May 2023 50 Movie Challenge: Decades

[Travis]

May Theme: Decades (30 movies)
The goal is 5 movies each from 6 decades.

May Recommendations (optional): Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Everyone list 5-10 Sci-Fi/Fantasy films that others may have never seen. Then for the ones you watch for this category, mention who recommended the film in your post.

May Featured Category (optional): Mothers (5 Movies)
Movies about mothers or movies with strong maternal characters.

The remaining 10 movies/2 categories for the challenge are up to you to categorize however you want.
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The Usual Fine Print:

• 50 movies is the goal, but based on your own time and situation you can shoot for more or less, so we have different levels from Coal to Platinum:
  60 Movies - Platinum
  50 Movies - Gold
  40 Movies - Silver
  30 Movies - Bronze
  20 Movies - Copper
  10 Movies - Coal
  <10 Movies - Why are you on this site?
• If you're going to re-post your entire list every time, please hide it under spoiler tags.
• If you're going to post pictures for the films (poster art or Blu-ray covers, for example) please try not to use GIANT pictures, and if there are tons of them, again - please hide under spoilers.

[Travis]

Keeping a log at Letterboxd for 10 years. Going to watch movies I haven’t rewatched in the last 10 years. Have to breakout my DVD folder for a few.

Recent

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Recommendations

1. Xanadu (1980) cinemaphile
2. Metropolis (1927) odguitar
3. Upgrade (2018) Doc Samson
4. Brazil (1985) Al_The_Strange
5. The Andromeda Strain (1971) kingdoxie

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

1. Star Wars (1977)
2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. Return of the Jedi (1983)
4. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Extended Version 1/2
5. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) 1/2

1950s

1. Killer's Kiss (1955) 1/2
2. Paths of Glory (1957)
3. All About Eve (1950)
4. The Killing (1956)
5. Ben-Hur (1959) 1/2

1960s

1. Bullitt (1968) 1/2
2. Point Blank (1967)
3. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
4. The Great Escape (1963) 1/2
5. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

1970s

1. Badlands (1973)
2. The Getaway (1972) 1/2
3. Mean Streets (1973)
4. Enter the Dragon (1973)
5. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

1980s

1. Sea of Love (1989) 1/2
2. Easy Money (1983)
3. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
4. The Color of Money (1986)
5. Caddyshack (1980)

1990s

1. Young Guns II (1990) 1/2
2. The Thin Red Line (1998)
3. Contact (1997)
4. Con Air (1997)
5. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

2000s

1. Almost Famous (2000)
2. Gangs of New York (2002)
3. The Aviator (2004)
4. Gran Torino (2008)
5. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

2010s

1. Ted (2012) 1/2
2. The Little Hours (2017)
3. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) 1/2
4. Life of Pi (2012)
5. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
   

2020s

1. Air (2023) 1/2
2. Bullet Train (2022) 1/2
3. Old (2021)
4. Nope (2022)
5. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 1/2
   

Recommendations

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[filmbuffTX]

Recently Watched


Recommendations
1. Out of Sight* 3.5/5 (Doc Samson)
2. Gattaca* 3.5/5 (kingdoxie)

Mothers
1. We Need to Talk About Kevin 4/5
2. Mother's Day* 3/5
3. Kidnap* 2.5/5
4. Air* 3.5/5
5. My Stepmother is an Alien* 3.5/5

Seen in Theaters
1. Return of the Jedi 5/5
2. Renfield* 3.5/5
3. Beau is Afraid* 3.5/5
4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - 4DX* 4/5

Deleted from Disney+
1. The One and Only Ivan* 3/5
2. Artemis Fowl* 1/5
3. Magic Camp* 2/5
4. Stargirl 4/5

1940s
1. The Kid from Cleveland* 3/5
2. Rebecca 3.5/5
3. Spellbound 3.5/5
4. Notorious 3/5

1950s
1. The Maze 3D* 3/5
2. Calamity Jane 3.5/5
3. 12 Angry Men 5/5
4. Man of a Thousand Faces* 3/5
5. Singin' in the Rain 4.5/5

2000s
1. Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas* 3/5
2. Freshman Orientation* 3.5/5
3. The Fast and the Furious 4/5
4. 2 Fast 2 Furious 3.5/5
5. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 3.5/5
6. Fast & Furious 3/5

2010s
1. Guardians of the Galaxy 3D 4/5
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 3D 4/5
3. The Harvesters* 3.5/5
4. Fast Five 3.5/5
5. Fast & Furious 6 3/5

2020s
1. I Wanna Dance With Somebody* 3/5
2. Crater* 3/5

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Recommendations

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[kingdoxie]

Recent:

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Total: 70

1930s/1940s
1. Cat People (1942) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. The Curse of the Cat People ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Invisible Man Appears ⭐⭐⭐½
4. The Black Cat ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. The Invisible Ray ⭐⭐⭐½
6. Black Friday ⭐⭐⭐½

1950s
1. Destination Moon ⭐⭐⭐½
2. The Giant Behemoth ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. World Without End ⭐⭐⭐
4. The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly ⭐⭐⭐½
5. The Monster of Piedras Blancas ⭐⭐⭐⭐

1960s
1. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Atlantis: The Lost Continent ⭐⭐⭐
3. Daimajin ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Return of Daimajin ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Wrath of Daimajin ⭐⭐⭐⭐

1970s
1. Phantom of the Paradise ⭐⭐
2. Message from Space ⭐⭐
3. Skyjacked ⭐⭐⭐
4. Belladonna of Sadness ⭐⭐
5. Petey Wheatstraw ⭐⭐

1980s
1. Cocoon ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Alien Nation ⭐⭐⭐½
3. The Beastmaster ⭐⭐⭐½
4. Cat People (1982) ⭐⭐⭐
5. Moscow on the Hudson ⭐⭐⭐⭐

1990s
1. Men in Black ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
2. Tank Girl ⭐⭐
3. The Juniper Tree ⭐⭐
4. Species ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. The Virgin Suicides ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

2000s
1. Men in Black II ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Bluebeard (2009) ⭐⭐⭐
3. Children of Men ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
4. Get Carter (2000) ⭐⭐⭐
5. A Series of Unfortunate Events ⭐⭐⭐⭐

2010s
1. Men in Black 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. The Shape of Water ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Dark Tower ⭐⭐⭐
4. Attack the Block ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Mortal Engines ⭐⭐⭐½

2020s
1. Ghostbusters: Afterlife ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Dune (2021) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Matrix Resurrections ⭐⭐⭐
4. Finch ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Military
1. Go for Broke! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Breakthrough (1950) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Okinawa ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. The Desert Fox ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. A Walk in the Sun ⭐⭐⭐½
6. Sahara (1943) ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

Samurai Jack
1. Samurai Jack; S3, E1-4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Samurai Jack; S3, E5-8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Samurai Jack; S3, E9-13 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Samurai Jack; S4, E1-4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Samurai Jack; S4, E5-8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Samurai Jack; S4, E9-13 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Samurai Jack; S5, E1-5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. Samurai Jack; S5, E6-10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

For All Mankind
1. For All Mankind; S2 E1-2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. For All Mankind; S2 E3-4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. For All Mankind; S2 E5-6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. For All Mankind; S2 E7-8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. For All Mankind; S2 E9-10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. For All Mankind; S3 E1-2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. For All Mankind; S3 E3-4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. For All Mankind; S3 E5-6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. For All Mankind; S3 E7-8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
10. For All Mankind; S3 E9-10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Recommendations: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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[Al_The_Strange]

Recents



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1980s
05/04: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) (UHD) 10/10
05/04: Star Crystal (BD) 5/10
05/06: The Incredible Shrinking Woman (BD) 5/10
05/06: Flash Gordon (UHD) 7/10
05/07: Dune (BD) 8/10
05/21: Resting Place (1986) (DVD) 7/10
05/25: Invaders From Mars (1986) (BD) 7/10

1990s
05/05: Space Truckers (1996) (BD) 6/10
05/31: Beach Babes From Beyond (1993) (BD) 5/10
05/31: TC-2000 (1993) (BD) 5/10

2000s
05/03: 2046 (2004) (Library DVD) 5/10

2010s
05/01: Straw Dogs (2011) (Library BD) 6/10
05/11: A Man Called Ove (2015) (Amazon Prime) 8/10
05/13: The Help (2011) (Tubi) 8/10
05/19: The Age of Adaline (2015) 6/10
05/22: Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019) (Vudu HDX) 7/10
05/24: Inception (2010) (Airplane) 10/10
05/29: Edge of Tomorrow (UHD) 8/10

2020s
05/03: Minor Premise (2020) (BD) 5/10
05/10: Vesper (2022) (Airplane) 7/10
05/11: A Man Called Otto (2022) (Netflix) 7/10
05/13: Lou (2022) (Netflix) 7/10
05/19: We Have a Ghost (2023) (Netflix) 6/10
05/20: My Octopus Teacher (2020) (Netflix) 8/10
05/23: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) (Airplane) 7/10

Mothers
05/10: Black Adam (2022) (Airplane) 6/10
05/10: M3GAN (2022) (Airplane) 7/10
05/10: The Fabelmans (2022) (Airplane) 8/10
05/23: Missing (2023) (Airplane) 7/10
05/25: Invaders From Mars (1953) (UHD) 7/10

Unclassifiable
05/21: Soylent Green (1973) (DVD) 8/10

Total: 31 Films

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Recommended Sci-Fi



Recommended Fantasy

[Doc Samson]

It's been almost a year since my last challenge! I'm in!

Decades:

1970's
Jaws

1980's
Dirty Dancing
Big Trouble In Little China

1990's

2000's
Cloverfield
Star Trek
The Italian Job

2010's
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Star Trek: Beyond
Alita: Battle Angel

2020's
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Air
Fast X
65

Television
Star Trek Picard Season 2
Star Trek Picard Season 3

Total: 16

Recommendations

[odguitar]

Recently Watched

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1960s
1. The Producers 5/5

1970s
1. Annie Hall 5/5
2. Grease 5/5
3. The Bad News Bears 5/5

1980s
1. No Way Out* 3.5/5
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 5/5

1990s
1. Heat 5/5

2000s
1. High School Musical 4/5
2. Inglorious Basterds 5/5

2010s
1. Cats 1/5
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4/5

Mothers
1. Polite Society* 3.5/5
2. Beau is Afraid* 4.5/5
3. Air* 4.5/5
4. Almost Famous 5/5
5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.* 4.5/5

Recommended
1. Hellboy (2004)* 3.5/5 (Travis)
2. The Andromeda Strain* 4/5 (kingdoxie)

Theaters
1. John Wick: Chapter 4* 4/5
2. Chevalier* 4/5
3. The Killing* 4.5/5
4. It Ain't Over* 4/5

Misc.
1. 80 for Brady* 3/5
2. Unfinished Business (2022)* 4/5

Total: 24

* denotes first-time viewing

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]Metropolis
Lucy in the Sky
Sorry to Bother You
Strange Days
Apollo 10 1/2
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
A Matter of LIfe and Death
Nine Days
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Petite Maman

[jd_from_da_80s]

Recommendations-Sci-fi


Recommendations-Mothers


2020s
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (2023)
Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Scream VI (2023)

2010s


2000s
Scary Movie (2000)
Unbreakable (2000)

1990s

1980s
Harlem Nights (1989)

1970s

1960s

[starryeyes]

Recommendations
Quiet Earth (1985)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Abyss (1989)
When World's Collide (1951)
War of the Worlds (1953)
Children of Men (2006)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forever Young (1992)
Life of Pi (2012)


Decades
30's

1. Phantom Ship (1935)
2. King Kong (1933) 1/2
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
4. Lady Beware (1932)
5. Condemned to Live (1935) 1/2


40's

1. Pursued (1947)
2. Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
3. Bedtime Story (1941) 1/2
4. Too Late for Tears (1949) 1/2
5. The Curse of the Cat People (1944)



50’s

1. Vera Cruz (1954)
2. 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
3. The Magnetic Monster (1953) 1/2
4. 4D Man (1959)
5. War of the Worlds (1953)
6. Them (1954)
7. Invaders from Mars (1953)


60's

1. Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
2. Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)
3. Reptilicus (1961) 1/2
4. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
5. Midnight Lace (1960) 1/2
6. The Day of the Triffids (1963) 93m


70's

1. The People thatTime Forgot (1977)
2. At the Earth's Core (1976)
3. Count Dracula (1970) 1/2
4. Amityville Horror (1979)
5. Jaws (1975)



80's

1. Beetlejuice (1988)
2. The Thing (1982)
3. Uncle Buck (1989) 1/2
4. Humanoids of the Deep (1980) 1/2
5. The Breakfast Club (1985) 1/2



90's

1. Apollo 13 (1995)
2. Men in Black (1997)
3. The Rift (1990) 1/2
4. Contact (1997) 1/2
5. Stargate (1994)
6. The Fifth Element (1997)


2000's

1. Legally Blonde (2001) 1/2
2. King Kong (2005)
3. Men in Black II (2002) 1/2
4. Star Trek (2009)
5. I Am Legend (2007) 1/2
6. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
7. LOTR: The Two Towers (2002) 1/2



2010's

1. Interstellar (2014)
2. Passengers (2016)
3. Season of the Witch (2011) 1/2
4. Dark Skies (2013) 1/2
5. The Wandering Earth (2019) 1/2
6. Bait (2012)
7. Arrival (2016)
8. The Martian (2015)
9. Contagion (2011) 1/2
10. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
11. The Hobbit: The Desolution of Smaug (2013)
12. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
13. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
14. Star Trek Beyond (2016)
15. I Still See You (2018) 1/2
16. Infini (2015) 1/2


2020's

1. Let Him Go (2020) 1/2
2. Elvis (2022)
3. Stowaway (2021) 1/2
4. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) 1/2
5. Air (2023)


War/War Related

1. Midway (2019) 1/2
2. Passchendaele (2008) 1/2
3. The Proud and Profane (1956)
4. Flying Leathernecks (1951) 1/2
5. A Bridge Too Far (1977)




Totals = 72

[Zodokai]

1950s:

1. Lullaby of Broadway*
2. Touch of Evil ½
3. The FBI Story* ½
4. Wind Across the Everglades*
5. Brigadoon*



1970s:

1. Buck and the Preacher*
2. Mr. Klein* ½
3. Deliverance ½
4. Foxy Brown*
5. The Spirit of the Beehive* ½



1980s:

1. When Harry Met Sally...
2. Road House
3. Raging Bull* ½
4. The Running Man*
5. Dirty Dancing ½



1990s:

1. Secret Defense*
2. Cure* ½
3. Demolition Man* ½
4. Air Bud
5. Boys Don’t Cry* ½



2000s:

1. My Winnipeg* ½
2. Cabin Fever
3. Chicken Little*
4. Hey Arnold! - The Movie ½
5. Red Eye
6. Infernal Affairs*
7. Infernal Affairs II* ½
8. Infernal Affairs III* ½



2010s:

1. On the Basis of Sex
2. Escape Plan*
3. Buffaloed ½
4. The Cabin in the Woods
5. Shin Godzilla* ½
6. Thoroughbreds ½
7. Jexi* ½
8. Searching*
9. World War Z
10. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
11. Sound of Metal
12. La Llorona*
13. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women ½



2020s:

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3*
2. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special* ½
3. Last Night in Soho ½
4. The Worst Person in the World ½
5. Bodies Bodies Bodies* ½
6. The Courier* ½
7. Fast X* ½
8. Lightyear ½
9. Clifford the Big Red Dog* ½
10. The Black Phone
11. Empire of Light ½
12. The Whale
13. Those Who Wish Me Dead*
14. The Little Mermaid*



Mothers:

1. Women Talking
2. Unhinged*
3. American Underdog*



Total Movies: 58

[cinemaphile]

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Recommendations:



Space Truckers (Crackle, TubiTV, Roku Channel, freevee, PlutoTV, ShoutTV)
Mr. Destiny
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (Hulu, kanopy)
Horns (freevee, TubiTV, Roku Channel, PlutoTV, Plex)
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Amazon Prime, Vudu Free, TubiTV)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (Vudu Free, freevee)
Nekrotronic (Hulu)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Xanadu
Angel-A
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Most Recent Watches:


Mothers:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy -
2. * The Mother -
Possible Watches:

[Show spoiler]
Soapdish

Pre-1980's:
1. The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band - ½
2. * The Wicker Man -

1980's:
1. * Fat Man and Little Boy - ½
3. Miami Connection -
Possible Watches:

[Show spoiler]
No Holds Barred

1990's:
1. * Flight of the Intruder -
2. * Wing Commander - ½
3. Maverick - ½
4. Hot Shots Part Deux -
5. Hudson Hawk - ½

2000's:
1. The Specials -
2. The Invention of Lying -
3. Over the Hedge - ½
4. * Stark Raving Mad -

2010's:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy v2 - ½
2. Avengers: Infinity War -
3. Avengers: Endgame -
4. * We'll Never Have Paris -
5. * Pogey Beach -
6. * Minding the Gap - ½
7. Hobbs & Shaw -
8. Power Rangers -
9. Zootopia -

2020's:
1. * Attack of the Doc! - ½
2. * The Pope's Exorcist -
3. * Magic Mike's Last Dance -
4. F9 - ½
5. * God's Time - ½
6. * A Man Called Otto -
7. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - ½
8. * White Men Can't Jump (2023) - ½
9. Terrifier 2 -
10. * Becky - ½
11. * Guy Ritchie's The Covenant - ½

Theatrical Viewings:
1. * Guardians of the Galaxy v3 -
2.* Fool's Paradise -
3. * Blackberry - ½
4. * Fast X -
5. * Kandahar - ½
6. * The Wrath of Becky -
7. * The Machine - ½
8. Fast X - ½

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* denotes first-time viewings

Red - seen in theater
Sienna - 4K disc
Blue - Blu-ray, duh
Green - DVD
Purple - Vudu
Black - Other streaming (Netflix, Amazon, D+, HBO Max, hoopla, tubitv, etc)

[kingdoxie]

Destination Moon 👽👽👽½

[DanTheMan]

1940s
Now, Voyager (1942) - 3/5
Hamlet (1948) - 3.5/5
Adam's Rib (1949) - 3/5
Rope (1948) - 4/5
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) - 3.5/5

1950s
Summertime (1955) - 3/5
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - 4/5
Tokyo Story (1953) - 4/5
East of Eden (1955) - 3.5/5
Giant (1956) - 4.5/5

1960s
Weekend (1967) - 1/5
A Taste of Honey (1961) - 3/5
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) - 3.5/5
Red Desert (1964) - 4/5
Masculin Féminin (1966) - 4/5

1970s
The Night Porter (1974) - 3/5
A Woman Under the Influence (1974) - 3/5
Mikey and Nicky (1976) - 3/5
Norma Rae (1979) - 3.5/5
Scenes from a Marriage (1973) - 4.5/5

1990s
Strange Days (1995) - 4.5/5
Night on Earth (1991) - 4/5
The Daytrippers (1996) - 4/5
Dead Man (1995) - 4/5
Paris is Burning (1990) - 4.5/5

2000s
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) - 4.5/5
The House Bunny (2008) - 4/5
Adventureland (2009) - 4/5
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) - 3.5/5
28 Days Later (2002) - 4.5/5

2010s
Chef (2014) - 4.5/5
Book Club (2018) - 4/5
The Kings of Summer (2013) - 3.5/5
Assassination Nation (2018) - 3.5/5
The Jungle Book (2016) - 4.5/5

2020s
In the Heights (2021) - 5/5
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) - 4.5/5
F9: The Fast Saga (2021) - 2.5/5
Fast X (2023) - 3.5/5
The Little Mermaid (2023) - 3.5/5

[starryeyes]

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Vera Cruz (1954)

[Al_The_Strange]

Straw Dogs (2011)
Library Blu-Ray



Rewatched the original yesterday. The remake's slick and entertaining, but certainly a grade inferior.

Curious to read the book this was based on now.

6/10

[starryeyes]

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20 million Miles to Earth (1957)

[kingdoxie]

Cat People (1942) 🧙🧙🧙🧙

[starryeyes]

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The Magnetic Monster (1953) 1/2

[starryeyes]

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Midway (2019) 1/2

[filmbuffTX]

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)


(First Viewing)

This has a good cast!