November 2022 50 Movie Challenge

[Travis]

Shrek (2001)

[kingdoxie]

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The Train ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (1964)

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Champion ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

[starryeyes]

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Mass (2021)

Superb well acted movie. Thank you magnusbe for this emotional recommendation.

[october27]

52. The Marksman

This is a pretty cool popcorn action thriller with Liam trying to help a young boy flee across the USA while being persued by a Mexican cartel.

[Show spoiler]
Horror
1. Halloween
2. Halloween 2
3. Halloween 3
4. Halloween 4
5. Halloween 5
6. Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers
7. Psycho
8. Psycho 2
14. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man
18. Alien Vs Predator
19. Bram Stoker's Dracula
23. The Thing From Another World
28. The Pit And The Pendulum

New On Blu
9. Psycho 3
13. The Return Of The Vampire
22. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
29. The Oblong Box
30. Jurassic World: Dominion

Favorites
10. Shadow Of A Doubt
11. Strangers On A Train
16. Gone With The Wind
21. Rumble In The Bronx
24. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
31. The Friends Of Eddie Coyle
32. Unhinged
36. Murder On The Orient Express 2017
37. Thor: Ragnarok
45. Due Date

First Viewing
12. Lonelyhearts
17. Cadillac Records
20. Thor: Love And Thunder
27. Elvis 1979
35. Nope
39. Homicidal
40. Get On Up
43. Samaritan
49. Berlin Express

Star Of The Month: Liam Neeson
15. Blacklight
25. Taken
26. The Commuter
33. Clash Of The Titans 2010
34. Taken 2
38. Unknown
48. Kingdom Of Heaven

Holiday
41. Planes, Trains And Automobiles
44. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Planet Of The Apes Thanksgiving Marathon
42. Planet Of The Apes
46. Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
47. Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
50. Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
51. Battle For The Planet Of The Apes

[october27]

53. Gangs Of New York

Liam has a a smaller role and dies pretty quickly in this favorite but I still wanted to give it a watch this month as it's an awesome epic period movie featuring several favorite actors.

[filmbuffTX]

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever




4DX 3D

[filmbuffTX]

Leprechaun (1993)


(First Viewing)

Warwick Davis is great as the Leprechaun. I had only seen Leprechaun 3 previously before, which was a hilarious childhood favorite among my friends and I.

I also like Mark Holton and Jennifer Anniston.

[magnusbe]

Originally Posted by starryeyes

Mass (2021)

Superb well acted movie. Thank you magnusbe for this emotional recommendation.

So happy you enjoyed it! As you say, it was very well acted, and at times I felt like I had invaded some other people's very personal conversations.

[october27]

54. Wrath Of The Titans

I like both but I like this one a little better than the 2010 Clash Of The Titans. Liam Neeson gets a little more involved and gets a bit more screen time.

[Show spoiler]
Horror
1. Halloween
2. Halloween 2
3. Halloween 3
4. Halloween 4
5. Halloween 5
6. Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers
7. Psycho
8. Psycho 2
14. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man
18. Alien Vs Predator
19. Bram Stoker's Dracula
23. The Thing From Another World
28. The Pit And The Pendulum

New On Blu
9. Psycho 3
13. The Return Of The Vampire
22. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
29. The Oblong Box
30. Jurassic World: Dominion

Favorites
10. Shadow Of A Doubt
11. Strangers On A Train
16. Gone With The Wind
21. Rumble In The Bronx
24. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
31. The Friends Of Eddie Coyle
32. Unhinged
36. Murder On The Orient Express 2017
37. Thor: Ragnarok
45. Due Date

First Viewing
12. Lonelyhearts
17. Cadillac Records
20. Thor: Love And Thunder
27. Elvis 1979
35. Nope
39. Homicidal
40. Get On Up
43. Samaritan
49. Berlin Express

Star Of The Month: Liam Neeson
15. Blacklight
25. Taken
26. The Commuter
33. Clash Of The Titans 2010
34. Taken 2
38. Unknown
48. Kingdom Of Heaven
52. The Marksman
53. Gangs Of New York

Holiday
41. Planes, Trains And Automobiles
44. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Planet Of The Apes Thanksgiving Marathon
42. Planet Of The Apes
46. Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
47. Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
50. Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
51. Battle For The Planet Of The Apes

[october27]

55. Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace

I'm pretty sure this was the first movie I saw with Liam Neeson. I'm a big Star Wars fan and I remember anticipating this movie for months and seeing it multiple times in the theater.

[kingdoxie]

Shaft ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1971)

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Shaft’s Big Score ⭐⭐⭐½ (1972)

[odguitar]

The Automat (first-time viewing)



This was fine. An interesting look at a New York/Philadelphia institution, but it spent far too much time circling back to Howard Schultz and how great Starbucks is for me, felt almost like product placement at times. Good enough for a viewing, not good enough to ever justify seeking it out again.

3/5

[odguitar]

Quicksand (first-time viewing)



3/5

Murder by Contract (first-time viewing)



4.5/5

[odguitar]

Singin' in the Rain (rewatch)



Local indie theater showed this as part of its Best of the Big Screen series, and that's the truest descriptor of this movie. It's a shot of straight dopamine, I grinned ear to ear from the first second to the last. Love, love, love this movie.

5/5

[Al_The_Strange]

Scarface (1932)
Blu-Ray



6/10

[kingdoxie]

Citizen Kane ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1941)



Double Indemnity ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1944)

[october27]

56. The Nightmare Before Christmas

Here's my first movie for the Christmas season. This acts as both my final horror movie for the Halloween season and my first Christmas movie.

[Show spoiler]
Horror
1. Halloween
2. Halloween 2
3. Halloween 3
4. Halloween 4
5. Halloween 5
6. Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers
7. Psycho
8. Psycho 2
14. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man
18. Alien Vs Predator
19. Bram Stoker's Dracula
23. The Thing From Another World
28. The Pit And The Pendulum

New On Blu
9. Psycho 3
13. The Return Of The Vampire
22. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
29. The Oblong Box
30. Jurassic World: Dominion

Favorites
10. Shadow Of A Doubt
11. Strangers On A Train
16. Gone With The Wind
21. Rumble In The Bronx
24. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
31. The Friends Of Eddie Coyle
32. Unhinged
36. Murder On The Orient Express 2017
37. Thor: Ragnarok
45. Due Date

First Viewing
12. Lonelyhearts
17. Cadillac Records
20. Thor: Love And Thunder
27. Elvis 1979
35. Nope
39. Homicidal
40. Get On Up
43. Samaritan
49. Berlin Express

Star Of The Month: Liam Neeson
15. Blacklight
25. Taken
26. The Commuter
33. Clash Of The Titans 2010
34. Taken 2
38. Unknown
48. Kingdom Of Heaven
52. The Marksman
53. Gangs Of New York
54. Wrath Of The Titans
55. Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace

Holiday
41. Planes, Trains And Automobiles
44. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Planet Of The Apes Thanksgiving Marathon
42. Planet Of The Apes
46. Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
47. Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
50. Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
51. Battle For The Planet Of The Apes

[kingdoxie]

December Challenge

[kingdoxie]

Finished with 80.

Top 5:
Citizen Kane ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Double Indemnity ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Harder They Fall ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Out of the Past ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Planes, Trains & Automobiles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The full list:

[Show spoiler]30+ Years of film
1937: San Quentin ⭐⭐⭐½
1938: The Dawn Patrol ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
1939: The Four Feathers ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
1940: Stranger on the Third Floor ⭐⭐⭐½
1941: Citizen Kane ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1942: Street of Chance ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1943: Watch on the Rhine ⭐⭐⭐½
1944: Double Indemnity ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1945: My Name is Julia Ross ⭐⭐⭐½
1946: Black Angel ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1947: Violence ⭐⭐⭐
1948: Night Has a Thousand Eyes ⭐⭐⭐½
1949: Knock on Any Door ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1950: Woman on the Run ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1951: The Raging Tide ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1952: One Minute to Zero ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1953: 99 River Street ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
1954: Salt of the Earth ⭐⭐⭐
1955: Cast a Dark Shadow ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1956: Nightfall ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1957: Pickup Alley ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1958: The Fearmakers ⭐⭐⭐
1959: Never So Few ⭐⭐⭐½
1960: Wild River ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1961: One-Eyed Jacks ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1962: Panic in Year Zero! ⭐⭐⭐½
1963: The Hook ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1964: The Train ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
1965: None But the Brave ⭐⭐⭐
1966: Harper ⭐⭐⭐½
1967: Quatermass and the Pit ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1968: The Swimmer ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
1969: Journey to the Far Side of the Sun ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1970: Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo ⭐⭐⭐
1971: Shaft ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1972: Shaft’s Big Score ⭐⭐⭐½

Film Noir
1. So Dark the Night ⭐⭐⭐½
2. Dead Reckoning ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Harder They Fall ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. My Gun is Quick ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Wanted for Murder ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Johnny Stool Pigeon ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. The Guilty ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. Enter Arsene Lupin ⭐⭐⭐
10. The Fearmakers ⭐⭐⭐
11. The Locket ⭐⭐⭐½
12. The Boss ⭐⭐⭐
13. Temptation ⭐⭐⭐
14. Out of the Past ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ w/ commentary
15. The Spiral Staircase ⭐⭐⭐½
16. Hidden Fear ⭐⭐⭐
17. Conflict ⭐⭐⭐⭐
18. I Love Trouble ⭐⭐⭐
19. The Reckless Moment ⭐⭐⭐⭐
20. Time Without Pity ⭐⭐⭐⭐
21. The Train ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
22. Champion ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

Film Noir Locations
1. Sirocco ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Tokyo Joe ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Singapore ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Chicago Confidential ⭐⭐⭐½
5. The Phenix City Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Neo Noir Sunday
1. Wild Things ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Devil in a Blue Dress ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Se7en ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
4. Deep Cover ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Military
1. Sea Devils ⭐⭐⭐½
2. Battle of the Coral Sea ⭐⭐⭐
3. 49th Parallel ⭐⭐⭐
4. Captains of the Clouds ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
5. Across the Pacific ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. The Conspirators ⭐⭐⭐

Hodgepodge
1. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
2. Free Guy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Parallax View ⭐⭐⭐
4. Planes, Trains & Automobiles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Ride the High Country ⭐⭐⭐
6. Séance on a Wet Afternoon ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. Violent Road ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. Fitzcarraldo ⭐⭐⭐½

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Recents



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[Show spoiler]30 Years Of Longing For Film
1976: 11/22 Taxi Driver (UHD) 10/10
1980: 11/11 Raging Bull (UHD) 8/10
1981: 11/11 Nighthawks (BD) 6/10
1982: 11/16 The Sword and the Sorcerer (UHD) 6/10
1984: 11/07 Savage Streets (BD) 7/10
1985: 11/17 Creature (BD) 6/10
1986: 11/09 Deadly Friend (BD) 5/10
1987: 11/15 House of Games (BD) 8/10
1989: 11/13 UHF (BD) 7/10
1990: 11/17 The Grifters (Vudu HDX) 7/10
1995: 11/23 The Usual Suspects (BD) 8/10
1997: 11/18 Lost Highway (UHD) 8/10
1998: 11/15 Wild Things (UHD) 8/10
1999: 11/25 Fight Club (BD) 10/10
2001: 11/19 Mulholland Drive (UHD) 10/10
2002: 11/26 Infernal Affairs (BD) 7/10
2005: 11/24 Brick (BD) 8/10

Noirvember
11/02: Killer's Kiss (UHD) 8/10
11/05: High Sierra (BD) 8/10
11/11: Angels With Dirty Faces (BD) 8/10
11/11: Branded to Kill (BD) 9/10
11/26: The Chase (1966) (BD) 7/10
11/26: Double Indemnity (UHD) 8/10
11/27: Private Property (1960) (BD) 8/10
11/28: Joker (UHD) 9/10
11/30: Scarface (1932) (BD) 7/10

Other Stuff I Just Had To Watch
11/05: The Man Who Laughs (BD) 8/10
11/11: Trapped In Lust (BD) 5/10
11/12: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Ruku) 7/10
11/17: Mad God (Shudder) 9/10
11/19: Frownland (BD) 6/10

Hit Me With Your Best Views (Recommendations)
11/10: Top Gun: Maverick (UHD) 8/10 (recommended by kingdoxie / Tenny80)
11/16: Filibus (BD) 6/10 (recommended by odguitar)

Total: 32 Films

This is it for me. Better than before, but I still blew a lot more time playing games than watching movies. Tried to steer some of my choices to align with the Noirvember challenge, but I could have planned that out better.

Best First-Time Views: Mad God, Angels With Dirty Faces, The Man Who Laughs, House of Games, High Sierra, Nighthawks, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Worst First-Time Views: Deadly Friend, Trapped In Lust

Best Rewatches: Mulholland Drive, Taxi Driver, Fight Club, Joker, Branded to Kill, Lost Highway, Raging Bull, Double Indemnity, Wild Things, Killer's Kiss, The Usual Suspects, Brick, Private Property, UHF

Guilty Pleasures: Savage Streets, Creature, The Sword and the Sorcerer (and I found out not too long ago that Albert Pyun passed away--RIP )

Mixed Feelings: Frownland, Scarface '32