February 2016 50 Movie Challenge

[DanTheMan]

As suggested by members Travis and cinemaphile, we're returning back to the "movie chain" game, where you start off with a movie by a filmmaker of your choice (actor, actress, director, writer, cinematographer, or composer), then continue your next selection provided it connects in some way with the previously mentioned filmmaker guidelines. For example:

1. Scarface (Michelle Pfeiffer)
2. Stardust (Michael Vaughn)
3. X-Men: First Class (Jennifer Lawrence)
4. Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell - screenwriter)
5. Three Kings (Mark Wahlberg)

This will continue until you've reached 50 films total (and beyond if you like), or you can opt for 25 films under these guidelines, and the other remaining 25 films will be spread out via 5 categories (your choice) with 5 films per category like we have done in the past. Only specific rule for the categories is: You MUST include Romance as one of the five categories.

• 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 each 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

[DanTheMan]

Recently Watched:



Movie Chain:
1. The Town - ½
<<-- Ben Affleck (director) -->>
2. Argo -
<<-- Scoot McNairy (actor) -->>
3. Gone Girl -
<<-- Jeff Cronenweth (cinematographer) -->>
4. Fight Club - ½
<<-- David Fincher (director) -->>
5. The Game -
<<-- Sean Penn (actor) -->>
6. Mystic River -
<<-- Tim Robbins (actor) -->>
7. The Shawshank Redemption -
<<-- Roger Deakins (cinematographer) -->>
8. TBA
9. No Country for Old Men* -
<<-- Ethan Coen (writer) -->>
10. Bridge of Spies* - ½
<<-- Tom Hanks (actor) -->>
11. Road to Perdition* - ½
<<-- Sam Mendes (director) -->>
12. Spectre - ½
<<-- Monica Bellucci (actress) -->>
13. The Matrix Reloaded - ½
<<-- Andy Wachowski (writer) -->>
14. V for Vendetta - ½
<<-- Natalie Portman (actress) -->>
15. TBA
16. The Revenant -
<<-- Emmanuel Lubezki (cinematographer) -->>
17. Babel* - ½
<<-- Elle Fanning (actress) -->>
18. Super 8 -
<<-- J.J. Abrams (director) -->>
19. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - ½
<<-- John Williams (composer) -->>
20. The Terminal - ½
<<-- Steven Spielberg (producer) -->>
21. Transformers -
<<-- John Turturro (actor) -->>
22. Jungle Fever* -
<<-- Spike Lee (director) -->>
23. Chi-Raq* -
<<-- Roger Guenveur Smith (actor) -->>
24. Dope - ½
<<-- Zoë Kravitz (actress) -->>
25. Mad Max: Fury Road -

Romance:
1. Moonrise Kingdom - ½
2. Spring - ½
3. Before Sunrise* - ½
4. Before Sunset* -
5. Before Midnight* - ½

Psychological Thriller:
1. Shutter Island - ½
2. A History of Violence* -
3. Mulholland Drive* -
4. 12 Monkeys* -
5. Requiem for a Dream* -

Crime:
1. Sicario -
2. 12 Angry Men* -
3. Traffic* - ½
4. Gangs of New York* -
5. Minority Report* -

Comedy:
1. The Intern - ½
2. Bad Boys II - ½
3. Meatballs* - ½
4. Deadpool* -
5. Step Brothers - ½

Miscellaneous:
1. American Ultra* -
2. Pan* -
3. Ghostbusters II -
4. The Diary of a Teenage Girl* -
5. 99 Homes* -
6. The Rebound - ½
7. Push - ½
8. Straight Outta Compton* - ½
9. The Room* - ½

* - first-time viewing

[Peavey]

Last five watched

[Show spoiler]

* First Time Viewing (6)

1. Spider-Man (2002) - Tobey Maguire
2. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Kirsten Dunst
3. Spider-Man 3 (2012) - Rosemary Harris
4. This Means War (2012) * - Chris Pine
5. Unstoppable (2010) - Denzel Washington
6. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) - Tony Scott
7. The Fan (1996) - Robert De Niro
8. Men of Honor (2000) - Holt McCallany
9. Fight Club (1999) - Rachel Singer
10. The Green Mile (1999) - Tom Hanks
11. Toy Story (1995) - Jim Varney
12. Toy Story 2 (1999) - John Ratzenberger
13. Toy Story 3 (2010) - Tim Allen
14. Galaxy Quest (1999) - Sam Rockwell
15. Moon (2009) * - Kaya Scodelario
16. The Maze Runner (2014) - Wes Ball
17. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials * (2015) -Alan Tudyk
18. Knocked Up (2005) -Leslie Mann
19. This Is 40 (2012) - Judd Apatow
20. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) - Jonah Hill
21. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) - Paul Rudd
22. I Love You, Man (2009) - Jason Segal
23. The Five-Year Engagement (2012) - Emily Blunt
24. Sicario * (2015) - Josh Brolin
25. The Goonies (1985) - Corey Feldman
26. Stand by Me (1986) - Rob Reiner
27. The Princess Bride (1987) - Cary Ewles
28. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) - Dave Chappelle
29. You've Got Mail (1998) - Parker Posey
30. Irrational Man * (2015) - Emma Stone
31. Gangster Squad * (2013) - Josh Brolin
32. Inherent Vice * (2014) - Maya Rudolph
33. 50 First Dates (2004) - Drew Barrymore
34. Going the Distance (2010) - Charlie Day
35. Horrible Bosses (2011) - Kevin Spacey
36. The Usual Suspects (1995) - Kevin Pollack
37. Grumpy Old Men (1993) - Walter Mathau
38. Grumpier Old Men (1995) - Ann - Margaret
39. Any Given Sunday (1999) - Cameron Diaz
40. Shrek (2001) - Mike Myers
41. Shrek 2 (2004) - Rupert Everett
43. Shrek the Third (2007) - Chris Miller
44. Shrek Forever After (2010) - John Cleese
45. Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone (2001)
46. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
47. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)





Watched but not part of challenge

[Show spoiler]

1. Groundhog Day (1993)
2. The Green Inferno (2013) *

[Peavey]

Originally Posted by Peavey

Last five watched

[Show spoiler]

* First Time Viewing (1)

1. Spider-Man (2002) - Tobey Maguire
2. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Kirsten Dunst
3. Spider-Man 3 (2012) - Rosemary Harris
4. This Means War (2012) * - Chris Pine
5. Unstoppable (2010) - Denzel Washington
6. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) - Tony Scott
7. The Fan (1996) - Robert De Niro
8. Men of Honor (2000) - Holt McCallany
9. Fight Club (1999) - Rachel Singer
10. The Green Mile (1999) -


Watched but not part of challenge

[Show spoiler]

1. Groundhog Day (1993)

Ten movies down in challenge....

[Peavey]

Toy Story (1995)

[Peavey]

Toy Story 2 (1999)



and

Toy Story 3 (2010)

[Peavey]

Originally Posted by Peavey

Last five watched

[Show spoiler]

* First Time Viewing (3)

1. Spider-Man (2002) - Tobey Maguire
2. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Kirsten Dunst
3. Spider-Man 3 (2012) - Rosemary Harris
4. This Means War (2012) * - Chris Pine
5. Unstoppable (2010) - Denzel Washington
6. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) - Tony Scott
7. The Fan (1996) - Robert De Niro
8. Men of Honor (2000) - Holt McCallany
9. Fight Club (1999) - Rachel Singer
10. The Green Mile (1999) - Tom Hanks
11. Toy Story (1995) - Jim Varney
12. Toy Story 2 (1999) - John Ratzenberger
13. Toy Story 3 (2010) - Tim Allen
14. Galaxy Quest (1999) - Sam Rockwell
15. Moon (2009) * - Kaya Scodelario
16. The Maze Runner (2014) - Wes Ball
17. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials * (2015) -Alan Tudyk
18. Knocked Up (2005) -Leslie Mann
19. This Is 40 (2012) - Judd Apatow
20. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) -



Watched but not part of challenge

[Show spoiler]

1. Groundhog Day (1993)

Twenty movies down.

[Peavey]

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Unrated) (2008)

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Burnt (First Time Viewing)
4/5
Now I liked this. But I thought Chef was a bit better. But both were still good I thought.

[cinemaphile]

Most recent additions:


Planned titles not yet watched are hidden under spoiler tags - subject to (and probably will) change.

* Highlander - ½ > Sean Connery >
* The Man Who Would Be King - > Michael Caine >
The Last Witch Hunter - > Breck Eisner (director) >
The Crazies (2010) - ½ > Timothy Olyphant
This Is Where I Leave You - ½ > Adam Driver >
What If - ½ > Zoe Kazan >
In Your Eyes - ½ > Michael Stahl-David >
Cloverfield - ½ > Matt Reeves (director) >
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - > Toby Kebbell >
Wrath of the Titans - > Lily James >
* Cinderella (2015) - ½ > Holliday Grainger >
* Anna Karenina -½ > Keira Knightley >
Pride and Prejudice (2006) - > Judi Dench >
Shakespeare in Love - > Geoffrey Rush >
* Gods of Egypt - > Alex Proyas (director) >
The Crow - > Michael Wincott >
The Three Musketeers - ½ > Charlie Sheen >
Lucas - > Jeremy Piven >
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard - > T.J. Miller >
* Deadpool - > Morena Baccarin >
Deadpool (again) - > Gina Carano >
Haywire - > Ewan McGregor >
Moulin Rouge! - > John Leguizamo >
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - > Leonardo Dicaprio >
Gangs of New York - > Liam Neeson >
The A-Team - > Joe Carnahan (director) >
Smokin' Aces - > Kevin Durand >
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - ½ > Ryan Reynolds >
Blade: Trinity - > Patton Oswalt >
* Freaks of Nature - > Mae Whitman >
Independence Day - > Roland Emmerich (director) >
Godzilla (1998) - > Vicki Lewis >
Pushing Tin - > Angelina Jolie >
Salt - > Angelina Jolie >
* Kung Fu Panda 3 - > Dustin Hoffman >
* All The President's Men - > Robert Redford >
* Truth - > Topher Grace >
American Ultra - > Jesse Eisenberg >
Now You See Me - > Jessica Lindsey >
* Ladrones -

* first-time viewing

[AaronJ]

Laggies (A-)
[Sam Rockwell, actor]
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (A)
[George Clooney, actor]
Up In The Air (A)

[filmbuffTX]

* 4/5 * 4/5 2.5/5

Chain
1. A Serious Man (Michael Lerner-actor)
2. Harlem Nights* (Danny Aiello-actor)
3. Leon: The Professional* (Gary Oldman-actor)
4. Batman Begins (Liam Neeson-actor)
5. Breakfast on Pluto* (Cillian Murphy-actor)
6. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan-director)
7. Inception* (Joseph Gordon Levitt-actor)
8. The Dark Knight Rises* (Hans Zimmer-composer)
9. The Lion King 3D* (Matthew Broderick-actor)
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off ( Ben Stein- actor)
11. My Girl 2 (Jamie Lee Curtis-actress)


Animated
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. Inside Out 3D*
3. Fantasia
4. Fantasia 2000*
5. Spirited Away*

Romance
1. 50 Shade of Grey*
2. The Fault in our Stars*
3. The Wedding Ringer*

Sci-Fi
1. The Abyss*
2. Predator 3D*

Drama
1. Blow

Coming of Age
1. Stand By Me*
2. Disney's Chimpanzee

[BD-T]

I'll give it a shot. going for 25-25.

Is it permitted to use people a few times in the movie chain or may they be used only once?


Movie Chain:
01. The Revenant*
---> Tom Hardy (actor) --->
02. Mad Max: Fury Road
---> Charlize Theron (actress) --->
03. Snow White and the Huntsman
---> James Newton Howard (composer) --->
04. Nightcrawler
---> Jake Gyllenhaal (actor) --->
05. Everest in 3D*
---> Jason Clarke (actor) --->
06. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 3D
---> Michael Giacchino (composer) --->
07. Jurassic World
---> Chris Pratt (actor) --->
08. The Lego Movie
---> Morgan Freeman (actor) --->
09. Se7en
---> David Fincher (director) --->
10. Zodiac
---> Robert Downey Jr. (actor) --->
11. Avengers: Age of Ultron in 3D
---> James Spader (actor) --->
12. Stargate
---> Kurt Russell (actor) --->
13. Bone Tomahawk*
---> David Arquette (actor) --->
14. Eight Legged Freaks
---> Leon Rippy (actor) --->
15. The Patriot
---> Mel Gibson (actor) --->
16. Braveheart
---> John Toll (Cinematographer) --->
17. Cloud Atlas
---> Tom Hanks (actor) --->
18. Saving Private Ryan
---> Tom Sizemore (actor) --->
19. Pearl Harbor
---> Michael Bay (director)
20. Transformers: Age of Extinction in 3D
---> T.J. Miller (actor) --->
21. Deadpool*
---> Ryan Reynolds (actor) --->
22.
23.
24.
25.


Categories:

Romance:
01. Fa Yeung Nin Wa (In The Mood for Love)
02. 50 First Dates
03. Crna Macka, Beli Macor (Black Cat, White Cat)
04. Disney's Beauty and the Beast
05. Reconstruction

American Football:
01. The Replacements
02.
03.
04.
05.

Disaster Movies:
01. Volcano
02.
03.
04.
05.

Asian Movies:
01. Chocolate
02. Ai no Mukidashi (Love Exposure)
03. Dung Fong Tuk Ying (Eastern Condors)
04. Xing Kong (Starry Starry Night)
05.

Blast From the Past:
01. Edward Scissorhands
02. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
03. The Goonies
04. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
05. The Evil Dead

Miscellaneous:
01. Crimson Peak

* = First time viewing

[gaboman]

1. Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel
<<-- Justin Long (Starring) -->>
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked
<<-- Jason Lee (Starring) -->>
3. Chasing Amy
<<-- Ben Affleck (Starring) -->>
4. The Town ½
<<-- Jeremy Renner (Starring) -->>
5. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol ½

Spy/Espionage
1. Bridge of Spies ½

[DanTheMan]

Originally Posted by BD-T

Is it permitted to use people a few times in the movie chain or may they be used only once?

You can use them more than once. Try to separate them by a few films if you can to make it more challenging.

[cinemaphile]

So I just spent like two whole hours looking at the theatrical and blu February release schedules for stuff I know I am going to watch, checking my existing want-to-watch backlog, etc, to plan out my list for the month.
So far there are only about 40, but I would be shocked if I get to 50 anyway.
I'm positive the list will change and things will be dropped, added, or rearranged, but for now, here's the plan:

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

Planned titles not yet watched are hidden under spoiler tags - subject to (and probably will) change.

* Ladrones - > Jessica Lindsey >

[Show spoiler]Now You See Me - > Mark Ruffalo >
Begin Again - > Keira Knightley >
*Pride & Prejudice - > Tom Hollander >
About Time - > Domhnall Gleason >
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - > Adam Driver >
This Is Where I Leave You - > Timothy Olyphant >
The Crazies - > Breck Eisner (director) >
The Last Witch Hunter - > Michael Caine >
* The Man Who Would Be King - > Sean Connery >
* Highlander - > Christopher Lambert >
* Hail Caesar! - > Channing Tatum >
The Vow - > Wendy Crewson >
* Room - > Brie Larson >
Scott Pilgrim vs The World - > Mae Whitman >
* Freaks of Nature - > Denis Leary >
Thomas Crown Affair (1999) - > Pierce Brosnan >
* No Escape - > Owen Wilson >
* Zoolander 2 - > Ben Stiller >
* Zoolander - > Winona Ryder >

Lucas - > Jeremy Piven >

[Show spoiler]The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard - > TJ Miller >
* Deadpool - > Ryan Reynolds >
Smokin' Aces - >Joel Edgerton >
* Jane Got a Gun - > Rodrigo Santoro >
* The 33 - > Jacob Vargas >
Traffic - > Topher Grace >

* Truth - > Robert Redford >
All The President's Men - ½ > Dustin Hoffman >

[Show spoiler]* Kung Fu Panda 3 - > Angelina Jolie >
Maleficent - > Sam Riley >
* Pride & Prejudice & Zombies - > Lena Headey >
300: Rise of an Empire - > Gerard Butler >
* Gods of Egypt - > Abbey Lee >
Mad Max: Fury Road - > Tom Hardy >
The Revenant - > Leonardo DiCaprio >
Gangs of New York - > Liam Neeson >
* Michael Collins - > Alan Rickman >
* Sense & Sensibility - > >

* first-time viewing

[cinemaphile]

Five down so far:

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

Most recent additions:


Movies:
Planned titles not yet watched are hidden under spoiler tags - subject to (and probably will) change.

* Ladrones - > Jessica Lindsey >

[Show spoiler]Now You See Me - > Mark Ruffalo >
Begin Again - > Keira Knightley >
*Pride & Prejudice - > Tom Hollander >
About Time - > Domhnall Gleason >
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - > Adam Driver >
This Is Where I Leave You - > Timothy Olyphant >
The Crazies - > Breck Eisner (director) >
The Last Witch Hunter - > Michael Caine >
* The Man Who Would Be King - > Sean Connery >
* Highlander - > Christopher Lambert >
* Hail Caesar! - > Channing Tatum >
The Vow - > Wendy Crewson >
* Room - > Brie Larson >
Scott Pilgrim vs The World - > Mae Whitman >
* Freaks of Nature - > Denis Leary >
Thomas Crown Affair (1999) - > Pierce Brosnan >
* No Escape - > Owen Wilson >
* Zoolander 2 - > Ben Stiller >
* Zoolander - > Winona Ryder >

Lucas - > Jeremy Piven >
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard - > TJ Miller >

[Show spoiler]* Deadpool - > Ryan Reynolds >
Smokin' Aces - >Joel Edgerton >
* Jane Got a Gun - > Rodrigo Santoro >
* The 33 - > Jacob Vargas >
Traffic - > Topher Grace >

* Truth - > Robert Redford >
All The President's Men - ½ > Dustin Hoffman >

[Show spoiler]* Kung Fu Panda 3 - > Angelina Jolie >
Maleficent - > Sam Riley >
* Pride & Prejudice & Zombies - > Lena Headey >
300: Rise of an Empire - > Gerard Butler >
* Gods of Egypt - > Abbey Lee >
Mad Max: Fury Road - > Tom Hardy >
The Revenant - > Leonardo DiCaprio >
Gangs of New York - > Liam Neeson >
* Michael Collins - > Alan Rickman >
* Sense & Sensibility - > >

* first-time viewing

[DanTheMan]

Movie Chain:

[Show spoiler]1. The Town - ½
<<-- Ben Affleck (director) -->>
2. Argo -
<<-- Scoot McNairy (actor) -->>
3. Gone Girl -
<<-- Jeff Cronenweth (cinematographer) -->>
4. Fight Club - ½
<<-- David Fincher (director) -->>
5. The Game -
<<-- Sean Penn (actor) -->>

6. Mystic River -
<<-- Tim Robbins (actor) -->>

[AaronJ]

Laggies (A-)



[Sam Rockwell]

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (A-)



[George Clooney]

Up In The Air (A)

[cinemaphile]

I stumbled across a review on Letterboxd (if you're not yet signed up on that site, do it now and let me know your username!) that mentioned it was part of
"Scavenger Hunt #4 Challenge - Item #28: A film featuring a Schizophrenic character"

I followed a link and found this list:

[Show spoiler]

Scavenger Hunt #4

1. Film featuring reincarnation!
2. Film featuring mermaids!
3. Film featuring a curse!
4. Film featuring a dwarf(s)!
5. Film featuring a psychic!
6. A Steampunk Film!
7. Film that features Parkour!
8. Film featuring a character with wings!
9. Film that takes place in a mental institution!
10. A film featuring a mute!
11. Film featuring a ceremony, ritual or other activity performed for the dead or on the dead!
12. Film featuring a genius!
13. Film featuring an obsession!
14. Film featuring a suicidal person(s)!
15. A film so gross you think barf bags should be required!
16. A Cyberpunk film!
17. A film featuring a fetish!
18. An exquisite mindbender!
19. A film about inanimate objects killing humans!
20. Films featuring an albino character!
21. Film with a character who wears a mask!
22. A vigilante film!
23. An unconventional romance film!
24. A film featuring futuristic deadly games/death sports!
25. A film featuring a bear!
26. A film featuring Heaven!
27. A film featuring Hell!
28. A film featuring a Schizophrenic Character!
29. A film featuring a character whom received a transplant!
30. A film featuring dinosaur(s)

I was wondering if in a future month we might want to try something similar with individual film requirements (not necessarily with the same specific ones), instead of whole-list or groups-of-five like we've been doing.
It could be a fun challenge. Thoughts?