Since having a child, I find myself going to even more movies for children than I did before I had her. Not that the film being labeled as children\u2019s ever stopped Peter and me.<\/p>\n
But this year I saw some trends I wouldn\u2019t mind seeing again. We had a couple of really good stop motion animation films in Coraline<\/i> and Fantastic Mr. Fox<\/i>. Some fun CGI films like Monsters vs. Aliens<\/i>, Up<\/i>(one of the best films of the year in my book), 9<\/i> (for the slightly older set), Cloudy with a chance of meatballs<\/i>, Astro Boy<\/i> (which we loved but then we loved Speed Racer too so go figure), and Planet 51<\/i>. We had some good animal pictures with Hotel for Dogs<\/i>, Alvin and the Chipmunks: the squeekquel<\/i>, and G-Force<\/i> and some nice live action with Night at the Museum II<\/i>. We also had the return of classic Disney Animation with The Princess and the frog<\/I>. (Which is also on my list for one of the best films of 2009.<\/p>\n
We saw the everything that is old is new again trend continue with the reboot of Star Trek<\/i> (which I really enjoyed), X-men Wolverine<\/i> (which was OK but had Hugh Jackman in not much so that made it better), Transformers: Rise of the fallen<\/i>, Harry Potter and the \u00bd Blood Prince<\/I> (which was better than I thought it was going to be but I am glad they are splitting the last book into two films since this one was packed to the gunnels and they still didn\u2019t get everything in), Terminator Salvation<\/I> (Peter had a much better ending for it but he knew why they didn\u2019t do it that way), and New Moon<\/i> (which Ariel loved because most of the good looking males wandered around shirtless)<\/p>\n
There were adult films too. Watchmen<\/i> tried to make a splash but I can\u2019t tell you how many people don\u2019t remember that it was released this year. They thought it was last year. We enjoyed The Men to Stare at Goats<\/I> for the excellent cast and performance. It\u2019s Complicated<\/i> was the American equivalent of a British Dramady and, again, had some fine performances.Public Enemy<\/i> was fun but I am looking forward to Depp in Alice in Wonderland<\/i> next year. Avatar<\/i> impressed us with the visuals but the story was lacking. We have a number of screeners for films we missed in the Theater this year that we have to catch up on.<\/p>\n
And my current favorite film of the year is Sherlock Holmes<\/i> with Up<\/i> and the Princess and the Frog<\/i> not far behind.<\/p>\n
TV saw a lot of my favorites cancelled like Pushing Daisies<\/i> and Eli Stone<\/i>. Not many new shows made it onto my list but The Good Wife<\/i> and Better Off Ted<\/i> did. I watched Dexter<\/i> and was amazed. Project Runway<\/i> may be past its prime but Launch my Line<\/i> and the Fashion Show<\/i> were much worse. Doctor Who<\/i> has been erratic at best but then so has the schedule but I will be watching next year. Torchwood<\/i> was amazing and painful to watch all at the same time. Sarah Jane<\/i> was fun for the most part. <\/p>\n
I am grateful for the good TV and Movies I have seen this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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