This time of year there are way too many awards and top 10 lists for me to cover all of them. But I’ll cover Roger Ebert’s, because he’s the opposite of Pete Hammond. I.e., intelligent, credible. Ebert splits his list into two parts, mainstream movies and indies. Here are his mainstream 10 (from his Sun-Times blog):
(ordered alphabetically)
- Bad Lieutenant (See? I told you.)
- Crazy Heart
- An Education
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- Inglourious Basterds
- Knowing (Really? Does this mean I have to see this movie now? I can’t imagine it not sucking.)
- Precious (Sad fatty)
- A Serious Man (Why is this not getting a wide release again? It’s the f-cking Coen Brothers. If ever there was a way to bring good films into the mainstream it’s through the Coen Brothers. God, I hate people sometimes. A lot. Usually.)
- Up in the Air
- The White Ribbon
Jury Prize: Avatar (I agree. Just because the story kinda sucked doesn’t mean it wasn’t an enjoyable, memorable experience.)
That’s right, Nic Cage stars in two of the top 10 movies according to America’s top film critic. In related news, my cat just downed a highball of whiskey, smoked a cigarette, and had sex with my dog while it rained lizards. Singing iguanas, to be precise.
TAGS: AVATAR, BAD LIEUTENANT, CRAZY HEART, KNOWING, LISTS, NIC CAGE, ROGER EBERT, THE HURT LOCKER, TOP 10 LISTS
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TEH GUN IZ METAPHOR FER DEPENDZ.
FYI-safely into the ol’ gaffers homebrew in NH. Bottle of scotch and rum at His disposal as well! QAPLAH!
The best part about ‘Knowing’, was ‘Knowing’ it would end.
Aha…
Does Pete Hammond have a top ten? It’s hard to imagine him narrowing it down from all the movies he liked in 2009. I mean, I have to know the thoughts of a guy who rated ‘G-Force’ above ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.
I really did watch ‘Knowing’.
It was rubbish. (but then again i’ve watched Ghost rider and that Trouble in Bangkok cage film.) Holy fuck, i’m a closet Nic Cage fan.
Pete Hammond is eagerly awaiting Brett Ratner and Michael Bay’s Top Ten Films of 2009 lists so he can endorse them
Someone should check Eberts for pharmaceutical contraindications. Knowing is hideous.
Roger Ebert’s favorite book?
I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM.
I blame Burn After Reading for the lack of a wide release. I know people keep telling me that I just didn’t get the movie…but I hated it, sorry.
Roger Ebert orders his top ten movies alphabetically and his underwear for the week by which days are his favorite.
I dunno, Donk. I think it Depends.
How can you dislike a movie where George Clooney builds a dildo chair? That’s just irrational.
After seeing Bad Lieutenant, all the horrible roles Cage has taken on in the past few years finally make sense. It’s like he was trying all sorts of shit out to nail the BL part.
Having said that, Knowing sucked all sorts of dicks.
You’re a girl right? You probably were just on your period when you saw it.
You can dislike it because after BURN was released, all the work on your own dildo-chair spec script was for nothing. At least you’ll always have your research.
orton, can I buy you a crantini some time?
You’re a girl right? You probably were just on your period when you saw it.
Michael Bay has a shortcut key that spits out this phrase into his hate mail responses.
Sure, Donk. But for personal reasons, I’d prefer to wait until I get a raging urinary tract infection.
I only have three favorite Indies.
1. Temple of Doom
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Last Crusade.
We don’t talk about the fourth one…
Adventureland will win Best Picture in my heart.
Did someone say dildo chair?
I hate all movies that I see during the third week of every month.
I rag on all movies that I see when I’m on my period.
I’m pretty sure he rated those movies by the quality of the snack bar.
I recommend James Berardinelli [www.reelviews.net] even though the website is a piece of shit.
/serious
As a companion piece, I recommend Gene Siskel’s Topsoil of 2009.
‘Knowing’ was one of the worst movies I have seen this year and number two on my list for worst endings in history. Number one is ‘Schindler’s List’ (because I hate jews).
Knowing, really? GFYS Ebert!
YA BUM!
Have to throw my weight behind the “Knowing is a terrible piece of shit” camp.
It was laugh out loud retarded at the end and a religious parable throughout (in my opinion of course).
I think it’s pretty hard to deny that it was a religious parable considering that terrible ending. The tree? Two kids from each part of the world wearing white linens and running through a golden meadow towards that sparkly fucking tree? Stupid.
Oh shit, should have included SPOILER ALERT. Sorry Vince. Then again that movie should have a SPOILER ALERT warning before it even starts, because it’s going to spoil your night.
Deus ex flamingbagofshit, if I remember my Latin.
I think I read somewhere that Ebert just has a sick Nic Cage thing, that people have called him on, so he just dug his heels in and likes anything he does. Shows how dumb U of I alums are.
Okay all you lemmings, I will proudly jump off the Knowing-bashing bandwagon and say Ebert was right: the movie was great! Great concept, great cinematography, and I really liked the ending. And for once, Nic actually tried acting in a movie for once instead of just phoning it in.