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     2009
  
September 9 9 blasts its way through the apocalypse.
October 16
Where the Wild Things Are somehow stretches a tiny book into a great big movie.
November 6
The Wolf Man has Benicio Del Toro bite people
December 11
The Lovely Bones takes Peter Jackson back to Heavenly Creatures territory.
       Also (maybe) coming in 2009: Evil Dead, From A Buick 8, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, Twilight Watch, Pee Wee's Playhouse: The Movie, Silver Surfer
   
     2010
  
March 5
Alice In Wonderland rocks cinemas Tim Burton style.
May 7
Iron Man 2 revisits Tony Stark's radness.
June 18
Toy Story 3 puts the toys in a daycare center.
July 16
Thor ragnaroks and rolls into theaters.
August 21
Inglourious Basterds finally shows us what happens when Tarantino makes a grown-up film.
November 19
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1) begins the final tale of the boy who lived.
       Also (supposedly) coming in 2010: Ant Man, At The Mountains Of Madness, Fahrenheit 451, House of Re-Animator, Nick Fury, Sin City 2, Sub-Mariner, Thundercats, World War Z
 
     2011
  
May 6
The First Avenger: Captain America punches evil in the face.
       Also (theoretically) coming in 2011: The Avengers, Cat's Cradle, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 2),  Justice League of America, Master of Space and Time, The Power of the Dark Crystal, Sin City 3: Hell & Back, Wonder Woman, X-Men Origins: Magneto
 
       Also (hopefully) coming in 2012: Doctor Strange, John Carter of Mars, The Hobbit, The Hobbit 2

gB Puts Films in Order of Awesomeness
green = I own the DVD
italics = I saw it in the theater (* = multiple times)

2009 - I saw 4 of these in the theater.

  1. Watchmen
  2. District 9
  3. Coraline
  4. Avatar
  5. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  6. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

2008 - I saw 8 of these in the theater.

  1. The Dark Knight
  2. Iron Man
  3. Cloverfield
  4. The Incredible Hulk
  5. WALL-E
  6. Let The Right One In
  7. Slumdog Millionaire
  8. Be Kind Rewind
  9. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  10. Kung Fu Panda
  11. Cadillac Records
  12. Gran Torino
  13. The Spiderwick Chronicles
  14. Changeling
  15. Tropic Thunder
  16. The Happening
  17. Lakeview Terrace
  18. Outlander
  19. Choke
  20. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  21. 10,000 B.C.
  22. Rent: Filmed Live On Broadway
  23. Step Up 2 The Streets

2007 - I saw 9 of these in the theater.

  1. Grindhouse
  2. No Country For Old Men
  3. Hot Fuzz
  4. 30 Days Of Night
  5. Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
  6. The Chosen One
  7. Timecrimes
  8. The Mist
  9. Shoot 'Em Up
  10. Once
  11. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
  12. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  13. My Name Is Bruce
  14. Juno
  15. Live Free Or Die Hard
  16. Transformers
  17. 300
  18. Resident Evil: Extinction
  19. Enchanted
  20. Spider-Man 3
  21. Dragon Wars
  22. Wristcutters: A Love Story
  23. The Bee Movie
  24. Across The Universe
  25. Beowulf
  26. 3:10 To Yuma
  27. There Will Be Blood
  28. Golden Compass
  29. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  30. Shooter
  31. Stardust
  32. Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep
  33. Cinderella III: A Twist In Time
  34. Rise: Bloodhunter
  35. Shrek the 3rd
  36. Ice Spiders
  37. H.P. Lovecraft's The Tomb

2006 - I saw 3 of these in the theater.

  1. The Prestige
  2. Children Of Men
  3. Pan's Labyrinth
  4. Monster House
  5. Little Miss Sunshine
  6. Lady In The Water
  7. Tenacious D in The Pick Of Destiny
  8. Clerks II
  9. Little Miss Sunshine
  10. Cars
  11. Southland Tales
  12. The Science Of Sleep
  13. Shortbus
  14. The Illusionist
  15. X-Men 3: The Last Stand
  16. A Scanner Darkly
  17. Superman Returns
  18. Ultraviolet
  19. Eragon
  20. For Your Consideration
  21. The DaVinci Code

2005 - I saw 8 of these in the theater.

  1. Sin City
  2. Serenity
  3. Batman Begins
  4. Brokeback Mountain
  5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  6. MirrorMask
  7. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
  8. The Aristocrats
  9. Hard Candy
  10. The Descent
  11. Sky High
  12. Tideland
  13. The Call Of Cthulhu
  14. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
  15. King Kong
  16. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  17. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
  18. Land of the Dead
  19. The Corpse Bride
  20. Transporter 2
  21. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  22. Constantine
  23. Munich

2004 - I saw 11 of these in the theater.

  1. Kill Bill volume 2**
  2. Shaun of the Dead**
  3. Team America: World Police
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  5. Spider-Man 2
  6. Strings
  7. Hero
  8. Hellboy
  9. The Incredibles
  10. House of the Flying Daggers
  11. Dawn of the Dead
  12. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
  13. I, Robot
  14. Garden State
  15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  16. Jersey Girl
  17. Mean Girls
  18. Resident Evil: Apocalypse
  19. Fahrenheit 9/11
  20. Super Size Me
  21. The Manchurian Candidate
  22. Saved!
  23. The Phantom Of The Opera
  24. Napoleon Dynamite
  25. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
  26. The Ladykillers
  27. Shrek 2
  28. Secret Window
  29. The Chronicles of Riddick
  30. The Butterfly Effect
  31. Dragon Storm
  32. Troy
  33. Alamo
 2003 - I saw 13 of these in the theater.
  1. Kill Bill volume 1***
  2. LOTR: Return of the King
  3. X-Men 2
  4. Willard
  5. 28 Days Later...
  6. Ju-on: The Grudge
  7. Pirates of the Caribbean
  8. A Mighty Wind
  9. School of Rock
  10. The Italian Job
  11. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
  12. Once Upon A Time In Mexico
  13. Paycheck
  14. American Splendor
  15. Big Fish
  16. Undead
  17. Elf
  18. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
  19. Underworld
  20. Daredevil
  21. Lost In Translation
  22. The Matrix: Reloaded
  23. Run Ronnie Run!
  24. Dreamcatcher
  25. Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure
  26. Intolerable Cruelty
  27. American Wedding
  28. Cat In The Hat
  29. Johnny English
  30. Hulk
  31. The Matrix: Revolutions
  32. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

 

2002 - I saw 12 of these in the theater.

  1. LOTR: The Two Towers**
  2. Spider-Man
  3. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
  4. Below
  5. Bubba Ho-Tep
  6. Returner
  7. Equilibrium
  8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  9. Space Station 3-D**
  10. Lost In LaMancha
  11. Resident Evil
  12. The Transporter
  13. Spy Kids
  14. Bowling For Columbine
  15. Phone Booth
  16. Reign of Fire
  17. The Ring
  18. Secretary
  19. Minority Report
  20. Signs
  21. Dog Soldiers
  22. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
  23. CQ
  24. Mothman Prophecies
  25. The Powerpuff Girls
  26. Bourne Identity
  27. Star Trek: Nemesis
  28. Spirited Away
  29. The Time Machine
  30. Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones**

2001 - I saw 20 of these in the theater.

  1. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring***
  2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  3. Moulin Rouge
  4. Donnie Darko
  5. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
  6. Amélie
  7. Memento
  8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  9. The Gift
  10. The Man Who Wasn't There
  11. The Devil's Backbone
  12. Brotherhood of the Wolf
  13. Ocean's Eleven
  14. From Hell
  15. Monsters, Inc.
  16. Dagon
  17. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  18. The Others
  19. Zoolander
  20. Ghost World
  21. Wet Hot American Summer
  22. Shrek
  23. Tremors 3: Back To Perfection
  24. A.I.
  25. Bridget Jones' Diary
  26. Mulholland Drive
  27. The One
  28. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
  29. Wendigo
  30. Vampire Hunger D 2000
  31. Rock Star
  32. Planet of the Apes
  33. Cats and Dogs
  34. The Fluffer
  35. The Royal Tenenbaums
  36. Josie and the Pussycats
  37. K-Pax
  38. Evolution
  39. Hannibal
  40. Rush Hour II
  41. The Mummy Returns
  42. Jurassic Park III
  43. Not Another Teen Movie
  44. Tomb Raider
  45. Pearl Harbor

2000 - I saw 20 of these in the theater.

  1. Unbreakable
  2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  3. Charlie's Angels
  4. X-Men
  5. Best In Show
  6. But I'm A Cheerleader
  7. Happy Accidents
  8. Shadow of the Vampire
  9. American Psycho
  10. The Exorcist
  11. High Fidelity
  12. Snatch.
  13. Battle Royale
  14. Pitch Black
  15. Dracula 2000
  16. Scream 3
  17. Ginger Snaps
  18. O Brother Where Art Thou?
  19. Bless the Child
  20. Requiem For A Dream
  21. Almost Famous
  22. Pay It Forward
  23. The Cell
  24. Gladiator
  25. Godzilla 2000
  26. Fantasia 2000
  27. Scary Movie
  28. Hollow Man
  29. Ghost Dog
  30. Reindeer Games
  31. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
  32. Dinosaur
  33. Men of Honor
  34. Dungeons and Dragons
  35. Battlefield Earth

1999 - I saw 14 of these in the theater.

  1. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut**
  2. Dogma
  3. The Matrix**
  4. Office Space
  5. The Blair Witch Project
  6. American Beauty
  7. Toy Story 2
  8. Ravenous
  9. The Sixth Sense
  10. Princess Mononoke
  11. Stuart Little
  12. Fight Club
  13. Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace****
  14. Drop Dead Gorgeous
  15. Bowfinger
  16. Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  17. For Love Of The Game
  18. Magnolia
  19. Big Daddy
  20. Being John Malkovich
  21. Mystery Men
  22. The Mummy
  23. The Straight Story
  24. American Pie
  25. The House On Haunted Hill
  26. 8MM
  27. The Haunting
  28. Eyes Wide Shut
  29. Blood Oranges

Spotlight On: The Coen Brothers
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Blood Simple (1984)
  2. Raising Arizona (1987)
  3. Miller's Crossing (1990)
  4. Barton Fink (1991)
  5. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
  6. Fargo (1996)
  7. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  8. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
  9. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
  10. Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
  11. The Ladykillers (2004)
  12. No Country For Old Men (2007)
  1. Miller's Crossing (1990)
  2. Fargo (1996)
  3. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
  4. Barton Fink (1991)
  5. Blood Simple (1984)
  6. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
  7. No Country For Old Men (2007)
  8. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
  9. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  10. The Ladykillers (2004)
  11. Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
  12. Raising Arizona (1987)
Spotlight On: Sam Raimi
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Evil Dead (1981)
  2. Crimewave (1985)
  3. Evil Dead 2 (1987)
  4. Darkman (1990)
  5. Army of Darkness (1993)
  6. Quick and the Dead (1995)
  7. A Simple Plan (1998)
  8. For Love of the Game (1999)
  9. The Gift (2000)
  10. Spider-Man (2002)
  11. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  12. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
  1. Evil Dead (1981)
  2. Army of Darkness (1993)
  3. Darkman (1990)
  4. Quick and the Dead (1995)
  5. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  6. Evil Dead 2 (1987)
  7. The Gift (2000)
  8. Spider-Man (2002)
  9. Crimewave (1985)
  10. A Simple Plan (1998)
  11. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
  12. For Love of the Game (1999)
Spotlight On: David Lynch
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Eraserhead (1977)
  2. The Elephant Man (1980)
  3. Dune (1984)
  4. Blue Velvet (1986)
  5. Wild At Heart (1990)
  6. Fire Walk With Me (1992)
  7. Lost Highway (1997)
  8. The Straight Story (1999)
  9. Mulholland Drive (2001)
  10. Inland Empire (2006)
  1. Lost Highway (1997)
  2. The Elephant Man (1980)
  3. Dune (1984)
  4. Fire Walk With Me (1992)
  5. Eraserhead (1977)
  6. Blue Velvet (1986)
  7. Wild At Heart (1990)
  8. Mulholland Drive (2001)
  9. The Straight Story (1999)
  10. Inland Empire (2006) haven't seen it yet
Spotlight On: Tim Burton
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
  2. Beetle Juice (1988)
  3. Batman (1989)
  4. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
  5. Batman Returns (1992)
  6. Ed Wood (1994)
  7. Mars Attacks! (1996)
  8. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
  9. Planet of the Apes (2001)
  10. Big Fish (2003)
  11. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
  12. The Corpse Bride (2005)
  13. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2007)
  1. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
  2. Batman (1989)
  3. Ed Wood (1994)
  4. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2007)
  5. Beetle Juice (1988)
  6. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
  7. Batman Returns (1992)
  8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
  9. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
  10. Big Fish (2003)
  11. The Corpse Bride (2005)
  12. Mars Attacks! (1996)
  13. Planet of the Apes (2001)
Spotlight On: John Carpenter
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
  2. Halloween (1978)
  3. The Fog (1980)
  4. Escape From New York (1981)
  5. The Thing (1982)
  6. Christine (1983)
  7. Starman (1984)
  8. Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
  9. Prince of Darkness (1987)
  10. They Live (1988)
  11. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
  12. In The Mouth Of Madness (1995)
  13. Village of the Damned (1995)
  14. Escape From L.A. (1996)
  15. Vampire$ (1998)
  16. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
  1. Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
  2. The Thing (1982)
  3. Halloween (1978)
  4. They Live (1988)
  5. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
  6. Escape From New York (1981)
  7. Starman (1984)
  8. Christine (1983)
  9. Prince of Darkness (1987)
  10. The Fog (1980)
  11. Escape From L.A. (1996)
  12. Village of the Damned (1995)
  13. In The Mouth Of Madness (1995)
  14. Vampire$ (1998)
  15. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) haven't seen it yet
  16. Ghosts of Mars (2001) haven't seen it yet
Spotlight On: Terry Gilliam
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)
  2. Jabberwocky (1977)
  3. Life of Brian (1979)
  4. Time Bandits (1981)
  5. The Meaning of Life (1983)
  6. Brazil (1985)
  7. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
  8. The Fisher King (1991)
  9. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
  10. Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
  11. Brothers Grimm (2005)
  12. Tideland (2005)
  1. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)
  2. 12 Monkeys (1995)
  3. Life of Brian (1979)
  4. Time Bandits (1981)
  5. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
  6. The Fisher King (1991)
  7. The Meaning of Life (1983)
  8. Tideland (2005)
  9. Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
  10. Brazil (1985)
  11. Jabberwocky (1977) haven't seen it yet
  12. Brothers Grimm (2005) haven't seen it yet
Spotlight On: Peter Jackson
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Bad Taste (1987)
  2. Meet the Feebles (1989)
  3. Dead Alive (1992)
  4. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
  5. Forgotten Silver (1995)
  6. The Frighteners (1996)
  7. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  8. LOTR: The Two Towers (2002)
  9. LOTR: The Return of the King (2003)
  10. King Kong (2005)
  1. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  2. LOTR: The Two Towers (2002)
  3. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
  4. LOTR: The Return of the King (2003)
  5. Bad Taste (1987)
  6. Forgotten Silver (1995)
  7. Meet the Feebles (1989)
  8. The Frighteners (1996)
  9. King Kong (2005)
  10. Dead Alive (1992)
Spotlight On: Quentin Tarantino
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  2. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  3. Four Rooms: The Man From Hollywood(1995)
  4. Jackie Brown (1997)
  5. Kill Bill volume 1 (2003)
  6. Kill Bill volume 2 (2004)
  7. Grindhouse: Death Proof (2007)
  1. Kill Bill volume 1 (2003)
  2. Kill Bill volume 2 (2004)
  3. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  4. Grindhouse: Death Proof (2007)
  5. Jackie Brown (1997)
  6. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  7. Four Rooms: The Man From Hollywood (1995)
Spotlight On: Kevin Smith
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. Clerks. (1994)
  2. Mallrats (1995)
  3. Chasing Amy (1997)
  4. Dogma (1999)
  5. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  6. Jersey Girl (2004)
  7. Clerks II (2006)
  1. Dogma (1999)
  2. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  3. Chasing Amy (1997)
  4. Mallrats (1995)
  5. Clerks. (1994)
  6. Jersey Girl (2004)
  7. Clerks II (2006)
Spotlight On: Robert Rodriguez
In order of appearance:
In order of awesomeness:
  1. El Mariachi (1992)
  2. Desperado (1995)
  3. Four Rooms: The Misbehavers (1995)
  4. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
  5. The Faculty (1998)
  6. Spy Kids (2001)
  7. Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams (2002)
  8. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
  9. Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
  10. Sin City (2005)
  11. The Adventures Of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005)
  12. Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007)
  1. Sin City (2005)
  2. Desperado (1995)
  3. Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007)
  4. Four Rooms: The Misbehavers (1995)
  5. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
  6. Spy Kids (2001)
  7. El Mariachi (1992)
  8. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
  9. Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
  10. Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams (2002)
  11. The Adventures Of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005)
  12. The Faculty (1998)

The 78 Best Movies Of All Time Ever No Matter What Ever
These are the best movies of all time. They are infinitely re-watchable and always entertaining and awesome. Every other movie in the world that claims to be the best movie ever needs to get in line behind all of these flicks. If your favourite movie isn't on this list, at best, it's the 79th best movie of all time. Also, you're probably an idiot on account of there's no way your favourite movie is better than any of these. Here they are in random order.

The Empire Strikes Back
Miller's Crossing
Harvey
Raiders of the Lost Ark
An American Werewolf In London
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Kill Bill
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Evil Dead
L.A. Story

 Jaws
Batman
The Fellowship of the Ring
Transformers The Movie
Moulin Rouge
Highlander
Army of Darkness
UHF
Hudson Hawk
Star Wars		 The Manchurian Candidate
Lost Highway
Robin Hood
The Thing
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Return of the Jedi
Tron
Monty Python's Life of Brain
Shallow Grave
Flash Gordon
The Secret of NIMH
Team America: World Police
Lawn Dogs
Donnie Darko
Unbreakable
Twelve Monkeys
Labyrinth
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai
The Usual Suspects
Night of the Living Dead		 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Shawshank Redemption
The Blues Brothers
Dogma
The Matrix
Quick and the Dead
Memento
Get Shorty
The Reflecting Skin
Cloak & Dagger		 Planet of the Apes
The Breakfast Club
Big Trouble In Little China
X-Men 2
Back to the Future
Darkman
Cast A Deadly Spell
Fargo
Pulp Fiction
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Omega Man
Return of the King
The Prophecy
Shaun of the Dead
Clue
Grindhouse 		The Prestige
King Kong
G.I. Joe The Movie
Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
The Princess Bride
Sin City

The Wizard of Oz
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Two Towers
Children Of Men
Rope
The Golden Child

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