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
Last Year at Marienbad (Resnais, 1961)

[B-side]

Fando y Lis (Jodorowsky, 1968)
Dream Work (Tscherkassky, 2002)
Santa Sangre (Jodorowsky, 1989)
Harakiri (Kobayashi, 1962)
Husbands (Cassavetes, 1970)
Chinese Roulette (Fassbinder, 1976)
My Night at Maud's (Rohmer, 1969)
Eden and After (Robbe-Grillet, 1970)
Last Year at Marienbad (Resnais, 1961)
The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)

Took out Singin' in the Rain. Retrospect has me liking it a bit less, though I still love it.

[Fezzik]

1. In the Mood For Love (2001, Wong) - 10
2. City Lights (1931, Chaplin) - 10
3. Inglorious Basterds (2009, Tarantino) - 10
4. District 9 (2009, Blomkamp) - 10
5. Where the Wild Things Are (2009, Jonze) - 9.5
6. Adventureland (2009, Mottola) - 9.5
7. Coraline (2009, Selick) - 9
8. Watchmen (2009, Snyder) - 9
9. In Bruges (2008, McDonagh) - 8.5
10. Burn After Reading (2008, Coen) - 8.5


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11. The Maltese Falcon (1941, Huston) - 8.5
12. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, Yates) - 8.5
13. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Hitchcock) - 8
14. Up (Docter, 2009) - 8
15. The Hangover (2009, Phillips) - 8
16. Dr. Strangelove (1968, Kubrick) - 8
17. The Station Agent (McCarthy, 2003) - 8
18. To Have and Have Not (1941, Hawks) - 7.5
19. Zombieland (2009, Fleischer) - 7.5
20. I Love You, Man (2009, Hamburg) - 7.5
21. (500) Days of Summer (2009, Webb) - 7.5
22. Bolt (2008, Howard, Williams) - 7.5
23. The Big Sleep (1946, Hawks) - 7
24. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, Boyle) - 7
25. Funny People (2009, Apatow) - 6.5
26. Public Enemies (2009, Mann) - 6.5
27. 9 (2009, Acker) - 6.5
28. Eagle Eye (2008, Caruso) - 6.5
29. The Informant! (2009, Soderburgh) - 6.0
30. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009, Sommers) - 5.5
31. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Bay) - 5.5
32. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009, Hood) - 5.5
33. Terminator Salvation (2009, McG) - 5.5
34. Hancock (Berg, 2008) - 5

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Added The Station Agent and did some re-alignment after several rewatches this weekend.

[MadMan]

1. All That Jazz(1979)-100
2. In a Lonely Place(1950)-100
3. Le Samouraï(1967)-100
4. The Wrestler(2008)-98
5. Bob Roberts(1992)-97
6. Sleeper(1973)-97
7. Gone Baby Gone(2007)-97
8. Up(2009)-97
9. Chimes at Midnight(1965)-95
10. Bonnie and Clyde(1967)-95

Finally another 100-I've only given out three on the year. I should look at the past couple of previous years where I've kept track and see if this is an all time low or something.

[B-side]

Fando y Lis (Jodorowsky, 1968)
Dream Work (Tscherkassky, 2002)
The Steamroller and the Violin (Tarkovsky, 1961)
Santa Sangre (Jodorowsky, 1989)
Harakiri (Kobayashi, 1962)
Husbands (Cassavetes, 1970)
Statues Also Die (Marker/Resnais, 1953)
Chinese Roulette (Fassbinder, 1976)
My Night at Maud's (Rohmer, 1969)
Eden and After (Robbe-Grillet, 1970)

[Fezzik]

1. In the Mood For Love (2001, Wong) - 10
2. City Lights (1931, Chaplin) - 10
3. Inglorious Basterds (2009, Tarantino) - 10
4. District 9 (2009, Blomkamp) - 10
5. Where the Wild Things Are (2009, Jonze) - 9.5
6. Adventureland (2009, Mottola) - 9.5
7. Coraline (2009, Selick) - 9
8. Watchmen (2009, Snyder) - 9
9. In Bruges (2008, McDonagh) - 8.5
10. Burn After Reading (2008, Coen) - 8.5



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11. The Princess and the Frog (2009, Musker) - 8.5
12. The Maltese Falcon (1941, Huston) - 8.5
13. Star Trek (2009, Abrams)
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, Yates) - 8.5
15. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Hitchcock) - 8
16. Up (Docter, 2009) - 8
17. The Hangover (2009, Phillips) - 8
18. Dr. Strangelove (1968, Kubrick) - 8
19. The Station Agent (McCarthy, 2003) - 8
20. To Have and Have Not (1941, Hawks) - 7.5
21. Taken (2009, Morel) - 7.5
22. Zombieland (2009, Fleischer) - 7.5
23. I Love You, Man (2009, Hamburg) - 7.5
24. Galaxy Quest (1999, Pinoter) - 7.5
25. (500) Days of Summer (2009, Webb) - 7.5
26. Bolt (2008, Howard, Williams) - 7.5
27. The Big Sleep (1946, Hawks) - 7
28. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, Boyle) - 7
29. Funny People (2009, Apatow) - 6.5
30. Public Enemies (2009, Mann) - 6.5
31. 9 (2009, Acker) - 6.5
32. The Proposal (2009, Fletcher) - 6.5
33. Eagle Eye (2008, Caruso) - 6.5
34. The Informant! (2009, Soderburgh) - 6.0
35. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009, Sommers) - 5.5
36. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Bay) - 5.5
37. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009, Hood) - 5.5
38. Terminator Salvation (2009, McG) - 5.5
39. Hancock (Berg, 2008) - 5

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Added The Princess and the Frog, Galaxy Quest, Taken and The Proposal

[Russ]

Updated:

1. Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955)
2. Killer of Sheep (Burnett, 1977)
3. F for Fake (Welles, 1976)
4. Viridiana (Buñuel, 1961)
4. El Sur (Erice, 1983)
5. Hellzapoppin' (Potter, 1941))
6. Nothing But a Man (Roemer, 1964)
7. Amarcord (Fellini, 1973)
8. Inglourious Basterds (Tarantino, 2009)
9. Trafic (Tati, 1971)
10. Gun Crazy (Lewis, 1950)

[Melville]

1. Possession (Zulawski)
2. Serene Velocity (Gehr)
3. Titicut Follies (Wiseman)
4. In a Year of 13 Moons (Fassbinder)
5. The Devil (Zulawski)
6. The Double Life of Veronique (Kieslowski)
7. Masculin-Feminin (Godard)
8. Two Lovers (Grey)
9. Army of Shadows (Melville)
10. The Goat (Keaton)

[Boner M]

1. The Mother and the Whore (Eustache, 1973)
2. Last Chants For a Slow Dance (Jost, 1977)
3. Reflections of Evil (Packard, 2002)
4. Blood (Costa, 1989)
5. The Tall T (Boetticher, 1956)
6. Ms. 45 (Ferrara, 1981)
7. Jeanne Dielman (Akerman, 1975)
8. Husbands (Cassavetes, 1970)
9. The Best Years of Our Lives (Wyler, 1946)
10. Histoire(s) du Cinema (Godard, 1998)

Wyler's film has got better upon contemplation.

[B-side]

Boner, sell me on The Tall T. Kinda looks like a standard Hollywood western, yet I know it wouldn't place that high if that were true.

[Raiders]

Boner, sell me on The Tall T. Kinda looks like a standard Hollywood western, yet I know it wouldn't place that high if that were true.

He's delusional a bit. It's a solid, no-frills western (as are all of Boetticher's), but for me it pales next to Boetticher's Ride Lonesome which is even tighter and features a wallop of an ending.

[Boner M]

Raiders is delusional a bit. Ride Lonesome's a solid, no-frills western (as are all of Boetticher's), but for me it pales next to Boetticher's The Tall T which is even tighter and features a wallop of an ending.

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SEE WOT I DID THERE, LOL

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[soitgoes...]

Raiders is the sane one.

[Boner M]

Let's let Brightside be the judge.

[B-side]

Let's let Brightside be the judge.

Might be a while before I see both films, though.:P

[Boner M]

Might be a while before I see both films, though.:P

They're both in the 70-80 minute mark, as are most of Boetticher's westerns. Doesn't waste any time, that guy.

[B-side]

They're both in the 70-80 minute mark, as are most of Boetticher's westerns. Doesn't waste any time, that guy.

I gotta say, that actually sounds rather appealing as I watch my films on my computer and lengthy running times can be a bit off-putting due to the circumstances.

[B-side]

Oh, I'm downloading The Tall T right meow.

[soitgoes...]

I gotta say, that actually sounds rather appealing as I watch my films on my computer and lengthy running times can be a bit off-putting due to the circumstances.

Do it, and watch Seven Men from Now too. It's almost as good as Ride Lonesome. Almost.

[Boner M]

watch Seven Men from Now too.

I'm down with this.

[B-side]

The Steamroller and the Violin (Tarkovsky, 1961)
Fando y Lis (Jodorowsky, 1968)
Dream Work (Tscherkassky, 2002)
Santa Sangre (Jodorowsky, 1989)
Harakiri (Kobayashi, 1962)
Husbands (Cassavetes, 1970)
Statues Also Die (Marker/Resnais, 1953)
Chinese Roulette (Fassbinder, 1976)
My Night at Maud's (Rohmer, 1969)
Eden and After (Robbe-Grillet, 1970)

Because I feel like it, Steamroller and the Violin is taking over the #1 spot.

[ledfloyd]

1. Paris, Texas
2. My Dinner With Andre
3. Friday Night
4. Brand Upon the Brain!
5. Alan Zweig's Mirror Trilogy
6. In a Lonely Place
7. Decalogue
8. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
9. Miami Vice
10. The Thin Blue Line

new additions in bold. removed black narcissus and make way for tomorrow.

[Dukefrukem]

1. Avatar [9?]
2. 12 Angry Men [99]
3. Wall-E [98]
4. City of God [9?]
5. There Will Be Blood [9?]
6. No Country for Old Men [9?]
7. Gran Torino [96.5]
8. 500 Days of Summer [9?]
9. Star Trek [96]
10. Drag Me to Hell [95]


Lots new in my top 10. Need to check with my spreadsheet for actual rankings later.

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11. The Prestige [95]
12. Children of Men [94]
13. Let the Right One In [92.5]
14. The Wrestler [91]
15. Hot Fuzz [90.5]
16. Martyrs [90.25]
17. Speed Racer [89]
18. Zombieland [89]
19. the Hangover [88]
20. Trick R Treat [87]
21. Orphan [85.5]
22. Red Eye[85]
23. Mad Max 2: Road Warrior [84]
24. Sling Blade [84]
25. The Last House on the Left (09) [87.5]
26. Splinter [83.5]
27. Frost/Nixon [83]
28. Bug [82]
29. Right at Your Door [81.75]
30. Taken [81.5]
31. The Objective [81.25]
32. Eden Lake [81]
33. Secret Window [80]
34. Gamer [79]
35. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [79]
36. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome [79]
37. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [78]
38. Schindler's List [77]
39. Vacancy [76]
40. Pride and Glory [74]
41. Watchmen [73]
42. The Broken [72.5]
43. The Ruins [72]
44. Sunshine [71]
45. Angels and Demons [70.75]
46. Terminator: Salvation [70.5]
47. Mad Max [70]
48. Quarantine [70]
49. Alpha Dog [69.5]
50. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [69]
51. Zack and Miri Make a Porno[69]
52. Last Man Standing [67]
53. Teeth [67]
54. the Strangers [66]
55. Midnight Meat Train[65.5]
56. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [65]
57. Eagle Eye [65]
58. The Unborn [61]
59. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [60]
60. Babylon A.D. [59]
61. Public Enemies [58]
62. Big Stan [57]
63. Resident Evil: Extinction [56]
64. Donnie Darko [55]
65. Slaughter [55]
66. The Blair Witch Project II - Book of Shadows [54.5]
67. Resident Evil: Degeneration [53]
68. Final Destination 3 [52]
69. Dead Snow [51]
70. the Proposal [51]
71. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [50]
72. the Reaping [49]
73. Shutter [45]
74. Night at the Museum 2[44]
75. Friday the 13th (2009) [41]
76. Mirrors [40]
77. S. Darko [37]
78. Surrogates [35]
79. AvP: Requiem [29]
80. Cursed [28]
81. Superman III [25]
82. Ghost Rider [22]
83. The Final Destination 3D[20]
84. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace [18]
85. Elektra [15]
86. Bundy [10]

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