I read reviews from US best 10 movies of the year by well-known movie reviewers. Well as a frequent movie goer (on average I watched 1-2 movie a week during holidays season and one movie every 1-2 months during busy work months).
My top 10 most entertaining movies for Y2009 based on my urge
to watch it again or purchase the movie for keep (as of 28th Dec):
1. Avatar 3D (planning to watch again) (Best sci-fi 3D effects)
2. Transformer 2 (watched twice) (Amazing robots)
3. Bodyguard and Assassins (Chinese movie) (most meaningful and touching)
4. Up (Heartwarming movie)
5. District Nine (Best sci-fi story)
6. Hang Over (Best comedy)
7. Star Trek (love the actors)
8. Julie and Julia (love the cooking)
9. Princess and the frog (love the firefly)
10. Fantastic Mr Fox (nice story)
** I also love Zombieland but the gruesome man eating zombies made it hard
for me to want to watch it again so its not in my top 10 list.
Best script/directing:
1. Inglorious Bastards (Movie's too long and not enough to keep audience attention, one man next to me slept whole movie)
2. 500 days of summer (a long movie, funny, great story telling but I do not feel like returning to watch it again)
3. Sherlock Holmes (nice chemistry between the 2 male leads)
4. The Hurt Locker (amazing movie but I dont intend to watch again due to the stress of thinking about when bomb will explode)
Worst of 2009:
1. Terminator Salvation (Disappointment in ending)
2. 2012 (Disappointment in 2nd half of movie total bore)
3. Treasure Hunter (Disappointment in storyline)
4. Feng Yuen II (Disappointment in the fighting scenes too much special effects)
Biggest disappointment: FAME 2009 (Too many dancers at a time its like watching MTV rather than movie, very lacking in story telling)
Surprise movie of 2009:
Fantastic mr Fox (I was not interested at all after watch trailer but the movie was fun and hilarious)