100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) Pt 3
10-31-10, 11:59 PM
#601
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
It could have been better but I'm not disappointed in it at all through the first episode.
11-01-10, 12:01 AM
#602
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Anyway, I've given up on the unwatched horror pile and, with just enough time for a few more movies until dawn, I'm going with my favorites for the remaining time. My guts are all kinds of upset so I don't know how much I'll get to watch, but I'm currently looking at Bubba Ho-Tep followed by Shaun of the Dead and finishing the challenge with From Dusk Till Dawn. That should bring me up to sunrise, more or less.
11-01-10, 12:13 AM
#604
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I've never seen any of the sequels. My perception of them was that they were just studio cash-ins that associated themselves with the title of the movie for the sake of attracting its audience.
11-01-10, 12:32 AM
#605
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I hope everyone saying goodbyes now remembers to come back for list voting, final result rules, etc.
Me, I still need to fit in Child's Play to fill my remaining two Checklist entries. Then I guess I'll stay up watching something else, as I don't want to go out with Child's Play being my last film.
Me, I still need to fit in Child's Play to fill my remaining two Checklist entries. Then I guess I'll stay up watching something else, as I don't want to go out with Child's Play being my last film.
11-01-10, 12:41 AM
#606
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Maybe because I haven't read the comics and so came to it with no preconceptions about the story or characters, but The Walking Dead rocked my socks. Can't wait until next week!
I just watched Trick 'r Treat, and I think I'll finish up with some classic Universal horror like Bride of Frankenstein.
I just watched Trick 'r Treat, and I think I'll finish up with some classic Universal horror like Bride of Frankenstein.
11-01-10, 12:47 AM
#607
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Thanks! That was alot of fun!
My results:
My results:
184 Total
114 First Timers
Completed The Checklist on Oct. 14th
Reached The Challenge Goal Oct. 19th
Reached My Personal Goal Oct. 19th
Beat My Personal Best Oct. 25th
Reached My Second Personal Goal Oct. 28th
114 First Timers
Completed The Checklist on Oct. 14th
Reached The Challenge Goal Oct. 19th
Reached My Personal Goal Oct. 19th
Beat My Personal Best Oct. 25th
Reached My Second Personal Goal Oct. 28th
11-01-10, 12:54 AM
#608
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I forgot I still had a wildcard free, I'm going to finish the challenge off using it on an episode of Treehouse of Horror.
2AM - about to start Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, I might be able to hit 165 by dawn...I'm regretting the 4 days I basically took off from watching anything due to basketball, I think I could have hit 200, maybe.
I know one thing, I'm not watching a movie, TV, and limited internet tomorrow, my eyes need a rest.
2AM - about to start Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, I might be able to hit 165 by dawn...I'm regretting the 4 days I basically took off from watching anything due to basketball, I think I could have hit 200, maybe.
I know one thing, I'm not watching a movie, TV, and limited internet tomorrow, my eyes need a rest.
11-01-10, 01:05 AM
#609
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Well, I decided to end with Halloween after all. I decided to listen to the RiffTrax for it, and it's really funny. Now it's time for sleep and a return to full-time employment. Looking forward to all the results and continued discussion, though.
11-01-10, 01:16 AM
#610
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I just finished up Halloween H20 for a grand total of 107, beating last year's total by 7. I'll look through it more in depth tomorrow. This was a lot of fun yet again.
11-01-10, 01:47 AM
#611
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I enjoyed that RiffTrax as well. Only problem is it makes the film difficult to take seriously afterward. Well, maybe not "seriously" but it altered my level of enjoyment a bit. One of the better ones I've heard, though.
11-01-10, 01:59 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I had three goals for the challenge: Watch The Evil Dead for the first time, catch up on True Blood, and start Buffy. Well, I was hoping to watch The Haunting too...
The only goal I accomplished was The Evil Dead, which was one messed-up film.
Not really my thing but I've been interested in the trilogy for a long time so I figured the challenge was a good time to break out my new Blu-ray disc. I was intrigued enough to maybe watch the others in next year's challenge. I'm a total novice compared to you guys and have only recently started watching horror (Friday the 13th remake, Trick 'r Treat, The Hills Run Red) other than sci-fi hybrids like Resident Evil. With all my commitments, there's no way I could watch all the stuff you guys have, and probably wouldn't want to watch most of it. I'm watching The Walking Dead right now to close it out. I've only read the first issue of the series but have noticed a number of differences. We'll see how it finishes up.
So it'll be another appearance at the bottom for me, but I appreciate folks like Trevor and MinLShaw saying it's not about the numbers but the participation. (Note: I started but never finished Wages of Fear for the Criterion challenge--fell asleep twice
).
11-01-10, 02:17 AM
#613
DVD Talk Legend
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Grand total of 86 this year. 49 films more than my total during last year's Challenge.
Ending the Challenge with Episodes of Dexter Season 5, was a great idea.
Had a lot of fun, but I can't wait to get back on a normal sleep schedule
Ending the Challenge with Episodes of Dexter Season 5, was a great idea.
Had a lot of fun, but I can't wait to get back on a normal sleep schedule
11-01-10, 02:40 AM
#614
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Two years ago when I first started visiting this site and paying attention to things like this challenge, I was too intimidated by those high view totals to bother participating, but I've gotten a lot more comfortable just watching whatever it is that I watch and finding the real appeal in the discussion threads and not the list counts. It's nice to see someone else share that perspective; I think that's the attitude that can make these challenges viable going forward.
11-01-10, 02:50 AM
#615
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Just barely over the 100 mark, I still can't believe how all you people with jobs did it.
Finishing off the challenge with Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout
Will update list tomorrow, after sleep...
Finishing off the challenge with Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout
Will update list tomorrow, after sleep...
11-01-10, 03:29 AM
#617
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Well, just finished Halloween and am turning in at 127. This has been a great time. Here's some final thoughts from my list:
FINAL THOUGHTS:
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Spoiler:
11-01-10, 03:37 AM
#618
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Just finished the awesome one-two combination of Bubba Ho-Tep and Shaun of the Dead, two of my favorite movies regardless of genre. I was gonna start From Dusk Till Dawn, but I see that if I start it now I'll actually finish nearly two hours before sunrise. Gonna rummage through the TV library and see if I can't find a 30 minute show to pair with The Walking Dead to create a 2-hour list entry.
Also, I agree with Dick Laurent entirely that this was a very friendly discussion thread and that played a big role in keeping this enjoyable. I think if it had devolved into arguing at any point I probably would have given up watching stuff for the challenge altogether and just watched whatever my wife wanted to watch (her being the horror fan of the two of us). I'll post some end-of-challenge reflections of my own later. In the meantime, I've still got some darkness outside tellin' me to keep going!
Also, I agree with Dick Laurent entirely that this was a very friendly discussion thread and that played a big role in keeping this enjoyable. I think if it had devolved into arguing at any point I probably would have given up watching stuff for the challenge altogether and just watched whatever my wife wanted to watch (her being the horror fan of the two of us). I'll post some end-of-challenge reflections of my own later. In the meantime, I've still got some darkness outside tellin' me to keep going!
11-01-10, 04:00 AM
#619
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I think I'm tired to the point of getting sick right now. Been up for about 24 hours now, pretty much watching films the whole time. Finishing up Happy Hell Night right now. It's pretty bad, but has a couple of my favorite actors in it, Sam Rockwell and Darrin McGavin.
After this, I should go to bed, but will probably double check sunrise time and try to squeeze in another short one. I'll never do this again. 13 hours a day for a month is unhealthy. I'm sort of glad that I did it this one time, just to prove my limits, but if I could go back to October 1 I would have done it with more moderation.
After this, I should go to bed, but will probably double check sunrise time and try to squeeze in another short one. I'll never do this again. 13 hours a day for a month is unhealthy. I'm sort of glad that I did it this one time, just to prove my limits, but if I could go back to October 1 I would have done it with more moderation.
11-01-10, 04:00 AM
#620
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
After this, I should go to bed, but will probably double check sunrise time and try to squeeze in another short one. I'll never do this again. 13 hours a day for a month is unhealthy. I'm sort of glad that I did it this one time, just to prove my limits, but if I could go back to October 1 I would have done it with more moderation.
Forum glitch, double post.
Last edited by Trevor; 11-01-10 at 06:32 PM.
11-01-10, 04:04 AM
#621
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
So tired. After a really long weekend in which I planned to watch a few movies each day to make to exactly 100, I instead crammed in as much as I possibly could today, and am staying up even though I am really tired to watch 1 more and get into the triple digits.
Didn't think I would have time to watch many today, because I was supposed to work and hang out with this girl I've been sort of hanging out with lately. But I called her and jokingly suggested watching crappy horror movies all day and she was totally into it. So I picked her up, brought her home and started watching movies. In the process I totally forgot about work, but found out that she loves Dead Alive and laughs in all the right places of Slumber Party Massacre 3, so I think she may be the perfect girl.
OK, one more movie, then sleep...
Didn't think I would have time to watch many today, because I was supposed to work and hang out with this girl I've been sort of hanging out with lately. But I called her and jokingly suggested watching crappy horror movies all day and she was totally into it. So I picked her up, brought her home and started watching movies. In the process I totally forgot about work, but found out that she loves Dead Alive and laughs in all the right places of Slumber Party Massacre 3, so I think she may be the perfect girl.
OK, one more movie, then sleep...
11-01-10, 04:22 AM
#622
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
Alright, I guess I'm calling it a night after reaching 185. Like the rest of you guys, very pooped over here. But I'll have a big boost tomorrow when I sum up my annual awards.
11-01-10, 04:55 AM
#623
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I decided to squeeze in "Boo!" the first of the Roseanne Halloween episodes to round up the Walking Dead premiere into a full, 2-hour TV entry. Now to conclude this year's viewing with From Dusk Till Dawn which should end just as the sun rises.
11-01-10, 05:42 AM
#624
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I'm still here too, but barely. Started a (TV?) film called Lady in White, but noticed that it was two hours long and seemed to be of the slow variety. So, to stay breezy and also to hopefully cheer me up I pulled out a couple horror comedies that I've wanted to see for over 20 years, the Saturday the 14th films. Ugh, they're pretty awful. So much for ending on a high note. In fact, almost every film in my ~30 hour marathon here has been bad to mediocre. The worst quality day of the month by far.
11-01-10, 06:00 AM
#625
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 6th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
congrats to everyone reaching theyre goals and hell surviving the month. been busy this month outside of work so work and a portable dvd player were a saving grace. reached 100 last week id say bu need to pick up my notebook where i jotted down dates titles and thoughts since i havent had much computer time.
