Official <400 Checks Challenge - August 2019

[ororama]

8. Deranged (1974) * 83 min. (314 checks)

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1. Judgementall Hai Kya (2019) * 121 min. (4 checks)
2. You're Human Like the Rest of Them (1967) * 17 min. (12 checks)
Up Yours Too Guillaume Apollinaire! (1968) * 2 min. (6 checks)
Paradigm (1970)  * 9 min. (9 checks)
Doll Clothes (1975) * 2 min. (34 checks)
The Apple (1963) * 6 min. (8 checks)
The Star of Bethlehem (1921) * 18 min. (9 checks)
The Flying Koffer (1922) * 9 min. (15 checks)
3. The Farewell (2019) * 100 min. (91 checks)
4. Sin Sostén (1998) * 4 min. (32 checks)
Down to the Bone (2002) * 12 min. (60 checks)
Scherzo (1939) * 1 min. (57 checks)
The Obedient Flame (1939) * 10 min. (23 checks)
Saga Cité/Saga City (2011) * 16 min. (2 checks)
The Death of Kao-Kuk (2015) * 6 min. (1 check)
The Great Machine (2015) * 4 min. (1 check)
Make Me Psychic (1978) * 8 min. (23 checks)
5. Beast of Blood (1970) * 90 min. (25 checks)
6. Death by Invitation (1971) * 81 min. (25 checks)
7. Days of Santiago (2004) * 82 min. (78 checks)

*First time viewing.

[3eyes]

10. Lucy Worsley: Elizabeth I's Battle for God's Music (UK 17) [1st ch] - double
comment in UK/Ireland challenge. Mainly, it was good for this challenge and short enough to watch after coming home from a committee meeting.

Trés trés selectShow

1. Operation Oman (UK 14) - [1st ch - double]
2-5. The way we live now (UK 01, mini, 4 eps @61 ch] - triple
6. Dead along the way (Ire 16) [1st ch] - double
7. Nell Gwyn (UK 26) - 4 ch - triple
8. The happy prince (UK etc. 18) [109 ch] - double
9. Castle in the air (UK 52) [8 ch] - double
10. Lucy Worsley: Elizabeth I's Battle for God's Music (UK 17) [1st ch] - double

[albajos]

53. Friends (1971) UK 23 checks [triple]
54. The Stud (1978) UK 40 checks [triple]

buried to the neck - head firstShow

01. America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014) USA 40 checks
02. Faith of Our Fathers (2015) USA 6 checks
03. Twisted Pair (2018) USA 26 checks
04. Supervized (2019) Ireland | UK 2 checks [double]
05. Everywhen (2013) Norway 26 checks
06. I Am Here... Now (2009) USA 54 checks
07. Pass Thru (2016) USA 45 checks
08. Farlig farvann (1995) Norway 24 checks
09. A House in the Hills (1993) USA | Luxembourg 7 checks [double]
10. Carry on Cruising (1962) UK 170 checks [triple]
11. Carry on Cabby (1963) UK 153 checks [triple]
12. Carry On Jack (1964) UK 138 checks [triple]
13. Follow That Camel (1967) UK 136 checks [triple]
14. Carry on Loving (1970) UK 131 checks [triple]
15. Carry on Henry (1971) UK 171 checks [triple]
16. Carry on Girls (1973) UK 147 checks [triple]
17. O'Hellige Jul! (2013) aka Christmas Cruelty Norway 14 checks
18. Ture Sventon - Privatdetektiv (1972) Sweden | Norway 18 checks
19. Sing As We Go! (1934) UK 3 official lists 50 checks [double]
20. Det kunne vært deg (1952) Norway 4 checks [double]
21. The Skateboard Kid II (1995) USA 10 checks
22. Hack-O-Lantern (1988) USA 30 checks
23. Intermezzo (1936) Sweden 2 official lists 163 checks [double]
24. Kona fer í stríð (2018) Iceland | France | Ukraine 167 checks
25. Hologram Man (1995) USA 18 checks
26. The Christmas Tree (1991) USA | Brazil 10 checks
27. The Sex and Violence Family Hour (1983) USA 3 checks
28. Party Games for Adults Only (1984) USA 1 check
29. Wheeler (1975) USA 10 checks
30. Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987) Canada 1 official list 164 checks
31. Rocktober Blood (1984) USA 31 checks
32. Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984) USA 30 checks
33. Gentlemen's Relish (2001) UK 6 checks [triple]
34. The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) UK 20 checks [double]
35 (s1a) Dream Date (2013) UK 1 check 3 min. (3) [double]
35 (s1b) Hold on Tight (2011) Ireland 1 check 13 min. (16) [rewatch] [triple]
35 (s1c) James Dean (2010) UK 1 check 7 min. (23) [double]
35 (s1d) What's Your Sign (2013) USA 1 check 6 min. (29)
35 (s1e) AWOL (2010) USA 1 check 14 min. (43) [rewatch] [double]
35 (s1f) Frischluft-Therapie 2 (2011) Germany 1 check 16 min. (59)
35 (s1g) Luftballong (2011) Norway 1 check 11 min. (70) [rewatch] [double]
36 (s2a) The First Date (2012) USA 1 check 7 min. (77)
36 (s2b) Don't Tell Me About Your Dreams (2017) Denmark 1 check 16 min. (93) [rewatch] [double]
36 (s2c) The Seance (2012) UK 1 check 10 min. (103) [double]
36 (s2d) Superstition (2013) UK 1 check 20 min. (123) [double]
37 (s3a) Dead Positive (2015) UK 1 check 30 min. (153) [double]
37 (s3b) Non-Compliance (2013) UK 1 check 13 min. (166) [double]
37 (s3c) Kimono (2001) Germany 21 checks 27 min. (193)
(s4a) My Beautiful Egypt (2014) UK 1 check 9 min. (202) [double]
38. Bazookas: The Movie (2009) USA 3 checks
39. Kissing on the Mouth (2005) USA 60 checks [double]
40. Millionær for en aften (1960) Norway 13 checks [double]
41. Shanghai Surprise (1986) UK 171 checks [triple]
42. Crash! (1974) Norway 3 checks [double]
43. Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) UK 178 checks [double]
44. Yellowbeard (1983) UK | Mexico 236 checks [double]
45. Cyberbully (2015) UK 182 checks [double]

!seen 54

[jeroeno]

18. Kathapurushan (1996) (29 checks)
19. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) (330 checks)
20. Afti i nyhta menei (2000) (37 checks)

The last one gave me the bronze award for the Greek list

[flavo5000]

33. The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) 39 checks
I'm not going to get overly political here but I will say that I am totally on-board with like 90% of the message of this movie (and really the only thing I don't necessarily agree with is its implication that the left doesn't employ any such tactics themselves).


34. Kaze no tairiku a.k.a. The Weathering Continent (1992) 16 checks
It has some interesting ideas but feels overly rushed with little character development. I do like the Japanese folklore blender of concepts it throws out at times though.


35. The Clairvoyant (1935) 53 checks
This one feels very creaky at times with a pretty anti-climactic courtroom sequence at the end that feels suited to a very different kind of movie.


36. Kidô senshi Gandamu II: Ai senshihen a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) 64 checks
While the pacing of the second Gundam summary movie isn't quite as good as the first with it's origins as episodic television coming off a little more obviously, it still has some great moments in it with some thrilling battle sequences and tragic deaths. The end definitely feels like a middle movie though, just kind of petering out and waiting on the big finale to get going.


37. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) 22 checks
For a PG-13 movie, this one actually had some pretty solid, scary sequences in it and would make a good introduction to horror flicks for a tween to early teen that want to get their feet wet without diving headfirst into Hostel or Martyrs right off the bat. It does have some story problems and overly convenient plot contrivances to manifest some of the titular scary stories but overall it was still a pretty watchable spook flick for the whole family!

Unpopularity Contest WinnersShow

1. The Return of Count Yorga (1971) 65 Checks
2. Guava Island (2019) 195 Checks
3. Romeo and Juliet (1954) 325 Checks
4. The Last Performance (1927) 69 Checks
5. An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018) 117 Checks
6. Kidou senshi Gandamu: The Origin III - Akatsuki no houki (2016) 3 Checks
7a. Bon Voyage (1944) 323 checks
7b. Aventure malgache (1944) 277 checks
7c. The Fighting Generation (1944) 44 checks
8. Theeviravaathi: The Terrorist (1998) 242 checks
9. Isshoni Training: Sleeping with Hinako (2010) 2 checks
10a. Isshoni Training: Training with Hinako (2009) first check
10b. Isshoni Training 026: Bathtime with Hinako & Hiyoko (2010) first check
11. Lord Love a Duck (1966) 225 checks
12. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV: Eve of Destiny (2016) 3 checks
13. Varieté (1925) 365 checks
14. The Octagon (1980) 357 checks
15. Le grand amour (1969) 281 checks
16. Twice-Told Tales (1965) 135 checks
17a. Game Tengoku (1997) first check (I actually added this one to IMDB also)
17b. Typhoon No Noruda (2015) 6 checks
17c. Bungaku Shôjo - Kyô no Oyatsu Hatsukoi (2009) 3 checks
18. Kidou senshi Gandamu: The Origin V - Gekitotsu Ruumu kaisen (2017) 3 checks
19. Caught in the Draft (1941) 56 checks
20. Steppenwolf (1974) 161 checks
21. Ladybird Ladybird (1994) 328 checks
22. Jailbait Babysitter (1977) 11 checks
23. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI - Rise of the Red Comet (2018) 3 checks
24. Istoriya Asi Klyachinoy, kotoraya lyubila, da ne vyshla zamuzh (1966) 146 checks
25. Oh, Hello on Broadway (2017) 130 checks
26. The Avenging Hand (1937) 5 checks
27. In the Soup (1992) 357 checks
28. 84C MoPic (1989) 139 checks
29. Kidô senshi Gandamu a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981) 71 checks
30. The Three Musketeers (1921)
31. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
32. Cisco Pike (1972)
33. The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) 39 checks
34. Kaze no tairiku a.k.a. The Weathering Continent (1992) 16 checks
35. The Clairvoyant (1935) 53 checks
36. Kidô senshi Gandamu II: Ai senshihen a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) 64 checks
37. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) 22 checks

[maxwelldeux]

33. The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) 39 checks
I'm not going to get overly political here but I will say that I am totally on-board with like 90% of the message of this movie (and really the only thing I don't necessarily agree with is its implication that the left doesn't employ any such tactics themselves).

Yeah, I quite enjoyed that doc; it did a nice job at documenting (pun somewhat intended) how our opinions and views are shaped by what we choose to consume and where we get it. I see so much of that in my in-laws, who get their news from Fox News at the "liberal" end and other increasingly right-wing sources (e.g., Breitbart, Alex Jones).

@jeroeno: Congrats on the bronze!

[maxwelldeux]

A challenge so obscure you probably haven't heard of it.Show

1. Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It? (2019, 4 checks)
2. Death of a President (2006, 306 Checks)
3. Bill Hicks: Relentless (1992, 290 checks)
4. Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993, 284 checks)
5. Special When Lit (2009, 73 checks)
"6-12. The Eighties (2016, 7 eps. x 18 checks)
The Eighties: Raised on Television (2016)
The Eighties: The Reagan Revolution (2016)
The Eighties: The Fight Against AIDS (2016)
The Eighties: Tear Down This Wall (2016)
The Eighties: The Tech Boom (2016)
The Eighties: Greed is Good (2016)
The Eighties: Video Killed the Radio Star (2016)"
13. Meet the Patels (2014, 169 Checks)
"14-16. Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery (2017, 3 eps. x 2 checks)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: Sex, Lies, and Missing Interns (2017)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: The Predator in the Park (2017)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: He Called himself Phoenix (2017)"

17. Fyre Fraud (2019, 279 Checks)
Watched both this and the Netflix version (Fyre) back-to-back, and they're both worthwhile, but Fraud is the only one that counts here. Anyway, this one focuses on the fraud aspect of the Fyre Festival and the shitty things the CEO did. I definitely felt bad for a lot of the workers who didn't get paid and were hurt by the fraud, but I didn't feel bad for anyone who attended. Certainly did nothing to change my hatred of social media.

18-19: Annecy Shorts (136m):
Monsieur Tete (1959, 204 Checks, 13m)
Repete (1995, 321 Checks, 8m)
Hen, His Wife (1990, 270 Checks, 13m)
La demoiselle et le violoncelliste (1965, 278 Checks, 9m)
The Lion and the Song (1959, 212 Checks, 16m)
Great (1975, 208 Checks, 25m)
Hotel E (1992, 222 Checks, 28m)
Egged On (1926, 317 Checks, 24m)

And this is my platinum on this list. I was near the end and nothing stood out, though Egged On was kinda cool to see cars come out of eggs. Onto new lists...

[tazz_85]

Drishyam (2015, 375 checks) --> IMDb Top 250 movie, but not a lot of checks apparantly
Girl (2018, 315 checks) --> Belgian movie about a trans girl/boy

[maxwelldeux]

Drishyam (2015, 375 checks) --> IMDb Top 250 movie, but not a lot of checks apparantly
Girl (2018, 315 checks) --> Belgian movie about a trans girl/boy

Welcome to the challenge (and the forum)!

Next update, would you please number your watches? It helps me keep track. Thanks!

[frbrown]

16. Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939) 19th check

Glenn Ford and Richard Conte as hobos

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1. The Intimate Stranger (1956) 61st check
2. Never Back Losers (1961) 1st check
3. Good-Time Girl (1948) 41st check
4. She Gets Her Man (1945) 3rd check
5. Dilemma (1962) 8th check
6. Life in Danger (1959) 6th check
7. Behind the Eight Ball (1942) 3rd check
8. The Painted Smile (1962) 2nd check
9. Fanny Hill (1983) 19th check
10. Murder by Proxy (1954) 53rd check
11. Stock Car (1955) 4th check
12. The Dark Man (1951) 7th check
13. Soho Incident (1956) 10th check
14. Melodie en sous-sol (1963) 190th check
15. Yellow Canary (1943) 17th check
16. Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939) 19th check

[VincentPrice]

13. Night Must Fall-1964: 8/10 (50 checks)

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1. Cry 'Havoc'-1943: 7/10 (43 checks)
2. This Land Is Mine-1943: 8/10 (399 checks)
3. The Green-Eyed Blonde-1957: 8/10 (2 checks)
4. Let us Live=1939 7/10 (35 checks)
5. Vengeance Cops-1971: 6/10 (1 check)
6. Blackmail-1939: 7/10 (23 checks)
7.. Our Mother's House-1967: 8/10 (132 checks)
8. Savage Dog-2017: 8/10 (51 checks)
9. 2-Headed Shark Attack-2012: 4/10 (241 checks)
10. A Vigilante-2018: 8/10 (40 checks)
11. Classroom 6-2015: 8/10 (9 checks)
12. The Moon-Spinners-1964: 6/10 (129 checks)

[jdidaco]

(Screenshots from 'Red, White and Zero' ('The White Bus' & 'Red and Blue')),



31. Saturday Night Out (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1964) 8/10 (2 checks)
32. Red, White and Zero (Peter Brook & Lindsay Anderson & Tony Richardson, 1967) 8.5/10 (*)
33. Baby Love (Alastair Reid, 1969) 8/10 (25 checks)
34. The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1969) 6/10 (6 checks)
35. Eyewitness (John Hough, 1970) 7/10 (13 checks)
36. Something to Hide (Alastair Reid, 1972) 7.5/10 (5 checks)
37. Romance with a Double Bass (Robert Young, 1975) 8.5/10 (24 checks)
38. The Black Panther (Ian Merrick, 1977) 9/10 (43 checks)
39. One of Ourselves (Pat O'Connor, 1983) 8/10 (1 check)
40. A Month in the Country (Pat O'Connor, 1987) 7.5/10 (77 checks)
41. American Gothic (John Hough, 1987) 7/10 (144 checks)
42. Revengers Tragedy (Alex Cox, 2002) 8.5/10 (44 checks)

(*) iCM doesn't have an entry for this portmanteau film released recently by the BFI Flipside label - https://shop.bfi.org.uk/dvd-blu-ray/bfi ... U4uVuhKjIU -, but it has entries for the three individual segments,

Ride of the Valkyrie (4 checks)
The White Bus (RV) (94 checks)
Red and Blue (5 checks)

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1. Expresso Bongo (Val Guest, 1959) 7.5/10 (30 checks)
2. Jigsaw (Val Guest, 1962) 8/10 (25 checks)
3. Nothing But the Best (Clive Donner, 1964) 9/10 (48 checks)
4. The Diary of a Nobody: The Domestic Jottings of a City Clerk (Ken Russell, 1964) 8.5/10 (2 checks)
5. Always on Sunday (Ken Russell, 1965) 8/10 (22 checks)
6. Diamonds for Breakfast (Christopher Morahan, 1968) 7/10 (4 checks)
7. All Neat in Black Stockings (Christopher Morahan, 1969) 8/10 (7 checks)
8. The Virgin Soldiers (John Dexter, 1969) 9/10 (14 checks)
9. The Virgin and the Gypsy (Christopher Miles, 1970) 8/10 (14 checks)
10. I Want What I Want (John Dexter, 1972) 7/10 (6 checks)
11. Autobiography of a Princess (James Ivory, 1975) 8/10 (51 checks)
12. Priest of Love (Christopher Miles, 1981) 7.5/10 (13 checks)
13. The Orchard End Murder (Christian Marnham, 1981) 7.5/10 (6 checks)
14. It Couldn't Happen Here (Jack Bond, 1987) 7/10 (22 checks)
15. This Filthy Earth (Andrew Kotting, 2001) 8/10 (6 checks)
16. Ivan and the Dogs (Andrew Kotting, 2017) 8/10 (10 checks)
17. Payroll (Sidney Hayers, 1961) 8.5/10 (53 checks)
18. Private Potter (Casper Wrede, 1962) 8/10 (6 checks)
19. The Barber of Stamford Hill (Casper Wrede, 1963) 9/10 (1 check)
20. This Is My Street (Sidney Hayers, 1964) 8/10 (2 checks)
21. Ferry Cross the Mersey (Jeremy Summers, 1964) 7/10 (6 checks)
22. Stranger in the House (Pierre Rouve, 1967) 7/10 (2 checks)
23. Age of Consent (Michael Powell, 1969) 7/10 (191 checks)
24. Roll on Four O’Clock (Roy Battersby, 1970) 9.5/10 (1 check)
25. Girl Stroke Boy (Bob Kellett, 1971) 8/10 (3 checks)
26. One Brief Summer (John Mackenzie, 1971) 7/10 (2 checks)
27. Full Circle (Richard Loncraine, 1977) 7.5/10 (117 checks)
28. Red Shift (John Mackenzie, 1978) 8.5/10 (8 checks)
29. Brimstone & Treacle (Richard Loncraine, 1982) 8/10 (70 checks)
30. Greta (Neil Jordan, 2018) 8/10 (272 checks)

[allisoncm]

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1. Fear X (2003) Check #374
2. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) Check #180
3. China Moon (1994) Check #219
4. Maldeamores (2007) Check #65
5. I've Always Loved You (1946) Check #26
6. Yumi Yet (1975) Check #21
7. One Child Nation aka Born in China (2019) Check #7
8. Freaks (2018) Check #22
9. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2018) Check #11 - Great focus on Buñuel’s early work.

10. Change of Heart (1934) Check #27

[sol]

The <400 BlowsShow

1. In the Soup (1992) 355 checks
2. Patti Rocks (1988) 17 checks
3. Who You Think I Am (2019) 13 checks
4. Melody / S.W.A.L.K (1971) 69 checks
5. Underground (1928) 123 checks
6. A Stitch in Time (1963) 37 checks
7. Seven Servants (1996) 16 checks
8. The Early Bird. (1965) 36 checks
9. Two Way Stretch (1960) 98 checks
10. Penitentiary (1979) 115 checks
11. Rubin and Ed (1991) 94 checks

12. Hugo the Hippo (1975) 48 checks



This resembles Yellow Submarine more than anything else with psychedelic song sequences set to vivid colours - and an absolutely wild sequence in which magical fruit and vegetables try to slaughter the hippo and a young boy who he befriends. The film is beset by some inconsistencies in terms of whether the hippo can understand human language or not and it is a little sappy, but the zany sound effects and visuals constantly enliven things.

[jeroeno]

21. Onegin (1999) (307 checks)
22. The Grass Is Greener (1960) (338 checks)
23. Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit (1985) (38 checks)

[Cinepolis]

8. Uwharrie (2012) - 3 Checks
Comedic bigfoot found footage movie. Would've been worse if the crew tried to make a serious film.

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1. Headless (2014) - 2 Checks
2. Julie's Smile (2013) - 1 Check
3. 3rd Night (2017) - 3 Checks
4. Paranormal Proof (2010) - 3 Checks
5. Call of the Hunter (2009) - 2 Checks [double]
6. Exit 91 Summerland (2011) - 2 Checks
7. The Fear Footage (2018) - 3 Checks
8. Uwharrie (2012) - 3 Checks

[sebby]

02 hard labour 1973 54 checks
03 the intruder 2019 49 checks

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01 rolling thunder revue 2019 154 checks
02 hard labour 1973 54 checks
03 the intruder 2019 49 checks

[cinephage]

09. Daikanbu - burai / Outlaw Gangster VIP 2, by Keiichi Ozawa (1968) 7/10 18 Checks

It's produced like a serial, but this Yakuza series is quite enjoyable, the production values are pretty good...

Total : 1061 checks for 9 films...

You probably haven't have seen this, but... (08)Show

01. La bête lumineuse, by Pierre Perrault (1982) 6/10 108 Checks
02. The Captive, by Ceil B. DeMille (1915) 7,5/10 7 Checks
03. The Wonderland, by Keiichi Hara (2019) 7/10 4 Checks
04. Crawl, by Alexandre Aja (2019) 4/10 150 Checks
05. Age of Consent, by Michael Powell (1969) 7/10 191 Checks
06. Baron Prasil, by Karel Zeman (1962) 7,5/10 310 Checks
07. Dying at Grace, by Allan King (2003) 7,5/10 148 Checks
08. Nightmares, by Joseph Sargent (1983) 5/10 125 Checks

[flavo5000]

38. Covek nije tica a.k.a. Man is not a Bird (1965) 206 checks
Dusan Makavejev's first film starts out in a much more traditional way than many of his later much more surreal films but by the end, his bizarre sensibilities are coming to fruition. I honestly had trouble staying focus on the movie in the first half but it picks up.


39. The Dark Side to Love a.k.a. Gretta (1984) 7 checks
This is the full-length film version of the suicide club segment of Night Train to Terror (which Vinegar Syndrome so graciously included as an extra on their blu-ray release of Night Train). While the Night Train segment comes off weird enough out of context, the full movie is somehow even weirder, involving an upstanding guy who falls for Gretta, a porn actress cum cabaret performer who pulls him into the suicide club shenanigans only to fake her death and change her sex and name for reasons beyond me. One final trip to the suicide club with a wrecking ball game is all it takes to get over her.


40. Ådalen 31 (1969) 194 checks
A very slow-paced film based on a true story about a workers strike that culminates in several people being shot and killed, Adalen 31 is well-made but honestly not really my cup of tea.

Unpopularity Contest WinnersShow

1. The Return of Count Yorga (1971) 65 Checks
2. Guava Island (2019) 195 Checks
3. Romeo and Juliet (1954) 325 Checks
4. The Last Performance (1927) 69 Checks
5. An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018) 117 Checks
6. Kidou senshi Gandamu: The Origin III - Akatsuki no houki (2016) 3 Checks
7a. Bon Voyage (1944) 323 checks
7b. Aventure malgache (1944) 277 checks
7c. The Fighting Generation (1944) 44 checks
8. Theeviravaathi: The Terrorist (1998) 242 checks
9. Isshoni Training: Sleeping with Hinako (2010) 2 checks
10a. Isshoni Training: Training with Hinako (2009) first check
10b. Isshoni Training 026: Bathtime with Hinako & Hiyoko (2010) first check
11. Lord Love a Duck (1966) 225 checks
12. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV: Eve of Destiny (2016) 3 checks
13. Varieté (1925) 365 checks
14. The Octagon (1980) 357 checks
15. Le grand amour (1969) 281 checks
16. Twice-Told Tales (1965) 135 checks
17a. Game Tengoku (1997) first check (I actually added this one to IMDB also)
17b. Typhoon No Noruda (2015) 6 checks
17c. Bungaku Shôjo - Kyô no Oyatsu Hatsukoi (2009) 3 checks
18. Kidou senshi Gandamu: The Origin V - Gekitotsu Ruumu kaisen (2017) 3 checks
19. Caught in the Draft (1941) 56 checks
20. Steppenwolf (1974) 161 checks
21. Ladybird Ladybird (1994) 328 checks
22. Jailbait Babysitter (1977) 11 checks
23. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI - Rise of the Red Comet (2018) 3 checks
24. Istoriya Asi Klyachinoy, kotoraya lyubila, da ne vyshla zamuzh (1966) 146 checks
25. Oh, Hello on Broadway (2017) 130 checks
26. The Avenging Hand (1937) 5 checks
27. In the Soup (1992) 357 checks
28. 84C MoPic (1989) 139 checks
29. Kidô senshi Gandamu a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981) 71 checks
30. The Three Musketeers (1921)
31. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
32. Cisco Pike (1972)
33. The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) 39 checks
34. Kaze no tairiku a.k.a. The Weathering Continent (1992) 16 checks
35. The Clairvoyant (1935) 53 checks
36. Kidô senshi Gandamu II: Ai senshihen a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) 64 checks
37. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) 22 checks
38. Covek nije tica a.k.a. Man is not a Bird (1965) 206 checks
39. The Dark Side to Love (1984) 7 checks
40. Ådalen 31 (1969) 194 checks

[ororama]

9. Mark of the Devil (1970) * 97 min. (196 checks)

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1. Judgementall Hai Kya (2019) * 121 min. (4 checks)
2. You're Human Like the Rest of Them (1967) * 17 min. (12 checks)
Up Yours Too Guillaume Apollinaire! (1968) * 2 min. (6 checks)
Paradigm (1970)  * 9 min. (9 checks)
Doll Clothes (1975) * 2 min. (34 checks)
The Apple (1963) * 6 min. (8 checks)
The Star of Bethlehem (1921) * 18 min. (9 checks)
The Flying Koffer (1922) * 9 min. (15 checks)
3. The Farewell (2019) * 100 min. (91 checks)
4. Sin Sostén (1998) * 4 min. (32 checks)
Down to the Bone (2002) * 12 min. (60 checks)
Scherzo (1939) * 1 min. (57 checks)
The Obedient Flame (1939) * 10 min. (23 checks)
Saga Cité/Saga City (2011) * 16 min. (2 checks)
The Death of Kao-Kuk (2015) * 6 min. (1 check)
The Great Machine (2015) * 4 min. (1 check)
Make Me Psychic (1978) * 8 min. (23 checks)
5. Beast of Blood (1970) * 90 min. (25 checks)
6. Death by Invitation (1971) * 81 min. (25 checks)
7. Days of Santiago (2004) * 82 min. (78 checks)
8. Deranged (1974) * 83 min. (314 checks)

*First time viewing.

[tazz_85]

Welcome to the challenge (and the forum)!

Next update, would you please number your watches? It helps me keep track. Thanks!

No problem

3. Starfish (2018, 19 checks) --> with Virginia Gardner from Marvel's Runaways. Movie was ok, nice mix of drama, scifi, horor, mystery,..

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1. Drishyam (2015, 375 checks)
2. Girl (2018, 315 checks)
3. Starfish (2018, 19 checks)

[ororama]

10. The Bravest (2019) * 118 min. (2 checks)

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1. Judgementall Hai Kya (2019) * 121 min. (4 checks)
2. You're Human Like the Rest of Them (1967) * 17 min. (12 checks)
Up Yours Too Guillaume Apollinaire! (1968) * 2 min. (6 checks)
Paradigm (1970)  * 9 min. (9 checks)
Doll Clothes (1975) * 2 min. (34 checks)
The Apple (1963) * 6 min. (8 checks)
The Star of Bethlehem (1921) * 18 min. (9 checks)
The Flying Koffer (1922) * 9 min. (15 checks)
3. The Farewell (2019) * 100 min. (91 checks)
4. Sin Sostén (1998) * 4 min. (32 checks)
Down to the Bone (2002) * 12 min. (60 checks)
Scherzo (1939) * 1 min. (57 checks)
The Obedient Flame (1939) * 10 min. (23 checks)
Saga Cité/Saga City (2011) * 16 min. (2 checks)
The Death of Kao-Kuk (2015) * 6 min. (1 check)
The Great Machine (2015) * 4 min. (1 check)
Make Me Psychic (1978) * 8 min. (23 checks)
5. Beast of Blood (1970) * 90 min. (25 checks)
6. Death by Invitation (1971) * 81 min. (25 checks)
7. Days of Santiago (2004) * 82 min. (78 checks)
8. Deranged (1974) * 83 min. (314 checks)
9. Mark of the Devil (1970) * 97 min. (196 checks)

*First time viewing.

[maxwelldeux]

A challenge so obscure you probably haven't heard of it.Show

1. Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It? (2019, 4 checks)
2. Death of a President (2006, 306 Checks)
3. Bill Hicks: Relentless (1992, 290 checks)
4. Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993, 284 checks)
5. Special When Lit (2009, 73 checks)
"6-12. The Eighties (2016, 7 eps. x 18 checks)
The Eighties: Raised on Television (2016)
The Eighties: The Reagan Revolution (2016)
The Eighties: The Fight Against AIDS (2016)
The Eighties: Tear Down This Wall (2016)
The Eighties: The Tech Boom (2016)
The Eighties: Greed is Good (2016)
The Eighties: Video Killed the Radio Star (2016)"
13. Meet the Patels (2014, 169 Checks)
"14-16. Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery (2017, 3 eps. x 2 checks)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: Sex, Lies, and Missing Interns (2017)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: The Predator in the Park (2017)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: He Called himself Phoenix (2017)"
17. Fyre Fraud (2019, 279 Checks)
"18-19: Annecy Shorts (136m):
Monsieur Tete (1959, 204 Checks, 13m)
Repete (1995, 321 Checks, 8m)
Hen, His Wife (1990, 270 Checks, 13m)
La demoiselle et le violoncelliste (1965, 278 Checks, 9m)
The Lion and the Song (1959, 212 Checks, 16m)
Great (1975, 208 Checks, 25m)
Hotel E (1992, 222 Checks, 28m)
Egged On (1926, 317 Checks, 24m)"

20. 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012, 242 Checks)
College students on a ship for a semester at sea are attacked by a 2-headed shark. It's exactly what you'd expect. But my wife wins for the review of the movie...

Comment 1: *referring to the college students being attacked by the shark* "Wow, the chum in this movie is quite attractive."

Comment 2: *she's complaining about how stupid the movie is and is in disbelief that someone actually funded it*
Me: "You know, there's a sequel called '3-Headed Shark Attack'."
Wife: "No."
Me: "And a sequel called '5-Headed Shark Attack'."
Wife: "Shut the fuck up!"
Me: "And a sequel called '6-Headed Shark Attack'."
Wife: "You're stupid. I don't believe you. Gimme your phone - I'm looking this up."

[St. Gloede]

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1. Todas as Mulheres do Mundo / All the Women in the World (1966, Domingos de Oliveira) 7/10 - 57 checks
2. ...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren... (1970, José Antonio Sistiaga) 8/10 - 38 checks
3. Xica da Silva (1976, Carlos Diegues) 7.5/10 - 57 checks
4. A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe (1966, Carlos Diegues) 8/10 - 23 checks
5. Bye Bye Brasil (1980, Carlos Diegues) 5/10 - 261 checks
6. Landscape Suicide (1987, James Benning) 7/10 - 154 checks
7. Utószezon / Late Season (1967, Zoltán Fábri) 8/10 - 5 checks
8. Fábián Bálint találkozása Istennel ( Balint Fabian Meets God (1980, Zoltán Fábri) 8/10 - 3 checks
9. Cuidado, Madame (1970, Júlio Bressane) 5/10 - 7 checks

10. Messer im Kopf / Knife in the Head (1978, Reinhard Hauff) 7/10 - 28 checks
11. Jutro / The Morning (1967, Mladomir 'Purisa' Djordjevic) 7/10 - 8 checks
12. Os Cafajestes / The Unscrupulous Ones (1962, Ruy Guerra) 6/10 - 99 checks
13. Cara a Cara (1967, Júlio Bressane) 6/10 - 13 checks
14. Barão Olavo, o Horrível (1970, Júlio Bressane) 5/10 - 10 checks
15. 4:44 Last Day on Earth (2011, Abel Ferrara) 5/10 - 396 checks
16. Soñar, soñar (1976, Leonardo Favio) 6/10 - 7 checks
17. O Homem do Sputnik (1959, Carlos Manga) 3/10 - 39 checks

[Onderhond]

09. 3.5* - Crawl by Alexandre Aja (2019 - USA) -- 165 checks
A surprisingly effective croc-chiller from Alexandre Aja. Not really a big fan of this particular niche, but Aja managed to make it tense and exciting. Crawl is little more than a neat little genre film, warts and all, but if you manage to look past the leaps of logic then there's a lot of fun to be had here. Not a must-see, but horror fans are sure to have a good time.

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01. 3.5* - How to Become Myself [Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata] by Jun Ichikawa (2007 - Japan) -- 28 checks
Fine coming of age drama, where two girls learn how to balance their individual and social personas. There's also a strong focus on digital communication, but since that is so ubiquitous nowadays it doesn't really make a big impression any more. There are plenty of similar dramas, but Ichikawa's direction does give it some added flair.

02. 1.5* - The Fate of Lee Khan [Ying Chun Ge Zhi Fengbo] by King Hu (1973 - Taiwan) -- 58 checks
A lesser entry in King Hu's oeuvre. It's clear by now that he loves remote inns, but without some decent fight choreography and with a strong focus on a storyline that fails to excite, it takes way too long to get going. It's all a little disappointing, especially since Hu has some decent entries in his oeuvre that predate this one by several years.

03. 2.0* - Project Ithaca by Nicholas Humphries (2019 - Canada) -- 7 checks
Solid concept, but the execution is pretty poor and Project Ithaca often feels like a collage of other films. Some mediocre performances, boring characters and rather basic special effects make it needlessly hard to get into the film and ultimately there isn't all that much to keep you interested. This is mediocre genre filler for fans only.

04. 2.5* - And Everything Is Going Fine by Steven Soderbergh (2010 - USA) -- 319 checks
Nice doc on Spalding Gray, though maybe a little too focused on his work and monologues. While they are primarily stories about himself and his family, Gray literally explains their poetic foundation, which makes them less fit for a documentary. Even so, a decent portrait of a man with an interesting life and fine career.

05. 3.5* - Brightburn by David Yarovesky (2019 - USA) -- 289 checks (seriously though - this had a wide release?)
A pretty amusing, evil take on Superman. The horror beats are surprisingly effective while the superhero nonsense clearly takes a back seat. It's a shame the film isn't mean-spirited enough, though the ending does its best to add some extra grit to the film. A welcome variation on some tired old tropes, but the execution lacked that extra bit of spice.

06. 1.5* - The Hustle by Chris Addison (2019 - USA) -- 128 checks (I'll just turn this into the failed blockbuster challenge)
A poor and lifeless comedy that fails to be funny, smart and/or witty. Wilson is her charming self, but the rest of the cast is extremely stiff and boring. Chris Addison isn't much of a director and the writing is predictable, with hardly any jokes landing. The Southern France vibe gives the film some charm, but that's the only nice thing I have to say about this one.

07. 1.0* - Enter the Anime by Alex Burunova (2019 - USA/Japan) -- 7 checks
If you really want to know more about anime, I'm sure there must be better docs than this one. It's really just an ad in disguise, touting a couple of Netflix animes while treating Japan like some kind of alien world. The narration is irritating, the topics are mind boggling and 60 minutes is way too short, even for an introduction in to the world of Japanese animation.

08. 3.5* - Rim of the World by McG (2019 - USA) -- 158 checks
McG isn't very shy about his inspiration here, at the same time all these influences are just that: influences. Rim of the World is a film that is primarily focused on being as fun and amusing as possible. Be damned plot, background story and consistency. This is probably not the most popular approach, but it sure is my preferred one for nonsensical films like this.

[Ebbywebby]

Another set of shorts

5. The Muse 2014 (2 checks) + Fortune Cookie 1991 (68 checks) + Beyond the Line of Duty 1942 (26 checks) [14 min + 32 min + 22 min...I don't know if I carry over those extra 8 min or what]

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1. Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars 2017 (37 checks)
2. Elli 2016 (1 check) + Deep Red 2012 (1 check) + The Tickle King 2017 (60 checks) + 33/77: Keine Donau 1977 (3 checks) + Porgu 1983 (59 checks)
3. Peterloo 2018 (100 checks)
4. Hit So Hard 2011 (55 checks)

[zzzorf]

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1. A Dark Song (2016, 325 Checks) - 1/10 (double)

2. A Christmas Carol (1977, 24 checks) - 7/10 (double)

[ororama]

11. Occult Detective Club: The Doll Cemetery (2006) * 54 min. (6 checks)
12. Jack the Ripper (1959) * 81 min. (27 checks)

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1. Judgementall Hai Kya (2019) * 121 min. (4 checks)
2. You're Human Like the Rest of Them (1967) * 17 min. (12 checks)
Up Yours Too Guillaume Apollinaire! (1968) * 2 min. (6 checks)
Paradigm (1970)  * 9 min. (9 checks)
Doll Clothes (1975) * 2 min. (34 checks)
The Apple (1963) * 6 min. (8 checks)
The Star of Bethlehem (1921) * 18 min. (9 checks)
The Flying Koffer (1922) * 9 min. (15 checks)
3. The Farewell (2019) * 100 min. (91 checks)
4. Sin Sostén (1998) * 4 min. (32 checks)
Down to the Bone (2002) * 12 min. (60 checks)
Scherzo (1939) * 1 min. (57 checks)
The Obedient Flame (1939) * 10 min. (23 checks)
Saga Cité/Saga City (2011) * 16 min. (2 checks)
The Death of Kao-Kuk (2015) * 6 min. (1 check)
The Great Machine (2015) * 4 min. (1 check)
Make Me Psychic (1978) * 8 min. (23 checks)
5. Beast of Blood (1970) * 90 min. (25 checks)
6. Death by Invitation (1971) * 81 min. (25 checks)
7. Days of Santiago (2004) * 82 min. (78 checks)
8. Deranged (1974) * 83 min. (314 checks)
9. Mark of the Devil (1970) * 97 min. (196 checks)
10. The Bravest (2019) * 118 min. (2 checks)

*First time viewing.

[frbrown]

17. Small Hotel (1957) 1st check
18. Hell Is a City (1960) 105th check
19. The House Across the Lake (1954) 60th check

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1. The Intimate Stranger (1956) 61st check
2. Never Back Losers (1961) 1st check
3. Good-Time Girl (1948) 41st check
4. She Gets Her Man (1945) 3rd check
5. Dilemma (1962) 8th check
6. Life in Danger (1959) 6th check
7. Behind the Eight Ball (1942) 3rd check
8. The Painted Smile (1962) 2nd check
9. Fanny Hill (1983) 19th check
10. Murder by Proxy (1954) 53rd check
11. Stock Car (1955) 4th check
12. The Dark Man (1951) 7th check
13. Soho Incident (1956) 10th check
14. Melodie en sous-sol (1963) 190th check
15. Yellow Canary (1943) 17th check
16. Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939) 19th check
17. Small Hotel (1957) 1st check
18. Hell Is a City (1960) 105th check
19. The House Across the Lake (1954) 60th check

[VincentPrice]

14. The Gypsy Moths-1969: 8/10 (81 checks)

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1. Cry 'Havoc'-1943: 7/10 (43 checks)
2. This Land Is Mine-1943: 8/10 (399 checks)
3. The Green-Eyed Blonde-1957: 8/10 (2 checks)
4. Let us Live=1939 7/10 (35 checks)
5. Vengeance Cops-1971: 6/10 (1 check)
6. Blackmail-1939: 7/10 (23 checks)
7.. Our Mother's House-1967: 8/10 (132 checks)
8. Savage Dog-2017: 8/10 (51 checks)
9. 2-Headed Shark Attack-2012: 4/10 (241 checks)
10. A Vigilante-2018: 8/10 (40 checks)
11. Classroom 6-2015: 8/10 (9 checks)
12. The Moon-Spinners-1964: 6/10 (129 checks)
13. Night Must Fall-1964: 8/10 (50 checks)

[maxwelldeux]

A challenge so obscure you probably haven't heard of it.Show

1. Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It? (2019, 4 checks)
2. Death of a President (2006, 306 Checks)
3. Bill Hicks: Relentless (1992, 290 checks)
4. Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993, 284 checks)
5. Special When Lit (2009, 73 checks)
"6-12. The Eighties (2016, 7 eps. x 18 checks)
The Eighties: Raised on Television (2016)
The Eighties: The Reagan Revolution (2016)
The Eighties: The Fight Against AIDS (2016)
The Eighties: Tear Down This Wall (2016)
The Eighties: The Tech Boom (2016)
The Eighties: Greed is Good (2016)
The Eighties: Video Killed the Radio Star (2016)"
13. Meet the Patels (2014, 169 Checks)
"14-16. Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery (2017, 3 eps. x 2 checks)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: Sex, Lies, and Missing Interns (2017)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: The Predator in the Park (2017)
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery: He Called himself Phoenix (2017)"
17. Fyre Fraud (2019, 279 Checks)
"18-19: Annecy Shorts (136m):
Monsieur Tete (1959, 204 Checks, 13m)
Repete (1995, 321 Checks, 8m)
Hen, His Wife (1990, 270 Checks, 13m)
La demoiselle et le violoncelliste (1965, 278 Checks, 9m)
The Lion and the Song (1959, 212 Checks, 16m)
Great (1975, 208 Checks, 25m)
Hotel E (1992, 222 Checks, 28m)
Egged On (1926, 317 Checks, 24m)"
20. 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012, 242 Checks)

21. The Last Man on the Moon (2014, 141 Checks)
This is documentary about Eugene Cernan, the last person to walk on the moon. It takes you through the history of Nasa and his involvement and how he related to various missions. Nice historical perspective and some great photography included. If you're interested in space and the moon landings, it's worth watching. On Netflix.

22. Erotic Survivor (2001, 8 Checks)
From the director The Erotic Witch Project, one of ICM's few official adult films, comes this gem, an erotic parody of the reality TV series Survivor. Honestly, this was hilarious. I actually watched the first season of Survivor, and this film was a remarkably good parody of it. There was the guy in Survivor who walked around naked all the time; one of the girls walked around naked all the time in this film. Survivor has random stupid games that don't matter; this film had randomer stupider games that don't matter. Survivor liked to play up the drama between the more conservative people and those less inhibited; this movie it to a more ridiculous level (i.e., the really Christian guy named "Christian" and the woman who worked as a censor at the censorship office). The random confessionals. The over-the-top host. It all worked. And sprinkle in sex scenes that mock porn parodies and are still in the spirit of Survivor (I mean, of COURSE there was a lesbian orgy scene in a mud pit), and you have a funny erotica film. By no means good, but an enjoyable diversion.

[VincentPrice]

15. King of the Mountain-1981: 7/10 (11 checks)

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1. Cry 'Havoc'-1943: 7/10 (43 checks)
2. This Land Is Mine-1943: 8/10 (399 checks)
3. The Green-Eyed Blonde-1957: 8/10 (2 checks)
4. Let us Live=1939 7/10 (35 checks)
5. Vengeance Cops-1971: 6/10 (1 check)
6. Blackmail-1939: 7/10 (23 checks)
7.. Our Mother's House-1967: 8/10 (132 checks)
8. Savage Dog-2017: 8/10 (51 checks)
9. 2-Headed Shark Attack-2012: 4/10 (241 checks)
10. A Vigilante-2018: 8/10 (40 checks)
11. Classroom 6-2015: 8/10 (9 checks)
12. The Moon-Spinners-1964: 6/10 (129 checks)
13. Night Must Fall-1964: 8/10 (50 checks)
14. The Gypsy Moths-1969: 8/10 (81 checks)

[sol]

The <400 BlowsShow

1. In the Soup (1992) 355 checks
2. Patti Rocks (1988) 17 checks
3. Who You Think I Am (2019) 13 checks
4. Melody / S.W.A.L.K (1971) 69 checks
5. Underground (1928) 123 checks
6. A Stitch in Time (1963) 37 checks
7. Seven Servants (1996) 16 checks
8. The Early Bird. (1965) 36 checks
9. Two Way Stretch (1960) 98 checks
10. Penitentiary (1979) 115 checks
11. Rubin and Ed (1991) 94 checks
12. Hugo the Hippo (1975) 48 checks

13. The Midnight Hour (1985) 92 checks



The first half of this horror-comedy is very low stakes without much sense of urgency or impending danger regarding a zombie plague. Things pick up well in the second half though as a sweet romance blossoms between an undead cheerleader and the loner protagonist who is unaware of her condition. The film also features a chic send-up of Michael Jackson's Thriller video set to a similarly catchy song (see above) and the makeup effects are solid.

[sol]

The <400 BlowsShow

1. In the Soup (1992) 355 checks
2. Patti Rocks (1988) 17 checks
3. Who You Think I Am (2019) 13 checks
4. Melody / S.W.A.L.K (1971) 69 checks
5. Underground (1928) 123 checks
6. A Stitch in Time (1963) 37 checks
7. Seven Servants (1996) 16 checks
8. The Early Bird. (1965) 36 checks
9. Two Way Stretch (1960) 98 checks
10. Penitentiary (1979) 115 checks
11. Rubin and Ed (1991) 94 checks
12. Hugo the Hippo (1975) 48 checks
13. The Midnight Hour (1985) 92 checks

14. Fourteen Days in May (1987) 32 checks



This documentary depicts the final two weeks in the life of a death row inmate. While the topic is harrowing, the way convicted Edward Earl Johnson remains cool and calm throughout is very interesting with lots of lucid conversations filmed during his final days. The documentarians also interview the prison staff and obtain curious opinions about the death penalty as well as Johnson's innocence/guilt. If a tad biased, the approach really resonates.

[mightysparks]

This sounds pretty cool, I'm gonna jump in late if that's ok. It's mostly gonna be horror movies this month (all the time)...

1. Revenge of the Creature (1955) 5/10 (331 checks)
2. Lust for a Vampire (1971) 5/10 (135 checks)
3. Gorgo (1961) 6/10 (235 checks)
4. Audrey Rose (1977) 6/10 (346 checks)
5. The Mad Magician (1954) 6/10 (110 checks)
6. The Return of Count Yorga (1971) 5/10 (68 checks)
7. X the Unknown (1956) 4/10 (189 checks)
8. Notre-Dame de Paris (1956) 4/10 (148 checks)
9. Torture Garden (1967) 5/10 (128 checks)
10. Body Parts (1991) 6/10 (145 checks)
11. The Return of Dracula (1958) 4/10 (81 checks)
12. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) 5/10 (173 checks)
13. Brightburn (2019) 6/10 (344 checks)

[flavo5000]

41. Seven Servants (1996) 17 checks
Uh hm.... Well, if you're gonna go out, there are worse ways, I'd imagine...


42. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) 11 checks
"Can you say deadly neuro-toxicity?" My kid wanted to go see this yesterday, so I did the 'good parent' thing and steeled myself for a garbage movie. Honestly though, it wasn't bad. Legitimately amusing in places with some fairly clever jokes playing off the conventions of the TV series, Dora moves at a brisk pace offering a kind of Indiana Jones-lite for the tween set. Isabella Moner, from the ersatz Mickey Mouse Club-esque Nickelodeon TV stable, is pretty perfectly cast as the relentlessly positive, bubbly Dora and Benecio Del Toro seems to be enjoying hamming it up as Swiper. Yea, it has fart and poo jokes for the kids, but really, you could do a lot worse if your kid is wanting to go to the movies this weekend.


43. Todd Barry: Spicy Honey (2017) 44 checks
I've always enjoyed Todd Barry's low-key faux-braggadocio persona and this stand up delivers more in the same style.


44. The Exile (1931) 59 checks
This very early talkie melodrama featuring a primarily African American cast, while certainly of historical significance and value, just doesn't hold up very well as a narrative with a hackneyed script and some fairly poor acting.


45. Kidô senshi Gandamu III: Meguriai sorahen a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam III: Place in the Encounter (1982) 57 checks
The big finale of the original Mobile Suit Gundam that kicked off the whole 40 year shebang, it offers a fittingly climactic battle with loved ones lost and an intense (but not final) confrontation between Amuro Ray and Char Aznable. I am definitely interested in continuing on to the next series (Zeta Gundam) but will probably take a break for a little while after the 6 Origin movies and then the following three 2.5 hour original Gundam movies.


46. The Grass Is Greener (1960) 339 checks
A light frisky marital shenanigans comedy with Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum from the legendary Stanley Donen. Like a lot of these types of comedies, it's fun while it lasts with some zippy, amusing dialogue but doesn't leave a lasting impression.


47. One Night of Love (1934) 162 checks
I really had trouble getting into this 'Star Is Born at the Opera' type story. I mean, part of it is that I find it really hard to get into most Opera I've heard but it also just felt like a tired plot (which really probably wasn't all that tired at the time).

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1. The Return of Count Yorga (1971) 65 Checks
2. Guava Island (2019) 195 Checks
3. Romeo and Juliet (1954) 325 Checks
4. The Last Performance (1927) 69 Checks
5. An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018) 117 Checks
6. Kidou senshi Gandamu: The Origin III - Akatsuki no houki (2016) 3 Checks
7a. Bon Voyage (1944) 323 checks
7b. Aventure malgache (1944) 277 checks
7c. The Fighting Generation (1944) 44 checks
8. Theeviravaathi: The Terrorist (1998) 242 checks
9. Isshoni Training: Sleeping with Hinako (2010) 2 checks
10a. Isshoni Training: Training with Hinako (2009) first check
10b. Isshoni Training 026: Bathtime with Hinako & Hiyoko (2010) first check
11. Lord Love a Duck (1966) 225 checks
12. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV: Eve of Destiny (2016) 3 checks
13. Varieté (1925) 365 checks
14. The Octagon (1980) 357 checks
15. Le grand amour (1969) 281 checks
16. Twice-Told Tales (1965) 135 checks
17a. Game Tengoku (1997) first check (I actually added this one to IMDB also)
17b. Typhoon No Noruda (2015) 6 checks
17c. Bungaku Shôjo - Kyô no Oyatsu Hatsukoi (2009) 3 checks
18. Kidou senshi Gandamu: The Origin V - Gekitotsu Ruumu kaisen (2017) 3 checks
19. Caught in the Draft (1941) 56 checks
20. Steppenwolf (1974) 161 checks
21. Ladybird Ladybird (1994) 328 checks
22. Jailbait Babysitter (1977) 11 checks
23. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI - Rise of the Red Comet (2018) 3 checks
24. Istoriya Asi Klyachinoy, kotoraya lyubila, da ne vyshla zamuzh (1966) 146 checks
25. Oh, Hello on Broadway (2017) 130 checks
26. The Avenging Hand (1937) 5 checks
27. In the Soup (1992) 357 checks
28. 84C MoPic (1989) 139 checks
29. Kidô senshi Gandamu a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981) 71 checks
30. The Three Musketeers (1921)
31. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
32. Cisco Pike (1972)
33. The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) 39 checks
34. Kaze no tairiku a.k.a. The Weathering Continent (1992) 16 checks
35. The Clairvoyant (1935) 53 checks
36. Kidô senshi Gandamu II: Ai senshihen a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) 64 checks
37. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) 22 checks
38. Covek nije tica a.k.a. Man is not a Bird (1965) 206 checks
39. The Dark Side to Love (1984) 7 checks
40. Ådalen 31 (1969) 194 checks
41. Seven Servants (1996) 17 checks
42. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) 11 checks
43. Todd Barry: Spicy Honey (2017) 44 checks
44. The Exile (1931) 59 checks
45. Kidô senshi Gandamu III: Meguriai sorahen a.k.a. Mobile Suit Gundam III: Place in the Encounter (1982) 57 checks
46. The Grass Is Greener (1960) 339 checks
47. One Night of Love (1934) 162 checks

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6. Too Late (Dennis Hauck, 2015) 113 checks
7. The Secret of Roan Inish (John Sayles, 1994) 366 checks
8. With or Without You (Michael Winterbottom, 1999) 29 checks
9. A Thought of Ecstasy (Rolf Peter Kahl, 2017) 6 checks

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1. Jimmy P. (Arnaud Desplechin, 2013) 165 checks
2. The Beach Bum (Harmony Korine, 2019) 333 checks
3. Wolves (Bart Freundlich, 2016) 15 checks
4. My Beautiful Broken Brain (Sophie Robinson, Lotje Sodderland, 2014) 158 checks
5. Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) (Tom Edmunds, 2018) 34 checks
6. Too Late (Dennis Hauck, 2015) 113 checks
7. The Secret of Roan Inish (John Sayles, 1994) 366 checks
8. With or Without You (Michael Winterbottom, 1999) 29 checks
9. A Thought of Ecstasy (Rolf Peter Kahl, 2017) 6 checks

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The <400 BlowsShow

1. In the Soup (1992) 355 checks
2. Patti Rocks (1988) 17 checks
3. Who You Think I Am (2019) 13 checks
4. Melody / S.W.A.L.K (1971) 69 checks
5. Underground (1928) 123 checks
6. A Stitch in Time (1963) 37 checks
7. Seven Servants (1996) 16 checks
8. The Early Bird. (1965) 36 checks
9. Two Way Stretch (1960) 98 checks
10. Penitentiary (1979) 115 checks
11. Rubin and Ed (1991) 94 checks
12. Hugo the Hippo (1975) 48 checks
13. The Midnight Hour (1985) 92 checks
14. Fourteen Days in May (1987) 32 checks

15. The Wandering Earth (2019) 353 checks



This Chinese science fiction venture benefits from an imaginative premise and intriguing pseudoscience. There are some truly spectacular shots - most notably, Jupiter sucking up the atmosphere of Earth as it passes by - and the moody, pulsating score is a plus. The sci-fi content is sadly often sidelined here though as mushy melodrama involving an estranged father is worked in. There are also a lot of big budget action sequences that feel mindless.

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41. Seven Servants (1996) 17 checks
Uh hm.... Well, if you're gonna go out, there are worse ways, I'd imagine...

Surely you can say something nicer about the film that likely inspired Tom Six to make The Human Centipede. Also watched it earlier this month and thought that it played out like a Cronenberg body horror film minus the horror.

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the film that likely inspired Tom Six to make The Human Centipede

Sounds like the worst thing you could say about any movie