The 2009 Buster Awards
Dave, Mac, Mike, and Erich present DVD Verdict's third annual Busters, celebrating the good, bad, and truly bizarre in film, television, and home entertainment over the past year. You can listen to the glorious audio presentation here, or simply bask in the abbreviated transcript of their selections below.
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Least Favorite Action Scene
Mike: Transformers 2's anatomically correct Constructicons
Dave: Anything GI Joe coughed up
Mac: The final fight in Watchmen
Erich: The White House assault in 24: Season Seven
Favorite Action Scene
Mac, Mike, and Dave: The final 25 min of District 9
Erich: The zeppelin chase in Pixar's Up
Least Favorite Villain
Dave: John Travolta as Ryder in The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Mac: The contestant who freaked out on Gordon Ramsay in Hell's Kitchen
Mike: Stephen Lang as Col. Miles Quaritch in Avatar
Erich: Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeida in 24: Season Seven
Favorite Villain
Mike: Christoph Waltz as Col. Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds
Mac: Agreed! Col. Hans Landa
Dave: Torben Bille as Olaf the Dwarf from The Sinful Dwarf
Erich: Idris Elba as Charles Miner in NBC's The Office: Season Five
Least Favorite Hero
Mac: Christian Bale as John Connor in Terminator Salvation
Mike: Tom Kenny as Skids and Reno Wilson as Mudflap, the racially offensive autobots in Transformers 2
Dave: The entire Witwicky family in Transformers 2
Erich: Keifer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24: Season Seven
Favorite Hero
Dave: Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills in Taken
Mac: Elijah Wood as 9 in 9
Mike: Larry David as Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Whatever Works
Erich: Tony Shaloub as Adrian Monk in USA Network's Monk
Favorite Action Figure
Mac: Dexter from the Showtime series Dexter
Coolest Sports Moment
Mike: The Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup
Favorite One Time Influential Metal Band Struggling to Make It's Name Known Once More
Dave: Anvil in Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Favorite Book
Erich: Stephen King's Under the Dome
Biggest WTF Moment
Mac: The surprise plot twist in Orphan
Mike: The logic behind the ending rewrite in Watchmen
Dave: The entire film Erotic Diary of a Lumberjack
Erich: The death of Henchman 24 in The Venture Bros.
Favorite Kill or Death Scene
Dave: The finale of Dolph Lundgren's direct-to-DVD extravaganza Direct Contact
Mac: The red shirt in JJ Abram's Star Trek
Mike: Bill Murray in Zombieland
Erich: Charles Muntz in Pixar's Up
Biggest Tearjerker Moment
Mike: The fate of Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Dave: The fate of Tony Almeida in the Seventh Season of 24
Mac: The fate of Toxie in The Toxic Avenger Musical
Erich: The fate of Juliet in ABC's Lost
Least Favorite DVD or Blu-ray
Mac: The non-complete series release of Richard Greico's Booker
Mike: Dolph Lundgren's Direct Contact
Dave: Universal Soldier: The Return (Blu-ray)
Erich: Disney's Space Buddies
Favorite DVD or Blu-ray
Dave: FX's The Shield: Complete Series and HBO's Rome: Complete Series (Blu-ray)
Mac: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Mike: District 9 and Timecrimes
Erich: MTV's The State
Least Favorite Television
Mike: Mall Cops
Dave: Any awards ceremony, including this one!
Mac: Anything with the word "celebrity" or "celebrities" in the title
Erich: Watching The Yankees win the World Series
Favorite Television
Mac: ABC's Castle
Mike: NBC's Thursday night comedy lineup
Dave: Any moments featuring Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld together
Erich: ABC's Lost
Least Favorite Movie
Dave: Bride Wars
Mac: Whip It
Mike: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Erich: Big Stan
Favorite Movie
Mac: Coraline
Mike: District 9
Dave: The Hurt Locker
Erich: Up
