Re: Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 10 - Discussion Thread
 

You should also check out Shivers, if you haven't already.

Re: Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 10 - Discussion Thread
 

I saw Shivers long ago on VHS. That's a movie that needs a good Region 1 DVD release in the proper aspect ratio. Criterion maybe?

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I'd love to see them or BU release Blu-rays of Shivers and Rabid.

Anyone who hasn't already, please vote for your favorite 50's sci-fi film here:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...i-fi-film.html

Re: Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 10 - Discussion Thread
 

I'm that other guy that voted for The Blob.

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Ahhh, we're nearing the end. I've figured out my schedule for the rest of the week and I should be able to finish the checklist! It's not done yet, but I think I'll make it. *fingers crossed*

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Yeah, the month has gone by too fast! So much more I want to watch.

BTW...I notice Buster Keaton as your pic. I'm going to see "The General" at the Fox Theater in Atlanta in a couple of weeks...can't wait!

Re: Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 10 - Discussion Thread
 

I'm tempted to get off of Godzilla and cram in the checklist over the next 4 days. But then again, I may be in reach of completing all of my original goals.

You know life is good when these are your toughest decisions.

Re: Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 10 - Discussion Thread
 

Just a few things I have learned so far from this year's challenge....

If I discover any more little nuggets, I'll update this post.

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When Darth Vader first meets Mace Windu in Jumper, after escaping, he could've instead jumped to get a gun, jumped back and killed him. Other that that, it's not bad so far and I'm halfway through it.

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:up: :lol:

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I'm doing just terrible. Might try and watch The Thing tomorrow night. Maybe check out an episode or two of The Prisoner as well. A friend of mine gave me his DVD box set when he bought the Blu-rays and I've been itching to check them out.

What I really need to do is fix or replace my portable DVD player (the monitor is all screwy)... I used to watch movies on my lunch break all the time at my last job. Would love to continue to do that.

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It seems like I should have finished the checklist a long time ago but I'm just finishing it tonight with Fritz Lang's "Woman in the Moon."

After this is over, I'm going to go through my list and give my impressions even though some of the movies from the beginning of the month have already left my memory.

Re: Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 10 - Discussion Thread
 

I need a ruling for the remaining days of the challenge...

Do the Batman films count as fantasy? I know imdb does not list them as fantasy but I seem to remember a discussion allowing The Dark Knight to count when it was released.

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They were ruled to count as Sci-Fi last year, at least most of them iirc. Counting Fantasy this year, I'd say it would probably make most of them doubly count.

Re: Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 10 - Discussion Thread
 

Yeah, pretty much all superhero stuff should count since at the very least they'd be fantasy in some way.

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I need a ruling too. Would the movie "Crumb" count? It's a documentary on the underground comic writer/artist. His work is mainly comedy, but it's LSD inspired and has a lot of odd creatures that would fall in the fantasy category.

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Thanks to StarCraft 2 I had my first day with nothing watched. I still think I can finish up Crusade/Legend of the Rangers by the end of Saturday, but the temptation to play will make that tougher.

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Never seen it so someone else can correct me but if it's similar to Fear and Loathing, it should be fine although I'd also consider that film to be somewhat borderline. People being insane or using drugs and seeing hallucinations is reality based, even if what they're seeing are little monsters and stuff.

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Seems like a pretty big stretch to me. I wouldn't count it, but really, who's judging you?

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Just count it as a Wild Card.

Re: Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 10 - Discussion Thread
 

My Percy Jackson shipped from Netflix despite being listed as "short wait." And just in time to make the end of July--I feel like I won the lottery! :banana:

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IMDB and AMC list all of them as "Fantasy" *except* for Batman (1989) and Batman Begins (2005). Those 2 are "Crime, Adventure". Very curious as I'd consider them fantasy as well. After all you must consider how Joker came into being & there's absolutely no way except in a fantasy world a car can race along the rooftops without caving them in...

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I organize my DVDs by genre and I even separate the "comic book" movies as a separate genre. I can't think of any of them that wouldn't qualify as fantasy (regardless of what a website says.) I suppose the ONLY argument that could be made against Batman is the fact that he doesn't really have any super powers and neither does the Joker, really. However, the characters are meant to be fantastical in nature (even if grounded in reality) and I would definitely consider all the Batman films to be Fantasy. Batman Begins and Dark Knight actually have some pretty significant sci-fi (or science fact) elements to them too.

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:wave:

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I don't know for sure about Crumb for Sci-fi, but I would consider holding onto it for the animation challenge, since it is cartoon/ comic related.