Best Movies of 2009

1. The Hurt Locker - 4 flasks:  A gripping film that had me so wrapped up in the tension I was tired by the end.

2. Avatar - 4 flasks: A great time at the movies with epic sweep

3. Rachel Getting Married - 3.5 flasks: Great dialog, loved Anne Hatheway.

4. Sunshine Cleaning - 3.5 flasks: A serious comedy about a couple of girls trying to get by. Engaging.

5. Invention of Lying - 3.5 flasks: A fantasy satire with Ricky Gervais that starts funny, and  then digs deep into religion and philosophy.

6. Ponyo  - 3.25 flasks: Sincere, adorable, cute. If you can't handle cute, see Hurt Locker.

7. Duplicity - 3.0 flasks: Intelligent spy thriller with Clive Owen and Julia Roberts

8. Watchmen - 3.0 flasks: An intelligent comic book movie

9. The Proposal - 3.0 flasks: Best romantic comedy of the year; gotta love Sandra

10. Public Enemies - 3.0 flasks: Great work by Johnny Depp and director Michael Mann

Honorable mention - all 3.0 flasks:
The Surrogates, Julie & Julia, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Extract, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, This is It, and Star Trek.
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That is my opinion. I suppose I will still see some officially 2009 Oscar films before Oscar night, but for the year 2009 that is how I see it.
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