So, another year over, a new one just begun. With all the champagne (or rather, cheapo bubbly substitute) now finally cleared from my bloodstream, the time has come to wish you all a happy, healthy and successful 2010. May this year bring you all the joy and happiness you seek and may all your dreams come true. Except of course for those recurring nightmares about blood-sucking freaks cutting you open and feasting on your intestines. That would make 2010 somewhat less of a pleasant experience. Anyway...Christmas 2009 has rather surprisingly - and fortunately - been somewhat of a relaxing experience. What with the wife being six months pregnant and all. Somehow, having a baby in your stomach gives you the ultimate free-pass at family visits and other obligatory yultide social gatherings. Only seven o'clock? Gosh, pregnant women get really tired after six, so you won't mind if we head home a little earlier, would you?
If everything goes according to plan, 2010 is going to be a very busy year for me. Not just on the family-expanding front, but workwise as well. And I'm looking forward to every minute of it! Maybe in a couple of weeks, I can elaborate a bit more on the main project that's on the rails right now. Next to that, I've started outlining a new story that I'm very excited about. This one harkens back to the glorious 80's 'Amblin Entertainment'-films I grew up on. And it's shaping up to be one kick-ass ride, I'm telling you.
Ah yes, what would a New Years-post be without another 'Best Of'-list? I think 2009 has given us some terrific films, ranging from original scifi-stories to franchise reboots that actually worked. Anyway, in reverse order, here's my top-10 films I had to pleasure of watching last year.
10. WATCHMEN
09. STAR TREK
08. PRECIOUS
07. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
06. MOON
05. THE HURT LOCKER
04. UP
03. INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
02. AVATAR
01. DISTRICT 9
