Monday, March 1, 2010

Ranking the Oscar Nominated Films

With every Oscar nominated film now under my belt, I've decided to do a fun pre-Oscars blog and simply rank the films from best to worst. Now, this isn't a meticulous list. I ranked them as I saw fit in the moment, and many factors, including entertainment, quality, expectations, and even number of viewings (which I've included in parentheses if it was more than once) went into my decision making process. Basically, if you're my friend and you're not happy about the order, then please feel free to bitch, but I'm not going to spend time arguing with you....Well, I might if your taste is bad enough. 

I will circumvent a few arguments, however: Avatar -- I know the writing was bad, I know the plot was unoriginal, but I plan on defending it later so please spare me. The Hurt Locker -- I really wanted to catch this one again, and I think I might like it more the second time around, but as it stands, this is based on my original opinion from back in August. The Lovely Bones -- I could write a novel on how terrible this movie was. 

And without further ado:

  1. Inglorious Basterds (2)
  2. Avatar (3)
  3. Up (3)
  4. Crazy Heart
  5. Bright Star
  6. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
  7. Star Trek (2)           
  8. The White Ribbon
  9. District 9
  10. An Education
  11. The Secret in Their Eyes
  12. In The Loop
  13. Sherlock Holmes
  14. Paris 36
  15. A Prophet
  16. Up in the Air (2)
  17. The Hurt Locker
  18. Coraline
  19. Food, Inc.
  20. A Single Man
  21. The Cove
  22. The Messenger
  23. Julie & Julia
  24. Il Divo
  25. The Young Victoria
  26. Fantastic Mr. Fox
  27. A Serious Man
  28. Ajami
  29. The Secret of Kells
  30. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2)
  31. Which Way Home
  32. Invictus
  33. Burma VJ
  34. The Blind Side
  35. The Princess and the Frog
  36. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
  37. Nine
  38. The Last Station
  39. The Milk of Sorrow
  40. Coco Before Chanel
  41. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
  42. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
  43. The Lovely Bones