I’m always in search of a good flick. And MoCA Tom, one of my go-to sources for movie recommendations, put this list together for me. They’re not necessarily the best films of the year, but the ones Tom most enjoyed. Presented in no particular order and without regard for year of premiere. While keeping in mind his penchant for zombies, sci-fi, and just about anything else over-the-top. (He hasn’t yet seen Avatar.) For more drama and art house fare, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Anything we missed?
Outlander
SciFi sleeper hit of 2009. Not sure why this didn’t get more press.
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Taken
Liam Neeson’s a total bad ass. His character is Qui-Gon Jinn from Star Wars meets Jules from Pulp Fiction.
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Up
I love Pixar movies. The best part is always the intro movie before the main movie. If you don’t cry in the first 15 minutes of this movie, then you have no soul.
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Star Trek
I’m sick of the whole re-boot/remake that is going on in Hollywood. However, this is the one that they got right. The casting for this movie was phenomenal. Carl Urban was awesome as Dr. McCoy.
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The Hangover
Laugh out loud funny. Who hasn’t had a night like that in Vegas?
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