Published at: Dec. 15, 2009, 9:29 p.m. CST by headgeek
My Favorite Films seen for the FIRST time in 2009
NOTE: What follows are MY TOP TWENTY Favorite Films viewed in the
calendar
year 2009...
I am a 64 year old film viewing nutcase. I majored in film & cultural
antropology in the late 1960s. I devour film from all genres, periods,
countries & cultures. I collect 16mm film. The 1st film I can remember
seeing in a theater is Song of the South in 1948 at the Liberty Theatre in
Beaumont, Texas with my mother's brother. The 1st 3-D flick I saw was Bwana
Devil with my dad at San Antonio's Majestic Theatre in 1952. The 1st
regional premiere I saw was The Ten Commandments in 56 with my parents at
the Aztec Theater in San Antonio. The 1st World Premiere I attended was The
Pride and the Passion with my dad in New York City in the summer of 1957.
The 1st Austin, Texas premiere I went to was Batman at the Paramont in 1966.
The 1st Hollywood premiere I experienced was Rush Hour with my son at the
olde Chinese on Hollywood Blvd back in 98. I have been associated
professionally with the film industry in one way or another my entire adult
life.
I'm Not saying these are the best made films of the year, although
many are exactly that. To make this list these pics have to stand up to
repeated viewing by me in theaters. This list was NOT put together by
screenings on my computer, or TV, and many of these have already been viewed
with audiences several times this year. They are numbered as to their
ranking as of this posting. I have seen well over 300 new feature films so
far this year. As time goes by and I see them repeatedly this order
could/will change. The list will expand to 25 films as I finish off the
year. This is off the top of my head. I am not perfect, The list probably
reflects that.
What follows is listed in reverse order, followed by a few runners
up...
21. Men Who Stare at Goats
20. Coraline (3-D)
19. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
18. Invictus
17. Star Trek (IMAX)
16. Solomon Kane
15. Inglourious Basterds
14.Sherlock Holmes
13. Shutter Island
12. Kick Ass
11. District 9
10. The Road
9. The Fantastic Mr. Fox
8. The Hurt Locker
7. Where the Wild Things Are (IMAX)
6. Me and Orson Welles
5. Lovely Bones
4. UP (3-D)
3. MicMacs
2. Thirst
1. Avatar (3-D)
the runners up...
4. Whip It
3. Watchmen (IMAX)
2. Bronson
1. Daybreakers
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