bond_girl

This GREAT movie challenge has been making rounds of my Russian flist, and I couldn't resist!

The rules are simple:
• watch a movie that matches one of the 52 challenge items
• post a review; or group a few reviews in one post whenever you feel like it
• your interpretation of the challenge items can be as creative as you like; go wild!

The point is to stretch yourself a little and to expand your watching horizons. I know I watch far too many crime mysteries, sci-fi, and dysfunctional-family shenanigans, but not enough movies - idk, made in Asia or tearjerkers or movies about musicians.

A rather loose English translation of the challenge points under the cut - and those are fun, so you should check them out! and join in? :)

[thru

boldnerd - go you!; the original idea by

sladkoezhik]

52/52

1. A movie with an Oscar or a Golden Globe [The Big Short (2015)

]
2. A movie that is set in the future [Maze Runner #2: The Scorch Trials (2015)

]
3. A parody or a satire [Brazil (1989)

]
4. A biopic [Trumbo (2015)

; Tracks (2015)

]
5. A thriller or a crime mystery [Diabolique (1955)

, Crimson Peak (2015)

]
6. Based on a comic book [The Ant-Man (2015)

]
7. A series of vignettes [Wild Tales | Relatos Salvajes (2014)

]
8. A 2016 movie [The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

]
9. A winter holiday movie [Un conte de Noël / A Christmas Tale (2008)

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10. A movie with magic [Don't Look Now (1973) hated it]
11. A roadtrip [Walkabout (1971)

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12. A movie about music or a musician [Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to 'Off the Wall' (2016)

+ The Music Room (1958)

]
13. A movie with time travel [Predestination (2014)

]
14. Comedy [Ricki and the Flash (2015)

]
15. An animated movie [Princess Mononoke (1997)]
16. A western [Westworld (1973)

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17. A movie about making movies [Hail, Cesar (2016)

]
18. A movie made before your parents were born [It Happened One Night (1934)

]
19. A silent movie [The Fall of the House of Usher | La chute de la maison Usher (1928) I'm still not big on silent movies]
20. A movie that you're afraid to watch [The Uninvited (1944)

]
21. A movie that took your breath away [All That Heaven Allows (1955) + Far from Heaven (2002) ]
22. A movie longer than 2.5 hours [Tess (1979)

]
23. A movie with a number in the title [Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

]
24. A movie by a director younger than 30 [Rocky VII: Creed (2015)

]
25. A movie that changed your opinion about something* [The Best Offer (2013)

; Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

]
26. A movie by a woman director [A League of Their Own (1992)

]
27. A movie with a one-word title [Thief (1981)

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28. An LGBT romance [Carol (2015)

]
29. A documentary [Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)

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30. Based on a classic novel [In the Heart of the Sea (2015) inspired Moby-Dick :)

but

for Chris H, Cillian Murphy & Frank Dillane]
31. Based on a contemporary novel [Brooklyn (2015)

]
32. A cult movie that you missed [The Game (1997)

]
33. Based on real events [A Walk in the Woods (2015)

- a shame bc the Bill Bryson book is x1000 better]
34. A movie about a discovery, a creation, a science experiment [For All Mankind (1989)

]
35. A favorite childhood movie [Тайна третьей планеты | The Mystery of the Third Planet (1981)

]
36. A movie with teenagers or kids in the lead roles [Laggies (2014)

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37. A movie with identity issues [Before I Go To Sleep (2014)

]
38. A poorly reviewed movie [Jurassic World (2015)

for plot and an enormous

for Raptor Squad]
39. A movie that is set in the country you haven't visited [Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

]
40. A new-to-you movie by your favorite director ~~[a Terrence Malick movie]~~
41. A debut of a famous actor turned director [Downhill Racer (1969) ]
42. A debut of a star [The Red Shoes (1948)

]
43. A friend's rec [Bridge of Spies (2015)

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44. A movie chosen for a pretty poster [Black Narcissus (1947) ]
45. A contemporary European movie [L'heure d'été | Summer Hours (2013)

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46. A tearjerker [Room (2015)

]
47. A guilty pleasure [Mr. Holmes (2015)

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48. Your parents' favorite movie [Белое Солнце Пустыне | White Sun of the Desert (1970)

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49. A movie that has been on the to-watch list for ages [L'Avventura (1960)

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50. A movie made in the East [In the Mood for Love (2000)

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51. A breakout performance or work [The Danish Girl (2015)

for Alicia Vikander; Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

for Rita Hayworth]
52. An interracial romance* [Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

; Hitch (2005)

]

* note for #25: I swapped the original #25 "a movie from your birth year" with this because it seemed like more fun
* note for #52: I swapped the original #52 "a movie made in the country where you live" with this because 1) what is NOT made in Hollywood, 2) I want to see Belle or Crazy/Beautiful
* note for #22 a list of possibilities: Andrei Rublev, Apocalypse Now (not Redux), Armageddon, Barry Lyndon, Casino, The Dark Knight, Heat, The Leopard, Magnolia, My Fair Lady, Tess, Zodiac