Ranking the Best Pictures of 2009 - Blu-ray Forum

toef · 02-26-2010, 05:06 PM

Simple rules: Take the Best Picture nominees that you've seen (for this year only, not of all time), and rank them. If you haven't seen all 10, just rank the ones you've seen.

As a reminder, these are the 10 (in alphabetical order):

An Education
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

CZAR · 02-26-2010, 05:09 PM

Of those I've only seen 4 and this is how I rank those 4. Got Em!!

Avatar
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Up

mikejet · 02-26-2010, 05:11 PM

1. Up
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Up in the Air
4. Avatar(note, I only have seen this in IMAX 3D and this is ranked based on that viewing)
5. District 9

toef · 02-26-2010, 05:11 PM

My rankings:

1. Up in the Air
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Avatar
4. District 9
5. The Hurt Locker
6. Precious
7. Up
8. An Education
9. A Serious Man
10. The Blind Side

Comments:

-If I saw these all a second time (I've seen Up three times, everything else once), the ordering might change a bit (The Hurt Locker might drop, A Serious Man might go up)

-The Blind Side wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be

-Up is only as high as it is because of the "married life" montage; without that, it'd probably be under A Serious Man

CZAR · 02-26-2010, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toefer

My rankings:

1. Up in the Air
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Avatar
4. District 9
5. The Hurt Locker
6. Precious
7. Up
8. An Education
9. A Serious Man
10. The Blind Side

Comments:

-If I saw these all a second time (I've seen Up three times, everything else once), the ordering might change a bit (The Hurt Locker might drop, A Serious Man might go up)

-The Blind Side wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be

-Up is only as high as it is because of the "married life" montage; without that, it'd probably be under A Serious Man

Wow u have seen them all already? Good for u. Got Em!!

toef · 02-26-2010, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZAR

Wow u have seen them all already? Good for u. Got Em!!

Yeah, I've made it a habit the last 4-5 years to see them all before the Oscars. Bumping it up to 10 makes doing that a bit harder, but I couldn't let my streak die.

CZAR · 02-26-2010, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by master_8ball

I don't understand all the love for Up in the Air, its was a good story and good acting but nothing spectacular. What I can understand is people praising it because it will be in competition with Avatar, I can understand those same people not wanting to see a huge box-office-hit popcorn flick win against a movie of more original or classic style.

I don't think Avatar should take the Oscar, but I will say I haven't been as entertained at the movies as I had been when I saw Avatar in a very long time, maybe even ever, and that's what I see most movies for, entertainment.

Avatar is more than just a popcorn flick. Transformers 2 (which I like) is a popcorn flick! Avatar is actually a very good movie. I know the great visuals and things of that nature would make it seem like a popcorn flick buts it much more than that. I do agree about watching movies for entertainment also. Got Em!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by toefer

Yeah, I've made it a habit the last 4-5 years to see them all before the Oscars. Bumping it up to 10 makes doing that a bit harder, but I couldn't let my streak die.

Thats cool man. I will try to do that as well................starting next year. Haha! Got Em!!

kevind · 02-26-2010, 06:12 PM

Watchmen
Star Trek
Inglorious Bastards
District 9
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
Angels & Demons
Public Enemys
500 days of summer
Transformers 2

Batman1980 · 02-26-2010, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZAR

Avatar is more than just a popcorn flick. Transformers 2 (which I like) is a popcorn flick! Avatar is actually a very good movie. I know the great visuals and things of that nature would make it seem like a popcorn flick buts it much more than that. I do agree about watching movies for entertainment also. Got Em!!

Thats cool man. I will try to do that as well................starting next year. Haha! Got Em!!

Does this mean CZAR will finally start seeing movies with subtitles?!

Batman1980 · 02-26-2010, 05:12 PM

Up
Avatar
Inglourious Basterds
District 9

Freekman · 02-26-2010, 05:13 PM

1. District 9
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Inglourious Basterds
4. Avatar

CZAR · 02-26-2010, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

Up
Avatar
Inglourious Basterds
District 9

Haha weve seen the same 4. Diff results though. Got Em!!

Lord_Stewie · 02-26-2010, 05:17 PM

UP.
Avatar.
The Hurt Locker.
District 9.
Inglorious Basterds.

As for the rest I haven't seen.

42041 · 02-26-2010, 05:20 PM

1. Avatar
2. Up
3. Inglourious Basterds
4. District 9

haven't seen the rest yet.

scweb13 · 02-26-2010, 05:24 PM

1. Avatar
2. Up
3. Inglourious Basterds
4. The Hurt Locker
5. District 9

Foggy · 02-26-2010, 05:29 PM

Up 10/10
District 9 10/10
Inglourious Basterds 9.5/10
Avatar 10/10
Up in the Air 9/10

The rest I haven't seen

CZAR · 02-26-2010, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foggy

Up 10/10
District 9 10/10
Inglourious Basterds 9.5/10
Avatar 10/10
Up in the Air 9/10

The rest I haven't seen

Got Em!!

husker5 · 02-26-2010, 05:32 PM

I have seen 5 of the ten
I rank them as follows
1. Avatar
2. UP
3. Inglorious Basterds
4. The Blind Side
5. District 9

I thought all 5 were very good

master_8ball · 02-26-2010, 05:37 PM

Inglourious Basterds
Up!
District 9
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Up in the Air

I still plan on seeing the below before the Oscars though...
A Serious Man
An Education
The Blind Side

I don't understand all the love for Up in the Air, its was a good story and good acting but nothing spectacular. What I can understand is people praising it because it will be in competition with Avatar, I can understand those same people not wanting to see a huge box-office-hit popcorn flick win against a movie of more original or classic style.

I don't think Avatar should take the Oscar, but I will say I haven't been as entertained at the movies as I had been when I saw Avatar in a very long time, maybe even ever, and that's what I see most movies for, entertainment.

MarkJ801 · 02-26-2010, 10:07 PM

01. The Hurt Locker
02. Avatar
03. Inglourious Basterds
04. A Serious Man
05. District 9
06. An Education
07. Up
08. Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
09. Up In The Air
10. The Blind Side

02-26-2010, 05:06 PM	#1
toef Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2008 Location:Isla Nublar 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:545 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	Ranking the Best Pictures of 2009 Simple rules: Take the Best Picture nominees that you've seen (for this year only, not of all time), and rank them. If you haven't seen all 10, just rank the ones you've seen. As a reminder, these are the 10 (in alphabetical order): An Education Avatar The Blind Side District 9 The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up in the Air

02-26-2010, 05:13 PM	#11
Freekman Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:New York Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:109 Trading Score:2	1. District 9 2. The Hurt Locker 3. Inglourious Basterds 4. Avatar Last edited by Freekman; 02-26-2010 at 05:26 PM.

02-26-2010, 05:17 PM	#13
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	UP. Avatar. The Hurt Locker. District 9. Inglorious Basterds. As for the rest I haven't seen.

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CZAR Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Camp Crystal lake 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:312 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:75	Of those I've only seen 4 and this is how I rank those 4. Got Em!! Avatar District 9 Inglourious Basterds Up

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02-26-2010, 06:12 PM	#8
kevind Member Member since:May 2009	Watchmen Star Trek Inglorious Bastards District 9 The Hangover The Hurt Locker Angels & Demons Public Enemys 500 days of summer Transformers 2

02-26-2010, 05:12 PM	#10
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02-26-2010, 05:20 PM	#14
42041 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008	1. Avatar 2. Up 3. Inglourious Basterds 4. District 9 haven't seen the rest yet.

02-26-2010, 05:24 PM	#15
scweb13 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Everett, WA 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:512 DVD collection:29 Trading Score:4	1. Avatar 2. Up 3. Inglourious Basterds 4. The Hurt Locker 5. District 9

02-26-2010, 05:29 PM	#16
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3591 DVD collection:47	Up 10/10 District 9 10/10 Inglourious Basterds 9.5/10 Avatar 10/10 Up in the Air 9/10 The rest I haven't seen

02-26-2010, 05:32 PM	#18
husker5 Active Member Member since:Jun 2009 4K collection:208 Blu-ray collection:487 Digital collection:1068 iTunes collection:15 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:191	I have seen 5 of the ten I rank them as follows 1. Avatar 2. UP 3. Inglorious Basterds 4. The Blind Side 5. District 9 I thought all 5 were very good

02-26-2010, 05:37 PM	#19
master_8ball Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:675 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:2	Inglourious Basterds Up! District 9 Avatar The Hurt Locker Up in the Air I still plan on seeing the below before the Oscars though... A Serious Man An Education The Blind Side I don't understand all the love for Up in the Air, its was a good story and good acting but nothing spectacular. What I can understand is people praising it because it will be in competition with Avatar, I can understand those same people not wanting to see a huge box-office-hit popcorn flick win against a movie of more original or classic style. I don't think Avatar should take the Oscar, but I will say I haven't been as entertained at the movies as I had been when I saw Avatar in a very long time, maybe even ever, and that's what I see most movies for, entertainment.

02-26-2010, 10:07 PM	#20
MarkJ801 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Salt Lake City Blu-ray collection:273 DVD collection:2	01. The Hurt Locker 02. Avatar 03. Inglourious Basterds 04. A Serious Man 05. District 9 06. An Education 07. Up 08. Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire 09. Up In The Air 10. The Blind Side

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