2010 Review – Movies

A likely part of the reason I only made it through 8 books last year was the 119 movies I saw, making it the 5th most prolific year of my life.

Amy Adams, Mila Kunis, and Nicolas Cage each starred in 4 films I saw, tying for the yearly lead.  Bruce Willis starred in 2, giving him the all time lead with 27.

For fun, here’s a quick review of the films and what recollection, if any, I have of them.  They are listed in the order I saw them.

District 9 (2009)

Aliens invade South Africa.  One of the surpise hits of ’09.

Extract (2009)

Mila Kunis works with Jason Bateman at a spice factory.

Moving McAllister (2007)

Mila Kunis is some muckety-mucks daughter and some dude helps her move to get in good with the dad.

Welcome (2007)

Streak (2008)

Spleenectomy, The (2008)

Three shorts I downloaded from iTunes.  Anna Faris pretended to be a doctor in the last one.

Babysitters, The (2007)

The daughter of the Law & Order guy sets up a babysitting/brothel business.

Confessions Of A Shopaholic (2009)

Borat’s wife learns to love more than clothes and shoes.

Sunshine Cleaning (2009)

The charming Amy Adams sets up a new business cleaning up crime scenes.

Jennifer’s Body (2009)

Diablo Cody’s horror follow-up to Juno.

Perfect Getaway, A (2009)

It’s all fun and games at an exotic resort until you get stuck with a killer couple.

Funny People (2009)

Adam Sandler tries to get some heat from Judd Apatow’s crew.

Spiral (2007)

I have no idea what this was about.

Final Destination, The (2009)

The last film in the series, at least until the next sequel hits later this year.

Crank: High Voltage (2009)

You haven’t lived until someone (literally) steals your heart.

Taking Of Pelham 123, The (2009)

Denzel Washington starting his phase of only appearing in train-related movies.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)

Jennifer Garner hooks up with an old boyfriend.

Post Grad (2009)

Alexis Bledel tries to find a job after graduating college.

Michael Clayton (2007)

George Clooney cleans up lawerly messes.

What Happens In Vegas (2008)

2 fading stars get hitched on the night they met.

Role Models (2008)

2 guys volunteer with a Big Brother program to impress their girlfriends.

Zombieland (2009)

Facebook guy and Emma Stone try to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Ghost Town (2008)

Ricky Gervais uses ghosts to impress Tea Leoni.

Couples Retreat (2009)

4 couples try to reignite the spark in their marriages.

Ugly Truth, The (2009)

Katherie Heigl turns the romcom on its head by falling for a man she initially disliked.

Boot Camp (2007)

Mila Kunis is naughty and gets sent to a poorly run rehab camp.

Hurt Locker, The (2008)

Oscar winner about a bomb squad team in Iraq.

Sorority Row (2009)

Non-Oscar winner about hot chicks who are haunted by the friend they may have killed.

2012 (2009)

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and John Cusack feels fine.

National Treasure (2004)

Nicolas Cage hunts for treasure.

Observe And Report (2009)

The raunchy Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

Up In The Air (2009)

Clooney fires people, falls in love.

Saw VI (2009)

People die in elaborate traps.

National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (2007)

Nicolas Cage hunts for even more treasure.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Where did Wolverine come from before he joined the X-Men?

Lakeview Terrace (2008)

Samuel L. Jackson loses his shit when a mixed race couple moves in next door.

Lucky Ones, The (2008)

Three vets try to make their way home.

Disaster Movie (2008)

Spoof of disaster movies.

My Best Friend’s Girl (2008)

No idea

Stepfather, The (2009)

Dude marries women and then kills them when things don’t go his way.

Spread (2009)

Ashton Kutcher is a man-whore.

Whiteout (2009)

Disappointing adaptation of the award winning graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber.

Halloween II (2009)

Rob Zombie continues remaking the Halloween franchise.

CrazyLove (2005)

A crazy woman does stuff.

Happy Birthday To Me (1981)

Generic early-’80s slasher flick.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

James Bond does stuff.

Girlfriend Experience, The (2009)

Pornstar Sasha Grey crosses over to mainstream cinema and plays… a whore.

Duplicity (2009)

Julia Roberts schemes to screw over a company.

Asylum (2008)

Hijinks ensue when a women’s dorm is built in an old mental health asylum.

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Iron Man solves crimes in old time London.

Lovely Bones, The (2010)

A dead girl watches her family deal with her death and the search for her killer.

Brothers Solomon, The (2007)

Will Arnett does his usual schtick.

When In Rome (2010)

Kristen Bell tries to find love, for reals.

Surrogates (2009)

Bruce Willis goes outside to find out who is killing the surrogates.

She’s Out Of My League (2010)

Nerdy guy bangs a 10.

Whip It (2009)

Ellen Page introduces the world to roller derby.

Invention Of Lying, The (2009)

Ricky Gervais invents lying, becomes rich and famous.

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

A hilarious romp where a hot tub brings John Cusack back to the ’80s

Box, The (2009)

A dumb movie about a mysterious box that kills people.

Kick-Ass (2010)

Worthy adaptation of Mark Millar’s graphic novel featuring the great Chloe Moretz.

Runaways, The (2010)

The late ’70s girl punks rock their way to a record contract.

Rocker, The (2008)

Rainn Wilson gets his revenge on his former band.

Inglorious Basterds (2009)

Brad Pitt and crew search for Nazis.

Cop Out (2010)

Kevin Smith directs his first movie that he didn’t also write.

Time Traveler’s Wife, The (2009)

A time traveler drops in and out of a girl’s life, eventually marrying her.

Departed, The (2006)

Oscar winner about Boston mob and police corruption.

Dear John (2010)

A soldier falls in love while on leave and writes letters to his new lady friend.

Chloe (2010)

Amanda Seyfried and Julianne Moore make wild passionate love.

Race You To The Bottom (2005)

No clue

Losers, The (2010)

Decent adaptation of the Vertigo series by Andy Diggle and Jock.

Open Graves (2009)

Eliza Dushku plays a deadly game.

Night Of The Living Dead (1990)

’90s remake of the zombie classic.

Crazies, The (2010)

A virus makes people go nutty.

Human Centipede (First Sequence), The (2010)

A crazy scientist sews three people together, just for kicks.

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The (2009)

The original Sweedish adaptation of the Stieg Larsson novel.

Red: Werewolfl Hunter (2010)

Syfy version of Little Red Riding Hood.

Sex And Breakfast (2007)

Mila Kunis and Eliza Dushku look to spice up their relationships.

Standing Still (2005)

Ummm, I’m drawing a blank.

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

A killer miner returns to town due to a Valentine’s Day dance.

Collector, The (2009)

A serial killer collects people from the families he kills.

Date Night (2010)

Steve Carell and Tina Fey have an interesting night on the town.

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Robert Downey Jr. returns in the Avengers prequel.

Jordan Rides The Bus (2010)

Documentary about Michael Jordan’s year in Birmingham.

Informant!, The (2009)

Matt Damon plays a compulsive liar.

Canyon, The (2009)

Newlyweds get lost in the Grand Canyon.

Leap Year (2010)

Amy Adams travels to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend.

Get Him To The Greek (2010)

Strung out rocker tries to resurrect his career.

Serious Moonlight (2009)

Meg Ryan handles her upcoming divorce poorly.

Nightmare On Elm Street, A (2010)

Freddy Krueger, reimagined for the 21st century.

Push (2009)

A horrible film that insults the intelligence of everyone who has seen it.

Bounty Hunter, The (2010)

Jennifer Aniston falls in love with her ex-husband.

Fingerprints (2006)

A town invents a bus accident to cover for a serial killer.

Fourth Kind, The (2009)

Psychiatrist uncovers alien abductions.

Pet Sematary Two (1992)

Dead animals and people come back after being buried in an Indian cemetary.

Straightheads (2007)

Gillian Anderson does stuff British-ly.

Knowing (2009)

A time capsule holds the key to all of the world’s tragedies.

Cherry Crush (2007)

A young photographer falls for his subject.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans (2009)

Nicolas Cage is a dirty cop just trying to get by.

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

Follow up to the cancelled Showtime series.

Sex Drive (2008)

Decent teenage sex romp.

Break-Up Artist, The (2009)

A woman afraid of love breaks up with people for money.

Hebrew Hammer, The (2003)

The Jewish Shaft tries to save Hannukah from Santa’s anti-semitic son.

Grown Ups (2010)

Adam Sandler gets the band back together for a fun weekend.

8 Mile (2002)

Eminem participates in uncensored rap battles.

Happy Gilmore (1996)

Adam Sandler sucks at hockey, is decent at golf.

Love Happens (2009)

Jennifer Aniston falls for a still-grieving widower.

Flock, The (2007)

Se7en ripoff with Richard Gere and Claire Danes.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)

Wacky adaptation of the Bryan O’Malley series.

Me Without You (2001)

The story of two Brits changing relationship throughout the years.

Easy A (2010)

Emma Stone pretends to be the town trollop.

Messenger, The (2009)

An injured Army dude gets a new assignment: informing family of a soldier’s death.

All About Steve (2009)

Sandra Bullock plays the most annoying person ever.

Cheerleaders Beach Party (1978)

Cheerleaders try to keep their football team together using their feminine wiles.

Jonah Hex (2010)

Literally the worst movie I saw last year.

Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005)

Surprisingly decent retelling of the original.

Julie & Julia (2009)

Amy Adams learns how to cook.

Trucker (2008)

Attractive trucker deals with her son.

After Sex (2007)

Multiple stories of couple’s post coital conversations.

Expendables, The (2010)

Sly Stallone leads old action heroes on one last mission.

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