Listmania!
My Favorite 2009 Movies...So Far
By an Amazon.com customer
Up (Single Disc Widescreen)Up (Single Disc Widescreen)
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $12.50
My rating: 5 stars (9/10) -- Human-Sized Pixar Adventure Impressively Balances Character Depth and Genuine Thrills
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire [Theatrical Release]Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire [Theatrical Release]
My rating: 4 stars (8/10) -- Powerhouse Performances Tower Over a Harrowing Yet Enthralling Tale of Redemption
Star Trek (Two-Disc Digital Copy Edition)Star Trek (Two-Disc Digital Copy Edition)
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $54.94
My rating: 4 stars (8/10) -- Humanity Trumps Dazzling Effects in an Origins Prequel Not Exclusive to Trekkers
The Blind Side [Theatrical Release]The Blind Side [Theatrical Release]
My rating: 4 stars (8/10) -- Bullock Makes Her Mark as a Steel-Willed Memphis Belle in an Emotionally Driven Football Drama
Away We GoAway We Go
Buy new: $18.49 / Used from: $7.19
My rating: 4 stars (8/10) -- A Baby-Driven Journey with Unexpected Turns Nicely Handled by a Surprising Mendes
The Hangover [Theatrical Release]The Hangover [Theatrical Release]
My rating: 4 stars (8/10) -- Outrageous Bro-mantic Comedy Maintains Surprising Consistency in the Laughs Department
(500) Days of Summer(500) Days of Summer
Buy new: $16.99
My rating: 4 stars (8/10) -- Fresh, Thoughtful Rom-Com Challenges One Man’s Profound Faith in Love
I Love You, ManI Love You, Man
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.24
My rating: 4 stars (7/10) -- The Comical Fate of the Sensitive Male
Julie & JuliaJulie & Julia
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $11.99
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- Imbalanced But Often Engaging Account of Soulmates on Parallel Tracks
The Proposal (Single Disc Widescreen)The Proposal (Single Disc Widescreen)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $9.56
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- Starts Off with Snap and Verve But Moves Soon Enough Into Predictable Rom-Com Territory
Whatever WorksWhatever Works
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $7.11
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- Minor-League Allen Turns into a Familiar Roundelay of Comic Shenanigans
DuplicityDuplicity
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $2.65
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- Slick Star-Driven Caper Gets Carried Away With Its Cleverness
Funny People (2-Disc Unrated Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]Funny People (2-Disc Unrated Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $23.99 / Used from: $18.85
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- Flawed and Meandering Yet Still a Worthwhile Look Inside a Stand-Up Comic’s Mind
AdventurelandAdventureland
Buy new: $20.49 / Used from: $6.87
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- A Nostalgic Look at the Eighties in a Meandering Coming-of-Age Romance
The Burning Plain [Theatrical Release]The Burning Plain [Theatrical Release]
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- Human Redemption on a Smaller Plain in Arriaga’s Tentative Directorial Debut
Serious Moonlight [Theatrical Release]Serious Moonlight [Theatrical Release]
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- Off-Kilter Elements Keeps Things Afloat in Adrienne Shelly's Swan Song as a Screenwriter
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Single-Disc Edition)X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Single-Disc Edition)
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $6.08
My rating: 3 stars (6/10) -- A Convoluted and Wearing Flick Despite Jackman's Familiar Seething and Clawing
He's Just Not That Into YouHe's Just Not That Into You
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.69
My rating: 3 stars (5/10) -- By-the-Numbers Ensemble Piece Focusing on Foibles in Dating and Longer Lasting Relationships
Watchmen (Theatrical Cut) (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)Watchmen (Theatrical Cut) (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.62
My rating: 3 stars (5/10) -- Visual Dazzle Not Enough to Elevate the Revered Graphic Novel
My Life in RuinsMy Life in Ruins
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $10.49
My rating: 2 stars (4/10) -- Shallow Stereotype-Driven Sitcom Shows If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Athens
The Ugly Truth (Widescreen Edition)The Ugly Truth (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.80
My rating: 2 stars (3/10) -- Standard Rom-Com or Gross-Out Comedy? A Belabored Movie That Can’t Make Up Its Mind
Bride WarsBride Wars
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.93
My rating: 2 stars (3/10) -- Absurd Sitcom Reveals Itself as a Disposable, Pre-Adolescent Fantasy Farce
New In Town (Widescreen Edition)New In Town (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $3.59
My rating: 2 stars (3/10) -- Another Fish-Out-of-Water Tale with a Dismally Used Zellweger
I Hate Valentine's Day (Ws)I Hate Valentine's Day (Ws)
Buy new: $17.99
My rating: 1 star (1.5/10) -- Vardalos as a Triple Threat Strikes Out and Should Be Benched