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Yesterday I posted lists of my Fave Music of ’09 and today I present lists of my Fave Movies and TV shows of 2009. I had a hard time narrowing down my lists for both movies and TV but, in the end, I think I got the list right … at least for me :) Here are my Top 10 Fave Movies of 2009:

At #10 is Avatar:

This movie, in IMAX 3D, was an amazingly beautiful sight to see. I’ll admit that the story (not at all unique) wasn’t the best ever but the storytelling coupled with the amazing special effects makes this movie worthy of inclusion on any Top 10 List for 2009. It was said that Avatar would change the way we watch movies in theaters FOREVER … and while I wouldn’t exactly agree, I will say that James Cameron‘s 15 years devoted to the making of this film were well spent. Avatar may not be a game changer but it very well may be a movie that we look back in years to come as a masterful modern fairytale.

At #9 is Moon:

This movie was all story. While it was cool to look at, the real draw here was the story and acting performance by Sam Rockwell. For most of the film, he acted opposite himself … and he did so very, very well. This movie was not really seen by a lot of people but I think those that did see did really enjoy it … I know I did.

At #8 is The September Issue:

This movie may have been called the “real-life Devil Wears Prada” but it was so much more than that. It was a really intriguing look into what it takes to publish the singly most important magazine issue in the world of Fashion. I loved seeing Vogue Editor In Chief Anna Wintour in action in this film but the real star of The September Issue is Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington. This film prolly wasn’t very interesting to folks not interested in Fashion but I loved it immensely.

At #7 is Taken:

Taken was prolly the biggest surprise for me this year. The film was released in France early in 2008 and then in the UK in Fall 2008. It wasn’t released in the US until January of 2009 and without much fanfare. I think I went to see it on a fluke and I was totally blown away by how fun the film was. Liam Neeson, action star. It was kind of like a Bourne Identity film but with an older, more mature hero. When I sat down to compile this list, I knew Taken would be on it because it’s one of the films that I really remember enjoying this year.

At #6 is Drag Me to Hell:

Okay, I take it back … Taken was not the biggest surprise for me this year, Drag Me to Hell was — for sure! I distinctly remember laughing out loud the first time I saw the trailer for Hell. It looked stupid and I had no plans to waste my time … then word of mouth started going around and people I trusted said that they loved it. I checked it out and, wouldn’t you know it, I loved it too! The movie wasn’t trying to be anything other than what it is … a jump in your seat, fun, horror flick. It’s a lot of fun.

After the jump, check out my Top 5 Fave Movies and my Top 10 Fave TV Shows of 2009 …

Yesterday afternoon David and I met up with our friends Ollie and Caleb for a late afternoon showing of District 9 — a movie I’ve been dying to see for months now! The buzz about this film has been building for weeks now and I’ve only heard great things … but I did my best to stay away from any spoilers that might ruin the film for me before seeing it. The movie was featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly magazine last week and hinted at a huge plot development that I didn’t want to know beforehand … from that moment on, I kept well away from all things District 9 until I could see the movie for myself. BE WARNED that my review below will contain spoilers of the movie so DO NOT READ IT if you want to remain unspoiled. In short, I loved the film and think many of y’all will love it, too:

Yes, District 9 lives up to the hype and is a very excellent movie … that being said, it works very well because of the involvement of Peter Jackson who produced the film and knows how to tell a tale with FX and make it look believable. To be honest, the best things about this film have been inspired by previous sci-fi movies and TV shows and owes a lot of its success to those films/movies. District 9 has shades of the films Enemy Mine (but set on Earth) and Starship Troopers (but in a serious way) and is similar to the TV shows Alien Nation (but set in South Africa and more gritty) and V (without the aliens having an advantage). Altho the film borrows from earlier projects, it does tell a mostly unique tale of its own in a very believable manner. There were a few plot developments that I hated but overall I loved the tale of a massive spaceship full of grotesque-looking refugee aliens being stranded on our planet. As you start to empathize with the aliens, or prawns as they are called in the film, you start to truly understand the brutality of the human race. To be completely honest, the sorts of things you see in the film would most likely happen on some scale if ever the same circumstance were to happen in real life (tho, I contend the US would have a great role in the exploitation … you know, should an alien race take refuge here on planet Earth, that is). The movie is much more than an alien movie … it’s a great commentary on social inequality. The ending leaves the movie wide open for a sequel, prolly called District 10, with will likely hit theaters in 3 years. District 9 is deffo one of my fave films of the year thus far.

After the movie, we made our way to Kitchen 24 in Hollywood for dinner and drinks and ended up calling it an early night. I fell asleep while reading last night. This afternoon, I’m making my way down to Huntington Beach to see Darion play beach volleyball for charity in shorty shorts. I’ll do my best to come back with photos :)

Depending on where you live in the US (or in the world) you may have seen billboards, posters and/or notices around town promoting a new film called District 9. The promo artwork looks like “official” notices that aliens are not allowed to use certain bus benches, which have been deemed for “Human Use Only” (click HERE to see a few examples). It’s all very ingenious, I think. District 9 is a film that features a future world where aliens come to Earth and are segregated in an area called district 9 in South Africa. Until now, the video promo for the film has been shadowy at best. Today we get to see a newly released movie trailer that gives a bit more info about the film itself:

I really love films like this (check out D-9.com to see how fun the official website is). Taking conventional thought and turning it completely around. We abhor the notion of segregating different races from one another but, in this film, we seem happy to segregate alien species from humans. I love this teaser video … I can’t wait to see more (but not too much more as to ruin the movie before we get to see it). After the jump, check out the new trailer for District 9 in full …