January 2023 50 Movie Challenge

[jd_from_da_80s]

That describes this month perfectly

Jan 1-2 - 5 movies (77 movie pace)
Jan 1-15 - 23 movies (44 movie pace)
Jan 1-31 - 33 movies (Most movies I've watched since my son was born)

In addition I finally binged Andor, which was the best thing I watched January & I'ma watch it again this month. Also binged season 2 of The White Lotus

Best Recommendations - Scott Pilgrim vs the World & Pan's Labyrinth (to be fair they are the only recommendations I watched, both great movies)
Best unwatched movie - The Northman (Paddington movies almost took this spot)
Worst unwatched movie - The Menu
Best rewatch - Scott Pilgrim vs the World (I love this movie)
Worst rewatch - Moonfall (I love this movie too?)

* = 1st time watch
^ = 1st time on Bluray

You Watching This Again? (Bluray Edition)
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Pan's Labyrinth
Paddington^
Paddington 2^
Peter Rabbit
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Black Adam^
Sonic the Hedgehog 2^
A Simple Favor^

You Watching This Again? (Cable/Streaming Edition)
Ender's Game
The Man From Uncle
Moonlight
Moonfall
Meet the Robinsons
The Lobster
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Horrible Bosses 2
True Grit (2010)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Crawl
King Richard
American Ultra
The Cabin in the Woods
The Facility

Ooh, What's This? (Bluray Edition)
Peter Rabbit 2*^
Men*^
The Northman*^

Ooh, What's This? (Cable/Streaming Edition)
The Menu*
The Marathon Man*
Star Trek: First Contact*
Miss Sloane*

I Risked Covid for This
Aviator: The Way of Water*

Recommended by YOU
Scott Pilgrim vs the World - Recommended by Cinemaphile
Pan's Labyrinth - Recommended by Zodokai

[Travis]

Sorceress (1982)

[Travis]

40’Movies!

Covers

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Recommended
1. October Sky (1999) filmbuffTX
2. The 400 Blows (1959) kingdoxie
3. A Hard Day's Night (1964) odguitar

Action
1. Dr. No (1962)
2. From Russia with Love (1963)
3. Goldfinger (1964) 1/2
4. Thunderball (1965) 1/2
5. You Only Live Twice (1967) 1/2

Comedy
1. Cry-Baby (1990)
2. American Pie (1999) 1/2
3. American Pie 2 (2001)
4. American Wedding (2003) 1/2
5. Fletch (1985)

Documentary
1. The Sound of 007 (2022)
2. Good Night Oppy (2022)
3. Spielberg (2017)
4. When We Were Kings (1996) 1/2

Drama
1. Glory (1989)
2. Invincible (2006) 1/2
3. Raging Bull (1980)
4. Deliverance (1972) 1/2
5. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) 1/2

Fantasy
1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 1/2
3. Disenchanted (2022) 1/2
4. Sorceress (1982)

Horror
1. The Black Phone (2021) 1/2
2. Mayhem (2017) 1/2

Romance
1. Licorice Pizza (2021) 1/2
2. Expensive Candy (2022)
3. Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Sci-Fi
1. Blade Runner The Final Cut (1982)
2. Alien Director’s Cut (1979)
3. Pitch Black (2000) 1/2
4. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) 1/2

Thriller
1. The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
2. Farewell, My Lovely (1975) 1/2
3. Kansas City Confidential (1952) 1/2
4. Gangs Inc. (1941)

Western
1. Shane (1953)

[cinemaphile]

Final January Recap:
Films Watched: 52
First Time Watches: 23
Best First-Time Watches: Someone Great, Secret Admirer, Wheelman
Best Rewatches: Happy Death Day 2U, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Pirates of the Caribbean, Kuffs, Den of Thieves
Worst Films Watched: Kung Pow! Enter the Fist, Tiptoes

Full List:

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Most Recent Watches:


Theatrical Viewings
1. * M3GAN -
2. * Plane - ½

Adventure:
1. * King Solomon's Mines - ½
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl -
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest -
4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -

Action:
1. Action Jackson -
2. The Bourne Legacy - ½
3. Tango & Cash - ½
4. The Hurricane Heist- ½
5. Copshop - ½
6. * Fire Birds - ½
7. 2 Guns - ½

Crime:
1. Running Scared (2006) - ½
2. Den of Thieves -
3. * Wheelman -
4. Law-Abiding Citizen- ½
5. Point Blank -

Horror/Thrillers:
1. * On the Line - ½
2. No One Lives - ½
3. * Bait -
4. * The Covenant -
5. * Come To Daddy -
6. * Vampire's Kiss - ½
7. Happy Death Day 2U -

Comedy:
1. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping -
2. At First Sight... - ½
3. Kuffs -
4. * You People -
5. Orgazmo - ½
6. * Kung Pow! Enter the Fist - ½

RomComs:
1. Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! -
2. Kissing a Fool -
3. The Sure Thing - ½
4. * Shotgun Wedding -
5. * Secret Admirer - ½

Drama:
1. * Sorcerer -
2. * Malice in Wonderland -
3. * Poker Face - ½
4. The Woman King -
5. * Tiptoes - ½
6. * The Two Jakes - ½
7. * Cool As Ice - ½
8. The Pelican Brief -

Sports:
1. Play It To the Bone -
2. Rocky III -

Sci-Fi:
1. * Monolith - ½
2. Lockout - ½
3. * Testament -
4. Black Widow - ½
5. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings -

* 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)

[odguitar]

Good start to the year! I caught up with so much Independent Spirits stuff, so I feel like I'm in a good spot for voting this year, and I've already seen more TV than maybe the whole of 2022. Now time to finish Indie Spirits and work on Oscars catch up!

FINAL STATS
Total Watched: 62 (55 films, 7 TV) -- PLATINUM
First Time Viewings: 34
Best First Time Viewings: Women Talking, Babylon, Bones and All, Causeway, Holy Spider, Apollo 10 1/2, We Need to Talk About Cosby, Mind Over Murder, The Rehearsal
Best Rewatches: The Godfather & Part II, The Fabelmans, EEAAO, Shrek, Prisoner of Azkaban, The Wizard of Oz, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Roman Holiday, Back to the Future & Part II, La La Land
Worst Watches: The Requin, Death on the Nile, Palm Trees and Power Lines, Funny Pages,

Originally Posted by odguitar

Recently Watched

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Drama
1. The Fabelmans 5/5
2. Babylon* 5/5
3. The Inspection* 4/5
4. EO* 4/5
5. The Godfather 5/5
6. The Godfather: Part II 5/5
7. Causeway* 4.5/5
8. The Cathedral* 4/5
9. Bruiser (2022)* 3.5/5
10. Palm Trees and Power Lines* 2.5/5
11. The Whale* 3/5
12. Women Talking* 5/5

Action
1. Mayhem 4/5
2. Gladiator 4/5
3. RRR* 4/5
4. Everything Everywhere All at Once 5/5

Fantasy
1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 4/5
2. Shrek 5/5
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 5/5
4. The Wizard of Oz 5/5
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 4/5

Horror
1. Bodies Bodies Bodies 5/5
2. Pearl 3.5/5
3. Bones and All* 5/5
4. The Requin* .5/5

Comedy
1. Game Night 4.5/5
2. Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. 3/5
3. The Man Who Came to Dinner 3.5/5
4. Funny Pages 2.5/5
5. Catherine Called Birdy* 3.5/5
6. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris* 3.5/5
7. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 5/5
8. Corsage* 3.5/5

Mystery
1. Death on the Nile* 2/5
2. The Wonder* 4/5

Romance
1. Fire Island 4.5/5
2. Ticket to Paradise* 3/5
3. Roman Holiday 5/5

Thriller
1. Emily the Criminal 4/5
2. Emergency* 3.5/5
3. Holy Spider* 4.5/5

Sci-Fi
1. Avatar 3/5
2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* 3.5/5
3. Back to the Future 5/5
4. Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood* 4.5/5
5. Back to the Future Part II 5/5
6. After Yang* 4/5

Documentary
1. Tower 4/5
2. This Place Rules* 3/5
3. The Janes* 4/5
4. Riotsville, U.S.A.* 4/5
5. Long Shot (2017)* 4/5

Musical
1. Bye Bye Birdie 4.5/5
2. La La Land 5/5

Recommended
1. Sideways* 4/5 (Travis)

TV
1. We Need to Talk About Cosby* 4.5/5
2. Mind Over Murder* 4.5/5
3. Children of the Underground* 4/5
4. The Rehearsal* 4.5/5
5. Mo* 3.5/5
6. Somebody Somewhere* 4/5
7. I Love That for You* 4/5

Total: 62

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]Carol
But I’m a Cheerleader
Airplane
Singin’ in the Rain
Jerry Maguire
The Apartment
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Sing Street
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
A Hard Day’s Night

[Travis]

First Viewings: 22

Best First Viewings: October Sky (1999), The 400 Blows, A Hard Day's Night, Spielberg, Sullivan’s Travels

Best Re-watches: Alien, Blade Runner, Shane

Worst: Battle Beyond the Stars

[filmbuffTX]

Finished the month with 40 (silver). 22 were first viewings.

Best First Viewings:The Fabelmans, Young Adult, Ordinary People, Rich Kids


Recently Watched


List:

[Show spoiler]New Year's
1. New Year's Evil 2.5/5
2. New Years Eve 2.5/5
3. 200 Cigarettes* 3/5
4. Four Rooms* 2/5
5. New Year, New You* 3.5/5

Coming of Age/Teen
1. Clueless 4/5
2. Can't Hardly Wait 4/5
3. Eighth Grade 3.5/5
4. Rich Kids* 3.5/5
5. ParaNorman 3D 4/5

Comedy
1. Young Adult* 3.5/5
2. I Love My Dad* 3/5
3. Dear White People* 3.5/5
4. Bros 3.5/5
5. Necessary Roughness* 3/5

Drama
1. She Said* 3.5/5
2. Mommie Dearest* 3/5
3. The Fabelmans (theatrical viewing)* 4/5
4. The Whale (theatrical viewing)* 3.5/5
5. Ordinary People* 4/5

Horror
1. Friday the 13th Part III in 3D (1982)
2. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
3. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
4. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

Thriller/Mystery/Suspense
1. The Immaculate Room* 2/5
2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery* 3/5
3. Amsterdam* 3/5
4. Bodies Bodies Bodies 3.5/5
5. Friday the 13th 4/5

Musicals/Musical Biopics
1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio* 3/5
2. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* 3/5
3. Dear Evan Hansen 3/5
4. Elvis 4/5
5. Respect* 3/5

Action
1. Black Adam
2. The Woman King 3.5/5
3. Avatar: The Way of Water (Dolby Cinema 3D)* 4/5
4. Pan 3D* 3/5
5. Top Gun: Maverick 4/5

Miscellaneous
1. Tár* 3.5/5

[Zodokai]

I think this is probably one of my highest months ever. Sundance certainly contributed a good deal here, with nearly half of the movies.


Total Movies: 95 (79 first-time watches / 16 rewatches)

Achieved: Platinum


Best First-Time Watch: Past Lives ½

Best Rewatch: Major League

Worst First-time Watch: Alien0089 ½

Worst Rewatch: Moonfall