
So, having addressed the horror genre (which composed more than half the year's viewing time), I figured it only fair to give credit to the rest of the flicks. Again, all of the films listed below were encountered for the first time from January 1 to December 31, 2009 (i.e. no repeat viewings were eligible), with my top picks denoted with an asterisk.
2009 TOTALS:
472 films, 276 1st time views, 289 horror, 38 cinema
(2008 Totals: 384, 278, 226, 39)
(2007 Totals: 409, 284, 260, 40)
TOP 10 2009 CIVILIAN RELEASES
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)*
Hurt Locker, The (2008)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
JCVD (2008)
Gomorrah (2008)
No Impact Man (2009)*
Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
Star Trek (2009)
Up (2009)*
Wrestler, The (2008)