Worst movies of 2009

I've decided to start a new blog chronicling the worst movies I see each year. Keep in mind, I am not a critic. I am not paid to watch movies. I see what I think looks good and worth the roughly fifty bucks I'll end up shelling out on a night at the movies. Therefore, you will never (knock on wood) see a Olsen twins or Steven Segal movie on these lists. A couple of caveats: I do have a daughter, turning six this year, who will drag me to the occasional crap-fest (Doogal, The Tale of Despereaux), a wife who will drag me to a different kind of crap-fest (Twilight), and I, myself, am a sucker for 3D movies (see below), since (like decent popcorn) you can only get that kind of corny, greasy, bad-for-you fun in the theater.

1. Bride Wars
2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
3. My Bloody Valentine 3D
4. Knowing
5. Adventureland
6. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
7. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
8. He's Just Not That Into You
9. Friday the 13th
10. The Uninvited

Best Movies of 2009

1. Moon
2. Up In The Air
3. Star Trek
4. District 9
5. Taken
6. Up 3D
7. Inglourious Basterds
8. An Education
9. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
10. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Best Romantic Dramas

Next up: drama

1. La Vita è bella (1997)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
3. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
4. Casablanca (1942)
5. Jerry Maguire (1996)
6. Gone with the Wind (1939)
7. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
8. The African Queen (1951)
9. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
10. Stardust (2007)

Best Romantic Comedies

In honor of St. Valentine's day, I am putting together a "couple" (get it?) lists of romance movies. The first: comedy

1. As Good as It Gets (1997)
2. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
3. Love Actually (2003)
4. It Happened One Night (1934)
5. Annie Hall (1977)
6. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
7. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
8. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
9. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
10. There's Something About Mary (1998)

Best Movies of 2000

1. Unbreakable
2. One Day in September
3. The Emperor's New Groove
4. What Lies Beneath
5. Meet the Parents
6. Frequency
7. The Perfect Storm
8. Erin Brockovich
9. Finding Forrester
10. Gladiator

Worst Oscar Nominees

Here's the worst list. It's not just winners to broaden the playing field, but they are all nominees for Best Picture.

1. Working Girl (1988)
2. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
3. Munich (2005)
4. Love Story (1970)
5. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
6. The Sound of Music (1965)
7. Elizabeth (1998)
8. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
10. Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Best Best Picture Winners

In honor of the Academy Award nominations, I will do a list of the best movies to ever win Best Picture and the worst movies to ever be nominated for it. First, the best list:

1. On the Waterfront (1954)
2. Crash (2004)
3. Casablanca (1942)
4. Amadeus (1984)
5. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
6. Gone with the Wind (1939)
7. It Happened One Night (1934)
8. Annie Hall (1977)
9. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
10. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)