Ben Leslie Thompson’s
Review of 2009
Hello to the 2 people still reading my reviews of the year, Christ I spend way too much time writing this for the number of people who actually read it, but hey, I enjoy making lists! Welcome to my review of the pish that was 2009.
(Before going into this can I make one grand statement…. 2009 was the worst year I’ve had in my life so far… I thought 2008 was bad but Jesus it’s lucky I’m making it out 2009 alive.)
To begin with here were my goals for this year:
Go on holiday, somewhere warm.
- Nope!
Make ‘Dreamer’… my short film masterpiece.
- Yes finally made it, still won’t be finished till Jan/Feb though!
Repay a little debt. Doubt it somehow.
- Nope!
Have a better attitude, be more enthusiastic and generally strive to become a better person and not such a dick.
- Nope!
Get promoted at work.
- I did! Well a pay increase, but then I got made redundant 2 weeks later! 0h well…
See Pearl Jam live.
- Yes, and it was the best gig I’ve ever been to.
Great things about 2009: (this’ll be short)
Cool new flat in Corstorphine, moved out from mouse infested Gorgie.
Worked on HBO fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones’.
Worked on some cool shoots – ‘The One Show’ ‘
The shooting of ‘Dreamer’
Dreamer trailer (Out in February 2010)
Chris & Meghan’s wedding.
Rage Against the Machine – Christmas no.1!!!
Signed my first autograph.
People dying.
Being made redundant from a job I liked (well in 2008 I did!).
Hammerhead generally being pretty shit before the redundancy.
Close to bankruptcy/homelessness.
Lucy eating the bedroom carpet resulting in bad times.
Getting old.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
My Favourite 10 films of 2009
Great year for movies, especially sci-fi (except the ones noted under ‘turds’), debated about where to put Avatar as its still fresh, prob drop a number of places on the small screen but the Imax experience was just that… an experience, but if you’re reading this in 6 months, put The Wrestler at number 1)
10 – District 9
09 – Watchmen
08 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
07 – The Hurt Locker
06 – Moon
05 – Inglourious Basterds
04 – Star Trek
03 – Up
02 – The Wrestler
01 - Avatar
Just missing out:
Slumdog Millionaire
Ponyo
Zombieland
Drag Me To Hell
The Good, the Bad and the Wierd
Paranormal Activity
Where the Wild Things Are
(Let the Right One In was in my list last year)
Turds:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Terminator Salvation
Wolverine
My Favourite 10 Albums of 2009
I’m sure that by the time you get to number 4, this list will be deemed pish by most people…
10 – Pearl Jam - Backspacer
09 – Twin
08 –
07 – Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
06 – AFI – Crash Love
05 – Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
04 – Fightstar – Be Human
03 – Say Anything – S/T
02 – Thrice - Beggars
01 – Brand New - Daisy
Things to look forward to in 2010:
Molly and Sam’s puppies – at least 5, due 11th January.
Thrice, Glassjaw and Brand New all at the same gig! Wembley Arena 23rd Jan.
Seeing Pearl Jam again in
Movies:
Inception
Iron Man 2
Lovely Bones
The Road
Kick Ass
The Expendables
Clash of the Titans
Toy Story 3
Harry Potter Part 7 Part 1
Tintin
Tron Legacy
Black Swan
Albums:
Deftones – TBA
Limp Bizkit – Gold Cobra (ya know just so I can laugh at it)
Glassjaw – TBA
Finch – TBA
Alkaline Trio – This Addiction
Jimmy Eat World – TBA
Coheed and
Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Goals in 2010:
Keep a job.
Buy a new car.
Finish first draft for feature-length screenplay.
Get into my cooking a bit more.
Not to be tempted at going to any festivals so I can go on holiday.
So that’s it for another year!
My reviews of 2006, 2007, 2008 should still be on the barren wasteland that is Myspace, check them out to see how I’ve grown....
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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