Notable Movies of 2012

Best Movie: Act of Valor

Best Family Movie: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Best Comedy: The Watch

Best Horror or Thriller: The Cabin in the Woods

Summer Blockbuster: Prometheus

Best Cinematography: Skyfall

Best Special Effects: Prometheus

Most over-hyped: Cloud Atlas

Disappointing sequel: Skyfall

Pointless Remake: Red Dawn (still enjoyable, though)

Just for Fun: Rock of Ages

Most Innovative: The Cabin in the Woods

Better than expected: Seven Psychopaths

Best Car (and Motorcycle!) Chase: The Bourne Legacy

Best Actor: Michael Fassbender (Prometheus)

Best Actress: (No Entry)

Best Animated Film: Brave

Best Action Sequence: Fight between the USS Missouri and the mothership in Battleship

Notable Movies of 2009

(Note: This list is subjective and is chosen only from the movies I have seen. See list at end of this article.)

Best Movie: Public Enemies

Best Family Movie: Up

Best Comedy: The Hangover

Summer Blockbuster: Terminator Salvation

Best Cinematography: Earth

Best Special Effects: Avatar

Most over-hyped: Avatar

Disappointing sequel: (no entry)

Pointless Remake: Fame

Just for Fun: Zombieland

Most Innovative: Avatar

Better than expected: District 9

Best Car Chase: The Taking of Pellam 1 2 3

Best Actor: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

Best Actress: Meryl Streep (Julie and Julia)

Best Animated Film: Coraline

Best Action Sequence: Sherlock Holmes (in the meat processing plant)

(Reference) I saw 34 movies that opened in 2009:

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Fanboys
Coraline
Watchmen (my personal favorite for 2009)
Knowing
I Love You, Man
Adventureland
Observe and Report
Earth
X-men Origins: Wolverine
Star Trek
Angels and Demons
Terminator Salvation
UP
The Hangover
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Year One
Public Enemies
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Ugly Truth
Funny People
Julie and Julia
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Extract
9
Surrogates
Zombieland
Couples Retreat
A Christmas Carol
2012
Old Dogs
Avatar
Sherlock Holmes

Notable Movies of 2008

(Note: This list is subjective and is chosen only from the movies I have seen.)

Best Movie: Gran Torinono

Best Family Movie: Wall-E

Best Comedy: Yes Man

Summer Blockbuster: Dark Knight

Best Special Effects: Iron Man

Most over-hyped: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Disappointing sequel: Indiana Jones

Pointless Remake: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Just for Fun: Be Kind Rewind

Most Innovative: Speed Racer

Better than expected: Iron Man

Best Car Chase: Wanted

Best Actor: Heath Ledger (Dark Knight)

Best Actress: Ahney Her (Gran Torino)

Best Animated Film: Wall-E

Best Action Sequence: Truck Scene in Dark Knight

Notable Movies of 2007

(Note: This list is subjective and is chosen only from the movies I have seen.)

Best Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum

Best Family Movie: The Golden Compass

Best Comedy: Superbad
Summer Blockbuster: Transformers

Best Special Effects: I am Legend

Best Cinematography:

Most over-hyped: Shrek the Third

Disappointing sequal: Shrek the Third

Pointless Remake: The Heartbreak Kid

Just for Fun: Ghost Rider

Most Innovative: Beowulf

Better than expected: Live Free or Die Hard
Best Car Chase: Live Free or Die Hard

Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Animated Film: The Simpsons Movie

Notable Movies of 2006 - My Picks

(Note: This list is subjective and is chosen only from the movies I have seen.)

Best Movie: The Departed

Best Family Movie: Pirates of the Caribean 2: Dead Man's Chest

Best Comedy: Borat

Summer Blockbuster: Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest

Best Special Effects: Mission Impossible 3

Best Cinematography: Happy Feet

Most over-hyped: The DaVinci Code

Disappointing sequal: Superman Returns

Pointless Remake: Poseidon

Just for Fun: Clerks 2

Most Innovative: A Scanner Darkly

Better than expected: Happy Feet

Best Car Chase: Mission Impossible 3

Best Actor: Matt Damon for The Departed

Best Actress:

Best Animated Film: Happy Feet

Honorable Mention: Over the Hedge

2005 Most Notable Movies

Best Movie: Jarhead
Best Family Movie: The Chronicles of Narnia
Best Comedy: The 40 year old virgin
Summer Blockbuster: War of the Worlds
Best Special Effects: War of the Worlds
Best Cinematography: Jarhead
Most over-hyped: Crash
Disappointing sequal: The Devil's Rejects, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Just for Fun: Doom
Most Innovative: Sin City
Better than expected: The Island, and The Ringer
Best Car Chase: The Island
Best Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal for Jarhead
Best Actress: Georgie Henley for The Chronicals of Narnia
Best Animated Film: Robots
Honorable Mention: Transporter 2