Comments on: My Votes on the Best Movies, Actors, Etc. in 2009 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Best Academy Award Moment EVER! Plus My Picks for Oscar & Israel Needs to Stop Funding This Craphttp://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-233941 Best Academy Award Moment EVER! Plus My Picks for Oscar & Israel Needs to Stop Funding This Crap Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:28:29 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-233941 [...] In case you were wondering, these were my picks for 2009’s top movies, and here are the best movies, actors, etc. for which I voted as a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society. [...] [...] In case you were wondering, these were my picks for 2009’s top movies, and here are the best movies, actors, etc. for which I voted as a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society. [...]

]]> By: About “The Hurt Locker”: Yes, It’s a True Story; No, It’s Not “Left-Wing”http://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-230858 About “The Hurt Locker”: Yes, It’s a True Story; No, It’s Not “Left-Wing” Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:09:06 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-230858 [...] film, “The Hurt Locker.”  I put in in my top five films for 2009, and I voted for it in several categories as a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society.  You can read my full review [...] [...] film, “The Hurt Locker.”  I put in in my top five films for 2009, and I voted for it in several categories as a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society.  You can read my full review [...]

]]> By: FeFehttp://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-189265 FeFe Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:46:04 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-189265 A search doesn't turn up a review of "Lovely Bones." Me and my sister were wondering if the movie had the same storyline as the book that we HATED. Question for you, Debbie:In the book, the dead girl would rather experience sex, a la "Ghost" through inhabiting a friends body, than have or help her murderer get caught redhanded with her dead body, and therefore, stop him from being able to kill again. Did the movie go there? A search doesn’t turn up a review of “Lovely Bones.” Me and my sister were wondering if the movie had the same storyline as the book that we HATED. Question for you, Debbie:

In the book, the dead girl would rather experience sex, a la “Ghost” through inhabiting a friends body, than have or help her murderer get caught redhanded with her dead body, and therefore, stop him from being able to kill again. Did the movie go there?

]]> By: Burkehttp://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-173376 Burke Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:52:04 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-173376 Excellent choices on your part (as expected)! I really liked your unorthodox "genre" nominations (Taken and Drag Me to Hell)--especially Raimi's sly horror. Happy that you eschewed Avatar--no amount of "movie magic" special effects could overcome Cameron's amateurish and vindictive attack of American conservatism.Here were my own conservative choices (there are a couple of differences between us, but a lot of similarities, too):2009 movies4 star (loved) Antichrist, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Where the Wild Things Are3 1/2 stars (very good stuff!) Moon, Coraline, A Serious Man, The Young Victoria, The Hurt Locker, The Bad Lieutenant, Precious, Searching for Beethoven, 500 Days of Summer, Peter and Vandy, Ponyo, 9 (animated), Extract, Brothers, The Stoning of Soraya M3 stars (enjoyed a lot!) Year One, The Goods:Live Hard, Sell Hard, Dance Flick, The Last House on the Left, Killshot, Jennifer’s Body, Zombieland, A Perfect Getaway, Pandorum, The Invention of Lying, Baader Meinhoff Complex, Art and Copy, Departures, The Hangover, Pirate Radio, The Collector, Outlander, Drag Me to Hell, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, An Education2 1/2 Stars (enjoyed a fair amount) Cirque de Freak, Taking Woodstock, Invictus, The Princess and the Frog, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Taken, Ninja Assassin, This is Steve, Gamer, Sorority Row, The Informant, Capitalism: A Love Story, Paranormal Activity, GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra, District 9, September Issue, The Stoning of Soraya M, The Girl from Monaco, Orphan, Adam, Funny People, Star Trek, Angels and Demons, Up, Adventureland, 17 Again, Crank: High Voltage, Tyson, Knowing, Inglourious Basterds, Inkheart, Donkey Punch, Duplicity, A Single Man2 stars (liked okay) Up in the Air, Nine (musical), Imagine That, The Chipmunks Squeakquel, From Mexico With Love, New York I Love You, The Watchmen, The Taking of Pelham 123, It’s Complicated, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Sherlock Holmes, A Christmas Carol, The Box, The Fourth Kind, The Men Who Stare at Goats, 2012, Broken Embraces, Couples Retreat, Me and Orson Welles, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, Whiteout, I Can Be Bad All By Myself, Bright Star, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Fame, Julie and Julia, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Aliens in the Attic, Whatever Works, The Proposal, Cheri, Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian, State of Play, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Whip It, Avatar1 1/2 stars (glad I saw even though flawed) Good Hair, Law Abiding Citizen, , Monsters vs. Aliens, New In Town, The Haunting in Connecticut, Everybody’s Fine, Transylmania, Planet 51, Twilight Saga: The New Moon, The Road, Surrogates, Love Happens, My One and Only, Shorts, Halloween II, Final Destination, I Love You Beth Cooper, The Ugly Truth, G Force, My Sister’s Keeper, Sunshine Cleaning, Our City Dreams, The Pink Panther II,1 star (didn’t like that much) Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Boondock Saints II, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, The Blind Side, Old Dogs, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Land of the Lost, Amelia, Public Enemies, Fast and Furious, Race to Witch Mountain, X Men Origins: Wolverine, Armored, Play the Game: Legend of Chun Li, the Mutant Chronicles, Bruno1/2 star (annoying) Astro Boy, Crossing Over, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Stepfather, Saw VI, Baby on Board Excellent choices on your part (as expected)! I really liked your unorthodox “genre” nominations (Taken and Drag Me to Hell)–especially Raimi’s sly horror. Happy that you eschewed Avatar–no amount of “movie magic” special effects could overcome Cameron’s amateurish and vindictive attack of American conservatism.

Here were my own conservative choices (there are a couple of differences between us, but a lot of similarities, too):

2009 movies

4 star (loved)
Antichrist, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Where the Wild Things Are

3 1/2 stars (very good stuff!)
Moon, Coraline, A Serious Man, The Young Victoria, The Hurt Locker, The Bad Lieutenant, Precious, Searching for Beethoven, 500 Days of Summer, Peter and Vandy, Ponyo, 9 (animated), Extract, Brothers, The Stoning of Soraya M

3 stars (enjoyed a lot!)
Year One, The Goods:Live Hard, Sell Hard, Dance Flick, The Last House on the Left, Killshot, Jennifer’s Body, Zombieland, A Perfect Getaway, Pandorum, The Invention of Lying, Baader Meinhoff Complex, Art and Copy, Departures, The Hangover, Pirate Radio, The Collector, Outlander, Drag Me to Hell, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, An Education

2 1/2 Stars (enjoyed a fair amount)
Cirque de Freak, Taking Woodstock, Invictus, The Princess and the Frog, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Taken, Ninja Assassin, This is Steve, Gamer, Sorority Row, The Informant, Capitalism: A Love Story, Paranormal Activity, GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra, District 9, September Issue, The
Stoning of Soraya M, The Girl from Monaco, Orphan, Adam, Funny People, Star Trek, Angels and Demons, Up, Adventureland, 17 Again, Crank: High Voltage, Tyson, Knowing, Inglourious Basterds, Inkheart, Donkey Punch, Duplicity, A Single Man

2 stars (liked okay)
Up in the Air, Nine (musical), Imagine That, The Chipmunks Squeakquel, From Mexico With Love, New York I Love You, The Watchmen, The Taking of Pelham 123, It’s Complicated, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Sherlock Holmes, A Christmas Carol, The Box, The Fourth Kind, The Men Who Stare at Goats, 2012, Broken Embraces, Couples Retreat, Me and Orson Welles, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, Whiteout, I Can Be Bad All By Myself, Bright Star, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Fame, Julie and Julia, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Aliens in the Attic, Whatever Works, The Proposal, Cheri, Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian, State of Play, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Whip It, Avatar

1 1/2 stars (glad I saw even though flawed)
Good Hair, Law Abiding Citizen, , Monsters vs. Aliens, New In Town, The Haunting in Connecticut, Everybody’s Fine, Transylmania, Planet 51, Twilight Saga: The New Moon, The Road, Surrogates, Love Happens, My One and Only, Shorts, Halloween II, Final Destination, I Love You Beth Cooper, The Ugly Truth, G Force, My Sister’s Keeper, Sunshine Cleaning, Our City Dreams, The Pink Panther II,

1 star (didn’t like that much)
Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Boondock Saints II, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, The Blind Side, Old Dogs, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Land of the Lost, Amelia, Public Enemies, Fast and Furious, Race to Witch Mountain, X Men
Origins: Wolverine, Armored, Play the Game: Legend of Chun Li, the Mutant Chronicles, Bruno

1/2 star (annoying)
Astro Boy, Crossing Over, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Stepfather, Saw VI, Baby on Board

]]> By: jc15http://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-163946 jc15 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:13:47 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-163946 Gotta give Matt Damon credit on his acting; too bad he's such a doofus on politics/national policy. Agree with several posters on Alison Lohman in "Drag Me to Hell" - she made the movie; normally like Justin Long, but he was horribly mis-cast in this one; reminded me a lot of "Thinner," based on the Stephen King novella, with the "evil-eye," curse-casting Gypsies, et al.Some good ones in 2009 ("Drag Me," "Inglorious B's," and "The Stoning)," but one hopes 2010 will be better, indeed . . . Gotta give Matt Damon credit on his acting; too bad he’s such a doofus on politics/national policy. Agree with several posters on Alison Lohman in “Drag Me to Hell” – she made the movie; normally like Justin Long, but he was horribly mis-cast in this one; reminded me a lot of “Thinner,” based on the Stephen King novella, with the “evil-eye,” curse-casting Gypsies, et al.

Some good ones in 2009 (“Drag Me,” “Inglorious B’s,” and “The Stoning),” but one hopes 2010 will be better, indeed . . .

]]> By: pinandpullerhttp://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-163493 pinandpuller Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:03:34 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-163493 Wow, I thought that Eddie Rabbit was from New Jersey. Who new?Douglas Q- Just from the previews Avatar looks like a rip off of Halo. Wow, I thought that Eddie Rabbit was from New Jersey. Who new?

Douglas Q- Just from the previews Avatar looks like a rip off of Halo.

]]> By: Movie review: Up in the Air | Top Movie Review and dvdshttp://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-163432 Movie review: Up in the Air | Top Movie Review and dvds Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:03:20 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-163432 [...] .. Quick Movie Review: “Up in the Air” « THE BLARG My Votes on the Best Movies, Actors, Etc. in 2009 Once underdog, director Jason Reitman adjusts to role of Oscar favorite wit.. Posted by monish [...] [...] .. Quick Movie Review: “Up in the Air” « THE BLARG My Votes on the Best Movies, Actors, Etc. in 2009 Once underdog, director Jason Reitman adjusts to role of Oscar favorite wit.. Posted by monish [...]

]]> By: Not Ovenreadyhttp://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-163055 Not Ovenready Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:56:33 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-163055 "The Stoning of Soriya M" is MUST viewing for every feminist who dares to make nice or march with Taliban/al-Qaeda/Hamas/Hezo/etc types.....no, make that every feminist (girl AND boy) who have a hate-on for Western Civilization period (as many do). Chain 'em to their seats and make 'em watch...It's time WE did some re-educating.<strong>N: I agree. My review is linked in this post. DS</strong> “The Stoning of Soriya M” is MUST viewing for every feminist who dares to make nice or march with Taliban/al-Qaeda/Hamas/Hezo/etc types…..no, make that every feminist (girl AND boy) who have a hate-on for Western Civilization period (as many do). Chain ‘em to their seats and make ‘em watch…It’s time WE did some re-educating.

N: I agree. My review is linked in this post. DS

]]> By: lexihttp://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-163009 lexi Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:51:33 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-163009 I'm not going to see any movie that gives me motion sickness. I’m not going to see any movie that gives me motion sickness.

]]> By: ramjordanhttp://www.debbieschlussel.com/13757/my-votes-on-the-best-movies-actors-etc-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-162983 ramjordan Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:15:01 +0000 http://www.debbieschlussel.com/?p=13757#comment-162983 "Avatar" should be on every "Best Movie of the Year" list. Just like the "Lord of the Rings" movies and "Jurassic Park" should have been on every "Best Movie of the Year" list when they came out. The above movies were the most creative and imaginative even though you might disagree with their themes. “Avatar” should be on every “Best Movie of the Year” list. Just like the “Lord of the Rings” movies and “Jurassic Park” should have been on every “Best Movie of the Year” list when they came out. The above movies were the most creative and imaginative even though you might disagree with their themes.

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