100 Films for 2009: One Film Lover’s Journey
Last month, in one of my crazier moments, I decided that I should watch a hundred new films every year. Two months left in the year & I decide to go for a hundred. It took forever (and the help of several exasperated friends) to remember and list down the movies we've watched this past year.
“New” meaning movies & documentaries that I haven’t seen from start to finish. Some were good and some were downright awful, but the lesson I learned is that no matter what the subject, who the director or when it came out, it will all come down to how that film touches you, the viewer. It can have fuzzy details or absurd plot, but if you love it, and I mean truly love it, then it won’t matter what the film critics say. To adore a film or to mock it is a beautiful testament to free will, individuality (or madness, depending on who you’re asking. lol) and the uniqueness of every person.
I ended up watching about 40 films in 2 months. I also learned that some things are better taken in at a leisurely pace not in a two-month frenzy. hehehe. I had dizzy late nights and moments that I just wanted to quit, but hey doesn’t every great goal have obstacles? lol. I got to the 100th film on the very last day of 2009, an hour & a half to go before 2010 rang in.
So lo and behold, my 100 films for ’09 (in no particular order, except for the last one Taking Woodstock which my last movie for 2009):
- Terminator: Salvation
- Somersault
- Ugly Truth
- Star Trek
- The Hangover
- Rocket Science
- Watchmen
- Young Victoria
- Xmen Origins: Wolverine
- Transformers 2
- My Bloody Valentine
- Inkheart
- Turistas
- Push
- Fired Up
- Fast & the Furious 4
- Righteous Kill
- Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
- Crank 2
- Snakes on a Plane
- Angel & Demons
- Up
- The Proposal
- Ice Age 3
- Public Enemies
- Harry Potter 6
- All the Boys love Mandy Lane
- GI Joe
- District 9
- Final Destination 4
- Make It Happen
- Bride Wars
- 17 Again
- D-Wars
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
- Taking of Pelham 123
- Labor Pains
- Spring Breakdown
- Confessions of a Shopaholic
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Hannah Montana
- Fanboys
- The International
- Yes Man
- Gettin’ Square
- Dogtown & Z-Boys
- Sicko
- Yes Man
- Over Her Dead Body
- Role Models
- Pineapple Express
- Never Back Down
- The Haunting of Molly Hartley
- Passengers
- Max Payne
- Mutant Chronicles
- The Age of Stupid
- What Happens in Vegas
- Kung Fu Panda
- 21
- Love Happens
- The Kingdom
- Bedtime Stories
- Quarantine
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua
- 500 Days of Summer
- The Time Traveler’s Wife
- ILY, Beth Cooper
- Law Abiding Citizen
- Jennifer’s Body
- New Moon
- 2012
- Born Rich
- Accepted
- Swing Vote
- The Seeker
- Open Road
- Post Grad
- Homecoming
- Spread
- New in Town
- Billabong Odyssey
- Zombieland
- The Education of Charlie Banks
- Avatar
- Paper Heart
- Veronika Decides to Die
- Table for Three
- He’s just Not That Into You
- 30 Days of Night
- Inglourious Basterds
- Couples Retreat
- Burn After Reading
- The Spirit
- Ten-Inch Hero
- The Usual Suspects
- The Jane Austen Book Club
- The Darjeeling Limited
- Reservoir Dogs
- Taking Woodstock
So that’s it. Next time, I’ll this one earlier. hehehe… Happy New Year everyone!
* PS: Any suggestions & must-watch flicks for the 2010 list? Going for 120, maybe 150. ;)