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3rd Annual DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge




Dates: Sunset on February 28th to sunrise on April 1st.

We have two at least slightly overlapping Challenges this year, so plan those days accordingly if you wish "double credit". What you watch from dusk on March 30th to dawn on April 1st could also count for the annual April B-Movie/Exploitation Challenge. And the first couple days of March will crossover with the annual Academy Award Challenge.

Rules: Sorta like all the other Challenges but as lenient as you can imagine. Everything counts as one: film, TV episode, short, trailer, DVD featurette, etc. Unofficial goal of hitting 100, but don't ignore real life to hit it. Everyone who shows up in either thread is an equal "winner". Anything listed on IMDB with a genre of action, adventure, crime, or mystery (or anything that even vaguely could be argued as should be listed as such) counts.


Checklist is now pretty much official, but only in the discussion thread to make editing mistakes easier. link

Prizes: I am looking for sponsors, and would appreciate any help or leads in that area. I'm hoping for at least our consistently fantastic GoldenWheels and Hamilton Books. I am also going to donate at least one DVD from my expanding "doubles" corner. Everyone who actively participates will get one prize entry in the raffle. Active participation is defined as posting at least once in the discussion thread, and keeping your list post updated. Anyone who completes the optional and fairly simple checklist will get an extra chance in the raffle. Anyone who agrees to mail out an appropriate prize will get an extra chance as well.

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Stagecoach
Skyfall
Breaking Bad season 1 and
Legacy of Blood - Cinematic Titanic
Olympus Has Fallen
MST3K - Eegah
MST3K - Devilfish
Hunger Games
Fargo
MST3K - Final Justice
Running Scared
Deep Blue Sea
Pirates of the Caribbean

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3rd Annual DVDTalk Action / Adventure / Crime / Mystery Challenge

Personal Challenge History: 2012 - 100; 2013 - 76; 2014 - No Set Goal

March 2
1. Airport 1975 (1974)
2. Real Steel (2011)
3. Hugo (2011)
4. The Amazing Race - Baby Bear's Soup

March 3
5. Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994)
6. Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)

March 4
7. Airport '77 (1977)
8. Bates Motel - Gone but Not Forgotten

March 5
9. All is Lost (2013)
10. Chloe (2009)
11. Survivor - Cops-R-Us

March 6
12. A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
13. The Following - Trust Me
14. Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
15. American Gigolo (1980)

March 7
16. The Following - Family Affair
17. The Following - Reflection
18. Get Smart - Anatomy of a Lover
19. Get Smart - Strike While the Agent is Hot

March 8
20. Dial M For Murder (1954)

March 10
21. The Following - Fly Away
22. Taking Lives (2004)
23. Dark Blue (2002)
24. The Following - Sacrifice

March 11
25. The Following - The Messenger
26. Bates Motel - Shadow of a Doubt
27. Fletch (1985)

March 12
28. Jack Reacher (2012)
29. Oxygen (1999)

March 13
30. Survivor - Our Time to Shine
31. The Last Stand (2013)
32. The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979)
33. The Amazing Race - Welcome to the Jungle

March 14
34. The Bourne Identity (2002)

March 15
35. Seraphim Falls (2006)

March 16
36. Heavens Fall (2006)

March 17
37. Despicable Me 2 (2013)
38. Despicable Me (2010)

March 18
39. Bates Motel - Caleb
40. The Six Million Dollar Man - The Bionic Woman

March 19
41. The Following - Unmasked
42. An American Crime (2007)
43. Survivor - Odd One Out

March 20
44. Oblivion (2013)

March 21
45. The Sugarland Express (1974)
46. The Six Million Dollar Man - The Bionic Woman, part 2

March 22
47. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

March 23
48. The Six Million Dollar Man - The Return of the Bionic Woman

March 24
49. The Call (2013)
50. The Six Million Dollar Man - The Return of the Bionic Woman, part 2
51. Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

March 26
52. The Amazing Race - Smarter, Not Harder
53. The Amazing Race - Can't Make Fish Bite
54. Monk - Mr. Monk Goes Back to School
55. Frozen (2013)

March 27
56. The Following - Teacher's Pet
57. Survivor - We Found Our Zombies
58. Bates Motel - Check-Out
59. Monk - Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico

March 28
60. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

March 29
61. The Limey (1999)

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2014 Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge

Final Stats

Total Viewed = 106
FTV = 99 (93.4%)

Films:46 TV(.5 hr):49 TV(1 hr):7 Shorts:3 Commentary:1

DVD:91 Streaming:5 VHS:2 TV-Live:3 TV-Recorded:5

By Decade:
20's:3 30's:7 40's:2 50's:42 60's:12 70's:18 80's:7 90's:5 00's:3 10's:5



February 28
01. Hell and High Water (1954)*
An international crew uses a refurbished WW2 Japanese submarine to investigate a suspected atomic base on an island in the northern Pacific. Directed by Samuel Fuller. Good action kind of sabotaged by an awkward romance and somewhat stock characters. One outstanding sequence involves a sub vs. sub confrontation.

March 01
02. Gaiking Movie 1 (1976)*
An alien race whose planet is being pulled into a black hole invades Earth using giant robots so that they can use it as their new home. Compilation of five episodes (1-3, 21, 22) from the original series. I've read that production company Toei made these films as a means to export the series. Pretty good giant robot action but not much new here. The dub is adequate but kind of bland. Robot fans should take a look.
03. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler: The Great Gambler (1922)*
Part one of the epic film about super criminal Dr. Mabuse - psychologist, scientist, hypnotist, master of disguise, and supreme strategist. Long but absorbing, set in decadent Germany of the 1920's Mabuse uses his skills to control the son of a wealthy industrialist. He is eventually opposed by a state prosecutor.
04. Missing in Action (1984)* (Action 3 Pack)
Chuck Norris being Chuck Norris invades Vietnam and rescues some American MIA prisoners. Good and plentiful action scenes. M Emmet Walsh adds some humor and humanity.

March 02
05. The Black Camel (1931)* (Charlie Chan Vol. 3)
Earliest surviving Warner Oland Charlie Chan film features Bela Lugosi, a small part by Dwight Frye, and Robert Young's first credited movie role. Typical Chan plot with some location filming in Hawaii and nice use of light and shadows. Comedic foil is lower ranking Japanese detective in police department. All the Chan elements are there but haven't slipped into polished routine yet. Very interesting and very good.
06. Commentary* for The Black Camel with Ken Hanks and John Cork.
07. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler: Inferno (1922)*
Exciting conclusion to the Dr. Mabuse saga. Lots of action and the accompanying music really shines. Some serial like traps and escapes. Recommended.
08. War-Gods of the Deep (1965)*
Derivative lost world story about century old survivors living in an even more ancient city under the sea. Even Vincent Price can't really help an occasionally plodding script. Some set and costume designs are pretty good but you don't really see enough of the city.
09. M Squad (1958): The Shakedown* S:1 E:19 (M Squad The Complete Series)
Very strong episode even if the solution to the mystery is pretty obvious early on.
10. Sea Hunt (1959): Dock Fire* S:2 E:13 (Sea Hunt The Complete Season 2)
Extra exciting story has Mike Nelson helping to fight a huge fire on the docks. Really good stock footage of 1950's fire fighting equipment in action.
11. Harbor Command (1957): Fisherman's League* E:5 (Harbor Command The Complete Television Series)
Series about a law enforcement organization concerned exclusively with the waterfront area of a city. It has a bit of the flavor of Highway Patrol and was also produced by Ziv Television which did a lot of my favorite shows in that era. Star Wendell Corey lacks the sheer energy of Broderick Crawford but the show is still entertaining, especially when they call in a Coast Guard cutter or gunboat for help.

March 03
12. Dr. No (1962) (Sean Connery 007 Collection Volume 1)
Basic Bond and very entertaining. There's almost a low budget vibe here and it's very subdued compared to later entries. These are not necessarily bad things.

March 04
13. Hidden Agenda (2001)* (Lionsgate Action Collection)
Dolph Lundgren plays the head of a private company providing a witness protection type service. OK action film but very confusing at times since some dialog is very hard to make out and some key points rely on subtleties of the service which is vaguely explained at best. Basically techno babble moves us from point to point. One I realized that, watching this became a lot more fun.
14. Micky Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958): The High Cost of Dying* S:1 E:1 (The Complete Series)
My first peek at this set. A dying prisoner asks Mike to save his kidnapped wife using holdup money hidden away for years. My image of Mike Hammer, both from the couple of novels I have read and the later TV series, is of a beefier, tougher looking man but Darren McGavin does a good job.
15. State Trooper (1956): Meeting at Julia's* S:1 E:3 (The First Season)
Rod Cameron stars as Rod Blake, investigator for the Nevada State Troopers. Kind of an odd story of Rod tracking down three men who killed a man during a payroll robbery. This show hasn't grabbed me as much as the others I've mentioned -- I'm not sure why. It's good but just missing a little something.

March 05
16. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014): T.A.H.I.T.I.* S:1 E:14 Recorded off TV

March 06
17. Rescue 8 (1958): The Ferris Wheel* S1: E1 YouTube
Wes and Skip are a rescue team, part of the LA Fire Department. I remember liking this show when I was a kid and it still holds up pretty well. This week they had to rescue a couple of men buried under rubble at a demolition job and people trapped on the creakiest ferris wheel in the world which was stalled and threatening to tip over. I was surprised there was some human interest thrown in since I wouldn't have cared for that when I was a wee one.
18. The Base (1999)* (Lionsgate Action Collection)
An Army major goes undercover at a south-western Army base to weed out a corrupt squad of soldiers who are working with Mexican drug lords. Nothing was really awful but everything could have been much better. Sometimes you just want a dumb, kind of bad action movie after a rough day at work. This was that kind of day and this movie fit perfectly.

March 07
19. Cyclone (1987)* (Action Packed 4 Movie Marathon)
After an inventor is murdered, his girlfriend tries to deliver his latest creation, a super combat motorcycle, to the proper authorities. This needed more action and what there is, isn't all that great. Lots of well know actors promise more than the movie delivers. Humor is of the dumb kind.

March 08
20. Getter Robo (1975): Musashi! Angry ocean!* E:44
21. Getter Robo (1975): Escape from the universe graveyard* E:45
The Getter team, who can combine their jets to form three different giant robots, continues the fight against the subterranean Dinosaur Empire. The must fight a giant snail robot dinosaur and then find themselves trapped in the Sargasso of Space. Good stuff.
22. Alienator (1991)* (Action Packed 4 Movie Marathon)
An alien hunter/killer in a ridiculous costume pursues a fugitive who has fled to earth. Good cheesy fun - I liked this better than Cyclone which was also directed by Fred Olen Ray. The acting isn't always so good and the action could have been more exciting but at least it was plentiful. B movie legend Robert Clarke has a nice part.
23. Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)* (Action 3 Pack)
Story of how Col. Braddock was captured and eventually escaped from the prison camp in Vietnam. Good buildup as we get to know the characters, good and evil. Exciting action scenes and several good explosions along with some fairly brutal scenes.
24. Black Widow (1954)*
A man tries to evade the police while trying to find out what happened to a young woman found dead in his apartment. A familiar situation but well done by some classic Hollywood stars. The solution to the mystery is not a huge surprise but overall fairly engrossing.
25. Micky Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958): Just Around the Coroner* S:1 E:2 (The Complete Series)
Clever story about a con artist. Darren McGavin is growing on me as Mike Hammer. He showed his physical prowess this episode and plays a ladies' man very well

March 09
26. Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)* (Charlie Chan Vol. 1)
Charlie searches for the murderer of an old friend who was killed while standing next to the detective. Very good series entry, with nice cinematography and an almost spy movie vibe.
27. Arson, Inc. (1949)* (Forgotten Noir Collector's Set Series One)
Robert (Batman) Lowery plays a fireman who goes undercover to expose an arson/insurance racket. Fast moving B movie with some good action and nice use of interesting fire fighting stock footage.
28. Arrow (2014): The Promise* S:2 E:15 Recorded off TV
One of my favorite shows just seems to keep getting better.
29. The Lost World (1960)
Irwin Allen film about an isolated plateau where dinosaurs still exist. Wow, this is much better than I remembered it to be. Best lizards in makeup ever, some great scenery and sets, and a very exciting finish.
30. M Squad (1958): Dolly's Bar* S:1 E:20 (M Squad The Complete Series)
Interesting and satisfying half hour story about a murdered gossip columnist.
31. Sea Hunt (1959): The Persuaders* S:2 E:14 (Sea Hunt The Complete Season 2)
Mike vs. drug runners in this exciting episode which also featured a really cool amphibian plane.
32. Harbor Command (1957): Frightened Witness* E:6 (Harbor Command The Complete Television Series)
Racketeers intimidate pier watchmen. The location shooting at the port of San Francisco really adds a lot to this show.

March 10
33. Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) R2 DVD
Gamera escapes his space bound trap, returns to Earth and has a couple of run-ins with the lizard-like Barugon. Picks up right after the first film is over. The big problems here are that the film is kind of slow, there isn't that much monster on monster action, and, for me at least, Barugon is kind of a lame monster. On the other hand I liked the buildup to Barugon and the fact that the puny humans had a couple of almost effective plans to take out the lizard. I have real mixed feelings about this one but I have to say it's interesting at the very least.

March 11
34. Felony Squad (1968): Bed of Strangers* S:2 E:16 YouTube
OK story about a man on the run after he accidentally killed his wife's lover. Decent mix of drama and police action.
35. The Avengers (1964): Mandrake* S:3 E:18 (The Avengers '64 Set 1) VHS
Steed and Gale (odd to be not typing Peel here) investigate the death of one of Steed's former colleagues and uncover a sinister enterprise. Not bad at all. There are many of the elements here that would become more pronounced in the later shows including good chemistry between Steed and Gale.
36. Soldiers of Fortune (1955): The Runaway King* S:1 E:3 (The Complete Series)
Stud muffin Tim Kelly and cynic Tuobo Smith are adventurers for hire. Here they go to a tabu Pacific island searching for a MIA pilot from WW2 on behalf of a Charlie Chan look alike. I thought writer Barry Shipman's name was familiar and indeed he co-wrote a bunch of serials including several Republics and the last Flash Gordon as well as quite a few adventure and police show of this era.

March 12
37. Felony Squad (1967): Debt of Fear* S:1 E:30 YouTube
Good story about the desk sergeant, Dan Briggs (played by Ben Alexander of Dragnet fame), getting involved with an extortion plot aimed at his old partner. Other regulars include Sam Stone (Howard Duff), the world weary cop with a soft heart, and Jim Briggs (Dennis Cole), Sam's younger, kind of bland, partner. Jim is Dan's son.
38. Dragnet 1968 (1968): The Big Gambler* S:2 E:27 Me-TV
Friday and Gannon (Harry Morgan) investigate embezzlement at a small manufacturing firm and finish with a public service announcement about uncontrollable gambling.
39. Adam-12 (1970): Log 25 -- Indians* S:3 E:9 Me-TV
Malloy and Reed break up a protection racket and then stop a fight to the death between two Native Americans.
40. Emergency! (1976): Not Available* S:6 E:2 Me-TV
The crew helps out a heart attack victim, a woman who fainted outside a store, an injured man trapped in a car, and an inmate trapped on a ledge while trying a jail break.
41. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014): Yes Men* S:1 E:15 Recorded off TV

March 13
42. Everglades! (1961): Clay Island Murders* E:7 YouTube
Lincoln Vale (Ron Hayes) is a member of the Everglades County Patrol and helps keep the peace in the swamp. Both acting and script struck me a just a bit below par compared to other shows I've been watching but I love those airboats and there is some good swamp footage. This episode had strong elements of "old dark house' movies and I admit, I guessed wrong as to who the culprit was.
43. The Criminals (1976)* R3 DVD
Shaw Brothers anthology film with three stories with different casts and directors, all supposedly based on true stories and some even filmed at the actual locations of the crimes. Hidden Torsos has a strong horror movie feel to it with a killer chasing a women and her mute daughter. Valley of the Hanged was a bit steamy and concerned an extramarital affair. The Stuntman was a rise and fall gangster story about a part time stuntman at the Shaw Brothers studio becoming a pimp and then moving up in the local gang. I suspect there were some nods and in-jokes during the few movie making scenes that I totally missed. Good stuff but nothing outstanding.

March 14
44. Dragnet (1952): The Big Cast* S:1 E:5 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
Friday and his partner grill a murder suspect. Excellent, extremely intense show with a fine performance by Lee Marvin as the suspect and a good use of closeups.
45. Dragnet (1952): The Big September Man* S:1 E:11 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
Very interesting police procedural concerning the brutal death of a secretary. Barney Philips played Friday's partner in both episodes and I thought he did a very good job. This one included Fatima cigarette commercials.

March 15
46. Gaiking Movie 2 (1976)*
Disappearances and UFO sightings all over the world herald the second invasion attempt by the Zelan Empire. The dub seemed a little flatter this time and it struck me that maybe building a spaceship in the shape of a dragon is not the best idea. Consists of episodes 25, 9, and 12-14.
47. The Base 2: Guilty As Charged (2001)* (Lionsgate Action Collection)
A military intelligence office is sent undercover to a base in Montana to investigate a secret tribunal responsible for the deaths of many soldiers. Not as much a sequel as a remake with a similar setup but a different crime with a few scenes that are almost copied from the first film. Lots of action, maybe more than in the first.
48. Death Warrant (1990)*
Jean-Claude Van Damme is a cop who goes undercover in a prison to find out why many inmates have been murdered. Lots of exciting action, a predictable plot, and a grand finale that really strains willing suspension of disbelief, even in this challenge.

March 16
49. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)* (Charlie Chan Vol. 1)
Charlie investigates the murder of an archeologist who discovered a lost tomb in Egypt. Very good series story. Stock footage and well chosen sets help the feeling of being there. Stepin Fetchit provide the comic relief.
50. The Real Charlie Chan Featurette* on Charlie Chan in Egypt DVD
Overview of the life of Chang Apana, the rough and tumble, whip wielding Honolulu police detective who was the inspiration for Charlie Chan.
51. The Land Unknown (1957) (The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection Vol. 2)
Four members of an Antarctic expeditioni discover a prehistoric world when their helicopter malfunctions. Fun but not always terribly exciting. Good mix of dinosaurs and effects using live lizards, models, and a guy in a t-rex suit.
52. The Last Dinosaur (1977)* WB Archive Collection
An earth boring machine accidentally discovers a prehistoric world in the middle of the Arctic. Starts out very strong with lots of cheesy dinosaur goodness but the last half gets too darned talky for its own good. A little disappointing.
53. The Lost World (1925)
This is the real thing. An excellent movie with some of the most wonderful dinosaur creations ever.

March 17
54. Loan Shark (1952)* (Forgotten Noir Collector's Set Series One)
George Raft plays an ex-con hired by the president of a tire plant to investigate a loan shark racket targeting the employees. Standard crime story competently done. John Hoyt is good as one of the baddies and Russell Johnson (the Professor) has a minor role.
55. Dragnet (1952): The Big Phone Call* S:1 E:12 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
Another show focusing entirely on the interrogation of a suspect. This is truly a three person show and takes place in one office at the PD. This time Friday and Jacobs have all the evidence they need and just want to get a signed statement. Not nearly as involving as the Lee Marvin episode but still kind of interesting.

March 18
56. Somewhere In the Night (1946)*
A man wakes up in a hospital with amnesia and only a few clues to his real identity. He finds only trouble as he searches for his past. I usually enjoy this plot and this movie is no exception although not nearly the best of its kind. Star John Hodiak seemed a little bland to me and a few things still didn't make sense once the film was over. Richard Conte and (especially) Lloyd Nolan provided strong supporting roles.
57. Micky Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958): Hot Hands, Cold Dice* S:1 E:3 (The Complete Series)
Kind of a lighthearted story finds Mike passing out in New York and waking up in Las Vegas.

March 19
58. Soldiers of Fortune (1955): Pearls Off Dondra Head* S:1 E:11 (The Complete Series)
Action packed episode starts off with a fist fight worthy of a Republic serial and includes a fight with a giant octopus. Director John English co-helmed some of the best of the Republic serial output. Character actor Larry Dobkin seems to be turning up all over the place. He was in Loan Shark a couple of days ago and also in a Felony Squad I watched, which he also directed.
59. State Trooper (1956): Jailbreak in Tonopah* S:1 E:4 (The First Season)
An short tempered man gets thrown in jail for carrying a gun without a license and his wife and friend try to break him out. Of the four episodes I've seen so far this is the best. Jack Kelly guest starred.
60. Lethal Weapon 3 The Director's Cut (orig-1992)* (4 Film Favorites - Lethal Weapon)
Riggs, Murtaugh, and other friends old and new try to find out how weapons that were confiscated by the police department are ending up back on the street. Very entertaining. Good action, funny lines, and just enough character stuff. I liked this one better than I liked LW 2.
61. Decoy (1957): To Trap a Thief* E:4 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
The story of policewoman Casey Jones of the New York City Police Department. Supposedly based on true stories with the names and places changed for "obvious reasons". I know Beverly Garland, who plays Officer Jones, from movies like It Conquered the World and The Alligator People but it turns out she did a huge amount of TV from the 1950's through the early 2000's. This episode was about the owner of a loan company who said that the amount of money taken in a holdup was much more than the police recovered. All in all a good, interesting story.

March 20
62. Arrow (2014): Suicide Squad* S:2 E:16 Recorded off TV
63. Decoy (1958): High Swing* E:25 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
Officer Jones goes undercover to investigate a hold-up ring. Kind of a strange story but quite good.
64. Harbor Command (1957): The Assassin* E:7 (Harbor Command The Complete Television Series)
The FBI has information that a passenger on an arriving ocean linear will be assassinated and it's up to the Harbor Command to foil the plot. Very exciting with a good build up of tension but the climax is a little bit flat. Another episode where location filming adds a lot. Wendell Corey is starting to grow on me.

March 21
65. Rescue 8 (1958): Danger! 20,000 Volts* S:1 E:13 YouTube
Kind of a convoluted, coincidence filled story with the main rescue involving a train wreck, high tension wires, and a unmanned power station. Only OK. Mislabeled as Dangerous Salvage.
66. On the Borderline (2001)* (Lionsgate Action Collection)
A somewhat dim-witted young couple traveling to California in involved with a gang who smuggler illegal immigrants. Not a whole lot of action but kind of an interesting story although acting never rises much above mediocre.

March 22
67. Space Sheriff Gavan (1982): A Parting of Love and Sadness - The Final Blow* E:14 R2 DVD
Gavan, a member of the Galactic Union Patrol is sent to Earth to protect it from the evil Makuu Empire which is out to conquer the universe. He is able to summon a metallic battle suit equipped with a laser sword and other weapons and has several vehicles at his disposal.
68. Ultraman Leo (1974): Be A Man! Burn With Passion!* E:6 R2 DVD
Dan Moroboshi (Ultraseven), although seriously injured and no longer able to transform, is now a captain of the Monster Attacking Crew and mentor to the latest Ultra being. Dan and Leo (in human form) often train together and we see a lot of that in this episode.
69. Kamen Rider V3 (1973): Terrifying Commandant: Doctor G!* E:13 (Special Edition DVD Box Set)
V3 defeats Magnet-Boar but the battle allows the evil and mysterious Dr. G to enter Japan. A very exciting episode left me wanting to see more.
70. JAKQ Movie (1977)*
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai was the second sentai series and this was a short movie version of one of the series' episodes (E:7 8 Supercars!! Super-Speed, 350 km/h which involed the evil Crime organization attempting a bank robbery using a new, secret explosive. Pretty good action and some really nice looking sports cars.
71. Kamen Rider V3 (1973): Secret Memento of the Double Riders* E:14 (Special Edition DVD Box Set)
72. Kamen Rider V3 (1973): Rider V3's Deadly Weaknesses* E:15 (Special Edition DVD Box Set)
Dr. G takes command of Destron Japan and V3 must battle Toad-Boiler and Burner-Bat in order to protect the secret of his four weaknesses. I couldn't resist more V3 and these two episodes wrapped up a story arc.
73. The Boss (Il Boss) (1973)* (Raro Video Fernando di Leo Crime Collectioin)
A hitman finds himself getting more and more involved with mob politics during a war between Mafia Dons. Very well made film explores mob conflicts and official corruption. Full of betrayals and double crosses.
74. Queen of Outer Space (1958)
A space ship, on a routine mission to a space station, is attacked and diverted to the planet Venus. Whew. Starts out strong but once we get to Venus the cheese really cuts in. Costumes and props recycled from Forbidden Planet and Flight to Mars, space ship flying and crashing sequences from World Without End. Can Zsa Zsa Gabor act at all? She mainly poses in this film.

March 23
75. Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)* (Charlie Chan Vol. 3)
Charlie Chan investigates the murder of an heir to a large fortune who suddenly reappeared after beign missing for several years. Mysticism and a spooky house full of secret passages add to the fun.
76. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)*
Dr. Mabuse is in an insane asylum but a criminal empire flourishes using a master plan buried in his crazed writings. Is Mabuse behind it all or is someone just using his outline? Excellent film. It grabs you from the very beginning and never lets go. Full of stunning visuals and clever plot twists, it also has an exciting finale. Simple thrilling.
77. Dragnet (1952): The Big Casing* S:1 E:13 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
A man claims that his wife shot herself right before his eyes. Friday and Jacobs aren't so sure. Nice, detailed police procedural.
78. Decoy (1958): The Sound of Tears* E:27 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
A great opening narration: This is the 22nd Precinct. Some people call it "The Jungle Patrol." In this place where rowboat rides lead to safe harbors, the only crime committed should be a stolen kiss. There were no kisses in the park that night - unless you want to count the kiss of death. Story concerns a man found shot in the park. We learn a bit about Casey's past and why she became a cop. Not hard to guess who really done it but still a very good episode. Suzanne Pleshette plays one of the suspects.
79. M Squad (1958): Lover's Lane Killing* S:1 E:21 (M Squad The Complete Series)
A woman says her date was killed in a robbery on an isolated road. Ballinger investigates. Another totally absorbing episode. Directed by Robert Altman. I never knew he did so much television.
80. Sea Hunt (1959): Nerve Gas* S:2 E:15 (Sea Hunt The Complete Season 2)
A diver locates a WW2 Japanese submarine and shortly after he surfaces begins to act violently insane and then collapses. Another exciting underwater adventure. Leonard Nimoy played the diver.

March 24
81. Phantom of the Jungle (1955)* VHS
Ramar of the Jungle searched for an archeologist missing in the jungle, finds him, loses him, finds him and other stuff happens including an exploding volcano. Compilation of three TV episodes made into a feature film. Not really based on a three part story, but three linked episodes. Nice use of just enough stock footage. Directed by Spencer Bennet.

March 25
82. Soldiers of Fortune (1955): Jungle Search* S:1 E:12 (The Complete Series)
Tim and Toubo head deep into the Indian jungle searching for a crashed plane that was carrying some rare and much needed medicine. A killer tiger is also lurking in the area. Solid episode. Tim and Toubo seem a bit edgier, a bit more mercenary this time out. I liked it.

March 26
83. They Were So Young (1954)* (Forgotten Noir Collector's Set Series One)
Young women working for a modeling agency in Rio quickly discover they are expected to provide more personal services to certain wealthy clients. A mining engineer tries to help a new arrival escape from this fate. Kind of flat, not much real excitement. Even Raymond Burr could help push this above fair but I was really burned out when I watched.

March 27
84. Dragnet (1952): The Big Seventeen* S:2 E:4 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
Friday and new partner Frank Smith (Herb Ellis) try to put a stop to a sudden increase in teenage crimes caused by new drug dealers in a once nice neighborhood. Maybe just a bit of speechifying by Joe but more than one good Friday zinger to put things into perspective. Very entertaining and in the style I associate with the B&W shows.
85. Arrow (2014): Birds of Prey* S:2 E:17 Recorded off TV

March 28
86. Naval Commandos (1977)* R3 DVD
In 1937 six Chinese naval officers try to destroy a Japanese battleship based in Singapore. All star Shaw Brothers cast and lots of action including martial arts, gun play, and explosions. Well done.
87. The Golden Sword (1969)* R3 DVD
A skilled student of the martial world searches for his missing father but finds a wife instead. On his wedding day he is abducted by the same black garbed figures who his father was last seen with 10 years ago. Not as confusing as some tales of the martial world but the story does meander quite a bit and does drag a little. My favorite part was the beginning when our hero is searching in the snowy northern frontier and first meets his wife to be. The action sequences were, like the movie, good but not great.
88. Braddock: Missing In Action III (1988)* (Action 3 Pack)
Braddock returns to Vietnam after finding out that his wife, who the thought was dead, is really still alive and he has a son there as well. Extreme mayhem follows. Almost a parody at times. Loaded down with a bunch of kids and a priest, he still manages to lay waste to a good hunk of the country but the action scenes can't be faulted.
89. Nick Carter Master Detective (1939)* (WB Archive Collection)
Nick Carter is called in to investigate espionage activities at an aircraft plant where a new type of wing is being developed. Nifty little mystery with a decent amount of aviation action. Walter Pidgeon is smooth and energetic as Nick Carter.
90. The Sheriff of Cochise (1957): Bank Robbery* S:1 E:23
The sheriff tries to solve a series of bank robberies. There's a nice bit of police work done in identifying the suspects. John Bromfield plays Sheriff Frank Morgan with just the right amount of swagger. I remember the opening to this show from my kid days because I thought it was so cool that he had a rifle on the inside of the front door of his car.
91. Harbor Command (1957): Counterfeit Money* E:8 (Harbor Command The Complete Television Series)
Two counterfeit twenties are found when police break up a craps game. Baxter investigates. Good episode but nothing special.

March 29
92. Gaiking Movie III (1976)*
Made up of episodes 17, 24, 35, 43,and 44 this covers the third Zelan invasion and the final battle, which was very very good. I also liked the final revelation about the Emperor and the political situation on the planet Zela, On the other hand the good guys were captured too often due to stupidity and were too easy to mind control.
93. Space Sheriff Gavan (1982): Phantom? The Demonspace City* E:15
In his street identity Gavan takes a sick girl to her home and then has to battle a series of strange foes. An action packed episode, a tour de force for star/stuntman Kenji Ohba who I think did at least most of his own stunts. I'm not sure why this all happened; maybe it had something to do with the little girl's fever dreams. Even the final battle with the monster of the week seemed extra exciting.
94. Ultraman Leo (1974): Who Is It? Taking the Lives of Flowers* E:7
A very bizarre monster - think giant artichoke with two stumpy legs with a head between the legs and a propeller on top of the body! Whew! We also get lots of anti-boomerang training. Dan M. continues to be cranky and a very hard taskmaster. Now that I'm getting the hang of this series I'm beginning to enjoy it very much.
95. JAKQ vs Go Ranger Movie (1978)*
Crime forces from around the world gather in Japan and it takes two teams of heroes to defeat them all. Lots of action in this theatrical short. Also cameos by Kamen Rider V3, Kamen Rider Amazon, and the android Kikaider.
96. The Devil-Ship Pirates (1963)* (Icons of Adventure)
A band of Spanish pirates convince an isolated village that the Spanish Armada defeated the British Navy and that they are part of an occupying force. Exciting if mostly land based pirate adventure.
97. Eraser (1996)* (4 File Favorites Extreme Action)
Arnie plays a US Marshall who gets involved in an international conspiracy and government corruption while trying to protect a witness in a treason trial. Some parts cross into absurdity but there are a few good laughs and lots of mindless fun.
98. State Trooper (1956): The Hills of Homicide* S:1 E:5 (The First Season)
A house trailer with two dead bodies inside is found in the middle of the desert. An intriguing mystery but the solution isn't totally satisfying.
99. Micky Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958): Death Gets A Diploma* S:1 E:4 (The Complete Series)
A friend asks for Mike's help after she discovers that her son's girl is involved with a gangster. McGavin and the writers capture Hammer perfectly in this episode -- persistent, tough, and cold as ice when he has to be. Great episode.

March 30
100. Charlie Chan At the Circus (1936) (Charlie Chan Vol. 2)
Charlie investigates the murder of a circus owner who had many enemies among the performers. OK entry didn't grab me as much as the others I've watched this month. The solution was more far fetched than usual. We do get to see the entire Chan clan at the circus including the hard working Mrs. Chan.
101. The Postman Fights Back (1982)* R3 DVD
Four men are hired to some chests to a powerful warlord in Northern China and various forces try to stop them. Kind of has a spaghetti western vibe at times. Lots of good fights with a wide variety of foes and weapons and in different situations. Very satisfying.
102. M Squad (1958): The Frightened Wife* S:1 E:22 (M Squad The Complete Series)
Ballinger is searching of a man who has been missing for a month when the man's wife suddenly confesses to murdering her husband. Good mystery but maybe a little too clever for its own good.
103. Decoy (1958): Night Light* E:31 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
Casey investigates the theft of a ruby necklace by pretending to be a potential buyer. A bit more of a drama than usual. Guest starring Martin Balsam.
104. Sea Hunt (1959): Strange Salvage* S:2 E:6 (Sea Hunt The Complete Season 2)
Mike helps a police detective investigate the seemingly accidental deaths of two divers.

March 31
105. Dragnet (1952): The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas* S:2 E:7 (Mill Creek Best of TV Detectives)
A boy opens one of his presents early without permission and tragedy follows. A really sad, well done episode. Jack Webb does some fine acting in this one.
106. Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963)* (Mill Creek Warriors 50 Movie Pack)
Ursus of the shepherd people fights an usurper in order to free his people and to return the rightful princess to the throne. Ed Fury is beefy and likeable as Ursus but the princess is more useless than usual, often loosing some clothing (although never enough) to allow the bad guys to follow. There are some really cool sets with a giant face motif. The action is just OK and the plot is pretty typical as is the English dub. The picture has OK color but is seriously cropped on both side with a background hum in the soundtrack but is is watchable.

Spoiler:

Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
--- Format 1 - (insert item title here)
--- Format 2 -
--- Format 3 -

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
--- Country 1 - (insert item title here)
--- Country 2 -
--- Country 3 -

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
--- Hays approved -
--- Hays unapproved -
--- G -
--- GP -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- M -
--- R -
--- X -
--- NC-17 -
--- Unrated Post-codes -
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
--- TV PG -
--- TV 14 -
--- TV MA -

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
--- Film Noir - (insert item title here)
--- Mystery
--- Urban cop thriller
--- Modern Caper/heist
--- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
--- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
--- Treasure hunt adventure
--- Swordplay
--- Jungle movie (including Tarzan)
--- Hong Kong crime
--- Japanese Yakuza
--- Italian Crime
--- Conspiracy thriller
--- Spy/Espionage
--- Serial Killer
--- Space
--- War
--- Robots
--- Vigilante

Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
--- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
--- Howard Hawks
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
--- Sam Fuller
--- John Sturges
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
--- Chang Cheh
--- Sammo Hung
--- Takeshi Kitano
--- John Woo
--- Walter Hill
--- Quentin Tarantino
--- John McTiernan
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Siergo Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor
--- Sam Peckinpah
--- Robert Rodriguez

Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
--- John Wayne
--- Cynthia Rothrock
--- Claudia Cardinale
--- Humphrey Bogart
--- Burt Lancaster
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
--- Toshiro Mifune
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan
--- Sammo Hung
--- Steven Seagal
--- Henry Silva
--- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
--- Jason Statham
--- Bruce Willis
--- Sonny Chiba
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger
--- Sylvester Stallone
--- Samuel Jackson
--- Milla Jovovich
--- Harrison Ford
--- Denzel Washington
--- Jet Li
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
--- Tom Cruise

Complete at least seven of these categories.
--- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
--- MST3K or similar riff -
--- won an Academy Award -- any category -
--- won a Razzie -- any category -
--- silent film -
--- a crime or mystery item -
--- a film and it's sequel -
--- a film and it's remake (examples)
--- an item with a commentary or riff
--- a special feature -
--- something animated -
--- a trailer
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
--- something with a major holiday theme -
--- a Criterion release

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

Spoiler:

Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 - Think Fast Mr. Moto
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 - Sleepy Eyes of Death: Full Circle Killing
--- 1970 - Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 - Plunkett & Macleane
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
--- Format 1 - Bulldog Drummond - stream
--- Format 2 -
--- Format 3 -

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
--- Country 1 - Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure - Japan
--- Country 2 - Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec - France
--- Country 3 - Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back - Great Britain

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
--- Hays approved -
--- Hays unapproved -
--- G -
--- GP -
--- PG - Despicable Me 2
--- PG-13 -
--- M -
--- R -
--- X -
--- NC-17 -
--- Unrated Post-codes -
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
--- TV PG - Adventure Time
--- TV 14 - Arrow
--- TV MA -

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
--- Film Noir - (insert item title here)
--- Mystery - 13 Lead Soldiers
--- Urban cop thriller
--- Modern Caper/heist
--- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
--- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
--- Treasure hunt adventure
--- Swordplay - Trilogy of Swordsmanship
--- Jungle movie (including Tarzan)
--- Hong Kong crime
--- Japanese Yakuza
--- Italian Crime
--- Conspiracy thriller
--- Spy/Espionage
--- Serial Killer - Kind Hearts and Coronets
--- Space - Lockout
--- War
--- Robots
--- Vigilante

Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
--- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
--- Howard Hawks
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
--- Sam Fuller
--- John Sturges
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
--- Chang Cheh - Legend of the Fox
--- Sammo Hung - Wheels on Meals
--- Takeshi Kitano
--- John Woo
--- Walter Hill
--- Quentin Tarantino
--- John McTiernan
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Siergo Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor - Clan of Amazons
--- Sam Peckinpah
--- Robert Rodriguez

Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
--- John Wayne
--- Cynthia Rothrock
--- Claudia Cardinale
--- Humphrey Bogart
--- Burt Lancaster - The Flame and the Arrow
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
--- Toshiro Mifune
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris - The Octagon
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan - Drunken Master
--- Sammo Hung - Magnificent Butcher
--- Steven Seagal
--- Henry Silva
--- Jean-Claude Van Damme - Knock Off
--- Jason Statham
--- Bruce Willis
--- Sonny Chiba
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger
--- Sylvester Stallone
--- Samuel Jackson
--- Milla Jovovich
--- Harrison Ford
--- Denzel Washington
--- Jet Li
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
--- Tom Cruise

Complete at least seven of these categories.
--- a Bond film or spoof - Matchless
--- MST3K or similar riff - The Pumaman
--- won an Academy Award -- Frozen
--- won a Razzie -- any category -
--- silent film -
--- a crime or mystery item - Death on the Nile
--- a film and it's sequel - Bulldog Drummond, Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
--- a film and it's remake (examples)
--- an item with a commentary or riff
--- a special feature -
--- something animated - Epic
--- a trailer - Mystery on Monster Island
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
--- something with a major holiday theme -
--- a Criterion release



First Time View - ☼

28-February-2014
01. Grimm, 2014, "Revelation", US, TV, TV, ☼
02. Yonderland, 2013, "The Chosen Mum", GB, DVD, TV, ☼
03. Yonderland, 2013, "Wizard Bradley", GB, DVD, TV, ☼
04. Think Fast Mr. Moto, 1937, , USA, DVD, Movie, ☼

01-March-2014
05. Mr. Peabody & Sherman, 2014, , USA, Theater, Trailer,
06. Yonderland, 2013, "Reformation", GB, DVD, TV, ☼
07. Yonderland, 2013, "The Ultimate Prize", GB, DVD, TV, ☼
08. Yonderland, 2013, "Closing the Portal", GB, DVD, TV, ☼
09. Yonderland, 2013, "The Idiot King", GB, DVD, TV, ☼
10. Yonderland, 2013, "The Heart of the Sun", GB, DVD, TV, ☼
11. Yonderland, 2013, "Dirty Ernie", GB, DVD, TV, ☼
12. Space Adventure Cobra, 1982, "Resurrection! The Psychogun!", JP, DVD, TV, ☼

02-March-2014
13. Trilogy of Swordsmanship, 1972, , HK, Dvd, Movie, ☼
14. Space Adventure Cobra, 1982, "Monstrosity! Zigova", JP, DVD, TV, ☼
15. Round the Twist (Series 2), 1992, "Nails", AU, DVD, TV, ☼

03-March-2013
16. Almost Human, 2014, "Straw Man", US, TV, TV, ☼
17. Round the Twist (Series 2), 1992, "Sloppy Jalopy", AU, DVD, TV, ☼
18. Bulldog Drummond, 1929, , GB, Stream, Movie, ☼

04-March-2014
19. Lockout, 2012, , FR, Stream, Movie, ☼

05-March-2014
20. Round the Twist (Series 2), 1992, "Smelly Feat", AU, DVD, TV, ☼
21. Space Adventure Cobra, 1982, "Archenemy! Crystal Bowie", JP, DVD, TV, ☼
22. Matchless, 1967, , IT, Stream, Movie,

06-March-2014
23. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back, 1934, , GB, Stream, Movie, ☼
24. Mystery on Monster Island, 1981, , Spain, Dvd, Trailer,
25. Five Weeks in a Balloon, 1962, , USA, Dvd, Trailer,
26. Knightriders, 1981, , USA, Dvd, Trailer,

07-March-2014
27. Burn Notice, 2010, "Friendly Fire", US, DVD, TV,
28. Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec, 2010, , FR, Stream, Movie, ☼

08-March-2014
29. Drunken Master, 1978, , HK, Dvd, Movie,
30. 13 Lead Soldiers, 1948, , GB, Dvd, Movie, ☼

09-March-2014
31. The Flame and the Arrow, 1950, , US, Dvd, Movie,
32. Space Adventure Cobra, 1982, "Escape!! Sid Prison", JP, DVD, TV, ☼
33. Space Adventure Cobra, 1982, "Mystery! Who is the Fearsome Sniper?", JP, DVD, TV, ☼
34. Space Adventure Cobra, 1982, "The Magician's Identity!!", JP, DVD, TV, ☼

10-March-2014
35. Community, 2010, "Modern Warfare", US, DVD, TV,
36. Community, 2011, "A Fistful of Paintballs", US, DVD, TV,
37. Community, 2011, "For A Few Paintballs More", US, DVD, TV,

11-March-2014
38. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure, 1964, , JP, Dvd, Movie,
39. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Full Circle Killing, 1964, , JP, Dvd, Movie, ☼
40. Agents of SHIELD, 2014, "Yes Men", US, TV, TV,
41. Kind Hearts and Coronets, 1949, , GB, Dvd, Movie,

12-March-2014
42. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Seduction, 1964, , JP, Dvd, Movie, ☼
43. Plunkett & Macleane, 1999, , GB, Dvd, Movie,
44. The Middleman, 2009, "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation", US, DVD, TV,

13-March-2014
45. The Art of the Steal, 2014, , USA, Stream, Trailer,
46. Community, 2014, "VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing", US, TV, TV,

14-March-2014
47. Grimm, 2014, "Once We Were Gods", US, TV, TV, ☼

15-March-2014
48. Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter, 1974, , GB, TV, Movie,

16-March-2014
49. The X-Files, 2002, "Improbable", US, Dvd, TV, ☼
50. Death on the Nile, 1978, , GB, TV, Movie,

17-March-2014
51. Mardock Scramble - The First Compression (Director's Cut), 2010, , JP, Blu, Movie, ☼
52. Mardock Scramble - The Second Compression (Director's Cut), 2011, , JP, Blu, Movie, ☼
53. Mardock Scramble - The Third Exhaust (Director's Cut), 2012, , JP, Blu, Movie, ☼

18-March-2014
54. Person of Interest, 2014, "/", US, TV, TV, ☼

19-March-2014
55. Arrow, 2014, "Suicide Squad", US, TV, TV, ☼

20-March-2014
56. Community, 2014, "Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons", US, TV, TV, ☼
57. Adventure Time, 2011, "Conquest of Cuteness", US, Dvd, TV,
58. Adventure Time, 2011, "Morituri Te Salutamus", US, Dvd, TV,
59. Adventure Time, 2011, "Memory of a Memory", US, Dvd, TV,
60. Adventure Time, 2011, "Hitman", US, Dvd, TV,
61. Epic, 2013, , US, Blu, Movie, ☼

21-March-2014
62. Despicable Me 2, 2013, , US, Blu, Movie, ☼
63. Frozen, 2013, , US, Blu, Movie,
64. Grimm, 2011, "The Show Must Go On", US, Dvd, TV, ☼
65. Get A Horse, 2013, , US, Blu, Short,
66. The Octagon, 1980, , US, Dvd, Movie,

22-March-2014
67. Person of Interest, 2011, "Pilot", US, Blu, TV, ☼
68. Person of Interest, 2011, "Ghosts", US, Blu, TV, ☼
69. Person of Interest, 2011, "Mission Creep", US, Blu, TV, ☼
70. Person of Interest, 2011, "Cura Te Ipsum", US, Blu, TV, ☼
71. Person of Interest, 2011, "Judgment", US, Blu, TV, ☼
72. Person of Interest, 2011, "The Fix", US, Blu, TV, ☼
73. Person of Interest, 2011, "Witness", US, Blu, TV, ☼
74. Person of Interest, 2011, "Foe", US, Blu, TV, ☼
75. Person of Interest, 2011, "Get Carter", US, Blu, TV, ☼
76. Person of Interest, 2011, "Number Crunch", US, Blu, TV, ☼
77. Person of Interest, 2011, "Super", US, Blu, TV, ☼

23-March-2014
78. Person of Interest, 2011, "Legacy", US, Blu, TV, ☼
79. Person of Interest, 2011, "Root Cause", US, Blu, TV, ☼
80. Person of Interest, 2011, "Wolf and Cub", US, Blu, TV, ☼
81. Person of Interest, 2011, "Blue Code", US, Blu, TV, ☼
82. Person of Interest, 2011, "Risk", US, Blu, TV, ☼
83. Person of Interest, 2011, "Baby Blue", US, Blu, TV, ☼
84. Person of Interest, 2011, "Identity Crisis", US, Blu, TV, ☼
85. Person of Interest, 2011, "Flesh and Blood", US, Blu, TV, ☼
86. Person of Interest, 2011, "Matsya Nyaya", US, Blu, TV, ☼
87. Person of Interest, 2011, "Many Happy Returns", US, Blu, TV, ☼
88. Person of Interest, 2011, "No Good Deed", US, Blu, TV, ☼
89. Person of Interest, 2011, "Firewall", US, Blu, TV, ☼
90. Person of Interest, 2012, "The Contingency", US, Stream, TV, ☼

24-March-2014
91. Knock Off, 1998, , HK, Dvd, Movie,

25-March-2014
92. Person of Interest, 2012, "Bad Code", US, Blu, TV, ☼
93. Person of Interest, 2012, "Masquerade", US, Blu, TV, ☼
94. Person of Interest, 2012, "Triggerman", US, Blu, TV, ☼
95. Person of Interest, 2012, "Bury the Lede", US, Blu, TV, ☼
96. Person of Interest, 2012, "The High Road", US, Blu, TV, ☼
97. MST3K, 1998, "The Pumaman", US, Dvd, TV, ☼

26-March-2014
98. Person of Interest, 2012, "Critical", US, Blu, TV, ☼
99. Person of Interest, 2012, "Til Death", US, Blu, TV, ☼
100. Person of Interest, 2012, "C.O.D.", US, Blu, TV, ☼
101. Person of Interest, 2012, "Shadow Box", US, Blu, TV, ☼
102. Person of Interest, 2013, "2πR", US, Blu, TV, ☼
103. Person of Interest, 2013, "Prisoner's Dilemma", US, Blu, TV, ☼
104. Person of Interest, 2013, "Dead Reckoning", US, Blu, TV, ☼
105. Person of Interest, 2013, "One Percent", US, Blu, TV, ☼

26-March-2014
106. Person of Interest, 2013, "Booked Solid", US, Blu, TV, ☼
107. Person of Interest, 2013, "Relevance", US, Blu, TV, ☼
108. Person of Interest, 2013, "Proteus", US, Blu, TV, ☼
109. Person of Interest, 2013, "All In", US, Blu, TV, ☼

27-March-2014
110. Person of Interest, 2013, "Trojan Horse", US, Blu, TV, ☼
111. Person of Interest, 2013, "In Extremis", US, Blu, TV, ☼
112. Person of Interest, 2013, "Zero Day", US, Blu, TV, ☼
113. Person of Interest, 2013, "God Mode", US, Blu, TV, ☼

28-March-2014
114. Magnificent Butcher, 1979, , HK, Dvd, Movie,

29-March-2014
115. Legend of the Fox, 1980, , HK, Dvd, Movie, ☼
116. Clan of Amazons, 1978, , HK, Dvd, Movie, ☼

30-March-2014
117. Wheels on Meals, 1984, , HK, Dvd, Movie,

31-March-2014
118. Pig, 2011, , US, file, Movie, ☼

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

Formats: Blu-Ray (3) | HDDVD () | DVD (3) | Theater (3) | TV (5) | Netflix (3) | Crackle () | YouTube () | Other (i.e. iTunes, Digital Download, etc.) (5)

FTV (features only): - (12)

* - First Home Viewing (1) | * - First Time Using Owned Media ()

- watched on iPad/iPod (5)

All movies American unless otherwise indicated...
- Russia (1)
- UK (1)
- France (1)

Watched With: μ - M (9) | τ - N (1) | δ - D (3) (~ indicates only a partial viewing by other viewers)

Bold titles are feature length

Underlined titles indicate coming off the unwatched pile must have been purchased more than 1 month prior to challenge (1)

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March 03
01. House at the End of the Street (2012) ~μ

March 06
02. Stalingrad (3D IMAX) (2013) δ
03. Non-Stop (AVX) (2014) μ δ

March 09
04. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) with gramma!

March 10
05. Breaking the Girls (2013)
06. Winter's Bone (2010)
07. Bates Motel (S02E02): Shadow of a Doubt (2014)


March 16
08. Veronica Mars (2014) μ δ τ
09. Veronica Mars: Pilot (S01E01) (2004) μ
10. Veronica Mars: Credit Where Credit's Due (S01E02) (2004) μ

March 17
11. Bates Motel: Gone But Not Forgotten (S02E01) (2014)
12. Bates Motel: Caleb (S02E03) (2014)

March 20
13. The Heat (2013) μ on plane

March 21
14. Man on Fire (2004) on plane

March 23
15. Abducted (2011) μ on Apple TV in Jamaica!

March 25
16. American Hustle (2013) * μ on Apple TV in Jamaica!

March 28
17. In Bruges (2008) on plane
18. The Counselor (2013) on plane
19. Elementary: Step 9 (S02E01) (2013) on plane

March 29
20. Bates Motel: Check Out (S02E04) (2014) μ

March 30
21. Léon: The Professional (1994)
22. The Departed (2006)

Spoiler:

pending Official Checklist (thanks to everyone for your tweaks)

Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
-X- 1990 - Leon
-X- 2000 - In Bruges
-X- 2010 - House at the End of the Street

Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
-X- Format 1 - DVD (House at the End of the Street)
-X- Format 2 - Theater (Stalingrad)
-X- Format 3 - Blu-ray (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
-X- Country 1 - Russia (Stalingrad)
-X- Country 2 - UK (In Bruges)
-X- Country 3 - France (Leon)

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
--- Hays approved -
--- Hays unapproved -
--- G -
--- GP -
--- PG -
-X- PG-13 - Non-Stop
--- M -
-X- R - House at the End of the Street
--- X -
--- NC-17 -
--- Unrated Post-codes -
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
--- TV PG -
--- TV 14 -
--- TV MA -

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
--- Film Noir - (insert item title here)
-X- Mystery House at the End of the Street
--- Urban cop thriller
--- Modern Caper/heist
--- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
--- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
--- Treasure hunt adventure
--- Swordplay
-X- Jungle movie (including Tarzan) Hunger Games
--- Hong Kong crime
--- Japanese Yakuza
--- Italian Crime
--- Conspiracy thriller
--- Spy/Espionage
--- Serial Killer
--- Space
-X- War Stalingrad
--- Robots
-X- Vigilante: Man on Fire

Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
--- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
--- Howard Hawks
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
--- Sam Fuller
--- John Sturges
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
--- Chang Cheh
--- Sammo Hung
--- Takeshi Kitano
--- John Woo
--- Walter Hill
--- Quentin Tarantino
--- John McTiernan
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Siergo Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor
--- Sam Peckinpah
--- Robert Rodriguez

Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
--- John Wayne
--- Cynthia Rothrock
--- Claudia Cardinale
--- Humphrey Bogart
--- Burt Lancaster
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
--- Toshiro Mifune
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan
--- Sammo Hung
--- Steven Seagal
--- Henry Silva
--- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
--- Jason Statham
--- Bruce Willis
--- Sonny Chiba
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger
--- Sylvester Stallone
--- Samuel Jackson
--- Milla Jovovich
--- Harrison Ford
-X- Denzel Washington: Man on Fire
--- Jet Li
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
--- Tom Cruise

Complete at least seven of these categories.
--- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
--- MST3K or similar riff -
-X- won an Academy Award -- any category - The Departed
--- won a Razzie -- any category -
--- silent film -
-X- a crime or mystery item - Non-Stop
--- a film and it's sequel -
--- a film and it's remake (examples)
--- an item with a commentary or riff
-X- a special feature - Leon: 10 Years After
--- something animated -
--- a trailer
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
--- something with a major holiday theme -
--- a Criterion release

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3nd Annual DVDTalk Action/Adventure /Crime / Mystery Challenge

01 - The Monuments Men / 3-1 ☼
02 - Musashi Miyamoto / 1954 / Blu-ray / 3-1 ☼
03 - Fantastic Voyage / 1966/ Blu-ray / 3-1 ☼
04 - The Third Man [with commentary track ☼] / Blu-ray / 3-2
05 - Non-Stop / 2014 ☼
06 - Khartoum [with commentary track ☼] / Blu-ray / 3-2
07 - The Man Who Would Be King / Blu-ray / 3-2 ☼
08 - Archer Vice [episode: Baby Shower] / 3-3 ☼
09 - Walking Dead [episode: ] / 3-3 ☼
10 - Person of Interest [episode: Last Call] / 3-3 ☼
11 - 'Despicable Me 2' [supplements: Gru's Girls + Gadgets Galore] / DVD / 3-4 ☼
12 - Intelligence [episode: ] / 3-4 ☼
13 - Adventure Time [episode: Bad Timing] / 3-4 ☼
14 - Regular Show [episode: Journey to the Bottom of the Crash Pit] / 3-4 ☼
15 - Godzilla / 2014 + / 3-5
16 - Divergent / + / 3-5
17 - Stalingrad / IMAX-Digital 3D / 3-5 ☼
18 - Archer Season 3 [supplement: 'Archer Live'] Blu-ray / 3-6 ☼
19 - Revolution [episode: Dreamcatcher ] / 3-6 ☼
20 - Veronica Mars [episode: Pilot] / DVD / 3-7 ☼
21 - Hannibal [episode: Kaiseki] / 3-7 ☼
22 - Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return / + / 3-12
23 - Home / 2014 / 3-12
24 - Mr. Peabody & Sherman Auro 11.1 / 3-12
25 - Guardians of the Galaxy + / 3-13
26 - The Purge: Anarchy + / 3-13
27 - 300: Rise of an Empire 3D-Dolby Atmos / 3-13
28 - Hannibal [episode: Sakizuki] / 3-14
29 - Southland - Season Five: 21 deleted scenes / DVD / 3-14
30 - Walking Dead [episode: The Grove] / 3-16
31 - ''The Voices of Frozen' + Deleted Scenes] Frozen Blu-ray / 3-17 ☼
32 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier + / 3-18
33 - Transformers 4 + / 3-18
34 - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes + / 3-18
35 - X-Men: Days of Future Past + / 3-18
36 - The Expendables 3 [teaser] + / 3-18
37 - Need for Speed 3D 'XD' / 3-18 ☼
38 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine [episode: Unsolved] / 3-19 ☼
39 - 22 Jump Street +
40 - Amazing Spider Man 2 +
41 - Robocop / 2014 / 3-19 ☼
42 - Thief / Blu-ray / 3-19 ☼
-----Film viewing
-----Supplements: Trailer + The Otherness of Sound: The Tangerine Dream Score
43 - Hard Target [unrated: 100 min. version] / Blu-ray / 3-20
44 - Adventure Time [episode: Billy's Bucket List] / 3-20 ☼
45 - Shallow Grave / Blu-ray / 3-21
-----Film viewing with Danny Boyle commentary track
-----Supplements: 'Digging Your Own Grave' (1994)
46 - Adventure Time [episode: Lemonhope Story 1] / 3-22 ☼
47 - Adventure Time [episode: Lemonhope Story 2] / 3-22 ☼
48 - The Grand Budapest Hotel / 3-23 ☼
49 - The Boxtrolls + / 3-24
50 - Earth to Echo + / 3-24
51 - Rio 2 + / 3-24
52 - Planes: Fire & Rescue + / 3-24
53 - Muppets Most Wanted / 3-24 ☼
54 - The Essence of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down" [Getting It Right: Story and Characters] (23min) Black Hawk Down / DVD / 3-24
55 - The Walking Dead [episode: Us] / 3-24 ☼
56 - X-Men: Days of Future Past [Trailer #2] + / 3-24 ☼
57 - Once Upon A Time [episode: Witch Hunt] / 3-25 ☼
58 - 'The Wolf Pack' + 'Running Wild' + 'The Wolf of Wall Street Round Table' (38min) The Wolf of Wall Street / Blu-ray / 3-25
59 - The Essence of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down" [Crash Course] (30min) Black Hawk Down / DVD / 3-25 ☼
60 - Archer Vice [episode: Smugglers' Blues] / 3-25 ☼
61 - Archer Vice [episode: The Rules of Extraction] / 3-25 ☼
62 - Archer Vice [episode: On The Carpet] / 3-25 ☼
63 - Walking with Dinosaurs [75min version ☼] / Blu-ray / 3-25
64 - The Essence of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down" [Battlefield: Moroco] (30min) Black Hawk Down / DVD / 3-26 ☼
65 - Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia / Blu-ray / 3-26
66 - Person of Interest [episode: Root Path] / 3-26 ☼
67 - Person of Interest [episode: Allegiance] / 3-26 ☼
68 - Hannibal [episode: Takiawase] / 3-27 ☼
69 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine [episode: Charges and Specs] / 3-27 ☼
70 - Sherlock (2012) 'A Study in Pink' / 3-27 ☼
71 - Video Blog #1-10 (127min) + New Zealand: Home of Middle-Earth / The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey / Blu-ray / 3-27
72 - Jupiter Ascending [trailer #2] + / 3-24
73 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / 2014 + / 3-24
74 - The Essence of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down" [Hymn to the Fallen] (18min) Black Hawk Down / DVD / 3-27 ☼
75 - The Essence of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down" [Digital Warriors] (25min) Black Hawk Down / DVD / 3-28 ☼
76 - Hannibal [episode: Mukōzuke] / 3-28 ☼
77 - Sherlock (2010) [episode: "The Blind Banker"] / 3-28 ☼
78 - The Essence of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down" [After Action Repor] (25min) Black Hawk Down / DVD / 3-31 ☼
79 - Sherlock (2010) [episode: "The Great Game"] / 3-31 ☼
80 - Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings: Completely Screwed Over Dub (YouTube) / 3-31


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supplements italicized
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3nd Annual DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge

2013: 44 items
2012: 53 items

*First-time viewing



3/3
1. The Amazing Race season 24 ep 2 "Baby Bear's Soup"*
2. The Americans season 2 ep 1 "Comrades"*
3. Castle season 6 ep 17 "In the Belly of the Beast"*

3/5
4. Survivor season 28 ep 2 "Cops-R-Us"*

3/6
5. The Americans season 2 ep 2 "Cardinal"*

3/8
6. The Walking Dead season 4 ep 10 "Inmates"*
7. The Walking Dead season 4 ep 11 "Claimed"*
8. Frozen

3/9
9. The Amazing Race season 24 ep 3 "Welcome to the Jungle"*
10. Orphan Black season 1 ep 1*

3/11
11. Veronica Mars season 1 ep 1 "Pilot"
12. Orphan Black season 1 ep 2*

3/12
13 Survivor season 28 ep 3*
14. Orphan Black season 1 ep 3*

3/14
15. Power Records Fantastic Four "The Way It Began"
16. Power Records Captain America "A Phoenix Shall Arise"
17. Power Records The Incredible Hulk "At Bay"
18. Power Records Conan the Barbarian "The Crawler in the Mists"*
19. Power Records Wonder Woman "Versus the War God"*
20. Sub-Mariner: Atlantis Under Attack
21. Fantastic Four radio show narrated by Stan Lee, featuring Fantastic Four issue #4*
22. Marvel Comics X-Men season 1 episode 1 "Night of the Sentinels Part 1"*
23. Marvel Comics X-Men season 1 episode 1 "Night of the Sentinels Part 2"*

3/16
24. The Walking Dead season 4 ep 12 "Still"*
25. The Walking Dead season 4 ep 13 "Alone"*

3/17
26. Castle season 6 ep 17 "The Way of the Ninja"*
27. The Walking Dead season 4 ep 14 "The Grove"*

3/19
28. The Americans season 2 ep 3*
29. Survivor season 28 ep 4 "Odd One Out"*
30. The Wolverine (2013)*

3/20
31. Dragon Ball Z season 1 ep 1 "The New Threat"*
32. The Americans season 2 ep 4*
33. Olympus Has Fallen*

3/21
34. From Dusk till Dawn season 1 ep 1 "Pilot"*
35. Muppets Most Wanted*
36. Hunted season 1 ep 4 "Kismet"*

3/22
37. Divergent*
38. Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters*

3/23
39. The Wind Rises*
40. The Amazing Race season 24 ep 4 "Smarter Not Harder"*

3/24
41. Castle season 6 ep 18 "The Greater Good"*

3/25
42. Game of Thrones season 4 ep 1 "Two Swords"*
43. Thor: The Dark World*

3/28
44. Sherlock season 3 ep 2 "The Sign of Three"
45. Sherlock season 3 ep 3 "His Last Vow"*

3/29
46. The Amazing Race season 24 ep 5*
47. Survivor season 28 ep 5*

3/30
48. The Walking Dead season 4 ep 15 "Us"*

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Feb 28

1. Star Blazers: The Reflex Gun Pt 1 - Youtube
2. Star Blazers: The Reflex Gun Pt 2 - Youtube
3. Star Blazers: The Asteroid Ring - Youtube


Mar 1

4. Knight Rider: Inside Out - DVD
5. Knight Rider: The Final Verdict - DVD
6. Star Blazers: We Will Return! - Youtube
7. Godzilla Raids Again - DVD


Mar 2

8. Jurassic Park - DVD


Mar 3

9. The Lost World: Jurassic Park - DVD
10. Knight Rider: A Plush Ride - DVD


Mar 4

11. Knight Rider: Forget Me Not - DVD
12. Sea Hunt: Sixty Feet Below - Hulu
13. Star Wars Teaser Trailer - Youtube
14. Hercules and the Masked Rider - DVD


Mar 5

15. Ninja II: Shadow of a Tear - NWI
16. Dark Shadows The Revival: Episode 1 - DVD


Mar 6

17. The Five Venoms - DVD
18. Transformers: Age of Extinction Teaser Trailer - Youtube
19. Godzilla (2014) Trailer - Crackle
20. Iron Man 3 Trailer - Youtube
21. King Kong vs. Godzilla - DVD
22. The Legend of Hercules Trailer - Crackle
23. Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators - DVD


Mar 7

24. 300: Rise of an Empire Trailer - Youtube
25. Eraser - IFC
26. Dark Shadows The Revival: Episode 2 - DVD
27. The Adventures of Milo and Otis - DVD
28. The Adventures of Milo and Otis Theatrical Trailer - DVD


Mar 8

29. Law and Order: Criminal Intent - Cuba Libre - Ion
30. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Trailer - Youtube
31. Sea Hunt: Flooded Mine - Hulu
32. Dark Shadows The Revival: Episode 3 - DVD
33. Dark Shadows The Revival: Episode 4 - DVD
34. Knight Rider: Hearts of Stone - DVD
35. Knight Rider: Give Me Liberty...Or Give Me Death - DVD
36. Knight Rider: The Topaz Connection - DVD


Mar 9

37. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV: Galactic Clash - DVD
38. Mothra vs. Godzilla - DVD
39. The Time Tunnel: Rendezvous With Yesterday - DVD
40. Robocop (2014) Trailer - Youtube
41. Star Driver: The Ginga Bishonen - Crackle


Mar 10

42. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV: The Isolated Regiment - DVD
43. Sea Hunt: Rapture of the Deep - Hulu
44. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - NWI
45. Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster - DVD


Mar 11

46. Robotech: Boobytrap - DVD
47. Nature Unleashed: Avalanche - DVD
48. Kung Fu - The Invisible Fist - DVD


Mar 12

49. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Ambush - NWI
50. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Rising Malevolence - NWI
51. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Shadow of Malevolence - NWI
52. The Time Tunnel: One Way to the Moon - DVD
53. The Conqueror of the Orient - DVD
54. Star Blazers: Desslok Mines - Youtube
55. The Time Tunnel: End of the World - DVD


Mar 13

56. Matlock: The Game Show - HMC
57. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - DVD
58. Last of the Vikings - DVD
59. She-Ra: Princess of Power - Into Etheria - DVD
60. She-Ra: Princess of Power - Beast Island - DVD


Mar 14

61. She-Ra: Princess of Power - She-Ra Unchained - DVD
62. She-Ra: Princess of Power - Reunions - DVD
63. She-Ra: Princess of Power - Battle For Bright Moon - DVD
64. She-Ra: Princess of Power - Duel at Devlan - DVD
65. She-Ra: Princess of Power - The Sea Hawk - DVD
66. Monster Zero - DVD


Mar 15

67. Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Day of the Dumpster - NWI
68. Knight Rider: A Nice, Indecent Little Town - DVD
69. Knight Rider: Chariot of Gold - DVD
70. Nature Unleashed: Fire - DVD


Mar 16

71. Knight Rider: White Bird - DVD
72. Law and Order: Cruel and Unusual - TNT
73. Might Morphin Power Rangers: High Five - NWI
74. Knight Rider: Knight Moves - DVD
75. The Two Gladiators - DVD
76. Super Robot Red Baron: Conspiracy of the Robot Empire - DVD


Mar 17

77. Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer Pt 1 - Youtube
78. Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer Pt 2 - Youtube
79. Super Robot Red Baron: Violent Clash! The Baron Break - DVD
80. Terror of Mechagodzilla - DVD
81. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Destroy Malevolence - NWI


Mar 18

82. Super Robot Red Baron - Trump Card: Android X - DVD
83. Shakira: End of Evil - Episode 1 - NWI
84. Challenge of the SuperFriends: Monolith of Evil - DVD
85. Godzilla vs. Biollante - DVD
86. Robotech: Countdown - DVD


Mar 19

87. Arrow: Pilot - NWI
88. Ursus in the Land of Fire - DVD
89. Cleopatra's Daughter - DVD


Mar 20

90. Arrow: Honor Thy Father - NWI
92. Stealth - Blu-Ray
93. Jeff's Collie (Unknown Episode) - ANGL2
94. The Lone Ranger (Unknown Episode) - ANGL2
95. Mirror Universe: Part 2 (Star Trek Alternate Realities Fan Collective) - DVD
96. Parallel Dimensions (Star Trek Alternate Realities Fan Collective) - DVD
97. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones - Blu-Ray
98. Pacific Rim - Blu-Ray


Mar 21

99. Lassie (Unknown Episode) -FETV
100. Star Blazers: Sea of Fire - Youtube
101. Star Blazers: The Gamilon Pilot - Youtube
102. Kung Fu Fever - DVD
103. David and Goliath (1960) - DVD
104. Captain America: The Winter Soldier Trailer - Youtube
105. Super Robot Red Baron: Sure Kill! The Phoenix Maneuver - DVD


Mar 22

106. Arrow: Lone Gunmen - NWI
107. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Rookies - NWI
108. Super Robot Red Baron: Smash the Mysterious Rocket Operation! - DVD
109. Super Robot Red Baron: Red Baron Combat Disabled - DVD


Mar 23

110. Super Robot Red Baron: Red Balloons are the Secret Weapon - DVD
111. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Teamwork - NWI
112. Super Robot Red Baron: Invincible! The Devil of the Desert - DVD
113. Hercules Against the Moon Men - DVD


Mar 24

114. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: A Pressing Engagement - NWI
115. The Real Story: Gladiator - Roku
116. The Giants of Thessaly - DVD


Mar 25

117. Super Robot Red Baron - Fierce Gambit: Uranium Mine in the Mist - DVD
118. Super Robot Red Baron: Counterstrike! The Destruction Beam - DVD


Mar 26

119. Challenge of the Super Friends: The Giants of Doom - DVD
120. Challenge of the Super Friends - Wanted: The Super Friends (Audio Commentary) - DVD
121. Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens - DVD
122. Challenge of the Super Friends: Secret Origins of the Super Friends - DVD


Mar 27

123. Marvel's The Avenger's - Epix HD
124. The Giant of Marathon - DVD
125. Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer - Youtube
126. Colossus and the Amazon Queen - DVD


Mar 28

127. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Weeping Willows - USA
128. Star Trek: The Enemy Within - DVD
129. Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Shadows of the Jackal - Roku
130. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Blu Ray


Mar 29

131. Star Wars - Blu Ray
132. 13 Miles to Hell - Youtube
133. Duel of Champions - DVD
134. Hero of Rome - DVD


Mar 30

135. G.I. Joe: The MASS Device Pt 1 - DVD
136. Star Trek: Turnabout Intruder - DVD


Mar 31

137. Ice Road Truckers: Aces and Jokers - Amazon Prime
138. Thor and the Amazon Women - DVD

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So much to watch... so little time...

- First time viewing
▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲ - Rating on a 1 to 10 scale

February 28th
1. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E9 "Plateau of the Apes Plot" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
2. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E10 "Strangemoon Over Miami" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
3. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E11 "All Wong in Hong Kong" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
4. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E12 "Melody Memory Mix-Up" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 1st
5. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E13 "The Great Pussycat Chase" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
6. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E14 "Spy School Spoof" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
7. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E15 "Jumpin' Jupiter Affair" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
8. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E16 "Don't Count on a Countess" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
9. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S1/E1 "The Bearded Lady" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
10. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S1/E2 "Eye Witness" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 2nd
11. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S1/E3 "Fingers" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
12. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S1/E4 "Widdershins" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
13. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S1/E5 "A High Profile" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
14. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S1/E6 "Safe as Houses" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
15. The Incredibles (2004) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
16. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S2/E1 "Poison Pen" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
17. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S2/E2 "Lost Chords" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 3rd
18. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S2/E3 "Runaways" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
19. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996): S2/E4 "The Astral Plane" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
20. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997): S2/E5 "A Rose by Any Other Name" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 4th
21. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997): S2/E6 "Woman of the Year" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
22. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E1 "The Nemo's a No No Affair" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
22. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E1 "A Greenthumb Is Not a Goldfinger" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
22. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E1 "The Secret Six" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
22. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E1 "Swap Plot Flop" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
22. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E1 "Midas Mix-Up" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
22. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E1 "X Marks the Spot" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
22. Josie and the Pussycats (1970): S1/E1 "Chili Today and Hot Tamale" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
23. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997): S3/E1 "All Stitched Up" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 5th
23. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997): S3/E2 "Daughter of the Regiment" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
23. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997): S3/E3 "Serving the Community" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
24. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997): S3/E4 "Fisticuffs" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
25. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S3/E5 "Childsplay" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
26. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S3/E6 "Pursuit by Proxy" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 6th
27. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S3/E7 "A Minor Operation" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
28. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S3/E8 "Helping Hansi" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
29. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S3/E9 "How Time Flies" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 7th
30. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S4/E1 "Something to Treasure" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
31. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S4/E2 "Family Values" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
32. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S4/E3 "Digging for Dirt" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 8th
33. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S4/E4 "Mind over Muscle" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
34. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S4/E5 "Blood Relations" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
35. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1998): S4/E6 "For Love nor Money" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
36. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1990): (Pilot) "Missing Persons" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
37. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E1 "The Passenger" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
38. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E2 "Mask of Murder" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
39. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E3 "The Maître d'" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
40. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E4 "The Candidate" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
41. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E5 "The Judgement" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
42. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E6 "The Death Frame" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
43. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E7 "Death Across the Board" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
44. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E8 "Tramp Steamer" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
45. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E9 "The Long Green Kill" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
46. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E10 "Take Five for Murder" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
47. Charlie Chan in London (1934) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 9th
48. Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
49. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
50. Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
51. Eran trece (Spanish version of "Charlie Chan Carries On") (1931) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

52. Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 10th
53. Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
54. Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 11th
55. Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 12th
56. The Black Camel (1931) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 13th
57. Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 14th
58. Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 15th
59. Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
60. Behind That Curtain (1929) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 16th
61. Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
62. The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
63. Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 17th
64. The Fatal Hour (1940) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 18th
65. Doomed to Die (1940) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 19th
66. Phantom of Chinatown (1940) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 20th
67. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E11 "Dream Big, Dream Deadly" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
68. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E12 "Sepi" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
69. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E13 "A Tender Touch" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
70. Peter Gunn (1961): S3/E14 "The Royal Roust" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
71. Peter Gunn (1961): S3/E15 "Bullet in Escrow" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
72. Peter Gunn (1961): S3/E16 "Jacoby's Vacation" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 21st
73. Peter Gunn (1961): S3/E17 "Blind Item" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
74. Peter Gunn (1961): S3/E18 "Death Is a Sore Loser" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
75. Peter Gunn (1961): S3/E19 "I Know It's Murder" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
76. Peter Gunn (1961): S3/E20 "A Kill and a Half" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
77. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E11 "Than a Serpent's Tooth" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
78. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E22 "The Deep End" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
79. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E23 "Portrait in Leather" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
80. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E24 "Come Dance with Me and Die" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 22nd
81. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E25 "Cry Love, Cry Murder" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
82. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E26 "A Penny Saved" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
83. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E27 "Short a Motive" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
84. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E28 "The Murder Bond" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
85. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E29 "The Most Deadly Angel" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
86. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E30 "Till Death Do Us Part" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
87. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E31 "Last Resort" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
88. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E32 "A Matter of Policy" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
89. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E33 "A Bullet for the Boy" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
90. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E34 "Death Is a Four Letter Word" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
91. Peter Gunn (1960): S3/E35 "Deadly Intrusion" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
92. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
93. Rio (2011) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
94. Dragnet (1953): S3/E4 "The Big Betty" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
95. Dragnet (1953): S3/E16 "The Big Thief" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
96. Dragnet (1953): S3/E17 "The Big Little Jesus" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
97. Dragnet (1954): S3/E19 "The Big Trunk" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
98. Dragnet (1954): S3/E21 "The Big Boys" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 23rd
99. Dragnet (1952): S1/E11 "The Big September" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
100. Dragnet (1952): S2/E4 "The Big Seventeen" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
101. Dragnet (1953): S2/E11 "The Big Show" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
102. Dragnet (1953): S2/E19 "The Big Break" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
103. Dragnet (1953): S2/E28 "The Big Hands" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
104. Dragnet (1954): S3/E28 "The Big Shoplift" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
105. Dragnet (1954): S3/E29 "The Big Hit-Run Killer" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
106. Dragnet (1954): S3/E31 "The Big Girl" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
107. Dragnet (1954): S3/E34 "The Big Frame" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
108. Dragnet (1954): S4/E1 "The Big Producer" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
109. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E1 "Winter Is Coming" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
110. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E2 "The Kingsroad" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 24th
111. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E3 "Lord Snow" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
112. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E4 "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
113. King Dinosaur (1955) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 25th
114. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E5 "The Wolf and the Lion" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
115. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E6 "A Golden Crown" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
116. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E7 "You Win or You Die" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 26th
117. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E8 "The Pointy End" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
118. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E9 "Baelor" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
119. Game of Thrones (2011): S1/E10 "Fire and Blood" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 27th
120. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E1 "The North Remembers" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
121. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E2 "The Night Lands" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
122. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E3 "What Is Dead May Never Die" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 28th
123. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E4 "Garden of Bones" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
124. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E5 "The Ghost of Harrenhal" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
125. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E6 "The Old Gods and the New" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
126. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E7 "A Man Without Honor" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
127. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E8 "The Prince of Winterfell" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
128. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E8 "Blackwater" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
129. Game of Thrones (2011): S2/E8 "Valar Morghulis" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
130. Dragnet (1954): S4/E3 "The Big Crime" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
131. Dragnet (1954): S4/E4 "The Big Pair" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
132. Dragnet (1954): S4/E8 "The Big Bar" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
133. Dragnet (1958): S7/E28 "The Big War" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
134. Dragnet (1958): S8/E4 "The Big Oskar" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 29th
135. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E29 "The Death of Bat Masterson" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
136. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E30 "The Secret Is Death" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
137. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E31 "Promised Land" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
138. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E32 "The Conspiracy: Part 1" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
139. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E33 "The Conspiracy: Part 2" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
140. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E34 "The Black Pearls" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
141. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E35 "The Desert Ship" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
142. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E36 "The Romany Knives" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
143. Bat Masterson (1959): S1/E37 "Buffalo Kill" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
144. Things Are Tough All Over (1982) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
145. Fletch (1985) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
146. Fletch Lives (1989) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
147. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E1 "Valar Dohaeris" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
148. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E2 "Dark Wings, Dark Words" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
149. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E3 "Walk of Punishment" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
150. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E4 "And Now His Watch Is Ended" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 30th
151. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E5 "Kissed by Fire" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
152. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E6 "The Climb" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
153. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E7 "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
154. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E8 "Second Sons" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
155. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E9 "The Rains of Castamere" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲ +
156. Game of Thrones (2013): S3/E10 "Mhysa" ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

March 31st
157. Enter the Dragon (1973) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
158. The Outlaws Is Coming (1965) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

Third Annual Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge



"That woman deserves her revenge and we deserve to die." ~ Budd, Kill Bill: Vol. 1

*= first time viewing
blue= personal BluRay
black= personal DVD
green= other

March 1st
1. Naked City: 1.5, "The Violent Circle" (1958)* - crime/mystery
Episode finds Halloran going undercover in a mental ward to ferret out a murderer. Reminded me a great deal of Shock Corridor.
2. The Adventures of Tintin (Steven Spielberg, 2011) - action/adventure
Rollicking adventure that has the boy journalist teaming with a drunken sea captain and hunting clues hidden in model boats.
3. Turbo FAST: 1.1, "Crazy Fast" (2013 / Netflix streaming)* - action
Turbo has to beat a devious tiger beetle to keep the beetle and his friends from invading the snails' town.
4. Turbo FAST: 1.2, "Dungball Derby/Ace of Race" (2013 / Netflix streaming)* - action
White Shadow plays in a derby against dung beetles. Chet and Turbo fall foul of a wily gecko.

March 2nd
5. All Is Lost (J.C. Chandor, 2013 / DVD screener)* - action
Robert Redford plays a sailor who has to battle the sea and elements after his boat is struck by a shipping container.
6. Naked City: 1.6, "Stakeout" (1958) - crime
Muldoon investigates the death of an older detective who reportedly ran from a fight.

March 3rd
7. Kansas City Confidential (Phil Karlson, 1952)* - crime
Joe Rolfe (John Payne) is framed for an armed robbery and goes to Mexico to search for the real gang. Lee Van Cleef plays one of the robbers (of course) and does some great menacing.
8. Northern Pursuit (Raoul Walsh, 1943)* - adventure
Steve Wagner (Errol Flynn) is a Canadian mountie who masquerades as a Nazi sympathizer in order to infiltrate a spy ring lead by Col. Hugo von Keller (Helmut Dantine). Things are complicated when Wagner's new wife (Julie Bishop) tracks him down.
--- Northern Pursuit theatrical trailer


March 4th
9. Naked City: 1.7, "No More Rumbles" (1958)* - crime
A young member of a gang witnesses the murder of another member and gets in over his head. The show wisely kept the focus on the individual and not the gang culture.
10. Naked City: 1.8, "Belvedere Tower" (1958)* - crime
A wealth-crazed thief initiates a standoff in Central Park after getting caught mid-crime.
11. Murder, She Wrote: 1.7, "Hit, Run and Homicide" (1984) - mystery
Jessica Fletcher battles a remote-controlled car, plays video games, and tries to clear a local inventor of a murder charge. Van Johnson, June Allyson, and Edward Albert all guest star.
12. Sherlock: 3.1, "The Empty Hearse" (2014 / PBS streaming)* - crime/mystery
Sherlock returns from the grave, complicating Watson's life. They team up to investigate a terrorist attack.
13. Sherlock: 3.2, "The Sign of Three" (2014 / PBS streaming)* - crime/mystery
Watson is getting married, and Sherlock inadvertently discovers some connections between crimes during a disastrous toast. Best episode of the third season.
14. Sherlock: 3.3, "His Last Vow" (2014 / PBS streaming)* - crime/mystery
Charles Augustus Magnussen, a new villain, appears. The boys (plus friends and family) go head to head with the "Napoleon of Blackmail". *insert Macavity joke*
15. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.1, "Sleeping Dirty" (1999 / English dub)* - action/adventure
Loretta and Mirabelle break into a prison looking treasure, inadvertently free scientist Kiel and find Sheyenne, a man trapped in a manufactured five-year-old body.
16. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.2, "ARMS Crazy" (1999 / English dub)* - action/adventure
Sheyenne and Kiel journey to a bazaar to look for his original body. Loretta and Mirabelle reek havoc when they select a gun collector as a mark.

March 5th
17. Naked City: 1.9, "The Bird Guard" (1958)* - crime
A notorious gangster is gunned down in a barber shop by a rival. Halloran tracks the gangster's girlfriend to a lighthouse and a tense standoff.
18. Naked City: 1.10, "The Other Face of Goodness" (1958)* - crime
A serial killer stalks the city, and a young student decides to take the spotlight with a copycat crime.
19. The Golden Blade (Nathan Juran, 1953)* - adventure
Rock Hudson and Piper Laurie are the whitest Arabs ever in this Technicolor adventure. Their screwball antics and charisma almost save the film from silliness and fluff - almost.

March 6th
20. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: 1.36, "The Search" (1983) - action/adventure
He-Man and company is tasked with finding the Starseed before Skeletor can discover it and use its awesome power.
21. Sanjuro (Tsubaki Sanjûrô) (Akira Kurosawa, 1962)* - action
A wandering ronin (Toshiro Mifune) helps out a gang of men trying to rid their clan of corruption. Absolutely excellent film!
22. Murder, She Wrote: 1.8, "We're Off to Kill the Wizard" (1984) - crime/mystery
While visiting Kansas, Jessica becomes embroiled in the murder of an imposing amusement park owner who is killed in a locked room. James Coco, Joaquin Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix guest star.

March 7th
23. The Naked City: 1.11, "Lady Bug, Lady Bug" (1958)* - crime
An extortionist attempts to blackmail a wealthy New York neighborhood, but a proud businessman refuses to play ball, endangering his son. Peter Falk guest stars.
24. Torchwood: Miracle Day: 4.1, "The New World" (2011 / Netflix Instant)* - action
One day, no one can die. Though it sounds kinda awesome, problems immediately crop up, and the remaining members of Torchwood jump into action… in America!
25. The Lego Movie (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2014 / 2D theatrical presentation)* - action/adventure
Emmett is an average construction worker who must find out his true potential, join a group of Master Builders, and help foil President Business's evil plans. Amazing film!

March 8th
26. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: 1.37, "It's Not My Fault" (1983) - action
He-Man and company must defeat an evil man who wishes to overthrow an ally. Everyone learns a lesson about the importance of responsibility.
27. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: 1.38, "Valley of Power" (1983) - action
He-Man and company journey to a mystical fountain and thwart a man who plans to steal a large bird egg. We learn not to destroy nature.
28. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: 1.39, "Trouble in Arcadia" (1983) - action
He-Man and Teela find a city where women rule and have enslaved all the men. Teela name-checks the Magna Carte.
29. They Made Me a Fugitive (Alberto Cavalcanti, 1947) - crime
Clem (Trevor Howard) is framed for the murder of a police officer and escapes prison in order to extract revenge on his former colleagues.
30. The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012) - action
Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers for the annual Hunger Games to save her sister. Teens run around killing each other, and some of them are real douchebags. The cinematographer may have been having seizures.

March 9th
31. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Francis Lawrence, 2013)* - action
Awesome followup has Katniss threatened by President Snow, torn between two boys, and thrown into more dangerous situations.
32. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.3, "Desert Dragon Fantasy" (1999)* - action/adventure
The gang finds their way to a town on a liquid-sand lake that is inhabited by a dragon. The mayor's daughter has locked herself in a tower, thinking the dragon is her reincarnated boyfriend.
33. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.4, "The Faluna Bible" (1999)* - action/adventure
The girls hope to steal a valuable book from a large library. The boys hope a charred corpse in Sheyenne's real body. Librarians be crazy.
34. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.5, "Portrait of Lana" (1999)* - action/adventure
The girls hope to gain a famous artist's estate by posing as his relative. The boys hope Sheyenne's body is onboard the wake boat. I'm sensing a pattern.
35. Torchwood: Miracle Day: 4.2, "Rendition" (2011 / Netflix Instant)* - action
Jack and Gwen make it to America relatively unscathed (despite poison and a labored gay flight attendant joke). Rex and Esther join them when the CIA tries to destroy Torchwood.
36. Torchwood: Miracle Day: 4.3, "Dead of Night" (2011 / Netflix Instant)* - action
Everyone takes a moment to deal with the new situation. Wayne Knight is there, and I realized that Esther is played by the actress who played Babe on All My Children… which I used to watch...
37. The Fugitive (Andrew Davis, 1993)* - action
Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is wrongly accused of killing his wife and must hunt down the one-armed man who is really responsible. Tommy Lee Jones is in hot pursuit.
38. Ponyo (Gake no ue no Ponyo) (Hayao Miyazaki, 2008 / English dub)* - adventure
Cute, frothy tale about a little fish girl who wants to be a human girl after visiting the surface world and falling in love with a little boy.

March 10th
39. Naked City: 1.12, "Susquehanna 4-7598" (1958)* - crime
A woman hears a murder over her new phone and goes about solving the crime, but the murderer may be willing to kill again.
40. King Kong (Peter Jackson, 2005 / friend's BD)* - action/adventure
Thrilling update that has Jack Black leading a film crew to an island and getting more than any of them bargained for. Enjoyed this film a lot.

March 11th
41. Naked City: 1.13, "And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol" (1958)* - crime
The policemen deal with a litany of petty crimes and a liquor store holdup that ends with a policeman in the hospital.
42. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.6, "Affair of the Faraia Express" (1999 / English dub)* - action/adventure
Our heroes find themselves on a train, contending with gangsters, adultery, a pregnant woman, mistaken identity, and a zealous conductor. Best episode so far.
43. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.7, "Someday My Robber Will Come" (1999 / English dub)* - action/adventure
Very lackluster episode has our group infiltrating a religious sect of women headed by a sex-crazed old woman. Just terrible.
44. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.8, "Mouth Wide Shut" (1999 / English dub)* - action/adventure
Back on track with this intriguing episode that has our group catch between two feuding families. Has some great plot developments.
45. Flight of the Navigator (Randal Kleiser, 1986) - adventure
Young David takes a nasty fall and inexplicably wakes up eight years later without having aged. He ends up being connected to a mysterious spaceship being studied by NASA.
46. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.9, "The Slave of the Game" (1999 / English dub)* - action/adventure
47. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.10, "Guilty or..." (1999 / English dub)* - action/adventure

March 12th
48. The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963)* - action/adventure
A group of wily POWs stage an escape from a Nazi camp. Lots of great actors in an excellent film.
49. Foyle's War: 3.3, "They Fought in the Fields" (2004)* - mystery
50. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.11, "No Home, No Body" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
51. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.12, "Lie, Laila, Lie" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
52. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.13, "Lullaby of the Noble-Red" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
53. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.14, "Interview with the Ampire" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure

March 13th
54. Sabotage (Alfred Hitchcock, 1936)* - mystery/crime
55. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.15, "Natural Born Angel" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
56. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.16, "Fatal Goddess" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure

March 14th
57. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.17, "Child at Heart" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
58. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.18, "The Day of the Bacchus" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
59. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.19, "Gone with the Smoke" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
60. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.20, "Faluna Struck" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
61. Red (Robert Schwentke, 2010)* - action
62. The Pelican Brief (Alan J. Pakula, 1993) - mystery/crime

March 15th
63. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.21, "Once Upon a Time in Fargaia" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
64. Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: 1.22, "The Last of Sheyenne" (2000 / English dub)* - action/adventure
65. Jet Pilot (Josef von Sternberg, 1957)* - adventure
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)* - action/adventure
67. Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993) - action/adventure
68. Naked City: 1.14, "The Explosive Heart" (1958)* - crime
69. Naked City: 1.15, "The Manhole" (1959)* - crime
70. Naked City: 1.16, "Even Crows Sing Good" (1959)* - crime

March 16th
71. Wonder Woman: 1.6, "Wonder Woman vs. Gargantua" (1976)* - action
72. Wonder Woman: 1.7, "The Pluto File" (1976)* - action
73. The Lost World (Irwin Allen, 1960)
74. The Lost World (Stuart Orme, 2001) - adventure
75. Dinotopia (Marco Brambilla, 2002) - adventure

March 17th
76. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: 1.40, "House of the Shokoti: Part I" (1983) - action/adventure
77. Doctor Who: 6.3, "The Curse of the Black Spot" (2011)* - adventure
78. Doctor Who: 6.4, "The Doctor's Wife" (2011)* - adventure
79. Batman: Gotham Knight (Various, 2008) - action

March 18th
80. The Getaway (Sam Peckinpah, 1972)* - action
81. Murder, She Wrote: 1.9, "Death Takes a Curtain Call" (1984) - mystery
82. Murder, She Wrote: 1.10, "Death Casts a Spell" (1984) - mystery
83. Murder, She Wrote: 1.11, "Capitol Offense" (1984) - mystery
84. Murder, She Wrote: 1.12, "Broadway Malady" (1985) - mystery
85. Murder, She Wrote: 1.13, "Murder to a Jazz Beat" (1985) - mystery
86. Murder, She Wrote: 1.14, "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean" (1985) - mystery
87. Murder, She Wrote: 1.15, "Paint Me a Murder" (1985) - mystery
88. Murder, She Wrote: 1.16, "Tough Guys Don't Die" (1985) - mystery
89. Murder, She Wrote: 1.17, "Sudden Death" (1985) - mystery
90. Murder, She Wrote: 1.18, "Footnote to Murder" (1985) - mystery

March 19th
91. Murder, She Wrote: 1.19, "Murder Takes the Bus" (1985) - mystery
92. Murder, She Wrote: 1.20, "Armed Response" (1985) - mystery
93. Murder, She Wrote: 1.21, "Murder at the Oasis" (1985) - mystery
94. Murder, She Wrote: 1.22, "Funeral at Fifty-Mile" (1985) - mystery
95. Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog, 1982)* - adventure

March 20th
96. City for Conquest (Anatole Litvak, 1940)* - crime
97. Trigun: 1.1, "The $$60 Billion Man" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
98. Trigun: 1.2, "Truth of Mistake" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
99. Trigun: 1.3, "Peach Maker" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
100. Trigun: 1.4, "Love & Peace" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
101. Frozen (Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, 2013) - adventure
102. Speed Racer: 1.1, "The Great Plan: Part 1" (1967 / English dub) - action
103. Speed Racer: 1.2, "The Great Plan: Part 2" (1967 / English dub) - action

March 21st
104. Muppets Most Wanted (James Bobin, 2014 / theatrical presentation)* - adventure/crime
105. Wonder Woman: 1.8, "Last of the Two Dollar Bills" (1977)* - action
106. Get Smart: 3.1, "Viva Smart" (1967) - action

March 22nd
107. The Hunt for Red October (John McTiernan, 1990 / Netflix Instant)* - action/adventure
108. Fighting Elegy (Kenka erejî) (Seijun Suzuki, 1966)* - action
109. Get Smart: 3.2, "Witness of the Persecution" (1967) - action
110. Get Smart: 3.4, "The Spirit is Willing" (1967) - action

March 23rd
111. Murder, She Wrote: 2.1, "Widow, Weep for Me" (1985) - mystery
112. Murder, She Wrote: 2.2, "Joshua Peabody Died Here… Possibly" (1985) - mystery
113. Murder, She Wrote: 2.3, "Murder in the Afternoon" (1985) - mystery
114. Murder, She Wrote: 2.4, "School for Scandal" (1985) - mystery
115. Too Late for Tears (Killer Bait) (Byron Haskins, 1949)* - crime
116. Winnie the Pooh (Stephen J. Anderson & Don Hall, 2011) - adventure

March 24th
117. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)* - action
118. Trigun: 1.5, "Hard Puncher" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
119. Trigun: 1.6, "Lost July" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure

March 25th
120. Trigun: 1.7, "B.D.N. (Brilliant Dynamite Neon)" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
121. Trigun: 1.8, "And Between the Wasteland and the Sky" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
122. Trigun: 1.9, "Murder Machine" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
123. The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013) - crime

March 26th
124. Trigun: 1.10, "Quick Draw" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
125. Trigun: 1.11, "Escape from Pain" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
126. Trigun: 1.12, "Diablo" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
127. Trigun: 1.13, "Vash the Stampede" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
128. Trigun: 1.14, "Little Arcadia" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
129. Trigun: 1.15, "Demon's Eye" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
130. Trigun: 1.16, "Fifth Moon" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure

March 27th
131. Trigun: 1.17, "Rem Saverem" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
132. Trigun: 1.18, "Goodbye for Now" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
133. Trigun: 1.19, "Hang Fire" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure

March 28th
134. Trigun: 1.20, "Flying Ship" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
135. Trigun: 1.21, "Out of Time" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
136. Trigun: 1.22, "Alternative" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
137. Trigun: 1.23, "Paradise" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
138. Trigun: 1.24, "Sin" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure

March 29th
139. Trigun: 1.25, "Live Through" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
140. Trigun: 1.26, "Under the Sky So Blue" (1998 / English dub)* - action/adventure
141. The Long Night (Anatole Litvak, 1947)* - crime
142. The Mummy (Stephen Sommers, 1999) - action/adventure
143. The Mummy Returns (Stephen Sommers, 2001) - action/adventure
144. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Rob Cohen, 2008)* - action/adventure

March 30th
145. Le Jour Se Leve (Marcel Carne, 1939)* - crime
146. Murder, She Wrote: 2.5, "Sing of Song of Murder" (1985) - mystery

March 31st
147. Murder, She Wrote: 2.6, "Reflections of the Mind" (1985) - mystery
148. Murder, She Wrote: 2.7, "A Lady in the Lake" (1985) - mystery
149. Murder, She Wrote: 2.8, "Dead Heat" (1985) - mystery
150. Torchwood: 4.4, "Escape to LA" (2011) - action

Spoiler:
Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history: Completed
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
-X- 1940 - Too Late for Tears
-X- 1950 -Kansas City Confidential
-X- 1960 - The Lost World
-X- 1970 - Wonder Woman: "Wonder Woman vs. Gargantua"
-X- 1980 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: "The Search"
-X- 1990 - Jurassic Park
-X- 2000 - The Lost World
-X- 2010 - All Is Lost

Watch items on at least 3 different formats: Completed
-X- DVD - Naked City: "The Violent Circle"
-X- Streaming - Turbo FAST: "Crazy Fast"
-X- Theatrical Presentation - The Lego Movie

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries: Completed
-X- United Kingdom - They Made Me a Fugitive
-X- Japan - Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: "ARMS Crazy"
-X- Germany - Fitzcarraldo

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings: Completed
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
-X- Hays approved - City for Conquest
--- Hays unapproved -
-X- G - Ponyo
--- GP -
-X- PG - Flight of the Navigator
-X- PG-13 - Batman: Gotham Knight
--- M -
-X- R - The Wolf of Wall Street
--- X -
--- NC-17 -
--- Unrated Post-codes -
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
-X- TV PG - Doctor Who: "The Curse of the Black Spot"
-X- TV 14 - Torchwood: Miracle Day: "The New World"
--- TV MA -

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following sub genres: Completed
-X- Film Noir - The Long Night
-X- Mystery - Murder, She Wrote: "Hit, Run and Homicide"
--- Urban cop thriller
--- Modern Caper/heist
--- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
-X- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas) - Muppets Most Wanted
-X- Treasure hunt adventure - The Adventures of Tintin
-X- Swordplay - The Golden Blade
-X- Jungle movie (including Tarzan) - King Kong
--- Hong Kong crime
--- Japanese Yakuza
--- Italian Crime
--- Conspiracy thriller
-X- Spy/Espionage - Sabotage
--- Serial Killer
-X- Space - Doctor Who: "The Doctor's Wife
--- War
--- Robots
--- Vigilante

Watch an item by at least five of these directors: Completed
-X- Raoul Walsh - Northern Pursuit
-X- Howard Hawks - Red River
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
--- Sam Fuller
-X- John Sturges - The Great Escape
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
--- Chang Cheh
--- Sammo Hung
--- Takeshi Kitano
--- John Woo
--- Walter Hill
--- Quentin Tarantino
-X- John McTiernan - The Hunt for Red October
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Siergo Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor
-X- Sam Peckinpah - The Getaway
--- Robert Rodriguez

Watch an item from at least five of these stars: Completed
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
-X- John Wayne - Jet Pilot
--- Cynthia Rothrock
--- Claudia Cardinale
--- Humphrey Bogart
--- Burt Lancaster
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
-X- Toshiro Mifune - Sanjuro
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan
--- Sammo Hung
--- Steven Seagal
--- Henry Silva
--- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
--- Jason Statham
-X- Bruce Willis - Red
--- Sonny Chiba
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger
--- Sylvester Stallone
--- Samuel Jackson
--- Milla Jovovich
-X- Harrison Ford - The Fugitive
-X- Denzel Washington - The Pelican Brief
-X- Jet Li - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
--- Tom Cruise

Complete at least seven of these categories: Completed
--- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
--- MST3K or similar riff -
-X- won an Academy Award -- any category - Frozen
--- won a Razzie -- any category -
--- silent film -
-X- a crime or mystery item - Sherlock: "The Empty Hearse"
-X- a film and it's sequel - The Hunger Games / The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
-X- a film and it's remake (examples) - The Long Night / Le Jour Se Leve
--- an item with a commentary or riff
-X- a special feature - The Great Escape featurettes
-X- something animated - Wild Arms: Twilight Venom: "Sleeping Dirty"
-X- a trailer - Northern Pursuit trailer
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
-X- something with a major holiday theme - Naked City: "And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol"
-X- a Criterion release - Fighting Elegy

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

The 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge

March 1
1. Memento

March 2
2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Deception"
3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Friends and Enemies"

March 3
4. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "The Box"
5. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Crisis on Naboo"
6. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Massacre"
7. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Bounty"

March 4
8. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - "T.A.H.I.T.I."
9. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Brothers"
10. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Revenge"

March 5
11. Veronica Mars - "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down"
12. Veronica Mars - "The Bitch is Back"

March 7
13. The X-Files - "Shapes"

March 8
14. Spellbound (1945)
15. 300: Rise of an Empire

March 9
16. Mad Max
17. The X-Files - "Darkness Falls"
18. The X-Files - "Tooms"

March 10
19. The X-Files - "Born Again"

March 11
20. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Yes Men"
21. The X-Files - "Roland"

March 12
22. The X-Files - "The Erlenmeyer Flask"

March 13
23. 24 - "Day 3: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m."

March 14
24. Veronica Mars (2014)

March 16
25. 24 - "Day 3: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m."
26. 24 - "Day 3: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m."

March 17
27. 24 - "Day 3: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m."
28. 24 - "Day 3: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m."

March 18
29. 24 - "Day 3: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m."

March 20
30. 24 - "Day 3: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m."
31. Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer

March 22
32. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

March 23
33. Purple Noon
34. Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Code Name: Diamond Head"
35. 24 - "Day 3: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m."

March 24
36. 24 - "Day 3: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m."

March 25
37. 24 - "Day 3: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m."

March 27
38. 24 - "Day 3: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m."

March 28
39. Enemy

March 29
40. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
41. Riddick
42. Ender's Game

March 30
43. Rebecca
44. 24 - "Day 3: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m."

March 31
45. 24 - "Day 3: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m."
46. Five Shaolin Masters


Checklist:
Spoiler:
Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
XXX 1940 - Spellbound 1945
--- 1950 -
XXX 1960 - Purple Noon 1960
XXX 1970 - Mad Max 1979
XXX 1980 - Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 1981
XXX 1990 - The X-Files 1994
XXX 2000 - Memento 2000
XXX 2010 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2012

Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
XXX Memento Blu-Ray
XXX Veronica Mars - Season Three DVD
XXX 300: Rise of an Empire Theatrical

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
XXX Memento USA
XXX Mad Max Australia
XXX Purple Noon France

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
--- Hays approved -
--- Hays unapproved -
--- G -
--- GP -
--- PG -
XXX PG-13 - Veronica Mars (2014)
--- M -
XXX R - Memento
--- X -
--- NC-17 -
XXX Unrated Post-codes - Spellbound
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
XXX TV PG - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
XXX TV 14 - Veronica Mars - Season Three
--- TV MA -

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
XXX Film Noir - Spellbound
XXX Mystery - Memento
--- Urban cop thriller
--- Modern Caper/heist
--- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
--- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
--- Treasure hunt adventure
XXX Swordplay - 300: Rise of an Empire
--- Jungle movie (including Tarzan)
--- Hong Kong crime
--- Japanese Yakuza
--- Italian Crime
XXX Conspiracy thriller - The X-Files
XXX Spy/Espionage - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
XXX Serial Killer - Purple Noon
XXX Space - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
XXX War - Ender's Game
XXX Robots - Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Code Name: Diamond Head"
XXX Vigilante - Mad Max

Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
--- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
--- Howard Hawks
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
--- Sam Fuller
--- John Sturges
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
XXX Chang Cheh - Five Shaolin Masters
--- Sammo Hung
--- Takeshi Kitano
--- John Woo
--- Walter Hill
--- Quentin Tarantino
--- John McTiernan
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Siergo Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor
--- Sam Peckinpah
--- Robert Rodriguez

Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
--- John Wayne
--- Cynthia Rothrock
--- Claudia Cardinale
--- Humphrey Bogart
--- Burt Lancaster
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
--- Toshiro Mifune
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan
--- Sammo Hung
--- Steven Seagal
--- Henry Silva
--- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
--- Jason Statham
--- Bruce Willis
--- Sonny Chiba
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger
--- Sylvester Stallone
--- Samuel Jackson
--- Milla Jovovich
XXX Harrison Ford - Ender's Game
--- Denzel Washington
--- Jet Li
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
--- Tom Cruise

Complete at least seven of these categories.
--- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
XXX MST3K or similar riff - Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Code Name: Diamond Head"
--- won an Academy Award -- any category -
--- won a Razzie -- any category -
--- silent film -
XXX a crime or mystery item - Memento
XXX a film and it's sequel - Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
--- a film and it's remake (examples)
--- an item with a commentary or riff
XXX a special feature - Veronica Mars: Season Three - Gag Reel
XXX something animated - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
XXX a trailer - Spellbound
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
--- something with a major holiday theme -
XXX a Criterion release Purple Noon

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st


Goals:
* Watch Season 6 of The Clone Wars
* Watch eligible films in my collection that I haven't seen since 2011
* Watch at least one season of Babylon 5
* Reach 100 titles

March 1
1. Almost Human "Beholder"*
2. The Blacklist "Madeline Pratt"*
3. NCIS: LA "Tuhon"*
4. Arrow "Time of Death"*

March 2
5. Hard Boiled
6. Sneakers

March 3
7. Johnny Dangerously

March 4
8. Castle "In the Belly of the Beast"*
9. Almost Human "Straw Man"*
10. The Blacklist "The Judge"*
11. Psych "1967: A Psych Odyssey"*
12. The Blues Brothers
13. Ronin


March 5
14. NCIS: LA "Fish Out of Water"*
15. To Have and Have Not
16. Broken Arrow

March 6
17. Arrow "The Promise"*
18. Alex Cross*

March 7
19. Robocop (2013)*
20. The Clone Wars "The Unknown"* / "Conspiracy"*
21. The Clone Wars "Fugitive"* / "Orders"*
22. The Clone Wars "An Old Friend"* / "The Rise of Clovis"*
23. The Clone Wars "Crisis at the Heart"* / Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Tactical Village"*
24. After Earth*
25. The Clone Wars "The Disappeared Pts I & II"*

March 8
26. The Clone Wars "The Lost One"* / "Voices"*
27. The Clone Wars "Destiny"* / "Sacrifice"*
28. 300*
29. Psych "Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up"*
30. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

March 9
31. North by Northwest
32. Expendables 2*
33. To Catch a Thief
34. The Siege

March 10
35. The Good Wife "Parallel Construction, Bitches"*
36. Babylon 5 "The Gathering"
37. B5 "Midnight on the Firing Line"
38. B5 "Soul Hunter"
39. B5 "Born to the Purple"
40. B5 "Infection"

March 11
41. B5 "The Parliament of Dreams"
42. B5 "Mind War"
43. B5 "The War Prayer"
44. B5 "And the Sky Full of Stars"

March 12
45. B5 "Deathwalker"
46. B5 "Believers"
47. B5 "Survivors"
48. B5 "By Any Means Necessary"

March 16
49. B5 "Signs and Portents"
50. B5 "TKO"
51. B5 "Grail"
52. B5 "Eyes"
53. B5 "Legacies"

March 17
54. B5 "A Voice in the Wilderness Pt 1"
55. B5 "A Voice in the Wilderness Pt 2"
56. B5 "Babylon Squared"
57. B5 "The Quality of Mercy"
58. B5 "Chrysalis"

March 18
59. The Blacklist "Mako Tanida"*
60. Castle "The Way of the Ninja"*
61. B5 "Points of Departure"
62. B5 "Revelations"
63. B5 "The Geometry of Shadows"
64. B5 "A Distant Star"

March 19
65. NCIA: LA "Between the Lines"*
66. Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Fancy Brugdom"* / "Unsolvable"*
67. B5 "The Long Dark"
68. B5 "A Spider in the Web"
69. B5 "Soul Mates"
70. B5 "A Race Through Dark Places"

March 20
71. Arrow "Suicide Squad"*
72. The Good Wife "A Few Words"*
73. B5 "The Coming of Shadows"
74. B5 "Gropos"
75. B5 "All Alone in the Night"
76. B5 "Acts of Sacrifice"

March 21
77. B5 "Hunter, Prey
78. B5 "There All the Honor Lies"
79. B5 "And Now for a Word"
80. B5 "In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum"

March 22
81. B5 "Knives"
82. B5 "Confessions and Lamentations"
83. B5 "Divided Loyalties"
84. B5 "The Long, Twilight Struggle"
85. B5 "Comes the Inquisitor"
86. B5 "The Fall of Night"
87. Silence of the Lambs

March 23
88. B5 "Matters of Honor"
89. B5 "Convictions"
90. B5 "A Day in the Strife"
91. B5 "Passing Through Gethsemane"
92. Devil in a Blue Dress
93. The Birds

March 24
94. B5 "Voices of Authority"
95. B5 "Dust to Dust"
96. B5 "Exogenesis"
97. B5 "Messages From Earth"

March 25
98. Castle "The Greater Good"
99. The Blacklist "Ivan"
100. B5 "Point of No Return"
101. B5 "Severed Dreams"
102. B5 "Ceremonies of Light and Dark"
103. B5 "Sic Transit Vir"

March 26
105. NCIS: LA “Zero Day”*
106. B5 “A Late Delivery From Avalon”
107. B5 “Ship of Tears”
108. B5 “Interludes and Examinations”
109. B5 “War Without End Pt 1”
110. B5 “War Without End Pt 2”

March 27
111. B5 “Walkabout”
112. B5 “Grey 17 is Missing”
113. B5 “And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place”
114. Arrow “Deathstroke”*

March 28
115. B5 “Shadow Dancing”
116. B5 “Z’Ha’Dum”

March 29
117. B5 “Hour of the Wolf”
118. B5 “Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi”
119. B5 The Summoning”
120. B5 “Falling Toward Apotheosis”
121. B5 “The Long Night”
122. B5 “Into the Fire”
123. B5 “Epiphanies”
124. B5 “The Illusion of Truth”
125. Psych "The Break-Up"

March 30
126. B5 "Atonement"
127. B5 "Racing Mars"
128. B5 "Lines of Communication"
129. B5 "Conflicts of Interest"


*= new viewing
blue=blu-ray

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

3rd Annual DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge

Goals:
100 entries Completed
Checklist Completed
Game of Thrones Season 3 Completed
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Completed

*Denotes first time watch - 149/153 first time watches (97%)
Blue=Blu-ray - 64 entries
Orange=TV/DVR - 36 entries
Red=Streaming - 27 entries
Black=DVD - 23 entries
Silver=Theater - 3 entries


February 28 - after sunset
1. Truck Turner (Jonathan Kaplan, 1974)*

March 1
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009)*
3. Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)*
4. Hajime no Ippo: Rising Episode 21 - The End of the Death Match (2014)*
5. Space Brothers - Episode 96 - Astronaut and Father (2014)*
6. Game of Thrones S03E01 - Valar Dohaeris (2013)*

March 2
7. Space Dandy S01E09 - Plants Are Living Things, Too, Baby (2014)*
8. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)*
9. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 1 - Resurrection! The Psychogun (1982)*
10. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 2 - Monstrosity! Zigova (1982)*
11. The Amazing Race S24E02 - Baby Bear's Soup (2014)*

March 3
12. Game of Thrones S03E02 - Dark Wings, Dark Words (2013)*
13. Game of Thrones S03E03 - Walk of Punishment (2013)*
14. Game of Thrones S03E04 - And Now His Watch Is Ended (2013)*
15. Game of Thrones S03E05 - Kissed by Fire (2013)*
16. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 3 - Archenemy! Crystal Bowie (1982)*
17. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 4 - Escape!! Sid Prison (1982)*

March 4
18. The Hit (Stephen Frears, 1984)*
19. Crime Boss (Alberto De Martino, 1972)*
20. NCIS S11E16 - Dressed to Kill (2014)*
21. Hunter x Hunter Episode 119 - Strong x Or x Weak (2014)*

March 5
22. Justice League: War (Jay Oliva, 2014)*
23. Person of Interest S03E16 - RAM (2014)*
24. Justified S05E08 - Whistle Past the Graveyard (2014)*

March 6
25. Bravo Two Zero (Tom Clegg, 1999)*
26. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - Episode 1 - Past Transgressions (2011)*
27. The Killing Gene (Tom Shankland, 2007)*
28. Psych S08E07 - Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up (2014)*
29. Red (Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee, 2008)*

March 7
30. Extreme Justice (Mark L. Lester, 1993)*
31. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)*
32. Fatal Passion (T.L. Lankford, 1995)*
33. Eye of the Tiger (Richard C. Sarafian, 1986)*

March 8
34. Game of Thrones S03E06 - The Climb (2013)*
35. Game of Thrones S03E07 - The Bear and the Maiden Fair (2013)*
36. Game of Thrones S03E08 - Second Sons (2013)*
37. Game of Thrones S03E09 - The Rains of Castamere (2013)*
38. Game of Thrones S03E10 - Mhysa (2013)*
39. Space Brothers Episode 97 – Won't Go Away (2014)*
40. Space Dandy S01E10 - There's Always Tomorrow, Baby (2014)*

March 9
41. Johnny Cool (William Asher, 1963)*
42. Trailer - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
43. Hajime no Ippo: Rising Episode 22 - Flower of Hope (2014)*
44. Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)*
45. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 5 - Mystery! Who is the Fearsome Sniper? (1982)*
46. The Amazing Race S24E03 - Welcome to the Jungle (2014)*
47. The Good Wife S05E13 - Parallel Construction, Bitches (2014)*

March 10
48. Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess (Masaya Fujimori, 2012)*
49. Oldboy (Spike Lee, 2013)*
50. Fulltime Killer (Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai, 2001)*
51. Bones S09E16 - The Source in the Sludge (2014)*

March 11
52. Last Action Hero (John McTiernan, 1993)*
53. J.D.'s Revenge (Arthur Marks, 1976)*
54. Hunter x Hunter Episode 120 - Fake x And x Real (2014)*

March 12
55. Last Man Standing (Walter Hill, 1996)*
56. 16 Blocks (Richard Donner, 2006)*
57. Justified S05E09 - Wrong Roads (2014)*

March 13
58. Modesty Blaise (Joseph Losey, 1966)*
59. Tactical Assault (Mark Griffiths, 1998)*
60. Psych S08E08 - A Touch of Sweevil (2014)*

March 14
61. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - Episode 2 - Missio (2011)*
62. Sin City (Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, 2005)*
63. The Man With Two Faces (Archie Mayo, 1934)*

March 15
64. Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man (Ruggero Deodato, 1976)*
65. Hajime no Ippo: Rising Episode 23 - The Courage to Live (2014)*

March 16
66. Space Brothers Episode 98 - The Ultimate Astronaut (2014)*
67. Enemies Closer (Peter Hyams, 2013)*
68. Space Dandy S01E11 - I'm Never Remembering You, Baby (2014)*
69. Cold Comes the Night (Tze Chun, 2013)*
70. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 6 - The Magician's Identity!! (1982)*
71. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 7 - Jane's Revenge (1982)*
72. The Amazing Race S24E04 - Smarter, Not Harder (2014)*
73. The Good Wife S05E14 - A Few Words (2014)*

March 17
74. Fire and Ice (Ralph Bakshi, 1983)*
75. Thief (Michael Mann, 1981) with Michael Mann/James Caan Commentary
-Extra Feature: Watched interview with Michael Mann
76. Millennium S02E01 - The Beginning and the End (1997)*
77. Bones S09E17 - The Repo Man in the Septic Tank (2014)*
78. Force of Execution (Keoni Waxman, 2013)*

March 18
79. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - Episode 3 - Paterfamilias (2011)*
80. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - Episode 4 - Beneath the Mask (2011)*
81. The Big Red One (Samuel Fuller, 1980)*
82. Hunter x Hunter Episode 121 - Defeat x And x Dignity (2014)*
83. NCIS S11E17 - Rock and a Hard Place (2014)*

March 19
84. Money Movers (Bruce Beresford, 1978)*
85. Person of Interest S03E17 - / (2014)*
86. Justified S05E10 - Weight (2014)*

March 20
87. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - Episode 5 - Reckoning (2011)*
88. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - Episode 6 - The Bitter End (2011)*
89. Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983)*
90. Psych S08E09 - A Nightmare on State Street (2014)*

March 21
91. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)*
92. The Big Combo (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955)*
93. The LEGO Movie (Phil Lord/Christopher Miller, 2014)*

March 22
94. Space Brothers Episode 99 - Life Changes, Promises Don't (2014)*
95. Hajime no Ippo: Rising Episode 24 - Iron Fist (2014)*
96. Dark Passage (Delmer Daves, 1947)*
97. Foreign Correspondent (1940)*

March 23
98. Space Dandy S01E12 - Nobody Knows the Chameleon Alien, Baby (2014)*
99. Zardoz (John Boorman, 1974)
100. Lady Vengeance (Park Chan-wook, 2005)*
101. The Amazing Race S24E05 - Can't Make Fish Bite (2014)*
102. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 8 - Fierce Battle! Cobra versus Bowie (1982)*

March 24
103. The Good Wife S05E15 - Dramatics, Your Honor (2014)*
104. The Monster Squad (Fred Dekker, 1987)
105. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 1 - A Foul Star in the Sky (2006)*
106. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 2- The Earth - Splitting Sword Laughs (2006)*
107. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 3 - Ballad of Stone Crane Mansion (2006)*
108. Bones S09E18 - The Carrot in the Kudzu (2014)*

March 25
109. Bulletproof (Steve Carver, 1988)*
110. NCIS S11E18 - Crescent City (2014)*

March 26
111. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (Julian Jarrold, 2009)*
112. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 4 - Anecdote of an Underhanded Scandal (2006)*
113. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 5 - Shureiki Unleashed (2006)*
114. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 6 - The Closing Performance Burns (2006)*
115. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 7 - Sotetsu Moves (2006)*
116. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 8 - Satisfactions for Revenge Achieved (2006)*
117. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 9 - The Black Cat Cries (2006)*
118. Hunter x Hunter Episode 122 - Pose x And x Name (2014)*
119. Person of Interest S03E18 - Allegiance (2014)*
120. Justified S05E11 - The Toll (2014)*

March 27
121. The Book Thief (Brian Percival, 2013)*
122. Ishtar (Elaine May, 1987)*
123. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 10 - Ueno Falls (2006)*
124. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 11 - The Troupe at a Provisional Stage Again (2006)*
125. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 12 - Ryoma's Message (2006)*
126. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 13 - The Head of the Conqueror with a Soul (2006)*
127. Psych S08E10 - The Break-Up (2014)*
128. Space Adventure Cobra Episode 9 - Behold!! The Snow Gorilla Pirates! (1982)*

March 28
129. The Escapist (Rupert Wyatt, 2008)*
130. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 14 - To the North (2007)*
131. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 15 - The Secret Sword Resonates (2007)*
132. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 16 - Accompaniment of the Four (2007)*
133. Out of the Furnace (Scott Cooper, 2013)*

March 29
134. Sabotage (David Ayer, 2014)*
135. Hajime no Ippo: Rising Episode 25 - A Vow (2014)*
136. Space Dandy S01E13 - Even Vacuum Cleaners Fall In Love, Baby (2014)*

March 30
137. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 (James Marsh, 2009)*
138. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 17 - Unnecessary Deliberation (2007)*
139. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 18 - Pathetic Destiny (2007)*
140. Beyond Outrage (Takeshi Kitano, 2012)*
141. The Amazing Race S24E06 - Down and Dirty (2014)*
142. The Good Wife S05E16 - The Last Call (2014)*

March 31
143. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 19 - Bright Inverted Pentagram (2007)*
144. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 20 - There Were Waves (2007)*
145. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 21 - Crossing Over the Strait (2007)*
146. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 22 - An Encounter in the North (2007)*
147. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 (Anand Tucker, 2009)*
148. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 23 - Hakodate is Red (2007)*
149. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 24 - Ironanihoheto (2007)*
150. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 25 - Goryokaku Emerges (2007)*
151. Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto Episode 26 - To Go Towards the Sea (2007)*
152. Bones S09E19 - The Turn in the Urn (2014)*
153. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Simon Nam, 1991)*

Checklist
Spoiler:
Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
-x- 1930 - The Man With Two Faces (1934)
-x- 1940 - Rebecca (1940)
-x- 1950 - The Big Combo (1955)
-x- 1960 - The Wild Bunch (1969)
-x- 1970 - Truck Turner (1974)
-x- 1980 - The Hit (1984)
-x- 1990 - Bravo Two Zero (1999)
-x- 2000 - Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
-x- 2010 - Oldboy (2013)

Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
-x- Streaming - Truck Turner
-x- Blu-ray - Fantastic Mr. Fox
-x- DVD - The Hit

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
-x- United Kingdom - The Hit
-x- South Korea - Oldboy
-x- Hong Kong - Fulltime Killer

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
-X- Hays approved - Dark Passage
--- Hays unapproved -
--- G -
--- GP -
-x- PG - Fantastic Mr. Fox
-x- PG-13 - Justice League: War
--- M -
-x- R - Truck Turner
-x- X - A Clockwork Orange
-x- NC-17 - Extreme Justice
-x- Unrated Post-codes - Red Riding Trilogy
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
-x- TV PG - Psych
-x- TV 14 - Bones
-x- TV MA - Game of Thrones

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
-x- Film Noir - The Big Combo
-x- Mystery - Rebecca
-x- Urban cop thriller - Extreme Justice
-x- Modern Caper/heist - Thief
-x- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.) - Last Man Standing
-x- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas) - Foreign Correspondent
--- Treasure hunt adventure
-x- Swordplay - Game of Thrones
-x- Jungle movie - Fire and Ice
-x- Hong Kong crime - Fulltime Killer
-x- Japanese Yakuza - Beyond Outrage
-x- Italian Crime - Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man
-x- Conspiracy thriller - 16 Blocks
-x- Spy/Espionage - Modesty Blaise
-x- Serial Killer - Red Riding Trilogy
-x- Space - Space Adventure Cobra
-x- War - Bravo Two Zero
-x- Robots - Space Dandy
-x- Vigilante - Eye of the Tiger

Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
--- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
--- Howard Hawks
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
-x- Sam Fuller - The Big Red One
--- John Sturges
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
--- Chang Cheh
--- Sammo Hung
-x- Takeshi Kitano - Beyond Outrage
--- John Woo
-x- Walter Hill - Last Man Standing
-x- Quentin Tarantino - Sin City
-x- John McTiernan - Last Action Hero
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Sergio Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor
-x- Sam Peckinpah - The Wild Bunch
-x- Robert Rodriguez - Sin City

Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
--- John Wayne
-x- Cynthia Rothrock - Fatal Passion
--- Claudia Cardinale
-x- Humphrey Bogart - Dark Passage
--- Burt Lancaster
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
--- Toshiro Mifune
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan
--- Sammo Hung
-x- Steven Seagal - Force of Execution
-x- Henry Silva - Johnny Cool
-x- Jean-Claude Van Damme - Enemies Closer
--- Jason Statham
-x- Bruce Willis - Last Man Standing
--- Sonny Chiba
-x- Arnold Schwarzenegger - Last Action Hero
--- Sylvester Stallone
-x- Samuel L. Jackson - Oldboy
--- Milla Jovovich
--- Harrison Ford
--- Denzel Washington
--- Jet Li
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
--- Tom Cruise

Complete at least seven of these categories.
-x- a Bond film or spoof - Modesty Blaise
--- MST3K or similar riff -
-x- won an Academy Award - Rebecca - won Best Picture and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
-x- won a Razzie - Ishtar - won Worst Director (Elaine May)
--- silent film -
-x- a crime or mystery item - Crime Boss
-x- a film and it's sequel - Red Riding Trilogy
-x- a film and it's remake - Oldboy (2003) and Oldboy (2013)
-x- an item with a commentary or riff Thief with Michael Mann/James Caan commentary
-x- a special feature - Thief - interview with Michael Mann
-x- something animated - Fantastic Mr. Fox
-x- a trailer - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
--- something with a major holiday theme -
-x- a Criterion release - Fantastic Mr. Fox

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st


Start of challenge: Action (23/50), The Action Movie (10/250), Adventure (32/50), Crime (9/50), Mystery (9/50)

2012: 102
2013: 66

Goals:
Seven Samurai (hulu)
North by Northwest
A Clockwork Orange (hitbliss)
Vertigo
Ghost?
The Godfather Part II & III?
The Silence of the Lambs?
The Crying Game? (nf)
A Few Good Men?
The Fugitive? (hitbliss)
Pulp Fiction? (nf)
The Shawshank Redemption?
Fargo?
L.A. Confidential? (amazon)
The Green Mile?


March 1st
1. Nebraska (2013)*
2. Captain Phillips (2013)*
3. American Hustle (2013)*

March 2nd
4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)*
5. Castle S.6 "Dressed to Kill"*
6. Castle S.6 "Smells Like Teen Spirit"*

March 3rd
7. Castle S.6 "Room 147"*
8. Vertigo (1958)*

March 4th
9. Castle S.6 "In the Belly of the Beast"*

March 5th
10. Fargo (1996)*

March 6th
11. A Few Good Men (1992)*

March 7th
12. Veronica Mars S.1 "Pilot"
13. Veronica Mars S.1 "Credit Where Credit's Due"
14. Veronica Mars S.1 "Meet John Smith"
15. Veronica Mars S.1 "The Wrath of Con"

March 8th
16. The Usual Suspects (1995)*

March 9th
17. Veronica Mars S.1 "You Think You Know Somebody"
18. Veronica Mars S.1 "Return of the Kane"
19. Veronica Mars S.1 "The Girl Next Door"
20. Veronica Mars S.1 "Like a Virgin"
21. Veronica Mars S.1 "Drinking the Kool-Aid"
22. Veronica Mars S.1 "An Echolls Family Christmas"
23. Veronica Mars S.1 "Silence of the Lamb"
24. Veronica Mars S.1 "Clash of the Tritons"

March 10th
25. Veronica Mars S.1 "Lord of the Bling"
26. Veronica Mars S.1 "Mars vs. Mars"
27. Veronica Mars S.1 "Ruskie Business"
28. Veronica Mars S.1 "Betty and Veronica"
29. Veronica Mars S.1 "Kanes and Abel's"
30. Veronica Mars S.1 "Weapons of Class Destruction"
31. Veronica Mars S.1 "Hot Dogs"

March 11th
32. Veronica Mars S.1 "M.A.D."
33. Veronica Mars S.1 "A Trip to the Dentist"
34. Veronica Mars S.1 "Leave it to Beaver"
35. Veronica Mars S.2 "Normal is the Watchword"

March 12th
36. Veronica Mars S.2 "Driver Ed"
37. Veronica Mars S.2 "Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang"
38. Veronica Mars S.2 "Green-Eyed Monster"
39. Veronica Mars S.2 "Blast from the Past"

March 13th
40. Veronica Mars S.2 "Rat Saw God"
41. Veronica Mars S.2 "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner"
42. Veronica Mars S.2 "Ahoy Mateys!"

March 14th
43. Veronica Mars (2014)*

March 15th
44. The Green Mile (1999)*
45. R.I.P.D. (2013)*
46. Orphan Black S.1 "Natural Selection"

March 16th
47. Orphan Black S.1 "Instinct"*
48. Orphan Black S.1 "Variation Under Nature"*
49. The Good Wife S.5 "Parallel Construction, Bitches"*
50. The Good Wife S.5 "A Few Words"*

March 17th
51. Orphan Black S.1 "Effects on External Conditions"*
52. Orphan Black S.1 "Conditions of Existence"*
53. Orphan Black S.1 "Variations Under Domestication"*

March 19th
54. Orphan Black S.1 "Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner"*
55. Orphan Black S.1 "Entangled Bank"*
56. Orphan Black S.1 "Unconscious Selection"*
57. Orphan Black S.1 "Endless Forms Most Beautiful"*

March 20th
58. Veronica Mars S.2 "My Mother, the Fiend"
59. Veronica Mars S.2 "One Angry Veronica"
60. Veronica Mars S.2 "Donut Run"
61. Veronica Mars S.2 "Rashard and Wallace Go To White Castle"

March 21st
62. Veronica Mars S.2 "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough"
63. Veronica Mars S.2 "Versatile Toppings"
64. Veronica Mars S.2 "The Quick and the Wed"

March 22nd
65. Veronica Mars S.2 "The Rapes of Graff"
66. Veronica Mars S.2 "Plan B"
67. Veronica Mars S.2 "I am God"
68. Veronica Mars S.2 "Nevermind the Buttocks"

March 23rd
69. Veronica Mars S.2 "Look Who's Stalking"
70. Veronica Mars S.2 "Happy Go Lucky"
71. Veronica Mars S.2 "Not Pictured"
72. The Good Wife S.5 "Dramatics, Your Honor"*

March 24th
73. Veronica Mars S.3 "Welcome Wagon"
74. Veronica Mars S.3 "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week"

March 25th
75. Veronica Mars S.3 "Wichita Linebacker"
76. Veronica Mars S.3 "Charlie Don't Surf"

March 26th
77. Veronica Mars S.3 "President Evil"
78. Veronica Mars S.3 "Hi, Infidelity"

March 27th
79. Chuck S.5 "Chuck Versus the Zoom"*
80. Chuck S.5 "Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit"*
81. Veronica Mars S.3 "Of Vice and Men"
82. Veronica Mars S.3 "Lord of the Pi's"

March 28th
83. White House Down (2013)*

March 29th
84. Divergent (2014)*
85. Veronica Mars S.3 "Spit & Eggs"
86. Veronica Mars S.3 "Show Me the Monkey"
87. Veronica Mars S.3 "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves"
88. Veronica Mars S.3 "There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill"
89. Chuck S.5 "Chuck Versus the Frosted Tips"*

March 30th
90. Veronica Mars S.3 "Postgame Mortem"
91. Veronica Mars S.3 "Mars, Bars"
92. Veronica Mars S.3 "Papa's Cabin"
93. Veronica Mars S.3 "Un-American Graffiti"
94. Veronica Mars S.3 "Debasement Tapes"
95. Veronica Mars S.3 "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer"
96. Veronica Mars S.3 "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down"
97. Veronica Mars S.3 "The Bitch is Back"
98. The Good Wife S.5 "The Last Call"*


Spoiler:
Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history. (4/7)
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
-X- 1950 - Vertigo (1958)
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
-X- 1990 - Fargo (1996)
-X- 2000 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
-X- 2010 - Nebraska (2013)

Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
-X- Theater - Nebraska (2013)
-X- Streaming - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
-X- DVD - Vertigo (1958)

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
-X- China - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
--- Country 2 -
--- Country 3 -

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings. (4/6)
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
-X- Hays approved - Vertigo (1958)
--- Hays unapproved -
--- G -
--- GP -
--- PG -
-X- PG-13 -Captain Phillips (2013)
--- M -
-X- R - Nebraska (2013)
--- X -
--- NC-17 -
--- Unrated Post-codes -
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
--- TV PG -
-X- TV 14 - Castle S.6
--- TV MA -

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres. (3/7)
-X- Film Noir - Vertigo (1958)
-X- Mystery - Vertigo (1958)
--- Urban cop thriller
--- Modern Caper/heist
--- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
--- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
--- Treasure hunt adventure
-X- Swordplay - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
--- Jungle movie (including Tarzan)
--- Hong Kong crime
--- Japanese Yakuza
--- Italian Crime
--- Conspiracy thriller
--- Spy/Espionage
--- Serial Killer
--- Space
--- War
--- Robots
--- Vigilante

Watch an item by at least five of these directors. (0/5)
--- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
--- Howard Hawks
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
--- Sam Fuller
--- John Sturges
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
--- Chang Cheh
--- Sammo Hung
--- Takeshi Kitano
--- John Woo
--- Walter Hill
--- Quentin Tarantino
--- John McTiernan
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Siergo Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor
--- Sam Peckinpah
--- Robert Rodriguez

Watch an item from at least five of these stars. (1/5)
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
--- John Wayne
--- Cynthia Rothrock
--- Claudia Cardinale
--- Humphrey Bogart
--- Burt Lancaster
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
--- Toshiro Mifune
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan
--- Sammo Hung
--- Steven Seagal
--- Henry Silva
--- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
--- Jason Statham
--- Bruce Willis
--- Sonny Chiba
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger
--- Sylvester Stallone
--- Samuel Jackson
--- Milla Jovovich
--- Harrison Ford
--- Denzel Washington
--- Jet Li
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
-X- Tom Cruise - A Few Good Men (1992)

Complete at least seven of these categories. (2/7)
--- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
--- MST3K or similar riff -
-X- won an Academy Award -- Best Foreign Language - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
--- won a Razzie -- any category -
--- silent film -
-X- a crime or mystery item - American Hustle (2013)
--- a film and it's sequel -
--- a film and it's remake (examples)
--- an item with a commentary or riff
--- a special feature -
--- something animated -
--- a trailer
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
--- something with a major holiday theme -
--- a Criterion release

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

2014 Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge

DVD | Blu-ray | Theater | TV/DVR

☼ = First Time Viewing

February 28
01. The Following - "Fly Away" (2014)
02. Cryptid: The Swamp Beast - "The Awakening" (2014)

March 1
03. Fargo (1996)
04. Person of Interest - "Last Call" (2014)

March 2
05. The Americans - "Comrades" (2014)
06. Pompeii (2014)
07. The Amazing Race All-Stars - "Baby Bear's Soup" (2014)
08. The Walking Dead - "Still" (2014)

March 3
09. The Blacklist - "Madeline Pratt" (2014)
10. Revolution - "Fear and Loathing" (2014)
11. Almost Human - "Beholder" (2014)
12. ffolkes (1979)
13. The International (2009)

March 4
14. Killer Elite (2011)
15. Swamp People - "The Albino Assassin" (2014)

March 5
16. Survivor: Cagayan - "Cops-R-Us" (2014)
17. The Way of War (2009)
18. Cryptid: The Swamp Beast - "Southern Howl" (2014)

March 6
19. The Blacklist - "The Judge" (2014)

March 7
20. The Following - "Sacrifice" (2014)
21. Hawaii Five-0 - "Pale 'la (Buried Secrets)" (2014)
22. Almost Human - "Straw Man" (2014)

March 8
23. 3 Days to Kill (2014)
24. Hawaii Five-0 - "Hoku Welovedio (Fire in the Sky)" (2014)
25. Justified - "Whistle Past the Graveyard" (2014)

March 9
26. The Americans - "Cardinal" (2014)
27. Non-Stop (2014)
28. The Amazing Race All-Stars - "Welcome to the Jungle" (2014)
29. The Walking Dead - "Alone" (2014)

March 10
30. Lakeview Terrace (2008)
31. The Following - "The Messenger" (2014)

March 11
32. Last Man Standing (1996)
33. Swamp People - "Hooked" (2014)

March 12
34. Survivor: Cagayan - "Our Time to Shine" (2014)
35. Cryptid: The Swamp Beast - "The Bone Pile" (2014)
36. Justified - "Wrong Roads" (2014)

March 13
37. The Americans - "The Walk In (2014)
38. Person of Interest - "RAM" (2014)

March 14
39. Revolution - "Dreamcatcher" (2014)
40. Revolution - "Exposition Boulevard" (2014)
41. Hawaii Five-0 - "Ma Lalo O Ka 'Ili (Beneath the Surface)" (2014)

March 15
42. 300 (2006)
43. Scandal - "Ride, Sally, Ride (2014)

March 16
44. Scandal - "We Do Not Touch the First Ladies" (2014)
45. Scandal - "No Sun on the Horizon" (2014)
46. 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
47. The Amazing Race All-Stars - "Smarter, Not Harder" (2014)
48. The Walking Dead - "The Grove" (2014)

March 17
49. Hero (2002)

March 18
50. The Killer (1989)
51. Swamp People - "Devil at the Door" (2014)

March 19
52. Survivor: Cagayan - "Odd One Out" (2014)

March 23
53. The Following - "Unmasked" (2014)
54. Justified - "Weight" (2014)
55. The Walking Dead - "Us" (2014)
56. The Amazing Race All-Stars - " Can't Make Fish Bite" (2014)

March 24
57. The Americans - "A Little Night Music" (2014)
58. The Blacklist - "Mako Tanida" (2014)
59. Revolution - "Why We Fight" (2014)

March 25
60. The Following - "Teacher's Pet" (2014)
61. Swamp People - "Gator Ghost Town" (2014)
62. The Blacklist - "Ivan" (2014)

March 26
63. Survivor: Cagayan - "We Found Our Zombie" (2014)
64. Person of Interest - "/" (2014)

March 27
65. Person of Interest - "Allegiance" (2014)

March 29
66. Sabotage (2014)

March 30
67. The Amazing Race All-Stars - "Down and Dirty" (2014)
68. The Walking Dead - "A" (2014)

March 31
69. Justified - "The Toll" (2014)
70. The Americans - "The Deal" (2014)
71. Swamp People - "Hexed" (2014)
72. The Following - "Freedom" (2014)

Spoiler:
Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
-X- 1970 - ffolkes (1979)
-X- 1980 - The Killer (1989)
-X- 1990 - Fargo (1996)
-X- 2000 - The International (2009)
-X- 2010 - Pompeii (2014)

Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
-X- Format 1 - Blu-ray - Fargo (1996)
-X- Format 2 - Theater - Pompeii (2014)
-X- Format 3 - DVD - ffolkes (1979)

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
-X- China - Hero (2002)
-X- Hong Kong - The Killer (1989)
--- Country 3 -

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
--- Hays approved -
--- Hays unapproved -
--- G -
--- GP -
-X- PG - ffolkes (1979)
-X- PG-13 - Pompeii (2014)
--- M -
-X- R - Fargo (1996)
--- X -
--- NC-17 -
--- Unrated Post-codes -
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
--- TV PG -
-X- TV 14 - The Following - "The Messenger" (2014)
-X- TV MA - Justified - "Whistle Past the Graveyard" (2014)

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
--- Film Noir - (insert item title here)
--- Mystery
--- Urban cop thriller
--- Modern Caper/heist
-X- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.) - Last Man Standing (1996)
--- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
--- Treasure hunt adventure
-X- Swordplay - Hero (2002)
--- Jungle movie (including Tarzan)
-X- Hong Kong crime - The Killer (1989)
--- Japanese Yakuza
--- Italian Crime
-X- Conspiracy thriller - The International (1979)
--- Spy/Espionage
--- Serial Killer
--- Space
--- War
--- Robots
--- Vigilante

Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
--- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
--- Howard Hawks
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
--- Sam Fuller
--- John Sturges
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
--- Chang Cheh
--- Sammo Hung
--- Takeshi Kitano
-X- John Woo - The Killer (1989)
-X- Walter Hill - Last Man Standing (1996)
--- Quentin Tarantino
--- John McTiernan
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Siergo Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor
--- Sam Peckinpah
--- Robert Rodriguez

Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
--- John Wayne
--- Cynthia Rothrock
--- Claudia Cardinale
--- Humphrey Bogart
--- Burt Lancaster
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
--- Toshiro Mifune
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan
--- Sammo Hung
--- Steven Seagal
--- Henry Silva
--- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
-X- Jason Statham - Killer Elite (2011)
-X- Bruce Willis - Last Man Standing (1996)
--- Sonny Chiba
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger
--- Sylvester Stallone
-X- Samuel Jackson - Lakeview Terrace (2008)
--- Milla Jovovich
--- Harrison Ford
--- Denzel Washington
-X- Jet Li - Hero (2002)
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
--- Tom Cruise

Complete at least seven of these categories.
--- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
--- MST3K or similar riff -
-X- won an Academy Award -- any category - Fargo (1996)
--- won a Razzie -- any category -
--- silent film -
-X- a crime or mystery item - Fargo (1996)
-X- a film and it's sequel - 300 (2006) & 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
--- a film and it's remake (examples)
--- an item with a commentary or riff
--- a special feature -
--- something animated -
--- a trailer
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
--- something with a major holiday theme -
--- a Criterion release

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Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

My first Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge
*= first time watching

My Potential Watch List:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Catch Up)
NCIS (Catch Up)
The Following (Catch Up) X Gave Up On
The Good Wife (Finish Season One)
True Detective (Catch Up) X Gave Up On
Bonnie and Clyde
Brave
Captain America
Gone Baby Gone
Looper
Murder on the Orient Express
The Maltese Falcon
Tomorrow When The War Began


March 1
1. Nebraska (2013)*
2. Captain Phillips (2013)*
3. American Hustle (2013)*

March 3
4. Criminal Minds Ep. 9.16 "Gabby"*
5. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Ep. 1.1 "Two of a Kind"

March 4
6. True Detective Ep. 1.2 "Seeing Things"*
7. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Ep. 1.2 "Lonely Hearts"

March 5
8. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Ep. 1.3 "See No Evil"*

March 6
9. Silent Hill (2006)*
10. Criminal Minds Ep. 9.16 "Persuasion"*
11. Sherlock Ep. 1.2 "The Blind Baker"*

March 9
12. Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)*

March 10
13. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)*
14. The Good Wife Ep. 1.5 "Crash"*
15. The Good Wife Ep. 1.6 "Conjugal"*

March 12
16. The Good Wife Ep. 1.7 "Unorthodox"*
17. The Good Wife Ep. 1.8 "Unprepared"*

March 13
18. Criminal Minds Ep. "Rabid"*
19. The Good Wife Ep. 1.9 "Threesome"*
20. The Good Wife Ep. 1.10 "Lifeguard"*
21. The Good Wife Ep. 1.11 "Infamy"*

March 16
22. Veronica Mars (2014)*

March 18
23. Crisis Ep. 1.1 "Pilot"*
24. The Following Ep. 2.1 "Resurrection"*

March 19
25. NCIS Ep. 11.15 "Bulletproof"*
26. Heavenly Creatures (1994)*

March 20
27. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)*

March 21
28. The Good Wife Ep. 1.12 "Painkiller"*

March 24
29. The Good Wife Ep. 1.13 "Bad"*
30. The Good Wife Ep. 1.14 "Hi"*
31. The Good Wife Ep. 1.15 "Bang"*
32. The Good Wife Ep. 1.16 "Fleas"*
33. The Good Wife Ep. 1.17 "Heart"*
34. The Good Wife Ep. 1.18 "Doubt"*

March 25
35. The Good Wife Ep. 1.19 "Boom"*
36. The Good Wife Ep. 1.20 "Mock"*
37. The Good Wife Ep. 1.21 "Unplugged"*

March 26
38. The Good Wife Ep. 1.22 "Hybristophilia"*

March 28
39. The Good Wife Ep. 1.23 "Running"*

March 29
40. Divergent (2014)*

March 31
41. The Good Wife Ep. 2.1 "Taking Control"*
42. The Good Wife Ep. 2.2 "Double Jeopardy"*

Spoiler:
Spoiler:
Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
--- 1880 - (insert item title here)
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
-X- 1960 - Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
-X- 1970 - Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
--- 1980 -
-X- 1990 - Heavenly Creatures (1994)
-X- 2000 - Silent Hill (2006)
-X- 2010 - Nebraska (2013)

Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
-X- Format 1 - Nebraska (2013) (Theater)
-X- Format 2 - Criminal Minds (DVR)
-X- Format 3 - Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (Streaming)

Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
-X- USA - Nebraska
-X- Australia - Tomorrow, When the War Began
-X- New Zealand - Heavenly Creatures

Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
--- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
--- Hays approved -
--- Hays unapproved -
--- G -
--- GP -
--- PG -
-X- PG-13 - Captain Phillips
--- M -
-X- R - Nebraska
--- X -
--- NC-17 -
--- Unrated Post-codes -
--- TV Y -
--- TV Y7 -
--- TV G -
--- TV PG -
--- TV 14 -
--- TV MA -

Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
--- Film Noir - (insert item title here)
-X- Mystery - Silent Hill
--- Urban cop thriller
--- Modern Caper/heist
-X- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.) - Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
--- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
--- Treasure hunt adventure
--- Swordplay
--- Jungle movie (including Tarzan)
--- Hong Kong crime
--- Japanese Yakuza
--- Italian Crime
--- Conspiracy thriller
--- Spy/Espionage
--- Serial Killer
--- Space
--- War
--- Robots
--- Vigilante

Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
--- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
--- Howard Hawks
--- John Ford
--- Anthony Mann
--- Don Siegel
--- Robert Aldrich
--- Sam Fuller
--- John Sturges
--- Jean-Pierre Melville
--- Akira Kurosawa
--- Kinji Fukasaku
--- Chang Cheh
--- Sammo Hung
--- Takeshi Kitano
--- John Woo
--- Walter Hill
--- Quentin Tarantino
--- John McTiernan
--- James Cameron
--- John Frankenheimer
--- Siergo Leone
--- Wong Jing
--- Yuen Chor
--- Sam Peckinpah
--- Robert Rodriguez

Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
--- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
--- John Wayne
--- Cynthia Rothrock
--- Claudia Cardinale
--- Humphrey Bogart
--- Burt Lancaster
--- Kirk Douglas
--- Steve McQueen
--- Charles Bronson
--- James Coburn
--- Toshiro Mifune
--- Clint Eastwood
--- Chuck Norris
--- Bruce Lee
--- Jackie Chan
--- Sammo Hung
--- Steven Seagal
--- Henry Silva
--- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
--- Jason Statham
--- Bruce Willis
--- Sonny Chiba
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger
--- Sylvester Stallone
--- Samuel Jackson
--- Milla Jovovich
--- Harrison Ford
--- Denzel Washington
--- Jet Li
--- Michelle Rodriguez
--- Pam Grier
--- Jimmy Wang Yu
--- Tom Cruise

Complete at least seven of these categories.
--- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
--- MST3K or similar riff -
-X- won an Academy Award -- any category - Murder on the Orient Express (1974) Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role
--- won a Razzie -- any category -
--- silent film -
--- a crime or mystery item -
--- a film and it's sequel -
--- a film and it's remake (examples)
--- an item with a commentary or riff
--- a special feature -
--- something animated -
--- a trailer
--- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
--- something with a major holiday theme -
--- a Criterion release


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In.
(The Americans, Alias, Veronica, Shield, Marple, Columbo?)

February 28

    March 1st

      March 2nd


      March 3rd

        March 4th

          March 5th

            March 6th

              March 7th

                March 8th

                  March 9th

                    March 10th

                      March 11th
                        T12 Tintin 7
                        T13 Veronica Mars 4

                        March 12th

                          March 13th

                            March 14th

                              March 15th

                                March 16th
                                F46 Monster, Inc.
                                F47 The Big Boodle
                                F48 Frozen - Theatre
                                T21 Tintin 12

                                March 17th
                                T22 Tintin 13
                                F49 Monsters University
                                  F50 Night Vision (Cynthia Rothrock)
                                  F51 "dial M for Murder"
                                    T23 Tintin 2.1
                                    F52 Blackbeard the Pirate (Raoul Walsh)
                                    T24* Sherlock - Series 3, Episode 1


                                    March 18th
                                    F53 Tomb Raider
                                    T25* Sherlock - Series 3, Episode 2
                                    T26 Tintin 2.2
                                    F54 Donovan's Reef
                                    F55 Railroaded (A Mann)

                                    March 19th
                                    [S] Men Boxing (1891)
                                    [S] Professor Welton's Boxing Cats (1894)
                                    [S] Adventures of William Tell (William Tell and the Clown) (1898)
                                    [S] Alice in Wonderland (1903)
                                    [S] The Battle of Chemulpo Bay (1904)
                                    [S] The Little Train Robbery (1905)
                                    [S] Titanic: In Nacht und Eis (1912) - +YT+ (in 3 parts)
                                    [S] Love, Speed and Thrills (1915)
                                    [S] Arrest of a Pickpocket (1895)
                                    T27 Tintin 2.3
                                    F56 The Big Knife

                                    March 20th
                                    F57 The Manchurian Candidate
                                    F58 Crime of Passion (Stanwyck)
                                    F59 The Hulk
                                    T28 Tintin 2.4
                                    F60 Blowing Wild
                                    T29 Archer - Season 1, Episode 1

                                    March 21st
                                    F61 Once Upon a Time in the West
                                    S(T) Sherlock - Season 2.5, Mini-Episode "Many Happy Returns"
                                    T30* Sherlock 3.3
                                      T31 Archer 1.2
                                      F62 Red 2
                                        T32 Archer 1.3
                                        T33 Tintin 2.5

                                        March 22nd
                                        F63 The Incredible Hulk
                                        F64 Rope of Sand
                                        T34 Tintin 2.6
                                        T35 Tintin 2.7
                                        F65 Chino
                                        T36 Mr Peabody and Sherman - Benjamin Franklin/Pancho Villa/Christopher Columbus

                                        March 23rd
                                        F66 Thor (2011)
                                          F67 China Gate
                                          F68 Robin Hood: Men in Tights
                                          T37 Tintin 2.8
                                          F69 Jack Reacher (2012)
                                          F70 The Last Stand (2013)
                                          F71 Stand Up Guys (2012)

                                          March 24th
                                          F72 Highwaymen (2004)
                                          F73 Pacific Rim
                                          F74 The Navigator
                                          Tintin 2.9
                                          F75 Derailed

                                          March 25th
                                          F76 Command Performance
                                          F77 Shaolin Temple [AKA Xia Nu BaotaJie; Seven Spirit Pagoda] (1976)
                                          F78 The Quest for Camelot
                                          //Frozen//extras
                                          Tintin 2.10
                                          F79 Street Gangs of Hong Kong [AKA Fen nu Qing Nian] (1973)
                                          The Americans - Season 1, Episode 3 "Gregory"

                                          March 26th
                                          The Americans - Episode 4
                                          Tintin - Season 2, Episode 11

                                          March 27th
                                          F80 Terminator 2: Judgement Day [Director's Cut]
                                          F81 Cottage on Dartmoor
                                          F82 Red Cliff
                                          Tintin - Season 2, Episode 12

                                          March 28th
                                          F83 The Fast and the Furious
                                          F84 Alien Trespass
                                          F85 The Avengers
                                            Tintin - Season 2, Episode 13
                                            F86 The (Great) St. Louis Bank Robbery

                                            March 29th
                                            F87 Spider-man 3
                                              Tintin 3.1
                                              F88 Murder with Pictures
                                              F89 Bandits

                                              March 30th
                                              F90 Fatal Instinct
                                              F91 Oz - The Great and Powerful
                                                Tintin 3.2
                                                F92 Long Riders

                                                March 31st
                                                F93 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
                                                F94 The Tournament
                                                F95 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
                                                Tintin 3.3
                                                F96 War, Inc.


                                                Watching
                                                Legend of Zorro

                                                To Watch
                                                Ran
                                                Heroic Ones
                                                Red Cliff
                                                Barefoot Contessa
                                                Slow Burn
                                                Centurion
                                                Reservoir Dogs
                                                Italian Connection
                                                Spy Kids 2
                                                True Grit
                                                Master Touch
                                                Red Sun
                                                High Rise
                                                Mystic River
                                                Nu Jing Cha
                                                Under Siege
                                                Johnny Cool
                                                Bandits
                                                Cold Sweat
                                                Karate Warriors
                                                Shaft
                                                Faces in Crowd
                                                Force 10 Navarone
                                                Flight

                                                OSS 117
                                                Beat the Devil
                                                Last Stand
                                                Swordfish
                                                Parallax View

                                                My Name is Nobody
                                                Nancy Drew
                                                Dark City
                                                Time Crimes
                                                Murder with Pictures
                                                Red Violin
                                                Thelma and Louise

                                                Battle Royale

                                                Checklist

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                                                  DVD: 25 (27%) | DVR: 25 (27%) | Netflix Instant: 22 (24%) | Other Streaming: 17 (18%) | On Demand: 3 (3%)

                                                  More Stats:
                                                  Spoiler:
                                                  Top 5
                                                  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
                                                  Juan of the Dead
                                                  Thor: The Dark World
                                                  Ender's Game
                                                  Law Abiding Citizen

                                                  5 Biggest Disappointments
                                                  Hollow Man 2
                                                  Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
                                                  Tomorrow Never Dies
                                                  You Only Live Twice
                                                  Dahmer

                                                  Checklist:
                                                  Spoiler:
                                                  Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
                                                  --- 1880 -
                                                  --- 1890 -
                                                  --- 1900 -
                                                  --- 1910 -
                                                  --- 1920 -
                                                  --- 1930 -
                                                  -X- 1940 - Cat People (1942)
                                                  --- 1950 -
                                                  -X- 1960 - You Only Live Twice (1967)
                                                  -X- 1970 - Orca (1977)
                                                  -X- 1980 - Conan the Barbarian (1982)
                                                  -X- 1990 - Léon: The Professional (1994)
                                                  -X- 2000 - A Perfect Getaway (2009)
                                                  -X- 2010 - Ender's Game (2013)

                                                  Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
                                                  -X- Format 1 - Ender's Game (DVD)
                                                  -X- Format 2 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (DVR)
                                                  -X- Format 3 - Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation (Streaming)

                                                  Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
                                                  -X- Country 1 - Ender's Game (USA)
                                                  -X- Country 2 - The Loved Ones (Australia)
                                                  -X- Country 3 - Léon: The Professional (France)

                                                  Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
                                                  --- Pre Codes -
                                                  -X- Hays approved - You Only Live Twice
                                                  --- Hays unapproved -
                                                  --- G -
                                                  -X- GP - The Omega Man
                                                  -X- PG - Epic
                                                  -X- PG-13 - Ender's Game
                                                  --- M -
                                                  -X- R - Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation
                                                  --- X -
                                                  --- NC-17 -
                                                  -X- Unrated Post-codes - The Prowler
                                                  --- TV Y -
                                                  --- TV Y7 -
                                                  --- TV G -
                                                  -X- TV PG - Psych
                                                  -X- TV 14 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                  -X- TV MA - Bitten

                                                  Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
                                                  --- Film Noir -
                                                  -X- Mystery - The Tall Man
                                                  --- Urban cop thriller
                                                  --- Modern Caper/heist
                                                  --- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
                                                  --- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
                                                  --- Treasure hunt adventure
                                                  -X- Swordplay - Conan the Barbarian
                                                  -X- Jungle movie (including Tarzan) - Anaconda III
                                                  --- Hong Kong crime
                                                  --- Japanese Yakuza
                                                  --- Italian Crime
                                                  -X- Conspiracy thriller - Side Effects
                                                  -X- Spy/Espionage - You Only Live Twice
                                                  -X- Serial Killer - The Following
                                                  -X- Space - Ender's Game
                                                  -X- War - Universal Soldier
                                                  -X- Robots - Judge Dredd
                                                  --- Vigilante

                                                  Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
                                                  --- Raoul Walsh -
                                                  --- Howard Hawks
                                                  --- John Ford
                                                  --- Anthony Mann
                                                  --- Don Siegel
                                                  --- Robert Aldrich
                                                  --- Sam Fuller
                                                  --- John Sturges
                                                  --- Jean-Pierre Melville
                                                  --- Akira Kurosawa
                                                  --- Kinji Fukasaku
                                                  --- Chang Cheh
                                                  --- Sammo Hung
                                                  --- Takeshi Kitano
                                                  --- John Woo
                                                  --- Walter Hill
                                                  --- Quentin Tarantino
                                                  --- John McTiernan
                                                  --- James Cameron
                                                  --- John Frankenheimer
                                                  --- Siergo Leone
                                                  --- Wong Jing
                                                  --- Yuen Chor
                                                  --- Sam Peckinpah
                                                  -X- Robert Rodriguez - Machete

                                                  Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
                                                  --- Errol Flynn -
                                                  --- John Wayne
                                                  --- Cynthia Rothrock
                                                  --- Claudia Cardinale
                                                  --- Humphrey Bogart
                                                  --- Burt Lancaster
                                                  --- Kirk Douglas
                                                  --- Steve McQueen
                                                  --- Charles Bronson
                                                  --- James Coburn
                                                  --- Toshiro Mifune
                                                  --- Clint Eastwood
                                                  --- Chuck Norris
                                                  --- Bruce Lee
                                                  --- Jackie Chan
                                                  --- Sammo Hung
                                                  -X- Steven Seagal - Machete
                                                  --- Henry Silva
                                                  -X- Jean-Claude Van Damme - Universal Soldier
                                                  --- Jason Statham
                                                  --- Bruce Willis
                                                  --- Sonny Chiba
                                                  -X- Arnold Schwarzenegger - Conan the Barbarian
                                                  -X- Sylvester Stallone - Judge Dredd
                                                  -X- Samuel Jackson - Oldboy
                                                  -X- Milla Jovovich - A Perfect Getaway
                                                  -X- Harrison Ford - Ender's Game
                                                  --- Denzel Washington
                                                  --- Jet Li
                                                  -X- Michelle Rodriguez - Machete
                                                  --- Pam Grier
                                                  --- Jimmy Wang Yu
                                                  --- Tom Cruise

                                                  Complete at least seven of these categories.
                                                  -X- a Bond film or spoof - You Only Live Twice
                                                  --- MST3K or similar riff -
                                                  -X- won an Academy Award -- Best Animated Feature Film of the Year - Frozen
                                                  -X- won a Razzie -- Worst Supporting Actress (Jessica Alba) - Machete
                                                  --- silent film -
                                                  -X- a crime or mystery item - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                  --- a film and its sequel -
                                                  --- a film and its remake -
                                                  --- an item with a commentary or riff
                                                  --- a special feature -
                                                  -X- something animated - Epic
                                                  --- a trailer -
                                                  --- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
                                                  --- something with a major holiday theme -
                                                  --- a Criterion release


                                                  February 28 After sunset
                                                  1. Ender's Game (2013) DVD ★★★★★
                                                  2. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S01E15: Operation: Broken Feather) DVR
                                                  3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S01E16: The Party) DVR

                                                  March 1
                                                  4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S01E17: Full Boyle) DVR
                                                  5. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S01E18: The Apartment) DVR
                                                  6. Castle (S06E14: Dressed to Kill) DVR
                                                  7. Night of the Living Dead: Re-animation (2012) Amazon ★★★★☆
                                                  8. Psych (S08E06: 1967: A Psych Odyssey) DVR
                                                  9. The Following (S02E06: Fly Away) DVR
                                                  10. Bitten (S01E04: Grief) DVR

                                                  March 2
                                                  11. Bitten (S01E05: Bitten) DVR
                                                  12. Epic (2013) HBO ★★★★☆
                                                  13. A Perfect Getaway (2009) HitBliss ★★★★☆

                                                  March 3
                                                  14. We're the Millers (2013) HitBliss ★★★★☆
                                                  15. Machete (2010) HitBliss ★★★★☆
                                                  16. Conan the Barbarian (1982) Streampix ★★★☆☆
                                                  17. Side Effects (2013) Netflix ★★★★☆

                                                  March 4
                                                  18. Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007) HitBliss ★★★★☆
                                                  19. Chloe (2009) HitBliss ★★★★★

                                                  March 5
                                                  20. The Stepfather (2009) HitBliss ★★★☆☆

                                                  March 6
                                                  21. The Perfect Host (2010) Netflix ★★★★☆
                                                  22. Triangle (2009) Hitbliss ★★☆☆☆

                                                  March 7
                                                  23. Hollow Man 2 (2006) Crackle ★☆☆☆☆
                                                  24. You Only Live Twice (1967) DVD ★☆☆☆☆
                                                  25. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) DVD ★★★★★
                                                  26. Thor: The Dark World (2013) DVD ★★★★★

                                                  March 8
                                                  27. The Tall Man (2012) Netflix ★★★★★
                                                  28. The Loved Ones (2009) DVD ★★★★☆
                                                  29. Oldboy (2013) DVD ★★★★★

                                                  March 9
                                                  31. Mother's Day (2010) DVD ★★★★☆
                                                  30. Dahmer (2003) Netflix ★★☆☆☆
                                                  31. Orca (1977) DVD ★★☆☆☆

                                                  March 10
                                                  32. Cat People (1942) DVD ★★★☆☆
                                                  33. Tourist Trap (1979) Amazon ★★★☆☆
                                                  34. Castle (S06E15: Smells Like Teen Spirit) DVR
                                                  35. 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012) Netflix ★★★☆☆

                                                  March 11
                                                  36. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) Netflix ★☆☆☆☆
                                                  37. The Omega Man (1971) DVD ★★★★☆
                                                  38. Law Abiding Citizen (2009) YouTube ★★★★★

                                                  March 12
                                                  39. Léon: The Professional (1994) DVD ★★★★★

                                                  March 13
                                                  40. GoldenEye (1995) DVD ★★☆☆☆
                                                  41. Die Another Day (2002) DVD ★★★☆☆
                                                  42. Castle (S06E16: Room 147) DVR
                                                  43. Castle (S06E17: In the Belly of the Beast) DVR
                                                  44. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S01E19: Tactical Village) DVR
                                                  45. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S01E20: Fancy Brugdom) DVR

                                                  March 14
                                                  46. Judge Dredd (1995) DVD ★★★★☆
                                                  47. Psych (S08E07: Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up) DVR
                                                  48. Psych (S08E08: A Touch of Sweevil) DVR

                                                  March 15
                                                  49. White Collar (S01E03: Book of Hours) Netflix
                                                  50. Road House (1989) DVD ★★★★☆
                                                  51. Universal Soldier (1992) DVD ★★☆☆☆
                                                  52. The Following (S02E07: Sacrifice) DVR
                                                  53. The Following (S02E08: The Messenger) DVR

                                                  March 16
                                                  53. Dr. No (1962) DVD ★★☆☆☆
                                                  54. The Prowler (1981) Hulu ★★☆☆☆

                                                  March 17
                                                  55. Static (2012) HitBliss ★★★★☆
                                                  56. Demolition Man (1993) HitBliss ★★★★☆
                                                  57. Timecop (1994) Amazon ★★★☆☆

                                                  March 18
                                                  58. The Watcher (2000) HBO ★★★☆☆
                                                  59. The World is Not Enough (1999) DVD ★★☆☆☆

                                                  March 19
                                                  60. Super Mario Bros. (1993) DVD ★★★★☆
                                                  61. White Collar (S01E04: Flip of the Coin) Netflix

                                                  March 20
                                                  62. Juan of the Dead (2011) DVD ★★★★★
                                                  63. White Collar (S01E05: The Portrait) Netflix
                                                  64. The Car (1977) DVD ★★☆☆☆

                                                  March 21
                                                  65. Frozen (2013) Amazon ★★★☆☆

                                                  March 22
                                                  66. I Know Who Killed Me (2007) DVD ★★★☆☆
                                                  67. White Collar (S01E06: All In) Netflix

                                                  March 23
                                                  68. White Collar (S01E07: Free Fall) Netflix
                                                  69. White Collar (S01E08: Hard Sell) Netflix
                                                  70. White Collar (S01E09: Bad Judgment) Netflix

                                                  March 24
                                                  71. Raising Cain (1992) DVD ★★★★★

                                                  March 25
                                                  72. White Collar (S01E10: Vital Signs) Netflix
                                                  73. White Collar (S01E11: Home Invasion) Netflix
                                                  74. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) DVD ★☆☆☆☆

                                                  March 26
                                                  75. The Night Listener (2006) DVD ★★☆☆☆
                                                  76. White Collar (S01E12: Bottlenecked) Netflix
                                                  77. White Collar (S01E13: Front Man) Netflix
                                                  78. White Collar (S01E14: Out of the Box) Netflix

                                                  March 27
                                                  79. White Collar (S02E01: Withdrawal) Netflix
                                                  80. Psych (S08E09: A Nightmare On State Street) DVR
                                                  81. Psych (S08E10: The Break Up) DVR

                                                  March 28
                                                  82. Anaconda III (2008) DVD ★★★☆☆

                                                  March 29
                                                  83. White Collar (S02E02: Need to Know) Netflix
                                                  84. White Collar (S02E03: Copycat Caffrey) Netflix
                                                  85. The Following (S02E09: Unmasked) DVR
                                                  86. The Following (S02E10: Teacher's Pet) DVR

                                                  March 30
                                                  87. Castle (S06E18: The Way of the Ninja) DVR
                                                  88. White Collar (S02E04: By the Book) Netflix

                                                  March 31
                                                  89. Revenge (S03E14: Payback) DVR
                                                  90. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S01E21: Unsolvable) DVR
                                                  91. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S01E22: Charges and Specs) DVR
                                                  92. Bitten (S01E06: Committed) HitBliss

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                                                  Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

                                                  ***List Final***

                                                  (*)--first time viewing

                                                  2.28.14
                                                  1) Game of Thrones: "Second Sons" (Blu)
                                                  2) Game of Thrones: "The Rains of Castamere" (Blu)
                                                  3.01.14
                                                  3) Game of Thrones: "Mhysa" (Blu)
                                                  4) Nebraska (2013; Alexander Payne; Blu)--Wasn't sure about including this, but a road trip is a kind of adventure, and IMDb lists it as such, so on the list it goes--4/5
                                                  3.02.14
                                                  5) Rollercoaster (1977; James Goldstone; DVR)--Madman tries to blow up coasters across the country--4/5
                                                  6) The Walking Dead: "Still" (DVR)
                                                  3.03.14
                                                  7) Trog (1970; Freddie Francis; DVR)--Killer caveman on the loose--3/5
                                                  8) True Detective: "After You're Gone" (DVR)
                                                  9) Grimm: "Revelation" (DVR)
                                                  3.04.14
                                                  10) The Cheap Detective (1978; Robert Moore; DVR)--Amusing all-star private-eye spoof--3/5
                                                  3.05.14
                                                  11) Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: "T.A.H.I.T.I." (DVR)
                                                  3.06.14
                                                  12) Revolution: "Dreamcatcher" (DVR)
                                                  13) Grand Piano (2013; Eugenio Mira; Cinequest Film Festival screening)--Silly but suspenseful--4/5
                                                  3.08.14
                                                  14) Grimm: Mommy Dearest" (DVR)
                                                  3.09.14
                                                  15) Spooksville: "Shell Shock" (DVR)
                                                  16) A Thief, a Kid and a Killer (2013; Nathan Adolfson; Cinequest Film Festival screening)--Heist-gone-wrong story from the Philippines--3/5
                                                  3.10.14
                                                  17) The Walking Dead: "Alone" (DVR)
                                                  18) True Detective: "Form and Void" (DVR)
                                                  3.11.14
                                                  19) Believe: "Pilot" (DVR)
                                                  20) Once Upon a Time: "New York City Serenade" (DVR)
                                                  3.12.14
                                                  21) Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: "Yes Men" (DVR)
                                                  22) Parallel Maze (2013; Hua Ya; Cinequest Film Festival screening)--Confusion galore in this (according to the director) homage to Hitchcock. I didn't really get it, but it was interesting to watch--3/5
                                                  23) Unforgiven (2013; Sang-il Lee; Cinequest Film Festival screening)--Japanese remake of the Clint Eastwood western, with samurai--4/5
                                                  3.13.14
                                                  24) Revolution: "Exposition Boulevard" (DVR)
                                                  25) Oldboy (2013; Spike Lee; Blu)--Entertaining remake--4/5
                                                  26) Mystery Road (2013; Ivan Sen; Cinequest Film Festival screening)--Mystery and murder Down Under--4/5
                                                  3.14.14
                                                  27) The Hands of Orlac (1924; Robert Wiene; Cinequest Film Festival screening)--The silent classic, with live organ, piano and theremin accompaniment--4/5
                                                  3.15.14
                                                  28) Grimm: "Once We Were Gods" (DVR)
                                                  29) Dom Hemingway (2013; Richard Shepard; Cinequest Film Festival screening)--Jude Law as a just-out-of-prison gangster--4/5
                                                  3.16.14
                                                  30) Spooksville: "Flowers of Evil" (DVR)
                                                  31) Hunting Elephants (2013; Reshef Levi; Cinequest Film Festival screening)--Patrick Stewart hams it up in this Israeli "Ocean's Eleven"-ish comedy--4/5
                                                  32) The Walking Dead: "The Grove" (DVR)
                                                  3.17.14
                                                  33) Believe: "Beginner's Luck" (DVR)
                                                  34) Once Upon a Time: "Witch Hunt" (DVR)
                                                  3.18.14
                                                  35) Cold Comes the Night (2013; Tze Chun; Blu)--Money, murder and motherhood--3/5
                                                  3.19.14
                                                  36) Doctor Who: "Frontier in Space, Episode One" (DVD)
                                                  37) 22 Bullets (2010; Richard Berry; DVD)--Jean Reno, back in killing mode--4/5
                                                  3.20.14
                                                  38) Revolution: "Why We Fight" (DVR)
                                                  39) The 100: "Pilot" (DVR)
                                                  3.21.14
                                                  40) Doctor Who: "Frontier in Space, Episode Two" (DVD)
                                                  3.22.14
                                                  41) Grimm: "The Show Must Go On" (DVR)
                                                  3.23.14
                                                  42) Spooksville: "Phone Fear" (DVR)
                                                  43) The Walking Dead: "Us" (DVR)
                                                  44) Doctor Who: "Frontier in Space, Episode Three" (DVD)
                                                  45) Doctor Who: "Frontier in Space, Episode Four" (DVD)
                                                  3.24.14
                                                  46) Believe: "Origin" (DVR)
                                                  3.25.14
                                                  47) Doctor Who: "Frontier in Space, Episode Five" (DVD)
                                                  48) Doctor Who: "Frontier in Space, Episode Six" (DVD)
                                                  3.26.14
                                                  49) Once Upon a Time: "The Tower" (DVR)
                                                  3.29.14
                                                  50) Spooksville: "Critical Care" (DVR)
                                                  3.30.14
                                                  51) Doctor Who: "Planet of the Daleks, Episode One" (DVD)
                                                  52) Doctor Who: "Planet of the Daleks, Episode Two" (DVD)
                                                  53) The Walking Dead: "A" (DVR)
                                                  3.31.14
                                                  54) Frozen (2013; Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee; Blu)--"Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?"--please get out of my head--4/5
                                                  55) Believe: "Defection" (DVR)

                                                  Checklist:
                                                  Spoiler:
                                                  Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
                                                  --- 1880 - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- 1890 -
                                                  --- 1900 -
                                                  --- 1910 -
                                                  -x- 1920 - The Hands of Orlac
                                                  --- 1930 -
                                                  --- 1940 -
                                                  --- 1950 -
                                                  --- 1960 -
                                                  -x- 1970 - Rollercoaster (1977)
                                                  --- 1980 -
                                                  --- 1990 -
                                                  --- 2000 -
                                                  -x- 2010 - Game of Thrones (2013)

                                                  Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
                                                  -x- Format 1 - Game of Thrones (Blu)
                                                  -x- Format 2 - Rollercoaster (DVR)
                                                  -x- Format 3 - Grand Piano (theatrical)

                                                  Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
                                                  -x- Country 1 - Game of Thrones (US)
                                                  -x- Country 2 - A Thief, a Kid and a Killer (Philippines)
                                                  -x- Country 3 - Parallel Maze (China)

                                                  Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
                                                  -x- Pre Codes - The Hands of Orlac
                                                  --- Hays approved -
                                                  --- Hays unapproved -
                                                  --- G -
                                                  -x- GP - Trog
                                                  -x- PG - Rollercoaster
                                                  --- PG-13 -
                                                  --- M -
                                                  -x- R - Grand Piano
                                                  --- X -
                                                  --- NC-17 -
                                                  --- Unrated Post-codes -
                                                  --- TV Y -
                                                  --- TV Y7 -
                                                  --- TV G -
                                                  -x- TV PG - Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
                                                  -x- TV 14 - Grimm
                                                  -x- TV MA - Game of Thrones

                                                  Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
                                                  --- Film Noir - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- Mystery
                                                  --- Urban cop thriller
                                                  -x- Modern Caper/heist - A Thief, a Kid and a Killer
                                                  --- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
                                                  --- Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)
                                                  --- Treasure hunt adventure
                                                  -x- Swordplay - Game of Thrones
                                                  --- Jungle movie (including Tarzan)
                                                  --- Hong Kong crime
                                                  --- Japanese Yakuza
                                                  --- Italian Crime
                                                  --- Conspiracy thriller
                                                  --- Spy/Espionage
                                                  --- Serial Killer
                                                  --- Space
                                                  --- War
                                                  --- Robots
                                                  --- Vigilante

                                                  Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
                                                  --- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- Howard Hawks
                                                  --- John Ford
                                                  --- Anthony Mann
                                                  --- Don Siegel
                                                  --- Robert Aldrich
                                                  --- Sam Fuller
                                                  --- John Sturges
                                                  --- Jean-Pierre Melville
                                                  --- Akira Kurosawa
                                                  --- Kinji Fukasaku
                                                  --- Chang Cheh
                                                  --- Sammo Hung
                                                  --- Takeshi Kitano
                                                  --- John Woo
                                                  --- Walter Hill
                                                  --- Quentin Tarantino
                                                  --- John McTiernan
                                                  --- James Cameron
                                                  --- John Frankenheimer
                                                  --- Siergo Leone
                                                  --- Wong Jing
                                                  --- Yuen Chor
                                                  --- Sam Peckinpah
                                                  --- Robert Rodriguez

                                                  Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
                                                  --- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- John Wayne
                                                  --- Cynthia Rothrock
                                                  --- Claudia Cardinale
                                                  --- Humphrey Bogart
                                                  --- Burt Lancaster
                                                  --- Kirk Douglas
                                                  --- Steve McQueen
                                                  --- Charles Bronson
                                                  --- James Coburn
                                                  --- Toshiro Mifune
                                                  --- Clint Eastwood
                                                  --- Chuck Norris
                                                  --- Bruce Lee
                                                  --- Jackie Chan
                                                  --- Sammo Hung
                                                  --- Steven Seagal
                                                  --- Henry Silva
                                                  --- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
                                                  --- Jason Statham
                                                  --- Bruce Willis
                                                  --- Sonny Chiba
                                                  --- Arnold Schwarzenegger
                                                  --- Sylvester Stallone
                                                  --- Samuel Jackson
                                                  --- Milla Jovovich
                                                  --- Harrison Ford
                                                  --- Denzel Washington
                                                  --- Jet Li
                                                  --- Michelle Rodriguez
                                                  --- Pam Grier
                                                  --- Jimmy Wang Yu
                                                  --- Tom Cruise

                                                  Complete at least seven of these categories.
                                                  --- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- MST3K or similar riff -
                                                  --- won an Academy Award -- any category -
                                                  --- won a Razzie -- any category -
                                                  -x- silent film - The Hands of Orlac
                                                  --- a crime or mystery item -
                                                  --- a film and it's sequel -
                                                  --- a film and it's remake (examples)
                                                  --- an item with a commentary or riff
                                                  --- a special feature -
                                                  -x- something animated - Frozen
                                                  --- a trailer
                                                  --- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
                                                  --- something with a major holiday theme -
                                                  --- a Criterion release

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                                                  3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge

                                                  First Time Views = Green



                                                  2014-02-28
                                                  1. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
                                                  HBO Comedy
                                                  2014-03-01
                                                  2. A Good Day To Die Hard Trailer
                                                  DVD - Skyfall
                                                  3. Bond 50 Trailer
                                                  DVD - Skyfall
                                                  4. Red Dawn Trailer
                                                  DVD - Skyfall
                                                  5. Skyfall (2012)
                                                  DVD - Skyfall
                                                  6. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
                                                  DVD - Inglourious Basterds
                                                  7. In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
                                                  TV - TCM
                                                  8. Nation's Pride (2009)
                                                  DVD - Inglourious Basterds
                                                  9. Inglourious Basterds Teaser
                                                  DVD - Inglourious Basterds
                                                  10. Inglourious Basterds Domestic Trailer
                                                  DVD - Inglourious Basterds
                                                  11. Inglourious Basterds International Trailer
                                                  DVD - Inglourious Basterds
                                                  12. Inglourious Basterds Japanese Trailer
                                                  DVD - Inglourious Basterds
                                                  2014-03-03
                                                  13. A Good Day To Die Hard (2013)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  2014-03-04
                                                  14. Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Tactical Village" (March 4, 2014)
                                                  TV - Fox
                                                  2014-03-05
                                                  15. The Expendables Trailer
                                                  DVD - Kick-Ass
                                                  16. Killers Trailer
                                                  DVD - Kick-Ass
                                                  17. Kick-Ass (2010)
                                                  DVD - Kick-Ass
                                                  18. Kick-Ass Theatrical Trailer
                                                  DVD - Kick-Ass
                                                  19. Kick-Ass Redband Hit Girl Trailer
                                                  DVD - Kick-Ass
                                                  20. Deadfall (2012)
                                                  TV - Showtime On Demand
                                                  2014-03-07
                                                  21. Paul Blart Mall Cop Trailer
                                                  DVD - Pineapple Express
                                                  22. Pineapple Express (2008)
                                                  DVD - Pineapple Express
                                                  23. SpiderBabe (2003)
                                                  DVD - SpiderBabe
                                                  24. SpiderBabe Trailer
                                                  DVD - SpiderBabe
                                                  25. Lord Of The G-Strings Trailer
                                                  DVD - SpiderBabe
                                                  26. Play-Mate Of The Apes Trailer
                                                  DVD - SpiderBabe
                                                  2014-03-10
                                                  27. True Detective "The Long Bright Dark" (January 12, 2014)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  2014-03-11
                                                  28. True Detective "Seeing Things" (January 19, 2014)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  29. True Detective "The Locked Room" (January 26, 2014)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  30. True Detective "Who Goes There" (February 9, 2014)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  31. Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Fancy Brugdom" (March 11, 2014)
                                                  TV - Fox
                                                  2014-03-12
                                                  31. True Detective "The Secret Fate Of All Life" (February 16, 2014)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  33. True Detective "Haunted Houses" (February 23, 2014)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  2014-03-13
                                                  34. True Detective "After You've Gone" (March 2, 2014)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  35. True Detective "Form And Void" (March 9, 2014)
                                                  TV - HBO On Demand
                                                  2014-03-15
                                                  36. The Sugarland Express (1974)
                                                  TV - TCM
                                                  2014-03-19
                                                  37. Law & Order: SVU "Criminal Stories" (March 19, 2014)
                                                  TV - WCMH-4 NBC
                                                  My Birthday!
                                                  38. Community "Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" (March 20, 2014)
                                                  TV - WCMH-4 NBC
                                                  39. Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Unsolvable" (March 18, 2014)
                                                  Hulu
                                                  2014-03-24
                                                  40. The Hot Rock (1972)
                                                  TV - RetroPlex
                                                  2014-03-25
                                                  41. Snake Eyes (1998)
                                                  TV - HBO2
                                                  42. Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Charges And Specs" (March 25, 2014)
                                                  TV - Fox
                                                  2014-03-26
                                                  43. Fun Size (2012)
                                                  DVD - Fun Size
                                                  2014-03-28
                                                  44. Arabesque (1966)
                                                  TV - RetroPlex
                                                  45. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
                                                  TV - RetroPlex
                                                  46. The Flight Of The Phoenix (1965)
                                                  TV - RetroPlex
                                                  2014-03-29
                                                  47. The Expendables 2 (2012)
                                                  TV - Epix Drive-In
                                                  48. The Cabin In The Woods (2012)
                                                  TV - Epix Drive-In
                                                  2014-03-30
                                                  49. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
                                                  TV - Epix
                                                  2014-03-31
                                                  50. Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
                                                  TV - Epix Drive-In
                                                  51. The Hard Word (2002)
                                                  TV - Epix Drive-In
                                                  52. High Plains Drifter (1973)
                                                  TV - TCM





                                                  Past Action Totals: 1st = 101 / 2nd = 62
                                                  My 2010 Lists - (B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Criterion/Horror/Holiday)
                                                  My 2011 Lists - (TV On DVD/Academy Award/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
                                                  My 2012 Lists - (TV On DVD/Leap Day/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Criterion/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
                                                  My 2013 Lists - (TV On DVD/Academy Award/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
                                                  My 2014 Lists - (TV On DVD/Academy Award/Action)

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                                                  Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

                                                  1. Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) 66 min.
                                                  2. Teen Titans: How Long Is Forever? (2004) * 22 min.
                                                  3. Burning Heart (1912) * 13 min.
                                                  4. Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) 67 min.
                                                  5. In Bruges (2008) 107 min.
                                                  6. Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) 72 min.
                                                  7. Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) 64 min.
                                                  8. Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) 63 min.
                                                  9. M Squad: Pete Loves Mary (1957) * 26 min.
                                                  10. Teen Titans: Every Dog Has His Day (2004) * 22 min.
                                                  11. The Game (1997) * 129 min.
                                                  12. Teen Titans:Terra (2004) * 22 min.
                                                  13. The American Soldier (1970) 80 min.
                                                  14. Teen Titans: Only Human (2004) * 22 min.
                                                  15. Hot Fuzz (2007) * 121 min.
                                                  16. General's Son (1990) * 108 min.
                                                  17. Stalingrad (2013) * 131 min.
                                                  18. The Seventh Curse (1986) * 77 min.
                                                  19. The Prowler (1981) * 88 min.
                                                  20. Reservoir Dogs (1992) * 99 min.
                                                  21. Under the Claw (1912) * 26 min.
                                                  22. Pulp Fiction (1994) * 154 min.
                                                  23. I'm Not Scared (2003) * 101 min.
                                                  24. Bethlehem (2013) * 99 min.
                                                  25. The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye (2010) 67 min.
                                                  26. M Squad: Face of Evil (1957) * 26 min.
                                                  27. Paradise Now (2005) * 91 min.
                                                  28. M Squad: Street of Fear (1957) * 26 min.
                                                  29. Chaos (2000) * 104 min.
                                                  30. The Walking Dead: Guts (2010) 45 min.
                                                  31. The Walking Dead: Tell It to the Frogs (2010) 45 min.
                                                  32. The Walking Dead: Vatos (2010) 45 min.
                                                  33. The Walking Dead: Wildfire (2010) 45 min.
                                                  34. M Squad: The Matinee Trade (1957) * 25 min.
                                                  35. M Squad: The Hard Case (1957) * 25 min.
                                                  36. Maniac (1980) * 88 min.
                                                  37. After Dark, My Sweet (1990) * 111 min.
                                                  38. The Hit (1984) * 98 min.
                                                  39. The Grifters (1990) * 110 min.
                                                  40. The Walking Dead: TS-19 (2010) 45 min.
                                                  41. The Walking Dead: What Lies Ahead (2011) * 63 min.
                                                  42. The Walking Dead: Bloodletting (2011) * 42 min.
                                                  43. The Walking Dead: Save the Last One (2011) * 43 min.
                                                  44. Taken 2 (2012) * 98 min.
                                                  45. Non-Stop (2014) * 106 min.
                                                  46. I Am Legend (2007) 100 min.
                                                  47. Breaking Bad: Breaking Bad (2008) * 58 min.
                                                  48. Breaking Bad: Cat's in the Bag... (2008) * 49 min.
                                                  49. GoodFellas (1990) * 145 min.
                                                  50. Breaking Bad: ...And the Bag's in the River (2008) * 49 min.
                                                  51. Breaking Bad: Cancer Man (2008) * 49 min.
                                                  52. Breaking Bad: Gray Matter (2008) * 49 min.
                                                  53. Blind Shaft (2003) * 89 min.
                                                  54. Intrigue of the Yagyu Clan (1978) * 130 min.
                                                  55. The Killers (1946) 102 min.
                                                  56. Breaking Bad: Crazy Handful of Nothin' (2008) * 49 min.
                                                  57. Breaking Bad: A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal (2008) * 48 min.
                                                  58. At the Gate of the Ghost (2011) * 107 min.
                                                  59. Blind Mountain (2007) * 103 min.


                                                  * First Time Viewing

                                                  Stats:
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                                                  1910s 2 1930s 5 1940s 1 1950s 5 1970s 2 1980s 4 1990s 7 2000s 19 2010s 14

                                                  US 40 France 3 UK 4 West Germany 1 South Korea 1 Russia 1 Hong Kong 1 Italy 1 Israel 1 Palestine 1 Japan 2 China 2 Thailand 1

                                                  First Time Viewings: 44/59

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                                                  Re: 3rd DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge List Thread March 1st - 31st

                                                  Feb 28

                                                  Gunslinger Girl--Fratello DVD
                                                  Gunslinger Girl--Orione DVD
                                                  Hannibal--Kaiseki TV

                                                  Mar 2

                                                  Fleming-S01E04 Other

                                                  Mar 3

                                                  Gunslinger Girl--Ragazzo DVD
                                                  Gunslinger Girl--Bambola DVD
                                                  Gunslinger Girl--Promessa DVD

                                                  Mar 4

                                                  The Past (2013) Theatrical
                                                  Gunslinger Girl--Gelato DVD

                                                  Mar 5

                                                  The Americans S02E01 Comrades other
                                                  The Americans S02E02 Cardinal TV

                                                  Mar 6

                                                  The Outfit DVD
                                                  Gunslinger Girl--S01E07 "Protezione"

                                                  Mar 7

                                                  Capricorn One DVD
                                                  Hannibal S02E02--Sakizuki TV

                                                  Mar 8

                                                  Niagara (1953)
                                                  The Naked Kiss (1964)

                                                  Mar 9

                                                  Once Upon a Time S03E12--New York City Serenade TV
                                                  The Simpsons S25E13-The Man Who Grew Too Much TV
                                                  True Detective S01E04 Who Goes There Other
                                                  True Detective S01E05 The Secret Fate of All Life Other

                                                  Mar 10

                                                  True Detective S01E06--Haunted Houses Other
                                                  True Detective S01E07--After You're Gone Other
                                                  True Detective S01E08--Form and Void Other
                                                  The Stranger (1946)

                                                  March 12

                                                  The Americans S02E03--The Walk In

                                                  March 13

                                                  Thieves Highway (1947) DVD

                                                  Mar 14

                                                  Ishtar (1987)
                                                  Hannibal S02E03 "Hassun" TV

                                                  Mar 16

                                                  Once Upon a Time S03E13 "Witch Hunt" TV

                                                  Mar 19

                                                  The Americans S02E04 "A Little Night Music" TV

                                                  Mar 21
                                                  Hannibal S02E05 "Takiawase"

                                                  Mar 22

                                                  The Fifth Element (1997)

                                                  Mar 23

                                                  Once Upon A Time S03E13 "Witch Hunt" TV

                                                  Mar 24

                                                  The American Friend (1977) DVD

                                                  Mar 25

                                                  The Blacklist S01E12 The Alchemist Streaming
                                                  The Blacklist S01E13 The Cyprus Agency Streaming
                                                  The Blacklist S01E14 Madeline Pratt Streaming
                                                  The Blacklist S01E15 The Judge Streaming
                                                  The Blacklist S01E16 Mako Tanida Streaming
                                                  The Blacklist S01E17 Ivan Streaming

                                                  Mar 26

                                                  The Americans S02E05 The Deal TV

                                                  Mar 27

                                                  Shaft (2000) Streaming

                                                  Checklist
                                                  Spoiler:

                                                  Watch items from at least 7 of the 13 decades of film history.
                                                  --- 1880 - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- 1890 -
                                                  --- 1900 -
                                                  --- 1910 -
                                                  --- 1920 -
                                                  --- 1930 -
                                                  XXX 1940 - Thieves Highway (1949)
                                                  XXX1950 -Niagara (1953)
                                                  XXX 1960 -The Naked Kiss (1964)
                                                  XXX 1970 -The Outfit (1973)
                                                  XXX 1980 -Ishtar (1987)
                                                  XXX 1990 - The Fifth Element (1997)
                                                  XXX 2000 - Gunslinger Girl (2003)
                                                  XXX 2010 - The Past (2013)
                                                  Watch items on at least 3 different formats (DVD, BD, HD-DVD, VHS, TV, streaming, theatrical, LD, live, etc.)
                                                  XXX Ishtar Blu-Ray
                                                  XXX Capricorn One DVD
                                                  XXX The Past Theatrical

                                                  Watch items originating from at least 3 different countries.
                                                  XXX Gunslinger Girl (Japan)
                                                  XXX The Naked Kiss (USA)
                                                  XXX The Past (France)

                                                  Watch items with at least 6 different ratings.
                                                  --- Pre Codes - (insert item title here)
                                                  XXX Hays approved -Thieves Highway
                                                  --- Hays unapproved -
                                                  --- G -
                                                  --- GP -
                                                  XXX PG -Capricorn One
                                                  XXX PG-13 -The Past
                                                  --- M -
                                                  XXX R -Shaft (2000)
                                                  --- X -
                                                  --- NC-17 -
                                                  --- Unrated Post-codes -
                                                  --- TV Y -
                                                  --- TV Y7 -
                                                  --- TV G -
                                                  XXX TV PG -Once Upon a Time
                                                  XXX TV 14 - Hannibal
                                                  --- TV MA -

                                                  Watch an item from at least 7 of the following subgenres.
                                                  XXX Film Noir - The Stranger
                                                  XXX Mystery - The Past
                                                  XXX Urban cop thriller--Shaft (2000)
                                                  --- Modern Caper/heist
                                                  --- Depression-era crime (Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.)
                                                  XXX Globe-trotting adventure (Americans overseas)--Ishtar
                                                  --- Treasure hunt adventure
                                                  --- Swordplay -
                                                  --- Jungle movie (including Tarzan)
                                                  --- Hong Kong crime
                                                  --- Japanese Yakuza
                                                  --- Italian Crime
                                                  XXX Conspiracy thriller - Capricorn One
                                                  XXX Spy/Espionage - The Americans
                                                  --- Serial Killer
                                                  XXX Space--The Fifth Element
                                                  --- War
                                                  --- Robots
                                                  XXX Vigilante - The Outfit

                                                  Watch an item by at least five of these directors.
                                                  --- Raoul Walsh - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- Howard Hawks
                                                  --- John Ford
                                                  --- Anthony Mann
                                                  --- Don Siegel
                                                  --- Robert Aldrich
                                                  XXX Sam Fuller--The Naked Kiss
                                                  --- John Sturges
                                                  --- Jean-Pierre Melville
                                                  --- Akira Kurosawa
                                                  --- Kinji Fukasaku
                                                  --- Chang Cheh
                                                  --- Sammo Hung
                                                  --- Takeshi Kitano
                                                  --- John Woo
                                                  --- Walter Hill
                                                  --- Quentin Tarantino
                                                  --- John McTiernan
                                                  --- James Cameron
                                                  --- John Frankenheimer
                                                  --- Siergo Leone
                                                  --- Wong Jing
                                                  --- Yuen Chor
                                                  --- Sam Peckinpah
                                                  --- Robert Rodriguez

                                                  Watch an item from at least five of these stars.
                                                  --- Errol Flynn - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- John Wayne
                                                  --- Cynthia Rothrock
                                                  --- Claudia Cardinale
                                                  --- Humphrey Bogart
                                                  --- Burt Lancaster
                                                  --- Kirk Douglas
                                                  --- Steve McQueen
                                                  --- Charles Bronson
                                                  --- James Coburn
                                                  --- Toshiro Mifune
                                                  --- Clint Eastwood
                                                  --- Chuck Norris
                                                  --- Bruce Lee
                                                  --- Jackie Chan
                                                  --- Sammo Hung
                                                  --- Steven Seagal
                                                  --- Henry Silva
                                                  --- Jean-Claude Van Damme 
                                                  --- Jason Statham
                                                  XXX Bruce Willis--The Fifth Element (1997)
                                                  --- Sonny Chiba
                                                  --- Arnold Schwarzenegger
                                                  --- Sylvester Stallone
                                                  XXX Samuel Jackson--Shaft (2000)
                                                  XXX Milla Jovovich--The Fifth Element (1997)
                                                  --- Harrison Ford
                                                  --- Denzel Washington
                                                  --- Jet Li
                                                  --- Michelle Rodriguez
                                                  --- Pam Grier
                                                  --- Jimmy Wang Yu
                                                  --- Tom Cruise

                                                  Complete at least seven of these categories.
                                                  --- a Bond film or spoof - (insert item title here)
                                                  --- MST3K or similar riff -
                                                  --- won an Academy Award -- any category -
                                                  XXX won a Razzie -- Ishtar (worst director--tied)
                                                  --- silent film -
                                                  XXX a crime or mystery item - Niagara
                                                  --- a film and it's sequel -
                                                  --- a film and it's remake (examples)
                                                  --- an item with a commentary or riff
                                                  --- a special feature -
                                                  XXX something animated - Gunslinger Girl
                                                  --- a trailer
                                                  --- watch a sentai or tokusatsu item -
                                                  --- something with a major holiday theme -
                                                  XXX a Criterion release-The Naked Kiss

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                                                  Indy24LA's 1st Annual Action Challenge


                                                  Goal= Watch as many Bond films as I can
                                                  * indicates first time viewing

                                                  March 3rd
                                                  1. Dr. No (1962)
                                                  2. From Russia With Love (1963)
                                                  3. Goldfinger (1964)
                                                  4. The Frozen Ground* (2013)

                                                  March 6th
                                                  5. 2 Guns* (2013)

                                                  March 9th
                                                  6. Riddick* (2013)
                                                  7. Thunderball (1965)
                                                  8. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2* (2013)

                                                  March 11th
                                                  9. You Only Live Twice (1967)
                                                  10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

                                                  March 13th
                                                  11. The Lone Ranger* (2013)
                                                  12. Oldboy* (2013)

                                                  March 14th
                                                  13. Diamonds are Forever (1971)

                                                  March 15th
                                                  14. Dr. Who* S6 Ep. 4: The Doctor's Wife
                                                  15. Dr. Who* S6 Ep. 5: The Rebel Flesh

                                                  March 16th
                                                  16. The Escape Plan* (2013)
                                                  17. Live and Let Die (1973)
                                                  18. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
                                                  19. Dr. Who* S6 Ep. 6: The Almost People

                                                  March 17th
                                                  20. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift* (2006)

                                                  March 18th
                                                  21. Summer of Sam* (1999)

                                                  March 20th
                                                  22. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
                                                  23. Devil's Pass* (2013)

                                                  March 22th
                                                  24. Divergent* (2014)
                                                  25. Ender's Game* (2013)

                                                  March 23th
                                                  26. Big Ass Spider* (2013)
                                                  27. Stargate (1994)
                                                  28. For Your Eyes Only (1981)

                                                  March 24th
                                                  29. Rush* (2013)

                                                  March 25th
                                                  30. Dr. Who* S6 Ep. 7: A Good Man Goes to War
                                                  31. Dr. Who* S6 Ep. 8: Let's Kill Hitler
                                                  32. The East* (2013)

                                                  March 28th
                                                  33. Octopussy* (1983)
                                                  34. Never Say Never Again (1983)
                                                  35. Red Dawn* (2012)

                                                  March 29th
                                                  36. Dr. Who* S6 Ep. 9: Night Terrors

                                                  March 30th
                                                  37. Living Daylights (1987)
                                                  38. License to Kill (1989)
                                                  39. American Hustle* (2013)

                                                  March 31st
                                                  40. Red 2* (2013)
                                                  41. The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013)

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