tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post1232795313661309988..comments2023-10-03T08:23:51.469-07:00Comments on Speak Quietly: Ramblings About Libraries, Writing, and Everything in Between: Best Movies of 09Scott Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702996334629741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-30265586576389847902009-12-29T09:46:29.834-08:002009-12-29T09:46:29.834-08:00I should have taken your advice on Bride Wars! I ...I should have taken your advice on Bride Wars! I wasn't seeking a brilliant movie, but man that wasn't good at all!Alinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116049562780969241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-39281691191601421762009-12-22T21:39:21.016-08:002009-12-22T21:39:21.016-08:00My wife liked "Away We Go." I just didn&...My wife liked "Away We Go." I just didn't think it went anywhere.Scott Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702996334629741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-52453355220350472382009-12-22T18:17:40.710-08:002009-12-22T18:17:40.710-08:00I agree with many of your comments here, but I lik...I agree with many of your comments here, but I liked Away We Go more than you did. We watched it for Family Night and my husband and our three very differently aged kids all liked it. It was very sweet and entertaining.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-29718897116237598152009-12-22T16:42:02.566-08:002009-12-22T16:42:02.566-08:00Watchman wasn't the best movie I've ever s...Watchman wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but I liked it because it was dark; too many superhero movies are to pop, and just aren't very complex. It was pretty closed to the book, however.<br /><br />I think what happened with 500 days is the first 30 minutes all I could think was, "Hey! That's that guy from '3rd Rock from the Sun'" Then by the time that I got over it, I didn't know what was going on. <br /><br />Any other year, Taken might not have made it...but it wasn't a good year for movies.Scott Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702996334629741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-70198395549879084482009-12-22T16:34:35.761-08:002009-12-22T16:34:35.761-08:00:/ I have to comment on a few of your choices, be...:/ I have to comment on a few of your choices, because, as you know, it's the internet, and anytime someone makes a list, there are disagreements.<br /><br />I was agreeing with your 'Best Of' list up until 'Watchmen.' Being a fan of the original graphic novel, I think this was a case where it held far, far too close to the source material. I would have liked to see it branch out into trying some new themes, new ideas, and better acting. Also, it was extraoridinarily poorly paced - I nearly fell asleep, and I had been wide awake when it started.<br /><br />I think you're right in saying that there were a lot of 'okay' movies this year. I wasn't a huge fan of 'Taken,' but that was because it seemed to brush over the severity of sex trafficking far too much, and made it appear that it was a semi-unique circumstance that only happened on foreign soil. 'Trade,' from two years ago, is much, much better movie on the same subject. I hated how 'Taken' wrapped up everything neatly - completely with meeting that random recording artist. I mean, seriously, what was that?<br /><br />And '(500) Days of Summer' was probably one of my favorites from this last year - it did so much to play with the conventions of typical chick flicks, clever references to the cliches of that type of film, and great acting. *shrug* But then again, I'm a girl.<br /><br />Interesting opinion though. It reinforces the idea that I do really need to see some more movies from the year.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905225202045402974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-22983936336912371932009-12-22T15:29:57.237-08:002009-12-22T15:29:57.237-08:00Yeah, there was just something about "Where t...Yeah, there was just something about "Where the Wild Things Are" that I just couldn't connect with. It had it's good moments, of course; the rumpus scene made me smile. But overall I just couldn't really connect with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-79330298392941246242009-12-22T14:50:42.734-08:002009-12-22T14:50:42.734-08:00Well there weren't a lot of great movies out t...Well there weren't a lot of great movies out this year either...just lots of OK ones.Scott Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702996334629741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-52923194008942764412009-12-22T14:47:01.049-08:002009-12-22T14:47:01.049-08:00I'm glad that someone else is showing love to ...I'm glad that someone else is showing love to <i>Taken</i>. It might not have been a really deep movie but how can you not love Liam Neeson kicking everybody's ass for 90 minutes straight?David Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02060583625104665343noreply@blogger.com