2009 in film. A disappointment?

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I hear where you're coming from, but I can't say I agree. Some of the 2008 movies you list (IMO) weren't that great. Slumdog, while sugary when the film's rolling, rings very hollow. I hadn't even got to my car before my pleasure faded to a feeling of having just been ripped off. (Reminded me of my first visit to a strip joint in that respect.) And I don't know if we saw the same movie, but I didn't think In Bruges was funny or entertaining. It made me want to visit Bruges, but that's about it. Ben Button was cute, but I think it will age about as well as Forest Gump.

I saw An Education last night. I'm glad to see it made your list. The ending was a bit pat, but it's refreshing to see intelligent movies aren't dead (yet). I would place it above 7 of the 9 movies I've seen on your 2008 list.

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

I find it amusing and it actually makes me a bit glad since the Academy's decision to expand best picture to 10 films is an utter travesty.

An insider told me they expanded to 10 nominees to save the trade papers. They're really sucking air for revenue and need all the advertising they can get.