Comments on: To Make Or Remake: 2009 Year In Review

By: AussieSlayerette

AussieSlayerette — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:06:29 +0000

As Randy has already pointed out, the real reason that Holmes appears on this particular list is cuz it is one of my personal picks in the top 10 remakes released theatrically in 2009 that I have seen.

There were certainly other remakes released that I did and did not see for that year, but these were the top 10 favourites that I enjoyed. Ordering is hard sometimes. As remakes go it certainly has its flaws, but for those released in 2009 I certainly rank it higher than Terminator, Transformers or Wolverine for example.

But no, it prob would not appear on a list of top ten movies from 2009. Even if it did, it certainly wouldn’t rank as highly as it does here, even though I found it an entertaining watch and a great way to escape the wretched heat of an Australian New Years Day.

By: Saberj

Saberj — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:30:01 +0000

I consider it in my top 10. However, if you are referring to this article, this is the top ten “remakes” of 2009, not the top ten movies of 2009. I’m not sure how different her lists would look. But I just wanted to point that out.

For the record though, I loved the 3rd Pirates movie. It made a great movie. The second one, however, did not. So there are some more opinions for you to chew on. :)

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:11:50 +0000

I wouldn’t say the acting was exceptional, RDJ had a bizarre british accent and Jude Law was doing his Jude Law thing. Mark Strong gave the best performance IMHO. I thought the story was weak and not one I felt myself following with ease. The CG was dodgy, and Rachel McAdams was pretty bad. I had fun with it sure, but not enough to warrant it on top 10 list, I had fun with the 3rd Pirates of the Caribbean movie but that hardly made it a good movie. In all honesty, I just watched Young Sherlock Holmes for the first time and found that to be much more entertaining.

By: Saberj

Saberj — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:02:31 +0000

Define average. Average entertainment value? Average plot? Average acting? Too many things go into a movie to just stick it into a corner and say it’s “average”. For me, it was a fun movie. And that’s as important to me as how good the story is. And the acting was exceptional. So there’s that too.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:48:10 +0000

I’m surprised that Sherlock holmes is appearing on so many peoples lists, I thought it was a really average movie.

By: AussieSlayerette

AussieSlayerette — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:12:03 +0000

The original was far better. When they are in the tree singing ‘Had a Bad Day”. Solid gold.

By: AussieSlayerette

AussieSlayerette — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:10:54 +0000

I agree that HBP would have been better as a two-parter. It def not my fave in the series but still enjoyable. I would really like to see Dumbledore’s funeral dealt with significantly in the next film.

By: Polygon_Wizard

Polygon_Wizard — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:21:21 +0000

Rise of the Lycans was okay, but not nearly as good as the second Underworld movie, IMHO.

As for the rest of the list, Star Trek and Harry Potter were great. Sherlock Holmes was very enjoyable. Transformers 2 and Wolverine were horrible. I still need to see Terminator Salvation, but I’m not holding out too much hope for it based on what I’ve heard. I refuse to waste my time with Twilight or Alvin and the Chipmunks. Finally, My Sister’s Keeper looks like it could be good, but I probably won’t see it unless my wife adds it to the Netflix queue.

By: Saberj

Saberj — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:20:03 +0000

Don’t you be speaking ill of the Chipmunks. With that said, this movie wasn’t nearly as good as the original. Too much chase, not enough pay off.

By: Mr. Pointy

Mr. Pointy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:59:21 +0000

I would really only like to see a do-over of Terminator, so disappointing, and maybe Sherlock but I did enjoy it for the most part.

Nothing else on your lists matters to me really.

I don’t care about Underworld.

Nothing can make a good Twilight movie imho b/c the source material is terrible.

They are doing another X-men i think, so that is kind of moot (don’t care about Wolverine’s origin).

I liked Half Blood Prince save for the lack of Dumbledore’s funeral. HBP could’ve been a two parter as well.

Alvin and the Chipmunk’s? Really?

And I’m sure a lot of Trekkies feel different, but I loved Star Trek, so no.

By: Hayden Jones

Hayden Jones — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:27:29 +0000

I recently saw Wolverine and enjoyed it (well other than the amensia inducing adamantite bullets).

I thought Deadpool, did look fairly frigthening.

Though I share you sentiments that I wanted to see a little more of the berserker in Wolverine.

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:08:11 +0000

Your lovely clear and insightful writing style almost convinced on Alvin and the Chipmunks…no, wait, what?!?!?!?!