My generall rule of thumb is <5 avoid, 5 OK, >5 worth it for one reason or another.
Some of these have a high rating because they are fun, some are well made, some make me reconsider my life choices, some because they are beautiful to watch.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine EXTENDED
Released in 2009, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
The early years of James Logan, featuring his rivalry with his brother Victor Creed, his service in the special forces team Weapon X, and his experimentation into the metal-lined mutant Wolverine.
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2012
Released in 2009, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
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Inglourious Basterds
Released in 2009, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Released in 2009, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones (Cavils) embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors.
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Released in 2009, my rating 5/10.
Synopsis:
Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Released in 2009, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
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Angels & Demons
Released in 2009, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works with a nuclear physicist to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican during one of the significant events within the church.
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Crank: High Voltage
Released in 2009, my rating 5/10.
Synopsis:
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
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Lie to Me
Released in 2009, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
About Cal Lightman, the world's leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to expose the truth behind the lies.
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Stargate Universe
Released in 2009, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
Trapped on an Ancient spaceship billions of light-years from home, a group of soldiers and civilians struggle to survive and find their way back to Earth.
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