May 2017 50 Movie Challenge: Scavenger Hunt!

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1. May Featured Theme: SCAVENGER HUNT!

The Scavenger Hunt List: (25 movies)

1. A film about Mothers
2. A movie from the year your parent was born
3. A film involving aliens
4. A film featuring an actor/actress that you are insanely and unhealthily attracted to.
5. A movie released posthumously of an actor/director/producer
6. A movie involving a road trip
7. A Post-Apocalyptic film
8. A Non-James Bond movie featuring an actor who played James Bond (David Niven, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig)
9. A film that take place in Japan
10. A film you've owned the longest but have not yet watched
11. A film which won a Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
12. A western not set in the American Old West
13. A film featured on the How Did This Get Made? podcast
14. A movie from the genre you watch the least
15. A Stand-Up Comedy Concert film
16. A movie produced by a film company that no longer exists
17. A film in which the director also acts (think Clint Eastwood or Orson Welles or ...)
18. A film with teachers as main characters
19. A movie with a day, month or year in title.
20. A film that jumps around in time more than once.
21. A film directed by a woman
22. A film nominated for both a Razzie and an Oscar.
23. A TV Adaptation (Live Action)
24. A film that take place in New Orleans
25. An animated movie not appropriate for children

You may opt to replace up to three of the above items with alternates from this list:

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A film starring/directed by a sibling/relative of a famous actor/director
A film that is set in no more than 2 locations
A film with an underrated twist (ending or otherwise)
A film you found terrible but want to give a second chance
A movie during your childhood that left a lasting impression
Any two (unrelated) films with the same title
A film that won any award for production design
An underrated comedy
A movie adapted from a play or musical
A motion-capture animated film
A film shorter than 95 minutes
A silent comedy
A movie from the year you were born
A film that take place in Middle East
A movie that begins with first letter of your user name
A stop-motion animated feature
A sequel to a remake
A movie with a city, state or country in title
A political thriller
A film featuring one of your worst fears or phobias.
A film you saw in theaters in IMAX 3D
A remake of a French film
The film you will be happiest to get off your watchlist
A movie that combines live action with animation.
A movie directed by a person who shares your initials
A film that take place in Las Vegas
A film set during the Medieval times
A classic musical (before 1970)
A movie involving a Ponzi scheme
A movie featuring mistaken identity
A Tim Burton-Johnny Depp film
A movie you saw on a high school date
A movie you saw for the first time in the theater
A movie that takes place on a college campus
A film featuring a disability - Paraplegic / Quadriplegic
An actor or director's last film
A movie with scenes taking place in your home state or country
A film with controversial subject matter
A live-action film with CGI main characters
A movie that has inspired you to visit a particular place
A film with a score by John Williams
An Oscar winner for Best Cinematography
A film that was first released on VHS
A film that played at Sundance Film Festival
A pre-Toy Story movie that uses computer animation in some way
A live-action film with an animal as one of the principal characters
A 90's slacker movie
A Music biopic
A film that take place in Boston
A buddy cop film
A leading role debut of music star
A fourth film in a franchise

2. May Recommendations Category: Science Fiction* (5 movies)
* 5 movies you haven't seen before from the titles recommended by other members. In your initial tracking post, everyone put a list of at least 5 Sci-Fi movies that you think others may not have seen and may enjoy. Then for the ones you watch for this category, mention who recommended the film in your post.

3. The rest of your movies for the month can be categorized however you please! However, we recommend a "Movie Moms" category And, of course, if you'd like you can choose to do more than 25 items from the Scavenger Hunt lists!

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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 Bronze to Platinum:
  60 Movies - Platinum
  50 Movies - Gold
  40 Movies - Silver
  30 Movies - Bronze
• If you're going to repost your entire list every time, please hide it under spoiler tags.
• If you are going to post pictures for the films (poster art or bluray covers, for example) please try not to use GIANT pictures, and if there are tons of them, again - please hide under spoilers.