Sherlock Holmes vs Avatar vs New Moon: Which is the best movie of 2009?

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SHERLOCK HOLMES

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Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong
Release Date: Christmas Day 2009 (December 25 2009)

Synopsis

This is a new portrayal Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous character, “Sherlock Holmes”. In this movie, we see Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson taking their latest challenge. An added feature to Sherlock Holmes sharp intelligence is his fighting skills. Holmes battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law hit pitch-perfect chemistry as the title Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Watson.

AVATAR

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Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore

Release Date: December 18, 2009

Synopsis

AVATAR takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. The film was first conceived by Cameron 14 years ago, when the means to realize his vision did not yet exist. Now, after four years of actual production work, AVATAR delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film, disappears into the emotion of the characters and the sweep of the story.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

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Director: Chris Weitz
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon, Billy Burke, Chaske Spencer, Edi Gathegi

Release Date: November 20, 2009

Synopsis:

In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black(Taylor Lautner) helped her to revive her spirit. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of werewolves, who are ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested.

Comparison:

Sherlock Holmes reviews are in and like many movies there are both those that love the movie and those that think that it could have been better. It got 68% approval rating. This is lower than the rating for Avatar, which was in the 80% range.

Those that expect Sherlock Holmes to be similar to its inspiration will be a little disappointed. Those that like plenty of action will be pleased.

For Twilight fans at least, the year 2009 was invariably the year of The Twilight Saga: New Moon. It was one of the most anticipated movie of the year. There was a fair amount of Twilight excitement among the fans to look forward to the movie during Christmas. The film has reached a level of ridiculous popularity till date. Folks are even scheming up a reality show based on real-life teenage vampires and werewolves,

Avatar is one of the most secretive movies ever developed to date. The widely acclaimed Alien movie with a $300 million budget from James Cameron is really praise worthy. The review of the movie was so convincing that people who don’t like Alien movies, also felt excited to watch it.

In the Christmas week, Avatar’s take was $23.5M Friday and $28.5M Saturday for the $75M weekend with Sunday’s estimate. As for Sherlock Holmes’ numbers, the Guy Ritchie directed mystery thriller made $24.8M Friday and $22.5M Saturday for a slightly less than expected $66M weekend –though Sherlock is playing in 170 more theaters than Avatar, 3,626 vs 3,456.

New Moon box office totals are also extremely impressive. Sources report, New Moon has already broken the record for sell-outs before a movie is even released. New Moon has made $42.5 million.

So, it seems Avatar is the most liked movie so far. James Cameron has really done a good job, which is appreciated by the audience. I like the 3D animation film as I am fond of Alien movies. Then I would rate Sherlock Holmes and New Moon respectively. These movies have also broken many box office records and will be regarded as two great movies of 2009.

Which movie you guys find as the best movies of 2009? Please do write us.