Welcome to Part 2!
5. District 9
Peter Jackson's choice to direct the live action Halo movie, was Director Neil Blompkamp, a man known mostly for his trilogy of Halo short films, and for many of his other groundbreaking short films. But the studio wasn't just going to throw a big franchise like halo to anybody; he had to prove himself first.
Armed with a miniscule budget, he decided to adapt his short film "Alive in Johannesburg into a feature length film about an alien rae who have overstayed their welcome on Earth, and are now fighting to get home.
Considering the price tag on this film, there are some mind blowing special effects, coupled perfecly with some of the best acting to have ever graced the silver screen. A Sci fi film for the ages, District 9 is a winner to me.
4. Star Trek
I'll admit, I'm not a fan of things like Star Wars, and I've never seen a single episode of Star Trek in my life. I decided however to give the movie a chance, because it looked decent, and because of the amazing buzz that it had been receiving from the critics. Boy, am I glad that I listened…
Star Trek is everything that I wanted out of a Star Wars film, and then some. I’m already hyped for the sequel, and until it comes to light, I’m going to go back and check out the original series.
3. Up
I’m probably the only person on the face of the planet who thinks that Wall.E was an overrated film. I only really enjoyed the first forty minutes or so, where there was no real dialogue. Because of that, I kind of went into Pixar’s latest film, with somewhat low expectations.
Man oh man, was I wrong. This film was clever, funny, emotional, and everything else that an animated epic from Pixar should be. I’m totally psyched for next year’s long awaited Toy Story 3, but I don’t know if they can really top this. This is probably among their best work.
2. Drag Me to Hell
This movie didn’t fair too well at the box office, and to be honest, I’m not surprised in the least. The advertising for this movie was all wrong. They tried to pass it off as a lame horror flick about gypsies, and that’s not what it was at all. For those of you who know your history, you know that Director Sam Raimi was famous before Spider Man as being the man who had crafted the Evil Dead trilogy, a sequence of comedy horror flicks that are to this day considered cult classics. He decided to go back to his roots, but do something totally different at the same time.
The end result? Drag Me to Hell, and Sam Raimi’s return to horror could not have been sweeter. Filled with a ton of scares, great actors, and an opening scene that holds more laughs than the Hangover all the way through. Seriously, this was an insanely close #2 spot
1. Inglorious Basterds
This was my first Quentin Tarantino film in theaters, and luckily for me, this is without a doubt some of his best work. Here he’s managed to create some of his most memorable characters to such as the Jew Hunter, Hans, and Aldo Raine, played to perfection by Brad Pitt. This is without a doubt my favorite flick of the summer. Check it out.
What were your favorite films of the summer?
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I saw "Food, Inc" (a documentary about the condition of American food production) and although I liked it a lot- it also scared me.
My favorite film of the summer was "Departures", a lovely Japanese film about preparing for death and fidelity and abandonment.