Top 10 Best Movies Of 2009

Times flies when you are having fun / trying to remember if you called your Uncle “A Creepy Weirdo” after one too many Christmas Punches – so we might as well follow up WATCH OUT FOR | MOVIES TOP 10 WORST MOVIES OF 2009 with a TOP 10 BEST MOVIES list.

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TOP 10 BEST MOVIES OF 2009

#10 – SHERLOCK HOLMES

Kudos must go to Guy Ritchie for the fact he has managed to avoid going all Wild Wild West and giving the past that weird “future science in the past” angle, which he easily could have done here.

Think of it as a summer superhero flick, except instead of lazer vision – our hero has the power of “deduction”. [Read The Full Review]

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $65.3 MILLION +
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : TBA

#9 – THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUS

Quite clearly, this isn’t a story as cut and dry as “GI JOE has to save the world : The End” – and thank Christ for that, because Gilliam has once again crafted something truly sublime with The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. [Read Full Review]

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $0.1 MILLION +
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $23.7 MILLION

#8 – 500 DAYS OF SUMMER

Such a perfectly fresh take on the recently over-crowded “Indie Love Story” market. Former 3rd Rock From The Sun youngster Joseph Gordon-Levitt shines, and also proves he is one of the hottest properties on the market, harking back to the days of Matthew Broderick and John Hughes with a killer song and dance number.

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $32.3 MILLION
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $57 MILLION

#7 – WATCHMEN

With a running time of just over two and a half hours, Watchmen is the very definition of a unique and sprawling epic – a Gone With The Wind of the comic book world.. [Read Full Review]

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $107.5 MILLION
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $183.8 MILLION

#6 – MILK

Milk is one of those rare movies you walk into dreading and walk out of out completely blown away by. In fact, it almost feels and plays out like a political version of The Mighty Ducks. Cake Eaters… [Read The Full Review]

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $31.8 MILLION
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $50.1 MILLION

#5 – Up!

The beauty of Up is that not only does it surpass the film making quality of the sublime Wall-E (there is a heart achingly wonderful opening sequence which, like Wall-E, manages to captivate it’s audience without a single word of dialogue) – but also manages to inject that colourful mainstream fun of Toy Story, Monsters Inc and The Incredibles. [Read The Full Review]

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $292.9 MILLION
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $702.7 MILLION

#4 – DISTRICT 9

It’s Cloverfield meets Alien with a dash of Transformers – the ultimate blockbuster recipe – and is deliciously layered, fresh and utterly captivating from beginning to end. Peter Jackson produced this – but probably should have opted to direct it instead of the stinker The Lovely Bones. [Read The Full Review]

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $115.6 MILLION
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $203.6 MILLION

#3 – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

After copping his fair share of flack about Death Proof (which is an under rated B-Grade gem if you ask me), Quentin Tarantino exploded back into the mainstream with a Nazi Killing flick which broke all the rules (literally… of history and fact) and was just as visually and stylistically strong as any film of 2009 if not moreso.

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $120.8 MILLION
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $316.4 MILLION

#2 – AWAY WE GO

This wonderfully indie-vibed love story will either fall into the “I Love It” or “It Bored The Shit Out Of Me” category, depending largely on where your heart and mind currently sit within your own life.

For hopeless romantics, this one might just offer you the insight and “Hey, They Are Just Like Me!” fix that you are craving… while those less inclined to believe in that “Soul Mates nonsense” would be well advised to steer clear and see 2012 for the fifth time in a row.. [Read The Full Review]

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $9.4 MILLION
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $9.9 MILLION

#1 – THE BROTHERS BLOOM

Rachel Weisz is amazing (which is huge, as she usually is quite on the nose) in Rian Johnston’s instant classic, as is Adrien Brody in an eccentric little bundle of joy which most will assume is the scientifically created love child of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels , Wes Anderson and Oceans 11… [Read The Full Review]

U.S. BOX OFFICE : $3.5 MILLION
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE : $3.7 MILLION

Honourable Mentions :

Julie & Julia, Zombieland, Avatar, Fanboys, Where The Wild Things Are

WATCH OUT FOR – IN 2010 :

Up In The Air, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Kick-Ass, Edge Of Darkness