Most Unexpected Movies of the Year, and other Bests
Originally published at Modern Domestic Geek. You can comment here or there.
This is sort of a media overview - Dan made his five best of movies of the year post over at Geekadelphia. I want to talk about the best book I read, the best game I played, but I wanted to do something different with movies. So here are some of my Bests:
Best book I read this year: And I’ve read about 80 books this year, so it means something - but Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. It was a book I tore through in 48 hours, completely captured my imagination, and it’s implications are still with me six months later. Runner up - Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. This blog is a testament to that.
Best Game I played: World of Warcraft - hands down it’s probably the way I’ve spent most of my entertainment time this year, and I hope to spend much more time with it next year. Again it captured my imagination, and while I really am just a casual player, it’s given me a sense of accomplishment. Runner Up - Animal Crossing. So I’m late to the party on this one - but for my DS - I really don’t need any other game. Again - it’s the sense of accomplishment - I was able to pay of an entire mortgage! Never underestimate how that makes you feel. I also like the Wii version.
Best TV show this year - This one is tough. I’d have to say Big Bang Theory for pure laughs and enjoyment. Runner up which is very close - Glee. Again, this show just made me happy. I’m not going to have a music category - but the music of Glee would have to win. And in the realm of WTFery - True Blood Season 2. Great TV, but…yeah.
Now for the movies - my Most Unexpected Movies of the Year
5. Julie and Julia - A movie I didn’t expect to love as much as I did, and it’s the inspiration why I’m doing what I’m doing right at the moment.
4. Coraline - This is mainly because I didn’t think that the 3-D would affect nearly as much as it did. It drew me into the world of Coraline and made the story that much more impactful.
3. G-Force - I was ready for this movie to truly suck. Instead of making my eyes roll, it made me smile - it was truly just lots of fun.
2. District 9 - I’m not sure what I was expecting from this movie, but I was not expecting it to blow my socks off.
1. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Now this wasn’t the best movie of the year - but I was not expecting to have such a good time at this one. Definitely worth the time to watch. It pays homage to the original series with tongue firmly in cheek.
And so to conclude, this is not a best of list - but rather the movies that surprised me, and challenged my expectations - something that does not always happen when we go to the movies.
And tomorrow - the announcement of my Project.