Goolphipp 2009 In Review

Hello everyone,

We started this blog in March of 2009, and here we are in January of 2010. Goolphipp has reviewed 37 movies total for 2009. We just want to say thank you to all of you who read our blog.

This blog is meant to be an interactive place, I'm sure some of you that have read our reviews and might object to some of the things we have said. Or maybe you have gone to see a movie, and felt differently about it than we did. Let us know. Leave us comments and let us know what you think. If you would like to see something different let us know too. Any input you got, we'll take it. Comment on the blog or email us at goolphipp@gmail.com.

Below we have tallied up some highlights of 2009.

Yours sincerely,
Goolphipp

Best movies of the year
Goolphipp winner: Star Trek (Goolphipp award 5 - Opening Night Excellence)
Congrats to Star Trek! It was a stellar movie that delivered everything we wanted and more.

How the Goolphipp Top 10 compared to RottenTomatoes
So we were curious to see how our ratings compared to other movie review sites. We chose RottenTomatoes and here is what we found:

1. Star Trek
   Goolphipp: 5/5
   Rotten: 95% with an 8.1/10


2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
   Goolphipp: 4.8/5
   Rotten: 29% with 4.7/10


3. Whip It
   Goolphipp: 4.75/5
   Rotten: 82% with 7.1/10


4. Up
   Goolphipp: 4.75/5
   Rotten: 98% with 8.6/10


5. Adam
   Goolphipp: 4.75/5
   Rotten: 65% with 6/10


6. (500) Days of Summer
   Goolphipp: 4.6/5
   Rotten: 87% with 7.5/10


7. Pirate Radio
   Goolphipp: 4.6/5
   Rotten: 60% with 5.6/10


8. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
   Goolphipp: 4.5/5
   Rotten: 37% with 4.9/10
   
9. The Hangover
   Goolphipp: 4.3/5
   Rotten: 78% with 6.7/10


10. The Great Buck Howard
    Goolphipp: 4.25/5
    Rotten: 72% with 6.4/10

The Goolphipp full lineup

1. 5 Star Trek


2. 4.8 The Twilight Saga: New Moon


3. 4.75 Whip It


4. 4.75 Up


5. 4.75 Adam


6. 4.6 (500) Days of Summer


7. 4.6 Pirate Radio


8. 4.5 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
   
9. 4.5 The Princess and the Frog


10. 4.3 The Hangover


11. 4.25 The Great Buck Howard


12. 4.25 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince


13. 4 Gamer


14. 3.9 The Proposal


15. 3.75 earth


16. 3.75 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day


17. 3.75 I Love You, Man


18. 3.75 Fighting


19. 3.75 Fantastic Mr. Fox


20. 3.6 My Life in Ruins


21. 3.5 The Ugly Truth


22. 3.5 17 Again


23. 3.25 Where the Wild Things Are


24. 3.1 Post Grad


25. 3 Public Enemies


26. 3 An Education


27. 3 Monsters vs. Aliens


28. 2.75 Away We Go


29. 2.5 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen


30. 2.5 Fame
    
31. 2.5 Armored


32. 2.25 White Out


33. 2.25 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra


34. 2.1 Love Happens


35. 2 All About Steve


36. 1.8 The Other Man


37. 1.25 Saw VI
    

Top 10 grossing films of the year and their Goolphipp Awards (Domestic - US)

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 2.5
   
2. Avatar - 5
   
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 4.25
   
4. Up - 4.75
   
5. Twilight Saga: New Moon - 4.8
   
6. The Hangover - 4.3
   
7. Star Trek - 5
   
8. The Blind Side - 4.4
   
9. Monsters vs. Aliens - 3
   
10. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - We didn't see it.
    

Star Trek

Goolphipp Award: 5

Audience: All ages

Phipps: I think your kids will like it. It’s not Bolt. It does get a little scary and loud. I would venture to say around 9 or 10 age group would be fine. If you have a mature little tike, who watches action all the time…I wouldn’t hesitate to take them along.

Goolsby: Some of the clothing on the girls showed a little skin – but that was to be expected. There was one scene in which a green girl gets down with Kirk in her skivvies. Star Trek is about sex though, its about action, and as Phipps states it would be okay for a older youngin. Loud noises, love it!

Storyline: Where no one has gone before…

Phipps: I felt that Abrams did a phenomenal job of resurrecting the franchise. I thought it was fresh and fun and accessible, without sacrificing all the things we love about Star Trek. I actually can’t wait to see what they come up with for the next movie!

Goolsby: When space time travel is involved, I always end up explaining it with a lot of hand gestures that usually incorporate my feet. The storyline was a good mix. We got to see the childhood perspective which I thought was very well done. They have given themselves a clean slate for an innumerable amount of possibilities. Loved it.

Action: True

Phipps: There is one moment where someone is sucked out of the Enterprise screaming, and once she is out into space, there is no sound. And that is an accurate rendering of action in space. There is no noise. I appreciated that, being a space geek and all. I felt that all the action was necessary to the storyline and made sense. I was very pleased with it.

Goolsby: The action was loud, and it was very very well done. Of course Abrams wants to get our attention, and he got it, held it, and sucked it dry leaving us wanting more. And who’s that red coat, oh wait, doesn’t matter! Love it. They stayed true in more than one way. Even the fighting styles stayed true to the original characters – specifically Sulu.

Delivery: On target, Captain.

Phipps: I was amazed by the cast. They channeled the original actors in mannerisms and stayed true to the characters, while also bringing a new spin on it. This resulted in non-stiff, interesting characters. I could go on and on about it, but honestly, I thought everyone was great. Zachary Quinto blew us to smithereens as Spock (accompanied by Leonard Nimoy, of course). Chris Pine was inventive and decidedly James T. Kirk.

Goolsby: Point on all the way. Phipps said it all. Quinto owns a special part of my heart. Swoon, sigh, swoon. Delivery was amazing. Oh gosh, just got a flash back of Pine sitting in the chair eating that apple during the Kobayashi Maru. Classic, to the bone. Loved Bones too, Karl Urban did a fantastic job – “I can fix that!”

Phipps overall: 5
A must see, and then tell all your friends to go see it.

Goolsby overall: 5
Who needs to explain a 5? Of course it deserves a 5!

Goolphipp award: 5 (Opening Night Excellence)

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