Top 10 Films of 2009

2009 turned out to be another rubbish year of cinema. I nearly retired altogether from filmgoing after watching the abysmal Terminator Salvation. In fact I was barely able to think of enough films to compile a top 10 list. Also – regrettably – I didn’t manage to see a number of the higher rated films of the year: The Hurt Locker, Gomorrah (both crappy limited releases) and Ponyo (stupid UK distributers).

1. A Serious Man
2. The Wrestler
3. Moon
4. Synecdoche, New York
5. Drag Me to Hell
6. Fantastic Mr Fox
7. Antichrist
8. Inglorious Basterds
9. District 13
10. Avatar

Wolverine and Star Trek weren’t bad either, but we’re still only talking 12 films this year that were any good. My 3 worst films of the year are:

1. Terminator Salvation
2. Transformers 2
3. Fast and Furious

… although there were some pretty diabolical trailers that I can’t even begin to contemplate.

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