New Year's Resolutions

I absolutely suck at New Year’s resolutions. I honestly can’t remember a single resolution that I’ve been able to stick with for an entire year. That is until 2009. At the beginning of this year I was in a very dark place. So I decided to make a fun New Year’s resolution – to see more movies in the theater in 2009 than I did in 2008. Honestly, this wasn’t going to be a hard task as I can only remember seeing one movie in the theater in 2008. Lori, Christy and I went to see Mama Mia. Maybe I saw more than that, but since most of 2008 is now a blur to me, that’s the only one I can remember. Maybe because it’s also the last movie I saw with Christy.

Anyway, Lori told me last night that she was going to make a list on her blog of the movies she had seen this year. So I’ve decided to do the same. I’ll mark my top three favorites as I list them.

Four Christmases (yes, we saw it after Christmas)
#1 favorite – Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader (somebody slap me, please)
Doubt (this one might be #4)
New In Town
Gran Torino (mostly a guy movie but also woman friendly)
The Wrestler (2nd most depressing movie I’ve ever seen!)
Seven Pounds
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (not a Brad Pitt fan, but I loved this movie)
Last Chance Harvey
Revolutionary Road (also very depressing)
Taken (loved it)
Duplicity
Knowing (OMG – I HATED this movie. Nick, I try hard to love you but you’ve got to stop starring in crap!)
Adventureland (Kyle desperately wanted us to watch this movie, but I’m not sure if we actually saw it at the theater or rented it, but I’m listing it anyway.)
The Soloist (great flick)
Up
The Taking of Pelham 123
The Proposal (if you haven’t seen this movie, rent it, it’s great and Betty White is hysterical!)
My Sisters Keeper (Kristen, I’m not sure what we were thinking when we went to see this one! Ultra sad.)
#3 favorite of 2009 – (500) Days of Summer (this is a GREAT movie!)
Julie & Julia
Couples Retreat
Amelia (got horrible reviews but I really liked it.)
A Christmas Carol
#2 favorite of 2009 – The Blind Side (awesome!)
Sherlock Holmes
Did You Hear About the Morgans (funny movie)

That’s my list. I actually enjoyed keeping my resolution. Plus, it makes watching the Oscars a lot more interesting when you’ve actually seen some of the movies nominated.

Still trying to decide on a 2010 resolution,
Julie