Unwatched movie pile March '07: It Begins Here

[Mister Peepers]

This is from an idea I had in the unwatched dvd pile thread.

This kicks off March 1st, but you can get your place in the thread now so you don't have to worry about it later.

Section one will be how many movies you have to watch at the beginning of the month. This won't get updated.

Section two will be your list of movies as you watch them. Update as you watch.

Section three will be for the bad, bad man who forces you to buy new movies even though you can't finish what you have. You could either to a count and change it as you get it, or impress us all with a list instead so we can see that you bought the new Power Rangers movie.

Section four will be your net gain/loss. It'll be zero at first but let's say you watch 3 movies, it just became -3. The next day there's a 20% off sale at DDD, add 40 more so now it's +37.

You don't keep making new posts, you just edit the one you make.

The next month, I can carry over everyone's to do count from the previous month, adjust it with your net change and show off(or possibly disgrace you if you buy more than you watch, we are trying to get you through this pile dude), with your new total.

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Placeholder.

1. So are we counting 1 season of a show as 1 DVD (what about a complete series a la Buffy)?

2. Are we counting Box Sets either of the same series (Alien Quadrilogy) or theme (Film Noir Volume 1) as a single DVD or seperate counts for each movie?

3. Should the list include movies we have seen before, but:
a. Never on DVD
b. Never watched that particular version on DVD before (if you have seen Dazed & Confused on DVD before, but never the Criterion version you now own)

And yes I do like to complicate things

Most of these are really up to how you would normally count them.

For me:

1. One TV volume or season is one. Family Guy had season 2 and 3 in one volume, so for me that would count as one.

2. I usually do one count for each movie.

3. Depends on how many movies I have to watch. I usually include it as I want to watch it to make sure nothing is wrong with it.

In the end, it's up to you how you normally do it.

Movies To Watch: 3,051

Movies Watched: 21
Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
Das Boot
Control Room
Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe
Anatomy
Anatomy 2
Borat
Seinfeld Season 6
The Sorrow and the Pity
The Educational Archives: Sex and Drugs
The Educational Archives: More Sex and Drugs
The Educational Archives: Social Engineering 101
The Educational Archives: Social Engineering 201
The Educational Archives: Drivers Ed
The Educational Archives: On The Job
The Educational Archives: Patriotism
The Educational Archives: Religion
Mr. Show: Season 1 and 2
Mr. Show: Season 3
Man-Thing
Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lectures

New Movies Bought: 79
That's My Bush
Some Curious George cartoon.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Water Vol. 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Water Vol. 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Water Vol. 3
Borat
Seed People
Netherworld
Bad Channels
Shadowzone
Arcade
Trancers
Trancers 2
Trancers 3
Trancers 4
Trancers 5
Decadent Evil
Laserblast
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama
Head of the Family
Doctor Morbid
Crash-and-Burn
Meridian
Tourist Trap
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity
Death Bed
Castle Freak
The Pit & the Pendulum
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Bad Ronald
House III
Rampo Noir
Bee Season
Stranger Than Fiction
Hunters Blood
Ali G: In Da House
The Greatest American Hero: Season One
New Barbie movie: Fairytopia 2 or something
The Last Starfighter
Alf: Season 2
Bee Season
Images of a Convent
Party Monster: The Shockumentary
Everyone's Hero
Bratz: Fashion Pixiez
Carnage For The Destroyer
Phantom Raiders
Leave It To Beaver: Season 2
Hot Chick
Evil Bong
South Park: Season 8
Invader Zim Vol. 1
Invader Zim Vol. 2
Invader Zim Vol. 3
The Thirsty Dead
Bruce Li In New Guinea
Da Ali G Show: Season 2
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park
Killer Fish
Just Before Dawn
ALF: Season 3
ALF: Season 4
Day of the Animals
Grizzly
Devil Dog
Charlie and Lola Vol. 1
Charlie and Lola Vol. 2
Peter Pan
Max and Ruby: Easter something
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Doomsday Machine
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Werewolf of Washington
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Count Dracula's Great Love
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
The Haunted Strangler
Corridors of Blood
First Man Into Space
The Atomic Submarine
Swamp of the Ravens
Ninja Fists of Fire

Net Change: +59

[acubfaninmd]

Movies To Watch: 189


Movies Watched:
Taxi Driver
Gothika
Mallrats
Resevoir Dogs
Panic Room
Kids
Land of The Dead
Layer Cake
Borat
Beerfest

New Movies Bought:
Babel
Aqua Teen Hunger Force V
Aqua Teen Hunger Force V1
The Birds
SNL: Season 1
Sneakers
Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back 65 Tour Revisted Deluxe Edition
Panic Room
Cocaine Cowboys
A Bronx Tale
Borat
Fifth Element
Casino Royale
Tideland
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Blood Diamond
Re-Animator
Bodyguard Kiba
Bloody Reunion
Children of Men

Net Change: +15

[Willh51]

Movies To Watch: 32

Movies Watched:
Unforgiven
Borat
King of Comedy
Cold Mountain
Psycho
The Prestige
Casino Royale
Blood Diamond

New Movies Bought:
Unforgiven
Borat
King of Comedy
Casino Royale
Blood Diamond

Net Change: -3

[dpz301]

Movies To Watch: 158

Movies Watched: 22
adaptation.
the untouchables
the big lebowski
basic
jersey girl
invincible
poolhall junkies
indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark
indiana jones and the temple of doom
indiana jones and the last crusade
airplane!
casino royale
goldfinger: ultimate bond collector's edition
the world is not enough: ultimate bond collector's edition v1
diamonds are forever: ultimate bond collector's edition v1
the man with the golden gun: ultimate bond collector's edition v1
the living daylights: ultimate bond collector's edition v1
thunderball: ultimate bond collector's edition v2
the spy who loved me: ultimate bond collector's edition v2
die another day: ultimate bond collector's edition v2
curse of the golden flower
blood diamond

New Movies Bought: 14
walt disney treasure tin
true life adventures tin - vol 1
peter pan PE
borat (saw this in theatres though, so i won't count it)
casino royale
punch drunk love
general idi amin criterion collection
the hidden fortress criterion collection
the adventures of superman, season 1
the adventures of superman, season 2
the pursuit of happyness
curse of the golden flower
MIB: Deluxe Edition
Children of Men
digging for the truth: series 1

Net Change: -8

[HE Pennypacker]

Originally Posted by Mister Peepers

Movies To Watch: 3,051

[bodomnet]

Movies To Watch: 48

Movies Watched:
Chopper
Romy And Michele's High School Reunion
The One
Chopper

New Movies Bought:

Net Change: -3

[Sabrett]

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[Mister Peepers]

Originally Posted by HE Pennypacker

Yeah, I know. At least a couple years back I was around 800 and managed to get it under 400 in about a month.

[bcd]

I have been a board member long enough so I guess that it is time that I stop lurking and participate...

Movies to Watch:25

Movies Watched

New Movies bought

Net Change

[Jeffy Pop]

Movies To Watch: 33

Movies Watched: 11
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Vol. 1
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Vol. 2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Vol. 3
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Music Video Anthology
South Park - The Complete 6th Season
Da Ali G Show - Da Compleet 1st Seazon
Da Ali G Show - Da Compleet 2nd Seazon
Seinfeld - Season 1 & 2
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Platinum Collection
Double Indemnity
The Departed

New Movies Bought: 10
The Departed
Appleseed
The Element of Crime
Stalker
Blue Velvet
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Vol. 4
Children of Men - Region 2
The Big Boss - Region 2
Fist of Fury - Region 2
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Region 3

Net Change: -1

[kingtopher]

Originally Posted by Mister Peepers

Yeah, I know. At least a couple years back I was around 800 and managed to get it under 400 in about a month.

That would mean you watched 12.9 movies a day in a 31 day month. This isn't even possible.

[Sean O'Hara]

That would mean you watched 12.9 movies a day in a 31 day month. This isn't even possible.

What he didn't mention is they were all porn, and he fast-forwarded through the bits where people had their clothes on.

[ScottsdaleSaint]

great thread, this might motivate me to actually start getting to the bottom of my pile. i've actually stopped buying catalogue titles for about two months, and my new release purchasing has slowed to a trickle as well.

i checked my want list at DDD, and nothing is screaming at me to purchase at the upcoming sale, so maybe i can dent this puppy over the next six months. i'll put an approximate count, and then i'll do an exact one when i get back from Frisco after this weekend. yup, headed to Wondercon!

Unwatched Movies: approx. 800

New Movies bought:

Watched Movies:

Net Change:

[Mister Peepers]

Originally Posted by kingtopher

That would mean you watched 12.9 movies a day in a 31 day month. This isn't even possible.

It was about a month, I think there was an extra week.

What helped me was that I had a box set that was filled with older horror movies from around the 50's and earlier and many of those ran around an hour long. With the exception of an hour of exercise, I would literally sit or lay on my couch, or chair, and watch movie after movie after movie...

My wife and kids were in Japan and I only had one class at the time so it was a perfect time to become a movie watching hermit.

[Keith6601]

Movies To Watch: 323

Movies Watched:
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
The Departed

New Movies Bought:
The Departed

Net Change: -1

[matome]

Placeholder.

I've got lots of unwatched to go through.

[PikeBishop]

Originally Posted by Mister Peepers

It was about a month, I think there was an extra week.

Ah, you're speaking of the infamous 38-day month of July in 2003.

[Big Dave]

Placeholder.

1. So are we counting 1 season of a show as 1 DVD (what about a complete series a la Buffy)?

2. Are we counting Box Sets either of the same series (Alien Quadrilogy) or theme (Film Noir Volume 1) as a single DVD or seperate counts for each movie?

3. Should the list include movies we have seen before, but:
a. Never on DVD
b. Never watched that particular version on DVD before (if you have seen Dazed & Confused on DVD before, but never the Criterion version you now own)

And yes I do like to complicate things

[Duh Vuh Duh]

Movies to Watch: 88

Movies Watched: 30
Scream
Scream 2
Scream 3
War of the Worlds LE
Witches of Eastwick
King Kong EE
Swingers
From Dusk Til Dawn
Cider House Rules
Clerks - saw while ago (bb)
Seven
Cider House Rules
Chasing Amy - saw while ago (bb)
Goodfellas SE
One Flew over Cuckoo Nest - bb
Trainspotting
Devil's Advocate
Can't Buy Me Love
Platoon 20th AE - bb
Punisher EE - bb
PCU
Garden State - bb
An Evening with Kenin Smith -bb
Sin City EE - bb
Dark City - bb
The Truman Show
Event Horizon - bb
Boogie Nights
Philadelphia AE
Eyes Wide Shut - bb
2001: space odyssey - bb

New Movies bought: 1
Cinema Paradiso


Net Change: -29


bb=blind buy

[Mr. Cinema]

I would love to get caught up on the large amount of movies I've bought lately.

[spc d nuts]

and they wonder whats wrong with americans....

800 unwatched movies? I wonder how in debt some of these Movie Collectors are lmao....i mean damn, unless you get these movies for free, i kind of feel sorry for these kats.....

[Giles]

that net things too confusing...

but hell, I'll give it a go.

[acubfaninmd]

Originally Posted by Giles

that net things too confusing...

but hell, I'll give it a go.

how is the net thing confusing?

YOu watch 3 movies
you buy 4 movies

Net +1
movie because you are trying to watch your unwatched movies and the four you bought wasnt part of your original count.

[Dr. Mantle]

Movies To Watch: 38

1900
Alexander Revisited
the Aristocrats
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
The Conformist
Danger: Diabolik
The Day After
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Eraserhead
The Experiment
Farewell My Concubine
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Flesh + Blood
The Front
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Jesus of Nazareth
Joan of Arc (1999)
Kinsey
Last Tango in Paris
Miami Vice
Oliver Twist (2006)
Primer
Sling Blade director's cut
Star Trek Fan Collective: Borg
the Tenant
War and Peace
Where the Truth Lies
The X-Files: The Complete First Season
The X-Files: The Complete Second Season
The X-Files: The Complete Third Season
The X-Files: The Complete Fourth Season
The X-Files: The Complete Fifth Season
The X-Files: Colonization

Movies Watched: 0

New Movies Bought: 4
Garage Days
Happy Endings
Casa de los Babys
The Return

Net Change: +4


I've only counted movies that I've either never seen at all or never saw all the way through. I left out anything that I've seen before but still haven't watched my own DVD of it.

[speedyray]

Fine, I have been working on this so I will bite (may take me a little while to get numbers though):

March goal: Get under the 100 mark. (Hope to be finished by June)

Movies To Watch: 150 (not counting any TV on DVD - only feature films)

Movies Watched: 7

New Movies Bought:

Net Change: -7