shadokitty

Watching the 1989 remake of the Zatoichi series, Zatoichi-The Blind Swordsman on Crackle right now and I noticed a very simiar song to the one played on Samaritan Zatoichi. Did all of the Zatoichi films have the same or similar song played during the movie at some point?

shadokitty

Just hit 86 with The Dogfighters on Hulu, and I have 4 days left to go to make 100. I need to kick it up a notch it seems as I slowed down a bit the last couple days.

omike

First Wonder Con and then work kept my DVD watching at seriously low levels the past couple of weeks (only two movies and three serial chapters since March 19). But all that is about to change starting this evening! I've got tomorrow off and all of Saturday open so Watch My Dust people, Watch My Dust!!

coyoteblue

Two more movies and my check-list will be done.

BobO'Link

Unless something gets in the way I should hit 150 tonight. I'm currently at 148 so getting in a pair of 90 min. films should be doable. If not... there's still Tomorrow night and all day Saturday. I'm currently shooting to finish the checklist (minimal requirements on some items). All I need is another pair of directors. I have what I need but just need to decide *which* films to watch.

shadokitty

Not sure if I'll make 100 or not. Watching 87 right now.

davidh777

I finished the third leg of my organized-crime spree, Casino, following GoodFellas and Scarface. I'd like to add The Untouchables, but I've seen it many times before and I'd rather sneak in a few more first-time views.

SterlingBen

I have been joansing to watch Android since buying it back in June. Just 24 more hours!

BobO'Link

Sure you can! Turn off the phone(s), lock the doors, find a good TV series that qualifies and burn through a half season or so Friday night and Saturday.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Since everything counts as 1, it should be easy enough to find things that are a few minutes long, like trailers.

mike07

The end of this challenge is quickly approaching, I plan on doing a 24-hour, non-stop film watch tomorrow, starting with the Dirty Harry movies (hence the quote on my list). I've surpassed my goal of 31 movies, but there's no way I'll hit 100 -- don't see the point in watching a bunch of 3-min trailers just to increase my count(i only count movies for these challenges).

One question, how long after the challenge ends do we get to finalize our lists/checklist? I didn't fill in the checklist, as I assumed I'd have time to complete it after the challenge ended. With past challenges, we usually get a couple weeks, right? Is it safe to assume that's the same for this one?

KaBluie

Do Documentaries about Action Films & Stars count? I'm going to watch the last two Bond films & then the Updated version of Bond Girls Are Forever.

davidh777

Just watched Red, twice. What a gas, and the cast was loaded. Especially liked John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and ditzy Mary Louise Parker.

Trevor

Two weeks, two days, and two hours.
Yes.

BobO'Link

Wait... this is the Action/Adventure/Crime challenge, right? Shouldn't that be two hours, two minutes, and two seconds? You know... get the ole heartbeat up/adrenaline flowing...

Trevor

Don't forget that we're now in double secret bonus time with the B-Movie/Drive-In Challenge!

shadokitty

While my first movie for the B movie challenge wasn't a double credit movie, as I had been jonesin to watch the Puppet Master movies for a while, this morning I listened to the audio commentary on Death Race for the double credit

mrcellophane

I had a great day action/adventure day, watching the first two Die Hard films and the last Jurassic Park film. Lots of stellar action and really fun moments. Of course, Jurassic Park III is definitely not the most auspicious film, but it is serviceable fun with Sam Neill at the helm, looking exasperated at the litany of morons surrounding him.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Die Hard 2. Great action sequences and some really nice twists. I just wish that at least one of the villains had been half as compelling as Alan Rickman.

shadokitty

I had a friend spend thenight, and he didnt want to watch movies, so I came so close to 100, but not quite. Hit 98.

Trevor

That would drive me crazy, coming so close. Why didn't you just watch two trailers or cartoons?

Are you west coast? The sun isn't up yet. You have time!!

Ash Ketchum

Well, I made it to 91 with last night’s viewing of THE HOODLUM, which also kicked off my B-movie Challenge.

I had so much stuff I wanted to watch for this that I wound up postponing everything that would qualify for the B-movie/Exploitation Challenge. I tried to watch things that wouldn’t be eligible for any other challenges. I watched one Hitchcock I hadn’t previously seen—ROPE—but didn’t get to two others on my view list: I CONFESS and STAGE FRIGHT. Among other first-time viewings, I watched RIPLEY’S GAME, a European adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel that never got released theatrically here. I watched John Garfield’s last film, HE RAN ALL THE WAY, and Fritz Lang’s last American film, BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, neither of which were very good, but I’m glad I finally saw them. I watched a Denzel Washington triple feature: DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3, and UNSTOPPABLE, but didn’t get to AMERICAN GANGSTER, which was also on my view pile. I’m happy that I finally got to John Frankenheimer’s THE YOUNG SAVAGES, a fascinating New York gang drama that represents a sobering balance to WEST SIDE STORY, which got released the same year. TOO LATE FOR TEARS is an unsung noir drama I’d somehow avoided all these years but was a real surprise.

All of this meant I didn’t get to the anime, kung fu, yakuza, samurai and serial chapters I wanted to cover. Or more from the Police Story and TV westerns box sets.

Things I was glad I revisited for this:

HE WALKED BY NIGHT – classic police procedural noir
THE LAW AND JAKE WADE – good tough 1950s western
I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES – remake of HIGH SIERRA in color and Cinemascope
THE MAN FROM THE ALAMO – opens with a credible recreation of the Alamo and then deals with the aftermath/highly original script
ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN – HK martial arts classic
AL CAPONE – Rod Steiger’s over-the-top performance fits the character
I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE FBI – really interesting slice of postwar history
QUICKSAND – Mickey Rooney plays a creepy petty criminal—the perfect part for him
PUBLIC ENEMIES – Michael Mann’s Depression-era crime epic

I wanted to follow up AL CAPONE with ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE and CAPONE, but they qualify for the B-movie Challenge because of the Roger Corman connection, so I saved them for this month.

Didn’t quite finish the checklist. I never did watch a silent film or anything that won an Oscar, although a couple of them got nominated.

mike07

Ended with 35, hoped to watch all 5 Dirty Harry movies yesterday but 'something came up' as things tend to do at the last minute. I surpassed my personal goal and had some fun so I have no regrets. The month of April will be extremely busy for me, so I won't even try the Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge, however I will be back for the big Horror Challenge in October.

coyoteblue

What I finished with:

Movies:
My Neighbour Totoro
Rango
Equinox...A Journey into the Unknown
One-Armed Boxer
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Dark Alibi
Beach of the War Gods
Hot Enough for June "aka" Agent 8 3/4
Gotcha!
Fong Sai Yuk
Fong Sai Yuk II
Moon Zero Two
Laura
Crying Freeman
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Spaceballs
John Carter
Big Guns
Storm
Fanfan La Tulipe
Wicked City
Live Free or Die Hard
Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin
By Hook or By Crook
The Kid Brother
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
The Dead and the Deadly
Commander Cody and the Radar Men from the Moon - Chapter 1: Moon Rocket
The Two Mouseketeers
Rio Bravo
The Savage 5
The 13th Warrior
Hard Target
Tango & Cash
Conquest

TV (live):
The Avengers
Farscape
The Wild Wild West
Psych
Get Smart
Community
Doctor Who

TV (anime):
Queen's Blade
Blood+
URDA: The Third Reich
Gurren Lagann

TV (animation):
Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated
Josie and the Pussycats
The Legend of Korra
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Spongebob Squarepants
Justice League Unlimited
Tripping the Rift

Trailers:
Stone
The Man From Hong Kong
Mad Dog Morgan
Mad Max
Stunt Rock
The Chain Reaction
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Turkey Shoot
Midnite Spares
BMX Bandits
The Return of Captain Invincible
Frog Dreaming
Sky Pirates
Dead End Drive-in
Ms .45
Born Losers
Rolling Thunder
Dixie Dynamite
Hell's Angels on Wheels
The Hellcats
Stingray
Savage!
...tick... tick... tick...
Black Samson
The Guy From Harlem
Sugar Hill
Savage Sisters
Female Jungle
Gigantis The Fire Monster
Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Evictors
The Clones
Spy in Your Eye
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Amazons of Rome
Samson and the Slave Queen
Revolt of the Slaves
Revenge of the Gladiators
Shogun Assassin
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
Schizoid
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Grayeagle
Shadow of the Hawk
The Jezebels
Breaking Point
Fighting Mad
Moving Violation
Bonnie's Kids
Walking Tall Part II
Klansman
The Soldier
Shout at the Devil
March or Die

Did some simple analysis:

143 Total

Films: 35
TV (live): 13
TV (animation): 22
TV (anime): 19
Trailers: 54
DVD: 135
Stream: 2
Theater: 6

Films:
First Time Viewings: 11

Films:

Countries
USA: 18
Hong Kong: 9
Japan: 2
Italy: 2
British: 2
Sweden: 1
France: 1

Films:
Year Frequency
2012: 1
2011: 1
2007: 1
2005: 1
1999: 1
1995: 1
1993: 3
1992: 1
1989: 1
1988: 1
1987: 1
1985: 1
1984: 1
1983: 2
1982: 1
1980: 1
1978: 1
1974: 1
1973: 2
1972: 1
1969: 1
1967: 1
1964: 1
1959: 1
1958: 1
1952: 3
1946: 1
1944: 1
1927: 1

2010s - 2
2000s - 2
1990s - 4
1980s - 8
1970s - 4
1960s - 3
1950s - 3
1940s - 2
1920s - 1

gp1086

I realize I missed the cutoff for the challenge, but I finally got around to watching Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King today. What a fantastic movie! Thought the first two were well-made, but didn't really do much to get me excited. The final one had some of the most epic battle sequences I've ever seen.

Trevor

Same here. One of the main reasons I created this Challenge was to give me the push to finally open up my Dirty Harry BD set. But nay, the thing still sits there sealed; mocking me.

April will be really busy for me as well, so my MST3K bridge film the other night may be my only entry for April.
Great stat recap Coyoteblue! I'll give you $20 if you do it for everyone else.