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.<\/p>\n
Amy Adams, Mila Kunis, and Nicolas Cage each starred in 4 films I saw, tying for the yearly lead.\u00a0 Bruce Willis starred in 2, giving him the all time lead with 27.<\/p>\n
For fun, here’s a quick review of the films and what recollection, if any, I have of them.\u00a0 They are listed in the order I saw them.<\/p>\n
District 9<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Aliens invade South Africa.\u00a0 One of the surpise hits of ’09.<\/p>\n Extract<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Mila Kunis works with Jason Bateman at a spice factory.<\/p>\n Moving McAllister<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n Mila Kunis is some muckety-mucks daughter and some dude helps her move to get in good with the dad.<\/p>\n Welcome<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n Streak<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Spleenectomy, The<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Three shorts I downloaded from iTunes.\u00a0 Anna Faris pretended to be a doctor in the last one.<\/p>\n Babysitters, The<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n The daughter of the Law & Order guy sets up a babysitting\/brothel business.<\/p>\n Confessions Of A Shopaholic<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Borat’s wife learns to love more than clothes and shoes.<\/p>\n Sunshine Cleaning<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n The charming Amy Adams sets up a new business cleaning up crime scenes.<\/p>\n Jennifer’s Body<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Diablo Cody’s horror follow-up to Juno.<\/p>\n Perfect Getaway, A<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s all fun and games at an exotic resort until you get stuck with a killer couple.<\/p>\n Funny People<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Adam Sandler tries to get some heat from Judd Apatow’s crew.<\/p>\n Spiral<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n I have no idea what this was about.<\/p>\n Final Destination, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n The last film in the series, at least until the next sequel hits later this year.<\/p>\n Crank: High Voltage<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n You haven’t lived until someone (literally) steals your heart.<\/p>\n Taking Of Pelham 123, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Denzel Washington starting his phase of only appearing in train-related movies.<\/p>\n Ghosts of Girlfriends Past<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Jennifer Garner hooks up with an old boyfriend.<\/p>\n Post Grad<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Alexis Bledel tries to find a job after graduating college.<\/p>\n Michael Clayton<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n George Clooney cleans up lawerly messes.<\/p>\n What Happens In Vegas<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 fading stars get hitched on the night they met.<\/p>\n Role Models<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 guys volunteer with a Big Brother program to impress their girlfriends.<\/p>\n Zombieland<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook guy and Emma Stone try to survive the zombie apocalypse.<\/p>\n Ghost Town<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ricky Gervais uses ghosts to impress Tea Leoni.<\/p>\n Couples Retreat<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n 4 couples try to reignite the spark in their marriages.<\/p>\n Ugly Truth, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Katherie Heigl turns the romcom on its head by falling for a man she initially disliked.<\/p>\n Boot Camp<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n Mila Kunis is naughty and gets sent to a poorly run rehab camp.<\/p>\n Hurt Locker, The<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Oscar winner about a bomb squad team in Iraq.<\/p>\n Sorority Row<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Non-Oscar winner about hot chicks who are haunted by the friend they may have killed.<\/p>\n 2012<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s the end of the world as we know it, and John Cusack feels fine.<\/p>\n National Treasure<\/em> (2004)<\/strong><\/p>\n Nicolas Cage hunts for treasure.<\/p>\n Observe And Report<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n The raunchy Paul Blart: Mall Cop.<\/p>\n Up In The Air<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Clooney fires people, falls in love.<\/p>\n Saw VI<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n People die in elaborate traps.<\/p>\n National Treasure: Book Of Secrets<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n Nicolas Cage hunts for even more treasure.<\/p>\n X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Where did Wolverine come from before he joined the X-Men?<\/p>\n Lakeview Terrace<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Samuel L. Jackson loses his shit when a mixed race couple moves in next door.<\/p>\n Lucky Ones, The<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Three vets try to make their way home.<\/p>\n Disaster Movie<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Spoof of disaster movies.<\/p>\n My Best Friend’s Girl<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n No idea<\/p>\n Stepfather, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Dude marries women and then kills them when things don’t go his way.<\/p>\n Spread<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ashton Kutcher is a man-whore.<\/p>\n Whiteout<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Disappointing adaptation of the\u00a0award winning\u00a0graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber.<\/p>\n Halloween II<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Rob Zombie continues remaking the Halloween franchise.<\/p>\n CrazyLove<\/em> (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n A crazy woman does stuff.<\/p>\n Happy Birthday To Me<\/em> (1981)<\/strong><\/p>\n Generic early-’80s slasher flick.<\/p>\n Diamonds Are Forever<\/em> (1971)<\/strong><\/p>\n James Bond does stuff.<\/p>\n Girlfriend Experience, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Pornstar Sasha Grey crosses over to mainstream cinema and plays… a whore.<\/p>\n Duplicity<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Julia Roberts schemes to screw over a company.<\/p>\n Asylum<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Hijinks ensue when a women’s dorm is built in an old mental health asylum.<\/p>\n Sherlock Holmes<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Iron Man solves crimes in old time London.<\/p>\n Lovely Bones, The<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n A dead girl watches her family deal with her death and the search for her killer.<\/p>\n Brothers Solomon, The<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n Will Arnett does his usual schtick.<\/p>\n When In Rome<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Kristen Bell tries to find love, for reals.<\/p>\n Surrogates<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Bruce Willis goes outside to find out who is killing the surrogates.<\/p>\n She’s Out Of My League<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Nerdy guy bangs a 10.<\/p>\n Whip It<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ellen Page introduces the world to roller derby.<\/p>\n Invention Of Lying, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ricky Gervais invents lying, becomes rich and famous.<\/p>\n Hot Tub Time Machine<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n A hilarious romp where a hot tub brings John Cusack back to the ’80s<\/p>\n Box, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n A dumb movie about a mysterious box that kills people.<\/p>\n Kick-Ass<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Worthy adaptation of Mark Millar’s graphic novel featuring the great Chloe Moretz.<\/p>\n Runaways, The<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n The late ’70s girl punks rock their way to\u00a0a record contract.<\/p>\n Rocker, The<\/em> (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n Rainn Wilson gets his revenge on his former band.<\/p>\n Inglorious Basterds<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Brad Pitt and crew search for Nazis.<\/p>\n Cop Out<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Kevin Smith directs\u00a0his first movie that he didn’t also write.<\/p>\n Time Traveler’s Wife, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n A time traveler drops in and out of\u00a0a girl’s life, eventually marrying her.<\/p>\n Departed, The<\/em> (2006)<\/strong><\/p>\n Oscar winner about Boston mob and police corruption.<\/p>\n Dear John <\/em>(2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n A soldier falls in love while on leave and writes letters to his new lady friend.<\/p>\n Chloe<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Amanda Seyfried and Julianne Moore make wild passionate love.<\/p>\n Race You To The Bottom<\/em> (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n No clue<\/p>\n Losers, The<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Decent adaptation of the Vertigo series by Andy Diggle and Jock.<\/p>\n Open Graves<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Eliza Dushku plays a deadly game.<\/p>\n Night Of The Living Dead<\/em> (1990)<\/strong><\/p>\n ’90s remake of the zombie classic.<\/p>\n Crazies, The<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n A virus makes people go nutty.<\/p>\n Human Centipede (First Sequence), The<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n A crazy scientist sews three people together, just for kicks.<\/p>\n Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n The original Sweedish adaptation of the Stieg Larsson novel.<\/p>\n Red: Werewolfl Hunter<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Syfy version of Little Red Riding Hood.<\/p>\n Sex And Breakfast<\/em> (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n Mila Kunis and Eliza Dushku look to spice up their relationships.<\/p>\n Standing Still<\/em> (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ummm, I’m drawing a blank.<\/p>\n My Bloody Valentine<\/em> (1981)<\/strong><\/p>\n A killer miner returns to town due to a Valentine’s Day dance.<\/p>\n Collector, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n A serial killer collects people from the families he kills.<\/p>\n Date Night<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Steve Carell and Tina Fey have an interesting night on the town.<\/p>\n Iron Man 2 <\/em>(2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Robert Downey Jr. returns in the Avengers prequel.<\/p>\n Jordan Rides The Bus<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Documentary about Michael Jordan’s year in Birmingham.<\/p>\n Informant!, The<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Matt Damon plays a compulsive liar.<\/p>\n