Comments on: Top 10 Films of 2009

By: Encore Entertainment

Encore Entertainment — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:18:50 +0000

Interesting picks, Avatar is the only one of my top 5 here, but that's actually good because it's become hated by "serious" movie lovers. The rest of my top 5: An Education, Bright Star, Coraline, The Messenger....though I'm thinking now that The Fantastic Mr Fox could easily knock Avatar out now... PS. Of your top ten, I have to say I loathe Up in the Air.

By: rtm

rtm — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:42:50 +0000

I agree with a lot of your picks Dan, in fact Inglourious Basterds was my pick for this year’s Best Picture winner. I’m not a fan of Hurt Locker though, I wrote an entire post inspired by how much I was actually uninspired by it and wondered if there were other critically-acclaimed flicks we can’t sing our praises of. I’m curious about Looking for Eric now that you’ve mentioned it.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:11:21 +0000

…yeah, having to wait for The Wrestler was annoying but us Brits are used to it!

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:06:55 +0000

Give Looking For Eric a chance Peter…it has a British kitchen sink drama feel about it but its story of personal struggle and fantasy escapism is universal. A true indie gem.

I’d agree with you about Avatar – overrated but I still found it hugely enjoyable. Cameron’s richly detailed world went nicely with a solid, easily digestable story.

I felt The Hurt Locker, on the other hand, deserved the plaudits it got. Kathryn Bigelow has finally received the recognition she should have got years ago.

By: Dreher Bear (...Where The Buffalo Roam)

Dreher Bear (...Where The Buffalo Roam) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:28:01 +0000

Great list! I feel bad for you that you had to (officially) wait for The Wrestler till 2009. I never heard of Looking for Eric, I’ll definitely check it out.

By: Peter E.

Peter E. — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:32:02 +0000

I will certainly check out Looking for Eric…hard to find in the States. I did feel Avatar and Hurt Locker were both HIGHLY overrated. Lov ed District 9 and put that as my #1 film of the year. Basterds and Summer were also in my Top 10. Up was cute, but they’ve done better than that. Nice list, man! Love the site…

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:10:44 +0000

It’s a shame that Looking For Eric hasn’t played for long in the US. But I can understand the reasons – it is very British (obviously with a French twist) and in that it has the mannerisms, sensibility and dialect of northern Britain (Manchester) which has always been a tough sell to an American audience that find the dialogue difficult to understand. I’m not painting everyone with the same brush of course but regional American films have few problems translating to international audiences. When it occurs in the other direction films become a tough sell and distributors lose interest.

But if you have a multiregion DVD player I’d recommend picking it up on UK DVD.

By: CMrok93

CMrok93 — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:02:24 +0000

I have been wanting to see Looking for Eric, for a long time now. Its just that the US never really can handle those UK films as long in the theaters.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 31 May 2010 09:32:13 +0000

…and only an Arsenal fan would criticise it, Dave!

By: David Lloyd-Smart

David Lloyd-Smart — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:27:57 +0000

only a man united fan would put that film at the top of the list.