the 2017 movie challenge
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bond_girlThis is the second year of the Great Movie-A-Week Challenge by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sladkoezhik!
I finished the 2016 challenge: HERE and I really got out of my comfort zone a few times: I watched an Indian and an Asian movie, and even a silent one; I discovered a new favorite director, Douglas Sirk, and two new fave movies, Tess by Polanski and In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-wai, and a mindblowing Moon landing documentary For All Mankind; and I had fun time writing all too few reviews.
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 whole idea is to get out of your comfort zone and to make new discoveries. Join in!
52/52
1. A holiday movie [Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
]
2. A movie based on real events [War Dogs (2016)
]
3. A movie with an Oscar AND a Golden Globe [The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
♥]
4. The original of a modern remake [A Room with a View (1985) ♥]
5. A British movie [Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)]
6. A modern bestseller adaptation [Ender's Game (2013)
]
7. A cult movie more than 30 years old [Stand By Me (1986) ♥]
8. A love story [Summertime (1955) ♥]
9. A movie where the main character learns something new [Europa Report (2013) ♥]
10. A movie with animals [The Shallows (2016)
♥]
11. A unpopular movie that you liked [The Magnificent Seven (2016)]
12+13. Two film adaptations of the same book [Jane Eyre (2011) ♥ + (1996) ♥]
14. A very long (+2.5hour) movie [Kingdom of Heaven, director's cut (2005)]
15. A movie with time travel [Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)]
16. A movie with a female lead [Bad Moms (2016)
]
17. A "bottle-episode" movie [Phone Booth (2002)]
18. A movie about making movies [Body Double (1984) (points off for sleaze]
19. A prison break/other escape movie [Watership Down (1978)
]
20. A top 250 IMDB movie [The Intouchables (2011)]
21. A movie for a modern tech geek [Elysium (2013)]
22. A war movie [Hearts and Minds (1974)]
23. A European movie [Phoenix (2014) ♥]
24. A movie where you discovered an actor or a director [White Material (2009) ♥]
25. A period movie [The Lost City of Z (2017) ♥]
26. A biopic [The Revenant (2015) ♥]
27. An animated movie [My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
for the story & for the graphics]
28. A comedy [Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) ♥]
29. A thriller [Invasion of the Body-Snatchers (1978)]
30. A film festival or an art house movie [Blood Simple (1984) ♥]
31. A musical [Dreamgirls (2006)]
32. A horror or a supernatural mystery [Wind Chill (2007)]
33. A movie directed by an actor starring in it [The Candidate (1972) ♥]
34. A classic sci-fi movie [They Live (1988)]
35. A classic crime mystery [Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) ♥]
36. A movie with a quirky character [Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016) ♥]
37. A movie based on a play --- [Macbeth (2015)]
38. A movie with great cinematography [Alien (1979) ♥]
39. An adrenaline rush movie [Deepwater Horizon (2016)]
40. A movie about a break-up [Nocturnal Animals (2016)]
41. A movie about a serial killer or a sociopath [Insomnia (1998)]
42. A heist movie [Hell or High Water (2016) ♥]
43. A spy movie [Jason Bourne]
44. A movie about food [Tampopo (1985) ♥]
45. An LGBT-themed movie [Orlando (1992) ♥]
46. A movie with aliens [Starship Troopers (1997)]
47. A movie based in the Far East [The Assassin (2015)]
48. A movie with character death [The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) ♥]
49. A movie about an artist [A Bigger Splash (2015) ♥]
50. A movie about college or school years [Remember the Titans (2000)]
51. A movie chosen for you by another player [What About Bob? (1991) ♥]
52. A movie to lift your spirits [Sunshine Cleaning (2008) ♥]
* note for #12: I swapped the original #12 "a movie from your birth year" with this bc it could be interesting to see different takes on the same book
* ideas for #37 - My Own Private Idaho (1991), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Twelfth Night (1996), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Coriolanus (2011), Romeo & Juliet (2013)
- A tour de force - or - this movie/show got to me on a very personal level.
- Great stuff, recommending it.
- Good stuff, I liked it enough to complete.
- Lost my interest half-way.
- Hate-watched parts of it.
♥ - Faves.
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sladkoezhik! I finished the 2016 challenge: HERE and I really got out of my comfort zone a few times: I watched an Indian and an Asian movie, and even a silent one; I discovered a new favorite director, Douglas Sirk, and two new fave movies, Tess by Polanski and In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-wai, and a mindblowing Moon landing documentary For All Mankind; and I had fun time writing all too few reviews.
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 whole idea is to get out of your comfort zone and to make new discoveries. Join in!
52/52
1. A holiday movie [Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
]2. A movie based on real events [War Dogs (2016)
]3. A movie with an Oscar AND a Golden Globe [The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
♥]4. The original of a modern remake [A Room with a View (1985)
♥]5. A British movie [Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
]6. A modern bestseller adaptation [Ender's Game (2013)
]7. A cult movie more than 30 years old [Stand By Me (1986)
♥]8. A love story [Summertime (1955)
♥]9. A movie where the main character learns something new [Europa Report (2013)
♥]10. A movie with animals [The Shallows (2016)
♥]11. A unpopular movie that you liked [The Magnificent Seven (2016)
]12+13. Two film adaptations of the same book [Jane Eyre (2011)
♥ + (1996) ♥]14. A very long (+2.5hour) movie [Kingdom of Heaven, director's cut (2005)
]15. A movie with time travel [Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
]16. A movie with a female lead [Bad Moms (2016)
]17. A "bottle-episode" movie [Phone Booth (2002)
]18. A movie about making movies [Body Double (1984)
(points off for sleaze]19. A prison break/other escape movie [Watership Down (1978)
]20. A top 250 IMDB movie [The Intouchables (2011)
]21. A movie for a modern tech geek [Elysium (2013)
]22. A war movie [Hearts and Minds (1974)
]23. A European movie [Phoenix (2014)
♥]24. A movie where you discovered an actor or a director [White Material (2009)
♥]25. A period movie [The Lost City of Z (2017)
♥]26. A biopic [The Revenant (2015)
♥]27. An animated movie [My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
for the story & for the graphics]28. A comedy [Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
♥]29. A thriller [Invasion of the Body-Snatchers (1978)
]30. A film festival or an art house movie [Blood Simple (1984)
♥]31. A musical [Dreamgirls (2006)
]32. A horror or a supernatural mystery [Wind Chill (2007)
]33. A movie directed by an actor starring in it [The Candidate (1972)
♥]34. A classic sci-fi movie [They Live (1988)
]35. A classic crime mystery [Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
♥]36. A movie with a quirky character [Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
♥]37. A movie based on a play --- [Macbeth (2015)
]38. A movie with great cinematography [Alien (1979)
♥]39. An adrenaline rush movie [Deepwater Horizon (2016)
]40. A movie about a break-up [Nocturnal Animals (2016)
]41. A movie about a serial killer or a sociopath [Insomnia (1998)
]42. A heist movie [Hell or High Water (2016)
♥]43. A spy movie [Jason Bourne
]44. A movie about food [Tampopo (1985)
♥]45. An LGBT-themed movie [Orlando (1992)
♥]46. A movie with aliens [Starship Troopers (1997)
]47. A movie based in the Far East [The Assassin (2015)
]48. A movie with character death [The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
♥]49. A movie about an artist [A Bigger Splash (2015)
♥]50. A movie about college or school years [Remember the Titans (2000)
]51. A movie chosen for you by another player [What About Bob? (1991)
♥]52. A movie to lift your spirits [Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
♥]* note for #12: I swapped the original #12 "a movie from your birth year" with this bc it could be interesting to see different takes on the same book
* ideas for #37 - My Own Private Idaho (1991), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Twelfth Night (1996), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Coriolanus (2011), Romeo & Juliet (2013)
- A tour de force - or - this movie/show got to me on a very personal level. - Great stuff, recommending it. - Good stuff, I liked it enough to complete. - Lost my interest half-way. - Hate-watched parts of it.♥ - Faves.
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