May 2014 50 Movie Challenge

[bunkz323]

Originally Posted by bunkz323

Reserved.

Action
Pompeii
Reindeer Games
Speed 2: Cruise control
White House Down
Skyfall

Drama
Blow
The Hurricane
The Wrestler
Gimme Shelter
The Perks of being a wallflower

Comedy
Saved!
That Ackward Moment
Neighbors
About last night
Bruce Almighty

Horror
The Hills Have Eyes(remake)
Fright Night(1985)
The Serpent and the rainbow
The Collection
Rec 3

Non-Fiction
The Sins of my father
Reincarnated
Kevin Hart:Let me explain
Sunset Strip
Metallica:Quebec Magnetic

Crime
In Bruges

Thriller
Se7en
Alex Cross
Kill Your Darlings
Speed
Max Payne

Miscellaneous
Take this waltz
Blended
Paranorman

Comic Book/Graphic Novel
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Thor: The Dark World
Watchmen
I, Frankenstein
Jumper

Sci-Fi
The Running Man
Godzilla
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Spaceballs
Timeline

Last update: 5/27

Need 6 more to complete this challenge gonna be my first one!

[jrphillips10]

Originally Posted by jrphillips10

[Show spoiler]Reserved. Thanks Travis for starting one this month. I need to tally my totals from last month.

Drama
1. The Game
2. Walk The Line
3. Ocean's Twelve
4. Gravity

Comedy
1. Hot Fuzz
2. Fever Pitch
3. Smurfs 2
4. 21 Jump Street

Action
1. Riddick
2. 47 Ronin
3. Bourne Legacy
4. Journey 2
5. Fast & Furious 6

Animation
1. Brave
2. Finding Nemo
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Aladdin
5. The Lion King

Gangsters (Sub)
1. Carlito's Way
2.

Sci-Fi
1. Stargate
2. The Fifth Element

Westerns
1. Fistful of Dollars
2. Django Unchained
3.

Non-Fiction (concerts, documentaries, etc)
1.

Miscellaneous (Any 5 movies)
1.

Sports (Sub)
1. Rocky
2. Rocky II
3. The Fighter

Wife and I watched this last night for the first time. Amazing! I'm sure watching in the theater was crazy. On edge for pretty much the whole 90 minutes!

[Travis]

Originally Posted by jrphillips10

Wife and I watched this last night for the first time. Amazing! I'm sure watching in the theater was crazy. On edge for pretty much the whole 90 minutes!

2D or 3D?

Rented it, the 3D was incredible. Bought it, but haven't had time to watch it with the wife.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

My List:

[Show spoiler]

Star Wars


Action


Animation/Family


Comedy


Superhero


Drama


Horror


Sci-Fi


Thriller


Miscellaneous

Letterboxd ranking version: http://letterboxd.com/cinemaphile/li...best-to-worst/

Most Recent Additions:

updated through 5/29

Million Ways... was pretty disappointing

but McAvoy was awesome in Filth!

[Astro Zombie]

McAvoy likes to scream a lot in his posters doesn't he? I'm surprised he wasn't screaming on the DOFP poster

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

McAvoy likes to scream a lot in his posters doesn't he? I'm surprised he wasn't screaming on the DOFP poster

yeah I noticed that when I added those two LOL. Too bad I couldnt find a DOFP one like that!

[Jasonic]

Stupid work trip is taking longer than it was supposed to, so I won't complete the challenge. Though I was able to see both Days of Future Past and Godzilla again while on the trip.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

My List:

[Show spoiler]

Star Wars


Action


Animation/Family


Comedy


Superhero


Drama


Horror


Sci-Fi


Thriller


Miscellaneous

Letterboxd ranking version: http://letterboxd.com/cinemaphile/li...best-to-worst/

Most Recent Additions:

updated through 5/30

might add 1 or two more Saturday night, but even if I don't, I broke 50! first time in months!

[Travis]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

updated through 5/30

might add 1 or two more Saturday night, but even if I don't, I broke 50! first time in months!

Congrats!

This month, I've been hooked on Weed

[Show spoiler]s

Almost done 7th season.

[Al_The_Strange]

Looks like this will be the last of it for me:



Pretty weird and amusing.



It has its moments.



Pretty decent. Story's not a big standout, but it's not like the older movies are much different; the execution is phenomenal.



I still prefer this over the first.



Pretty damn creepy stuff.



I love it. My parents hated it. So...crap.



It's alright.



It's alright.



It's alright.



It's alright.

The List:

[Show spoiler]01: 12 Years a Slave (Drama #1)
02: The Princess and the Warrior (Drama #2)
03: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Drama #3)
04: The Game (Thriller #1)
05: Silent Movie (Comedy #1)
06: Battle in Outer Space (Sci-Fi #1)
07: A River Called Titas (Drama #4)
08: The Housemaid (Thriller #2)
09: Berserk: Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (Other #1)
10: Berserk: Golden Age Arc II: Battle for Doldrey (Other #2)
11: Berserk: Golden Age Arc III: Advent (Other #3)
12: Touki-Bouki (Drama #5)
13: Dry Summer (Drama #6)
14: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (Comedy #2)
15: Wings (Drama #7)
16: Come and See (Drama #8)
17: Revenge of the Nerds (Comedy #3)
18: Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate (Other #4)
19: Scream (Thriller #3)
20: High Anxiety (Comedy #4)
21: Withnail and I (Drama #9)
22: Rollerball (Sci-Fi #2)
23: Captain Philips (Thriller #4)
24: Frozen (Comedy #5)
25: Curse of the Fly (Sci-Fi #3)
26: The Lady Vanishes (Thriller #5)
27: Secret Agent (Thriller #6)
28: Frankenweenie (Comedy #6)
29: Godzilla on Monster Island (Sci-Fi #4)
30: Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (Other #5)
31: Hotel Transylvania (Comedy #7)
32: Independence Daysaster (Sci-Fi #5)
33: Dial M For Murder (Thriller #7)
34: Wreck-It Ralph (Comedy #8)
35: Godzilla vs the Smog Monster (Sci-Fi #6)
36: The Croods (Comedy #9)
37: Godzilla (2014) (Sci-Fi #7)
38: Thor: The Dark World (Sci-Fi #8)
39: The Conjuring (Thriller #8)
40: Man of Steel (Sci-Fi #9)
41: Funny Face (Other #6)
42: Identity Thief (Comedy #10)
43: Family Plot (Thriller #9)
44: The Internship (Other #7)

Total: 44 films (9 Dramas, 9 Thrillers, 10 Comedies, 9 Sci-Fi, 7 Other)

Uuuugh, just a little short of 50. But that's what happens when you go on vacation to visit relatives and can't chose the movies to watch. But at least most of them fell squarely into good categories. Maybe I can get it next month.

[Travis]

June's Challenge?

[Jasonic]

How about two movies per every letter of the Alphabet? Since there are 26 letters, you can choose to either skip one letter or pick two letters with one movie each.

Just an idea.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

How about two movies per every letter of the Alphabet? Since there are 26 letters, you can choose to either skip one letter or pick two letters with one movie each.

Just an idea.

Sure. Honestly, I'm up for anything....I hardly make 50. When the challenge us a little more complex than one's like this month, I will watch stuff I may not normally.

What about pick 25 originals and watch them and their remakes or reboot. Looking at opening Titanic and A Night to Remember, been in my collection for ages.

[Jasonic]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

Drama
1. Glengarry Glen Ross - 3.5/5 [May 1st]
2. Taxi Driver - 3.5/5 [May 2nd]
3. Amistad - 4/5 [May 3rd]
4. City of God - 4.5/5 [May 6th]
5. Dead Poets Society - 4/5 [May 8th]

Comedy
1. Ed Wood - 3.5/5 [May 4th]
2. Dr. Strangelove - 4/5 [May 7th]
3. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - 5/5 [May 10th] *
4. Muppet Treasure Island - 4/5 [May 13th] *
5. Stardust - 4.5/5 [May 22nd] *
6. The Great Muppet Caper - 5/5 [May 31st] *

Action
1. The Last of the Mohicans - 3.5/5 [May 1st]
2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - 4/5 [May 6th] *
3. Rush - 5/5 [May 14th] *
4. 47 Ronin - 2/5 [May 16th] *
5. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - 5/5 [May 31st] *

Animation
1. The Rescuers Down Under - 4.5/5 [May 13th] *
2. Monsters University - 4/5 [May 13th] *
3. The Great Mouse Detective - 4.5/5 [May 14th] *
4. Bolt - 4.5/5 [May 25th] *
5. Finding Nemo - 5/5 [May 25th] *
6. How to Train Your Dragon - 5/5 [May 31st] *

Thriller
1. Blood and Ties - 4/5 [May 5th]
2. Gojira - 4/5 [May 9th]
3. Escape Plan - 3/5 [May 15th]
4. Out of the Furnace - 3.5/5 [May 16th]

Sci-Fi
1. Moon - 4/5 [May 4th]
2. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - 4.5/5 [May 6th] *
3. Godzilla (2014) - 4.5/5 [May 17th] Twice
4. Atlantis: The Lost Empire - 4/5 [May 25th] *

Westerns
1. Unforgiven - 4.5/5 [May 1st] *
2. Unforgiven (2013) - 4/5 [May 17th]
3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - 4/5 [May 24th]

Horror
1. Cape Fear - 3.5/5 [May 4th]
2. Triangle - 4/5 [May 7th]
3. Attack the Block - 3/5 [May 21st]

Comic Book
1. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - 3.5/5 [May 9th]
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 5/5 [May 22nd] *
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past - 5/5 [May 23rd] Twice
4. X2: X-Men United - 5/5 [May 23rd] *

Miscellaneous (Any 5 movies)
1. Very Ordinary Couple - 3/5 [May 5th]
2. Actresses - 3.5/5 [May 7th]
3. Bernie - 4/5 [May 16th]
4. Say Anything... - 3.5/5 [May 23rd]
5. Secretariat - 4/5 [May 25th] *



*rewatch/seen before
Movies - 45/50

My final update.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

How about two movies per every letter of the Alphabet? Since there are 26 letters, you can choose to either skip one letter or pick two letters with one movie each.

Just an idea.

Travis mentioned the same thing at the end of last month:

Originally Posted by Travis

Started one. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...70#post9145870

Thought about watching 2 movies for each letter of the alphabet, except Q and Z get one each. Went with something else.

so sure, let's do that. I'll go start it, unless anyone objects.

[cinemaphile]

Posted a June Challenge. A-to-Z. Goal is two each, but if people prefer, I made the option to distribute the rest however you want as long as you watch at least one for every letter.

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

Drama
01. The Monuments Men (2014)* - 3.5/5

Comedy
01. Bad Milo! (2013)* - 3.5/5
02. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)* - 4.5/5
03. Top Secret! (1984)* - 4.5/5
04. Neighbors (2014)* - 4/5
05. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)* - 4/5
06. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)* - 3.5/5

Action
01. Point Break (1991)* - 4/5
02. Romancing the Stone (1984)* - 4/5
03. The Jewel of the Nile (1985)* - 4/5
04. The Wolverine (2013) - 4.5/5
05. Commando (1985) - 5/5

Thriller
01. Charade (1963) - 4.5/5

Sci-Fi
01. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) - 4/5
02. Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) - 4/5
03. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - 4.5/5
04. Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - 5/5
05. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 5/5
06. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - 4.5/5

Westerns
01.

Horror
01. Nightmare City (1980)* - 3/5
02. Maximum Overdrive (1986)* - 3.5/5
03. The Legend of Hell House (1973)* - 4/5
04. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)* - 2/5

Kaiju
01. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) - 3.5/5
02. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)* - 3/5
03. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)* - 4/5
04. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - 4/5
05. Godzilla (2014)* - 4.5/5
06. Pacific Rim (2013) - 5/5

X-Men
01. X-Men (2000) - 4/5
02. X2: X-Men United (2003) - 4.5/5
03. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - 3.5/5
04. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) - 3.5/5
05. X-Men: First Class (2011) - 4/5
06. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)* - 5/5

Miscellaneous
01. Love in the Afternoon (1957)* - 4/5
02. Roman Holiday (1953) - 5/5
03. Singin' in the Rain (1952)* - 5/5
04. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - 4/5
05. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)* - 4/5
06. Spider-Man (2002) - 4.5/5
07. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - 5/5
08. Spider-Man 3 (2007) - 3.5/5
09. Get Smart (2008) - 4/5
10. Chef (2014)* - 4.5/5

* - first time viewing

Final Update. Only watched 45 this time.

[bunkz323]

It's 9:28 pm pst, I need 1 more, starting my last film now.

[cinemaphile]

So I ended with 53 movies for May, though technically I didn't complete the challenge. I fell two short for the Family/Animated category.

I had to delete my last entry I had posted (Becoming Jane), because I added it as I started the film last night, but then fell asleep about a half hour in. So I can't really count it as watched. I'll just watch it sometime in June instead.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

Posted a June Challenge. A-to-Z. Goal is two each, but if people prefer, I made the option to distribute the rest however you want as long as you watch at least one for every letter.

Sounds good. On last disc of Weeds, so I can start movies again soon.