Best Movies of 2009

...according to Entertainment Weekly.

List #1 by Owen Gleiberman

10. Adventureland

9. The Hurt Locker

8. The Girlfriend Experience

7. Fantastic Mr. Fox

6. (500) Days of Summer

5. Food, Inc.

4. I Love You, Man

3. Precious

2. Inglorious Basterds

1. Up in the Air

List #2 by Lisa Schwarzbaum

10. Everlasting Moments

9. District 9

8. Big Fan

7. A Serious Man

6. Fantastic Mr. Fox

5. Where the Wild Things Are

4. Up in the Air

3. Coraline

2. Up

1. The Hurt Locker

And here's my Top 5 movies for this year as of right now (keeping in mind that I currently want to see Avatar and The Road, if it ever comes out to wide release):

Honorable Mentions: Up, Law Abiding Citizen, and G.I. Joe

5. The Proposal

It's surprising, you may think, that I put this movie on my list, considering that I probably would not have watched it, if my lovely wife hadn't picked it out. However, I found it to be pretty funny. Reynolds and Bullock work out very well together. Betty White is pretty funny as well, and as somebody who hates Golden Girls with a passion that burns with the fire of a thousand suns, that's saying a lot.

4. Star Trek

What is so great about this movie is that you don't have to be a Trekkie to love it. It was certainly one of the most anticipated movies of the year, and unlike another sci-fi, much-anticipated blockbuster (*cough* Transformers *cough**cough*), it didn't disappoint. It's a good story filled with some great action.

3. The Men Who Stare at Goats

I loved this movie. It was the only movie that I saw in the theaters twice this year, and I would probably go see it again. It is certainly a screwball comedy of sorts. The interesting thing is that I can't pick out a single scene that encapsulates the entire movie for me. I found myself laughing at the random hilarity all throughout the movie. It's one that I could watch over and over again.

2. Terminator Salvation

It may seem strange to see this one listed as my #2 movie for the year, but the more that I thought about it, the more I really enjoyed this movie. It is one of two that really had me on the edge of my seat throughout most of the movie. It is intense, and I loved it. Ironic considering I don't even really like the original Terminator, but I have liked all of the sequels.

1. District 9

I didn't really know what to expect when I went to see this movie. I was making it a double-feature Sunday because G.I. Joe was playing right after it. I had seen a couple of the previews, and thought it looked interesting, but I didn't know what to expect. What I got was amazing. It is very violent and there is a lot of cussing, but I really feel like this was the best movie that I've seen all year long.