Official Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge (January 2022)

[Kublai Khan]

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” - Isaac Asimov

1. House of Dracula (Erle C. Kenton-1942) USA 727 checks #DeadSpace
2. The Mitchells vs the Machines (Michael Rianda-2021) USA/Canada/Hong Kong 1,402 checks #ICantDoThatDave
3. Doctor Who S21E20-24 "The Twin Dilemma" (Peter Moffatt-1984) UK #Europe
4. Stowaway (Joe Penna-2021) Germany/USA/UK 555 checks #RforRocket
5. Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (Don McDougall-1979) USA 45 checks
6. The Nutty Professor (Tom Shadyac-1996) USA 37,217 checks
7. HG Wells' War of the Worlds (David Michael Latt-2005) USA 42 checks
8. Free Guy (Shawn Levy-2021) USA 2,148 checks
9. Freaks (Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein-2018) USA/Canada 437 checks
10. Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg-2018) USA/India Rewatch
11. Pajama Party (Don Weis-1964) USA 51 checks #Hilarious
12. Mobile Suit Gundam I (Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ryôji Fujiwara-1981) Japan 109 checks #Asia
13. Don't Look Up (Adam McKay-2021) USA 3,133 checks
14. Raya and the Last Dragon (Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs-2021) USA 1,787 checks #LookADragon!
15. Level 16 (Danishka Esterhazy-2018) Canada 112 checks
16. PK (Rajkumar Hirani-2014) India/USA 1,632 checks
17. Explorers (Joe Dante-1985) USA 2,021 checks

18. The Face of Another (Hiroshi Teshigahara-1966) Japan 1,663 checks

Japanese art-house film that didn't really engage me. Got a Platinum on the IMDB Sci-Fi list though.

[gunnar]

150 - The Tomorrow War (2021) - 7/10 - Aliens show up in the late 2040s and by 2051, humanity is almost wiped out. They send soldiers back to 2022 to recruit people from the past to try and protect the future. Chris Pratt stars as a former soldier turned science teacher who gets drafted and sent to the future. It was pretty entertaining.

151 - Rentaghost Series 1 (1976) (123 minutes with 43 to carry forward) - Fred Mumford has only been deceased for about six months and he decides to start a ghost rental agency. The only two ghosts who respond to his ad are a Victorian gentleman and a court jester. The show was decent, though not quite as good as I hoped so I may or may not continue with the other eight series.

152-154 - The Tick (2001) (201 minutes plus 39 minutes carried over from before, 22 remaining) - I enjoyed this version of The Tick just as much, if not more, than the more recent version on Amazon Prime. I need to check out the animated series version some day.

155-158 - Cybergirl (2001) Episodes 101-113 (320 minutes) - A human prototype 6000 escapes from where she's being kept and travels to Earth. She looks like a teenage girl, except for the blue hair and lips plus various superhuman abilities. She is pursued by two earlier prototypes (who wear red). She makes a few friends on Earth and helps others while evading her pursuers. The villains are a bit cartoonish at times and it isn't up to the level of Ocean Girl, but I still think the series is fun.


Count = 158 Bonus = Complete

Spoiler

1 - Palm Springs (2020) - 8/10 - #TimeAfterTime
2 - The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - 7/10
3,4 - Ghosts (2020) Episodes 103-110 (168 minutes with 8 to carry forward) - #Hilarious
5-8 - Doctor Who Season 13 Episodes 1-6 (2021) (328 minutes with 8 to carry forward) - #Europe
9-13 - La Brea Episodes 102-110 (390 minutes plus 10 minutes carried over from before, 6 remaining) but it is watchable. I'll probably stick around for the second season.
14a - Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks (58 minutes)
14b - Space Cases Episode 101 (24 minutes)
15a - Star Trek Prodigy Episodes 101-103 (70 minutes) - #Animation
15b - Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rising Episodes 101-102 (11 minutes)
16 - The Andromeda Strain (1971) - 7/10
17 - When Worlds Collide (1951) - 7/10 - #RforRocket
18 - Visit to a Small Planet (1960) - 4/10
19-25 - Foundation Episodes 101-110 (562 minutes) - #Foundation
26 - Portrait of Jennie (1948) - 8/10
27 - Altered States (1980) - 5/10 - #DeadSpace
28 - Finch (2021) - 6.5/10 - #PostNuke
29 - Bell Book and Candle (1958) - 7/10
30 - Babes in Toyland (1961) - 7/10
31 - Outland (1981) - 6/10
32-34 - Space Cases Episodes 102-113 (1996) - (284 minutes with 44 minutes carried forward) - #Canada
35,36 - Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Episodes 101-106 (1993) - (151 minutes plus 9 minutes carried over from before, 41 remaining) - #Australia -
37 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - 7.5/10 - #20000Leagues
38 - Real Steel (2011) - 6/10 - #IAmLegend
39 - Free Guy (2021) - 7.5/10
40 - Legend (1985) - 6/10 - #LookAUnicorn!
41 - The Door Into Summer (2021) - 7.5/10 - #StrangeLand
42 - It Came from Outer Space (1953) - 7.5/10
43 - Electric Dragon 80000 V (2001) - 3/10 - #DoubleUp
44 - Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973) - 7/10 - #Russia
45 - Sleepy Hollow (1999) - 7.5/10 - #WitchyPoo
46 - The Crazy Ray/Paris qui dort (1924) - 6/10 - #SpeculativeSilence
47 - Encanto (2021) - 8/10 - #MagicalRealism
48,49 - The Wheel of Time Episodes 101-103 (169 minutes with 9 to carry forward) - #Hugo
50 - The Ray Bradbury Theater Episodes 101-103 (84 minutes with 4 to carry forward) - #SoundOfThunder
51 - Charlie Jade Episodes 101-102 (90 minutes with 10 to carry forward) - #Africa
52,53 - Julie e os Fantasmas Episodes 101-104 (96 minutes plus 64 minutes carried over from before, 0 remaining) - #SouthAmerica
54 - Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) - 7.5/10 - #LookADragon!
55 - The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) - 8.5/10 - #ICantDoThatDave
56 - Space Sweepers (2021) - 7.5/10 - #Asia
57,58 - Going Postal (2010) Episodes 1-2 (184 minutes with 24 to carry forward) - #Nebula
59,60 - The OA (2016) Episodes 101-103 (181 minutes with 21 to carry forward) - #LivingIn5D
61 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 8/10 - (rewatch) #LookAWizard!
62 - Dark Matter (2015) Episodes 101-102 (86 minutes with 6 to carry forward) - #OutsidetheBubble
63 - Phantom of the Paradise (1974) - 6.5/10
64 - The Wiz (1978) - 5/10
65-71 - Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993) Episodes 107-126 (550 minutes plus 10 minutes carried over from before, 41 remaining)
72-79 - Star Trek Discovery Season 3 (2020) - (668 minutes with 28 to carry forward)
80 - Scrooge (1970) - 7.5/10
81 - The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) - 7/10
82 - Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) - 7.5/10
83 - Finian's Rainbow (1968) - 7/10
84 - On the Beach (1959) - 6/10
85 - Shanks (1974) - 5/10
86 - Hereafter (2010) - 8/10
87-92 - Charlie Jade (2005) Episodes 103-112 - (455 minutes plus 25 minutes carried over from before, 44 remaining)
93 - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) - 6.5/10
94 - Wonder Man (1945) - 7/10
95 - Mama Turns 100 (1979) - 6/10
96 - The Cell (2000) - 7/10
97 - Just Imagine (1930) - 3/10
98 - The Story of Three Loves (1953) - 7/10
99-104 - The Chronicle (2001) Episodes 101-111 (475 minutes plus 5 minutes carried over from before, 39 remaining)
105 - The Preacher's Wife (1996) - 7/10
106 - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) - 6.5/10
107-112 - The Chronicle (2001) Episodes 112-122 (474 minutes plus 6 minutes carried over from before, 33 remaining)
113 - Isaac Asimov's Robots (1988) - 6/10
114 - The Wolfman (2010) - 6/10
115 - What Dreams May Come (1998) - 5/10
116 - Chances Are (1989) - 7/10
117-120 - The Expanse Season 6 (2021) including x-ray shorts (318 minutes plus 2 minutes carried over from before, 31 remaining)
121 - The Tempest (2010) - 5/10
122 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - 5/10
123-126 - Dead Gorgeous (2010) Episodes 101-113 (328 minutes with 8 to carry forward)
127 - The Wheel of Time Episode 104 (62 minutes plus 18 minutes carried over from before, 21 remaining)
128-133 - Star Cops (1987) Episodes 101-109 (461 minutes plus 19 minutes carried over from before, 2 remaining)
134 - Star Trek The Animated Series (1973) Episodes 101-104 (97 minutes with 17 to carry forward)
135-139 - Star Trek The Animated Series (1973) Episodes 105-206 (431 minutes with 31 to carry forward)
140-143 - The Tripods Series 1 (1984) (321 minutes)
144-149 - The Survivors (1975) Episodes 101-109 (447 minutes plus 33 minutes carried over from before, 18 remaining)

[VincentPrice]

33. The Matrix: Resurrections-2021: 7/10
34. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions-2021: 8/10

Spoiler

1. Impostor-2001: 4/10
2. The Colossus of New York-1958: 7/10
3. Puzzlehead-2005: 6/10
4. Beast in Space-1980: 2/10
5. Blue Monkey-1987: 9/10
6. Velocity Trap-1999: 6/10
7. War of the Worlds-2005: 10/10
8. Evolution-2001: 8/10
9. Strange Invaders-1983: 8/10
10. Absolon-2003: 4/10
11. Cyborg Cop-1993: 7/10
12. Tarantula-1955: 8/10
13. The Mole People-1956: 7/10
14. The Day After Tomorrow-2004: 8/10
15. Save Yourselves!-2020: 8/10
16. Galaxy Quest-1999: 10/10
17. Spider-Man-2002: 9/10
18. Spider-Man 2-2004: 10/10
19. Spider-Man 3-2007: 7/10
20. Pulse-1988: 8/10
21. Slipstream-1989: 3/10
22. Teddy Bomb-2014: 7/10
23. Strange Days-1995: 9/10
24. The Lobster-2015: 7/10
25. Don't Look Up-2021: 9/10
26. War of the Planets-1977: 4/10
27. Assignment Outer Space-1960: 4/10
28. Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet-1965: 3/10
29. Warning from Space-1956: 6/10
30. The Matrix Reloaded-2003: 7/10
31. The Matrix Revolutions-2003: 7/10
32. Strangler of the Swamp-1946: 7/10

[Lonewolf2003]

24. Âya to majo [Earwig and the Witch] (2020, Goro Miyazaki) #Animation: 1.5 - It has absolutely ugly looking CGI animation, this could be forgivable if it somehow had a engaging plot and characters to care about.. alas it far from does. This is a horrible written movie with a half baked disjointed plot that glosses over developments and with underdeveloped characters whose connections are implied instead of shown, on top of that it's also horrendous to look at. I am extra harsh because this comes from Ghibli. Also with son Goro at the helm, whose previous film I did like, there is enough knowhow to write a better movie, and the studio has enough money to afford better looking CGI even if it was made for TV (even most cheap toddler tv-series look better). It's best to never speak of this abomination again.

25. I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 [Rome, 2072 A.D./New Gladiators/Fighting Centurions] (1984, Lucio Fulci) #Europe: 3.5 - In the future a tv network stages a modern version of the gladiator fights to increase their ratings. This sounds fun and cool. But alas the movie spends very little time on these fights actually, instead on dealing behind the scenes. It's just all very boring and bad, despite Fulci delivering some nice directorial touches.

26. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017, Jon Watts) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.0

Watching some sci-fi/fantasy franchises and more, SHBC: 9

1. Encanto (2021, Byron Howard & Jared Bush): 6.8 #MagicalRealism
2. Men in Black (1997, Barry Sonnenfeld) rewatch: ? > 8.0 #Hilarious
3. Men in Black II (2002, Barry Sonnenfeld): 6.5
4. Eragon (2006, Stefen Fangmeier): 4.5 #LookADragon! -
5. R.I.P.D. (2013, Robert Schwentke): 6.5 #OutsidetheBubble
6. Men in Black III (2012, Barry Sonnenfeld): 6.8 #TimeAfterTime
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016, Dave Green): 6.0
8. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959, Henry Levin): 6.0 #20000Leagues
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, Gore Verbinski): 8.0 > 7.8
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006, Gore Verbinski): rewatch: 8.0 > 7.5
11. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007, Gore Verbinski) rewatch: 8.0 > 6.8
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011, Rob Marshall) rewatch: 5.0 > 5.5
13. Deep Impact (1998, Mimi Leder): 6.2
14. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales [Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge] (2017, Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg): 5.0
15. Armageddon (1998, Michael Bay) rewatch: ? > 6.8
16. Bai fa mo nu zhuan [The Bride with White Hair] (1993, Ronny Yu): 8.2 #Asia
17. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965, Gordon Flemyng): 3.0
18. Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966, Gordon Flemyng): 4.2
19. Transformers (2007, Michael Bay) rewatch: 7.5 > 6.5
20. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Michael Bay) rewatch: 6.5 > 3.5
21. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, Michael Bay) rewatch: 3.5 > 5.2
22. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014. Michael Bay): 4.0
23. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017, Michael Bay): 4.5

[jdidaco]

(Screenshots from 'Graal' & 'Jinzô ningen Hakaidâ'),



55. Hoffmanns Erzählungen (The Tales of Hoffmann, Max Neufeld, 1923) 7.5/10 (#SpeculativeSilence)
56. Le navire étoile (The Space-Born, Alain Boudet, 1962) 7/10 (#ICantDoThatDave)
57. The Day Mars Invaded Earth (Maury Dexter, 1962) 6/10
58. Camp (Michio Okabe, 1970) 9/10
59. Cries of Ecstasy, Blows of Death (Antony Weber, 1973) 4/10
60. Graal (Teo Hernandez, 1980) 9/10
61. Towairaito Q (Twilight Q, Tomomi Mochizuki & Mamoru Oshii, 1987) 7.5/10
62. Supesharu ressun: Hentai sei-kyôiku (The Gods Have a Nervous Breakdown, Hisayasu Satô, 1990) 7.5/10
63. I Am the Night (Janice Findley, 1993) 7.5/10
64. Jinzô ningen Hakaidâ (Mechanical Violator Hakaider, Keita Amemiya, 1995) 7.5/10 (#Asia)
65-68. Môsô dairinin (Paranoia Agent, Satoshi Kon, 2004) 9.5/10
69. EGG. (Yukihiko Tsutsumi, 2005) 6/10
70. Moeru butsuzô ningen (The Burning Buddha Man, Ujicha, 2013) 7/10
71. Cocolors (Toshihisa Yokoshima, 2017) 6.5/10
72. Kaijû no kodomo (Children of the Sea, Ayumu Watanabe, 2019) 7/10 (#Animation)

Spoiler

1. Das Feuerzeug (The Tinder Box, Siegfried Hartmann, 1959) 8/10 (#Europe)
2. Schneewittchen (Snow White, Gottfried Kolditz, 1961) 7.5/10
3. Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding-Hood, Götz Friedrich, 1962) 8/10
4. Der kleine Prinz (The Little Prince, Konrad Wolf, 1966) 8.5/10
5. Between Time and Timbuktu (Fred Barzyk, 1972) 8/10 (#Hugo)
6. A halhatatlanság halála (The End of Eternity, András Rajnai, 1977) 7/10 (#Foundation)
7. Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns (Gritta of the Rats' Castle, Jürgen Brauer, 1985) 8/10 (#Hilarious)
8. Orfeo (Claude Goretta, 1985) 9.5/10
9. Orfeusz és Eurydiké (Orpheus and Eurydice, István Gaál, 1986) 9.5/10
10. Hasenherz (Rabbit Heart, Gunter Friedrich, 1987) 8/10 (#LookADragon!)
11. Foxfur (Damon Packard, 2012) 4.5/10 (#DoubleUp)
12. Jungle Cruise (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2021) 6.5/10
13. 12 to the Moon (David Bradley, 1960) 6/10 (#RforRocket)
14-15. The Madmen of Mandoras & They Saved Hitler's Brain (David Bradley, 1963/1968) 5/10 & 4/10
16. Le songe d'une nuit d'été (Midsummer Night's Dream, Jean-Christophe Averty, 1969) 9/10
17. Männer sind zum Lieben da (The Girls from Atlantis, Eckhart Schmidt, 1970) 7.5/10
18. L'Atlantide (Jean Kerchbron, 1972) 8/10
19. Something Wicked This Way Comes (Colin Finbow, 1972) 5.5/10 (#SoundOfThunder)
20. The Medusa Touch (Jack Gold, 1978) 7.5/10 (#DeadSpace)
21. A Midsummer Night's Dream (Celestino Coronado, 1984) 8.5/10
22. Buster's Bedroom (Rebecca Horn, 1991) 7.5/10 ***
23. Prince Valiant (Anthony Hickox, 1997) 6.5/10 (#OutsidetheBubble)
24. AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things (Edgar Honetschläger, 2011) 7/10
25. Ulrike's Brain (Bruce La Bruce, 2017) 8/10
26. The Trouble with Being Born (Sandra Wollner, 2020) 7.5/10
27. Das Spukschloß im Spessart (The Haunted Castle, Kurt Hoffmann, 1960) 8.5/10
28. Herrliche Zeiten im Spessart (Glorious Times in the Spessart, Kurt Hoffmann, 1967) 7/10 (#TimeAfterTime)
29. Le troisième cri (The Third Cry, Igaal Niddam, 1974) 7.5/10 (#PostNuke)
30-31. Kapitan Nemo (Captain Nemo, Vasili Levin, 1976) 7/10 (43 minutes carried over) (#20000Leagues)
32. Saul & Elaine Bass program : (43 min), The Solar Film (Saul Bass & Elaine Bass, 1980) 7/10 (9 min), Quest (Saul Bass & Elaine Bass, 1984) 8/10 (30 min) (Total: 82 min)
33. Abrigo Nuclear (Nuclear Shelter, Roberto Pires, 1981) 7/10 (#SouthAmerica)
34. Punks - Os Filhos da Noite (Wild Sex of the Children of the Night, Levi Salgado, 1982) 6/10
35. Skazka o zvezdnom malchike (Tale of the Star-Child, Leonid Nechaev, 1984) 8/10
36. Otstupnik/Der Abtrünnige (The Apostate, Valeri Rubinchik, 1987) 9/10
37. Sommer der Liebe (Summer of Love, Wenzel Storch, 1992) 7/10
38. AntiFaust (Georg Frizen, 1993) 8/10 (#Russia)
39. Ich bin dein Mensch (I'm Your Man, Maria Schrader, 2021) 7.5/10
40. Severnyy veter (The North Wind, Renata Litvinova, 2021) 8.5/10 (#MagicalRealism)
41. François Premier (Francis the First, Christian-Jaque, 1937) 8/10
42. Barbe-Bleue (Bluebeard, Christian-Jaque, 1951) 7.5/10 (#WitchyPoo)
43. The Brain Eaters (Bruno VeSota, 1958) 5/10 (#StrangeLand)
44. Have Rocket -- Will Travel (David Lowell Rich, 1959) 4.5/10 (#LookAUnicorn!)
45. Aniara (Arne Arnbom, 1960) 8/10
46. Metal Messiah (Tibor Takács, 1978) 7/10 (#NorthAmerica)
47. Kocicí princ (The Cat Prince, Ota Koval, 1979) 7/10
48. Tri veteráni (The Three Veterans, Oldrich Lipský, 1984) 8/10
49. Mahuliena zlatá panna (Mahuliena, Golden Maiden, Miloslav Luther, 1987) 8/10
50. Strasidla z vikýre (Ghosts of the Dormers, Radim Cvrcek, 1988) 6.5/10
51. Doctor Mordrid (Albert Band & Charles Band, 1992) 7.5/10 (#LivingIn5D)
52. Aniara (Pella Kagerman & Hugo Lilja, 2018) 6.5/10
53. Greener Grass (Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe, 2019) 6/10
54. Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (Miguel Llansó, 2019) 5/10 (#Africa)

[peeptoad]

25. The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey (1988) 6+ #Australia

bonus 24

fantastical flicks

1. Tanin no kao (1966) The Face of Another 8+ #Asia
2. Simón del desierto (1965) Simon of the Desert 8 #NorthAmerica
3. Macunaíma (1969) 7+ #SouthAmerica
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 8 (rewatch) #Hugo
5. Rise of the Guardians (2012) 6 #LookAUnicorn!
6. Puss in Boots (2011) 6 #Animation
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 7+ (rewatch) #LookADragon!
8. Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris (1974) Celine and Julie Go Boating 6 #Livingin5D
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 7(rewatch) #LookAWizard!
10. Don't Look Up (2021) 7 #Hilarious
11. Solomon Kane (2009) 6 #WitchyPoo
12. The Fourth Kind (2009) 3 #DeadSpace
13. Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) 5 #OutsidetheBubble
14. The Lathe of Heaven (1980) 8 #Nebula
15. Stalker (1979) 8 #Russia
16. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) 7 (rewatch)
17. Conquest (1983) 6 #DoubleUp
18. Destination Moon (1950) 6 #RforRocket
19. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 6 #MagicalRealism
20. Askeladden - I Dovregubbens hall (2017) The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King 6 #Europe
21. Nightfall (2000) 3 #Foundation
22. The Brain Eaters (1958) 4 #StrangeLand
23. The Tomorrow War (2021) 4 #TimeAfterTime
24. Virtuosity (1995) 5 #IcantDoThatDave

[Kublai Khan]

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” - Isaac Asimov

1. House of Dracula (Erle C. Kenton-1942) USA 727 checks #DeadSpace
2. The Mitchells vs the Machines (Michael Rianda-2021) USA/Canada/Hong Kong 1,402 checks #ICantDoThatDave
3. Doctor Who S21E20-24 "The Twin Dilemma" (Peter Moffatt-1984) UK #Europe
4. Stowaway (Joe Penna-2021) Germany/USA/UK 555 checks #RforRocket
5. Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (Don McDougall-1979) USA 45 checks
6. The Nutty Professor (Tom Shadyac-1996) USA 37,217 checks
7. HG Wells' War of the Worlds (David Michael Latt-2005) USA 42 checks
8. Free Guy (Shawn Levy-2021) USA 2,148 checks
9. Freaks (Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein-2018) USA/Canada 437 checks
10. Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg-2018) USA/India Rewatch
11. Pajama Party (Don Weis-1964) USA 51 checks #Hilarious
12. Mobile Suit Gundam I (Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ryôji Fujiwara-1981) Japan 109 checks #Asia
13. Don't Look Up (Adam McKay-2021) USA 3,133 checks
14. Raya and the Last Dragon (Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs-2021) USA 1,787 checks #LookADragon!
15. Level 16 (Danishka Esterhazy-2018) Canada 112 checks
16. PK (Rajkumar Hirani-2014) India/USA 1,632 checks
17. Explorers (Joe Dante-1985) USA 2,021 checks
18. The Face of Another (Hiroshi Teshigahara-1966) Japan 1,663 checks

19. The Colony {a/k/a Tides} (Tim Fehlbaum-2021) Germany/Switzerland 67 checks

A post-apocalyptic world where the rich of the planet left Earth, become infertile on another planet and returned as an expedition to Earth. This ended up being a bit of a slog to march through, half because of the "classicism is bad" thick messaging and half because the movie is just ugly and unpleasant to watch. Earth is damp, dark, muted, and apparently confined to mostly to indoor featureless locations.

[ChrisReynolds]

Previously assimilated...

1. Basilisk: The Serpent King (Furst, 2006) 23 checks, 0 official lists #WitchyPoo 3/10
2. Time-travel TV episodes #TimeAfterTime
a. Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks (Laufer, 2022) [59 min] 3 checks, 0 official lists 2/10
b. The X-Files: Synchrony (Charleston, 1997) [44 mins] 100 checks, 0 official lists 4/10
3. The X Files (Bowman, 1998) 5074 checks, 2 official lists 5/10
4. Encanto (Bush-Smith, 2021) 796 checks, 1 official list 3/10
5. Ragewar / The Dungeonmaster / The Challenges of Excalibrate / Digital Knights (Allen-Band-Buechler-Ford-Manoogian-Nicolaou-Turko, 1984) 109 checks, 0 official lists #LookAWizard! 4/10
6. Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (Lively, 2005) 144 checks, 0 official lists #LookADragon! 5/10
7. Gaia (Bouwer, 2021) 89 checks, 0 official lists #Africa 4/10
8. Dung fong sam hap / The Heroic Trio (To, 1993) 296 checks, 2 official lists #Asia 6/10
9. Transcendance (Pfister, 2014) 4985 checks, 0 official lists 4/10
10. The Lathe of Heaven (Barzyk-Loxton, 1980) 170 checks, 1 official list #Nebula 7/10
11. Luca (Casarosa, 2021) 1927 checks, 0 official lists #MagicalRealism 6/10
12. Dead Space: Downfall (Patton, 2008) 477 checks, 0 official lists #Animation 4/10
13. Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (Alioto, 1998) 189 checks, 0 official lists #DeadSpace 4/10
14. The Matrix Resurrections (Wachowski, 2021) 1275 checks, 0 official lists #ICantDoThatDave 4/10
15. Journey to the Center of the Earth (Brevig, 2008) 17379 checks, 1 official list #20000Leagues 3/10
16. Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (Stenstrum, 2001) 621 checks, 0 official lists #Hilarious 5/10
17. Jack the Giant Slayer (Singer, 2013) 3997 checks, 1 official list 5/10
18. Cinderella (Branagh, 2015) 6451 checks, 2 official lists 5/10
19. Possible Worlds (Lepage, 2000) 135 checks, 1 official list #LivingIn5D 5/10
20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Pressman, 1991) 5079 checks, 1 official list #OutsidetheBubble 3/10
21. Vampirella (Wynorski, 1996) 52 checks, 0 official lists #RforRocket 3/10
22. Into the Woods (Marshall, 2014) 6330 checks, 2 official lists 3/10
23a. The X Files: Fire (Shaw, 1993) 147 checks, 0 official lists 5/10
23b. The X Files: Eve (Gerber, 1993) 149 checks, 0 official lists 6/10
24. Wrath of the Titans (Liebesman, 2012) 8124 checks, 1 official list 4/10
25. The Return of Captain Invincible / Legend in Leotards (Mora, 1983) 57 checks, 0 official lists #Australia 5/10
26. Epic (Wedge, 2013) 4620 checks, 1 official list 4/10
27. Inkheart (Softley, 2008) 3467 checks, 0 official lists #LookAUnicorn! 4/10

28. Titane (Ducournau, 2021) 875 checks, 1 official list #Europe
I loved the first act of this movie, it's shocking and entertaining and full of crazy murder, but then in the second act it takes a sudden left turn and seems to start trying to develop sympathy for characters I find completely unsympathetic. I do its bizarre transposition of social issues to crazy body horror, but there's small irritations that prevent me from liking it more.
6/10



29. Muppets Haunted Mansion (Thatcher, 2021) 167 checks, 0 official lists
Mediocre muppets movie. It has the typical corny jokes and dance routines but nothing stands out. It's one of those films that I watch and think "oh, it's not too bad", but afterwards I can't really specify anything about it I particularly liked, and like too many franchises nowadays, it's more a chance to cross-promote Disney IP than an artistic endeavour.
4/10



30. Bacurau (Dornelles-Filho, 2019) 1084 checks, 3 official lists #SouthAmerica
Very nicely shot and acted, but suffers from a slow pace and having a big mystery about what's going on even though the answer is just The Most Dangerous Game for about the thousandth time, except now it's hitched to an anti-colonialist message. I might enjoy it more on a rewatch, but for all the hype it had been getting it was a bit of disappointment. I think the sci-fi tag is a stretch, but I guess there's an argument that it's abstracting world issues.
5/10



31. Dune (Lynch, 1984) 12052 checks, 4 official lists Rewatch #Hugo
My second time watching this, and having seen the new Villeneuve version, rewatching this makes me appreciate both versions more. Definitely the short running time is a problem here, because previously I didn't know what was going on, despite the fact that characters constantly explain via dialogue or voiceover. I love the surrealist sensibility that Lynch brings to this, and it's a remarkable piece of sci-fi world-building.
6/10



Bonus challenge running total: 21

[ororama]

35. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Splitting of the Breast (1996) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Fourth Children (1996) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ambivalence (1996) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Introjection (1996) * 23 min.

Spoiler

1. Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001) * 54 min.  #DoubleUp
2. Aerials (2016) * 90 min.
3. The Shannara Chronicles: Chosen: Part 1 (2016) * 41 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Chosen: Part 2 (2016) * 41 min.
4. Teknolust (2002) * 83 min.
5. Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam/The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920) 85 min.  #SpeculativeSilence
6. Conceiving Ada (1997) * 85 min.
7. Encanto (2021) * 102 min.  #MagicalRealism
8. The Shannara Chronicles: Fury (2016) * 40 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Changeling (2016) * 40 min.
9.The Shannara Chronicles: Reaper (2016) * 40 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Pykon (2016) * 41 min.
10. The Shannara Chronicles: Breakline (2016) * 41 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Utopia (2016) * 41 min.
11. The Shannara Chronicles: Safehold (2016) * 40 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Ellcrys (2016) * 41 min.
12-14. The Shannara Chronicles: Druid (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Wraith (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Graymark (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Dweller (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Paranor (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Crimson (2017) * 42 min.
15. The Shannara Chronicles: Warlock (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Amberle (2017) * 42 min.
16. The Shannara Chronicles: Wilderun (2017) * 42 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Blood (2017) * 42 min.
17. Das Zaubermännchen/Rumpelstiltskin (1960) * 70 min.  #Europe (East Germany)
18. Cowboy Bebop: Session #1 Cowboy Gospel (2021) * 49 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #2 Venus Pop (2021) * 38 min.
19. Freak Orlando (1981) * 127 min.
20. Schneewittchen/Snow White (1961) * 60 min.
21. Cowboy Bebop: Session #3 Dog Star Swing (2021) * 45 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #4 Callisto Soul (2021) * 45 min.
22. Cowboy Bebop: Session #5 Darkside Tango (2021) * 44 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #6 Binary Two-Step (2021) * 40 min.
23. Ikarie XB 1 (1963) * 86 min.  #RforRocket
24. Cowboy Bebop: Session #7 Galileo Hustle (2021) * 47 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #8 Sad Clown A-Go (2021) * 43 min.
25. Cowboy Bebop: Session #9 Blue Crow Waltz (2021) * 50 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #10 Supernova Symphony (2021) * 47 min.
26. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angel Attack (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Beast (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Transfer (1995) * 23 min.
27. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Hedgehog's Dilemma (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Rei I (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Rei II (1995) * 23 min.
28. Aphex Twin: Come to Daddy (1997) * 6 min.
The Changing Same (2001) * 9 min.
Hasaki Ya Suda/Wandering Warriors (2011) * 25 min.
Twaaga (2013) * 32 min.
29. Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Human Work (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Asuka Strikes! (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! (1995) * 23 min.
30. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Magmadiver (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: She Said, 'Don't Make Others Suffer for Your Personal Hatred' (1995) * 23 min.
31. Nude on the Moon (1961) * 70 min.
32. Girl From Nowhere: JennyX (2021) * 49 min.
33. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Lilliputian Hitcher (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Weaving a Story (1996) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses (1996) * 23 min.
34. The Trollenberg Terror (1958) * 84 min.  #DeadSpace

*First time viewing

(12 minutes carried forward, 41 minutes total)

[AB537]

41. Hellboy (Guillermo del Toro, 2004) 7/10
42-46. The OA season 1 (Netflix, 2016, 8 episodes) 8.5/10 ... 43 minutes carried over

[beasterne]

Can’t do a longer write-up on these, but here’s my latest progress:

17. Cube 3/10
18. Plan 9 From Outer Space 6/10
19. Orpheé 8/10
20. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 8/10
21. The Lost World 5/10
22. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 7/10
23. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 6/10
24. Star Trek Beyond 6/10

the list!

1. Don’t Look Up 6/10
2. The Matrix: Resurrections 7/10
3. South Park: Post COVID - The Return of COVID 4/10
4. Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey 5/10
5. Gremlins 2: The New Batch 6/10
6. The Running Man 7/10
7. Yu Yu Hakusho ep. 72-75 7/10
8. Yu Yu Hakusho ep. 76-79 7/10 (21 mins per episode = 84 mins total)
9. Yu Yu Hakusho ep. 80-83 7/10 (21 mins per episode = 84 mins total)
10. The Animatrix 8/10
11. Zack Snyder’s Justice League 6/10
12. Soylent Green 4/10
13. Speed Racer 8/10
14. Dark Star 6/10
15. Spider-Man: No Way Home 8/10
16. Tetsuo: The Iron Man 4/10
17. Cube 3/10
18. Plan 9 From Outer Space 6/10
19. Orpheé 8/10
20. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 8/10
21. The Lost World 5/10
22. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 7/10
23. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 6/10
24. Star Trek Beyond

[DudeLanez]

12. High Life (2018, Denis) 5,5/10 #DeadSpace

Spoiler

1. Wunder der Schöpfung (Our Heavenly Bodies, 1925, Kornblum) 8/10 #SpeculativeSilence
2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018, Yates) 5/10 #LookAWizard!
3. The Trouble with Being Born (2020, Wollner) 7,5/10 #Europe
4. Der Samurai (2014, Kleinert) 6,5/10 #DoubleUp
5. Encanto (2021, Howard/Bush/Smith) 4,5/10 #Animation
6. Ich bin dein Mensch (I'm Your Man, 2021, Schrader) 7/10 #Hilarious
7. Maleficent (2014, Stromberg) 5/10
8. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, Rønning) 2,5/10
9.-11. The Expanse (Season 6, Episodes 1-6, 2021, 293') 6/10
12. High Life (2018, Denis) 5,5/10 #DeadSpace

[gunnar]

159-162 - Cybergirl (2001) Episodes 114-126 (321 minutes)

163-164 - The Survivors (1975) Episodes 110-113 (198 minutes with 38 to carry forward)

165 - Ghosts (2021) Episodes 111-113 (63 minutes plus 17 minutes carried over from before, 43 remaining)

Count = 165 Bonus = Complete

Spoiler

1 - Palm Springs (2020) - 8/10 - #TimeAfterTime
2 - The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - 7/10
3,4 - Ghosts (2020) Episodes 103-110 (168 minutes with 8 to carry forward) - #Hilarious
5-8 - Doctor Who Season 13 Episodes 1-6 (2021) (328 minutes with 8 to carry forward) - #Europe
9-13 - La Brea Episodes 102-110 (390 minutes plus 10 minutes carried over from before, 6 remaining) but it is watchable. I'll probably stick around for the second season.
14a - Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks (58 minutes)
14b - Space Cases Episode 101 (24 minutes)
15a - Star Trek Prodigy Episodes 101-103 (70 minutes) - #Animation
15b - Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rising Episodes 101-102 (11 minutes)
16 - The Andromeda Strain (1971) - 7/10
17 - When Worlds Collide (1951) - 7/10 - #RforRocket
18 - Visit to a Small Planet (1960) - 4/10
19-25 - Foundation Episodes 101-110 (562 minutes) - #Foundation
26 - Portrait of Jennie (1948) - 8/10
27 - Altered States (1980) - 5/10 - #DeadSpace
28 - Finch (2021) - 6.5/10 - #PostNuke
29 - Bell Book and Candle (1958) - 7/10
30 - Babes in Toyland (1961) - 7/10
31 - Outland (1981) - 6/10
32-34 - Space Cases Episodes 102-113 (1996) - (284 minutes with 44 minutes carried forward) - #Canada
35,36 - Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Episodes 101-106 (1993) - (151 minutes plus 9 minutes carried over from before, 41 remaining) - #Australia -
37 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - 7.5/10 - #20000Leagues
38 - Real Steel (2011) - 6/10 - #IAmLegend
39 - Free Guy (2021) - 7.5/10
40 - Legend (1985) - 6/10 - #LookAUnicorn!
41 - The Door Into Summer (2021) - 7.5/10 - #StrangeLand
42 - It Came from Outer Space (1953) - 7.5/10
43 - Electric Dragon 80000 V (2001) - 3/10 - #DoubleUp
44 - Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973) - 7/10 - #Russia
45 - Sleepy Hollow (1999) - 7.5/10 - #WitchyPoo
46 - The Crazy Ray/Paris qui dort (1924) - 6/10 - #SpeculativeSilence
47 - Encanto (2021) - 8/10 - #MagicalRealism
48,49 - The Wheel of Time Episodes 101-103 (169 minutes with 9 to carry forward) - #Hugo
50 - The Ray Bradbury Theater Episodes 101-103 (84 minutes with 4 to carry forward) - #SoundOfThunder
51 - Charlie Jade Episodes 101-102 (90 minutes with 10 to carry forward) - #Africa
52,53 - Julie e os Fantasmas Episodes 101-104 (96 minutes plus 64 minutes carried over from before, 0 remaining) - #SouthAmerica
54 - Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) - 7.5/10 - #LookADragon!
55 - The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) - 8.5/10 - #ICantDoThatDave
56 - Space Sweepers (2021) - 7.5/10 - #Asia
57,58 - Going Postal (2010) Episodes 1-2 (184 minutes with 24 to carry forward) - #Nebula
59,60 - The OA (2016) Episodes 101-103 (181 minutes with 21 to carry forward) - #LivingIn5D
61 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 8/10 - (rewatch) #LookAWizard!
62 - Dark Matter (2015) Episodes 101-102 (86 minutes with 6 to carry forward) - #OutsidetheBubble
63 - Phantom of the Paradise (1974) - 6.5/10
64 - The Wiz (1978) - 5/10
65-71 - Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993) Episodes 107-126 (550 minutes plus 10 minutes carried over from before, 41 remaining)
72-79 - Star Trek Discovery Season 3 (2020) - (668 minutes with 28 to carry forward)
80 - Scrooge (1970) - 7.5/10
81 - The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) - 7/10
82 - Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) - 7.5/10
83 - Finian's Rainbow (1968) - 7/10
84 - On the Beach (1959) - 6/10
85 - Shanks (1974) - 5/10
86 - Hereafter (2010) - 8/10
87-92 - Charlie Jade (2005) Episodes 103-112 - (455 minutes plus 25 minutes carried over from before, 44 remaining)
93 - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) - 6.5/10
94 - Wonder Man (1945) - 7/10
95 - Mama Turns 100 (1979) - 6/10
96 - The Cell (2000) - 7/10
97 - Just Imagine (1930) - 3/10
98 - The Story of Three Loves (1953) - 7/10
99-104 - The Chronicle (2001) Episodes 101-111 (475 minutes plus 5 minutes carried over from before, 39 remaining)
105 - The Preacher's Wife (1996) - 7/10
106 - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) - 6.5/10
107-112 - The Chronicle (2001) Episodes 112-122 (474 minutes plus 6 minutes carried over from before, 33 remaining)
113 - Isaac Asimov's Robots (1988) - 6/10
114 - The Wolfman (2010) - 6/10
115 - What Dreams May Come (1998) - 5/10
116 - Chances Are (1989) - 7/10
117-120 - The Expanse Season 6 (2021) including x-ray shorts (318 minutes plus 2 minutes carried over from before, 31 remaining)
121 - The Tempest (2010) - 5/10
122 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - 5/10
123-126 - Dead Gorgeous (2010) Episodes 101-113 (328 minutes with 8 to carry forward)
127 - The Wheel of Time Episode 104 (62 minutes plus 18 minutes carried over from before, 21 remaining)
128-133 - Star Cops (1987) Episodes 101-109 (461 minutes plus 19 minutes carried over from before, 2 remaining)
134 - Star Trek The Animated Series (1973) Episodes 101-104 (97 minutes with 17 to carry forward)
135-139 - Star Trek The Animated Series (1973) Episodes 105-206 (431 minutes with 31 to carry forward)
140-143 - The Tripods Series 1 (1984) (321 minutes)
144-149 - The Survivors (1975) Episodes 101-109 (447 minutes plus 33 minutes carried over from before, 18 remaining)
150 - The Tomorrow War (2021) - 7/10
151 - Rentaghost Series 1 (1976) (123 minutes with 43 to carry forward)
152-154 - The Tick (2001) (201 minutes plus 39 minutes carried over from before, 22 remaining)
155-158 - Cybergirl (2001) Episodes 101-113 (320 minutes)

[vortexsurfer]

19. The Matrix Revolutions (Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski, 2003) - 8/10
20. The Animatrix (2003) - 6/10
21. Waking Life (Richard Linklater, 2001) - 10/10
22. Gods of Egypt (Alex Proyas, 2016) - 6/10
23. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fran Rubel Kuzui, 1992) - 8/10

Spoiler

1. Approaching the Unknown (Mark Elijah Rosenberg, 2016) 5/10 #RforRocket
2. The Alligator People (Roy Del Ruth, 1959) - 6/10
3. Life Returns (Eugene Frenke & James P. Hogan, 1935) - 4/10
4. Things to Come (William Cameron Menzies, 1936) - 7/10
5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart, 1971) - 8/10
6. Flowers for Algernon (Jeff Bleckner, 2000) - 6/10 #Hugo
7. Paddington (Paul King, 2014) - 8/10
8. Paddington 2 (Paul King, 2017) - 8/10
9. Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks (2022) - 6/10, The Book of Boba Fett: The Tribes of Tatooine (2022) - 8/10
10. Star Trek: Discovery: ...But to Connect (2021) - 7/10, Manifest: Pilot (2018) - 4/10
11. Manifest: Reentry (2018) - 5/10, Manifest: Turbulence (2018) - 5/10
12-13. A Discovery of Witches: Season 3, Episodes 1-4 (2022) - 6/10
14. Peacemaker: Season 1, Episodes 1-2 (2022) - 8/10
15. Stuart Little (Rob Minkoff, 1999) - 5/10
16. Stuart Little 2 (Rob Minkoff, 2002) - 5/10
17. The Matrix (Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski, 1999) - 9/10
18. The Matrix Reloaded (Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski, 2003) - 8/10
19. The Matrix Revolutions (Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski, 2003) - 8/10
20. The Animatrix (2003) - 6/10
21. Waking Life (Richard Linklater, 2001) - 10/10
22. Gods of Egypt (Alex Proyas, 2016) - 6/10
23. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fran Rubel Kuzui, 1992) - 8/10

[zzzorf]

Spoiler

1. Combat Wombat (2020) - 7/10 #Animation
2. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) - 3/10
3. Jungle Cruise (2021) - 6/10 #Hilarious
4. The Beauty Inside (2015) - 8/10 #Asia
5. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) - 5/10
6. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) - 5/10 #LivingIn5D
7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) - 6/10
8. The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) - 6/10 #ICantDoThatDave
9. Beauty and the Beast (1978) - 8/10 #DoubleUp
10. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) - 10/10 (rewatch)
11. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) - 6/10
12. Elysium (2013) - 6/10 (rewatch) #PostNuke
13. Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988) - 7/10 #Europe
14. Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus (2020) - 4/10
15. The Princess and the Frog (2009) - 7/10 (rewatch)

16. The Trouble with Being Born (2020) - 8/10


17. Fateful Findings (2013) - 2/10


18. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007) - 7/10


19. Mother/Android (2021) - 7/10

[Minkin]

The Past

01. Fun in Balloon Land (1965) - Rating: 8/10
02. Crash and Burn (1990) - #PostNuke - Rating: 4/10
03. Spirited Away (2001) - #Animation - Rating: 5/10
04. The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) - Rating: 3/10
05. Star Trek Deep Space 9: Return to Grace (1995) + Star Trek Voyager: Non Sequitur (1996)
06. Six-String Samurai (1998) #Hilarious - Rating: 3/10

Bonus Challenge Total: 4

This thread has added far too many films to my watchlist - as you keep finding stuff that I haven't heard of + interests me.



07. The Astro-Zombies (1968) #DeadSpace - Rating: 2/10
This is some nonsensical plot about “mad” doctor John Carradine trying to preserve the great minds of Earth in a memory bank (but his goals change every 5mins), but in the process he creates some “quasi men” who just wander around outside and kill people for no reason – oh and they’re solar powered too. Somebody decided this needed to be half about spies / bad foreign agents shooting at each other, and half just watching Carradine and his hunchback assistant, Franchot (who steals the show) do menial tasks, like unscrewing lids in painfully slow detail. Interestingly, Carradine also makes (among his other inventions) a “thought transfer device” – in order to put thoughts directly into people’s heads. This is exactly a typical schizo experience – that someone has inserted thoughts into your brain, as they are not your own. In my experience of this, I came to believe God was telling me things – that I must or must not do, which is a weird experience (to say the least). So, its great to see this in a film, even if its overshadowed by the “quasi men zombies” and not really mentioned ever again. Of course the zombies murder everyone in sight because their brains are from “psychopathic killers”. You’d think Carradine would give enough of a shit to put a stop to them, but he just responds with a “the next one is a moral brain”, oh ok, great. Oh, but Franchot is the real star here, with his silly faces and doing his own experiments in his free time (on bikini girls apparently) – I want to know more about Franchot and his gay relationship with Carradine. Anyway, this is a painfully slow watch with 70% of the runtime being laboratory technobabble, and then the zombies just sorta appear a couple times - as more people get shot than killed by the zombies.

Bonus Challenge Total: 4

[peeptoad]

26. Stir of Echoes (1999) 7 (rewatch) #IAmLegend

bonus 25

fantastical flicks

1. Tanin no kao (1966) The Face of Another 8+ #Asia
2. Simón del desierto (1965) Simon of the Desert 8 #NorthAmerica
3. Macunaíma (1969) 7+ #SouthAmerica
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 8 (rewatch) #Hugo
5. Rise of the Guardians (2012) 6 #LookAUnicorn!
6. Puss in Boots (2011) 6 #Animation
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 7+ (rewatch) #LookADragon!
8. Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris (1974) Celine and Julie Go Boating 6 #Livingin5D
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 7(rewatch) #LookAWizard!
10. Don't Look Up (2021) 7 #Hilarious
11. Solomon Kane (2009) 6 #WitchyPoo
12. The Fourth Kind (2009) 3 #DeadSpace
13. Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) 5 #OutsidetheBubble
14. The Lathe of Heaven (1980) 8 #Nebula
15. Stalker (1979) 8 #Russia
16. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) 7 (rewatch)
17. Conquest (1983) 6 #DoubleUp
18. Destination Moon (1950) 6 #RforRocket
19. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 6 #MagicalRealism
20. Askeladden - I Dovregubbens hall (2017) The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King 6 #Europe
21. Nightfall (2000) 3 #Foundation
22. The Brain Eaters (1958) 4 #StrangeLand
23. The Tomorrow War (2021) 4 #TimeAfterTime
24. Virtuosity (1995) 5 #IcantDoThatDave
25. The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey (1988) 6+ #Australia

[peeptoad]

^ That's a creepy-ass pic of Fozzie bear...

[flavo5000]

Coming out of the weekend, the OP has been updated again!

[Blupain]

#49 - Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem (2015) 5/10
#50 - #55 Doom Patrol Season 3 Episodes 1 to 10 (515 minutes) 7/10

[flavo5000]

132. Heavenly Desire (Jourdan Alexander, 1979)
133. Mary! Mary! (Bernard Morris, 1977)
It's a Sexy Deal with the Devil Double Feature!! Heavenly Desire is about a couple of brothel whores in the wild west who die and strike a deal with the devil to help him seduce people to the dark side. Kooky premise and the actors look like they're having fun. Not too bad actually. Mary! Mary! is probably a better made movie in some ways but the tone is really strange. It's about a guy who sells his soul to the devil to fix his premature ejaculation problem and for the most part the whole thing is played for laughs. But then there's an out of left field weird ass ending...


134. Hereafter (Clint Eastwood, 2010)
This one is about three different people who all have near death experiences that give them insight into the afterlife and how they each cope with it. Frankly I thought it was overly long and meandering with a muddled narrative. It has some interesting ideas but doesn't really pursue them half the time.


135. The Scorpion King (Chuck Russell, 2002)
This basically felt like The Rock getting out his Conan jollies. Honestly not terrible for what it is.


136. Freaky Friday (Mark Waters, 2003)
Jamie Lee Curtis looks like she's having fun here in what's otherwise a pretty bland, predictable Disney remake.


137. Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey Side (Katsuhiko Nishijima, 1990)
138. Project A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue Side (Katsuhiko Nishijima, 1990)
Sometimes I just feel like waxing nostalgic and rewatching stuff. Here are a couple of Project A-ko OVAs I had on VHS back in the day. They aren't great but were fine to scratch that nostalgia itch.


139. The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wachowski, 2021)
Speaking of nostalgia, I gotta say this felt pretty weak to me. Uninspired re-quel ideas and a very unfocused gibberishy screenplay coupled with the fact that the directing here seemed actively worse than the previous films. It's not all bad. There were a couple of pretty good action sequences, but really...meh.


140-142. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power S4E2-13 (2019) #LookAUnicorn
My daughter's a big fan of this one, and frankly it's surprisingly well made with some pretty complex character dynamics and a real sense of fun with very good animation. This is like 100 times better than the random garbage she watches on youtube.


143. Rak ti Khon Kaen a.k.a. Cemetery of Splendor (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2015)
I can't say I'm the biggest fan of Weerasethakul's magic realist slow cinema films and this one does nothing to change my mind.


144. Topper Returns (Roy Del Ruth, 1941)
Man, Topper just can't seem to shake being tormented by mischievous ghosts, huh? This was ok but pretty predictable. Plus it had ol' "Rochester" in it so expect some hokey ol' fashioned bug-eyed racist caricatures.

Spoiler

1. Zack Snyder's Justice League (Zack Snyder, 2021)
2. La flûte à six schtroumpfs a.k.a. The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (Peyo, 1976) #Animation
3. Free Guy (Shawn Levy, 2021) #Hilarious
4. Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu a.k.a. Samurai Kids (Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1993) #Asia
5. La beauté du diable a.k.a. The Beauty and the Devil (Rene Clair, 1950) #DoublingUp
6. Alraune a.k.a. A Daughter of Destiny (Henrik Galeen, 1928) #SpeculativeSilence
7-9. The Martian Chronicles (Michael Anderson, 1980) #SoundofThunder
10. Na komete a.k.a. On The Comet (Karel Zeman, 1970)
11. Encanto (Byron Howard, Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith, 2021)
12. Sputnik (Egor Abramenko, 2020) #Russia
13. Flubber (Les Mayfield, 1997)
14. TC 2000 (T.J. Scott, 1993)
15. At First Light (Jason Stone, 2018) #NorthAmerica
16. Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi a.k.a. Thou Gild'st the Even (Onur Ünlü, 2013) #MagicalRealism
17. The Juniper Tree (Nietzchka Keene, 1990) #Europe
18. Ghosts Can't Do It (John Derek, 1989)
19. Puteri gunung ledang a.k.a. A Legendary Love (Teong Hin Saw, 2004)
20. The Bermuda Triangle (René Cardona Jr., 1979)
21. Synchronicity (Jacob Gentry, 2015) #LivingIn5D
22. The Invisible Boy (Herman Hoffman, 1957) #ICantDoThatDave
23. Strange Invaders (Michael Laughlin, 1983) #DeadSpace
24. Xian nu xia fan a.k.a. The Human Goddess (Meng Hua Ho, 1972)
25-27. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier E1-6 (2021)
28. Xi you: Xiang mo pian a.k.a. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (Stephen Chow, Chi-kin Kwok, 2013)
29. Colossal (Nacho Vigalondo, 2016)
30. Somewhere in Time (Jeannot Szwarc, 1980) #IAmLegend
31. Real Playing Game (Tino Navarro, David Rebordão, 2013)
32. The Land Unknown (Virgil W. Vogel, 1957)
33. Innerspace (Joe Dante, 1987)
34-35. Uchû no senshi a.k.a. Starship Troopers (Tetsurô Amino, 1988) #StrangeLand
36. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (Lamont Johnson, 1983)
37-38. Going Postal E1-2 (Jon Jones, 2010) #Nebula
39. Anthem of a Teenage Prophet (Robin Hays, 2018)
40. Noroît (Jacques Rivette 1976)
41. PK (Rajkumar Hirani, 2014)
42. Divergent (Neil Burger, 2014)
43. Reka caruje a.k.a. Magical River (Václav Krska, 1946)
44. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (Robert Parrish, 1969) #RIsForRocket
45. Invisible Sue (Markus Dietrich, 2018)
46. Le meraviglie di Aladino a.k.a. The Wonders of Aladdin (Mario Bava, Henry Levin, 1961)
47. The Giver (Phillip Noyce, 2014) #Africa
48. Wrath of the Titans (Jonathan Liebesman, 2012)
49a. ABC Weekend Specials: The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ron Underwood, 1986)
49b. ABC Weekend Specials: Runaway Ralph (Ron Underwood, 1988)
50. Zapped! (Robert J. Rosenthal, 1982)
51. Equalizer 2000 (Cirio H. Santiago, 1987) #PostNuke
52. Tempest (Paul Mazursky, 1982)
53. Cosmic Fantasy: Ginga Me Hyou no Wana (Kazuhiro Ochi, 1994)
54. The Caller (Arthur Allan Seidelman, 1987)
55. Death Race 2050 (G.J. Echternkamp, 2017)
56. The Mists of Avalon (Uli Edel, 2001)
57. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mac and Me (Joel Hodgson, Rob Schrab, 2018)
58. Rememory (Mark Palansky, 2017)
59. Star Slammer (Fred Olen Ray, 1988)
60. No Men Beyond This Point (Mark Sawers, 2015)
61. Sukkubus - den Teufel im Leib (Georg Tressler, 1989) #WitchyPoo
62. 4D Man (Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., 1959)
63. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Day Time Ended (Joel Hodgson, Rob Schrab, 2018)
64. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Destin Daniel Cretton, 2021)
65. Obyknovennoe chudo a.k.a. Ordinary Miracle (Mark Zakharov, 1979)
66. Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (Harry Bromley Davenport, 1995)
67. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Ator, the Fighting Eagle (Joel Hodgson, Rob Schrab, 2018)
68. A Touch of Genie (Joseph W. Sarno, 1974)
69. The Mislayed Genie (Eric Jeffrey Haims, 1973)
70-72. Tin Man (Nick Willing, 2007)
73. Virus (John Bruno, 1999) #OutsideTheBubble
74. Bible! (Wakefield Poole, 1974)
75. Jonathan (Bill Oliver, 2018)
76. The Second Civil War (Joe Dante, 1997)
77a. Black Mirror: Striking Vipers (Owen Harris, 2019)
77b. Black Mirror: Smithereens (James Hawes, 2019)
78. Das indische Grabmal erster Teil - Die Sendung des Yoghi a.k.a. Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth (1921)
79. Das indische Grabmal zweiter Teil - Der Tiger von Eschnapur a.k.a. Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921)
80. Koiya koi nasuna koi a.k.a. The Mad Fox (Tomu Uchida, 1962)
81. Shen jian dong shan he a.k.a. Thrilling Bloody Sword (Hsin Yi Chang, 1981) #LookAWizard
82. Madeleine, anatomia di un incubo a.k.a. Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare (Roberto Mauri, 1974)
83. Transcendence (Wally Pfister, 2014)
84. Journey to the Center of the Earth (Eric Brevig, 2008) #20000Leagues
85, 2012 (Roland Emmerich, 2009)
86. Isaac Asimov's Robots (Doug Smith, Kim Takal, 1988) #Foundation
87. Eternals (Chloé Zhao, 2021)
88. Malina (Werner Schroeter, 1991)
89. Futari a.k.a. Chizuko's Younger Sister (Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 1991)
90. Le avventure di Pinocchio a.k.a. Adventures of Pinocchio (Luigi Comencini, 1972)
91. The Point (Fred Wolf, 1971)
92. Skyline (Colin Strause, Greg Strause, 2010)
93. Beyond Skyline (Liam O'Donnell, 2017)
94. Visit to a Small Planet (Norman Taurog, 1960)
95. I predatori di Atlantide a.k.a. Raiders of Atlantis (Ruggero Deodato, 1983)
96. Uchû sai sensô a.k.a. Battle in Outer Space (Ishirô Honda, 1959)
97. Dune: Part One (Denis Villeneuve, 2021) #Hugo
98. The Meteor Man (Robert Townsend, 1993)
99. Pleasure Maze (Duck Dumont, 1986)
100. Fantasyworld (Bob Chinn, Jeffrey Fairbanks, 1979)
101. China Lust (Summer Brown, 1976)
102. Alien Nation (Graham Baker, 1988)
103. The Philadelphia Experiment (Paul Ziller, 2012) #TimeAfterTime
104. They Came from Beyond Space (Freddie Francis, 1967)
105. City of Angels (Brad Siberling, 1998)
106. Krakatit (Otakar Vávra, 1948)
107. Iron Warrior (Al Bradley, 1987)
108-114. Suzumiya Haruhi no yûutsu a.k.a. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Tatsuya Ishihara, 2006) E1-28
115. Robot & Frank (Jake Schreier, 2012)
116. La freccia d'oro a.k.a. The Golden Arrow (Antonio Margheriti, 1962)
117. Nightmare Weekend (Henri Sala, 1986)
118. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Andy Serkis, 2021)
119-120. Moondial (Colin Cant, 1988)
121. The Specials (Craig Mazin, 2000)
122. Saint Bernard (Gabriel Bartalos, 2013)
123. The Man from Earth: Holocene (Richard Schenkman, 2017)
124-126. Masters of Science Fiction E1-6 (2007)
127. Brain of Blood (Al Adamson, 1971)
128. Nazareno Cruz y el lobo (Leonardo Favio, 1975) #SouthAmerica
129. Gagamboy (Erik Matti, 2004)
130a. ABC Weekend Specials: Ralph S. Mouse (Thomas G. Smith, 1991)
130b. La Frecuencia Kirlian a.k.a. The Kirlian Conspiracy E1-6 (Cristian Ponce, 2017)
131. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (Terry Gilliam, 2018)
132. Heavenly Desire (Jourdan Alexander, 1979)
133. Mary! Mary! (Bernard Morris, 1977)
134. Hereafter (Clint Eastwood, 2010)
135. The Scorpion King (Chuck Russell, 2002)
136. Freaky Friday (Mark Waters, 2003)
137. Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Red Side (Katsuhiko Nishijima, 1990)
138. Project A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue Side (Katsuhiko Nishijima, 1990)
139. The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wachowski, 2021)
140-142. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power S4E2-13 (2019) #LookAUnicorn
143. Rak ti Khon Kaen a.k.a. Cemetery of Splendor (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2015)
144. Topper Returns (Roy Del Ruth, 1941)

[blocho]

22. The Tomorrow War (2021)
The most expensive movie ever made that went to streaming without a theatrical release, this time travel/alien invasion action thriller is big and kind of dumb and kind of fun. Chris Pratt jumping off a speeding snowmobile in order to bury an axe in an alien's head -- that kind of dumb and fun. There's also an obvious climate change metaphor here, along with a shockingly-muscled-for-his-age JK Simmons. For my part, I enjoyed it.

[Lonewolf2003]

Flavo thinks I deserve my brain to be toast after this , but I did myself an Emmerich eimmersion.

27. Independence Day (1996, Roland Emmerich) rewatch: ? > 5.0 - I remembered this to be a very enjoyable summer blockbuster. But apparently I only remembered the fun parts; Will Smith punching an alien, blowing up the White House, Smith and Goldblum delivering the virus inside the mothership. And I forgot about all the absolute mediocre dullness surrounding it.

28. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016, Roland Emmerich): 5.0 - Contrary to many I liked this sequel at least as much. It has a weird necessity to have to re-use every character of the first one (really why is Goldblum dad also in this?) except Will Smith who apparently wanted too much money to show up again, plus a whole bunch of new one. With so many characters of course all are underdeveloped. And the plot seems to lose what's actually happening precisely when in the other plot threads. But it is more impressive in the entertainment department where it goes way more over the top than the first one, I mean a space ship that covers the whole North Atlantic Ocean Apart from some spectacular moments, it is a very mediocre overstuffed movie tho.

29. The Day After Tomorrow (2004, Roland Emmerich): 5.5 - It passes the time. I don't really mind the stupidities and illogicalities. Cause I don't come to this movie for believability but to be entertained. In fact the movie is at its most enjoyable when it embraces the over the topness, like the tsunami washing away NY or images of the mega storms from outer space. What really does keep this from being better is Emmerich's inability to create real suspense or excitement when needed, f.e. when the wolves attack or said tsunami. It comes down to that Emmerich's CGI-created disasters are very impressive but not really that engaging.

30. 2012 (2009, Roland Emmerich): 6.0 - Well apparently Emmerich did learn a thing since The Day After Tomorrow, cause there is more suspense in this one during the disasters. It also even more extravagant than TDAT, and more enjoyable for it. The mega-tsunami, whole cities sinking into the ocean; it all extremely impressive. Alas in the moments between the movie is way less engaging, and with an overlong movie over 2.5hrs this does take it toll.

Watching these movies my conclusion is that Emmerich is at his best when he embraces the extravagantness and goes all out to impress. But what keeps them from being more entertaining is that he never really just goes full out pure unserious fun. There is always a serious dramatic undertone, maybe that tone is needed when you destroy almost the entire human race in your movies. But also in ID4 Emmerich shies away from fully embracing the silliness and infuses the plot with unnecessary serious drama. The failing to write good drama with decent characterizations is a major factor why these movies are just passable instead of really good popcorn blockbusters. Like said above they impress, but rarely really engage. So my advice to Emmerich is (not that he will listen to me or even reads this ) is to focus on impressing and keep the plot simple pure fun or hire way better writers that can write engaging plots around your CGI destructions.

Watching some sci-fi/fantasy franchises and more, SHBC: 9

1. Encanto (2021, Byron Howard & Jared Bush): 6.8 #MagicalRealism
2. Men in Black (1997, Barry Sonnenfeld) rewatch: ? > 8.0 #Hilarious
3. Men in Black II (2002, Barry Sonnenfeld): 6.5
4. Eragon (2006, Stefen Fangmeier): 4.5 #LookADragon! -
5. R.I.P.D. (2013, Robert Schwentke): 6.5 #OutsidetheBubble
6. Men in Black III (2012, Barry Sonnenfeld): 6.8 #TimeAfterTime
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016, Dave Green): 6.0
8. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959, Henry Levin): 6.0 #20000Leagues
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, Gore Verbinski): 8.0 > 7.8
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006, Gore Verbinski): rewatch: 8.0 > 7.5
11. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007, Gore Verbinski) rewatch: 8.0 > 6.8
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011, Rob Marshall) rewatch: 5.0 > 5.5
13. Deep Impact (1998, Mimi Leder): 6.2
14. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales [Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge] (2017, Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg): 5.0
15. Armageddon (1998, Michael Bay) rewatch: ? > 6.8
16. Bai fa mo nu zhuan [The Bride with White Hair] (1993, Ronny Yu): 8.2 #Asia
17. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965, Gordon Flemyng): 3.0
18. Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966, Gordon Flemyng): 4.2
19. Transformers (2007, Michael Bay) rewatch: 7.5 > 6.5
20. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Michael Bay) rewatch: 6.5 > 3.5
21. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, Michael Bay) rewatch: 3.5 > 5.2
22. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014. Michael Bay): 4.0
23. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017, Michael Bay): 4.5
24. Âya to majo [Earwig and the Witch] (2020, Goro Miyazaki) #Animation: 1.5
25. I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 [Rome, 2072 A.D./New Gladiators/Fighting Centurions] (1984, Lucio Fulci) #Europe: 3.5
26. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017, Jon Watts) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.0

[toromash]

Do ICM Members dream of official checks

1. Daredevil (Mark Steven Johnson 2003) 2/10
2. Elysium (Neil Blomkamp 2013) 5/10
3. The Inhuman Woman (Marcel L'Herbier 1924) 8.3/10
3.5. The Witcher S1 E1 5.5/10
4. The Witcher S1 E2 3/10
5. Good Manners (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas 2017) 6.8/10
6. Kiki's Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki 1989) 8/10
7. The Witcher S1 E3 6/10
8. The Withcer S1 E4 4/10
9. The Aerial (Esteban Sapir 2007) 5/10
9.5. The Witcher S1 E5 7/10
10. The Witcher S1 E6 5.5/10
11. Evil Dead (Fede Alvarez 2013) 5(5.5)/10
12-14. Attack on titan S1 E1-E12 8.5/10 Rewatch

15-16. The Witcher S1 Ep7+8
The two last episodes reminded me a lot of the action packed GoT episode from season 8 in Winterfell. Meaningless action scenes for a whole episode, where characters you don't really know die, and the leading character just watch them die. An end has been reached, and this series is so bad that i won't bother for now with S2. It gets an average of 4.5 for S1, which i have only given once in the period of 2015-2022, that's the only impressive thing done by The Witcher. You really begin to appreciate GoT even more than you originally did when watching this horse shite.

[ororama]

36. Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) * 66 min.
Very low budget, primitive special effects, but somehow focusing on domestic melodrama more than the usual action works. This movie should be a disaster, but is mildly entertaining.

Spoiler

1. Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001) * 54 min.  #DoubleUp
2. Aerials (2016) * 90 min.
3. The Shannara Chronicles: Chosen: Part 1 (2016) * 41 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Chosen: Part 2 (2016) * 41 min.
4. Teknolust (2002) * 83 min.
5. Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam/The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920) 85 min.  #SpeculativeSilence
6. Conceiving Ada (1997) * 85 min.
7. Encanto (2021) * 102 min.  #MagicalRealism
8. The Shannara Chronicles: Fury (2016) * 40 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Changeling (2016) * 40 min.
9.The Shannara Chronicles: Reaper (2016) * 40 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Pykon (2016) * 41 min.
10. The Shannara Chronicles: Breakline (2016) * 41 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Utopia (2016) * 41 min.
11. The Shannara Chronicles: Safehold (2016) * 40 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Ellcrys (2016) * 41 min.
12-14. The Shannara Chronicles: Druid (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Wraith (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Graymark (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Dweller (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Paranor (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Crimson (2017) * 42 min.
15. The Shannara Chronicles: Warlock (2017) * 43 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Amberle (2017) * 42 min.
16. The Shannara Chronicles: Wilderun (2017) * 42 min.
The Shannara Chronicles: Blood (2017) * 42 min.
17. Das Zaubermännchen/Rumpelstiltskin (1960) * 70 min.  #Europe (East Germany)
18. Cowboy Bebop: Session #1 Cowboy Gospel (2021) * 49 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #2 Venus Pop (2021) * 38 min.
19. Freak Orlando (1981) * 127 min.
20. Schneewittchen/Snow White (1961) * 60 min.
21. Cowboy Bebop: Session #3 Dog Star Swing (2021) * 45 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #4 Callisto Soul (2021) * 45 min.
22. Cowboy Bebop: Session #5 Darkside Tango (2021) * 44 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #6 Binary Two-Step (2021) * 40 min.
23. Ikarie XB 1 (1963) * 86 min.  #RforRocket
24. Cowboy Bebop: Session #7 Galileo Hustle (2021) * 47 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #8 Sad Clown A-Go (2021) * 43 min.
25. Cowboy Bebop: Session #9 Blue Crow Waltz (2021) * 50 min.
Cowboy Bebop: Session #10 Supernova Symphony (2021) * 47 min.
26. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angel Attack (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Beast (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Transfer (1995) * 23 min.
27. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Hedgehog's Dilemma (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Rei I (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Rei II (1995) * 23 min.
28. Aphex Twin: Come to Daddy (1997) * 6 min.
The Changing Same (2001) * 9 min.
Hasaki Ya Suda/Wandering Warriors (2011) * 25 min.
Twaaga (2013) * 32 min.
29. Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Human Work (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Asuka Strikes! (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! (1995) * 23 min.
30. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Magmadiver (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: She Said, 'Don't Make Others Suffer for Your Personal Hatred' (1995) * 23 min.
31. Nude on the Moon (1961) * 70 min.
32. Girl From Nowhere: JennyX (2021) * 49 min.
33. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Lilliputian Hitcher (1995) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Weaving a Story (1996) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses (1996) * 23 min.
34. The Trollenberg Terror (1958) * 84 min.  #DeadSpace
35. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Splitting of the Breast (1996) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Fourth Children (1996) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ambivalence (1996) * 23 min.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Introjection (1996) * 23 min.

*First time viewing

[sol]

Spoiler

1. Island of Lost Souls (1932)
2. Mr. Nobody (2009) #Livingin5D
3. Dolls (1987) #WitchyPoo
4. Alien (1979) REVISION #DeadSpace
5. Aliens (1986) REVISION
6. Foxfur (2012) #DoubleUp
7. Radius (2017) #NorthAmerica
8. Deadpool (2016) #Hilarious
9. Der Samurai (2014) #Europe
10. The Matrix (1999) REVISION
11. Zebraman (2004) #Asia
12. Robot Jox (1989) #PostNuke
13. Skull - The Mask (2020) #SouthAmerica
14. The Infinite Man (2016) REVISION #Australia
15. Miracle Mile (1988)
16. The Return. (1980)
17. The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) #Animation
18. Secret Magic Control Agency (2021) #Russia
19. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) #OutsideTheBubble
20. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) #SoundOfThunder
21. Carnival of Sinners/The Devil's Hand (1943)
22. Journey To The Center Of The Earth (2008) #20000Leagues
23. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) REVISION #TimeAfterTime
24. Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
25. The Puppet Masters (1994) #StrangeLand
26. Bicentennial Man (1999) #Foundation
27. Damnation Alley (1977) #Hugo
28. Dead of Night. (1977) #IAmLegend
29. The Mirror Boy (2011) #Africa
30. Your Highness (2011) #LookAWizard!
31. Sucker Punch (2011) #LookADragon!
32. Ender's Game (2013) #Nebula
33. Demon Seed (1977) REVISION #ICantDoThatDave
34. Die Puppe (1919) REVISION #SpeculativeSilence
35. Stowaway (2021) #RforRocket
36. The Box (2009) REVISION #IAmLegend
37. Onward (2020) #LookAUnicorn!
38. Encanto (2021) #MagicalRealism
39. Enchanted Desna (1964)
40. Die Monster Die! (1965)
41. The Stone Rider (1923)
42. The Wolf House (2018)
43. Frankenstein (1931) REVISION
44. Dracula (1931) REVISION
45. Blacula (1972)
46. Alien3 (1992) REVISION
47. Always (1989)
48. The Abyss (1989)
49. Island of Terror (1966)
50. Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
51. Dracula's Daughter (1936)

52. On Borrowed Time (1939)



The Angel of Death gets stuck in a tree in this bizarre fantasy drama. If played a comedy, such a silly idea may have been fun and amusing, however, the filmmakers take a melodramatic route and it is hard to tell who is more obnoxious: an over-the-top Eily Malyon as a pure-evil aunt, or Bobs Watson as a whining and crying child. Lionel Barrymore and Cedric Hardwicke at least give dignified performances, but this was a weirdly depressing film that I hated.

[peeptoad]

27. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 7 #20000Leagues

bonus 26

fantastical flicks

1. Tanin no kao (1966) The Face of Another 8+ #Asia
2. Simón del desierto (1965) Simon of the Desert 8 #NorthAmerica
3. Macunaíma (1969) 7+ #SouthAmerica
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 8 (rewatch) #Hugo
5. Rise of the Guardians (2012) 6 #LookAUnicorn!
6. Puss in Boots (2011) 6 #Animation
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 7+ (rewatch) #LookADragon!
8. Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris (1974) Celine and Julie Go Boating 6 #Livingin5D
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 7(rewatch) #LookAWizard!
10. Don't Look Up (2021) 7 #Hilarious
11. Solomon Kane (2009) 6 #WitchyPoo
12. The Fourth Kind (2009) 3 #DeadSpace
13. Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) 5 #OutsidetheBubble
14. The Lathe of Heaven (1980) 8 #Nebula
15. Stalker (1979) 8 #Russia
16. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) 7 (rewatch)
17. Conquest (1983) 6 #DoubleUp
18. Destination Moon (1950) 6 #RforRocket
19. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 6 #MagicalRealism
20. Askeladden - I Dovregubbens hall (2017) The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King 6 #Europe
21. Nightfall (2000) 3 #Foundation
22. The Brain Eaters (1958) 4 #StrangeLand
23. The Tomorrow War (2021) 4 #TimeAfterTime
24. Virtuosity (1995) 5 #IcantDoThatDave
25. The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey (1988) 6+ #Australia
26. Stir of Echoes (1999) 7 (rewatch) #IAmLegend

[VincentPrice]

35. Asteroid-2021: 2/10

Spoiler

1. Impostor-2001: 4/10
2. The Colossus of New York-1958: 7/10
3. Puzzlehead-2005: 6/10
4. Beast in Space-1980: 2/10
5. Blue Monkey-1987: 9/10
6. Velocity Trap-1999: 6/10
7. War of the Worlds-2005: 10/10
8. Evolution-2001: 8/10
9. Strange Invaders-1983: 8/10
10. Absolon-2003: 4/10
11. Cyborg Cop-1993: 7/10
12. Tarantula-1955: 8/10
13. The Mole People-1956: 7/10
14. The Day After Tomorrow-2004: 8/10
15. Save Yourselves!-2020: 8/10
16. Galaxy Quest-1999: 10/10
17. Spider-Man-2002: 9/10
18. Spider-Man 2-2004: 10/10
19. Spider-Man 3-2007: 7/10
20. Pulse-1988: 8/10
21. Slipstream-1989: 3/10
22. Teddy Bomb-2014: 7/10
23. Strange Days-1995: 9/10
24. The Lobster-2015: 7/10
25. Don't Look Up-2021: 9/10
26. War of the Planets-1977: 4/10
27. Assignment Outer Space-1960: 4/10
28. Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet-1965: 3/10
29. Warning from Space-1956: 6/10
30. The Matrix Reloaded-2003: 7/10
31. The Matrix Revolutions-2003: 7/10
32. Strangler of the Swamp-1946: 7/10
33. The Matrix: Resurrections-2021: 7/10
34. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions-2021: 8/10

[VincentPrice]

36. Rapture-2014: 1/10

Spoiler

1. Impostor-2001: 4/10
2. The Colossus of New York-1958: 7/10
3. Puzzlehead-2005: 6/10
4. Beast in Space-1980: 2/10
5. Blue Monkey-1987: 9/10
6. Velocity Trap-1999: 6/10
7. War of the Worlds-2005: 10/10
8. Evolution-2001: 8/10
9. Strange Invaders-1983: 8/10
10. Absolon-2003: 4/10
11. Cyborg Cop-1993: 7/10
12. Tarantula-1955: 8/10
13. The Mole People-1956: 7/10
14. The Day After Tomorrow-2004: 8/10
15. Save Yourselves!-2020: 8/10
16. Galaxy Quest-1999: 10/10
17. Spider-Man-2002: 9/10
18. Spider-Man 2-2004: 10/10
19. Spider-Man 3-2007: 7/10
20. Pulse-1988: 8/10
21. Slipstream-1989: 3/10
22. Teddy Bomb-2014: 7/10
23. Strange Days-1995: 9/10
24. The Lobster-2015: 7/10
25. Don't Look Up-2021: 9/10
26. War of the Planets-1977: 4/10
27. Assignment Outer Space-1960: 4/10
28. Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet-1965: 3/10
29. Warning from Space-1956: 6/10
30. The Matrix Reloaded-2003: 7/10
31. The Matrix Revolutions-2003: 7/10
32. Strangler of the Swamp-1946: 7/10
33. The Matrix: Resurrections-2021: 7/10
34. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions-2021: 8/10
35. Asteroid-2021: 2/10

[flavo5000]

145. The Rover (David Michôd, 2014) #Australia
In a bleak post-apocalyptic world not dissimilar to The Road, a guy's car is stolen by a ruthless gang which sets him on a path of retribution. This was actually pretty solid with Guy Pearce (cornering the market on super depressing, gritty Australian movies) and Robert Pattinson both doing great work.


146. Pathala Bhairavi (Kadiri Venkata Reddy, 1951)
My usual complaints about Bollywood (too long, too melodramatic at times) hold true but this one does have some fun sorcery shenanigans at times that help it go down a little smoother than it might have otherwise.


147. Ninja Strike Force (Godfrey Ho, Joseph Lai, 1988)
Man, I was going into some severe Godfrey Ho withdrawals after a couple months of noir and documentaries. Ninja Strike Force is a delightfully bonkers Ho/Lai flick that has all the usual trademarks: brightly colored ninjas fighting over inexplicable conflicts (in this case a magic sword that grants ultimate power or something), random scenes from a totally different movie pasted in (in this case we've got a kung fu prodigy with a brother suffering from tuberculosis), excruciatingly bad dubbing with dialogue that makes no sense. It's all quite glorious.


148. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Jason Reitman, 2021)
This "re-quel" leans into the nostalgia HARD and for the most part it's a pretty fun if somewhat slight and pandering ride. I watched it with my kids and they loved it, especially the back half once stuff really got going. My wife thought the little marshmallow men were adorable too.


149. Ciao maschio a.k.a. Bye Bye Monkey (Marco Ferreri, 1978)
Really Cannes? This was pretentious gibberish.


150. V (Kenneth Johnson, 1983)
Pretty solid alien invasion mini-series. I liked that many of the aliens seemed to have their own personalities like Willy that sympathize with the humans. That helped it give a little more of a dimension than something like Invaders from Mars.


151. La decima vittima a.k.a. The 10th Victim (Elio Petri, 1965)
Woah, this was a super kooky fun movie with Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress in a deadly game of cat & mouse as part of a Running Man-esque TV competition that's been granted to society as a way for the rich and jaunty to get out their jollies in a healthy way. The set designs are classic '60s garish pop art and accomplished director Elio Petri really keeps things movie. I liked this one a lot actually despite the stupid ending.


152. Lokis. Rekopis profesora Wittembacha (Janusz Majewski, 1970)
This one was pretty good. It starts a little slow but does a suitable job of creating a kind of creeping mystery steeped in weird Polish folklore involving a man-bear.


153. Realive (Mateo Gil, 2017)
This one has a well-written screenplay with some interesting ideas but it does drag a little in places and the directing and set design


154. Elektra (Rob Bowman, 2006)
One part Netflix' Iron Fist, one part The Next Karate Kid. Yea, it wasn't good.


155. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Rob Marshall, 2011)
It had a few fun set pieces to it but really drags in the second half at times.

Spoiler

1. Zack Snyder's Justice League (Zack Snyder, 2021)
2. La flûte à six schtroumpfs a.k.a. The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (Peyo, 1976) #Animation
3. Free Guy (Shawn Levy, 2021) #Hilarious
4. Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu a.k.a. Samurai Kids (Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1993) #Asia
5. La beauté du diable a.k.a. The Beauty and the Devil (Rene Clair, 1950) #DoublingUp
6. Alraune a.k.a. A Daughter of Destiny (Henrik Galeen, 1928) #SpeculativeSilence
7-9. The Martian Chronicles (Michael Anderson, 1980) #SoundofThunder
10. Na komete a.k.a. On The Comet (Karel Zeman, 1970)
11. Encanto (Byron Howard, Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith, 2021)
12. Sputnik (Egor Abramenko, 2020) #Russia
13. Flubber (Les Mayfield, 1997)
14. TC 2000 (T.J. Scott, 1993)
15. At First Light (Jason Stone, 2018) #NorthAmerica
16. Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi a.k.a. Thou Gild'st the Even (Onur Ünlü, 2013) #MagicalRealism
17. The Juniper Tree (Nietzchka Keene, 1990) #Europe
18. Ghosts Can't Do It (John Derek, 1989)
19. Puteri gunung ledang a.k.a. A Legendary Love (Teong Hin Saw, 2004)
20. The Bermuda Triangle (René Cardona Jr., 1979)
21. Synchronicity (Jacob Gentry, 2015) #LivingIn5D
22. The Invisible Boy (Herman Hoffman, 1957) #ICantDoThatDave
23. Strange Invaders (Michael Laughlin, 1983) #DeadSpace
24. Xian nu xia fan a.k.a. The Human Goddess (Meng Hua Ho, 1972)
25-27. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier E1-6 (2021)
28. Xi you: Xiang mo pian a.k.a. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (Stephen Chow, Chi-kin Kwok, 2013)
29. Colossal (Nacho Vigalondo, 2016)
30. Somewhere in Time (Jeannot Szwarc, 1980) #IAmLegend
31. Real Playing Game (Tino Navarro, David Rebordão, 2013)
32. The Land Unknown (Virgil W. Vogel, 1957)
33. Innerspace (Joe Dante, 1987)
34-35. Uchû no senshi a.k.a. Starship Troopers (Tetsurô Amino, 1988) #StrangeLand
36. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (Lamont Johnson, 1983)
37-38. Going Postal E1-2 (Jon Jones, 2010) #Nebula
39. Anthem of a Teenage Prophet (Robin Hays, 2018)
40. Noroît (Jacques Rivette 1976)
41. PK (Rajkumar Hirani, 2014)
42. Divergent (Neil Burger, 2014)
43. Reka caruje a.k.a. Magical River (Václav Krska, 1946)
44. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (Robert Parrish, 1969) #RIsForRocket
45. Invisible Sue (Markus Dietrich, 2018)
46. Le meraviglie di Aladino a.k.a. The Wonders of Aladdin (Mario Bava, Henry Levin, 1961)
47. The Giver (Phillip Noyce, 2014) #Africa
48. Wrath of the Titans (Jonathan Liebesman, 2012)
49a. ABC Weekend Specials: The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ron Underwood, 1986)
49b. ABC Weekend Specials: Runaway Ralph (Ron Underwood, 1988)
50. Zapped! (Robert J. Rosenthal, 1982)
51. Equalizer 2000 (Cirio H. Santiago, 1987) #PostNuke
52. Tempest (Paul Mazursky, 1982)
53. Cosmic Fantasy: Ginga Me Hyou no Wana (Kazuhiro Ochi, 1994)
54. The Caller (Arthur Allan Seidelman, 1987)
55. Death Race 2050 (G.J. Echternkamp, 2017)
56. The Mists of Avalon (Uli Edel, 2001)
57. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mac and Me (Joel Hodgson, Rob Schrab, 2018)
58. Rememory (Mark Palansky, 2017)
59. Star Slammer (Fred Olen Ray, 1988)
60. No Men Beyond This Point (Mark Sawers, 2015)
61. Sukkubus - den Teufel im Leib (Georg Tressler, 1989) #WitchyPoo
62. 4D Man (Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., 1959)
63. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Day Time Ended (Joel Hodgson, Rob Schrab, 2018)
64. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Destin Daniel Cretton, 2021)
65. Obyknovennoe chudo a.k.a. Ordinary Miracle (Mark Zakharov, 1979)
66. Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (Harry Bromley Davenport, 1995)
67. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Ator, the Fighting Eagle (Joel Hodgson, Rob Schrab, 2018)
68. A Touch of Genie (Joseph W. Sarno, 1974)
69. The Mislayed Genie (Eric Jeffrey Haims, 1973)
70-72. Tin Man (Nick Willing, 2007)
73. Virus (John Bruno, 1999) #OutsideTheBubble
74. Bible! (Wakefield Poole, 1974)
75. Jonathan (Bill Oliver, 2018)
76. The Second Civil War (Joe Dante, 1997)
77a. Black Mirror: Striking Vipers (Owen Harris, 2019)
77b. Black Mirror: Smithereens (James Hawes, 2019)
78. Das indische Grabmal erster Teil - Die Sendung des Yoghi a.k.a. Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth (1921)
79. Das indische Grabmal zweiter Teil - Der Tiger von Eschnapur a.k.a. Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921)
80. Koiya koi nasuna koi a.k.a. The Mad Fox (Tomu Uchida, 1962)
81. Shen jian dong shan he a.k.a. Thrilling Bloody Sword (Hsin Yi Chang, 1981) #LookAWizard
82. Madeleine, anatomia di un incubo a.k.a. Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare (Roberto Mauri, 1974)
83. Transcendence (Wally Pfister, 2014)
84. Journey to the Center of the Earth (Eric Brevig, 2008) #20000Leagues
85, 2012 (Roland Emmerich, 2009)
86. Isaac Asimov's Robots (Doug Smith, Kim Takal, 1988) #Foundation
87. Eternals (Chloé Zhao, 2021)
88. Malina (Werner Schroeter, 1991)
89. Futari a.k.a. Chizuko's Younger Sister (Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 1991)
90. Le avventure di Pinocchio a.k.a. Adventures of Pinocchio (Luigi Comencini, 1972)
91. The Point (Fred Wolf, 1971)
92. Skyline (Colin Strause, Greg Strause, 2010)
93. Beyond Skyline (Liam O'Donnell, 2017)
94. Visit to a Small Planet (Norman Taurog, 1960)
95. I predatori di Atlantide a.k.a. Raiders of Atlantis (Ruggero Deodato, 1983)
96. Uchû sai sensô a.k.a. Battle in Outer Space (Ishirô Honda, 1959)
97. Dune: Part One (Denis Villeneuve, 2021) #Hugo
98. The Meteor Man (Robert Townsend, 1993)
99. Pleasure Maze (Duck Dumont, 1986)
100. Fantasyworld (Bob Chinn, Jeffrey Fairbanks, 1979)
101. China Lust (Summer Brown, 1976)
102. Alien Nation (Graham Baker, 1988)
103. The Philadelphia Experiment (Paul Ziller, 2012) #TimeAfterTime
104. They Came from Beyond Space (Freddie Francis, 1967)
105. City of Angels (Brad Siberling, 1998)
106. Krakatit (Otakar Vávra, 1948)
107. Iron Warrior (Al Bradley, 1987)
108-114. Suzumiya Haruhi no yûutsu a.k.a. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Tatsuya Ishihara, 2006) E1-28
115. Robot & Frank (Jake Schreier, 2012)
116. La freccia d'oro a.k.a. The Golden Arrow (Antonio Margheriti, 1962)
117. Nightmare Weekend (Henri Sala, 1986)
118. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Andy Serkis, 2021)
119-120. Moondial (Colin Cant, 1988)
121. The Specials (Craig Mazin, 2000)
122. Saint Bernard (Gabriel Bartalos, 2013)
123. The Man from Earth: Holocene (Richard Schenkman, 2017)
124-126. Masters of Science Fiction E1-6 (2007)
127. Brain of Blood (Al Adamson, 1971)
128. Nazareno Cruz y el lobo (Leonardo Favio, 1975) #SouthAmerica
129. Gagamboy (Erik Matti, 2004)
130a. ABC Weekend Specials: Ralph S. Mouse (Thomas G. Smith, 1991)
130b. La Frecuencia Kirlian a.k.a. The Kirlian Conspiracy E1-6 (Cristian Ponce, 2017)
131. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (Terry Gilliam, 2018)
132. Heavenly Desire (Jourdan Alexander, 1979)
133. Mary! Mary! (Bernard Morris, 1977)
134. Hereafter (Clint Eastwood, 2010)
135. The Scorpion King (Chuck Russell, 2002)
136. Freaky Friday (Mark Waters, 2003)
137. Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Red Side (Katsuhiko Nishijima, 1990)
138. Project A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue Side (Katsuhiko Nishijima, 1990)
139. The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wachowski, 2021)
140-142. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power S4E2-13 (2019) #LookAUnicorn
143. Rak ti Khon Kaen a.k.a. Cemetery of Splendor (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2015)
144. Topper Returns (Roy Del Ruth, 1941)
145. The Rover (David Michôd, 2015) #Australia
146. Pathala Bhairavi (Kadiri Venkata Reddy, 1951)
147. Ninja Strike Force (Godfrey Ho, Joseph Lai, 1988)
148. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Jason Reitman, 2021)
149. Ciao maschio a.k.a. Bye Bye Monkey (Marco Ferreri, 1978)
150. V (Kenneth Johnson, 1983)
151. La decima vittima a.k.a. The 10th Victim (Elio Petri, 1965)
152. Lokis. Rekopis profesora Wittembacha (Janusz Majewski, 1970)
153. Realive (Mateo Gil, 2017)
154. Elektra (Rob Bowman, 2006)
155. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Rob Marshall, 2011)

[flavo5000]

36. Rapture-2014: 1/10

Holy Cow... I've never seen you give something a 1/10!

[Lonewolf2003]

E is for EWOKS!

31. Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure [The Ewok Adventure] (1984, John Korty) rewatch ? > 4.5
32. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985, Ken & Jim Wheat) rewatch ? > 6.5 - It's surprising how much better the second movie is. I could dissect why, but too tired for that

Watching some sci-fi/fantasy franchises and more, SHBC: 9

1. Encanto (2021, Byron Howard & Jared Bush): 6.8 #MagicalRealism
2. Men in Black (1997, Barry Sonnenfeld) rewatch: ? > 8.0 #Hilarious
3. Men in Black II (2002, Barry Sonnenfeld): 6.5
4. Eragon (2006, Stefen Fangmeier): 4.5 #LookADragon! -
5. R.I.P.D. (2013, Robert Schwentke): 6.5 #OutsidetheBubble
6. Men in Black III (2012, Barry Sonnenfeld): 6.8 #TimeAfterTime
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016, Dave Green): 6.0
8. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959, Henry Levin): 6.0 #20000Leagues
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, Gore Verbinski): 8.0 > 7.8
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006, Gore Verbinski): rewatch: 8.0 > 7.5
11. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007, Gore Verbinski) rewatch: 8.0 > 6.8
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011, Rob Marshall) rewatch: 5.0 > 5.5
13. Deep Impact (1998, Mimi Leder): 6.2
14. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales [Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge] (2017, Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg): 5.0
15. Armageddon (1998, Michael Bay) rewatch: ? > 6.8
16. Bai fa mo nu zhuan [The Bride with White Hair] (1993, Ronny Yu): 8.2 #Asia
17. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965, Gordon Flemyng): 3.0
18. Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966, Gordon Flemyng): 4.2
19. Transformers (2007, Michael Bay) rewatch: 7.5 > 6.5
20. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Michael Bay) rewatch: 6.5 > 3.5
21. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, Michael Bay) rewatch: 3.5 > 5.2
22. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014. Michael Bay): 4.0
23. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017, Michael Bay): 4.5
24. Âya to majo [Earwig and the Witch] (2020, Goro Miyazaki) #Animation: 1.5
25. I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 [Rome, 2072 A.D./New Gladiators/Fighting Centurions] (1984, Lucio Fulci) #Europe: 3.5
26. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017, Jon Watts) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.0
27. Independence Day (1996, Roland Emmerich) rewatch: ? > 5.0
28. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016, Roland Emmerich): 5.0
29. The Day After Tomorrow (2004, Roland Emmerich): 5.5
30. 2012 (2009, Roland Emmerich): 6.0 -

[Lonewolf2003]

36. Rapture-2014: 1/10

Holy Cow... I've never seen you give something a 1/10!

Me neither, it's more rare even than ChrisReynolds giving something more than a 7.

[flavo5000]

32. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985, Ken & Jim Wheat) rewatch ? > 6.5 - It's surprising how much better the second movie is. I could dissect why, but too tired for that

Two words: Wilford. Brimley.

[Lonewolf2003]

32. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985, Ken & Jim Wheat) rewatch ? > 6.5 - It's surprising how much better the second movie is. I could dissect why, but too tired for that

Two words: Wilford. Brimley.

Yes for sure he’s a large part of it. But I already was liking it more before he appears.

[peeptoad]

28. After the World Ended (2015) 4 #PostNuke

bonus 27

fantastical flicks

1. Tanin no kao (1966) The Face of Another 8+ #Asia
2. Simón del desierto (1965) Simon of the Desert 8 #NorthAmerica
3. Macunaíma (1969) 7+ #SouthAmerica
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 8 (rewatch) #Hugo
5. Rise of the Guardians (2012) 6 #LookAUnicorn!
6. Puss in Boots (2011) 6 #Animation
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 7+ (rewatch) #LookADragon!
8. Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris (1974) Celine and Julie Go Boating 6 #Livingin5D
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 7(rewatch) #LookAWizard!
10. Don't Look Up (2021) 7 #Hilarious
11. Solomon Kane (2009) 6 #WitchyPoo
12. The Fourth Kind (2009) 3 #DeadSpace
13. Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) 5 #OutsidetheBubble
14. The Lathe of Heaven (1980) 8 #Nebula
15. Stalker (1979) 8 #Russia
16. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) 7 (rewatch)
17. Conquest (1983) 6 #DoubleUp
18. Destination Moon (1950) 6 #RforRocket
19. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 6 #MagicalRealism
20. Askeladden - I Dovregubbens hall (2017) The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King 6 #Europe
21. Nightfall (2000) 3 #Foundation
22. The Brain Eaters (1958) 4 #StrangeLand
23. The Tomorrow War (2021) 4 #TimeAfterTime
24. Virtuosity (1995) 5 #IcantDoThatDave
25. The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey (1988) 6+ #Australia
26. Stir of Echoes (1999) 7 (rewatch) #IAmLegend
27. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 7 #20000Leagues

[Kublai Khan]

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” - Isaac Asimov

1. House of Dracula (Erle C. Kenton-1942) USA 727 checks #DeadSpace
2. The Mitchells vs the Machines (Michael Rianda-2021) USA/Canada/Hong Kong 1,402 checks #ICantDoThatDave
3. Doctor Who S21E20-24 "The Twin Dilemma" (Peter Moffatt-1984) UK #Europe
4. Stowaway (Joe Penna-2021) Germany/USA/UK 555 checks #RforRocket
5. Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (Don McDougall-1979) USA 45 checks
6. The Nutty Professor (Tom Shadyac-1996) USA 37,217 checks
7. HG Wells' War of the Worlds (David Michael Latt-2005) USA 42 checks
8. Free Guy (Shawn Levy-2021) USA 2,148 checks
9. Freaks (Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein-2018) USA/Canada 437 checks
10. Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg-2018) USA/India Rewatch
11. Pajama Party (Don Weis-1964) USA 51 checks #Hilarious
12. Mobile Suit Gundam I (Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ryôji Fujiwara-1981) Japan 109 checks #Asia
13. Don't Look Up (Adam McKay-2021) USA 3,133 checks
14. Raya and the Last Dragon (Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs-2021) USA 1,787 checks #LookADragon!
15. Level 16 (Danishka Esterhazy-2018) Canada 112 checks
16. PK (Rajkumar Hirani-2014) India/USA 1,632 checks
17. Explorers (Joe Dante-1985) USA 2,021 checks
18. The Face of Another (Hiroshi Teshigahara-1966) Japan 1,663 checks
19. The Colony {a/k/a Tides} (Tim Fehlbaum-2021) Germany/Switzerland 67 checks

20. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Destin Daniel Cretton-2021) USA 2,588 checks

Fun, but fairly boilerplate Marvel formula. Excellent martial art fights though.

[gunnar]

166-168 - Riget I (1994) - (272 minutes with 33 to carry forward) - Strange things are going on at The Kingdom, a hospital in Denmark. There is an arrogant consulting neurosurgeon who left a girl brain damaged after surgery. There is the ghost of another girl murdered decades earlier. An elderly woman whose son works in the hospital is sensitive to spirits and tries to find out what happened to the girl. I thought this mini-series wasn't bad, but I didn't get overly engaged during it. I'll probably watch the second series eventually and the third season is due out this year, 25 years after the previous one. I doubt that I'll seek out Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital which is based on this.

169-176 - Stormworld (2009) - (632 minutes plus 8 minutes carried over from before, 68 remaining) - Jason and Lee are teenage friends in Vancouver who go out in a boat one day and get sucked into a vortex that takes them to a parallel world called Stormworld where there are many islands, but fresh water is a scarce resource. There are a number of competing groups who originally came from various worlds. Jason and Lee make friends with a girl with the nickname Flees and they work on surviving and finding a way home. It's a decent adventure series.

177-181 - Ark II (1976) - (341 minutes plus 59 minutes carried over from before, 9 remaining) - In the 25th Century, there is a small colony of scientists, but various disasters have apparently killed off most of the population and caused the rest to revert to feudal levels at best. Four scientists (a man, a young woman, a teenage boy, and a talking chimp) travel in a high tech RV bringing scientific knowledge to the superstitious people. It's a somewhat lame show, but is typical of the various Filmation series of the era such as Space Academy, Jason of Star Command, and Shazam. The Secrets of Isis was the best of the five live action Filmation series that I've seen with The Ghost Busters being the only one that I haven't watched yet.

182-183 - Quark (1977) - (207 minutes with 47 to carry forward) - Richard Benjamin plays Adam Quark, the captain of a space garbage ship who gets a number of interesting assignments in this science fiction parody. Among his crew are the Vegeton Ficus (a Spock like figure played by Richard Kelton), Betty One and Betty Two (played by the Barnstable twins - one is a clone, but they won't admit to it), and others. The show definitely has its moments, though there are some misses as well.



Count = 183 Bonus = Complete

Spoiler

1 - Palm Springs (2020) - 8/10 - #TimeAfterTime
2 - The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - 7/10
3,4 - Ghosts (2020) Episodes 103-110 (168 minutes with 8 to carry forward) - #Hilarious
5-8 - Doctor Who Season 13 Episodes 1-6 (2021) (328 minutes with 8 to carry forward) - #Europe
9-13 - La Brea Episodes 102-110 (390 minutes plus 10 minutes carried over from before, 6 remaining) but it is watchable. I'll probably stick around for the second season.
14a - Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks (58 minutes)
14b - Space Cases Episode 101 (24 minutes)
15a - Star Trek Prodigy Episodes 101-103 (70 minutes) - #Animation
15b - Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rising Episodes 101-102 (11 minutes)
16 - The Andromeda Strain (1971) - 7/10
17 - When Worlds Collide (1951) - 7/10 - #RforRocket
18 - Visit to a Small Planet (1960) - 4/10
19-25 - Foundation Episodes 101-110 (562 minutes) - #Foundation
26 - Portrait of Jennie (1948) - 8/10
27 - Altered States (1980) - 5/10 - #DeadSpace
28 - Finch (2021) - 6.5/10 - #PostNuke
29 - Bell Book and Candle (1958) - 7/10
30 - Babes in Toyland (1961) - 7/10
31 - Outland (1981) - 6/10
32-34 - Space Cases Episodes 102-113 (1996) - (284 minutes with 44 minutes carried forward) - #Canada
35,36 - Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Episodes 101-106 (1993) - (151 minutes plus 9 minutes carried over from before, 41 remaining) - #Australia -
37 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - 7.5/10 - #20000Leagues
38 - Real Steel (2011) - 6/10 - #IAmLegend
39 - Free Guy (2021) - 7.5/10
40 - Legend (1985) - 6/10 - #LookAUnicorn!
41 - The Door Into Summer (2021) - 7.5/10 - #StrangeLand
42 - It Came from Outer Space (1953) - 7.5/10
43 - Electric Dragon 80000 V (2001) - 3/10 - #DoubleUp
44 - Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973) - 7/10 - #Russia
45 - Sleepy Hollow (1999) - 7.5/10 - #WitchyPoo
46 - The Crazy Ray/Paris qui dort (1924) - 6/10 - #SpeculativeSilence
47 - Encanto (2021) - 8/10 - #MagicalRealism
48,49 - The Wheel of Time Episodes 101-103 (169 minutes with 9 to carry forward) - #Hugo
50 - The Ray Bradbury Theater Episodes 101-103 (84 minutes with 4 to carry forward) - #SoundOfThunder
51 - Charlie Jade Episodes 101-102 (90 minutes with 10 to carry forward) - #Africa
52,53 - Julie e os Fantasmas Episodes 101-104 (96 minutes plus 64 minutes carried over from before, 0 remaining) - #SouthAmerica
54 - Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) - 7.5/10 - #LookADragon!
55 - The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) - 8.5/10 - #ICantDoThatDave
56 - Space Sweepers (2021) - 7.5/10 - #Asia
57,58 - Going Postal (2010) Episodes 1-2 (184 minutes with 24 to carry forward) - #Nebula
59,60 - The OA (2016) Episodes 101-103 (181 minutes with 21 to carry forward) - #LivingIn5D
61 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 8/10 - (rewatch) #LookAWizard!
62 - Dark Matter (2015) Episodes 101-102 (86 minutes with 6 to carry forward) - #OutsidetheBubble
63 - Phantom of the Paradise (1974) - 6.5/10
64 - The Wiz (1978) - 5/10
65-71 - Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993) Episodes 107-126 (550 minutes plus 10 minutes carried over from before, 41 remaining)
72-79 - Star Trek Discovery Season 3 (2020) - (668 minutes with 28 to carry forward)
80 - Scrooge (1970) - 7.5/10
81 - The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) - 7/10
82 - Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) - 7.5/10
83 - Finian's Rainbow (1968) - 7/10
84 - On the Beach (1959) - 6/10
85 - Shanks (1974) - 5/10
86 - Hereafter (2010) - 8/10
87-92 - Charlie Jade (2005) Episodes 103-112 - (455 minutes plus 25 minutes carried over from before, 44 remaining)
93 - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) - 6.5/10
94 - Wonder Man (1945) - 7/10
95 - Mama Turns 100 (1979) - 6/10
96 - The Cell (2000) - 7/10
97 - Just Imagine (1930) - 3/10
98 - The Story of Three Loves (1953) - 7/10
99-104 - The Chronicle (2001) Episodes 101-111 (475 minutes plus 5 minutes carried over from before, 39 remaining)
105 - The Preacher's Wife (1996) - 7/10
106 - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) - 6.5/10
107-112 - The Chronicle (2001) Episodes 112-122 (474 minutes plus 6 minutes carried over from before, 33 remaining)
113 - Isaac Asimov's Robots (1988) - 6/10
114 - The Wolfman (2010) - 6/10
115 - What Dreams May Come (1998) - 5/10
116 - Chances Are (1989) - 7/10
117-120 - The Expanse Season 6 (2021) including x-ray shorts (318 minutes plus 2 minutes carried over from before, 31 remaining)
121 - The Tempest (2010) - 5/10
122 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - 5/10
123-126 - Dead Gorgeous (2010) Episodes 101-113 (328 minutes with 8 to carry forward)
127 - The Wheel of Time Episode 104 (62 minutes plus 18 minutes carried over from before, 21 remaining)
128-133 - Star Cops (1987) Episodes 101-109 (461 minutes plus 19 minutes carried over from before, 2 remaining)
134 - Star Trek The Animated Series (1973) Episodes 101-104 (97 minutes with 17 to carry forward)
135-139 - Star Trek The Animated Series (1973) Episodes 105-206 (431 minutes with 31 to carry forward)
140-143 - The Tripods Series 1 (1984) (321 minutes)
144-149 - The Survivors (1975) Episodes 101-109 (447 minutes plus 33 minutes carried over from before, 18 remaining)
150 - The Tomorrow War (2021) - 7/10
151 - Rentaghost Series 1 (1976) (123 minutes with 43 to carry forward)
152-154 - The Tick (2001) (201 minutes plus 39 minutes carried over from before, 22 remaining)
155-158 - Cybergirl (2001) Episodes 101-113 (320 minutes)
159-162 - Cybergirl (2001) Episodes 114-126 (321 minutes)
163-164 - The Survivors (1975) Episodes 110-113 (198 minutes with 38 to carry forward)
165 - Ghosts (2021) Episodes 111-113 (63 minutes plus 17 minutes carried over from before, 43 remaining)

[beasterne]

25. Them! 8/10
26. Silent Running 6/10

Them was great; Silent Running was fine. Surprised to see that one on the S&S Hidden Gems list.

the list!

1. Don’t Look Up 6/10
2. The Matrix: Resurrections 7/10
3. South Park: Post COVID - The Return of COVID 4/10
4. Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey 5/10
5. Gremlins 2: The New Batch 6/10
6. The Running Man 7/10
7. Yu Yu Hakusho ep. 72-75 7/10
8. Yu Yu Hakusho ep. 76-79 7/10 (21 mins per episode = 84 mins total)
9. Yu Yu Hakusho ep. 80-83 7/10 (21 mins per episode = 84 mins total)
10. The Animatrix 8/10
11. Zack Snyder’s Justice League 6/10
12. Soylent Green 4/10
13. Speed Racer 8/10
14. Dark Star 6/10
15. Spider-Man: No Way Home 8/10
16. Tetsuo: The Iron Man 4/10
17. Cube 3/10
18. Plan 9 From Outer Space 6/10
19. Orpheé 8/10
20. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 8/10
21. The Lost World 5/10
22. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 7/10
23. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 6/10
24. Star Trek Beyond 6/10
25. Them! 8/10
26. Silent Running 6/10

[peeptoad]

29. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) 7 (rewatch)
30. The Illustrated Man (1969) 7 #SoundOfThunder
31. Gaia (2021) 6 #Africa

bonus 29

fantastical flicks

1. Tanin no kao (1966) The Face of Another 8+ #Asia
2. Simón del desierto (1965) Simon of the Desert 8 #NorthAmerica
3. Macunaíma (1969) 7+ #SouthAmerica
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 8 (rewatch) #Hugo
5. Rise of the Guardians (2012) 6 #LookAUnicorn!
6. Puss in Boots (2011) 6 #Animation
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 7+ (rewatch) #LookADragon!
8. Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris (1974) Celine and Julie Go Boating 6 #Livingin5D
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 7(rewatch) #LookAWizard!
10. Don't Look Up (2021) 7 #Hilarious
11. Solomon Kane (2009) 6 #WitchyPoo
12. The Fourth Kind (2009) 3 #DeadSpace
13. Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) 5 #OutsidetheBubble
14. The Lathe of Heaven (1980) 8 #Nebula
15. Stalker (1979) 8 #Russia
16. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) 7 (rewatch)
17. Conquest (1983) 6 #DoubleUp
18. Destination Moon (1950) 6 #RforRocket
19. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 6 #MagicalRealism
20. Askeladden - I Dovregubbens hall (2017) The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King 6 #Europe
21. Nightfall (2000) 3 #Foundation
22. The Brain Eaters (1958) 4 #StrangeLand
23. The Tomorrow War (2021) 4 #TimeAfterTime
24. Virtuosity (1995) 5 #IcantDoThatDave
25. The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey (1988) 6+ #Australia
26. Stir of Echoes (1999) 7 (rewatch) #IAmLegend
27. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 7 #20000Leagues
28. After the World Ended (2015) 4 #PostNuke