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.