Author Topic: 50(or 100) Movies in 2008 Challenge (Read 38936 times)

ctz · « **Reply #80 on:** May 16, 2008, 09:27:46 PM »

I went watching Iron Man yesterday, and if my calculations are correct, it was my 50th movie this year, so I officially beat the challenge!

I guess at this rate I'll end up something like 120 movies this year, so I'll try if I can make it 150.

iacus · « **Reply #81 on:** May 30, 2008, 09:13:03 AM »

Kinda jumping the gun here but it's the 30th and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to watch anything tomorrow.

I didn't watch as many movies this month as any of the others. On the other hand damn near every film I saw was great. Especially Graveyard Of Honor, and The City of Violence, and Seventeen Years, and Trigger Man, and Karaoke Terror: The Complete Japanese Showa Songbook (film of the month). In fact the only bad film I saw was Party 7.

tenkei · « **Reply #82 on:** May 30, 2008, 11:06:28 AM »

i thought city of violence's only redeemable quality was its fight scenes, which i admit were pretty awesome, esp the last sequence (like the last 20 minutes of the movie), otherwise i found it pretty run-of-the-mill

iacus · « **Reply #83 on:** May 30, 2008, 10:13:13 PM »

It was run of the mill. But I was expecting it to be actually bad, so I got pleasantly surprised when it was actually kinda good.

shirenuファクトリー · « **Reply #84 on:** May 31, 2008, 03:56:02 PM »

I finally watched Lust, Caution.

Too bad the sex was so violent and unpleasant, otherwise I would've been flooding the house with drool. ;_; Instead it was like

The storyline was good though

Since there has been so much talk about the sex scenes, I thought it would be mostly about that. But no.

And the girl who played the lead role was sooo pretty. Can't believe she was a newcomer. Such good acting. STUFF

I'm still soooooo far away from reaching 50!!

Masa · « **Reply #85 on:** June 01, 2008, 09:32:37 PM »

Top 10 of May

01. Se7en
02. 2001: A Space Odyssey
03. A Clockwork Orange
04. The Greatest Game Ever Played
05. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
06. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
07. The Forbidden Kingdom
08. Iron Man
09. American Psycho
10. War, Inc.

The biggest disappointment of the month: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

iacus · « **Reply #86 on:** June 01, 2008, 10:40:12 PM »

Well I actually watched two more movies yesterday bringing my monthly total up to 16. One of those movies (A Dirty Carnival) was really very good, and the other movie (Storm) was pretty bad.

tenkei · « **Reply #87 on:** June 03, 2008, 07:41:59 AM »

here's my May Top 10

01. Platoon
02. 2001: A Space Odyssey
03. Iron Man
04. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
05. Rocky Balboa
06. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
07. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
08. Tarzan
09. Kisaragi
10. Marie Antoinette

worst movies i watched this month have to be Strange Wilderness (one of the worst movies i've EVER seen) and The Marine (with John Cena...)

ctz · « **Reply #88 on:** June 03, 2008, 06:12:40 PM »

Putting movies of May in order is gonna be difficult, since I watched many classics that I haven't seen before, such as Reservoir Dogs, The Last Emperor, Deer Hunter and The Shawshank Redemption. Eventhough some new films I went watching at the theatre were good in their own way, they can't compete with the classics.

Anyway, The Shawshank Redemption, is my best of May. Eventhough the Finnish title kinda spoils the whole movie.

boykun · « **Reply #89 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:55:48 PM »

Hmm, favorite of May for me is probably Iron Man, followed by Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Guchi_Jnr · « **Reply #90 on:** June 08, 2008, 06:25:01 PM »

Quote from: Masa on June 01, 2008, 09:32:37 PM

The biggest disappointment of the month: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Then why the hell did you watch it again?!?!

Masa · « **Reply #91 on:** July 02, 2008, 09:50:03 PM »

Top 10 of June (movies that I have seen before excluded)

1. The Machine Girl
2. Lady Snowblood
3. True Romance
4. Glory
5. Serpico
6. Hot for Teacher (the funniest movie I have seen since Superbad)
7. The Insider
8. The Incredible Hulk
9. Cape Fear
10. Blade Runner

The worst movies of the month: Southland Tales & Speed Racer

ctz · « **Reply #92 on:** July 03, 2008, 06:33:44 PM »

Managed to watch 21 movies last month. I'm pretty sure it's the most movies in a month for me ever.

Top 5 of June:
1. All the Real Girls
2. Sharkwater
3. Death at the Funeral
4. Bridge to Terabithia
5. Zodiac

boykun · « **Reply #93 on:** July 08, 2008, 10:27:14 PM »

Top of June:

1. WALL-E
2. Crows Zero
3. In Bruges
4. The Incredible Hulk
5. Sukiyaki Western Django

Masa · « **Reply #94 on:** July 31, 2008, 07:07:43 PM »

Top 10 of July (movies that I have seen before excluded)

1. The Dark Knight (movie of the year!)
2. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
3. Miracle
4. The Chaser
5. Wanted
6. The Banquet
7. The Wackness
8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
9. We Are Marshall
10. My Sassy Girl

Theme of the Month - Unfunny comedies: The Dog Problem, The Squid and the Whale, Sex and the City, The Love Guru, College Road Trip, Running with Scissors, Surf School, I Want Candy, Thumbsucker, Cashback, Waitress, Then She Found Me, Death at a Funeral etc.

The Worst Movie of the Month: The Tracey Fragments

sweeety · « **Reply #95 on:** August 05, 2008, 12:09:16 PM »

is the machine girl a Japanese flick? or is it french or soemthign cause I think it's this movie I saw but under a different title, and the baddie in it was also called "the machine girl" or something like that so I was wandering.. the one I watched was called "Fragile" and was pretty damn good... I hear Orphanage was also great... oh crap, I forgot to add "IT" to my list! oh well

hey btw, who is in the lead now? and how many people have passed the 50 movie challenge so far? I'm up to 60something... or soon 70 I think... but has anyone else? Cause I'd be a bit embarassed if I was like in the lead... all blushing in my schoolgirly way

but it would be pretty awesome. Anyway.

Masa · « **Reply #96 on:** August 06, 2008, 06:36:50 AM »

Quote from: sweeety on August 05, 2008, 12:09:16 PM

hey btw, who is in the lead now? and how many people have passed the 50 movie challenge so far? I'm up to 60something... or soon 70 I think... but has anyone else? Cause I'd be a bit embarassed if I was like in the lead... all blushing in my schoolgirly way

but it would be pretty awesome. Anyway.

I believe this post answers your question:
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=14156.msg442381#msg442381

So I don't think you need to be worried about being in the lead anytime soon

boykun · « **Reply #97 on:** August 06, 2008, 07:00:50 AM »

Top of July:

1. The Dark Knight
2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
3. Hellboy
4. Hancock
5. Click

sweeety · « **Reply #98 on:** August 09, 2008, 06:21:09 AM »

ooooho I love Zooey Deschanel! She was great in almost famous but my fave of her movies is a tie between Eulogy and Hitchikers guide to the galaxy. I didn't like this one movie she was in but she's just so cool and has this average person but also rocker air about her y'know? Plus I love her eyes!

ctz · « **Reply #99 on:** August 10, 2008, 12:20:10 PM »

Quote from: sweeety on August 09, 2008, 06:21:09 AM

ooooho I love Zooey Deschanel! She was great in almost famous but my fave of her movies is a tie between Eulogy and Hitchikers guide to the galaxy. I didn't like this one movie she was in but she's just so cool and has this average person but also rocker air about her y'know? Plus I love her eyes!

You should watch All the Real Girls. Her best role imo. And a good movie.