2009 Academy Awards

So the Oscars will be here in 3 weeks, and as usual, I haven't seen any of the movies nominated for best picture. Four of the five nominated flicks were rated "R," so that means the only one I would have even thought about watching was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I don't remember that one being advertised!

I just read that netflix review of it that I linked to above, and now I do remember seeing a trailor or two for it.

My personal favorites from last year were Iron Man, Hellboy II, Hancock, Star Wars: the Clone Wars, and probably Dark Knight (we own it, but we still haven't watched it!), but, as a fanboy, I am a tad biased. We've got a rented copy of The Incredible Hulk sitting at home too, waiting to be watched. We really liked the 2003 version, so I don't see why this one won't be even better. We are also looking forward to watching Superhero Movie, Transporter 3, Twilight, and MAYBE Witless Protection (with Larry the Cable Guy). Delta Farce turned out to be a real dud.

Speaking of fanboys, check out this Wikipedia List of Marvel Films that I found while typing this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_marvel_films

I had no idea there were so many sequels in production! This is a good thing. Hopefully.

Anyone watch Wall-E? It got nominated for six catagories! I saw it on DVD, and thought it was the worst Pixar movie ever made. Now, that's not saying much, because the rest of their movies are GREAT. So let me just say that it is not fun to watch. It takes about an hour to even get into what the plot actually is. I do like the ending though, and not just because that meant the movie was over!

2009 Oscar Ballot (PDF)

Here is a list of other american movies made in 2008: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2008

2008 Films that I enjoyed:

Baby Mama

Bedtime Stories (an Adam Sandler movie without any profanity? And it was GOOD to boot!)

Eagle Eye

Get Smart

Iniana 4

Kung Fu Panda

The Longshots (yes, a Fred Durst movie)

Vantage Point

Alicia and Angelina watched The Spiderwick Chronicles last week, and they said it was good.

Worst movies of 2008:

Cloverfield

Wall-E

Leatherheads

Mama's Boy (what exactly has happened to Jon Heder since Napoleon Dynamite?)

Speed Racer

Your thoughts on last year's crop of movies?