February 2017 50 Movie Challenge

[Trollhunter]

Originally Posted by Trollhunter

TOTAL: 118 Films PLATINUM

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Annie Hall (1977)
Certified Copy (2011)
Citizen Kane (1942)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Godfather (1972)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rashomon (1950)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Solaris (1972)
The Third Man (1949)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
West Side Story (1961)
Or...
Stalag 17 (1953)
The Crying Game (1992)
Laura (1944)
American History X (1998)
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
Das Boot (1981)
City Lights (1931)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Playtime (1967)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The Verdict (1982)
La Strada (1954)

Recently Seen



Oscars
Of Human Bondage (1934) 7/10 (Best Actress nominee)
Adam's Rib (1949) 8/10 (Best Story and Screenplay nominee)
In the Heat of the Night (1967) 8/10 (Nominated for 7 Oscars, Including 5 Wins)
The French Connection (1971) 9/10 (Nominated for Eight Oscars, Including Five Wins)
Annie Hall (1977) 9/10 (Nominated for Five Oscars, Including Four Wins)
Raging Bull (1980) 9/10 (Nominated for Eight Oscars, Including Two Wins)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9/10 (Nominated for Seven Oscars)
Gladiator (2000) 7/10 (Nominated for Twelve Oscars, Including Five Wins)
The Social Network (2010) 9/10 (Nominated for Eight Oscars, Including Three Wins)
The Revenant (2015) 8/10 (Nominated for Twelve Oscars, Including Three Wins)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) 7.5/10 (Nominated for Six Oscars, Including Two Wins)
Manchester by the Sea (2016) 9/10 (Nominated for Six Oscars, Including Two Wins)

Black History
Ali (2001) 6.5/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars)
Betty & Coretta (2013) 6/10
Cadillac Records (2008) 6/10
Do the Right Thing (1989) 9/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars)
Fruitvale Station (2013) 8/10
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) 6.5/10
Monster's Ball (2001) 7.5/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars, Including One Win)
Moonlight (2016) 9/10 (Nominated for Eight Oscars, Including Three Wins)
Purple Rain (1984) 6/10 (Original Song Score winner)
A Raisin in the Sun (2008) 7/10
Ray (2004) 7.5/10 (Nominated for Six Oscars, Including Two Wins)
Selma (2014) 9/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars, Including One Win)

Hollywood / Movies (Movies set in Hollywood and the world of movies)
Argo (2012) 8/10 (Nominated for Seven Oscars, Including Three Wins)
The Artist (2011) 9/10 (Nominated for Ten Oscars, Including Five Wins)
Barton Fink (1991) 8/10 (Nominated for Three Oscars)
Birdman (2014) 8.5/10 (Nominated for Nine Oscars, Including Four Wins)
Hail, Caesar! (2016) 7/10 (Best Art Direction nominee)
Hugo (2011) 8.5/10 (Nominated for Eleven Oscars, Including Five Wins)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) 7/10 (Best Original Score nominee)
State and Main (2000) 7.5/10
This Is the End (2013) 7/10
Top Five (2014) 7/10
Tropic Thunder (2008) 7/10 (Best Supporting Actor nominee)
Wag the Dog (1997) 7.5/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars)

True Stories
12 Years a Slave (2013) 9/10 (Nominated for Nine Oscars, Including Three Wins)
Catch Me If You Can (2002) 8/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars)
Concussion (2016) 6.5/10
Deepwater Horizon (2016) 7/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars)
Jackie (2016) [Seen in theaters] 8/10 (Nominated for Three Oscars)
Lion (2016) [Seen in theaters] 7.5/10 Nominated for Six Oscars
Loving (2016) 7.5/10 (Best Actress nominee)
Monster (2003) 7/10 (Best Actress Winner)
Notorious (2009) 6/10
Queen of Katwe (2016) 7.5/10
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) 8/10 (Nominated for Five Oscars)
Zodiac (2007) 8/10

Action/Adventure
Commando (1985) 6/10
Die Hard: With A Vengeance (1995) 6/10
John Wick (2014) 7/10
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) [Seen in theaters] 8/10
The Jungle Book (2016) 8/10 (Best Visual Effects winner)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) 7/10
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 9/10 (Nominated for 10 Oscars, Including 7 Wins)
Mission: Impossible III (2006) 7.5/10
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) 8/10
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 10/10 (Nominated for Eight Oscars, Including Four Wins)
The Rundown (2003) 6.5/10
xXX: Return of Xander Cage [Seen in theaters] 4.5/10

Comedy - Dark/Black
Bernie (2011) 7.5/10
The Cable Guy (1996) 5.5/10
Election (1999) 8/10 (Best Adapted Screenplay nominee)
Fargo (1996) 9/10 (Nominated for Eight Oscars, Including Two Wins)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 8/10 (Nominated for Three Oscars, Including One Win)
Horrible Bosses (2011) 6/10
The Lobster (2016) 7.5/10 (Best Original Screenplay nominee)
Nurse Betty (2000) 7.5/10
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) 7.5/10
Raising Arizona (1987) 8/10
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) 6/10
To Die For (1995) 7.5/10

Crime/Drama
Collateral (2004) 7.5/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars)
Fallen (1998) 5.5/10
The Fugitive (1993) 8/10 (Nominated for Seven Oscars, Including One Win)
The Grifters (1990) 8/10 (Nominated for Four Oscars)
The Girl on the Train (2016) 5.5/10
Jack Reacher: Never Back Down (2016) 5/10
Jackie Brown (1997) 8/10 (Best Supporting Actor nominee)
Killing Them Softly (2012) 7/10
Nightcrawler (2014) 8.5/10 (Best Original Screenplay nominee)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 8.5/10
Sicario (2015) 8/10 (Nominated for Three Oscars)
Strangers on a Train (1951) 9/10 (Best Cinematography nominee)

Family/Animation
Babe (1995) 8.5/10 (Nominated for Seven Oscars, Including One Win)
Inside Out (2015) 9/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars, Including One Win)
Jumanji (1995) 10/10
The LEGO Movie (2014) 8.5/10 (Best Original Song nominee)
Moana (2016) 8/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars)
Pete's Dragon (2016) 7/10
Pinocchio (1940) 9/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars, Including Two Wins)
ParaNorman (2012) 7.5/10 (Best Animated Feature nominee)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) 7/10
Zootopia (2016) 8/10 (Best Animated Feature winner)

Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Arrival (2016) 8.5/10 (Nominated for Eight Oscars, Including One Win)
Constantine (2005) 5.5/10
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 7/10 (Nominated for Thirteen Oscars, Including Three Wins)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) 4.5/10
Daybreakers (2010) 6/10
Doctor Strange (2016) (Best Visual Effects nominee)
The Faculty (1998) 6/10
Life of Pi (2012) 8/10 (Nominated for Eleven Oscars, Including Four Wins)
Looper (2012) 8/10
The Mist (2007) 7/10
Planet of the Apes (1968) 7.5/10 (Nominated for Two Oscars, Including One Honorary Award Win)
Split (2017) [Seen in theaters] 6.5/10

Recommendations
Chappie (2015) (bigdavehopes) 5/10
City of God (2003) (DanTheMan) 8.5/10 (Nominated for Four Oscars)
Dope (2015) (nightwolf2369) 7.5/10
In Bruges (2008) (cinemaphile) 7.5/10 (Best Original Screenplay nominee)
Kill Zone 2 (2015) (FilmKoala) 7/10
Miller's Crossing (1990) (Travis) 8/10
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) (Zodokai) 8.5/10 (Nominated for Six Oscars, Including Three Wins)
Savages (AaronJ) 6/10
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) (DPIW73) 8.5/10 (Best Animated Feature nominee)
Short Term 12 (2013) (Frog Foot) 8.5/10
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) (filmbuffTX) 7.5/10 (Nominated for Five Oscars)
The Way Way Back (2013) (Jennifer Lawrence Fan) 7.5/10


Misc.

[Show spoiler]1. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10
2. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)
3. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)
4. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)
5. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)
6. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)
7. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)
8. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)
9. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)
10. Groundhog Day (1993) 8/10 (Rewatch)

Finished off February with a final tally of 118 Films seen. This was a great challenge to be apart of and thanks to those who recommended some great films ive never would have seen otherwise. I wish everyone well and great Morning, Afternoon, or Night wherever you are. Looking forward to seeing you all again for March.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Zootopia (Re-watch)
4.5/5

[filmbuffTX]

Originally Posted by Trollhunter

Finished off February with a final tally of 118 Films seen. This was a great challenge to be apart of and thanks to those who recommended some great films ive never would have seen otherwise. I wish everyone well and great Morning, Afternoon, or Night wherever you are. Looking forward to seeing you all again for March.

118 movies!

[DanTheMan]

Originally Posted by filmbuffTX

118 movies!

No sleep!

[MrFilmFanatic]

Oscars
1. Frozen (2013) Blu-ray - winner ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 7/10
2. Finding Nemo (2003) Blu-ray 3D - winner ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 8/10
3. Beauty and the Beast (1991) Blu-ray - winner ORIGINAL SONG & ORIGINAL SCORE 8/10
4. Toy Story (1995) Blu-ray 3D - nominee ORIGINAL SONG & ORIGINAL SCORE 9/10
5. Toy Story 2 (1999) Blu-ray 3D - nominee ORIGINAL SONG 8.5/10

Romance
1. To Have and Have Not (1944) Blu-ray 7/10
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Blu-ray 8/10
3. Grease (1978) Vudu 7.5/10
4. Love & Other Drugs (2010) Blu-ray 7.5/10
5. The Notebook (2004) Blu-ray 7.5/10

Black History
1. Loving (2016) Blu-ray 7/10
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Blu-ray 8/10
3. 12 Years a Slave (2013) Blu-ray 9/10
4. Do the Right Thing (1989) Blu-ray 8/10
5. Precious (2009) Blu-ray 8/10

True Stories
1. King Cobra (2016) Vudu 6.5/10
2. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) 4K Blu-ray 9/10
3. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Blu-ray 7.5/10
4. Suffragette (2015) Blu-ray 7/10
5. Hitchcock (2012) Blu-ray 7/10

Recommendations*
1. Savages (2012) Vudu (AaronJ) 8/10
2. Enemy (2013) Blu-ray (DanTheMan) 8.5/10
3. Panic Room (2002) Vudu (Zodokai) 8/10
4. Excalibur (1981) Blu-ray (Travis) 8/10
5. Billy Elliot (2000) Blu-ray (filmbuffTX) 8/10

Horror/Sci-Fi
1. Stargate: The Movie (1994) Blu-ray 8/10
2. The Matrix (1999) Blu-ray 9/10
3. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Blu-ray 8/10
4. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) Blu-ray 7/10
5. Arrival (2016) 4K Blu-ray 9/10

Family/Animaton
1. The Iron Giant (1999) Blu-ray 7.5/10
2. Pinocchio (1940) Blu-ray 8/10
3. Bambi (1942) Blu-ray 8/10
4. Lady and the Tramp (1955) Blu-ray 8/10
5. Aladdin (1992) Blu-ray 8.5/10

Comedy
1. Sausage Party (2016) Blu-ray 6.5/10
2. Scavenger Hunt (1979) Blu-ray 7/10
3. The Edge of Seventeen (2016) Blu-ray 8/10
4. Bad Santa 2 (2016) Blu-ray 7/10
5. Toy Story 3 (2010) Blu-ray 3D 8.5/10

Action/Adventure
1. John Wick (2014) 4K Blu-ray 8/10
2. Clash of the Titans (2010) Blu-ray 7/10
3. Conan the Barbarian (1982) Blu-ray 7/10
4. Conan the Destroyer (1984) Blu-ray 6/10
5. Doctor Strange 3D (2016) Blu-ray 3D 8.5/10

Crime/Drama
1. The Klansman (1974) Blu-ray 6/10
2. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) 4K Blu-ray 7/10
3. Manchester by the Sea (2016) Blu-ray 8.5/10
4. Nocturnal Animals (2016) Blu-ray 8.5/10
5. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) 4K Blu-ray 6.5/10


MY RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Nebraska (2013)
2. My Fair Lady (1964)
3. Glory (1989)
4. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
5. The Pianist (2002)
6. The Invitation (2015)
7. The Iron Giant (1999)
8. The Nice Guys (2016)
9. Green Zone (2010)
10. In the Valley of Elah (2007)

[AaronJ]

1. Oscars
— Million Dollar Baby (d. Clint Eastwood, 2004) A-

2. Romance

3. Iranian Films
— Certified Copy (d. Abbas Kiarostami, 2010): A
— A Separation (d. Asghar Farhadi, 2011): A+

4. True Stories
-- Zero Days (d. Alex Gibney, 2016): A

5. Recommendations

6. Horror/Sci-Fi
— Final Destination (d. James Wong, 2000): A-
— Final Destination 2 (d. David Ellis, 2003): B+
— Final Destination 3 (d. James Wong, 2006): A

7. Denis Villenueve
-- Arrival (2016): A

8. Comedy
— Pierrot le fou (d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965): A+

9. Action/Adventure

10. Crime/Drama


TOTAL: 9

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Coming up with recommendations was difficult. I tried to put forth films that would possibly be accessible somehow. But then you run the risk of just suggesting stuff that everyone's already seen already. Like I said, difficult.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Coming up with recommendations was difficult. I tried to put forth films that would possibly be accessible somehow. But then you run the risk of just suggesting stuff that everyone's already seen already. Like I said, difficult.

Nice list. I like Savages a lot; never heard of Haywire. Think I'll add it to my Action category. Not so many Action movies have been recommended.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Travis

Nice list. I like Savages a lot; never heard of Haywire. Think I'll add it to my Action category. Not so many Action movies have been recommended.

Thanks.

Yeah, I think Savages us unfairly criticized. I mean, I sort of get why people don't like it. But it seems pretty damned good to me.

And yeah, give Haywire a look. Gina Carano kicking ass and taking names.

[Travis]

Netflix in Taiwan stinks. Only movie I found that was recommended is Shaun the Sheep: The Movie. And two movies I wanted to watch for Oscars, which I had saved, are gone. So no Roman Holiday and It Happened One Night.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Travis

Netflix in Taiwan stinks. Only movie I found that was recommended is Shaun the Sheep: The Movie. And two movies I wanted to watch for Oscars, which I had saved, are gone. So no Roman Holiday and It Happened One Night.

You could always swap out your Oscar category for Vin Diesel movies

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

You could always swap out your Oscar category for Vin Diesel movies

I mean same thing, right?

[Travis]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

You could always swap out your Oscar category for Vin Diesel movies

I own two, Guardians of the Galaxy where he really delivers a stellar performance, made to play a tree. And Saving Private Ryan; would say he kills it,

[Show spoiler]but he dies.

[DanTheMan]

The Help (rewatch)



5/5

[Cowboy300]

I'm in will update soon

[starryeyes]

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The Shallows 1/2

Not a great movie but I was entertained but it's not a movie I want to watch again. I wonder though why in God's name I bought this when I promised myself no more blind buys. Loved the bird.

[Travis]

Went to rent a few recommendations today. Found just a couple on Blu-Ray. Will have to rent the rest on demand or DVD.

Rented The Pianist. Will rent The 5th Wave when I return them.

[Member-244966]

Recommendations:
1. Ex Machina
2. The Breakfast Club
3. Philadelphia
4. Stand By Me
5. Reservoir Dogs
6. Ed Wood
7. Mean Streets
8. Magnolia
9. The Falling
10. Crimson Peak

Reserved

[filmbuffTX]

I'm going to try to have everything in my Recommended category be movies I haven't seen before.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by filmbuffTX

I'm going to try to have everything in my Recommended category be movies I haven't seen before.

Oh, absolutely. All of mine will be movies I haven't seen. I figure that's the whole point. I did see a few recommendations that reminded me to watch some I have seen before, but I will just put those in regular categories like a drama, etc.

[DanTheMan]

ATL (rewatch)



4/5

Recommended by nightwolf2369.