2009 the year of the film!

jgraham

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It occurred to me just that this year i've seen a stupid amount of films, some shit some not so shit and some absolute gems. This thread is mainly a way for me to record what i've actually seen this year - but also to see if anybody else has seen a similar amount of even more than I have!

I'm going to add to my list each time I watch a new film and see how many I can rack up come the end of the year!

Wolverine
Terminator 4
State of Play
Benjamin Button
Damned United
My Bloody Valentine
Fast & Furious
Knowing
Ice Age
Transformers 2
Looking for Eric
Angels & Demons
Notorious
Year One
The Hangover
Gran Torino
Public Enemies
The Unborn
The Uninvited
Slumdog Millionaire
12 Rounds
The Haunting in conneticut
Drag Me to Hell
Red Cliff
Raging Bull
Last House on The Left
Duplicity
Scarface
Godfathers 1,2 & 3
Lucky Number Slevin
Full Metal Jacket
Dirty Harry
The Mexican
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrells
21
What Happens in vegas
No Country for Old Men
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Die Hard 4.0
Transformers 1
X-Men 1
The Boat That Rocked
Lesbian Vampire Killers
Pineapple Express
Step Brothers
Tropic Thunder
Don't mess with teh Zohan (or somethin like that)
We Own the Night
Untraceable
Evan Almighty
Sex Drive
The Untouchables
Inglorious basterds
The Dark Knight
District 9
Hurt Locker
Whiteout
Burn before Reading
 
well I was initially just stating that I hadn't seen anything like that amount of films this year...but now you mention it..I'm Livid about the lack of Seagal-ness.. I make an effort to watch Under Siege at least 3 times a year
 
MockneyRevil said:
well I was initially just stating that I hadn't seen anything like that amount of films this year...but now you mention it..I'm Livid about the lack of Seagal-ness.. I make an effort to watch Under Siege at least 3 times a year
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I'm saving it for a special occasion, probably 31st August when access to the caf isn't available due to the millions of transfer window muppets trying desperately to get involved. On that day Steven Seagal will be my saviour.
 
jgraham said:
jeez ole! thats like 3 a day near enough every single day!

It's part of your job though isn't it?
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Some days I'd watch 3, some days I'd watch 5. Some days I'd have to work. It's considered research in my opinion. I used to have a list of all the movies I watched, but seemed to have lost it in one of my moves.
 
jgraham said:
Nope, i'd never really been into films and realised i'd missed out on seeing a lot of 'classics' - so i made it my mission to get as many seen as possible.

So far it's going quite well
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Fair enough, surprised at the Godfather series and scarface being new to you mainly.

What did you think of Lucky Number Slevin?
 
MockneyRevil said:
well I was initially just stating that I hadn't seen anything like that amount of films this year...but now you mention it..I'm Livid about the lack of Seagal-ness.. I make an effort to watch Under Siege at least 3 times a year
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His cameo in Executive Decision eclipses all his other work.
 
These are some of the ones in your original list that I've seen in the cinema this year

Wolverine - Thought it was alright, you get what you expect.

State of Play - Trying to be much too clever in parts.

Benjamin Button - Surreal and enjoyable.

Damned United - Fantastic, the acting was quality.

Knowing - Worst film I've seen in a long time. Numberwang anyone?

Transformers 2 - :drool:

Looking for Eric - Again, good acting and a real nostalgia flick.

Angels & Demons - Girlfriend made me see it with her, better than I expected.

Notorious - Didn't really like watching him have sex.

The Hangover - Cheap slap-stick humour. Enjoyed it!

Gran Torino - Eastwood was brilliant, poignant storyline.

Duplicity - A bit shit.

Step Brothers - Better than I thought it would be, but still not good.

Tropic Thunder - Not as good as I'd have hoped, girlfriend made me see it (again)
 
jgraham said:
I enjoyed it, was a good story and I thought Hartnett was pretty good in it.

Did you like it?
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Yea I thought it was great, generally anything with Morgan Freeman in is set to be good, but I was pleasantly surprised by Hartnett too.

If you haven't seen The Usual Suspects then I recommend it.
 
I've seen quite a few this year.. I've been finishing off the IMDB Top 250 and I started this year with about 50 to go and have about 5 more to go now, I've not seen much cinema though, maybe 10 at most so far.

From your list my favourites would be Godfathers, No Country for Old men and Notorious (If it's the Hitchcock classic that is, not the rapper).
 
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