Everybody's Doing It

The end of another year is upon us. That means there are going to be hundreds of "Best Of" lists. So what's one more? This is my first attempt at such a list, and just like most of the other lists, it is based on my opinion. This is a small list, as I am not crazy. Feel free to leave a comment or drop me a line if you feel the need to voice your displeasure with my choices.

Best Horror Movie of 2009: Drag Me to Hell - Sam Raimi comes back to horror movies. It wasn't The Evil Dead, but was a lot of fun

Best Horror Movie of the Decade: Let the Right One In - The best vampire movie I have seen in years, maybe ever. It is getting an American remake, which will have a lot to live up to.

Best Action Movie of 2009: Star Trek - J.J. Abrams breathes life into a franchise that was all but dead. Even non-Trekkies loved this movie, and that speaks to what a great job that all parties did on this film.

Best Action Movie of the Decade: The Bourne Ultimatum - Has the best one on one fight seen in recent memory, and wrapped up the trilogy nicely

Best Comedy of 2009: The Hangover -This movie will probably be remembered for not just being hysterical, but for inspiring hundreds if not thousands of guys to try and recreate the night they saw on screen. Problem is, the majority of those guys will either never make the wedding or end up dead.

Best Comedy of the Decade: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - In the last decade, no movie is more quotable that this. It was brilliant in it's zaniness, and was responsible for making Will Ferrell a star.

Best Movie of 2009: Inglourious Basterds - Not much action at all, but one of the best war movies ever made.

Best Movie of the Decade: The Departed - Martin Scorsese does another mob movie, but even though this time it is the Irish mob instead of Italians, it is no less brilliant. Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon at their best.

Best Movie Trailer of 2009 (for a movie coming out in 2010): Kick-Ass - I have to agree with everyone else; this movie looks like it is going to be a lot of fun in crazy and inappropriate ways. Hit Girl looks like she is going to be the breakaway character, and people are saying that this movie will revive Nicolas Cage's career.

Best Comedy of 2009: Modern Family - Yeah the year ain't over yet, but this show has outclassed every other comedy by being consistently funny.

Best Comedy of the Decade: The Office - The misadventures of Michael Scott and the employees of Dunder Mifflin continue to make me laugh, and miss my days working at Warner Bros.)

Best Animated Show of 2009: Titan Maximum - The guys responsible for Robot Chicken spoof Japanese giant robot shows to hilarious effect.

Best Animated Show of the Decade: Family Guy - They take shots at everyone and everything. Nothing is sacred and you may feel a little guilty when you laugh, but you still laugh hard anyway.

Best TV Show of 2009: Supernatural - In what may be the final season, demon hunting brothers Sam and Dean Winchester have been manipulated in unleashing Lucifer on earth and now have to stop him from unleashing the apocalypse on earth. the mess will get bigger before it gets better, but the last year of the show has been spectacular.

Best TV Show of the Decade: The Wire - HBO's show started off with the cops vs the drug dealers, but was actually so much more than that. It was the best show that no one watched, a sad fate too many great shows have.

Best Comic Book of 2009: Irredeemable - Mark Millar does a story of what would happen if a Superman like character finally went nuts, and it ain't pretty. If some movie studio is smart, they would option this for a movie.

Best Comic Book of the Decade: Daredevil - Matt Murdock has been through a lot in his life, but that last decade saw him locked up, married, divorced, fired from his law practice and leading a group of ninjas that spent most of their existence trying to kill him. Only Captain America went through more crap, and he was dead.

Best Video Game of 2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the Playstation 3 - Everything the last Indiana Jones movie should have been: thrilling, funny and just a fun time. An exclusive to the Playstation 3, it is probably the best game on that system.

Best Video Game of the Decade: God of War II for the Playstation 2 - Follow up to the great God of War, Kratos continues his quest of vengeance against the gods of Olympus. Visually stunning at the time, games are still going for that God of War feel (I'm looking at you, Bayonetta and Dante's Inferno.) 2010 will see the release of God of War 3 and the end of the trilogy.