One of my FAVORITE things to do is go the movies. It’s the perfect combination of technology, imagination, creativity, and performance. Throw in popcorn, soda, and Reece’s pieces (my favorite candy) and I’m ready to roll. I’m not a movie snob (case-in-point, I think Dumb & Dumber is one of the best comedies ever), and I don’t discriminate across genres. I even see chick movies on occasion with the prodding of the Creative Girl.

Last year I thought was a solid year for movies with Dark Knight, Quantum of Solace, Iron Man, Wall-E, Indiana Jones, etc. I’m not saying they were all good (in fact, the new Indiana Jones pretty much tarnished a small part of my childhood), but they were all exciting launches. There are even more that I haven’t seen but are on my Netflix que (i.e. Burn After Reading). After a few years of very anemic showings by Hollywood, (with exceptions) it was good to see a strong showing.

It looks like ’09 is going to keep strong, and I’m pretty excited about the upcoming year.

Here is my preliminary list of ’09 movies I plan to see (in no specific order):

• Watchmen: Probably my #1. I love the distopia concept, and Frank Miller is genius.
• Star Trek: Probably my #2. I love the casting and the teaser is one of the best ever.
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine–Probably going to disappoint, but it does have my favorite X-Men, Gambit.
• Public Enemies: Christian Bale and Johnny Depp as ’30s era mobsters. Need I say more.
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Yes, I read all of them. And, yes, I love the movies.
• Terminator: Salvation: Another disappointment possibility… but I love the Terminator movies.
• Wolfman: I used to stay up and watch the original. Plus Del Toro as the lead is a good sign.
• Sherlock Holmes: My favorite fictional character, and I’m cautiously optimistic. They went with the comic book version as opposed to Doyle… thus the caution.