February 2017 50 Movie Challenge

[cinemaphile]

Returning to our classic format this month. Ten categories, five movies each:

1. Oscars
2. Romance
3. Black History
4. True Stories
5. Recommendations*
6. Horror/Sci-Fi
7. Family/Animaton
8. Comedy
9. Action/Adventure
10. Crime/Drama

* In your initial tracking post, everyone put a list of 10-15 films that they think others may not have seen and they may enjoy. You may also pick movies from others' lists in the January thread.
Then for the ones you watch for this category, mention who recommended the film in your post.

You may choose to replace up to two of the above categories with different ones of your choice.
Examples:
Sharks
Film Noir
Spielberg (Any Director)
Margot Robbie (Any Actress)
50's (Any Decade)
Pixar (Any Studio)
Marvel
Occult
Sad Dog Stories
Movies That Would've Been Much Better Had Jennifer Lawrence Been Staring
007
Harry Potter (Any Franchise)
Etc.

The Usual Fine Print:

• 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.

[cinemaphile]

Recommendations:
I tried to choose titles that weren't big films most everyone has surely seen, but also aren't too obscure. Just mid-range movies you may not have seen yet.




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MY LIST:

Most Recent Additions:


Recommendations*
1. * Dead Leaves - ½ (recommended by FilmKoala)
2. * Once Upon a Time in the West - (recommended by Travis)
3. * Anatomy of a Murder - ½ (recommended by Travis and kingdoxie)
4. * Infernal Affairs - (recommended by kingdoxie)
5. * Third Man - ½ (recommended by Trollhunter)

Oscar Nominees
1. La La Land -
2. * Moana -
3. Mad Max: Fury Road -
4. The Hateful Eight -
5. The Wolf of Wall Street - ½
6. Suicide Squad - ½

Time Loops
1. * Premature - ½
2. * Time Lapse - ½
3. Source Code - ½
4. * Haunter - ½ (recommended by AaronJ)
5. +1 - ½

Leonardo Dicaprio
1. Inception - ½
2. The Departed -
3. * Critters 3 - ½
4. Body of Lies - ½
5. Django Unchained - ½

(based on) True Stories
1. 47 Ronin -
2. * Fruitvale Station - ½ (recommended by nightwolf2369)
3. * Allied - ½
4. * Kinky Boots - ½ (recommended by starryeyes)
5. * Army of One -
6. * Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds - ½

Action/Adventure
1. * F/X - ½
2. Apocalypto - ½
3. * Shoot to Kill - ½
4. John Wick - ½
5. * John Wick Chapter 2 -
6. * The Great Wall -
7. * Next of Kin -

Drama
1. * Live By Night - ½
2. * London -
3. * Tell -
4. * Raise the Titanic -
5. * Desierto - ½
6. * Operator -
7. The Last Five Years -
8. * Gleaming the Cube -
9. * I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore - ½

Comedy
1. * Dead & Breakfast - ½
2. * Playing It Cool - ½
3. * Starter For 10 -
4. * Keeping Up With the Joneses -
5. * Wheels on Meals -
6. * Murder Party - ½
7. * Fist Fight - ½
8. Shallow Hal -
9. * The Other Guys -
10. * Jimmy Hollywood -
11. * Ruthless People -

Horror/Thriller
1. * Blue Ruin - ½
2. Green Room - ½
3. Body Parts -
4. * Train to Busan -
5. * Yakuza Apocalypse - ½
6. * Campfire Tales -
7. * Get Out -

Family/Animaton
1. Newsies -
2. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - ½
3. Rango -
4. * Newsies: The Broadway Musical - ½
5. * The Lego Batman Movie -


* denotes first-time viewings

Red - seen in theater
Blue - Blu-ray, duh
Green - DVD
Purple - Vudu
Black - Streaming (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crackle, hoopla, tubitv, etc)
Gray - on television

[DanTheMan]

MONTH TOTAL: 53



Oscars:
12 Years A Slave - 5/5
Hustle & Flow - 4.5/5
Ali - 3/5
Ray* - 4/5

Romance:
Love & Basketball* - 3.5/5
Poetic Justice - 3.5/5
La La Land - 5/5
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - 4.5/5
How Stella Got Her Groove Back* - 3.5/5

Black History:
The Help - 5/5
42 - 4.5/5
Hidden Figures - 4.5/5
Malcolm X - 4.5/5
Selma - 4/5

True Stories:
Fruitvale Station* - 2.5/5 (nightwolf2369)
Straight Outta Compton - 4.5/5
Lean on Me - 3.5/5
The Hurricane* - 4/5

Recommendations Part One:
ATL - 4/5 (nightwolf2369)
Cotton Comes to Harlem* - 3/5 (FilmKoala)
Moonlight - 5/5 (DPIW73)
Hotel Rwanda* - 3/5 (advdfreak)

Recommendations Part Two:
Blue Valentine* - 4.5/5 (Frog Foot)
In Bruges* - 4/5 (cinemaphile)
Sideways* - 4/5 (Travis)
Camp X-Ray* - 3.5/5 (odguitar)
The Beach* - 3.5/5 (walruswarrior)

Family/Animation:
Remember the Titans - 4/5
Pinocchio - 4/5
The LEGO Movie - 3.5/5
The LEGO Batman Movie* - 4/5
The Princess and the Frog - 3/5

Mixed Bag:
Precious - 4/5
Creed - 4.5/5
Do the Right Thing - 4.5/5
Boyz n the Hood* - 4/5
Higher Learning - 5/5

Action/Adventure:
Foxy Brown - 3.5/5
Black Dynamite* - 4.5/5
Set It Off* - 4/5
John Wick: Chapter 2* - 4.5/5
Training Day* - 4/5

Crime/Drama:
Juice - 4/5
Devil in a Blue Dress* - 4/5
New Jack City* - 3.5/5
Menace II Society* - 3/5

Miscellaneous:
La La Land - 5/5
John Wick - 4.5/5
John Wick: Chapter Two - 4.5/5
Gone Girl - 5/5
Arrival - 3/5
20th Century Women* - 4.5/5
The House Bunny - 4/5


* - first time viewing


Recommended to others:

[Show spoiler]Magnolia
Short Term 12
Babel
Moon
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Before Midnight
City of God
Calvary
Chi-Raq
The Descendants
A History of Violence
The Beaver
Out of the Furnace
Enemy

[filmbuffTX]

51 (45)

List:
Recommendations by Others
1. The Descendants* 4/5 (DanTheMan)
2. The 5th Wave* 3/5 (FilmKoala)
3. Horns* 3.5/5 (cinemaphile)
4. Harakiri* 4/5 (FilmKoala)
5. Oscar* 3.5/5 (cinemaphile)
6. Samsara* 4/5 (DPIW73)

Drama
1. Mysterious Skin 3.5/5
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner* 4.5/5
3. Sea of Love* 2.5/5
4. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 3D* 3.5/5
5. Children of God* 3/5
6. The Black Stallion* 4/5

Romance
1. La La Land 4.5/5
2. Trick 3.5/5
3. Grease 3.5/5
4. The Notebook 3/5
5. Love Actually 4/5

Oscars
1. The Master* 4/5
2. Forrest Gump 5/5
3. The Artist* 4/5
4. Midnight Cowboy* 3.5/5
5. Life is Beautiful* 4/5

Horror/Thriller
1. The Neon Demon* 3.75/5
2. The Final Girls* 3.5/5 (Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
3. Parents* 3.25/5
4. Lair of the White Worm* 3.25/5
5. 30 Days of Night* 3.5/5

Family/Animation
1. Trolls* 4/5
2. Into The Woods* 3.75/5
3. The Princess and the Frog* 4/5
4. Bingo 3/5
5. Robots 3.25/5

Comedy
1. Jumping the Broom* 3/5
2. Friday After Next 2.5/5
3. Angus 3.5/5
4. Bingo 3.5/5 (second viewing, original aspect ratio)
5. Jerry Maguire 4/5
6. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates* 3.5/5

Black History
1. The Butler* 3.5/5
2. The Color Purple 5/5
3. Roots Part 1 5/5
4. Roots Part 2-3
5. Roots Part 4
6. Roots Part 5-6
7. Roots Part 7-8
8. Beloved 3.75/5

True Stories
1. The New Edition Story Part 1* 3/5
2. The New Edition Story Part 2*
3. The New Edition Story Part 3*
4. Secretariat* 3/5
5. The Imitation Game* 4/5

*first time viewing

Recommended:

[Show spoiler]

[nightwolf2369]

Reserved

Recommendations:
Captain Fantastic, Dope, Fruitvale Station, The Jacket, Kids, Sunshine, The Descent, The Place Beyond the Pines, Gattaca, Her, Drinking Buddies, ATL, Warrior, Man Up

Oscars:
1. Manchester by the Sea*
2. La La Land
3. Moonlight

Romance:
1. Serendipity*
2. Groundhog Day

Black History:
1. Tupac: Resurrection
2. Hidden Figures*

True Stories:
1. The Danish Girl*
2. Lion*

Recommendations:*
1. Joy* (Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
2. Reservoir Dogs* (BreakfastClub211)
3. Heathers* (cinemaphile)

Horror/Thriller:
1. Inferno*
2. Get Out*

Family/Animation:
1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Comedy:
1. Dirty Grandpa*
2. 21 Jump Street
3. 22 Jump Street
4. Mean Girls

Action/Adventure:
1. Jurassic Park

Crime/Drama:
1. The Nice Guys

* denotes first time viewing

[DPIW73]

Total: 60
Recent:

[Show spoiler]The Nude VampireMedium.jpgThe Shivers of the VampiresMedium.jpg

Oscar Winners:
1. Amy* (2015) - 2015 Winner: Best Documentary
2. All That Jazz* (1979) - 1979 Winner: Best Production Design; Best Costume Design; Best Film Editing; Best Adapted Score
3. Annie Hall (1977) - 1977 Winner: Best Picture; Best Actress; Best Director; Best Original Screenplay
4. Mon Oncle* (1958) - 1958 Winner: Best Foreign Film
5. The Red Shoes* (1948) - 1948 Winner: Best Original Score; Best Production Design, Color

Oscar Losers (nominees):
1. A Hard Day's Night* (1964) - 1964 Nominee: Best Original Screenplay; Best Score for a Musical Feature
2. That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977) - 1977 Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film; Best Adapted Screenplay
3. Knife in the Water* (1962) - 1963 Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
4. My Life as a Dog* (1985) - 1987 Nominee: Best Director; Best Adapted Screenplay
5. Leviathan* (2014) - 2014 Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film

Romance with Ryan Gosling:
1. Drive (2011)
2. Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
3. Lars and the Real Girl* (2007)
4. Blue Valentine (2010)
5. The Notebook* (2004)

Romantic Criterion:
1. Orpheus* (1950)
2. The Last Metro* (1980)
3. Beauty and the Beast* (1946)
4. In the Mood for Love* (2000)
5. A Woman Under the Influence* (1974)
6. Belle de Jour* (1967)
7. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* (1964)
8. The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967)
9. Donkey Skin* (1970)
10. Bay of Angels* (1963)

Black History Month:
1. Hoop Dreams* (1994)
2. Time Is Illmatic* (2014)
3. He Got Game* (1998)
4. Menace II Society* (1993)
5. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka* (1988)

Recommendations:
1. Playtime* (1967) - Trollhunter
2. The Invitation* (2015) - advdfreak
3. Summer with Monika* (1953) - Frog Foot
4. Before Sunrise* (1995) - DanTheMan
5. Before Sunset* (2004) - DanTheMan
6. Before Midnight* (2013) - DanTheMan
7. The Name of the Rose* (1986) - starryeyes
8. Two Days, One Night* (2014) - AaronJ
9. Trumbo* (2015) - Jennifer Lawrence Fan
10. Watership Down* (1978) - Travis

Drama:
1. Contempt* (1963)
2. In the House* (2012)
3. Hard Boiled* (1992)
4. La Sapienza* (2014)
5. Rams* (2015)

Film Noir:
1. Mildred Pierce* (1945)
2. Scandal Sheet* (1952)
3. The Hitch-Hiker* (1953)
4. Niagara* (1953)
5. Cape Fear* (1962)

Andrei Tarkovsky:
1. Ivan's Childhood* (1962)
2. Stalker* (1979)
3. The Sacrifice* (1986)
4. Nostalgia* (1983)
5. The Mirror* (1975)

Erotic Vampires:
1. Vampyres* (1974)
2. The Shiver of the Vampires* (1971)
3. The Nude Vampire* (1970)
4. Requiem for a Vampire* (1971)
5. Female Vampire* (1973)

Recommended:

[Show spoiler]Amadeus
Annie Hall
Blow-Up
Days of Heaven
The Exterminating Angel
A Field in England
Leave Her to Heaven
Moonlight
Pickpocket
Repulsion
Samsara
Shaun the Sheep
Spring
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Videodrome

*=First-time viewing

[starryeyes]

Recommendations:

These Final Hours
On the Beach
The Quiet Earth
Kinky Boots
Keeping Mum
Death at a Funeral - original one
Bubba Ho-tep
The Name of the Rose
84 Charing Cross Road
Gallipoli
Quest for Fire

[starryeyes]

Total Watched = 50

Black History Month

1. Akeelah and the Bee 1/2
2. Amistad 1/2
3. Driving Miss Daisy
4. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1/2
5. To Kill a Mockingbird

Romance

1. Brief Encounter
2. The African Queen
3. Sky: Der Himmel in mir 1/2
4. Moonstruck
5. An Affair to Remember 1/2

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

1. Independence Day: Resurgence
2. Snowpiecer
3. Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1959) 1/2
4. Doom
5. Battleship 1/2

Oscars

1. Deepwater Horizon 1/2 (nom. sound editing; visual effects)
2. The Jungle Book 1/2 (nom. visual effects)
3. Hell or High Water (nom. best picture +others)
4. Arrival (nom. best picture + others)
5. Hacksaw Ridge 1/2 (nom. picture; director; actor + others)


Family/Animation

1. Scooby-Doo and Kiss
2. Finding Dory 1/2
3. The Good Dinosaur 1/2
4. October Sky 1/2
5. The Journey Home


Horror/Thriller

1. The Shallows 1/2
2. Conjuring 2 1/2
3. Frailty
4. The Darkness 1/2
5. Woman in Black 2 1/2


Crime/Drama

1. To Catch a Thief
2. The Bank Job 1/2
3. Secret in Their Eyes 1/2
4. Sicario
5. Legend of Tarzan 1/2



Mel Gibson Actor

1. Mad Max 1/2
2. Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior
3. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
4. Maverick 1/2
5. The Year of Living Dangerously

James Bond

1. Goldfinger 1/2
2. Live and Let Die 1/2
3. The Living Daylights 1/2
4. Tomorrow Never Dies 1/2
5. Skyfall 1/2

Recommended

1. Horns (rec. by Cinemaphile)
2. The Ruins 1/2 (rec. by FilmKoala)
3. Wadjda 1/2 (rec. by odquitar)
4. Excalibur (rec. by Travis)
5. Repulsion (rec. by DPIW73)

[FilmKoala]

Recently Watched:

[Show spoiler]

* - First-time viewing

True Stories
1. Bronson (2008)* ½
2. Black Mass (2015)*
3. Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)* ½
4. Monster (2003) ½
5. The Duchess (2008)

My name is Bond, James Bond
1. The World is Not Enough (1999)
2. Skyfall (2012)
3. Moonraker (1979)
4. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) ½
5. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) ½

Shaken, Not Stirred
1. Thunderball (1965)
2. Die Another Day (2002) ½
3. You Only Live Twice (1967)
4. A View to a Kill (1985)
5. Never Say Never Again (1983) ½

Action/Adventure: 007 Edition
1. Octopussy (1983) ½
2. The Living Daylights (1987)
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
4. GoldenEye (1995)
5. Casino Royale (2006)

Past Oscar Nominees
1. There Will Be Blood (2007)* - Nominee: Best Picture
2. Double Indemnity (1944) - Nominee: Best Picture
3. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Nominee: Best Original Score
4. For Your Eyes Only (1981) ½ - Nominee: Best Original Song

Romance
1. The Lifeguard (2013)* ½
2. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)* ½
3. Carefree (1938) ½
4. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)* ½

Black History Month
1. Brotherhood of Death (1976) ½
2. The Suspect (2013)*
3. Black Caesar (1973) ½
4. Dear White People (2014)*
5. Live and Let Die (1973)

Horror/Sci-Fi
1. Honeymoon (2015)* ½
2. iBoy (2017)*
3. Zombie (1979)

Comedy
1. Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out (2017)*
2. Bee Movie (2007)
3. Hell and Back (2015)* ½

Crime/Drama
1. Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
2. Scarface (1932) ½
3. Licence to Kill (1989)
4. Climax!: Casino Royale (1954)


TOTAL: 43

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Recommendations:

[Show spoiler]



Dr. No
From Russia With Love
Dead Leaves
Small Soldiers
Harakiri
Red-Headed Woman
The Ruins
Titanic (1953)
The Man Who Laughs
Girly
Killjoy 3
Killzone 2
House Party
The 5th Wave
Cotton Comes to Harlem

[bigdavehopes]

Total = 19

1. Oscars (3/5)
Quiz Show
Howards End
Foxcatcher

2. Romance (2/5)
Picture Perfect
My Best Friend's Girl

3. Black History (2/5)
12 Years A Slave
Selma

4. True Stories

5. Recommendations*

6. Horror/Sci-Fi (2/5)
Venom
Zombie Night

7. Family/Animaton (0/5)

8. Comedy (6/5)
Search Party
Bad Teacher
Big Nothing
Tammy
Bad Neighbours 2
Get Him To The Greek

9. Action/Adventure (2/5)
Suicide Squad
The Huntsman: Winter's War

10. Crime/Drama (2/5)
Stand Up Guys
Scarface
Dirty Deeds

[Frog Foot]

TOTAL:34

Oscars
1. Her* (2013) Winner- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
2. Casablanca* (1942) Winner- Outstanding Motion Picture
3. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans* (1927) Winner- Unique and Artistic Picture
4.
5.
Romance
1. La La Land* (2016)
2. Hiroshima mon amour* (1959)
3. Summer Interlude* (1951)
4. Wings of Desire* (1987)
5. Weekend* (2011)
Black History
1. Hidden Figures* (2016)
2. 42* (2013)
3. 12 Years a Slave* (2013)
4. Get Out* (2017)
5. Who Killed Captain Alex* (2010)
Recommendations
1. Brooklyn* (2015) Jennifer Lawrence Fan
2. Samsara* (2011) DPIW73
3.
4.
5.
Horror/Sci-Fi
1. Vampyres* (1974)
2. Re-Animator* (1985)
3. Arrival* (2016)
4. Eraserhead* (1977)
5. Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Family/Animaton
1. The Lego Movie (2014)
2. The Lego Batman Movie* (2017)
3. Ghost in the Shell* (1995)
4.
5.
Comedy
1. Amira and Sam* (2015)
2. Groundhog Day* (1993)
3. Lonesome* (1928)
4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953)
5. The Edge of Seventeen* (2016)
Action/Adventure
1. John Wick: Chapter 2* (2017)
2. Hard Boiled* (1992)
3. Drive (2011)
4.
5.
Crime/Drama
1. Manchester by the Sea* (2016)
2.
3.
4.
5.
MISC.
1. The Final Member* (2012)
2. Requiem for a Vampire* (1971)
3.
4.
5.


RECOMMENDATIONS
Let the Right One In (2008)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Summer With Monika (1953)
(nostalgia) (1971)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Misery (1990)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Congress (2013)
Short Term 12 (2013)
The Tribe (2014)
Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
Dark Days (2000)
Metropolis (1927)
Blue Valentine (2010)
A Day in the Country (1946)

I'm not sure I'll hit 50 but I'll fill out what I do watch.

*= First Time Viewing

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

I guess why not.

I'll add movies later on.

Romance:
1. Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World - 4.5/5 (2/2/17)
2. Silver Linings Playbook - 5/5 (2/3/17)
3. Good Luck Chuck - 4/5 (2/6/17)
4. When Harry Met Sally - 4.5/5 (2/16/17)
5. Mr. Deeds - 4.5/5 (2/17/17)

Black History:
1. Central Intelligence (Unrated)* - 4/5 (2/19/17)
2. Keanu* - 3/5 (2/21/17)
3. Hustle & Flow - 4.5/5 (2/22/17)
4. Dope - 4/5 (2/20/17)
5. Four Brothers - 4.5/5 (2/23/17)

Comedy:
1. The Voices - 4/5 (2/3/17)
2. Bowfinger - 4/5 (2/5/17)
3. Superbad - 5/5 (2/5/17)
4. Dead Before Dawn - 3.75/5 (2/4/17)
5. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - 5/5 (2/13/17)

2016 Oscars Nominees:
1. La La Land - 4.75/5 (2/18/17)
2. Nocturnal Animals* -4.25/5 (2/25/17)
3. Kubo and the Two Strings* - 4/5 (2/26/17)
4. Sully
5. Captain Fantastic

Family/Animaton:
1. The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - 4/5 (2/1/17)
2. The Angry Birds Movie - 4/5 (2/6/17)
3. The Lego Movie - 4.5/5 (2/10/17)
4. The Lego Batman Movie* - 4.5/5 (2/11/17)
5. Trolls - 4.5/5 - (2/11/17)

Horror/Sci-Fi:
1. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse - 4/5 (2/1/17)
2. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter* - 3.75/5 (2/3/17)
3. It Follows - 4.25/5 (2/8/17)
4. An American Werewolf in London - 4.25/5 (2/8/17)
5. House At The End of The Street - 4/5 (2/23/17)

Action/Adventure:
1. The Crow - 5/5 (2/10/17)
2. John Wick - 5/5 (2/10/17)
3. John Wick Chapter 2* - 5/5 (2/11/17)
4. Sin City A Dame To Kill For - 3.75/5 (2/14/17)
5. Cloverfield - 4.5/5 (2/15/17)

Misc:
1. Bending All the Rules* - 1.5/5 (2/1/17)
2. Other People* - 2.5/5 (2/1/17)
3. The Founder* - 4/5 (2/5/17)
4. Goosebumps - 4/5 (2/18/17)
5. Get Out* - 3.75/5 (2/25/17)

Movies That Would've Been Much Better Had Jennifer Lawrence Been Staring:
1. The Space Between Us* - 3/5 (2/4/17)
2. Ghostbusters (2016) - 4.25/5 (2/12/17)
3. Z for Zachariah* - 2.5/5
4. American Ultra - 3/5 (2/27/17)
5. Hush - 3/5 (2/27/17)


Recommended:
Fruitvale Station - nightwolf2369
Creed - DanTheMan
The Descendants - DanTheMan
Sideways - Travis
5. Coffee Town* - 3/5 (2/14/17) - cinemaphile

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Joy (2015)
The Poker House (2008)
Chef (2014)
Eddie The Eagle (2016)
The Nice Guys (2016)
The Way Way Back 2013)
As Above So Below
The Final Girls (2015)
The Guest (2014)
Nerve (2016)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Brooklyn (2015)
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (2015)
Sing Street (2016)
Trumbo (2015)

*Indicates first time viewing

[odguitar]

Recently Watched:

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Romance:
1. Dirty Dancing 4/5
2. Annie Hall 5/5 (Trollhunter/DPIW73)
3. First Girl I Loved* 3.5/5
4. Brooklyn 4.5/5 (Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
5. An Affair to Remember* 5/5

Black History Month:
1. Queen of Katwe* 4.5/5
2. Loving* 4.5/5
3. Malcolm X 5/5
4. 42 4/5

Oscars:
1. Manchester by the Sea* 5/5
2. Lion* 4/5
3. Moonlight* 5/5
4. Hell or High Water 4.5/5
5. Hacksaw Ridge 4.5/5
6. Arrival* 4.5/5
7. Moonlight 5/5
8. Fences* 4/5
9. Hidden Figures* 4/5
10. Manchester by the Sea 5/5
11. La La Land 5/5

Crime/Drama:
1. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk* 4/5
2. Do the Right Thing 5/5
3. Taxi Driver 5/5
4. Elevator to the Gallows* 4/5
5. Prisoners 4/5

Comedy:
1. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 4/5
2. Dope 4.5/5 (nightwolf2369)
3. The Edge of Seventeen* 4.5/5
4. Hot Fuzz* 4/5 (Trollhunter)
5. Beverly Hills Cop* 4/5

True Story:
1. A Cry in the Dark* 4/5
2. Fruitvale Station 4/5 (nightwolf2369)
3. Eddie the Eagle* 3.5/5 (Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
4. Apollo 13 4.5/5
5. Hotel Rwanda (nightwolf2369) 4/5

Family/Animation:
1. Pinocchio 5/5
2. Finding Dory* 4/5
3. Kubo and the Two Strings* 4.5/5
4. The Secret Life of Pets* 4/5
5. The BFG* 3.5/5

Recommendations:*
1. The Beaver* 3.5/5 (DanTheMan)
2. Amadeus* 5/5 (DPIW73)

[Show spoiler]3. In Bruges* (cinemaphile)
4. Kinky Boots* (starryeyes)
5. Titanic (1953)* (FilmKoala)

Film Noir:
1. Double Indemnity 5/5 (Travis)
2. The Third Man 5/5 (Trollhunter)
3. Memento 4.5/5 (Zodokai)
4. Sunset Boulevard 5/5
5. Nocturnal Animals* 4/5

Misc.
1. Casino Royale 4.5/5
2. The Unsinkable Molly Brown* 3.5/5
3. My Favorite Wife* 3.5/5
4. And the Oscar Goes To... 4/5

TOTAL: 51

*first time viewing

Recommended:

[Show spoiler]SLC Punk
American Honey
Camp X-Ray
Southside With You
This Film is Not Yet Rated
The Celluloid Closet
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best of Enemies
Welcome to Leith
James White
Casting By
Wadjda
Tomboy (2011)
Victor/Victoria
Dance, Girl, Dance

[walruswarrior]

I'll be trying this month.

Recommendations:




Oscars:
1. Hacksaw Ridge 5/5
2. Arrival 5/5

Superhero:
1. Captain America: Civil War 3.5/5
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Director's Cut 4/5
3. Dark Knight Rises 4/5
4. Dr. Strange 3/5
5. Guardians of the Galaxy 4/5

Black History Month:
1. Barbershop 3: The Next Cut 4/5
2. Life 5/5
3. School Dance 2/5
4. Nutty Professor 4/5
5. Coming to America 5/5

True Stories:
1. Snowden 4/5
2. Lincoln 5/5

Recommendations:


Animation/Family:
1. The Peanuts Movie 4/5
2. Little Giants 4/5
3. The Mighty Ducks 5/5
4. Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone Extended Edition 5/5
5. The Lego Movie 4.5/5

Comedy:
1. Love the Coopers 3/5
2. Mr. Right 3/5
3. Keepin Up with the Joneses 2.5/5
4. Yes Man 4/5
5. Hot Shots 3/5

Action/Adventure:
1. xXx 2.5/5
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 5/5
3. The Great Wall 3/5
4. Skyfall 5/5
5. Spy 2/5

Crime/Drama
1. John Wick 5/5
2. The Edge of Seventeen 3/5
3. John Wick 2 5/5
4. Creed 5/5
5. Chef 5/5

Sequels:
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 4/5
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 3.5
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2.5/5
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 4/5
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 5/5
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 4/5
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2/5

[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)

[Travis]

Highly Recommended

[Show spoiler]

Recent

[Show spoiler]

Romance
1. Pretty in Pink (1986) 1/2 Lesser Hughes
2. The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) 1/2 Disturbed Family
3. Dangerous Beauty (1998) Nothing Special
4. *To Catch a Thief (1955) Slowest Hitchcock

Black History
1. The Help (2011) Very Powerful
2. The Color Purple (1985) Heart Wrenching
3. *Ali (2001) The Greatest

Recommended
1. Shaun the Sheep: The Movie (2015) (DPIW73) Entertaining Story
2. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) (starryeyes) 1/2 Almost Classic
3. The Pianist (2002) (advdfreak) 1/2 Great Film
4. The Devil's Backbone (2001) (zodokai) Refreshing Take
5. City of God (2002) (DanTheMan) Thoroughly Compelling

Horror/Sci-Fi (Sharks!)
1. The Shallows (2016) Nothing New
2. Jaws (1975) Very Intense
3. *Jaws 2 (1978) Decent Sequel
4. *Jaws 3D (1983) Good Enough
5. *Jaws: The Revenge (1987) Acceptable Action

Family/Animaton
1. Trolls (2016) 1/2 Pretty Smurfy
2. Moana (2016) 1/2 Not Bad
3. Storks (2016) Basically Meh

Comedy
1. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) 1/2 Likable Filth
2. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) Exceeded Expectations
3. Dogma (1999) Flows Slowly
4. Get Him to the Greek (2010) 1/2 Pretty Typical
5. Little Nicky (2000) Aged Poorly

Action/Adventure
1. Blackhat (2015) Unconvincing Characters
2. *X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) The Rogue Cut1/2 Nice Changes
3. Pacific Rim (2013) Badass Movie
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) 1/2 Good Fun
5. *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) 1/2 Better Fun

Crime/Drama (Film Noir)
1. *Force of Evil (1948) Must See
2. *I Confess (1953) Very Solid
3. *Suspicion (1941) Nice Finish
4. *The Wrong Man (1956) 1/2 Different Hitchcock
5. *Champion (1949) True Classic

Movies That Luckily Didn't Star Jennifer Lawrence
1. *The Shootist (1976) Awesome Cast
2. Train to Busan (2016) Too Long
3. *Planet of the Apes (2001) 1/2 Guilty Pleasure
4. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) Wildly Inappropriate
5. Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot: Osaka Rocka! (2016) Really Rocks!

* New Blu-ray

[cinemaphile]

I am really digging this recommendations idea! I already have a bunch I am interested to watch just based on the recommendations so far. I might have to use one of my optional categories for overflow.

Also, a change to the OP/challenge categories. Someone pointed out to me that we didn't have one for Comedy, so I added that.
To make room, Sci-Fi/Fantasy was removed and Horror/Thrillers became Horror/Sci-Fi. I figured Thrillers can go under Horror or Crime, depending which way they skew, and Fantasy picks can easily be filed under other sections like Sci-Fi or Action or Family depending on the movie.

[Zodokai]

As usual, I will try to draw exclusively from my unwatched blu-rays. I think I'll have to select "recommendations" from people's January lists to keep up that goal.

Oscar Winners

1. Casablanca ½ (1944 Winner - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay)
2. Million Dollar Baby (2004 Winner - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor)
3. Mary Poppins ½ (1964 Winner - Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song, Best Score)
4. Speed (1995 Winner - Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing)
5. Big Hero 6* ½ (2015 Winner - Best Animated Feature)

Romance

1. The Wedding Singer
2. Purple Rain* ½
3. If I Stay
4. The Lake House
5. Pretty Woman

Sylvester Stallone

1. First Blood ½
2. Rambo: First Blood Part II* ½
3. Rambo III*
4. Rambo ½
5. The Expendables III* ½

True Stories

1. Straight Outta Compton*
2. The Big Short* ½
3. Hidden Figures*
4. Foxcatcher*
5. Taking Woodstock*

Recommended

1. The Breakfast Club ½ (recommended by BreakfastClub211)
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ½ (recommended by Travis)
3. Kubo and the Two Strings* (via FilmbuffTX's January list)
4. Suicide Squad* (via FilmKoala's January list)
5. Ex Machina ½

Horror/Sci-Fi

1. Groundhog Day
2. Push* ½
3. 12 Monkeys
4. Midnight Special*
5. Project Almanac*

Family/Animation

1. The Chipmunk Adventure
2. Lilo & Stitch ½
3. Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch* ½
4. Mulan
5. Mulan II

Comedy

1. The Secret Life of Pets* ½
2. Zoolander 2 ½
3. Uptown Girls ½
4. Mean Girls ½
5. Beethoven

Action/Adventure

1. Batman v. Superman*
2. Divergent*
3. Insurgent* ½
4. Allegiant*
5. Premium Rush* ½

Crime/Drama

1. The Judge*
2. 21
3. Blood Simple*
4. Insomnia*
5. Se7en ½

Total Movies: 50

Achieved: Gold

A * indicates a first-tme watch


Recommended:

[Show spoiler]Almost Famous
Antz
Charlie Bartlett
Déjà Vu
The Devil's Backbone
Galaxy Quest
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
The Interpreter
The Iron Giant
The Jacket
Memento
Midnight Run
Panic Room
Pan's Labyrinth
Y Tu Mama También

[Travis]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

I am really digging this recommendations idea! I already have a bunch I am interested to watch just based on the recommendations so far. I might have to use one of my optional categories for overflow.

Also, a change to the OP/challenge categories. Someone pointed out to me that we didn't have one for Comedy, so I added that.
To make room, Sci-Fi/Fantasy was removed and Horror/Thrillers became Horror/Sci-Fi. I figured Thrillers can go under Horror or Crime, depending which way they skew, and Fantasy picks can easily be filed under other sections like Sci-Fi or Action or Family depending on the movie.

Think most Fantasy can fall into Action, Adventure, Family, or Sci-fi.

Also most of my Animation can be labeled under Family and Comedy. Some is Drama. I guess Animation isn't really a genre, it's a medium.

War/Western - Guess this could be under Action or Drama.
Musicals - Comedies, Dramas, too.

Are Thriller and Mystery under Drama/Crime?

Are there any movies that cannot fall under these 4 headings?
1. Action/Adventure
2. Sci-Fi/Horror
3. Comedy/Family
4. Drama/Crime

How about 5th is Documentary/Concerts? Or Miscellaneous?

[cinemaphile]

Added Heathers to my recommendations list in place of Erik the Viking (though I still recommend that one as well). Saw it while searching Netflix to find which of the ones I want to watch were available there, and thought, "that is a great one that some here might not have seen"

Added this to my original post - here is what I found available from my rec list:
Available on Netflix: Filth, The Last Five Years, Heathers
Available on Hoopla (library network Netflix-type streaming service): The Hard Way, The Last Five Years, Filth
Available on HBO/HBOGO: As You Like It

the rest, I guess you'll have to check local libraries or someplace.

* also found some of others' recs that I planned to watch, if it helps anyone else:
Amadeus (recommended by DPIW73) - Netflix
Dead Leaves (recommended by FilmKoala) - hoopla
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (recommended by Frog Foot) - hoopla
Killjoy 3 (recommended by FilmKoala) - amazon prime (free with Full Moon trial)
Meet Joe Black (recommended by FilmBuffTX) - amazon prime
Once Upon a Time in the West (recommended by Travis) - netflix

Keep those recommendations coming! I found so many I plan to watch that they are going to overflow into my regular categories.