At The Movies: 1-9-10 (The Worst Films of the Year: 2009!)

Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott each pick their list of the "Worst Movies of 2009" by categories. (And trust me, there will be a few disagreements according to me. But some, I will agree.)

Oscar Winners Gone Bad:
"Angels & Demons" & "Whatever Works" (I completely disagree): Phillips' Pick
"Departures" & "Away We Go" (Another disagreement): Scott's Pick

Teenage Wasteland:
"I Love You, Beth Cooper" (I completely agree, it was terrible!): Scott's Pick
"17 Again": Phillips' pick (A very lame Body Switching Movie with Zac Efron!)

Loathe, Actually:
"All About Steve": Scott's Pick
"Love Happens": Phillips' Pick

Animation Devastation:
"Planet 51": Phillips' Pick
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (It's not THAT bad, Scott! And geez, don't cry over spill milk about obesity into this story.): Scott's Pick

Star Vehicles That Crashed:
"Old Dogs" (Guilty Pleasure mostly cause of the wacky humor and both chemistry of John Travolta and Robin Williams): Phillips' Pick
"Law Abiding Citizen": Scott's Pick

Fire Your Agent:
"Watchmen": (What are you thinking, Michael? That was Zack Synder's close to perfection superhero drama! Wait 'til you see "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" and come to me for regretting.) Phillips' Pick
"Couples Retreat" (At least, Scott got this right! A totally forgettable and stupid couples comedy!): Scott's Pick

Thrill-Free Thrill Rides:
"Knowing" (Knowing that Ebert's gave it 4 stars in his review! But I didn't mind it either, certainly better than "2012"!): Phillips' Pick
"Whiteout" (Horrible Kate Beckinsale Snowbound Thriller!): Scott's Pick

True Life, Truly Awful:
"I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" (Unfunny The Hangover rip-off!): Phillip's Pick
"Little Ashes" (Just be aware that any film featuring Robert Pattinson is a signal for disaster): Scott's Pick

The Worst Movies of the Year:
"The Ugly Truth": Phillips' Pick
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (Why Scott? Oh yeah, too much sparkle on your "Twilight" defense perhaps?): Scott's Pick

Now here's my top 10 list of The Worst Movies of 2009! (Not in categories mind you; via Letterboxd):

1. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" (Both of you recommend this trash over "The Blind Side" and should be a shame of yourself!)
2. "2012"
3. "Dragonball: Evolution"
4. "Fired Up"
5. "Miss March"
6. "The Open Road" (Timberlake Alert! That overrated untalented ugly faced pop star from a former late '90s/early '00s boy band that won't go away with his narcissistic boyish mugging and cringe inducing voice of his!)
7. "According to Greta" (A poorwoman's "Juno" featuring the ditzy blonde whose 'nails on the chalk board screeching to my ears' performance makes my skin crawl, Hilary Duff!)
8. "Orphan" ("The Bad Seed" meets "Mikey" adds "The Good Son" and you have a mean-spirted horrific "child killer" tripe. I really hated this film!)
9. "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard."
10. "The Stepfather" (2009) (An Unnecessary remake of the 1987 brilliant psychological thriller with Terry O' Quinn. This version has Dylan Baker in the role.)