Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge (Official, January 2019)

[Lonewolf2003]

Last one for me. Thanks max for hosting.

33. Enemy Mine (1985): 6.2 - This mediocre movie is a sci-fi take on the enemies becomes friends plot: a human and his alien opponent get stranded together on a planet. The sfx are very dated and cheap looking, which is most clear at the beginning of the movie. But because most of it's just the two character at a handful location this hinders less throughout the remaining of it. Dennis Quaid overacts the entire picture. It also doesn't help that his character is irritatingly arrogant, but of course this is necessary for the character to undergo the necessary character growth. Louis Gossett Jr. does a lot better beneath all the make-up and mask. The last half hour (or something)

SpoilerShow

when the human has to take care of the deceased alien kid

is the best part of the movie to me.

Fantasizing about scienceShow

1. The LEGO Batman Movie (2017): 6.5
2. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018): 7.5
3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (Director's Cut): 6.2
4. Resident Evil (2002): 6.5
5. The War of the Worlds (1953): 5.5
6. Ghost in the Shell (2017): 4.5
7. Another Earth (2011): 7.2
8. Rollerball (1975): 7.0
9. Time Bandits (1981): 8.0
10. The Zero Theorem (2013): 6.5
11. Treasure Planet (2002): 6.8
12. Demolition Man (1993): 6.8
13. Tideland (2005) (rewatch): 8.5 > 6.8
14. Sleeper (1973): 7.2
15. Körkarlen (The Phantom Carriage) (1921): 8.5
16. I Origins (2014): 7.5
17. Night of the Comet (1984): 7.0 -.
18. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970): 6.8
19. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971): 7.0
20. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972): 7.0
21. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973): 7.0
22. The Time Machine (1960): 6.8
23. The Crow (1994): 5.5
24. The Butterfly Effect (2004) (rewatch): 8.5 > 6.0
25. The Quiet Earth (1985): 7.5
26. Caltiki - il mostro immortale [Caltiki, the Immortal Monster] (1959): 8.0
27. The Fall (2006) (rewatch): 10 > 10!
28. The Crazies (1973): 5.2
29. Silent Running (1972): 7.2
30. Galaxy Quest (1999): 7.0
31. Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988): 7.0
32. Rabu & Pîsu (Love & Peace) (2015): 8.0

[psychotronicbeatnik]

96. Assignment: Outer Space (1960 / Antonio Margheriti) FTV 6+/10

And that's it for me. thanks for your stellar hosting as always, Maxwell. I was shooting for 100 but didn't quite make it so a big to those who did (flavo, jeroeno & jd) & a stratospheric to albajos for breaking 200. You cats are gone, man, gone!

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?Show

1. Ready Player One (2018 / Steven Spielberg) FTV 7/10
2. Annihilation (2018 / Alex Garland) FTV 7/10
3. The Shape of Water (2017 / Guillermo del Toro) FTV 8/10
4. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018 / Ron Howard) FTV 7+/10
5. The Brain (1988 / Ed Hunt) FTV 6/10
6. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018 / J.A. Bayona) FTV 7/10
7. MST3K: Gamera (1988 / Season KTMA, Ep. 5) FTV 6/10
8. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016 / David Yates) FTV 7+/10
9-11. The Invaders: Episodes 1-3 (1967) 8+/10
12. MST3K: Gamera vs. Gaos (1988) FTV 6+/10
13. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017 / Guy Ritchie) FTV 7+/10
14. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017 / Michael Bay) FTV 4/10
15. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975 / Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones) 9+/10
16. Jabberwocky (1977 / Terry Gilliam) 8+/10
17. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013 / Jay Oliva) FTV 8+/10
18. Time Bandits (1981 / Terry Gilliam) 9+/10
19. MST3K: Gamera vs. Zigra (1988) FTV 7/10
20. Sheena (1984 / John Guillermin) 7+/10
21. Sheena: Pilot (2000) FTV 7/10
22. MST3K: Gamera vs. Guiron (1989) FTV 7/10
23. Battlestar Galactica: Saga of a Star World (1978) 7+/10
24-28. Battlestar Galactica: episodes 2-6 (1978) 7+/10
29-30. Battlestar Galactica: episodes 7-8 (1978) 7+/10
31. Her (2013 / Spike Jonze) FTV 9/10
32. MST3K: Phase IV (1989) FTV 7/10
33. The Stone Tape (1972 / Peter Sasdy) FTV 8/10
34-43. Shorter TV Works – 608 Total Minutes
a.Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Season One (2008-2009) FTV 8+/10 {503 min.}
b.Superman: First Season – episodes 1-5 (1996) FTV 7+/10 {105 min.}
44. MST3K: Deathstalker and the Warriors From Hell (1996) FTV 7+/10
45. Incredibles 2 (2018 / Brad Bird) FTV 7+/10
46. Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018 / Ethan Spaulding) FTV 7+/10
47-49. Quatermass II (1955 / Rudolph Cartier) 8/10 {188 min.}
50. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 / Steve Barron) 6/10
51. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 / Jonathan Liebesman) FTV 4/10
52. Bleeding Steel (2017 / Leo Zhang) FTV 5/10
53. Killers From Space (1955 / F. Lee Wilder) 7/10
54-63. Battlestar Galactica: episodes 9-18 (1978) 7+/10
64. Deadpool 2 (2018 / David Leitch) FTV 7/10
65. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954 / Rudolph Cartier) FTV 9/10
66-68. Battlestar Galactica: episodes 19-21 (1978) 7+/10
69. Star Trek (2009 / J.J. Abrams) 8+/10
70. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013 / J.J. Abrams) 8/10
71. Star Trek Beyond (2016 / Justin Lin) FTV 7+/10
72-81. Galactica 1980 (1980) FTV 4/10
82-91. Shorter TV Works – 600 Total Minutes
a.Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Season Two (2009-2010) FTV 8+/10 {495 min.}
b.Superman: First Season – episodes 6-10 (1996) FTV 7+/10 {105 min.}
92. The Zero Theorem (2013 / Terry Gilliam) FTV 8/10
93. Isle of Dogs (2018 / Wes Anderson) FTV 9/10
94. The Black Cauldron (1985 / Ted Berman, Richard Rich) 6+/10
95. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989 / Masami Hata, William T. Hurtz) FTV 7/10
96. Assignment: Outer Space (1960 / Antonio Margheriti) FTV 6+/10

[frbrown]

28. - 31. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Episodes 1-13 (1995)

I had hoped to finish this during the challenge, but I didn't come even close

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1. Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
2. Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring (1992)
3. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
4. Phoenix: Karma (1986)
5. Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
6. The Time Machine (1960)
7. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
8. X (1963)
9. Spring and Chaos (1996)
10. The NeverEnding Story (1984)
11. The Star of Cottonland (1984)
12. Mirrormask (2005)
13. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
14. Little Nemo (1989)
15. Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (1998)
16. Cleopatra D.C.: Pandora's Box (1991)
17. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
18. Donkey Skin (1970)
19. Sword for Truth (1990)
20. LOGH: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (1988)
21. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
22. Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018)
23. Iron Man (2008)
24. Field of Dreams (1989)
25. Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
26. Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boys Club (2001)
27. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)
28 - 31. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Episodes 1-13 (1995)

[sheikofhyrule]

13. The Orville S2E5 "All the World Is Birthday Cake" (2019) A first contact does not go as planned.

And with that I am done, we will have to wait to watch today's episode of The Orville until my mother-in-law comes over sometime soon. Now to get prepared for the Oscars month.

SpoilerShow

01. The Orville S2E1 "Ja'loja" (2018)
02. A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
03. Iron Man (2008)
04. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
05. The Orville S2E2 "Primal Urges" (2019)
06. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
07. Hereafter (2010)
08. The Orville S2E3 "Home" (2019)
09. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
10. The Orville S2E4 "Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes" (2019)
11. Marooned (1969)
12. The Tempest (2010)
13. The Orville S2E5 "All the World Is Birthday Cake" (2019)

[ZombieCPA]

1. Game of Thrones (1.1)
2. Game of Thrones (1.2)
3. Game of Thrones (1.3)
4. Game of Thrones (1.4)
5. Game of Thrones (1.5)
6. Game of Thrones (1.6)
7. Game of Thrones (1.7)
8. Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
9. Game of Thrones (1.8)
10. Game of Thrones (1.9)
11. Game of Thrones (1.10)
12. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

31. 'Konyok-gorbunok' / 'The Humpbacked Horse' / 1941, Aleksandr Rou / 6/10 / Fantasy
32. 'Legenda o ledyanom serdtse' / 'The Legend of the Icy Heart' / 1958, Aleksey Sakharov, Eldar Shengelaia / 8/10 / Fantasy
33. 'The Abyss' / 1989, James Cameron / 8.5/10 / Sci-Fi
34. Independence Day' / 1996, Roland Emmerich / 7/10 / Sci-Fi
35. 'Mars Attacks!' / 1996, Tim Burton / 7.5/10 / Sci-Fi
36. 'Gattaca' / 1997, Andrew Niccol / 8/10 / Sci-Fi
37. 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' / 2003, Jonathan Mostow / 5.5/10 / Sci-Fi
38. 'Spider-Man 2' / 2004, Sam Raimi / 7.5 or 8/10 / Sci-Fi
39. 'Season of the Witch' / 2011, Dominic Sena / 6/10 / Fantasy
40. 'Le passe-muraille' / 2016, Dante Desarthe / 8/10 / Fantasy




Thanks for hosting, maxwell! This proved a fun challenge to kick off the year, even if my middle of the month was somewhat disrupted by a cold. Hope Sci-Fi/Fantasy comes around again next year!

[Simba63]

40. Daredevil: 3.8 - Upstairs/Downstairs - 7/10

... And that will do it for me. Thanks for hosting Maxwell!

[flavo5000]

166. Black Mirror: Playtest (2016)
I liked this one with a Black Mirror deviating more into straight up horror than usual.


167. Terminator Genisys (2015)
Geez, this was a mess. Highly derivative of Terminator 2 but nowhere near as good with a new bundle of plot holes and time travel inconsistencies to wrangle with.


168. The Fourth Kind (2009)
Hokey supposedly true story alien abduction case that just seems to offer easy outs of extraterrestrial kidnappings instead of facing the uncomfortable reality of what is most likely mental instability.


169. Kuruizaki sanda rodo (1980) a.k.a. Crazy Thunder Road
This movie just oozes cool and feels so alive. I dug it a lot.


170. Dr. Strange (1978)
Wow this was amazingly bad with a younger, foxier Jessica Walters in a completely wasted role as the evil seductress Morgan Le Fay. The movie spends over half its running time tooling around with this random sub plot of a woman stricken with amnesia by Le Fay. It's TV moie origins are beyond obvious with a very talky script and extremely cheesy, cheap effects.


171-175a. Level E (2011) Ep. 1-13
Weird anime that doesn't seem to know what tone it wants to strike between parody, sci-fi action, romantic comedy, etc.

175b. Father of the Pride Ep 1
175c. Adventure Time S8E1-2
176-178. Father of the Pride Ep. 2-10

And with that I am done, folks! It's been fun and I think this is one of the higher scores I've gotten on a challenge. Which makes albajos' win even more impressive. Thanks maxwelldeux for another great hosting job!

Dream A Little Dream...Show

1. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
2. The Children (1980)
3. Lancelot du Lac (1974)
4. Alraune (1930)
5. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
6. The Blue Bird (1940)
7-11. Bubblegum Crisis (1987) Ep. 3-8
12. The Blood of Jesus (1941)
13. Sanatorium pod klepsydra (1973)
14. Sorry to Bother You (2018)
15. On the Beach (1959)
16. Runaway (1984)
17. Les visiteurs du soir (1942)
18. Medea (1969)
19. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
20a. Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
20b. Doamayger-D (2015)
21. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
22. Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka? (2017)
23. Timebomb (1991)
24. Zacharovannaya Desna (1964)
25. Black Mirror: The Entire History of You (2011)
26. Rapsodia satanica (1917)
27. La danza de la realidad (2013)
28. La antena (2007)
29. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
30. The Black Sleep (1956)
31-35a. Dusk Maiden of Amnesia (2012) E1-13
35b. Lost Hearts (1973)
36. Orlando (1992)
37. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: Yongary (2017)
38. Hatsujô kateikyôshi: sensei no aijiru (2003)
39. Sud pralad (2004)
40. Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)
41. The Man in the White Suit (1951)
42. Black Mirror: Be Right Back (2013)
43. Pollux et le chat bleu (1970)
44. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
45. One Million Years B.C. (1966)
46. Cypher (2002)
47. Yan zhi kou (1987)
48. Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
49. Black Mirror: White Bear (2013)
50. The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
51. Sailor and the 7 Ballz (2000)
52. Sailor and the 7 Ballz 2: Return of the Ballz (2005)
53. Mei ren yu (2016)
54. Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette (1974)
55. The Falls (1980)
56. Zvenigora (1928)
57-63. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) S3E1-7
64. Big Bird in China (1983)
65. AD Police Files (1990) E1-3
66. Despicable Me 3 (2017)
67. The Alligator People (1959)
68. Atanarjuat (2001)
69. Aerograd (1935)
70. The Incubus (1982)
71. Ghost in the Shell (2017)
72. Az prijde kocour (1963)
73a. Le tempestaire (1947)
73b. Captain EO (1986)
73c. Aggretsuko: We Wish You A Metal Christmas (2018)
74. Space Is the Place (1974)
75. Wandafuru raifu (1998)
76. Run Like Hell (1995)
77. La nuit fantastique (1942)
78. Circle (2015)
79. Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
80. Rupture (2016)
81-83. Jikken-hin Kazoku: Creatures Family Days (2018) Ep 1-12
84. The Glass Slipper (1955)
85. Pisma myortvogo cheloveka (1986)
86. Le pont du Nord (1981)
87. Je t'aime, je t'aime (1988)
88. Zashchitniki (2016)
89. The Magnetic Monster (1953)
90-91. Welt am Draht (1973) Parts 1 & 2
92. Jumper (2008)
93. Dr. Caligari (1989)
94. Portrait of Jennie (1948)
95. Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 1 - Ghost Pain (2013)
96. Dong (1998)
97. Peter Pan (1924)
98. Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2017)
99. Once Upon a Time (1987)
100. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
101. On - drakon (2015)
102a. There She Is!! (2008)
102b. Inferno Cop (2012) Ep. 1-13
103. The Blue Bird (1918)
104. Blithe Spirit (1945)
105. In the Aftermath (1988)
106. The Zero Theorem (2013)
107. Mickey's House of Villains (2001)
108. Siworae (2000)
109. Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
110. Linebarrels of Iron (2009) Ep. 1-3
111. Trog (1970)
112. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
113. Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
114. Parad planet (1984)
115. Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 2 - Ghost Whisper (2013)
116. Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 3 - Ghost Tears (2014)
117. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
118. Sobache serdtse (1988)
119. Defending Your Life (1991)
120. Black Mirror: The Waldo Moment (2013)
121. Bumblebee (2018)
122. Contagion (2011)
123-126. Watership Down (2018)
127. Zolushka (1947)
128. The Story of Three Loves (1953)
129. Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014)
130. King Lear (1987)
131. Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen (1979)
132. Schalcken the Painter (1979)
133. The Good Place Ep. 11-13
134. Phantom (1922)
135. Death Machines (1976)
136. Black Mirror: Nosedive (2016)
137. Mémoire des apparences (1987)
138. Westender (2003)
139-141. Bubblegum Crash! (1991) OVA 1-3
142. November (2017)
143. Dni zatmeniya (1988)
144-46. The Hollow (2018) Ep 1-9
147a. The Hollow Ep 10
147b. Moongirl (2005)
147c. Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
147d. Skullduggery (1962)
148. Always (1989)
149. Mannequin (1987)
150. Death Race (2008)
151. Doragon bôru Z: Tobikkiri no saikyô tai saikyô (1991)
152a. Prince Planet: Attack of the Radioactive Ants (1965)
152b. Exploring the Moon (1960)
152c. Talking of Tomorrow (1960)
152d. Mercury Amazing vs. Vampyrum
153. Bird Box (2018)
154. Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 4 - Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
155. Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969)
156. Combat d'amour en songe (2000)
157. Aquaman (2018)
158. F.R.E.D.I. (2018)
159. MST3K: Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
160. Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009)
161. Nelisita (1983)
162. Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
163. Mannequin: On the Move (1991)
164. The Nun (2018)
165. La corona di ferro (1941)
166. Black Mirror: Playtest (2016)
167. Terminator Genisys (2015)
168. The Fourth Kind (2009)
169. Kuruizaki sanda rodo (1980)
170. Dr. Strange (1978)
171-175a. Level E (2011) Ep. 1-13
175b. Father of the Pride Ep 1
175c. Adventure Time S8E1-2
176-178. Father of the Pride Ep. 2-10

[frbrown]

32. The Tunnel (1935)

Which gives me Silver on the BFI list, and gets me ready for the 30s challenge

Thanks for hosting, Max!

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1. Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
2. Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring (1992)
3. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
4. Phoenix: Karma (1986)
5. Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
6. The Time Machine (1960)
7. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
8. X (1963)
9. Spring and Chaos (1996)
10. The NeverEnding Story (1984)
11. The Star of Cottonland (1984)
12. Mirrormask (2005)
13. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
14. Little Nemo (1989)
15. Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (1998)
16. Cleopatra D.C.: Pandora's Box (1991)
17. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
18. Donkey Skin (1970)
19. Sword for Truth (1990)
20. LOGH: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (1988)
21. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
22. Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018)
23. Iron Man (2008)
24. Field of Dreams (1989)
25. Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
26. Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boys Club (2001)
27. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)
28. - 31. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Episodes 1-13 (1995)
32. The Tunnel (1935)

[maxwelldeux]

Ludacris was very curious about this challengeShow

"1. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
2. El Incidente (2014)
3. Vinyl (1965)
4. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
5. The Orville: Ja'Lojah (2018)
6. Invaders from Mars (1953)
7. Dolls (1987)
8. The Mummy (1999)
9. Phoenix the Warrior (1988)
10. Devil Girl from Mars (1954)"
"11. Chopping Mall (1986)
12. The Shape of Water (2017)
13. Chelovek-Amfibiya AKA Amphibian Man (1962)
14. The Mummy Returns (2001)
15. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
16. Things to Come (1936)
17. The Orville: Primal Urges (2019)
18. Dante's Inferno (1911)
19. Twilight (2008)
20. The Mask of Fun Manchu (1932)"
"21. Seconds (1966)
22. Eureka: Many Happy Returns (2006)
23. Repo Man (1984)
24. The Orville: Home (2019)
25. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
26. The Mummy (2017)
27. The Day of the Triffids (1963)
28. Runaway (1984)
29. Aerograd (1935)
30. Eureka: Before I Forget (2006)"
31. Tarantula (1955)
32. The Mole People (1956)
33. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
34. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
35. Eureka: Alienated (2006)
36. Eureka: Invincible (2006)
37. Russian Ark (2002)
38. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
39. 11.22.63: The Rabbit Hole (2016)
40. A Touch of Zen (1971)
41. 11.22.63: The Kill Floor (2016)
42. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
43. Evolution (2001)
44. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
45. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
46. I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
47. Fire and Ice (1983)
48. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
49. The Toxic Avenger (1984)
50. 11.22.63: Other Voices, Other Rooms (2016)
51. 11.22.63: The Eyes of Texas (2016)
52. Kaidan (1964)
53. Curvature (2017)
54. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

55. 11.22.63: The Truth (2016)
56. Liquid Sky (1982)
I had no plans to watch this this month until OldAle1 posted about it - so I turned it on. And while I largely agree with what he said, I think I might have liked it a bit more. It's weird as hell, but some cool coloring and wardrobe. But here's a recommendation for anyone thinking about watching it: don't watch it sober. The more fucked up you are, the better. Psychadelics recommended.

57. 11.22.63: Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald (2016)
58. 11.22.63: Soldier Boy (2016)
59. 11.22.63: The Day in Question (2016)
And with that, Wife and I finished the miniseries. This ended up being a good-not-great show. Interesting historical fiction, blending a compelling personal plot with historical facts regarding the JFK assassination. I had a friend in high school who was obsessed with the JFK assassination, so I learned more about it than I ever intended, so this was a fun foray into that. Unfortunately, I think the best part of the series was underwhelming, because

SpoilerShow

he was successful at preventing the JFK assassination. So when he went back to present time, the world was a horrible place, and Kennedy ended up being an awful person. This was in the last half of the last episode, which I found unfortunate because I wanted to explore that world more. But it had a sweet and touching ending, so that was pretty nice.

[Hunziker]

63. Star Trek: TNG: S4E2
64. Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) - 5.5/10

That's all folks! Couldn't watch much these last days, but I'm quite satisfied with having reached my goal of 62.

Thanks for hosting, Max!

January: The Sci-fi ProjectShow

1. Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine (1979)
2. Starman (1984)
3. Enemy Mine (1985)
4. Gulliver's Travels (1939)
5. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
6. Bakemono no ko (2015)
7. Arrival (2016)
8. The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)
9. Redline (2009)
10. Cold Ground (2017)
11. Outland (1981)
12. Escape from L.A. (1996)
13. Aliens (1986)
14. Body Bags (1993)
15. Men in Black II (2002)
16. Escape from Tomorrow (2013)
17. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
18. Ookami kodomo no Ame to Yuki (2012)
19. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
20. Synchronicity (2015)
21. Star Trek: Discovery: S2E1
22. Basic Instict 2 (2006)
23-34. Star Trek: TNG: S3E7-S3E18
35. El-haimoune (1984)
36. Suspiria (2018)
37-40. Shin Seiki Evangerion: E1-E10
41-42. Star Trek: TNG: S3E19-S3E20
43. Star Trek: Discovery: S2E1
44-45. Shin Seiki Evangerion: E11-E15
46-48. Star Trek: TNG: S3E21-S3E23
49. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
50-53. Shin Seiki Evangerion: E16-E26
54-55. Star Trek: TNG: S3E24-S3E25
56. Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni (1997)
57. Faust (2011) - 6.5/10
58-59. Star Trek: TNG: S3E26-S4E1
60. Screamers (1995)
61. Evangerion shin gekijôban: Jo (2007)
62. Evangerion shin gekijôban: Ha (2009)
63. Star Trek: TNG: S4E2
64. Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

!seen 64

[India Istanbul]

29. Teenagers From Outer Space (1959) 10/10
30. The Crater Lake Monster (1977) 8/10
31. The Phantom Planet (1961) 8/10
32. Unknown World (1951) 8/10
33. Phantom From Space (1953) 9/10

Total Points: 33


Total:

1. Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) 10/10
2. Black Panther (2018) FTV 7/10
3. Marvel Avengers Infinity Gauntlet (2018) FTV 8/10
4. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom (2018) FTV 6/10
5. Dr. Strange (2016) 7/10
6. Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron (2015) 5/10
7. ROTOR (1987) 8/10
8. Lady in the Water (2006) 6/10
9.Marvel Avengers (2008) 8/10
10. Captain America Civil War (2016) FTV 7/10
11. Ant Man and Wasp FTV (2018) 7/10
12. Thor FTV (2011) 7/10
13. Thor 2 FTV (2013) 7/10
14. Thor Ragnarok FTV (2017) 8/10
15. Iron Man (2006) 7/10
16. Iron Man 2 (2010) 7/10
17. Iron Man 3 (2014) FTV 7/10
18. Spider-man Homecoming FTV (2017) 9/10
19. Jurassic Park 3 (2001) FTV 5/10
20. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) FTV 7/10
21. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2018) FTV 7/10
22. Captain America The Winter Soldier (2014) FTV 8/10
23. Th Beastmaster FTV (1982) 7/10
24.Tarantula (1955) 8/10
25. The Deadly Mantis (1957) 8/10
26. Monster on the Campus (1958) 8/10
27. The Monolith Monsters (1957)8 /10
28. The Land Unknown (1957) 8/10

[zzzorf]

SpoilerShow

1. The Secret of Kells (2009) 5/10
2. Kwaidan (1964) 3/10
3. Barbie: A Fairy Secret (2011) 4/10
4. Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017) 4/10
5. A Wrinkle In Time (2018) 5/10
6. The Lure (2015) 9/10
7. Cat People (1942) 7/10 - double
8. Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) 8/10 - rewatch
9. Zombie Strippers! (2008) 3/10
10. The Doll (2017) 4/10
11. About Time (2013) 7/10
12. The Time Traveller's Wife (2009) 9/10 - rewatch
13. Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) 6/10
14. Charlotte's Web (2006) 7/10 - rewatch
15. Troll Hunter (2010) 7/10
16. SAGA: Curse of the Shadow (2013) 5/10
17. Phase IV (1974) 8/10
18. The Toxic Avenger (1984) 7/10

19. Ultimate Avengers II (2006) 7/10

Didn't quite crack the 20 mark this challenge, oh well. Thanks for the fun this month.

[nimimerkillinen]

SpoilerShow

1. Les visiteurs du soir
2. Monkey Business
3. Defending Your Life
4. Aerograd
5. Cinderella
6. Vtáckovia, siroty a blázni
7. Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu
8. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
9. Alice in Wonderland (1966)
10. The Golden Compass
11. The Twilight Saga: New Moon

12. Macunaíma
13. Sorry to Bother You
14. Heart of a Dog (1988) started promising got up banally theatrical very fast
15. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - dislike
16. Battle Beyond the Stars - meh
17. Flash Gordon - meh+
18. Panique au village - favourite+
19. Season of the Witch - meh+
20. Zacharovannaya Desna (1963) fave+
21. The Thief and the Cobbler - meh
22. TRON
23. Cinderella
24.
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome 38min
Son smeshnogo cheloveka (1992) 20min
Rozhdestvo obitateley lesa (1913) 7m

[nimimerkillinen]

forgot
25. Plan 9 from Outer Space

[Eva_L]

watchedShow

1. Mary Poppins returns (2018)
2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
3. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
4. Gravity Falls: s2e19, s2e20, s2e21 (2016)
5. Solyaris (1972)
6. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
7. Akira (1988)
8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
9. Forbidden Planet (1956)
10. Maze Runnre: The Death Cure (2018)
11. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
12. eXistenZ (1999)
13. Persona (1966)
14. Die Puppe (1919)
15. La belle et la bête (1946)
16. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
17. TRON (1982)
18. Stalker (1979)
19. Ghost (1990)
20. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
21. Sherlock Jr (1924)
22. The Handmaid's Tale: s2e01 (2018)
23. The Handmaid's Tale: s2e02 (2018)
24. The War Game (1965)
25. Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)
26. Altered States (1980)
27. Sleepwalk (1986)
28. Incredibles 2 (2018)
29. The Crow (1994)
30. The Good Place: s3e10, 3e11, 3e12 (2019)
31. Primer (2004)
32. Body Melt (1993)
33. The Nutty Professor (1963)
34. The Handmaid's Tale: s02e03 (2018)
35. The Handmaid's Tale: s02e04 (2018)
36. Superman (1978)
37. The Handmaid's Tale: s02e05 (2018)
38. It Came from Outer Space (1953)

39. The Handmaid's Tale: s02e06 (2018)
40. The Handmaid's Tale: s02e07 (2018)
41. The Handmaid's Tale: s02e08 (2018)

[funkybusiness]

Hit and run! Thanks maxwell for hosting!

01. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001, rewatch)
02. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, rewatch)
03. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, rewatch)
04-6. Paddington 2 (2017, rewatches #416, 417 and 418)
I guess this one counts as Fantasy, it's tagged as much but the only fantastical thing about is that he's a talking bear (and that he's a beloved immigrant). Other than that, it's basically a Ken Loach film. and yeah I watched it three times.
07. Aelita (1924)
08. Nebo zovet (1959) To space! Soviet style!
09. Solyaris (1972, rewatch)
10. Pikovaya dama (1916)
11. Kamennyy tsvetok (1946)
12. Zacharovannaya Desna (1964)

[sebby]

28-29 handmaid's tale ep 4-5
30 alphaville

it's just a sweet sweet fantasy babyShow

01 russian ark
02 pyewacket
03 angels in america ep 1
04-05 the handmaid's tale eps 1-2
06-07 angels in america eps 2-3
08 venom
09 timecrimes
10 prodigy
11 the truman show
12-14 angels in america eps 4-6
15 testament
16 your name
17 handmaid's tale ep 3
18-27 the good place s1 + s2 + s3e1
28-29 handmaid's tale ep 4-5
30 alphaville

[peeptoad]

OK, I accidentally lied about being finished for the month. Rewatched Stargate last night after it took me 3 hours to get home from work (subzero temps...grrrrr.)

45. Stargate (1994) 7*

galactic gloryShow

*rewatch

1. Nightbreed (1990) 7
2. Reign of Fire (2002) 6
3. The Return (1980) 4
4. Alice ou la dernière fugue (1977) Alice, or the Last Escapade 8
5. The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) 5
6. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) 6
7. Let Me In (2010) 7
8. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 9*
9. La polizia brancola nel buio (1975) The Police are Blundering in the Dark 4
10. The Woman in Black (2012) 5
11. Empire of the Ants (1977) 4
12. Frogs (1972) 4
13. Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959) 5
14. Revenge of the Creature (1955) 6
15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 8*
16. The Time Travelers (1964) 7
17. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) 4
18. Etoile (1989) 5
19. Brain Dead (1990) 7
20. It Came From Outer Space (1953) 6
21. Le Dernier combat (1983) The Last Battle 8
22. The Stone Tape (1972) 8
23. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) 6
24. Back to the Future (1985) 10*
25. Paris n'existe pas (1969) Paris Does Not Exist 6
26. Where Have All the People Gone? (1974) 5
27. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) 7
28. Fei tou mo nu (1982) Witch with the Flying Head 6
29. Les filles de Malemort (1974) 6
30. Inseminoid (1981) 4
31. The Mummy (1999) 7*
32. X The Unknown (1956) 7
33. Galaxy of Terror (1981) 6
34. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 8*
35. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) 8*
36. The Devil Commands (1941) 6
37. Triangle (2009) 7
38. Arrebato (1979) Rapture 9
39. The Secret of NIMH (1982) 7*
40. There's Nothing Out There (1991) 5
41. No Blade of Grass (1970) 6
42. The Valley of Gwangi (1969) 7*
43. Horror Express (1972) 8*
44. Deathstalker (1983)5

[OldAle1]

That crazy green monster kidstuffShow

1. Creature With the Atom Brain (Edward L. Cahn, 1955)
2. The Mole People (Virgil W. Vogel, 1956)
3. One Million B.C. (Hal Roach/Hal Roach Jr, 1940)
4. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (Uwe Boll, 2007)
5. Aquaman (Committee put together by giant multinational corporation to further stock performance in the 4th quarter, 2018)
6. It Came From Beneath The Sea (Robert Gordon, 1955)
7. Gorgo (Eugène Lourié, 1961)
8. Radar Men From the Moon (Fred C. Bannon, 1952)
9. Logan's Run (Michael Anderson, 1976) (re-watch)
10. From Hell It Came (Dan MIlner, 1957)
11. The Black Hole (Tibor Takács, 2006)
12. Capricorn One (Peter Hyams, 1978) (re-watch)
13. The X-Files - Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aubrey (Rob Bowman, 1995)
14. The X-Files - Season 2 - Episode 13 - Irresistable (David Nutter, 1995)
15. Android (Aaron Lipstadt, 1983)
16. The Brother From Another Planet (John Sayles, 1984)
17. Aladdin and His Lamp (Lew Landers, 1952)
18. The Terminal Man (Mike Hodges, 1974)
19. Aerograd (Aleksandr Dovzhenko, 1935)
20. Conan the Barbarian (Marcus Nispel, 2011)
21. Earth vs the Spider (Bert I. Gordon, 1958)
22. Space Master X-7 (Edward Bernds, 1958)
23. The Tunnel (Maurice Elvey, 1935)
24. Sleep Dealer (Alex Rivera, 2008)
25. Ercole sfida Sansone / Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (Pietro Francisci, 1963)
26. Goliath e la schiava ribelle / Goliath the Glorious Avenger / The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (Mario Caiano, 1963)
27. Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018)
28. Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella / The Space Voyage / Cosmic Journey (Vasily Zhuravlyov, 1935)
29. Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu / Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (Leonid Gaidai, 1973)
30. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti/Peter Ramsey/Rodney Rothman, 2018)
31. Der Schweigende Stern / The Silent Star (Kurt Maetzig, 1960)
32. Born in Flames (Lizzie Borden, 1983)
33. Gorod Zero / City Zero (Karen Shakhnarazov, 1988)
34. Liquid Sky (Slava Tsukerman, 1982)
35. Vinyl (Andy Warhol, 1965)

36. Gibel sensatsii / Loss of Feeling / Robot of Jim Ripple (Aleksandr Andriyevsky, 1935)

I had no idea when starting this that it was based on Karel Čapek's play R.U.R , which I read a long, long time ago - reading the synopsis on Wiki it looks like this doesn't have much at all to do with the original work (yes kids, it's not just Hollywood that changes writers' works until they are unrecognizable) which was certainly not a piece of Communist propaganda, as this ends up being. It's somewhat dull in it's first half, with the main drama being the conflict between two brothers, Jim and Jack Ripple - Jim is an inventor who thinks that his robots will ultimately benefit mankind, even if initially they will take away labor jobs - Jack is the head of the labor union. Lots of arguing and fighting, the robots ultimately get built and, this being a Soviet film of the 30s, you can guess which brother ends up being right. The robots are fairly impressive, 3 meters tall or so, and the effects and production design are quality for this period for sure, but on the whole this is a little too didactic and less interesting than most of the other serious SF films from the decade that I've seen from this or other countries.

37. Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (Spencer Gordon Bennett/Walter Grissell, 1951)

15-part Columbia serial running just shy of 5 hours, based on the popular TV series - the only serial ever based on a TV series, the second of the company's three sci-fi serials and the only sci-fi serial from the 50s that I've seen that's any good at all - though picking a "good" serial over a "bad" one, particularly in the later era of it's popularity, is in some ways akin to comparing a "so-bad-it's-good" film over one that's merely bad. All serials (all American studio examples that is) are repetitive, juvenile, and cheap, and this certainly shares all those features with the likes of the following year's Radar Men From the Moon which I watched earlier this month. But the acting is just slightly less meretricious, the new inventions that they showcase in every episode are totally silly, some of the ways in which they contrive their ways out of the cliffhangers are nuts, and it's all played dead serious, which makes it all the funnier. And there's a little more variety overall in the chases and action than in some of the worst examples, though I think almost every cliffhanger ends in an explosion. The storyline is essentially the same as Radar Men and half a dozen other SF serials - bad guys from another planet (which you can get to in about 5 minutes apparently) want to conquer earth, with the aid of a traitor scientist (who is OBVIOUSLY a traitor to anyone watching, but who the "brilliant" Captain Video can't believe is a sellout until around episode 10). The main character is only referred to as "Captain VIdeo" and his sidekick as "Ranger" - though there are a bunch of other "video rangers" as well. Deliriously wonderful in it's way, if you can get into serials. Given that mine is only the 2nd check and that most serials I've seen have only a handful of checks, I guess most people find these a bridge too far - and of course very few of them are Official, the final kiss of death.

38. Moon Zero Two (Roy Ward Baker, 1969)

Kind of a loss to explain why this film has such poor ratings - no, it's not any great shakes, but it's a fun and very colorful late 60s adventure much in the same vein as The Green Slime or some of Antonio Margheriti's films like the Gamma Quadrilogy. Oh wait, those aren't that highly regarded either. Oh well, me I just enjoy this kind of thing - space salvage guy James Olson is hired to move an asteroid full of sapphires to the Moon by a super-rich guy - all pretty shady - meanwhile romancing/helping out Catherine Schell, whose brother has been working a mining claim on the far side of the Moon that just so happens to... well you can guess. Cool music and sets, decent if pretty broad acting all around, and a cool animated opening title. It probably ain't art but I thought it was groovy, man.

That's it for me, thanks for hosting max.

[maxwelldeux]

Ludacris was very curious about this challengeShow

"1. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
2. El Incidente (2014)
3. Vinyl (1965)
4. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
5. The Orville: Ja'Lojah (2018)
6. Invaders from Mars (1953)
7. Dolls (1987)
8. The Mummy (1999)
9. Phoenix the Warrior (1988)
10. Devil Girl from Mars (1954)"
"11. Chopping Mall (1986)
12. The Shape of Water (2017)
13. Chelovek-Amfibiya AKA Amphibian Man (1962)
14. The Mummy Returns (2001)
15. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
16. Things to Come (1936)
17. The Orville: Primal Urges (2019)
18. Dante's Inferno (1911)
19. Twilight (2008)
20. The Mask of Fun Manchu (1932)"
"21. Seconds (1966)
22. Eureka: Many Happy Returns (2006)
23. Repo Man (1984)
24. The Orville: Home (2019)
25. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
26. The Mummy (2017)
27. The Day of the Triffids (1963)
28. Runaway (1984)
29. Aerograd (1935)
30. Eureka: Before I Forget (2006)"
31. Tarantula (1955)
32. The Mole People (1956)
33. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
34. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
35. Eureka: Alienated (2006)
36. Eureka: Invincible (2006)
37. Russian Ark (2002)
38. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
39. 11.22.63: The Rabbit Hole (2016)
40. A Touch of Zen (1971)
41. 11.22.63: The Kill Floor (2016)
42. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
43. Evolution (2001)
44. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
45. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
46. I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
47. Fire and Ice (1983)
48. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
49. The Toxic Avenger (1984)
50. 11.22.63: Other Voices, Other Rooms (2016)
51. 11.22.63: The Eyes of Texas (2016)
52. Kaidan (1964)
53. Curvature (2017)
54. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
55. 11.22.63: The Truth (2016)
56. Liquid Sky (1982)
57. 11.22.63: Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald (2016)
58. 11.22.63: Soldier Boy (2016)
59. 11.22.63: The Day in Question (2016)

60. Shorts:

Charleston Parade (1927, 17m)
Paris qui dort (1924, 35m)
Bluebeard (1901, 12m)
The Palace of Arabian Knights (1905, 19m)
Tunneling the Channel (1907, 15m)
Higan (2002, 8m)

[maxwelldeux]

And as it's February the world over, last call to report films.

My plan is post final stats on Sunday morning (~48 hours from now), so get your watches in before then.

[India Istanbul]

34. Sheena (1984) 8/10
35. The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) 10/10
36. The Crawling Hand (1958) 10/10

Total: 36 Points

1. Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) 10/10
2. Black Panther (2018) FTV 7/10
3. Marvel Avengers Infinity Gauntlet (2018) FTV 8/10
4. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom (2018) FTV 6/10
5. Dr. Strange (2016) 7/10
6. Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron (2015) 5/10
7. ROTOR (1987) 8/10
8. Lady in the Water (2006) 6/10
9.Marvel Avengers (2008) 8/10
10. Captain America Civil War (2016) FTV 7/10
11. Ant Man and Wasp FTV (2018) 7/10
12. Thor FTV (2011) 7/10
13. Thor 2 FTV (2013) 7/10
14. Thor Ragnarok FTV (2017) 8/10
15. Iron Man (2006) 7/10
16. Iron Man 2 (2010) 7/10
17. Iron Man 3 (2014) FTV 7/10
18. Spider-man Homecoming FTV (2017) 9/10
19. Jurassic Park 3 (2001) FTV 5/10
20. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) FTV 7/10
21. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2018) FTV 7/10
22. Captain America The Winter Soldier (2014) FTV 8/10
23. Th Beastmaster FTV (1982) 7/10
24.Tarantula (1955) 8/10
25. The Deadly Mantis (1957) 8/10
26. Monster on the Campus (1958) 8/10
27. The Monolith Monsters (1957)8 /10
28. The Land Unknown (1957) 8/10
29. Teenagers From Outer Space (1959) 10/10
30. The Crater Lake Monster (1977) 8/10
31. The Phantom Planet (1961) 8/10
32. Unknown World (1951) 8/10
33. Phantom From Space (1953) 9/10

[Daviddoes]

Thanks for hosting Maxwell (and sorry for not being a fan of Evolution).


29. Wavelength (1983) 5/10

30. Vicious Lips (1986) 5/10

31. Incredibles 2 (2018) 7.5/10

32. Kingu Kongu no gyakushû (1967)

SpoilerShow

1. Radius (2017) 6/10

2. Shorts - 63min
2a. Le tunnel sous La Manche ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais (1907) 15min
2b. Cheese (2008) 16min
2c. Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967) 15min
2d. Sur un air de Charleston (1927) 17min

3. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) 7.5/10

4. The Faculty (1998) (REWATCH) 7.5/10

5. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) 7/10

6. Beauty and the Beast (2017) 6/10

7. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) 7/10

8. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) 3/10

9. Downsizing (2017) 7.5/10

10. Bird Box (2018) 6/10

11. Black Mirror: San Junipero (2016) 8/10

12. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) 7/10

13. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) 5/10

14. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) 6/10

15. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) 7/10

16. Cisaruv slavík (1949) 6/10

17. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) 5.5/10

18. Excalibur (1981) 6.5/10

19. Annihilation (2018) 7/10

20. Meari to majo no hana (2017) 7/10

21. The Bed Sitting Room (1969) 6.5/10

22. Alice in Wonderland (1966) 8/10

23. Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel (1983) 6/10

24. Miracolo a Milano (1951) 8/10

25. Evolution (2001) REWATCH 5.5/10

26. Sorry to Bother You (2018) 8/10

27. Mars Attacks! (1996) REWATCH 7/10

28. The Good Place Ep. 37-39

29. Wavelength (1983) 5/10

30. Vicious Lips (1986) 5/10

31. Incredibles 2 (2018) 7.5/10

32. Kingu Kongu no gyakushû (1967)

[maxwelldeux]

OP is up-to-date - please check your scores to make sure everything is recorded correctly. If not, let me know asap.

[hurluberlu]

Forgot those two from my 2018 catchup spree:

25. Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018) [Sci-Fi] 6-
A joyful mess that would not be much without the racial jokes
26. Tumbbad (Anand Gandhi, Rahi Anil Barve, Adesh Prasad, 2018) [Fantasy] 7
Treasure hunt, family malediction taking roots in Indian folklore; nice visuals and good drama/fantasy balance.

I want to believeShow

1. The Exterminating Angel / El Angel Exterminador (Luis Buñuel, 1962) [Fantasy] [Rewatch] 9 (=)
2. The Flight Before Christmas / Niko - Lentäjän poika (Michael Hegner, Kari Juusonen, 2008) [Fantasy] 7-
3. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton, 2012) [Fantasy] 7
4. A Monster in Paris / Un monstre à Paris (Bibo Bergeron, 2011) [Fantasy] 7
5. The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994) [Fantasy] 5+
6. Open Your Eyes / Abre los ojos (Alejandro Amenábar, 1997) [Sci-Fi] [Rewatch] 6>7
Darker, and better, than in my memory but maybe I dreamt it.
7. Annihilation (Alex Garland, 2018) [Sci-Fi] 6+
Forgettable until the visual feast of the last 15 mins.

8. Miracle Mile (Steve De Jarnatt, 1988) [Sci-Fi] 6+
9. [60min] shorts
[6min] Vincent (Tim Burton, 1993) [Fantasy] 7
[17min] Food / Jidlo (Jan Svankmajer, 1982) [Fantasy] 8
[37min] Apocalypse After / Ultra pulpe (Bertrand Mandico, 2018) [Fantasy] 7

10. Boro in the Box (Bertrand Mandico, 2011) [Fantasy] 5
11. The X-Files S4Ep10: Paper Hearts (Rob Bowman, 1996) [Sci-Fi] 7+
12. Captain America: Civil War (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, 2016) [Sci-Fi] 5+
13. Cherry 2000 (Steve De Jarnatt, 1987) [Sci-Fi] 5
14. Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them (David Yates, 2016) [Fantasy] 6-
15. Moonwalker (Jerry Kramer, Colin Chilvers, 1988) [Fantasy] 6+
16. Big Hero 6 (Don Hall, Chris Williams, 2014) [Fantasy] 6
17. The Eve of Ivan Kupalo / Vechir na Ivana Kupalalt (Yuri Ilyenko, 1968) [Fantasy] 8-

18. Mandy (Panos Cosmatos, 2018) [Fantasy] 8

19. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Tim Burton, 2016) [Fantasy] 6
20. Wargames (John Badham, 1983) [Sci-Fi] [Rewatch] 6>7
21. Zardoz (John Boorman, 1974-) [Fantasy, Sci-Fi] 5-
22. The X-Files S4Ep11: El Mundo Gira (Tucker Gates, 1997) [Sci-Fi] 6+
23. Upgrade (Leigh Whannell, 2018) [Sci-Fi] 6+
24. Solaris / Solyaris (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972) [JR#636] [Russia] [Rewatch] 7+>8-

[maxwelldeux]

Final Stats and Challenge Update

Users
Through the month of January, we've had 44 (+1) participants in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge! albajos supernovaed this challenge, finishing with 222 watches. flavo5000 orbited in second with 178 watches. jeroeno and jdidico rounded out the celestial century club, with 117 and 111 watches, respectively. 39 people finished in double-digits, and 26 have at least 20.

But let's take a second and review those ridiculous top two scores. If my count is right, we've had 193 official challenges over the years. A score of 178 would have been enough to win all but 7 of them (and 5 of those are horror). In fact, only one other time has there been a score that high without a win - the 2017 Horror Challenge, where flavo5000 finished in 2nd place with 183, while albajos won with 211. Holy hell.

Leader board is up-to-date and maintained in the first post.

Years
Films watched so far have ranged from 1896 to 2019, covering 119 unique years in film, including every year from 1905-2019. 2018 is the most-watched year with 184 watches, followed by 2017 with 100 watches. 65 years are above 10 watches each. Here's a list of watch count by decade:

Decade	Count
1890	3
1900	13
1910	14
1920	33
1930	41
1940	42
1950	121
1960	165
1970	166
1980	241
1990	186
2000	197
2010	548

Most Common Films Watched
By popular* request, here's a quick look at the films watched by the most people (i.e., at least two). I've removed TV episodes from the list. And due to copy/paste issues, I can't guarantee full accuracy, but it's all for fun, right?

*sol

Film	Count
Aerograd 1935	9
Sorry to Bother You 2018	8
Annihilation 2018	7
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018	6
Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018	6
Solyaris 1972	5
Suspiria 2018	5
Captain America: Civil War 2016	5
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch 2018	5
Bird Box 2018	5
Ready Player One 2018	5
Isle of Dogs 2018	4
The Tunnel 1935	4
The Crow 1994	4
The Brain That Wouldn't Die 1962	4
The Shape of Water 2017	4
Incredibles 2 2018	4
Mandy 2018	4
Liquid Sky 1982	4
Black Panther 2018	4
Mannequin: On the Move 1991	4
Mars Attacks! 1996	4
Paddington 2 2017	3
A matter of life and death 1946	3
The Predator 2018	3
Stalker 1979	3
Upgrade 2018	3
Zacharovannaya Desna 1964	3
The Bed Sitting Room 1969	3
Vinyl 1965	3
The Stone Tape 1972	3
The Story of Three Loves 1953	3
The Zero Theorem 2013	3
The Mummy 1999	3
Tarantula 1955	3
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008	3
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017	3
Phantom from Space 1953	3
Iron Man 2008	3
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016	3
Alice in Wonderland 1966	3
It Came From Outer Space 1953	3
Beauty and the Beast 2017	3
Maze Runner: The Death Cure 2018	3
Die Puppe 1919	3
Invaders from Mars 1953	3
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne 1969	3
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004	3
Dr. Caligari 1989	3

And the 2-watch filmsShow

Film	Count
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 1970	2
The Toxic Avenger 1984	2
Kamennyy tsvetok 1946	2
Sheena 1984	2
Mannequin 1987	2
Black Mirror: Nosedive 2016	2
Black Mirror: Arkangel 2017	2
Gulliver's Travels 1939	2
Defending Your Life 1991	2
Black Mirror: Playtest 2016	2
Aquaman 2018	2
Peter Pan 1924	2
Unbreakable 2000	2
300: Rise of an Empire 2014	2
Jubilee 1978	2
Bumblebee 2018	2
Black Mirror: The Waldo Moment 2013	2
Harry and the Hendersons 1987	2
Wavelength 1983	2
Zvyozdny inspektor 1980	2
Heart of a Dog 1988	2
Arrival 2016	2
Pisma myortvogo cheloveka 1986	2
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941	2
Star Trek Beyond 2016	2
Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens 1972	2
The War Game 1965	2
Silent Running 1972	2
Zhong guo chao ren 1975	2
Sleep Dealer 2008	2
The Terminal Man 1974	2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011	2
The Time Machine 1960	2
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017	2
Threads 1984	2
Split Second 1992	2
When Worlds Collide 1951	2
Sud pralad 2004	2
Demolition Man 1993	2
Teenagers from Outer Space 1959	2
La belle et la bête 1946	2
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1958	2
The Mummy 2017	2
The Abyss 1989	2
I Married a Witch 1942	2
The Beastmaster 1982	2
The Valley of Gwangi 1969	2
The Black Cauldron 1985	2
Thor: The Dark World 2013	2
The Brother from Another Planet 1984	2
Time Bandits 1981	2
The First Purge 2018	2
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 2017	2
The Handmaid's Tale 1990	2
Yan zhi kou 1987	2
Unknown World 1951	2
The Last Days on Mars 2013	2
Tam, na nevedomykh dorozhkakh... 1983	2
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote 2018	2
Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella 1935	2
The Mole People 1956	2
The Wasp Woman 1959	2
The Mummy Returns 2001	2
Anna and the Apocalypse 2017	2
The Phantom Planet 1961	2
The Purge: Election Year 2016	2
Escape from L.A. 1996	2
The Quiet Earth 1985	2
The Return 1980	2
Thor Ragnarok 2017	2
Black Mirror: San Junipero 2016	2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002	2
Bolshoe kosmicheskoe puteshestvie 1975	2
Chorus 1975	2
How to Talk to Girls at Parties 2017	2
Christopher Robin 2018	2
Black Mirror: White Bear 2013	2
Cinderella 0	2
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 2014	2
Conan the Barbarian 1982	2
Holy Motors 2012	2
Death Race 2008	2
Black Mirror: Black Museum 2017	2
Deddo ribusu 2004	2
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox 2013	2
Der Himmel über Berlin 1987	2
Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018	2
Der schweigende Stern 1960	2
Born in Flames 1983	2
Back to the Future 1985	2
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 1951	2
Paris qui dort 1924	2
Aelita: Queen of Mars 1924	2
Batoru rowaiaru 2000	2
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018	2
Quatermass and the Pit 1967	2
Black Mirror: Be Right Back 2013	2
Rampage 2018	2
Black Mirror: Hated in the Nation 2016	2
20 Million Miles to Earth 1957	2
It! The Terror from Beyond Space 1958	2
Evangerion shin gekijôban: Jo 2007	2
Kin-dza-dza ! 1986	2
Ex Machina 2014	2
Luna 1965	2
eXistenZ 1999	2
Blade Runner 1982	2
Beyond the Black Rainbow 2010	2
Mary Poppins returns 2018	2
Faust 2011	2
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2016	2
Geostorm 2017	2
Ookami kodomo no Ame to Yuki 2012	2
Ghost in the Shell 2017	2
Avengers: Infinity War 2018	2
A Boy and His Dog 1975	2
Plan 9 From Outer Space 1959	2
Dr. Strange 1978	2
Radius 2017	2
Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB 1967	2
Ray Meets Helen 2017	2
Enemy Mine 1985	2
Evangerion shin gekijôban: Ha 2009	2
Forbidden Planet 1956	2

Misc. Stats:
Average: 41.16
Median: 31
Mode: 14

Spoiler tag of the week
One of my favorite part of hosting challenges is reading the captions people put on the spoiler tags. This week's winner is Lonewolf2003 for "Fantasizing about science" because I wish more people did that. Congrats!