![]() The well-acted Fish Tank was overrated, as was the dull costume drama The Young Victoria. ![]() British cinema generally bubbled in the doldrums. The same went for films based on comic strips and graphic novels. Remakes and sequels abounded, none of any merit. Animation thrived, the 3-D comeback threatened to become permanent rather than a gimmick, and the two were conjoined in a dozen 3-D animated features, the finest being Pixar's Up. ![]() Documentaries continued to flourish, introducing us to fascinating new worlds: Afghan TV talent shows ( Afghan Star), Australian exploitation cinema ( Not Quite Hollywood), haute couture ( The September Issue). It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being New Moon, the latest in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga, the best the subtle Swedish Let the Right One In and the worst the British horror spoof Lesbian Vampire Killers. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: The Reader, Che, Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, Revolutionary Road, The Wrestler, Gran Torino, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Film critic Philip French of The Guardian said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars.
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