#143 Zombieland (2009)

Zombieland is the most enjoyable movie I've seen this year! It narrowly edged out Inglourious Basterds and District 9 as the best of '09. From start to finish it is hilarious and action packed. Woody and Jesse make a great awkward duo as they fight their way across the country during the zombie apocolypse. Not to mention the amazing celebrity cameo out of nowhere and all the other crazy stuff that happens and we have the best movie of the year. Best way to see this is definitely in a packed theater.

5/5

#142 Bedtime Stories (2008)

Adam Sandler is funny enough to carry this fantasy movie to the end. It isn't adult oriented like Big Daddy, so the humor is more for the whole family. Still enjoyable.

3.5/5

#141 Antichrist (2009)

Antichrist is more of an experience than a movie, at times beautiful and others terrifying. One of the most uniquely shot films I've seen that would make Kurosawa and Miike jealous, both for different reasons. The slow motion is used to full effect and sometimes looks like a living painting. Lars von Trier doesn't forget to bring the pain to balance out the beauty with extreme closeups of brutality. Antichrist is a movie about grief and suffering, and you will surely come across some of your own as you make your way through it.

You haven't seen anything like it, and for that I'd recommend it. If you were fine with Misery, multiply that times 5 and you should be okay.

4.5/5

#140 The Spirit (2008)

The Spirit is a good looking movie in the style of Sin City, but I didn't quite enjoy the characters and story as much. I liked it more as the movie got closer to wrapping things up and the last third picked up the pace regarding plot and action.

3/5

#139 State of Play (2009)

State of Play is a story about government conspiracy and an old school reporter digging for the truth. Good story and great acting.

4.5/5

#138 Year One (2009)

I have returned! I haven't watched a movie since I left for Seattle and caught the flu. Time to get back on track.

Year One was universally panned this summer and I expected the worst. To my surprise, I laughed throughout the movie quite often. This type of humor will annoy the hell out of some people and others will find it hysterical. Year One isn't going to win Best Picture, but it's damn funny for what it is.

4/5