Comments on: Geeks on Film: Dan’s Top 5 Films of 2009 http://geekadelphia.com/2009/12/30/geeks-on-film-dans-top-5-films-of-2009/ A Guide To Everything Geek In The City Of Brotherly Love Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://geekadelphia.com/2009/12/30/geeks-on-film-dans-top-5-films-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6788 Dan Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:00:11 +0000 http://geekadelphia.com/?p=10726#comment-6788 This list was actually difficult, because the top two were a real struggle for me and it really came down to the fact that District 9 really kinda came out of nowhere and blew me away and worked on so many different levels, and took alot of chances. But it also only cost 30 million and made over 250. I really started to think about that when I read an article on BoingBoing about the things Avatar could have done to spruce up the story, and while I think the story was good it was a bit subdued and I understand why. Would you want to have been responsible for bankrupting Fox? But I remember watching District 9 and being amazed at how the film 'went there" and came back and "went there" again and that is why I put it above Avatar. This list was actually difficult, because the top two were a real struggle for me and it really came down to the fact that District 9 really kinda came out of nowhere and blew me away and worked on so many different levels, and took alot of chances. But it also only cost 30 million and made over 250. I really started to think about that when I read an article on BoingBoing about the things Avatar could have done to spruce up the story, and while I think the story was good it was a bit subdued and I understand why. Would you want to have been responsible for bankrupting Fox? But I remember watching District 9 and being amazed at how the film ‘went there” and came back and “went there” again and that is why I put it above Avatar.

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]]> By: Tim http://geekadelphia.com/2009/12/30/geeks-on-film-dans-top-5-films-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6785 Tim Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:20:16 +0000 http://geekadelphia.com/?p=10726#comment-6785 This is basically a mirror image of my Top 5 - except I was more impressed by Avatar than I was with District 9. It's pretty difficult to compare the two though, since they were clearly going for very different things. Regretfully, I have yet to see Zombieland. I know, I know, I'll get to it. Was "9" any good? UP would have been on my list as well, since I do love me some Pixar. This is basically a mirror image of my Top 5 – except I was more impressed by Avatar than I was with District 9. It’s pretty difficult to compare the two though, since they were clearly going for very different things.

Regretfully, I have yet to see Zombieland. I know, I know, I’ll get to it.

Was “9″ any good? UP would have been on my list as well, since I do love me some Pixar.

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