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14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread

14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread!
2021
Discussion Thread Here

Rules: Dates: Dusk June 30-Dawn August 1st

Movies/TV shows should be labeled sci-fi or fantasy from either imdb.com or allmovie.com. Other labels don't matter as long as there is at least a sci-fi or fantasy label from one of those sites. Action/Sci-fi would be fine.

If anyone has a problem with something someone watches or just wants an opinion on if it's sci-fi or fantasy or not, ask here.

Sci-Fi/Fantasy documentaries are allowed but not DVD featurettes/interviews. Documentaries include UFO and alien abduction type shows.

As with the other challenges, the lists must be numbered or it won't count.

Use any counting method you prefer, as prize determination does not depend on number of items watched.

3 wild cards for all. Use for those shows you want to watch but know they really don't count but they're pretty close or borderline to counting.

Watching the movie with the commentary will count as an entry.

Watching multiple versions(theatrical and director's cut) of the same movie will also count.

Exceptions: 1: The Tarzan films are eligible to watch and count for the watch list, but not for the check list.
2. Superhero films. If they do not have a sci-fi/fantasy tag, they count for the watch list, but not for the check list.

Audio:

Sci-fi/Fantasy Radio

I'm treating audio harshly since this is primarily a movie/tv challenge. That being said, one episode, 4 hours with commercials, of Coast to Coast counts as one entry. It's the same format for TV, only doubled. The topic of the show has to be sci-fi/fantasy related, so it shouldn't be that much of a problem with Coast to Coast.

If you're listening to something without commercials, or can skip them, you're looking at 3 hours of audio for one entry.

1/4 entry = 45 minutes without commercials and 60 with commercials.

1/2 entry = 90 minutes without commercials and 120 with commercials.

3/4 entry = 135 minutes without commercials and 180 with commercials.

1 entry = 180 minutes without commercials and 240 with commercials.

Finalized Checklist:
Spoiler:
*Watching enough shorts or TV to count as one entry, you can use that one entry as a check on the checklist, as long as each of them count for whatever you're checking. You can mix and match what you've seen to make a check, they all don't have to be grouped together as a single entry on your watch list.

3 Wildcards allowed

--- Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:
--- 1890/1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -
--- 2020 -

--- Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
--- First language -
--- Second language -

--- Watch a film in 9 of the following:
--- Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film -
--- Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) -
--- Watch a film based on a novel -
--- Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award-
--- Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) -
--- Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) -
--- Watch a film with commentary -
--- Watch a film and at least two sequels -
--- Watch an animated film -
--- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen -
--- Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone -
--- Watch a film and its remake/reboot -
--- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups -

--- He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Ned Beatty -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Helen McCrory -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Cloris Leachman -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Sean Connery -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Christopher Plummer -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late David Prowse -

--- Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Gene Roddenberry -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late C.S. Lewis -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late J.R.R. Tolkien -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Jules Verne
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late H.G. Wells -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Stan Lee -

--- Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
--- J. J. Abrams -
--- Luc Besson -
--- Tim Burton -
--- Roger Corman -
--- Richard Fleischer -
--- Ron Howard -
--- Peter Jackson -
--- Alice Guy -
--- Fritz Lang -
--- George Lucas -
--- George Melies -
--- Hayao Miyazaki -
--- M. Night Shyamalan -
--- Stephen Sommers -
--- Steven Spielberg -
--- Guilermo del Toro -
--- The Wachowskis -
--- Robert Zemeckis

--- Watch a film in 4 of these ratings:
--- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved -
--- G-
--- PG/GP/M-
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated -

--- Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres:
--- Action/Adventure -
--- Animation -
--- Comedy -
--- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller -
--- Drama -
--- Family -
--- History/War/Western -
--- Horror -
--- Music/Musical -
--- Romance -

--- Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres:
--- Alien invasion -
--- Alternate History -
--- Based on fairy tale -
--- Christmas in July -
--- Comic Book -
--- Disaster -
--- Dystopian Society -
--- High Fantasy -
--- Immortality -
--- Kaiju -
--- Mad Scientist -
--- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) -
--- Paranormal -
--- Post-Apocalyptic -
--- Prehistoric -
--- Robot/Android -
--- Space Themed -
--- Superhero Themed -
--- Sword and Sorcery -
--- Time travel -

Not sure what qualifies? Check here for a description or even better: here.

--- Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types:
--- Feature Film -
--- TV Movie -
--- TV Series -
--- TV Episode -
--- TV Special/TV Short -
--- Mini-Series -
--- Documentary (any length) -
--- Video Game -
--- Short Film -
--- Direct to Video -

--- Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:
--- Helena Bonham Carter -
--- Benedict Cumberbatch -
--- Luke Evans -
--- William Fichtner -
--- Harrison Ford -
--- Morgan Freeman -
--- John Goodman -
--- Jake Gyllenhaal -
--- Chris Hemsworth -
--- Michael Ironsides -
--- Samuel L. Jackson -
--- Scarlett Johansson -
--- Dwayne Johnson -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Gugu Mbatha-Raw -
--- Sir Ian McKellen -
--- Chris Pine -
--- Natalie Portman -
--- Chris Pratt -
--- Vincent Price -
--- Geoffrey Rush -
--- Ryan Reynolds -
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger -
--- Andy Serkis -
--- Will Smith -
--- Evan Rachel Wood -


2020's list thread HERE.
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The 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge!
2021
2020's List here

Watched:
July 4
1. Wonder Woman 1984

July 8
2. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

July 9
3. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

July 17
4. Spaceballs
5. The Amazing Transparent Man

July 20
6. Alien Species
7. The Return of Dr. Mabuse
8. Evil Brain from Outer Space
9. Night Fright

July 27
10. MST3K: The Magic Sword
11. The Spiderwick Chronicles
12. Inkheart

July 28
13. Fantasia
14. Fantasia 2000

July 29
15. Alice Through the Looking Glass
16. A Trip to the Moon

July 30
17. Star Trek: TOS: The Trouble with Tribbles
18. Star Trek: DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations

July 31
19. Porco Rosso

Check List:
Spoiler:
*Watching enough shorts or TV to count as one entry, you can use that one entry as a check on the checklist, as long as each of them count for whatever you're checking. You can mix and match what you've seen to make a check, they all don't have to be grouped together as a single entry on your watch list.

3 Wildcards allowed

-x- Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:
-x- 1890/1900 - A Trip to the Moon (1902)
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
-x- 1940 - Fantasia (1940)
-x- 1950 - Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
-x- 1960 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
--- 1970 -
-x- 1980 - Spaceballs (1987)
-x- 1990 - Alien Species (1996)
-x- 2000 - The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
-x- 2010 - Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
-x- 2020 - Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

--- Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
--- First language -
--- Second language -

--- Watch a film in 9 of the following:
-x- Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - MST3K: The Magic Sword
-x- Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
-x- Watch a film based on a novel - Inkheart
-x- Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award- The Spiderwick Chronicles
--- Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) -
--- Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) -
-x- Watch a film with commentary - Alice Through the Looking Glass
--- Watch a film and at least two sequels -
-x- Watch an animated film - Fantasia 2000
-x- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen - Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers
-x- Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - Alien Species
--- Watch a film and its remake/reboot -
--- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups -

--- He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Ned Beatty -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Helen McCrory -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Cloris Leachman -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Sean Connery -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Christopher Plummer -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late David Prowse -

--- Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following:
-x- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Gene Roddenberry - ST:TOS:The Trouble with Tribbles
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late C.S. Lewis -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late J.R.R. Tolkien -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Jules Verne
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late H.G. Wells -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Stan Lee -

--- Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
--- J. J. Abrams -
--- Luc Besson -
-x- Tim Burton - Alice Through the Looking Glass
--- Roger Corman -
--- Richard Fleischer -
--- Ron Howard -
--- Peter Jackson -
--- Alice Guy -
--- Fritz Lang -
--- George Lucas -
-x- George Melies - A Trip to the Moon
-x- Hayao Miyazaki - Porco Rosso
--- M. Night Shyamalan -
--- Stephen Sommers -
--- Steven Spielberg -
--- Guilermo del Toro -
--- The Wachowskis -
--- Robert Zemeckis

-x- Watch a film in 4 of these ratings:
-x- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved - Earth vs the Flying Saucers
-x- G- Fantasia
-x- PG/GP/M- Spaceballs
-x- PG-13 - Wonder Woman 1984
--- R -
--- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated -

-x- Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres:
-x- Action/Adventure - Wonder Woman 1984
-x- Animation - Fantasia
-x- Comedy - Spaceballs
--- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller -
-x- Drama - MST3K: The Magic Sword
-x- Family - The Spiderwick Chronicles
--- History/War/Western -
-x- Horror - Earth vs the Flying Saucers
-x- Music/Musical - Fantasia 2000
-x- Romance - Porco Rosso

--- Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres:
-x- Alien invasion - Alien Species
--- Alternate History -
--- Based on fairy tale -
-x- Christmas in July - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
--- Comic Book -
--- Disaster -
--- Dystopian Society -
--- High Fantasy -
--- Immortality -
--- Kaiju -
-x- Mad Scientist - The Amazing Transparent Man
--- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) -
--- Paranormal -
--- Post-Apocalyptic -
--- Prehistoric -
--- Robot/Android -
-x- Space Themed - Spaceballs
-x- Superhero Themed - Wonder Woman 1984
-x- Sword and Sorcery - MST3K: The Magic Sword
-x- Time travel - Alice Through the Looking Glass

Not sure what qualifies? Check here for a description or even better: here.

--- Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types:
-x- Feature Film - Spaceballs
-x- TV Movie - Evil Brain from Outer Space
--- TV Series -
-x- TV Episode - Star Trek: TOS: The Trouble with Tribbles
--- TV Special/TV Short -
--- Mini-Series -
--- Documentary (any length) -
--- Video Game -
-x- Short Film - A Trip to the Moon
--- Direct to Video -

--- Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:
-x- Helena Bonham Carter - Alice Through the Looking Glass
--- Benedict Cumberbatch -
--- Luke Evans -
--- William Fichtner -
--- Harrison Ford -
--- Morgan Freeman -
--- John Goodman -
--- Jake Gyllenhaal -
--- Chris Hemsworth -
--- Michael Ironsides -
--- Samuel L. Jackson -
--- Scarlett Johansson -
--- Dwayne Johnson -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Gugu Mbatha-Raw -
--- Sir Ian McKellen -
-x- Chris Pine - Wonder Woman 1984
--- Natalie Portman -
--- Chris Pratt -
--- Vincent Price -
--- Geoffrey Rush -
--- Ryan Reynolds -
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger -
-x- Andy Serkis - Inkheart
--- Will Smith -
--- Evan Rachel Wood -

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First Time View - ☼

06/30/2021
01. The Jade Mask,, 1945, Phil Rosen, Movie, Stream, US, B&W,
02. Adventure Time, "City of Thieves", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
03. Quatermass II, "The Bolts", 1955,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,

07/01/2021
04. Quatermass II, "The Mark", 1955,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
05. Monster Hunter,, 2020, Paul W. S. Anderson, Movie, Stream, US, Color, ☼
06. Legend of Exorcism, "Episode 1", 2020,, TV, Stream, CN, Color, ☼
07. The Battle Wizard,, 1977, Pao Hsueh-Li, Movie, Stream, HK, Color,
08. Adventure Time, "The Witch's Garden", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/02/2021
09. Quatermass II, "The Food", 1955,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
10. Cowboys and Aliens,, 2011, Jon Favreau, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
11. Dark Intruder,, 1965, Harvey Hart, Movie, Stream, US, B&W,(wildcard)
12. Adventure Time, "What is Life?", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/03/2021
13. Quatermass II, "The Coming", 1955,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
14. Mystery Science Theater 3000, "Warrior of the Lost World", 1993,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
15. Cleopatra 2525, "Flying Lessons", 2000,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
16. Thrilling Bloody Sword,, 1981, Chang Hsin-Yi, Movie, Stream, TW, Color, ☼
17. Geobreeders, "Get Back the Kitty: Act I", 1998,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
18. Geobreeders, "Get Back the Kitty: Act II", 1998,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
19. Geobreeders, "Get Back the Kitty: Act III", 1998,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,

07/04/2021
20. Quatermass II, "The Frenzy", 1955,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
21. Geobreeders, "Breakthrough: Act I", 1998,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
22. Geobreeders, "Breakthrough: Act II", 1998,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
23. Geobreeders, "Breakthrough: Act III", 1998,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
24. Geobreeders, "Breakthrough: Act IV", 1998,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
25. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger,, 1977, Sam Wanamaker, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
26. Who Wants to Kill Jessie?,, 1966, Václav Vorlícek, Movie, Stream, CZ, B&W,

07/05/2021
27. Quatermass II, "The Destruction", 1955,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
28. Alien Hunter,, 2003, Ron Krauss, Movie, Stream, US, Color, ☼
29. Maps, "Galactic Angel", 1994,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
30. Maps, "A Reward for the Travelers", 1994,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
31. Maps, "Six Ghost Ships", 1994,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
32. Maps, "Revival of the Legend", 1994,, OVA, Stream, JP, Color,
33. City of Lost Children,, 1995, Marc Caro/Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Movie, Stream, FR, Color,
34. Adventure Time, "Ocean of Fear", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/06/2021
35. Quatermass and the Pit, "The Halfmen", 1958,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
36. The Darkest Hour,, 2011, Chris Gorak, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
37. Project Blue Earth SOS, "Mysterious Flying-Saucer Invasion! Sky Knight Takes Off!", 2006,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
38. Project Blue Earth SOS, "Appearance of the Fortress Island! Metropolitan X's Critical Moment!", 2006,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
39. Adventure Time, "When Wedding Bells Thaw", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/07/2021
40. Quatermass and the Pit, "The Ghosts", 1958,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
41. Max Cloud,, 2020, Martin Owen, Movie, Stream, GB, Color, ☼
41. Project Blue Earth SOS, "The Invasion's Evil Influence! The G-Reactor Won't Operate!", 2006,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
42. Project Blue Earth SOS, "The Aliens' Trap! ", 2006,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
43. Adventure Time, "Dungeon", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/08/2021
44. Quatermass and the Pit, "Imps and Demons", 1959,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
45. Prospect,, 2018, Christopher Caldwell/Zeek Earl, Movie, Stream, CA, Color, ☼
46. Project Blue Earth SOS, "Extreme Offense and Defense! Solving the Mystery of Element X!", 2006,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
47. Project Blue Earth SOS, "Super-Weapon Sortie! Battle at Earth's Final Hour!", 2006,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
48. Adventure Time, "The Duke", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/09/2021
49. Quatermass and the Pit, "The Enchanted", 1959,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
50. Quatermass and the Pit,, 1967, Roy Ward Baker, Movie, Stream, GB, Color,
51. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "My Name is Orphen", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
52. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Blood of August", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
53. Adventure Time, "Freak City", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/10/2021
54. Justice League, "Legends - Part 1", 2002,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
55. Justice League, "Legends - Part 2", 2002,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
56. Wonderman,, 1945, H. Bruce Humberstone, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
57. Sky High,, 2005, Mike Mitchell, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
58. Adventure Time, "Donny", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/11/2021
59. Jack of All Trades, "The Floundering Father", 2000,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
60. Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra,, 2002, Alain Chabat, Movie, Stream, FR, Color,
61. Scared Stiff,, 1987, Lau Kar-Wing, Movie, Stream, HK, Color, ☼
62. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Battle of the Dragon", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
63. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Guardian of the Garden", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
64. Adventure Time, "Henchman", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/12/2021
65. Quatermass and the Pit, "The Wild Hunt", 1959,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
66. Magic of Spell,, 1988, Chiu Chung-Hing, Movie, Stream, TW, Color,
67. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Miko in the Dragon's Embrace", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
68. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Wolf Howling in our Forest", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
69. Adventure Time, "Rainy Day Daydream", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/13/2021
70. Quatermass and the Pit, "Hob", 1959,, TV, Stream, GB, B&W,
71. Reign of Fire,, 2002, Rob Bowman, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
72. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Baldanders' Ruins", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
73. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Demon-Witch's Secret", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
74. Adventure Time, "What Have You Done?", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/14/2021
75. Wellington Paranormal, "Demon Girl", 2018,, TV, Stream, NZ, Color, ☼
76. The Borrowers,, 1997, Peter Hewitt, Movie, Stream, GB, Color, ☼
77. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The PARTNER at Capital Canal", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
78. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Machines Who Obey Our Orders", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
79. Adventure Time, "His Hero", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/15/2021
80. Wellington Paranormal, "Cop Circles", 2018,, TV, Stream, NZ, Color, ☼
81. It Came From the Desert,, 2017, Marko Mäkilaakso, Movie, Stream, FI, Color, ☼
82. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Leki's Little Adventure", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
83. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "My Friend, the Shrimp-man", 1998,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
84. Adventure Time, "Gut Grinder", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/16/2021
85. Ace of Wands, "The Beautiful People - Part One", 1972,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
86. Ratchet & Clank,, 2016, Kevin Munroe, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
87. Ratchet & Clank, "Life of Pie", 2021,, ONA, Stream, CA, Color, ☼
88. Adventure Time, "Loyalty to the King", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/17/2021
89. The Avengers, "Thingumajig", 1969,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
90. Francis,, 1950, Arthur Lubin, Movie, Stream, US, B&W,
91. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Memories of My Hometown", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
92. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Fleeing Thoughts..", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
93. Split Second,, 1992, Tony Maylam, Movie, Stream, GB, Color,
94. Adventure Time, "It Came From the Nightosphere", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
95.
Doctor Who, "The Seeds of Doom - Part 1", 1976,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,

07/18/2021
96. Farscape, "A Bug's Life", 1999,, TV, Stream, AU, Color,
97. The Day,, 2011, Douglas Aarniokoski, Movie, Stream, CA, Color,
98. Kung Fu Cult Master,, 1993, Wong Jing, Movie, Stream, HK, Color,
99. Doctor Who, "The Seeds of Doom - Part 2", 1976,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
100. Adventure Time, "The Eyes", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
101.
Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Time Matters", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,

07/19/2021
102. Ace of Wands, "The Beautiful People - Part Two", 1972,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
103. Gorath,, 1962, Ishirô Honda, Movie, Stream, JP, Color,
104. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Sorcerer Under the Moon", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
105. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Return of the Shrimp-Man!", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
106. Doctor Who, "The Seeds of Doom - Part 3", 1976,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
107. Adventure Time, "Blood Under the Skin", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/20/2021
108. Ace of Wands, "The Beautiful People - Part Three", 1972,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
109. Her Husband's Affairs,, 1947, S. Sylvan Simon, Movie, Stream, US, B&W, ☼
110. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Mysteries of My Sword", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
111. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "BASTARDS!! Give Me My Sword Back!", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
112. Adventure Time, "Storytelling", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
113. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Wrong Time Wrong Place", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,

07/21/2021
114. Doctor Who, "The Seeds of Doom - Part 4", 1976,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
115. Ace of Wands, "The Beautiful People - Part Four", 1972,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
116. Troll Hunters: Rise of the Titans,, 2021, Johane Matte/Francisco Ruiz-Velasco/Andrew L. Schmidt, Movie, Stream, US, Color, ☼
117. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Each Other's Thoughts", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
118. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Rainbow-colored Secret", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
119. Adventure Time, "Slow Love", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
120. Ultra Q, "Underground Super-Express To The West", 1966,, TV, Stream, JP, B&W,

07/22/2021
121. Wellington Paranormal, "Things That Do the Bump in the Night", 2018,, TV, Stream, NZ, Color, ☼
122. Doctor Who, "The Seeds of Doom - Part 5", 1976,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
123. The Osiris Child,, 2016, Shane Abbess, Movie, Stream, AU, Color, ☼
124. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Illusions of the Saint's Past", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
125. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Three's a Charm", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
126. Adventure Time, "Power Animal", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
127. The Barbarian and the Troll, "My Sharon-ah", 2021,, TV, Stream, US, Color,


07/23/2021
127. Doctor Who, "The Seeds of Doom - Part 6", 1976,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
128. Gintama,, 2017, Fukuda Yûichi, Movie, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
129. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Modern Times", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,
130. Adventure Time, "Crystals Have Power", 2010,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/24/2021
131. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "The Witch Azalie", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
132. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, "Journey's End", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color,
133. The Haunted Samurai,, 2007, Furuhata Yasuo, Movie, Stream, JP, Color,
134. High Spirits,, 1988, Neil Jordan, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
135. Adventure Time, "Her Parents", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/25/2021
136. The Wild Wild West, "Night of the Howling Light", 1965,, TV, Stream, US, B&W,
137. Mars Attacks,, 1996, Tim Burton, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
139. The Man in the White Suit,, 1951, Alexander Mackendrick, Movie, Stream, GB, B&W,
140. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Till Time Do Us Part", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,
141. Adventure Time, "To Cut a Woman's Hair", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/26/2021
142. Futurama, "Saturday Morning Fun Pit", 2013,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
143. The Goodies, "The Loch Ness Monster AKA Scotland", 1971,, TV, Stream, GB, Color, ☼
144. The 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles,, 1993, Chui Fat, Movie, Stream, HK, Color,
145. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen - Revenge, "Heal My Soul, Hotsprings", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
146. Adventure Time, "The Chamber of Frozen Blades", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/27/2021
147. Community, "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
148. The 13th Warrior,, 1999, John McTiernan, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
149. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen - Revenge, "Treacherous Bathhouse", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
150. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Time is Up", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,
151. Adventure Time, "The Other Tarts", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/28/2021
152. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, "Once Upon a Beginning", 2004,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
153. Small Soldiers,, 1998, Joe Dante, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
154. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen - Revenge, "The Supploy Store From Hell", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
155. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Doing Time...", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,
156. Adventure Time, "The Pods", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/29/2021
157. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, "Hell Hath Fury", 2004,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
158. Pacific Rim,, 2013, Guillermo del Toro, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
159. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen - Revenge, "Bizarre: Love's Ripples", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
160. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Time Share", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,
161. Adventure Time, "The Silent King", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/30/2021
162. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, "Skipper the Eyechild", 2004,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
163. Pacific Rim: Uprising,, 2015, Steven S. DeKnight, Movie, Stream, US, Color, ☼
164. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen - Revenge, "Awaken, Beloved One", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
165. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Any Time", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,
166. Adventure Time, "The Real You", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

07/31/2021
167. Pacific Rim: The Dark, "From the Shadows", 2021,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
168. Pacific Rim: The Dark, "Into the Black", 2021,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
169. Turok: Son of Stone,, 2008, Curt Geda, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
170. Justice League: The New Frontier,, 2008, Dave Bullock, Movie, Stream, US, Color,
171. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen - Revenge, "Shrimp-man, Crab-woman", 1999,, TV, Stream, JP, Color, ☼
172. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline, "Time Saving", 2007,, TV, Stream, FR, Color,
173. Adventure Time, "Guardians of Sunshine", 2011,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

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6/28
Star Trek TNG s5 ep6 “The Game”
ep 7 “Unification pt1”
Ep8 “Unification pt2”

7/3
1. The Tomorrow War*

7/6
2. The Mysterious Benedict Society s1 ep1*

7/7
3. Total Recall (2012)*
4. Starship Troopers Traitors of Mars (2017)*
5. Pan’s Labyrinth*

7/8
6. Star Trek TNG s5 ep9 “A Matter of Time”
7. Star Trek TNG s5 ep10
8. Frequency

7/9
9. Star Trek TNG s5 ep11 “Hero Worship”
ep12
ep13

7/13
12. Equals*

7/14
13. Black Widow*

7/15
14. Star Trek TNG s5 ep14
15

Doctoe Who s4 ep12/*

7/19
TNG 16
Docyow Who s4 ep13*

7/20
tng 17 “The Outcast”

7/21
Herclues 2014*

7/23
TNG 20 “The Cost of Living”

7:31
TNG 21 “The Perfect Mate”
22 “Imagibary Friend”

8/6
TNG 24-26
TNG s6 ep1

8/17
TNG s6 ep2

8/30
TNG s6 ep3-7

9/2
TNG s6 ep8-15

9/3
TNG s6 ep16-22

9/7
TNG s6 ep23-26, s7 ep1-2

9/8
TNG s7 ep3-4

9/9
TNG s7 ep5-

9/30
TNG s7 ep 14-17

12/28
TNG s7 ep21-22

12/29
TNG s7 ep23

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2021 Sci Fi/Fantasy Challenge
June 30

1. American Dad: Father’s Daze - Cartoon Network
2. Rick And Morty: A Rickle In Time - Cartoon Network
3. The History Of Robotech Pt 1 - YouTube
4. The History Of Robotech Pt 2 - YouTube

July 1

5. Coast To Coast AM: 3/31/13

July 2

6. American Dad: Fight And Flight - Cartoon Network
7. Meet The Spartans - Amazon Instant Video
8. Prometheus - Amazon Instant Video
9. Dragon’s World: A Fantasy Made Real - DVD

July 3

10. Gretel & Hansel - Epix Hits

July 4

11. War Of The Worlds: Episode 4 - Epix 2

July 5

12. Coast To Coast AM: 7/22/06

July 6

13. The Twilight Zone: The Mighty Casey - DVR
14. Coast To Coast AM: 7/20/10

July 7

15. Ancient Aliens: The Secret Of Skinwalker Ranch - DVR
16. History Of Robotech Pt 3 - YouTube
17. History Of Robotech Pt 4 - YouTube
18. Midnight Chronicles - DVD

July 8

19. Rick And Morty: A Rickonvenient Mort - Cartoon Network
20. Ancient Aliens: The Forbidden Bible - DVR
21. Batman: TAS: Two Face Pt 1 - Google Play
22. Kikaider: Episode 1 - YouTube
23. Coast To Coast AM: 6/22/10
24. Star Trek: Patterns Of Force - H&I

July 10

25. Robocop (1987) - Epix Drive In

July 14

26. Knight Rider: Short Notice - Encore Action

July 15

27. Spider-Man 2 - Encore Suspense

July 16

28. Coast To Coast Am: 4/19/14
29. Coast To Coast Am: 7/15/21
30. Ancient Aliens: They Came From The Sea - DVR

July 17

31. Coast To Coast Am: 7/14/21
32. Voltron: The Buried Castle - Apple TV
33. Voltron: Pidge’s Home Planet - Apple TV
34. Coast To Coast Am: 5/30/21

July 18

35. The Beastmaster - DVD
36. Coast To Coast AM: 5/28/21

July 19

37. Alien Contact: Roswell - DVR

July 20

38. Coast To Coast AM: 7/13/21
39. Coast To Coast AM: 6/22/11

July 21

40. The Six Million Dollar Man: The ESP Spy - DVR

July 22

41. The Six Million Dollar Man: Outrage In Balinderry - DVR

July 23

42. Coast To Coast AM: 7/22/21
43. Coast To Coast AM: 7/16/96

July 24

44. Coast To Coast AM: 5/10/21

July 25

45. Ancient Aliens: The Artificial Human - DVR
46. Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir: Optigami - Disney Channel
47. Good Witch: The Kite - Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
48. Coast To Coast AM: 7/24/21

July 26

49. Coast To Coast AM: 6/6/09

July 27

50. Karyn Reece: Psychic Medium - DVR
51. Rick And Morty: Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate - Cartoon Network
52. Ancient Aliens: The Evidence - DVD

July 28

53. Voltron: It’ll Be A Cold Day - Apple TV
54. Voltron: The Deadly Flowers - Apple TV
55. Voltron: It Takes Real Lions - Apple TV

July 29

56. Kikaider: Episode 2 - YouTube

July 30

57. Voltron: Raid Of The Alien Mice - Apple TV

July 31

58. Voltron: Short Run Of The Centipede Express - Apple TV
59. Voltron: The Invisible Robeast - Apple TV

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Re: 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread

July 1
1. Blade
2. Blade II


July 2
3. Ghostbusters
4. Ghostbusters 2


July 3
5. The Terminator
6. T2


July 4
7. Independence Day
8. Armageddon


July 5
9. Bad Batch S1 "Common Ground"*
10. The Matrix
11. Animatrix
12. Matrix Reloaded
13. Matrix Revolutions


July 6
14. The Princess Bride
15. Knowing

16. F9* (wild card)

July 7
17. Jurassic Park
18. The Lost World
19. Jurassic Park III


July 8
20. Blade Runner
21. Face/Off


July 9
22. The Martian
23. The Bad Batch S1 "Devil's Deal"

July 10
24. Batman Begins
25. The Dark Knight
26. The Dark Knight Rises


July 11

27. Iron Man

July 12
28. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
29. Captain America: Civil War


July 13
30. Space: Above and Beyond "Pilot"
31. Space: AAB "Mutiny"

July 14
32. Space:AAB "Eyes"
33. Space: AAB "Stay with the Dead"
34. Space: AAB "The River of Stars"

July 15
35. Space: AAB "Never No More"
36. Space: AAB "The Angriest Angel"
37. Space: AAB "Dear Earth"
38. Stowaway*

July 16
39. Space: AAB "Stardust"
40. Space: AAB "Sugard Dirt"
41. Space AAB: "...Tell Our Moms We Did Our Best"
42. Space Jam: A New Legacy*
43. Bad Batch "Rescue on Ryloth"*

July 17
44. Firefly "Serenity Pt 1 & 2"
45. Firefly "Bushwacked"
46. Firefly "Shindig"
47. The Lost Boys


July 18
48. Firefly "Our Mrs. Reynolds"
49. Firefly "Out of Gas"
50. Firefly "Ariel"


July 19
51. Firefly "War Stores"
52. Firefly "Trash"
53. Firefly "Heart of Gold"
54. Firefly "Objects in Space"


July 20
55. Serenity

July 21
56. Pushing Daisies S1 "Pie-lette"
57. Pushing Daisies S1 "Dummy"
58. Pushing Daisies S1 "The Fun in Funeral"


July 22
59. Pushing Daisies S1 "Pigeon"
60. Pushing Daisies S1 "Girth"
61. Pushing Daisies S1 "Bitches"


July 23
62. Pushing Daisies S1 "Smell of Success"
63. Pushing Daisies S1 "Bitter Sweet"
64. Pushing Daisies S1 "Corpsicle"


July 24
65. Pushing DaisiesS2 "Bad Habits"
66. Pushing Daisies S2 "Frescorts"
67. Pushing Daisies S2 "Dim Sum Lose Some"


July 25
68. Bad Batch S1 "Infested"*
69. Pushing Daisies S2 "comfort Food"
70. Pushing Daisies S2 "The Norwegians"
71. Pushing Daisies S2 "Water and Power"
72. Pushing Daisies S2 "Kerplunk"

73. Loki S1 "Lamentis"*
74. Loki S1 "The Nexus Event"*
75. Loki S1 "Journey Into Mystery"*
76. Loki S1 "For All Time. Always"*


July 26
77. Batman Beyond S1 "Rebirth Pt 1 & 2"
78. Batman Beyond S1 "Black Out" / "Golem"
79. Batman Beyond S1 "Meltdown" / "Heroes"
80. Batman Beyond S1 "Shriek"


July 27
81. Batman Beyond S1 "Dead Man's Hand" / "The Winning Edge"
82. Batman Beyond S1 "Spellbound" / "Disappearing Inque"
83. Batman Beyond S1 "A Touch of Curare" / "Ascension"


July 28
84.Batman Beyond S2 "Splicers" / "Earth Mover"
85. Batman Beyond S2 "Joyride" / "Lost Soul"
86 Batman Beyond S2 "Hidden Agenda" / "Bloodsport"
87. Batman Beyond S2 "Once Burned" / "Hooked Up"
88. Batman Beyond S2 "Rats!"


July 29
89. Batman Beyond S2 "Mind Games" / "Revenant"
90. Batman Beyond S2 "Babel" / "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot"
91. Batman Beyond S2 "Eyewitness" / "Final Cut"
92. Batman Beyond S2 "The Last Resort" / "Armory"
93. Batman Beyond S2 "Sneak Peek" / "Eggbaby"


July 30
94. Batman Beyond S2 "Zeta" / "Plague"
95. Batman Beyond S2 "April Moon" / "Sentries of the Last Cosmos"
96. Batman Beyond S2 "Payback" / "Where's Terry?"
97. Batman Beyond S2 "Ace in the Hole" / Batman Beyond S3 "King's Ransom"
98. Batman Beyond S3 "Untouchable" / "Inqueling"
99. Batman Beyond S3 "Big Time" / "Out of the Past"
100. Batman Beyond S3 "The Call Pts 1 & 2"
101. Batman Beyond S3 "Speak No Evil" / "Betrayal"
102. Batman Beyond S3 "Curse of the Kobra Pts 1 & 2"
103. Batman Beyond S3 "Countdown" / "Unmasked"


July 31
104. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker



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purple=streaming
red=theater
*= new viewing

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1. Samurai Jack: Episode I - The Beginning (2001) 24 min.
2. Samurai Jack: Episode II - The Samurai Called Jack (2001) 24 min.
3. Samurai Jack: Episode III - The First Fight (2001) 24 min.
4. The Dybbuk (1937) * 122 min.
5. Samurai Jack: Episode IV - Jack, the Woolies and the Chritchellites (2001) 23 min.
6. Samurai Jack: Episode V - Jack in Space (2001) 23 min.
7. Samurai Jack: Episode VI - Jack and the Warrior Woman (2001) 23 min.
8. Samurai Jack: Episode VII - Jack and the Three Blind Archers (2001) 24 min.
9. Katla: From Under the Glacier (2021) * 42 min.
10. The Witch's Mirror (1962) 75 min.
11. Katla: Ása (2021) * 46 min.
12. The 33D Invader (2011) * 82 min.
13. Katla: The Mother (2021) * 51 min.
14. Samurai Jack: Episode VIII - Jack vs. Mad Jack (2001) 22 min.
15. Samurai Jack: Episode IX - Jack Under the Sea (2001) 23 min.
16. Samurai Jack: Episode X - Jack and the Lava Monster (2001) 22 min.
17. Katla: This is Not Him (2021) * 41 min.
18. Katla: Northerly Winds (2021) * 47 min.
19. Katla: Gríma (2021) * 42 min.
20. Daikaijû Gamera (1965) 79 min.
21. Katla: The Rock (2021) * 46 min.
22. Katla: I Am You (2021) * 44 min.
23. The H-Man (1958) 86 min.
24. Futmalls: Best-Selling Writer: Part 1 (2020) * 36 min.
25. Futmalls: Best-Selling Writer: Part 2 (2020) * 41 min.
26. Futmalls: Best-Selling Writer: Part 3 (2020) * 38 min.
27. Futmalls: No Chance to Grow Up: Part 1 (2020) * 42 min.
28. Niko and Nikora (1954) * 18 min.
29. Samurai Jack: Episode XI - Jack and the Scotsman (2001) 23 min.
30. Samurai Jack: Episode XII - Jack and the Gangsters (2001) 23 min.
31. Samurai Jack: Episode XIII - Aku's Fairy Tales (2001) 23 min.
32. Dreamscape (1984) * 99 min.
33. The Unborn Child (2011) * 92 min.
34. The Burial of Kojo (2018) * 80 min.
35. Three Blue-Blue Lakes of Crimson Color (1981) * 8 min.
36. Wow, a Talking Fish! (1983) * 8 min.
37. In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam ... (1984) * 8 min.
38. Lesson (1987) * 17 min.
39. The Magic Carpet (1948) * 34 min.
40. Virus in Paradise (2018) * 9 min.
41. Samurai Jack: Episode XIV - Jack Learns to Jump Good (2002) 23 min.
42. Samurai Jack: Episode XV - Jack Tales (2002) 23 min.
43. Samurai Jack: Episode XVI - Jack and the Smackback (2002) 23 min.
44. Futmalls: No Chance to Grow Up: Part 2 (2020) * 47 min.
45. C600 (2020) * 8 min.
46. C600: Infiltration (2021) * 12 min.
47. Futmalls: Air Doll & Internet Celebrity Kidnappings: Part 1 (2020) * 37 min.
48. Fido (2006) 92 min.
49. Futmalls: Air Doll & Internet Celebrity Kidnappings: Part 2 (2020) * 37 min.
50. Futmalls: Air Doll & Internet Celebrity Kidnappings: Part 3 (2020) * 41 min.
51. Baxu and the Giants (2019) * 29 min.
52. The Mirror Boy (2011) * 86 min.
61. The Scary House (2020) * 99 min.
62. The Ghost and the Tout (2018) * 100 min.
63. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) 65 min.

*First time viewing.

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Re: 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread

14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
First time viewing -

June 30
1.
She
2. Doctor Who [S14:E1/2/3/4 "The Masque of Mandragora"]


July 1
3. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
4. Quantum Leap [S2:E13/14 "Another Mother - September 30, 1981 / All-Americans - November 6, 1962"]

July 2
5. The Ice Pirates

July 3

6. Doctor Who [S14:E5/6/7/8 "The Hand of Fear"]
7. Gamera, The Giant Monster

July 4

8. Doctor Who [S14:E9/10/11/12 "The Deadly Assassin"]
9. Freejack

July 5
10. Gamera vs. Barugon

July 6

11. Galaxy Quest
12. Battle Beyond the Stars
13. The Forever Purge

July 7

14. Doctor Who [S14:E13/14/15/16 "The Face of Evil"]
15. Gamera vs. Gyaos
16. Quantum Leap [S2:E15/16 "Her Charm - September 26, 1973 / Freedom - November 22, 1970"]

July 8
17. Planet of the Apes
18. Soylent Green
19. The Omega Man
20. Night of the Comet
21. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs [S2:E1 "Chopping Mall"]

July 9

22. Doctor Who [S14:E17/18/19/20 "The Robots of Death"]
23. Loki [S1:E4/5 "The Nexus Event" / "Journey Into Mystery"]
24. Gamera vs. Viras

July 10

25. Escape From New York

July 11

26. Escape From L.A.

July 12

27. The Shape of Things to Come
28. Armageddon
29. Alien
30. Aliens

July 13

31. Possessor

July 14

32. Logan

July 15

33. Sheena
34. The Tomorrow War

July 16

35. Doctor Who [S14:E21/22/23/24/25/26 "The Talons of Weng-Chiang"]

July 17

36. Starcrash
37. MST3K: Danger! Death Ray

July 18

38. Runaway
39. Time After Time

July 19

40. Eight Legged Freaks
41. The Last Starfighter
42. Quantum Leap [S2:E17/18 "Good Night, Dear Heart - November 9, 1957 / Pool Hall Blues - September 4, 1954"]
43. Quantum Leap [S2:E19/20 "Leaping in Without a Net - November 18, 1958 / Maybe Baby - March 11, 1963"]

July 21

44. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs [S3:E4 "Fried Barry"]

July 22

45. Black Widow
46. Old

July 23

47. Masters of the Universe: Revelations [S1:E1/2/3/4/5 - "The Power of Grayskull" / "The Poisoned Chalice" / "The Most Dangerous Man in Eternia" / "Land of the Dead" / "The Forge at the Forest of Forever"]

July 24

48. Quantum Leap [S2:E21/22 "Sea Bride - June 3, 1954 / M.I.A. - April 1, 1969"]

July 25

49. Quantum Leap [S3:E1/2 "The Leap Home: Part 1 - November 25, 1969 / The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) - April 7, 1970"]
50. Jurassic Park

July 26

51. Tremors

July 29

52. Quantum Leap [S3:E3/4 "Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963 / One Strobe Over the Line - June 15, 1965"]
53. Hellboy

July 30

54. Hellboy 2
55. Judge Dredd

July 31

56. Quantum Leap [S3:E5/6 "The Boogieman - October 31, 1964 / Miss Deep South - June 7, 1958"]

Spoiler:
--- Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:
--- 1890/1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
X - 1960 - Gamera vs. Gyaos
--- 1970 -
X - 1980 - Sheena
X - 1990 - Tremors
X - 2000 - Hellboy 2
--- 2010 -
X - 2020 - The Forever Purge

--- Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
X - First language - Gamera, the Giant Monster
--- Second language -

--- Watch a film in 9 of the following:
X - Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - MST3K: Danger! Death Ray
--- Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) -
X - Watch a film based on a novel - The Omega Man
X - Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award- Night of the Comet (Best Supporting Actress: Mary Woronov)
--- Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) -
X - Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) - Armageddon
--- Watch a film with commentary -
X - Watch a film and at least two sequels - Gamera: The Giant Monster / Gamera vs. Barugon/ Gamera vs. Gyaos
--- Watch an animated film -
--- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen -
X - Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - Freejack
--- Watch a film and its remake/reboot -
--- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups -

--- He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Ned Beatty -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Helen McCrory -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Cloris Leachman -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Sean Connery -
X - Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Christopher Plummer - Starcrash
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late David Prowse -

--- Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Gene Roddenberry -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late C.S. Lewis -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late J.R.R. Tolkien -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Jules Verne
X - Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late H.G. Wells - The Shape of Things to Come
X - Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Stan Lee - Loki [S1:E4/5 "The Nexus Event" / "Journey Into Mystery"]

--- Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
--- J. J. Abrams -
--- Luc Besson -
--- Tim Burton -
X - Roger Corman - Battle Beyond the Stars
X - Richard Fleischer - Soylent Green
--- Ron Howard -
--- Peter Jackson -
--- Alice Guy -
--- Fritz Lang -
--- George Lucas -
--- George Melies -
--- Hayao Miyazaki -
X - M. Night Shyamalan - Old
--- Stephen Sommers -
X - Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Park
X - Guilermo del Toro - Hellboy
--- The Wachowskis -
--- Robert Zemeckis

--- Watch a film in 4 of these ratings:
--- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved -
X - G- Planet of the Apes
--- PG/GP/M-
X - PG-13 - Runaway

X - R - Escape From L.A.
--- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated -

--- Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres:
X - Action/Adventure - Escape From New York
--- Animation -
X - Comedy - Galaxy Quest
X - Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller - Possessor
--- Drama -
--- Family -
--- History/War/Western -
X - Horror - Alien
--- Music/Musical -
--- Romance -

--- Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres:
---Alien Invasion -
--- Alternate History -
--- Based on fairy tale -
--- Christmas in July -
X - Comic Book - Logan
--- Disaster -
X - Dystopian Society - Judge Dredd
--- High Fantasy -
--- Immortality -
X - Kaiju - Gamera vs. Barugon
--- Mad Scientist -
--- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) -
--- Paranormal -
X - Post-Apocalyptic - She
--- Prehistoric -
X - Robot/Android - The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs [S2:E1 "Chopping Mall"]
X - Space Themed - The Last Starfighter
X - Superhero Themed - Black Widow
--- Sword and Sorcery -
X - Time travel - Time After Time

Not sure what qualifies? Check here for a description or even better: here.

--- Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types:
X - Feature Film - Gamera vs. Viras
--- TV Movie -
--- TV Series -
X - TV Episode - Quantum Leap S2:E13 "Another Mother - September 30, 1981"
--- TV Special/TV Short -
--- Mini-Series -
--- Documentary (any length) -
--- Video Game -
--- Short Film -
--- Direct to Video -

--- Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:
--- Helena Bonham Carter -
--- Benedict Cumberbatch -
--- Luke Evans -
--- William Fichtner -
--- Harrison Ford -
--- Morgan Freeman -
--- John Goodman -
--- Jake Gyllenhaal -
--- Chris Hemsworth -
X - Michael Ironside - Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
--- Samuel L. Jackson -
X - Scarlett Johansson - Eight Legged Freaks
--- Dwayne Johnson -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Gugu Mbatha-Raw -
--- Sir Ian McKellen -
--- Chris Pine -
--- Natalie Portman -
X - Chris Pratt - The Tomorrow War
--- Vincent Price -
--- Geoffrey Rush -
--- Ryan Reynolds -
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger -
--- Andy Serkis -
--- Will Smith -
--- Evan Rachel Wood -

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Re: 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread

SHELLEBELLE'S
2021 SYFY/FANTASY CHALLENGE

2009 Count: 158
2010 Count: 112
2011 Count: 151
2012 Count: 184
2013 Count: 154
2014 Count: 121
2015 Count: 118
2016 Count: 110
2017 Count: 105
2018 Count: 155
2019 Count: 160
2020 Count: 155



2021 Goal: 150
2021 Count:
2021/ Time: 0H M


Stats:
Spoiler:


BDs: 4
4K:
DVDs: 2
First Time Viewings: 3
Netflix Rentals: 2
NWI:
Theater:
TV/DVR:
Amazon/YouTube/TUBI / HULU: 2
VUDU:
Wildcard:






CHECKLIST:

*Watching enough shorts or TV to count as one entry, you can use that one entry as a check on the checklist, as long as each of them count for whatever you're checking. You can mix and match what you've seen to make a check, they all don't have to be grouped together as a single entry on your watch list.

3 Wildcards allowed

Spoiler:


Watch a film in 9 of the following decades: (14/14)
-X- 1890 - La poupee: Le Cure et les Mannequins (1987)
-X- 1900 - Battle in the Clouds (aka The Airship Destroyer) (1909)
-X- 1910 - Frankenstein (1910)
-X- 1920 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1925)
-X- 1930 - King Kong (1933)
-X- 1940 - The Corpse Vanishes
-X- 1950 - Tarantula (1955)
-X- 1960 - Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150 AD
-X- 1970 - The Land That Time Forgot (1975)
-X- 1980 - Escape From New York (1980)
-X- 1990 - Stargate (1994)
-X- 2000 - Batman Begins (2005)
-X- 2010 - Iron Man 3
-X- 2020 - The New Mutants

Watch films in at least two languages other than English. (2/2)
-X- First language - Japanese - Gojira
-X- Second language - Norwegian - Aniara

Watch a film in 9 of the following: (18/19)
-X- Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - MST3K: Experiment 1206: Ator The Fighting Eagle
-X- Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - Eegah (Sci-Fi Classics 50 Movie Pack)
-X- Watch a film based on a novel - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition)
-X- Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award- Hugo - Wonder Woman / Saturn - Aquaman
-X- Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) - Trex: An Evolutionary Journey
-X- Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) - The Atomic Submarine
--- Watch a film with commentary -
-X- Watch a film and at least two sequels - LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring / LOTR: The Two Towers / LOTR: The Return of the King
-X- Watch an animated film - Raya and the Last Dragon
-X- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen - H.G. Wells First Men in the Moon
-X- Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - Edge of Tomorrow
-X- Watch a film and its remake/reboot - Aladdin (1992) / Aladdin (2019)
-X- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups - Space Station 76

He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following: (5/6)
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Ned Beatty - Toy Story 3
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Helen McCrory -
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Cloris Leachman - The Croods: A New Age
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Sean Connery - Darby O'Gill and the Little People
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Christopher Plummer - Priest
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late David Prowse - Star Wars: A New Hope

Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following: (6/6)
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Gene Roddenberry - Planet Earth
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late H.G. Wells - War of the Worlds
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Stan Lee - Spider-Man: Far From Home

Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by: (18/18)
-X- J. J. Abrams - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
-X- Luc Besson - Arthur and the Invisibles
-X- Tim Burton - Alice in Wonderland
-X- Roger Corman - The Wasp Woman
-X- Richard Fleischer - Red Sonja
-X- Ron Howard - Solo: A Star Wars Story
-X- Peter Jackson - The Frighteners
-X- Alice Guy - The Spring Fairy
-X- Fritz Lang - Woman in the Moon
-X- George Lucas - Hook
-X- George Melies - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
-X- Hayao Miyazaki - The Castle in the Sky
-X- M. Night Shyamalan - The Last Airbender
-X- Stephen Sommers - G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
-X- Steven Spielberg - The BFG
-X- Guilermo del Toro - Pacific Rim
-X- The Wachowskis - Speed Racer
-X- Robert Zemeckis - A Christmas Carol

Watch a film in 4 of these ratings: (11/11)
-X- Unrated (pre-MPAA)- The Leech Woman (The Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection)
-X- Approved - She-Gods of Shark Reef (Sci-Fi Collection: 50 Movie Pack)
-X- G - The Valley of Gwangi
-X- PG - The Addams Family
-X- GP - Island of the Burning Damned (aka Island of the Burning Doomed)
-X- M - The Monitors
-X- PG-13 - Independence Day Resurgence
-X- R - Starship Troopers
-X- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated - AvP: Requiem / Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead /

Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres: (11/11)
-X- Action/Adventure - Cyborg
-X- Animation - Luca
-X- Comedy - Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy
-X- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller - Black Friday: The Bela Lugosi Collection
-X- Drama - Stowaway
-X- Family - Crash of the Moons
-X- History/War/Western - Cowboys & Aliens
-X- Horror - Annihilation
-X- Music/Musical - Sing
-X- Romance - Stardust

Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres: (20/20)
-X- Alien invasion - Battleship
-X- Alternate History - Beyond Skyline
-X- Based on fairy tale - Cinderella
-X- Christmas in July - Christmas Twister
-X- Comic Book - The Dark Knight Rises
-X- Disaster - Greenland
-X- Dystopian Society - The Hunger Games
-X- High Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
-X- Immortality - Highlander
-X- Kaiju - Godzilla: King of the Monsters
-X- Mad Scientist - Frankenstein
-X- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) - Thor: The Dark World
-X- Paranormal - Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
-X- Post-Apocalyptic - Reign of Fire
-X- Prehistoric - Early Man
-X- Robot/Android - Transformers
-X- Space Themed - Space Sweepers
-X- Superhero Themed - Iron Man
-X- Sword and Sorcery - Conan the Barbarian
-X- Time travel - The Tomorrow War

Not sure what qualifies? Check here for a description or even better: here.

Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types: (7/10)
-X- Feature Film - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-X- TV Movie - Sharknado
-X- TV Series - Sweet Tooth
-X- TV Episode - Doctor Who: The Daemons
--- TV Special/TV Short -
-X- Mini-Series - War of the Worlds Parts 1-3
-X- Documentary (any length) - UFOs Declassified Live
--- Video Game - DNA
-X- Short Film - The Maiden and the Princess
-X- Direct to Video - Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell

Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors: (24/24)
-X- Helena Bonham Carter - Dark Shadows
-X- Benedict Cumberbatch - Doctor Strange
-X- Luke Evans - Dracula Untold
-X- William Fichtner - Contact
-X- Harrison Ford - The Age of Adaline
-X- Morgan Freeman - The Dark Knight
-X- John Goodman - Kong: Skull Island
-X- Jake Gyllenhaal - Spider-Man: Far From Home
-X- Chris Hemsworth - Thor: Ragnorak
-X- Michael Ironsides - {b]Highlander II[/b]
-X- Samuel L. Jackson - Deep Blue Sea
-X- Scarlett Johansson - Avengers: Infinity War
-X- Dwayne Johnson - Jumanji: The Next Level
-X- Boris Karloff - The Invisible Ray
-X- Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Beauty and the Beast
-X- Sir Ian McKellen - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edition)
-X- Chris Pine - Wonder Woman 1984
-X- Natalie Portman - Thor
-X- Chris Pratt - Jurassic World
-X- Vincent Price - Return of the Fly
-X- Geoffrey Rush - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
-X- Ryan Reynolds - The Croods
-X- Arnold Schwarzenegger - The 5th Day
-X- Andy Serkis - Black Panther
-X- Will Smith - Independence Day
-X- Evan Rachel Wood - Practical Magic

PERSONAL: (1/3)

-X- Anime - Howl's Moving Castle
-X- Found Footage - District 9
--- Psychological Sci-Fi -




DAILY LIST:

Spoiler:



Magenta* = First Time Viewings
Starred Rating is based upon how much I enjoyed the film, not necessarily film "quality".


JUNE 30 -- TIME: 3H 40M


001. The Castle in the Sky / 1986 / 125 min / PG / Netflix DVD / ***
002. Space Station 76 / 2014 / 95 min / R / Netflix DVD / **


JULY 1 -- TIME: 12H 40M


003. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) / 2012 / 182 min / PG-13 / BD / ****
004. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edition) / 2013 / 186 min / PG-13 / BD / ****
005. The Hobbit: TheBattle of the Five Armies (Extended Edition) / 2014 / 163 min / PG-13 / BD / ****
006. The Leech Woman (Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection Vol 2) / 1960 / 77 min / NR / DVD / **
007. She-Gods of Shark Reef (Sci-Fi Classics: 50 Movie Pack) / 1958 / 63 min / Approved / DVD / *
008. Early Man / 2018 / 89 min / PG / Netflix DVD / ***


JULY 2 -- TIME: 10H 18M


009. The Atomic Submarine / 1959 / 72 min / NR / Amazon Prime / **
010. Trex: An Evolutionary Journey / 2016 / 50 min / NR / Amazon Prime / ***
011. The Land that Time Forgot / 1975 / 91 min / PG /VUDU / ****
012. War of the Worlds / 1953 / 85 min / NR / VUDU / ***
013. Eegah (Sci-Fi Classics 50 Movie Pack) / 1962 / 92 min / NR / DVD / *
014. G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra / 2009 / 118 min / PG-13 / BD / ***
015. G.I. Joe: Retaliation / 2013 / 110 min / PG-13 / BD / ***


JULY 3 -- TIME: 8H 03M


016. H.G. Wells First Man in the Moon / 1964 / 103 min / NR / DVD / **
017. District 9 / 2009 / 112 min / R / BD / **
018. King Kong / 1933 / 100 min / Passed / BD / ****
019. Crash of the Moons / 1954 / 72 min / NR / DVD / **
020. Gojira / 1954 / 96 min / NR / BD / ****


JULY 4 -- TIME: 16H 52M


021. Independence Day / 1996 / 145 min / PG-13 / BD / ****
022. Independence Day Resurgence / 2016 / 120 min / PG-13 / BD / ****
023. Battleship / 2012 / 131 min / PG-13 / BD / ***
024. War of the Worlds Parts 1-3 / 2019 / 163 min / NR / Tubi / ***
025. Edge of Tomorrow / 2014 / 113 min / PG-13 / BD / ***
026. The Invisible Ray: The Bela Lugosi Collection / 1936 / 80 min / Approved / DVD / ***
027. Black Friday: The Bela Lugosi Collection / 1936 / 80 min / Approved / DVD / ***
028. UFOs Declassified Live / 2021 / 180 / NR / TV/DVR: Discovery Channel / ***



JULY 5 -- TIME: 9H 28M


029. Starship Troopers / 1997 / 129 min / R / BD / ***
030. Darby O'Gill and the Little People / 1959 / 93 min / G / DVD / ***
031. Escape From New York / 1981 / 99 min / R / BD / ***
032. The Addams Family / 2019 / 97 min / PG / BD / ****
033. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian / 2008 / 150 MIN / pg / BD / ***


JULY 6 -- TIME: 9H 39M


034. Le poupee: Le Cure et les Mannequins (1897) / Battle in the Clouds (aka: The Airship Destroyer (1909) / The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / The Spring Fairy (1902) / Frankenstein (1910) / 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907) 46 min / NR / YouTube / ***
035. Island of the Burning Damned (aka Island of the Burning Doomed) / 1967 / 94 min / GP / YouTube / **
036. MST3K: Experiment 1206: Ator: The Fighting Eagle / 1982 / 92 min / PG / NWI / **
037. Beyond Skyline / 2017 / 106 min / R / NWI / ***
038. The Corpse Vanishes / 1942 / 64 min / Passed / Tubi / ***
039. Planet Earth / 1974 / 74 min / NR / DVD / ***
040. The Last Airbender / 2010 / 103 min / PG / BD / ***


JULY 7 -- TIME: 4H 22M


041. The Wasp Woman / 1959 / 63 min / NR / Tubi / ***
042. Aniara / 2018 / 106 min / R / Hulu / ***
043. Aladdin / 1992 / 93 min / G / Dis+ / ***


JULY 8 -- TIME: 11H 44M


044. Spider-Man: Homecoming / 2017 / 133 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
045. Spider-Man: Far From Home / 2019 / 129 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
046. Thor / 2011 / 114 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
047. Thor: The Dark World / 2013 / 112 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
048. Thor: Ragnarok / 2017 / 130 min / PG-13 / BD / ***
049. Cyborg / 1989 / 86 min / R / BD / ***


JULY 9 -- TIME: 12H 02M


050. Batman Begins / 2005 / 140 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
051. The Dark Knight / 2008 / 152 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
052. The Dark Knight Rises / 2012 / 164 / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
053. Return of the Fly / 1959 / 80 min / NR / DVD / ***
054. AvP: Requiem / 2007 / 94 min / R / BD / ***
055. Journey to the Center of the Earth / 2008 / 92 min / PG / BD / ***


JULY 10 -- TIME: 9H 0M


056. Wonder Woman / 2017 / 141 min / PG-13 / 4K / ***
057. Wonder Woman 1984 / 2020 / 151 min / PG-13 / 4K / ***
058. The Tomorrow War / 2021 / 140 min / PG-13 / Amazon Prime / ****
059. Voyagers / 2021 / 108 min / PG-13 / Netflix DVD / ***


JULY 11 -- TIME: 11H 0M


060. Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead / 1994 / 91 min / NC-17 / Netflix DVD / **
061. Cowboys & Aliens / 2011 / 1119 min / PG-13 / BD / ***
062. Alice in Wonderland / 2010 / 108 min / PG / BD / ***
063. The Croods / 2013 / 98 min / PG / BD / ***
064. The Croods: A New Age / 2020 / 95 min / PG / 4K / ***
065. Avengers: Infinity War / 2018 / 149 / PG-13 / BD / ***


JULY 12 -- TIME: 9H 49M


066. The Frighteners / 1996 / 110 min / R / VUDU / ****
067. Hook / 1991 / 141 min / PG / VUDU / ****
068. Pacific Rim / 2013 / 131 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
069. Tarantula / 1955 / 80 min / Approved / VUDU / ***
070. Stardust / 2007 / 127 min / PG-13 / DVD / ***


JULY 13 -- TIME: 12H 0M


071. Sing / 2016 / 108 min / PG / VUDU / ****
072. Toy Story 3 / 2010 / 103 min / G / Dis+ / ***
073. Iron Man 3 / 2013 / 130 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
074. Stargate / 1994 / 121 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
075. Aquaman / 2018 / 143 min / PG-13 / 4K / ****
076. Doctor Strange / 2016 / 115 min / PG-13 / 4K / ****


JULY 14 -- TIME: 3H 24M


077. Highlander II / 1991 / 91 min / R / Amazon Prime / ***
078. Raya and the Last Dragon / 2021 / 113 min / PG / Dis+ / ***
079. The Valley of Gwangi / 1969 / 96 min / G / DVD / ***
080. Christmas Twister / 2012/ 86 min / PG / Amazon Prime / ***
081. RoboCop / 1987 / 102 min / X / BD / ***
082. Priest / 2011 / 87 min / PG-13 / BD / ***


JULY 15 -- TIME: 6H 35M


083. Reign of Fire / 2002 / 102 min / PG-13 / Amazon Prime / ***
084. Kong: Skull Island / 2017 / 118 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
085. Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy / 1955 / 79 min / NR / VUDU / ****
086. A Christmas Carol / 2009 / 96 min / PG / BD / ***


JULY 16 -- TIME: 8H 10M


087. Aladdin / 2019 / 127 min / PG / VUDU / ****
088. Frankenstein / 1931 / 70 min / Passed / VUDU / ****
089. Annihilation / 2018 / 115 min / R / VUDU / ***
090. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) / 2001 / 178 min / PG-13 / BD / ****


JULY 17 -- TIME: 3H 31M


091. The Monitors / 1969 / 92 min / M / YouTube / ***
092. Howl's Moving Castle / 2004 / 119 min / PG / BD / ***


JULY 18 -- TIME: 8H 19M


093. LOTR: The Two Towers (Extended Edition) / 2002 / 236 min / PG-13 / BD / ****
094 LOTR: The Return of the King (Extended Edition) / 2003 / 263 min / PG-13 / BD / ****


JULY 19 -- TIME: 10H 48M


095. Star Wars: A New Hope / 1977 / 124 minutes / PG / Dis+ / ***
096. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker / 2019 / 142 / PG-13 / Dis+ / ***
097. Red Sonja / 1985 / 89 min / PG-13 / Netflix Rental / ***
098. The New Mutants / 2020 / 94 min / PG-13 / Netflix Rental / **
099. Sweet Tooth: S01E01-02: Out of the Deep Woods / Sorry About All the Dead People / 2021 / 114 min / TV-14 / NWI / ***
100. Sweet Tooth: S01E03-04:Weird Deer S**t / Secret Sauce / 2021 / 85 min / TV-14 / NWI / ***


JULY 20 -- TIME: 10H 47M


101. Sweet Tooth: S01E05-06: What's in the Freezer? / Stranger Danger on a Train / 2021 / 82 min / TV-14 / NWI / ***
102. Sweet Tooth: S01E07-08: When Pubba Met Birdie / Big Man / 2021 / 93 min / TV-14 / NWI / ***
103. Beauty and the Beast / 2017 / 129 min / PG / VUDU / ****
104. Dark Shadows / 2012 / 113 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ***
105. Cinderella / 2015 / 105 min / PG / VUDU / ***
106. Doctor Who: The Daemons / 1971 / 125 min / NR / DVD / ***


JULY 21 -- TIME: 7H 53M


107. The BFG / 2016 / 117 min / PG / NWI / ***
108. Stowaway / 2016 / 116 min / TV-MA / NWI / ***
109. Space Sweepers (aka Seurgriho) / 2021/ 136 min / TV-MA / NWI / ***
110. Practical Magic / 1998 / 104 min / PG-13 / DVD / ***


JULY 22 -- TIME: 8H 58M


111. Luca / 2021 / 101 min / PG / Dis+ / ***
112. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / 2001 / 152 min / PG / BD / *****
113. Jurassic World / 2015 / 124 / PG-13 / BD / *****
114. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets / 2002 / 161 min/ PG / BD / *****


JULY 23 -- TIME: 10H 59M


115. Highlander / 1986 / 116 min / R / DVD / ***
116. Black Panther / 2018 / 134 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
117. The Maiden and the Princess / 2011 / 18 min / NR / YouTube / ***
118. Dracula Untold / 2014 / 92 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
119. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban / 2004 / 142 min / PG / BD / *****
120. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire / 2005 / 157 min / PG-13 / BD / *****


JULY 24 -- TIME: 0H 0M


121. The 6th Day / 2000 / 124 min / PG-13 / [Netflix DVD / ***
122. Monster Hunter / 2020 / 103 min / PG-13 / Netflix DVD / ***


JULY 25 -- TIME: 0H 0M


123. Deep Blue Sea / 1999 / 105 min / R / BD / ***
124. Deep Blue Sea 2 / 2018 / 94 / R / Netflix DVD / ***
125. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix / 2007 / 138 min / PG-13 / BD / *****


JULY 26 -- TIME: 0H 0M


126. Woman in the Moon / 1929 / 95 min / NR / YouTube / ***
127. The Hunger Games / 2012 / 142 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
128. Godzilla: King of the Monsters / 2019 / 132 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
129. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call / 2016 / 117 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
130. Greenland / 2020 / 119 min / PG-13 / TV/DVR / HBO / ***
131. Contact / 1997 / 150 min / PG / BD / ***


JULY 27 -- TIME: 0H 0M


132. Iron Man / 2008 / 126 min / PG-13 / Dis+ / ***
133. Transformers / 2007 / 144 min / PG-13 / BD / ***
134. Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150 AD / 1966 / 84 min / NR / DVD / ***


JULY 28 -- TIME: 0H 0M


135. Arthur and the Invisibles / 2007 / 103 min / PG / TUBI / ***
136. The Age of Adaline / 2015 / 112 min / PG-13 / HULU / ***
137. Jumanji: The Next Level / 2019 / 123 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ****
138. Conan the Barbarian / 2011 / 112 min / R / VUDU / ***
139. Speed Racer / 2008 / 135 min / PG-13 / BD / ***


JULY 29 -- TIME: 0H 0M


140. Solo: A Star Wars Story / 2018 / 134 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ***
141. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales / 2017 / 129 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ***
142. Sharknado / 2013 / 86 min / TV-14 / VUDU / ***
143. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / 2009 / 149 min / PG-13 / BD / ***


JULY 30 -- TIME: 0H 0M


144. Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell / 2018 / 97 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ***
145. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom / 2018 / 128 min / PG-13 / VUDU / ***
146. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them / 2016 / 132 / PG-13 / VUDU / ****



JULY 31 -- TIME: 0H 0M



147. Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire / 2017 / 98 min / PG-13 / Netflix Rental / ***
148. Deep Blue Sea 3 / 2020 / 100 min / R / Netflix Rentals / ***
149. Jungle Cruise / 2021 / 127 min / PG-13 / Dis+ / *****



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Re: 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread



TARFRIMMER'S

2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY CHALLENGE


LIST:
Spoiler:



DATE
#
TITLE (* = First Time Viewing)
DIRECTOR
TIME
(min)
FORMAT
RATING
(of *****)
06/30
1
SOYLENT GREEN (1973)Richard Fleischer
97
Prime Video
***
DAY ONE: 1H 37M
07/01


THEME: TIME TRAVEL / TIME LOOPS
2
BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1989)Stephen Herek
90
HBO
***
3
BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY (1991)Peter Hewitt
98
HBO
***
4
* BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC (2020)Dean Parisot
91
Prime Video - EPIX
***
5
THE TERMINATOR (1984)James Cameron
107
Prime Video - EPIX
****
6
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)James Cameron
137
DVD
*****
7
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE (2019)Tim Miller
128
Vudu
***
8
Wild Card #1 - HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017)Christopher Landon
96
BD
****
9
HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U (2019)Christopher Landon
100
BD
***
10
* TWO DISTANT STRANGERS (2020)Martin Desmond Roe, Travon Free
32
Netflix Streaming
**
DAY TWO: 14H 39M
07/02


THEME: ACTION
11
DEATH RACE (2008)Paul W.S. Anderson
105
Starz
**
12
* DEATH RACE 2 (2010)Roel Reiné
100
Starz
**
13
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA (2009)Stephen Sommers
118
Netflix Streaming
***
14
* G.I. JOE: RETALIATION (2013)Jon M. Chu
110
Pluto TV
**
15
EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014)Doug Liman
113
Prime Video
***
16
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC (2003)Casey Hudson
95
iPad
***
17
* TENET (2020)Christopher Nolan
150
HBO Max
**
18
KUNG FU HUSTLE (Kung fu) (2004)Stephen Chow
99
HBO Max
****
DAY THREE: 14H 50M
07/03


THEME: FOUND FOOTAGE / DOCUMENTARIES
19
CLOVERFIELD (2008)Matt Reeves
85
Vudu
****
20
DISTRICT 9 (2009)Neill Blomkamp
112
Starz
****
21
* LOVE AND SAUCERS (2017)Brad Abrahams
67
Tubi
***
22
* JOHN WAS TRYING TO CONTACT ALIENS (2020)Matthew Killip
16
Netflix Streaming
***
23
* ALIEN VALLEY (2012)Ben Martinez, David Benjamin Franco
78
Vudu
**
24
ALIEN ABDUCTION (2014)Matty Beckerman
85
DVD
***
25
* COLD GROUND (2017)Fabien Delage
86
Tubi
**
26
* DIGGING UP THE MARROW (2014)Adam Green
89
Hulu
***
27
THE BAY (2012)Barry Levinson
84
HBO
***
DAY FOUR: 11H 42M
07/04


THEME: ALIEN INVASIONS
28
INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) - Extended VersionRoland Emmerich
153
HBO Max
****
29
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (2016)Roland Emmerich
120
Movies Anywhere
***
30-32
* THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: Parts 1-3 (2019)Craig Viveiros
163
Tubi
***
33
SKYLINE (2010)The Brothers Strause
92
Cinemax
**
34
BEYOND SKYLINE (2017)Liam O'Donnell
106
Netflix Streaming
**
35
* SKYLINES (2020)Liam O'Donnell
113
Netflix Streaming
**
DAY FIVE: 12H 27M
07/05


THEME: ALIENS
36
SIGNS (2002)M. Night Shyamalan
106
Prime Video
****
37
COWBOYS & ALIENS (2011)Jon Favreau
119
Movies Anywhere
***
38
* COMMUNION (1989)Philippe Mora
109
Prime Video
**
39
ATTACK THE BLOCK (2011) w/commentary by Joe Cornish, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Simon Howard & Leeon Jones Joe Cornish
88
BD
***
40
* THE MONITORS (1969)Jack Shea
92
YouTube
**
41
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) - Director's CutSteven Spielberg
137
DVD
*****
42
* THE TOMORROW WAR (2021)Chris McKay
140
Prime Video
***
43
* BREACH (2020)John Suits
92
Prime Video
**
DAY SIX: 14H 43M
07/06


THEME: SCIFI / FANTASY HORROR
44
DEAD OF NIGHT (1977)Dan Curtis
76
Tubi
***
45
PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD (1994)Don Coscarelli
91
DVD
***
46
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2016)Dan Trachtenberg
103
Vudu
****
47
* THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS: RABID (1977/2018)David Cronenberg
121
Shudder & HBO
**
48
* RABID (2019)The Soska Sisters
107
Showtime
***
49
* NIGHTBEASTS (2010)Wes Sullivan
80
Tubi
**
50
* COME TRUE (2020)Anthony Scott Burns
105
Prime Video
**
51
* COHERENCE (2013)James Ward Byrkit
89
Hulu
****
52
* DEVIL'S GATE (2017)Clay Staub
94
Hulu
***
DAY SEVEN: 14H 26M
07/07


THEME: MARVEL COMICS
53
* CAPTAIN AMERICA (1979)Rod Holcomb
97
Tubi
**
54
* CAPTAIN AMERICA II: DEATH TOO SOON (1979)Ivan Nagy
83
Tubi
**
55
* CAPTAIN AMERICA (1990)Albert Pyun
97
YouTube
**
56
GHOST RIDER (2007)Mark Steven Johnson
110
HBO Max
***
57
* GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (2011)Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
96
HBO Max
**
58
VENOM (2018)Ruben Fleischer
112
Movies Anywhere
***
59
DEADPOOL (2016)Tim Miller
108
Movies Anywhere
****
60
DEADPOOL 2 (2018)David Leitch
119
BD
****
61
* THE NEW MUTANTS (2020)Josh Boone
94
HBO
**
62-63
* LOKI (2021): Season 1:

4. The Nexus Event
5. Journey Into Mystery
Kate Herron
97
Disney+
****
DAY EIGHT: 16H 53M
07/08


THEME: MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
64
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
181
Movies Anywhere
***
65
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)Jon Watts
149
Movies Anywhere
****
66
THOR: RAGNAROK (2017)Taika Waititi
147
Movies Anywhere
****
67
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018)Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
123
Movies Anywhere
****
68
CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019)Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
129
Movies Anywhere
****
69
AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019)Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
133
Movies Anywhere
****
70
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)Jon Watts
130
Movies Anywhere
***
DAY NINE: 16H 32M
07/09


THEME: DC COMICS
71
BATMAN RETURNS (1992)Tim Burton
126
HBO Max
***
72
SUPERMAN (1978)Richard Donner
143
HBO Max
****
73
SUPERMAN II (1980)Richard Lester
127
HBO Max
***
74-81
* SWEET TOOTH (2021): Season 1:
1. Out of the Deep Woods
2. Sorry About All the Dead People
3. Weird Deer S**t
4. Secret Sauce
5. What's in the Freezer?
6. Stranger Danger on a Train
7. When Pubba Met Birdie
8. Big Man (season finale)
Jim Mickle, Alexis Ostrander, Toa Fraser, Robyn Grace
364
Netflix Streaming
****
82
* STEEL (1997)Kenneth Johnson
97
HBO Max
**
DAY TEN: 14H 17M
07/10


THEME: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE
83
MAN OF STEEL (2013)Zack Snyder
143
Movies Anywhere
***
84
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)Zack Snyder
151
Movies Anywhere
***
85
SUICIDE SQUAD (2016)David Ayer
123
Movies Anywhere
***
86
WONDER WOMAN (2017)Patty Jenkins
141
Movies Anywhere
****
87
* ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE (2021)Zack Snyder
242
HBO Max
***
88
AQUAMAN (2018)James Wan
143
Movies Anywhere
***
DAY ELEVEN: 11H 41M
07/11


THEME: DIRECTED BY WOMEN
89
WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020)Patty Jenkins
151
HBO
***
90
* INTO THE DARK: BLOOD MOON (2018)Emma Tammi
82
Hulu
**
91
SENSE8: AMOR VINCIT OMNIA (2018)Lana Wachowski
152
Netflix Streaming
****
92
* GODMOTHERED (2020)Sharon Maguire
110
Disney+
**
93
* THE CABBAGE FAIRY (La fée aux choux) (1896)Alice Guy
1
YouTube
**
94
* THE MAIDEN AND THE PRINCESS (2011)Ali Scher
18
YouTube
**
95
THE BEING (1983)Jackie Kong
82
Prime Video
**
96
* LUCKY (2020)Natasha Kermani
83
Shudder
***
DAY TWELVE: 11H 19M
07/12


THEME: WITCHES & SORCERERS
97
THE RAVEN (1963)Roger Corman
86
Prime Video
***
98
STARDUST (2007)Matthew Vaughn
127
Netflix Streaming
*****
99
THE CRAFT (1996)Andrew Fleming
101
HBO Max
***
100
* THE CRAFT: LEGACY (2020)Zoe Lister-Jones
97
Starz
**
101
PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998)Griffin Dunne
104
HBO Max
***
102
* THE WITCHES (2020)Robert Zemeckis
106
HBO Max
***
DAY THIRTEEN: 10H 21M
07/13


THEME: FANTASY
103
* TEEN WITCH (1989)Dorian Walker
90
Pluto TV
**
104
MALEFICENT (2014)Robert Stromberg
97
Prime Video
***
105
* MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL (2019)Joachim Rønning
119
Disney+
***
106
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)Rob Reiner
98
Disney+
*****
107
THE BEASTMASTER (1982)Don Coscarelli
118
Prime Video
***
108
* BROKEN WINGS (2016)James Takata
6
YouTube
**
109
* DRAGONHEART: VENGEANCE (2020)Ivan Silvestrini
97
Netflix Streaming
***
DAY FOURTEEN: 10H 25M
07/14


THEME: MIDDLE EARTH
110
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: Extended Edition (2012)Peter Jackson
169
Movies Anywhere
****
111
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG: Extended Edition (2013)Peter Jackson
161
Movies Anywhere
***
112
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES: Extended Edition (2014)Peter Jackson
144
Movies Anywhere
****
113
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: Extended Edition (2001)Peter Jackson
178
BD
*****
DAY FIFTEEN: 10H 52M
07/15


THEME: BOOK ADAPTATIONS
114
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS: Extended Edition (2002)Peter Jackson
179
BD
*****
115
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: Extended Edition (2003)Peter Jackson
201
BD
*****
116
THE TIME MACHINE (2002)Simon Wells
96
Hulu
***
117
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (2010)Michael Apted
113
Movies Anywhere
***
118
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (2010)Chris Columbus
118
Movies Anywhere
***
119
PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (2013)Thor Freudenthal
106
Movies Anywhere
***
DAY SIXTEEN: 13H 33M
07/16


THEME: JURASSIC PARK / DINOSAURS
120
* KING DINOSAUR (1955)Bert I. Gordon
63
Roku - Midnight Pulp
*
121
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (2008)Eric Brevig
93
BD
***
122
JURASSIC PARK (1993)Steven Spielberg
127
Movies Anywhere
*****
123
THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (1997)Steven Spielberg
129
Movies Anywhere
****
124
JURASSIC PARK III (2001)Joe Johnston
92
Movies Anywhere
***
125
JURASSIC WORLD (2015)Colin Trevorrow
124
Movies Anywhere
***
126
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (2018)J.A. Bayona
128
Movies Anywhere
***
DAY SEVENTEEN: 12H 36M
07/17


THEME: GODZILLA / KAIJU
127
* INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER (Kaijû daisensô) (1965)Ishirô Honda
94
HBO Max
***
128
* GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH (Gojira tai Hedora) (1971)Yoshimitsu Banno
85
HBO Max
**
129
* TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (Mekagojira no gyakushu) (1975)Ishirô Honda
83
HBO Max
**
130
PACIFIC RIM (2013)Guillermo del Toro
131
Movies Anywhere
***
131
PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (2018)Steven S. DeKnight
111
Movies Anywhere
***
132-138
* PACIFIC RIM: THE BLACK (2021): Season 1:
1. From the Shadows
2. Into the Black
3. Bogan
4. Up and Running
5. Escaping Bogan
6. Boneyard
7. Showdown (season finale)
Takeshi Iwata, Susumu Sugai, Masayuki Uemoto
175
Netflix Streaming
****
DAY EIGHTEEN: 11H 19M
07/18


THEME: SCIFI MONSTERS
139
* TREMORS: SHRIEKER ISLAND (2020)Don Michael Paul
103
Netflix Streaming
**
140
* MONSTERS (2010)Gareth Edwards
94
Prime Video
***
141
* MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT (2014)Tom Green
119
Netflix Streaming
**
142
* THE SILENCE (2019)John R. Leonetti
90
Netflix Streaming
***
143
MIMIC (1997)Guillermo del Toro
105
Showtime
***
144
* LOVE AND MONSTERS (2020)Michael Matthews
109
Prime Video
****
145
* PSYCHO GOREMAN (2021)Steven Kostanski
95
Shudder
**
DAY NINETEEN: 11H 55M
07/19


THEME: SCIFI ZOMBIES
146
* REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES (1943)Steve Sekely
61
Roku - Raygun
**
147
DOOM (2005)Andrzej Bartkowiak
105
Cinemax
***
148
* DOOM: ANNIHILATION (2019)TonyGiglio
96
Netflix Streaming
**
149
* EVER AFTER (Endzeit) (2018)Carolina Hellsgård
90
Shudder
**
150
* THE DEAD DON'T DIE (2019)Jim Jarmusch
104
Prime Video
***
151
* ARMY OF THE DEAD (2021)Zack Snyder
148
Netflix Streaming
***
DAY TWENTY: 10H 04M
07/20


THEME: FRANKENSTEIN / MAD SCIENTISTS
152
* THE MADNESS OF DR. TUBE (La folie du Docteur Tube) (1915)Abel Gance
14
YouTube
**
153
METROPOLIS (1927)Fritz Lang
118
Roku - Classic Horror & Sci-Fi
***
154
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944)Erle C. Kenton
71
DVD
***
155
* MILL OF THE STONE WOMEN (Il mulino delle donne di pietra) (1960)Giorgio Ferroni
96
YouTube
***
156
THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN (1970)Jimmy Sangster
95
YouTube
**
157
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)Mel Brooks
106
DVD
*****
158
MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN (1994)Kenneth Branagh
123
BD
***
159
* FRANKENSTEIN (2007)Jed Mercurio
90
Prime Video
**
DAY TWENTY ONE: 11H 53M
07/21


THEME: OLDIES
160
* THE DOLL: THE PRIEST AND THE MODELS (La poupée: Le curé et les mannequins) (1899)
1
YouTube
***
161
* INVENTOR CRAZYBRAINS AND HIS WONDERFUL AIRSHIP (Le dirigeable fantastique) (1906)Georges Méliès
3
YouTube
**
162
* THE BATTLE IN THE CLOUDS (The Airship Destroyer) (1909)Walter R. Booth
7
YouTube
**
163
* THE WIZARD OF OZ (1925)Larry Semon
81
YouTube
**
164
* DELUGE (1933)Felix E. Feist
70
YouTube
***
165
TARANTULA (1955)Jack Arnold
80
Vudu
TBD
166
20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957)Nathan Juran
82
Tubi
**
167
* KISS ME DEADLY (1955)Robert Aldrich
106
Archive.org
***
168
* ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED (Night of the Big Heat) (1957)Terence Fisher
94
YouTube
**
169
* THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS (1957)Nathan Juran
71
Roku - Re-TV
***
DAY TWENTY TWO: 09H 55M
07/22


THEME: SPACE
170
* STAR TREK: OF GODS AND MEN (2007)Tim Russ
87
YouTube
**
171
THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX (2018)Julius Onah
102
Netflix Streaming
***
172
* HIGH LIFE (2018)Claire Denis
113
Prime Video
**
173
* STOWAWAY (2021)Joe Penna
116
Netflix Streaming
***
174
* DOCTOR WHO: REVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS (2021)Lee Haven Jones
71
BBC America
***
175
* SPACE SWEEPERS (Seungriho) (2021)Sung-hee Jo
136
Netflix Streaming
****
DAY TWENTY THREE: 10H 25M
07/23



THEME: SCIFI SHARKS / AQUATIC SCIFI
176
DEEP BLUE SEA (1999)Renny Harlin
105
SyFy
***
177
* DEEP BLUE SEA 2 (2018)Darin Scott
94
SyFy
**
178
* DEEP BLUE SEA 3 (2020)John Pogue
100
Prime Video
**
179
* UNDERWATER (2020)William Eubank
95
Cinemax
**
180
* BENEATH (2013)Larry Fessenden
90
SyFy
*
181
* 2-HEADED SHARK ATTACK (2012)Christopher Ray
88
Peacock
**
182
* RAGING SHARKS (2005)Danny Lerner
92
IMDb TV
**
DAY TWENTY FOUR: 11H 04M
07/24


THEME: FANTASY/SCIFI HORROR
183
* TURKEY SHOOT (1982)Brian Trenchard-Smith
93
Shudder
***
184
* HOUSE OF THE WITCH (2017)Alex Merkin
90
Netflix Streaming
**
185
* THE WICKED (2013)Peter Winther
105
Tubi
**
186
A QUIET PLACE (2018)John Krasinski
90
Vudu
****
187
* A QUIET PLACE PART II (2020)John Krasinski
97
Paramount+
****
188
* THE ROOM (2019)Christian Volckman
100
Shudder
***
189
THE COVENANT (2006)Renny Harlin
97
Starz
***
190
DRACULA 2000 (2000)Patrick Lussier
99
Paramount+
***
DAY TWENTY FIVE: 12H 51M
07/25


THEME: CHRISTMAS IN JULY
191
* HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)Ron Howard
104
Prime Video
***
192
* CHRISTMAS TWISTER (2012)Peter Sullivan
86
Prime Video
*
193
* SANTA JAWS (2018)Misty Talley
88
Prime Video
**
194
* ALIEN XMAS (2020)Stephen Chiodo
40
Netflix Streaming
***
195
GREMLINS (1984)Joe Dante
106
HBO Max
****
196
* THE DAY OF THE BEAST (El dia de la bestia) (1995)Álex de la Iglesia
99
Shudder
***
197
AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS (2018)Johnny Kevorkian
91
Netflix Streaming
***
DAY TWENTY SIX: 10H 14M
07/26


THEME: DYSTOPIAN SCIFI
198
* ZARDOZ (1974)John Boorman
105
Prime Video
*
199
* OUTLAND (1981)Peter Hyams
109
Prime Video
***
200
ROBOCOP (1987)Paul Verhoeven
102
BD
***
201
ROBOCOP 2 (1990)Irvin Kershner
117
BD
**
202
* ROBOCOP 3 (1993)Fred Dekker
104
BD
**
203
ROBOCOP (2014)José Padilha
117
BD
***
DAY TWENTY SEVEN: 10H 54M
07/27


THEME: MISCELLANEOUS
204
CHAIN REACTION (1996)Andrew Davis
107
Starz
***
205
* MYSTERY MEN (1999)Kinka Usher
121
Peacock
***
206
* PATIENT SEVEN (2016)Danny Draven, Johannes Persson, Dean Hewison, Erlingur Thoroddsen, Paul Davis, Joel Morgan, Ómar Örn Hauksson, Nicholas Peterson, Rasmus Wassberg
116
Tubi
**
207
* LUCY IN THE SKY (2019)Noah Hawley
124
Cnemax
**
208
SHAZAM! (2019)David F. Sandberg
132
Movies Anywhere
****
DAY TWENTY EIGHT: 10H 00M
07/28


THEME: SCIFI TV
209-221
SPACE: ABOVE AND BEYOND (1995-1996): Season 1:

1. Pilot
2. The Farthest Man from Earth
3. The Dark Side of the Sun
4. Mutiny
5. Ray Butts
6. Eyes
7. The Enemy
8. Hostile Visit
9. Choice or Chance
10. Choice or Chance
11. The River of Stars
12. Who Monitors the Birds?
13. Level of Necessity
David Nutter, Charles Martin Smith, Stephen Cragg, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Michael Katleman, Thomas J. Wright, Tucker Gates, Winrich Kolbe
642
DVD
***
DAY TWENTY NINE: 10H 42M
07/29


THEME: SCIFI TV
222-231
SPACE: ABOVE AND BEYOND (1996): Season 1:

14. Never No More
15. The Angriest Angel
16. Toy Soldiers
17. Dear Earth
18. Pearly
19. R & R
20. Stardust
21. Sugar Dirt
22. And If They Lay Us Down to Rest…
23. ...Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best (series finale)
Jim Charleston, Henri Safran, Stephen L. Posey, Winrich Kolbe, Charles Martin Smith, Jesús Salvador Treviño, Thomas J. Wright, Vern Gillum
454
DVD
***
232
* LOKI (2021): Season 1:

6. For All Time. Always. (season finale)
Kate Herron
46
Disney+
****
233-236
* STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH (2021): Season 1:

10. Common Ground
11. Devil's Deal
12. Rescue on Ryloth
13. Infested
Saul Ruiz, Steward Lee, Nathan Villanueva
111
Disney+
****
DAY THIRTY: 10H 11M
07/30


THEME: MUSICALS
237
STRANGE MAGIC (2015)Gary Rydstrom
99
Disney+
***
238
ALADDIN (1992)Ron Clements, John Musker
90
Disney+
****
239
* ALADDIN (2019)Guy Ritchie
128
Disney+
***
240
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)Bill Condon
129
Movies Anywhere
****
241
ENCHANTED (2007)Kevin Lima
107
BD
****
242
* JANELLE MONÁE: DIRTY COMPUTER (2018)Andrew Donoho, Chuck Lightning
49
IMDb TV
***
243
* OVER THE MOON (2020)Glen Keane
95
Netflix Streaming
***
244
MOANA (2016)Ron Clements, John Musker
107
Disney+
****
DAY THIRTY ONE: 13H 24M
07/31


THEME: ANIMATION
245
* WICKED CITY (Yôjû toshi) (1987)Yoshiaki Kawajiri
82
Tubi
**
246
SPIRITED AWAY (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) (2001)Hayao Miyazaki
125
HBO Max
*****
247
* ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES (2006)Luc Besson
94
Tubi
***
248
THE CROODS (2013)Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders
98
Tubi
***
249
* THE CROODS: A NEW AGE (2020)Joel Crawford
95
Hulu
***
250
* ABOMINABLE (2019)Jill Culton
97
Hulu
***
251
* THE FORCE AWAKENS FROM ITS NAP (2021)David Silverman
3
Disney+
**
252
* ONCE UPON A SNOWMAN (2020)Dan Abraham, Trent Correy
8
Disney+
***
253
* RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada
107
Disney+
***
254
* STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH (2021): Season 1:

14. War-Mantle
Steward Lee
28
Disney+
****
255
INSIDE OUT (2015)Pete Docter
95
Starz
****
DAY THIRTY TWO: 13H 52M
CHECKLIST - completed 7/31 (no duplicates):
Spoiler:
Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:
-x- 1890/1900 - The Doll: The Priest and the Models (La poupée: Le curé et les mannequins (1899) / The Battle in the Clouds (The Airship Destroyer) (1909)
-x- 1910 - The Madness of Dr. Tube (La folie du Docteur Tube) (1915)
-x- 1920 - The Wizard of Oz (1925)
-x- 1930 - Deluge (1933)
-x- 1940 - Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
-x- 1950 - King Dinosaur (1955)
-x- 1960 - Invasion of Astro-Monster (Kaijû daisensô) (1965)
-x- 1970 - Dead of Night (1977)
-x- 1980 - Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
-x- 1990 - Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
-x- 2000 - Stardust (2007)
-x- 2010 - Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
-x- 2020 - Breach (2020)


Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
-x- First language, Cantonese - Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
-x- Second language, German - Ever After (Endzeit) (2018)


Watch a film in 9 of the following:
-x- Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Rabid (1977/2018)
-x- Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - Alien Valley (2020)
-x- Watch a film based on a novel - Communion (1989)
-x- Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award- Jurassic Park (1993 - Hugo (won) / Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) - Saturn (nom)
-x- Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) - Love and Saucers (2017)
-x- Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) - The Princess Bride (1987)
-x- Watch a film with commentary - Attack the Block (2011)
-x- Watch a film and at least two sequels - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012); The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013); The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
-x- Watch an animated film - Moana (2016)
-x- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen - 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
-x- Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
-x- Watch a film and its remake/reboot - Aladdin (1992/2019)
-x- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups -Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer (2018)


He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following - Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late:
-x- Ned Beatty - Captain America (1990)
-x- Helen McCrory - Frankenstein (2007)
-x- Cloris Leachman - Young Frankenstein (1974)
-x- Sean Connery - Outland (1981)
-x- Christopher Plummer - Dracula 2000 (2000)
-x- David Prowse - The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)


Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following - Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late:
-x- Gene Roddenberry -Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007)
-x- C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
-x- J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
-x- Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
-x- H.G. Wells - The Time Machine (2002)
-x- Stan Lee - Venom (2018)


Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
-x- J. J. Abrams (Producer) - Cloverfield (2008)
-x- Luc Besson (Director/Producer/Writer) - Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
-x- Tim Burton (Director/Producer) - Batman Returns (1992)
-x- Roger Corman (Producer) - Death Race (2008)
-x- Richard Fleischer (Director)- Soylent Green (1973)
-x- Ron Howard (Director/Producer) -How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
-x- Peter Jackson (Producer) - District 9 (2009)
-x- Alice Guy (Director/Writer) - The Cabbage Fairy (La fée aux choux) (1896)
-x- Fritz Lang (Director) - Metropolis (1927)
-x- George Lucas (Producer/Writer) - Strange Magic (2015)
-x- George Méliès (Director) - Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship (Le dirigeable fantastique) (1906)
-x- Hayao Miyazaki (Director/Writer) - Spirited Away (2001)
-x- M. Night Shyamalan (Director/Producer/Writer) - Signs (2002)
-x- Stephen Sommers (Director/Producer/Writer) - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
-x- Steven Spielberg (Director/Writer) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
-x- Guillermo del Toro (Director/Producer/Writer) - Pacific Rim (2013)
-x- The Wachowskis (Director/Producer/Writer) - Sense8: Amor Vincit Omnia (2018)
-x- Robert Zemeckis (Director/Producer/Writer) - The Witches (2020)


Watch a film in 4 of these ratings:
-x- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved - Mill of the Stone Women (Il mulino delle donne di pietra) (1960) - Unrated / Tarantula (1955) - Approved
-x- G- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (Gojira tai Hedora) (1971)
-x- PG/GP/M- Superman (1978) - PG / Island of the Burning Damned (Night of the Big Heat) (1967) - GP / The Monitors (1969) - M
-x- PG-13 - DragonHeart: Vengeance (2020)
-x- R - Beyond Skyline (2017)
-x- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated - Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) - NC-17 / RoboCop (1987) - X / Deadpool 2 (2018) - Unrated


Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres:
-x- Action/Adventure - Tenet (2020)
-x- Animation - Over the Moon (2020)
-x- Comedy -Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
-x- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller - Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
-x- Drama - Coherence (2013)
-x- Family - Godmothered (2020)
-x- History/War/Western - Wonder Woman (2017)
-x- Horror - The Being (1983)
-x- Music/Musical - Enchanted (2007)
-x- Romance - Teen Witch (1989)


Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres:
-x- Alien invasion - Independence Day (1996)
-x- Alternate History - Skylines (2020)
-x- Based on fairy tale - Maleficent (2014)
-x- Christmas in July - Christmas Twister (2012)
-x- Comic Book - Aquaman (2018)
-x- Disaster - Skyline (2010)
-x- Dystopian Society - Death Race 2 (2010)
-x- High Fantasy - Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
-x- Immortality - Zardoz (1974)
-x- Kaiju - Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
-x- Mad Scientist - Terror of Mechagodzilla (Mekagojira no gyakushu) (1975)
-x- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) - Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
-x- Paranormal - The Craft (1996)
-x- Post-Apocalyptic - Love and Monsters (2020)
-x- Prehistoric - The Croods (2013)
-x- Robot/Android - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
-x- Space Themed - Stowaway (2021)
-x- Superhero Themed - Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
-x- Sword and Sorcery - The Beastmaster (1982)
-x- Time travel - The Tomorrow War (2021)


Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types:
-x- Feature Film - Ghost Rider (2007)
-x- TV Movie - Into the Dark: Blood Moon (2018)
-x- TV Series - Sweet Tooth: Season 1 (2021) (8/8)
-x- TV Episode - Doctor Who: S12E11: Revolution of the Daleks (2021)
-x- TV Special/TV Short - Alien Xmas (2020)
-x- Mini-Series - The War of the Worlds (2019)
-x- Documentary (any length) - John Was Trying to Contact Aliens (2020)
-x- Video Game - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
-x- Short Film - The Maiden and the Princess (2011)
-x- Direct to Video - Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)


Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:
-x- Helena Bonham Carter - Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)
-x- Benedict Cumberbatch - Avengers: Endgame (2019)
-x- Luke Evans - Beauty and the Beast (2017)
-x- William Fichtner - Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
-x- Harrison Ford - Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
-x- Morgan Freeman - Chain Reaction (1996)
-x- John Goodman - 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
-x- Jake Gyllenhaal - Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
-x- Chris Hemsworth - Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
-x- Michael Ironside - Patient Seven (2016)
-x- Samuel L. Jackson - Captain Marvel (2019)
-x- Scarlett Johansson - Captain America: Civil War (2016)
-x- Dwayne Johnson - G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
-x- Boris Karloff - House of Frankenstein (1944)
-x- Gugu Mbatha-Raw - The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
-x- Sir Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
-x- Chris Pine - Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
-x- Natalie Portman - Lucy in the Sky (2019)
-x- Chris Pratt - Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
-x- Vincent Price - The Raven (1963)
-x- Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool (2016)
-x- Geoffrey Rush - Mystery Men (1999)
-x- Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Terminator (1984)
-x- Andy Serkis - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
-x- Will Smith - Suicide Squad (2016)
-x- Evan Rachel Wood - Practical Magic (1998)


Personal Checklist:
-x- Academy Award Nominee - Two Distant Strangers (2020) (winner)
-x- Anime - Wicked City (1987)
-x- Found Footage - Alien Abduction (2014)
STATS:
Spoiler:
2009 COUNT: 142
2010 COUNT: 133
2011 COUNT: 153
2012 COUNT: 164
2013 COUNT: 181
2014 COUNT: 189
2015 COUNT: 181
2016 COUNT: 232
2017 COUNT: 228
2018 COUNT: 220
2019 COUNT: 251
2020 COUNT: 227

2021 COUNT: 255

2021 TIME: 381H 36M

*****13th Year Participating

✓ Checklist completed in full, with no duplicates
108 First-Time Viewings

LIST FINALIZED 8/01


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Re: 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread

This is me.

I have finished my checklist and the checklist.

First Time Views: 48
Repeat Views: 39
Total Views: 87

Total time to date: 160:46:16

Average time per viewing: 1:50:53.


*first time viewing

1. June 30th: High-Rise* (2015) (1:58:50) Amazon Prime
2. July 1st: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (2:23:15) Library Blu-Ray
3. July 2nd: Hollow Man (2000) (1:52:33) Hulu
4. July 2nd: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier* (2021) (5:19:13) Disney+
5. July 2nd: The Matrix Reloaded (2003) (2:18:10) Library DVD
6. July 2nd: Mirage* (2018) (2:09:13) Netflix Streaming
7. July 3rd: Possessor* (2020) (1:43:32) Library Blu-Ray
8. July 3rd: Drive Angry* (2011) (1:44:31) Library Blu-Ray
9. July 3rd: Highlander* (1986) (1:56:41) Amazon Prime
10. July 3rd: The Demolionist* (1995) (1:33:12) Amazon Prime
11. July 4th: Fallen (1998) (2:04:14) Library DVD
12. July 4th: Awake* (2021) (1:37:19) Netflix Streaming
13. July 4th: Death Race 2 (Unrated)* (2010) (1:40:25) Library DVD
14. July 5th: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (2:59:24) Library Blu-Ray
15. July 5th: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) (2:34:22) Library DVD
16. July 5th: Tenet* (2020) (2:30:09) Library Blu-Ray
17. July 6th: Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom* (2016) (1:23:34) Library DVD
18. July 6th: Wonder Woman (2017) (2:21:15) Library Blu-Ray
19. July 7th: Superman (1978) (2:31:25) Library Blu-Ray
20. July 7th: The Forever War* (2021) (2:18:06) Amazon Prime
21. July 7th: AVP: Alien vs. Predator (Theatrical Version) (2004) (1:40:47) Library Blu-Ray
22. July 7th: Captain Eo* (1986) (0:18:48) YouTube
23. July 8th: The Lovely Bones* (2009) (2:16:25) Netflix Streaming
24. July 8th: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) (2:23:03) Library DVD
25. July 8th: Godzilla: King of the Monsters* (2019) (2:11:42) Personal Blu-Ray
26. July 9th: Flu* (2013) (2:01:58) Amazon Prime
27. July 9th: The Mummy (1999) (2:04:45) Library DVD
28. July 9th: Wonder Woman 1984* (2020) (2:31:07) Library Blu-Ray
29. July 10th: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) (1:59:48) Library Blu-Ray
30. July 10th: Black Widow* (2021) (2:13:00) Theater
31. July 10th: Oxygen* (2021) (1:41:53) Netflix Streaming
32. July 11th: Insurgent (2015) (1:58;58) Daughter's DVD
33. July 11th: Lara Croft, Tomb Raider (2001) (1:40:32) Library Blu-Ray
34. July 11th: The Midnight Sky* (2020) (1:58:31) Netflix Streaming
35. July 12th: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (2:37:05) Library Blu-Ray
36. July 12th: Planetarium* (2016) (1:48:35) Library DVD
37. July 12th: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) (2:15:54) Library Blu-Ray
38. July 12th: Mass Effect: Paragon Lost* (2012) (1:34:23) Hulu
39. July 13th: Tomb Raider (2018) (1:57:50) Library Blu-Ray
40. July 13th: Project Power* (2020) (1:53:15) Netflix Streaming
41. July 13th: Hellboy II: The Golden Army Commentary* (2008) (1:59:48) Library Blu-Ray
42. July 13th: The Chronicles of Riddick Directors Cut (2004) (2:13:57) Library DVD
43. July 14th: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) (1:52:07) Library DVD
44. July 14th: It's a Wonderful Life* (1946) (2:10:51) Amazon Prime
45. July 15th: Your Highness* (2011) (1:42:38) Amazon Prime
46. July 15th: The Astral Factor* (1978) (1:36:00) Amazon Prime
47. July 15th: El Ascensor* (2021) (1:10:06) Amazon Prime
48. July 15th: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) (1:32:28) Library Blu-Ray
49. July 16th: Dark Shadows (2012) (1:53:05) Library DVD
50. July 16th: Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom* (2017) (1:19:09) Library DVD
51. July 16th: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) (2:11:42) Library Blu-Ray
52. July 17th: Love and Monsters* (2020) (1:48:51) Library Blu-Ray
53. July 17th: Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) (1:36:52) Library Blu-Ray
54. July 17th: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) (2:02:50) Daughter's Blu-Ray
55. July 17th: The Purge: Election Year (2016) (1:48:42) Library DVD
56. July 17th: Dead End Drive-In* (1986) (1:27:11) Hoopla
57. July 18th: Gen-Y Cops* (2000) (1:49:22) Amazon Prime
58. July 18th: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) (1:46:33) Library Blu-Ray
59. July 19th: Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965) (1:18:33) Amazon Prime
60. July 19th: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) (2:00:51) Library Blu-Ray
61. July 19th: Click (2006) (1:47:30) Library DVD
62. July 20th: Right at Your Door* (2006) (1:31:21) Amazon Prime
63. July 20th: The Last Witch Hunter (2016) (1:46:34) Library Blu-Ray
64. July 20th: The New Mutants* (2020) (1:34:03) Library Blu-Ray
65. July 20th: 28 Weeks Later (2007) (1:40:06) Daughter's DVD
66. July 21st: Wonder Woman* (1974) (1:13:19) Library DVD
67. July 21st: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (1:49:00) Daughter's Blu-Ray
68. July 21st: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) (1:47:21) Library DVD
69. July 22nd: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) (1:43:34) Library DVD
70. July 22nd: Practical Magic* (1998) (1:44:10) Library Blu-Ray
71. July 23rd: Synchronic* (2019) (1:41:49) Netflix Streaming
72. July 23rd: Back to the Future Part II (1989) (1:48:01) Library DVD
73. July 23rd: Fast Color* (2018) (1:41:57) Library Blu-Ray
74. July 23rd: Priest Unrated* (2011) (1:27:27) Library Blu-Ray
75. July 24th: The Dark Tower* (2017) (1:34:44) Library Blu-Ray
76. July 24th: Old* (2021) (1:48:00) Theater
77. July 24th: Runaway (1984) (1:40:08) Amazon Prime
78. July 25th: San Andreas Mega Quake* (2019) (1:27:11) Library DVD
79. July 25th: The Animal* (2001) (1:23:11) Library DVD
80. July 25th: Men in Black II (2002) (1:28:07) Personal DVD
81. July 26th: Monster from Green Hell* (1957) (1:10:19) YouTube
82. July 26th: Tooth Fairy (2010) (1:41:22) Library DVD
83. July 27th: Oh, God! (1977) (1:37:49) Library DVD
84. July 28th: Sky Racket* (1937) (1:02:06) Amazon Prime
85. July 31st: Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness* (2018) (1:15:33) Library DVD
86. July 31st: Masters of the Universe: Revelation S1E1: The Powr of Grayskull* (2021) (0:25:50) Netflix Streaming
87. JUly 31st: Gen13* (1998) (1:26:26) YouTube

Checklist:

Spoiler:


3 Wildcards allowed

-X- Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:
--- 1890/1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
-X- 1930 - Sky Racket (1937) (1:02:06)
-X- 1940 - It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (2:10:51)
-X- 1950 - Monster from Green Hell (1957) (1:10:19)
-X- 1960 - Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965) (1:18:33)
-X- 1970 - Oh, God! (1977) (1:37:49)
-X- 1980 - Runaway (1984) (1:40:08)
-X- 1990 - The Demolionist (1995) (1:33:12)
-X- 2000 - The Chronicles of Riddick Directors Cut (2004) (2:13:57)
-X- 2010 - The Purge: Election Year (2016) (1:48:42)
-X- 2020 - Project Power (2020) (1:53:15)

-X- Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
-X- First language - Oxygen (French) (2021) (1:41:53)
-X- Second language - El Ascensor (Spanish) (2021) (1:10:06)

-X- Watch a film in 9 of the following:
--- Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film -
-X- Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - Right at Your Door (2006) (1:31:21)
-X- Watch a film based on a novel - Insurgent (2015) (1:58:58)
-X- Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award - Hollow Man (2000) (1:52:33)
--- Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) -
--- Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) -
-X- Watch a film with commentary - Hellboy II: The Golden Army Commentary (2008) (1:59:48)
-X- Watch a film and at least two sequels - Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom (2016) (1:23:34); Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom (2017) (1:19:09); Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness (2018) (1:15:33)
-X- Watch an animated film - Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (2012) (1:34:23)
--- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen -
-X- Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - Dead End Drive-In (1986) (1:27:11)
-X- Watch a film and its remake/reboot - Lara Croft, Tomb Raider (2001) (1:40:32); Tomb Raider (2018) (1:57:50)
-X- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups - Flu (2013) (2:01:58)

-X- He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following:
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Ned Beatty - Superman (1978) (2:31:25)
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Helen McCrory -
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Cloris Leachman - Gen13 (1998) (1:26:26)
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Sean Connery - Highlander (1986) (1:56:41)
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Christopher Plummer - Priest Unrated (2011) (1:27:27
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late David Prowse -

-X- Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following:
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Gene Roddenberry - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) (1:46:33)
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) (2:23:03)
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (2:59:24)
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Jules Verne
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late H.G. Wells -
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Stan Lee - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) (2:00:51)

-X- Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
-X- J. J. Abrams - 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) (1:43:34)
--- Luc Besson -
-X- Tim Burton - Dark Shadows (2012) (1:53:05)
--- Roger Corman -
--- Richard Fleischer -
-X- Ron Howard - The Dark Tower (2017) (1:34:44)
-X- Peter Jackson - The Lovely Bones (2009) (2:16:25)
--- Alice Guy -
--- Fritz Lang -
--- George Lucas -
--- George Melies -
--- Hayao Miyazaki -
-X- M. Night Shyamalan - Old (2021) (1:48:00)
-X- Stephen Sommers - The Mummy (1999) (2:04:45)
-X- Steven Spielberg - Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) (2:34:22)
-X- Guilermo del Toro - Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) (1:49:58)
-X- The Wachowskis - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) (2:18:10)
-X- Robert Zemeckis - Back to the Future Part II (1989) (1:48:01)

-X- Watch a film in 4 of these ratings:
--- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved -
--- G-
-X- PG/GP/M - The Astral Factor (1978) (1:36:00)
-X- PG-13 - Tenet (2020) (2:30:09)
-X- R - Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) (1:32:28)
-X- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated - Mirage (2018) (2:09:13)

-X- Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres:
-X- Action/Adventure - Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) (2:11:42)
--- Animation -
-X- Comedy - Click (2006) (1:47:30)
-X- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller - Possessor (2020) (1:43:32)
-X- Drama - (2021) (1:37:19)
-X- Family - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (2:37:05)
--- History/War/Western -
-X- Horror - Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) (1:36:52)
--- Music/Musical -
--- Romance -

-X- Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres:
-X- Alien invasion - AVP: Alien vs. Predator (Theatrical Version) (2004) (1:40:47)
--- Alternate History -
--- Based on fairy tale -
--- Christmas in July -
-X- Comic Book - The New Mutants (2020) (1:34:03)
-X- Disaster - San Andreas Mega Quake (2019) (1:27:11)
-X- Dystopian Society - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) (2:02:50)
--- High Fantasy -
-X- Immortality - The Last Witch Hunter (2016) (1:46:34)
-X- Kaiju - Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (2:11:42)
-X- Mad Scientist - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) (1:52:07)
--- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) -
-X- Paranormal - Planetarium (2016) (1:48:35)
-X- Post-Apocalyptic - The Midnight Sky (2020) (1:58:31)
--- Prehistoric -
-X- Robot/Android - Gen-Y Cops (2000) (1:49:22)
--- Space Themed -
-X- Superhero Themed - Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) (2:31:07)
--- Sword and Sorcery -
-X- Time travel - Synchronic (2019) (1:41:49)

Not sure what qualifies? Check here for a description or even better: here.

-X- Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types:
-X- Feature Film - 28 Weeks Later (2007) (1:40:06)
-X- TV Movie - Wonder Woman (1974) (1:13:19)
-X- TV Series - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) (5:19:13)
-X- TV Episode - Masters of the Universe: Revelation S1E1: The Power of Grayskull (2021) (0:25:50)
--- TV Special/TV Short -
--- Mini-Series -
--- Documentary (any length) -
--- Video Game -
-X- Short Film - Captain Eo (1986) (0:18:48)
-X- Direct to Video - Death Race 2 (Unrated) (2010) (1:40:25)

-X- Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:
--- Helena Bonham Carter -
--- Benedict Cumberbatch -
-X- Luke Evans - High-Rise (2015) (1:58:50)
-X- William Fichtner - Drive Angry (2011) (1:44:31)
--- Harrison Ford -
--- Morgan Freeman -
-X- John Goodman - Fallen (1998) (2:04:14)
--- Jake Gyllenhaal -
--- Chris Hemsworth -
--- Michael Ironsides -
-X- Samuel L. Jackson - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) (2:15:54)
-X- Scarlett Johansson - Black Widow (2021) (2:13:00)
-X- Dwayne Johnson - Tooth Fairy (2010) (1:41:22)
--- Boris Karloff -
-X- Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Fast Color (2018) (1:41:57)
--- Sir Ian McKellen -
-X- Chris Pine - Wonder Woman (2017) (2:21:15)
-X- Natalie Portman - Your Highness (2011) (1:42:38)
-X- Chris Pratt - The Forever War (2021) (2:18:06)
--- Vincent Price -
-X- Geoffrey Rush - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (2:23:15)
-X- Ryan Reynolds - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) (1:47:21)
-X- Arnold Schwarzenegger - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (1:49:00)
--- Andy Serkis -
-X- Will Smith - Men in Black II (2002) (1:28:07)
-X- Evan Rachel Wood - Practical Magic (1998) (1:44:10)

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Re: 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread

14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge

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

June 30th
1. Total Recall (2012) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 1st
2. Continuum (2012): S1E1/S1E2 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
3. Continuum (2012): S1E3/S1E4 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 2nd
4. Continuum (2012): S1E5/S1E6 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
5. Continuum (2012): S1E7/S1E8 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
6. Continuum (2012): S1E9/S110 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 3rd
7. Continuum (2012): S2E1/S2E2 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
8. Continuum (2012): S2E3/S2E4 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
9. At the Earth's Core (1976) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
10. Continuum (2012): S2E5/S2E6 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
11. Continuum (2012): S2E7/S2E8 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 4th
12. Continuum (2012): S2E9/S2E10 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
13. Continuum (2012): S2E11/S2E12 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
14. Replicant (2001)▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
15. Waterworld (1995): The "Ulysses" Cut ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
16. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
17. Silent Running (1972) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 5th
18. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
19. Gods of Egypt (2016) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
20. Men in Black: International (2019) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
21. Robocop (1987) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 7th
22. The Silencers (1966) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 8th
23. Murderer's Row (1966) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 9th
24. The Ambushers (1967) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
25. The Wrecking Crew (1968) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 10th
26. Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
27. Krull (1983) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
28. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 11th
29. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
30. Avatar: Extended cut (2009) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
31. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 12th
32. Mysterious Island (1961) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 13th
33. The 5th Wave ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
34. The Orville (2017): S2E1/S2E2 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
35. The Orville (2017): S2E3/S2E4 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 14th
36. The Orville (2017): S2E5/S2E6 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
37. The Orville (2017): S2E7/S2E8 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 15th
38. Event Horizon (1997) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
39. The Orville (2017): S2E9/S2E10 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 16th
36. Arrival (2016): ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
37. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
38. Ready Player One (2018) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
39. Oblivion (2013) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
39. The Orville (2017): S2E11/S2E12 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 17th
39. The Orville (2017): S2E13/S2E14 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
40. Divergent (2014) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
51. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
52. Insurgent (2016) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 18th
53. Allegiant (2016): ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
54. Aeon Flux (2005) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
55. Spider-Man II (2004) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 19th
56. Birds of Prey (2020) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 20th
57. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1988) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
58. The Tomorrow War (2021) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 21st
59. Peter Pan (1953) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 22nd
60. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 23rd
61. Spider-Man 3 (2007) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
62. War of the Colossal Beast (1958) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 24th
63. Mystery Men (1999) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
64. Dragonheart (1996) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
65. Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
66. Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
67. Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
68. Dragonheart: Vengeance (2020) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
69. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 25th
70. Forbidden Planet (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
71. The Great Wall (2016) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
72. Planet of the Apes (1968) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
73. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
74. The Lost Continent (1968) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 26th
75. Hulk (2003) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 27th
76. Ghost Rider (2007) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 28th
77. Hellboy (2007) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 29th
78. Next (2007) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
79. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
80. X... The Unknown (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 30th
81. Quatermass and the Pit (1967) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
82. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

July 31st
83. Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Theatrical cut ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
84. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
85. Continuum (2012): S2E13/S3E1 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
86. Continuum (2012): S3E2/S3E3 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
87. Continuum (2012): S3E4/S3E5 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲


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Re: 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread

Previous challenges: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020

2021 Objectives
At least five movies from my disc library ||||
At least five movies from my digital library ||||
At least one movie from each of my streaming services ||
Complete checklist

2021 List
  1. 7/04 Independence Day
  2. 7/06 The Return of Doctor X
  3. 7/07 Pan's Labyrinth
  4. 7/07 The 10th Victim
  5. 7/07 The Last Starfighter
  6. 7/08 They Live
  7. 7/08 Loki S1E05 Journey Into Mystery
    7/08 The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
    7/14 Loki S1E06 For All Time. Always.
  8. 7/10 Star Wars: The Bad Batch S1E10 Common Ground
    7/10 Star Wars: The Bad Batch S1E11 Devil's Payment
  9. 7/11 Alien (1979 Theatrical Version)
  10. 7/11 Aliens (1986 Theatrical Version)
  11. 7/12 Aliens (1990 Special Edition)
  12. 7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E01 Spark of Rebellion, Part 1 of 2
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E02 Spark of Rebellion, Part 2 of 2
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E03 Droids in Distress
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E04 Fighter Flight
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E05 Rise of the Old Masters
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E06 Breaking Ranks
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E07 Out of Darkness
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E08 Empire Day
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E09 Gathering Forces
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E10 Path of the Jedi
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E11 Idiot's Array
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E12 Vision of Hope
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E13 Call to Action
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E14 Rebel Resolve
    7/19 Star Wars Rebels S1E15 Fire Across the Galaxy
  13. 7/19 Star Wars Rebels S2E01 The Siege of Lothal, Part 1 of 2
    7/20 Star Wars Rebels S2E02 The Siege of Lothal, Part 2 of 2
    7/20 Star Wars Rebels S2E03 The Lost Commanders
    7/20 Star Wars Rebels S2E04 Relics of the Old Republic
    7/20 Star Wars Rebels S2E05 Always Two There are
    7/20 Star Wars Rebels S2E06 Brothers of the Broken Horn
    7/20 Star Wars Rebels S2E07 Wings of the Master
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E08 Blood Sisters
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E09 Stealth Strike
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E10 The Future of the Force
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E11 Legacy
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E12 A Princess on Lothal
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E13 The Protector of Concord Dawn
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E14 Legends of the Lasat
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E15 The Call
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E16 Homecoming
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E17 The Honorable Ones
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E18 Shroud of Darkness
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E19 The Forgotten Droid
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E20 The Mystery of Chopper Base
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E21 Twilight of the Apprentice, Part 1
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S2E22 Twilight of the Apprentice, Part 2
  14. 7/22 Star Wars Rebels S3E01 Steps Into Shadows, Part 1
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S3E02 Steps Into Shadows, Part 2
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S3E03 The Holocrons of Fate
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S3E04 The Antilles Extraction
    7/22 Star Wars Rebels S3E05 Hera's Heroes
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E06 The Last Battle
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E07 Imperial Supercommandos
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E08 Iron Squadron
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E09 The Wynkahtu Job
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E10 An Inside Man
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E11 Visions and Voices
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E12 Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 1
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E13 Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 2
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E14 Warhead
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E15 Trials of the Darksaber
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E16 Legacy of Mandalore
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E17 Through Imperial Eyes
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E18 Secret Cargo
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E19 Double Agent Droid
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E20 Twin Suns
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E21 Zero Hour: Part 1
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S3E22 Zero Hour: Part 2
  15. 7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E01 Heroes of Mandalore: Part 1
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E02 Heroes of Mandalore: Part 2
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E03 In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 1
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E04 In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 2
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E05 The Occupation
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E06 Flight of the Defender
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E07 Kindred
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E08 Crawler Commandeers
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E09 Rebel Assault
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E10 Jedi Night
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E11 Dume
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E12 Wolves and a Door
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E13 A World Between Worlds
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E14 A Fool's Hope
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels S4E15 Family Reunion - and Farewell
  16. 7/23 Star Wars Rebels Shorts S1E01 The Machine in the Ghost
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels Shorts S1E02 Art Attack
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels Shorts S1E03 Entanglement
    7/23 Star Wars Rebels Shorts S1E04 Property of Ezra Bridger
  17. 7/25 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  18. 7/28 Alien³ (1992 Theatrical Version)
  19. 7/28 Alien Resurrection (1997 Theatrical Version)
  20. 7/29 Alien (2003 Director's Cut)
  21. 7/30 Star Trek S2E15 The Trouble With Tribbles
    7/30 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S5E06 Trials and Tribble-ations
  22. 8/01 Alien³ (2003 Special Edition)
Checklist
Spoiler:
*Watching enough shorts or TV to count as one entry, you can use that one entry as a check on the checklist, as long as each of them count for whatever you're checking. You can mix and match what you've seen to make a check, they all don't have to be grouped together as a single entry on your watch list.

3 Wildcards allowed

7/9 Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:
--- 1890/1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
-X- 1930 - The Return of Doctor X (1939)
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
-X- 1960 - The 10th Victim (1965)
-X- 1970 - Alien (1979)
-X- 1980 - The Last Starfighter (1984)
-X- 1990 - Independence Day (1996)
-X- 2000 - Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
-X- 2010 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
--- 2020 -

2/2 Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
-X- Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish)
-X- The 10th Victim (Italian)

4/9 Watch a film in 9 of the following:
--- Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film -
--- Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) -
-X- Watch a film based on a novel - The 10th Victim
-X- Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award - They Live (Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film nominee)
--- Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) -
-X- Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) - Pan's Labyrinth (Spine #838)
--- Watch a film with commentary -
-X- Watch a film and at least two sequels - Alien, Aliens, Alien³
--- Watch an animated film -
--- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen -
--- Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone -
--- Watch a film and its remake/reboot -
--- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups -

0/4 He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Ned Beatty -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Helen McCrory -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Cloris Leachman -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Sean Connery -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Christopher Plummer -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late David Prowse -

2/4 Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following:
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Gene Roddenberry - Star Trek "The Trouble With Tribbles", Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Trials and Tribble-ations"
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late C.S. Lewis -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late J.R.R. Tolkien -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Jules Verne
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late H.G. Wells -
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Stan Lee - Loki S1E05 Journey Into Mystery; The Good, the Bart, and the Loki

1/10 Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
--- J. J. Abrams -
--- Luc Besson -
--- Tim Burton -
--- Roger Corman -
--- Richard Fleischer -
--- Ron Howard -
--- Peter Jackson -
--- Alice Guy -
--- Fritz Lang -
--- George Lucas -
--- George Melies -
--- Hayao Miyazaki -
--- M. Night Shyamalan -
--- Stephen Sommers -
--- Steven Spielberg -
-X- Guilermo del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth
--- The Wachowskis -
--- Robert Zemeckis

4/4 Watch a film in 4 of these ratings:
-X- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved - The Return of Doctor X (Approved)
--- G-
-X- PG/GP/M- The Last Starfighter
-X- PG-13 - Independence Day
-X- R - Pan's Labyrinth
--- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated -

5/6 Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres:
-X- Action/Adventure - Independence Day
--- Animation -
-X- Comedy - The 10th Victim
-X- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller - The Return of Doctor X
--- Drama -
--- Family -
-X- History/War/Western - Pan's Labyrinth
-X- Horror - Alien
--- Music/Musical -
--- Romance -

4/12 Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres:
-X- Alien invasion - They Live
--- Alternate History -
--- Based on fairy tale -
--- Christmas in July -
--- Comic Book -
-X- Disaster - Independence Day
--- Dystopian Society -
--- High Fantasy -
--- Immortality -
--- Kaiju -
-X- Mad Scientist - The Return of Doctor X
--- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) -
--- Paranormal -
--- Post-Apocalyptic -
--- Prehistoric -
--- Robot/Android -
-X- Space Themed - The Last Starfighter
--- Superhero Themed -
--- Sword and Sorcery -
--- Time travel -

Not sure what qualifies? Check here for a description or even better: here.

3/6 Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types:
-X- Feature Film - Independence Day
--- TV Movie -
-X- TV Series - Star Wars Rebels S1-4
-X- TV Episode - Loki S1E05 Journey Into Mystery
--- TV Special/TV Short -
--- Mini-Series -
--- Documentary (any length) -
--- Video Game -
-X- Short Film - The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
--- Direct to Video -

1/15 Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:
--- Helena Bonham Carter -
--- Benedict Cumberbatch -
--- Luke Evans -
--- William Fichtner -
--- Harrison Ford -
--- Morgan Freeman -
--- John Goodman -
--- Jake Gyllenhaal -
--- Chris Hemsworth -
--- Michael Ironside -
--- Samuel L. Jackson -
--- Scarlett Johansson -
--- Dwayne Johnson -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Gugu Mbatha-Raw -
--- Sir Ian McKellen -
--- Chris Pine -
--- Natalie Portman -
--- Chris Pratt -
--- Vincent Price -
--- Geoffrey Rush -
--- Ryan Reynolds -
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger -
--- Andy Serkis -
-X- Will Smith - Independence Day
--- Evan Rachel Wood -



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Re: 14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List Thread

Mr. Cellophane's 2021 Science Fiction & Fantasy Challenge List


*= first time viewing
blue= personal Blu-ray
purple= personal DVD
green= streaming
red= theatrical / live streaming / other
orange= borrowed or rented BD/DVD

  1. Tobor the Great (Lee Sholem)*
    1954 / United States / 77 minutes / Science Fiction / 6-30

  2. The Angry Red Planet (Ib Melchior)
    1959 / United States / 83 minutes / Science Fiction / 6-30

  3. Liu lang di qui (The Wandering Earth) (Frant Gwo)*
    2019 / China / 125 minutes / Netflix / Science Fiction / 7-1

  4. 20 Million Miles to Earth (Nathan Juran)
    1957 / United States / 82 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-1

  5. Battle for Terra (Aristomenis Tsirbas)
    2007 / United States / 85 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-2

  6. Cesta do praveku (A Journey to the Beginning of Time) (Karel Zeman)*
    1955 / Czechoslovakia / 83 minutes / Fantasy / 7-2

  7. Years and Years (Russell T. Davies)*
    Episode One / Episode Two

    2019 / United Kingdom / 120 minutes / HBO Max / Science Fiction / 7-3

  8. Years and Years (Russell T. Davies)*
    Episode Three / Episode Four

    2019 / United Kingdom / 120 minutes / HBO Max / Science Fiction / 7-3

  9. Years and Years (Russell T. Davies)*
    Episode Five / Episode Six

    2019 / United Kingdom / 120 minutes / HBO Max / Science Fiction / 7-4

  10. Southland Tales (Richard Kelly)*
    2006 / United States / 145 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-4

  11. It Came from Outer Space (Jack Arnold)
    1953 / United States / 81 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-4

  12. Threads (Mick Jackson)*
    1984 / United Kingdom / 112 minutes / Hoopla / Science Fiction / 7-5

  13. The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick (Mark Steensland)*
    2001 / United States / 80 minutes / Documentary / 7-6

  14. Battle Beyond the Stars (Jimmy T. Murakami & Roger Corman)
    1980 / United States / 104 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-7

  15. Flash Gordon (Frederick Stephani)
    1. The Planet of Peril / 2. The Tunnel of Terror

    1936 / United States / 45 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-8

    Wolf's Rain
    3. Bad Fellow / 4. Scars in the Wasteland

    2003 / Japan / 45 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-8

  16. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (Norman Taurog)*
    1965 / United States / 88 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-8

  17. Raya and the Last Dragon (Don Hall & Carlos López Estrada)*
    2021 / United States / 107 minutes / Disney+ / Fantasy / 7-11

  18. Monsters at Work*
    1.1, Welcome to Monsters, Incorporated / 1.2, Meet Mift

    2021 / United States / 45 minutes / Disney+ / Fantasy / 7-11

    Raising Dion*
    Issue #101: How Do You Raise a Superhero?

    2019 / United States / 45 minutes / Netflix / Science Fiction / 7-12

  19. Black Widow (Cate Shortland)*
    2021 / United States / 133 minutes / IMAX / Science Fiction / 7-14

  20. Curse of the Faceless Man (Edward L. Cahn)*
    1958 / United States / 67 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-14

  21. The Andromeda Strain (Robert Wise)*
    1971 / United States / 131 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-16

  22. Stargate SG-1
    1.1, Children of the Gods: Part I / 1.2, Children of the Gods: Part II

    1997 / United States / 96 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-18

  23. Stargate SG-1
    1.3, The Enemy Within / 1.4, Emancipation

    1997 / United States / 96 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-18

  24. The Quatermass Xperiment (Val Guest)
    1955 / United Kingdom / 82 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-20

  25. Stargate SG-1
    1.5, The Broca Divide / 1.6, The First Commandment

    1997 / United States / 96 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-20

  26. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Josh Breenbaum)*
    2021 / United States / 107 minutes / Hulu / Fantasy / 7-21

  27. The Forbidden Room (Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson)*
    2015 / Canada / 130 minutes / Criterion Channel / Fantasy / 7-22

  28. Stargate SG-1
    1.7, Cold Lazarus

    1997 / United States / 45 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-22

    Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space*
    1.1, Where's Josie? / 1.2, Make Way for the Multi-Men

    1972 / United States / 45 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-23

  29. Stargate SG-1
    1.8, Thor's Hammer

    1997 / United States / 45 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-24

    Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
    1.1, Burrow Girl / 1.2, Explosion Berries

    2020 / United States / 45 minutes / Netflix / Science Fiction / 7-24

  30. Stargate SG-1
    1.9, The Torment of Tantalus / 1.10, Bloodlines

    1997 / United States / 96 minutes / Science Fiction / 7-26
Checklist
Spoiler:

Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:
--- 1890/1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
-x- 1930 - Flash Gordon
--- 1940 -
-x- 1950 - The Angry Red Planet
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -
-x- 2020 - Raya and the Last Dragon

Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
-x- Czech - Cesta do praveku (A Journey to the Beginning of Time)
--- Second language -

Watch a film in 9 of the following:
--- Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film -
-x- Watch a film made on a low budget - It Came from Outer Space
-x- Watch a film based on a novel - The Andromeda Strain
--- Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award-
-x- Watch a documentary feature - The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
--- Watch a film from the Criterion Collection -
--- Watch a film with commentary -
--- Watch a film and at least two sequels -
--- Watch an animated film -
-x- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen - 20 Million Miles to Earth
--- Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone -
--- Watch a film and its remake/reboot -
--- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups -

He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Ned Beatty -
--- Helen McCrory -
--- Cloris Leachman -
--- Sean Connery -
--- Christopher Plummer -
--- David Prowse -

Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Gene Roddenberry -
--- C.S. Lewis -
--- J.R.R. Tolkien -
--- Jules Verne
--- H.G. Wells -
--- Stan Lee -

Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
--- J. J. Abrams -
--- Luc Besson -
--- Tim Burton -
-x- Roger Corman - Battle Beyond the Stars
--- Richard Fleischer -
--- Ron Howard -
--- Peter Jackson -
--- Alice Guy -
--- Fritz Lang -
--- George Lucas -
--- George Melies -
--- Hayao Miyazaki -
--- M. Night Shyamalan -
--- Stephen Sommers -
--- Steven Spielberg -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- The Wachowskis -
--- Robert Zemeckis

Watch a film in 4 of these ratings:
-x- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved - The Quatermass Xperiment
--- G-
--- PG/GP/M-
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated -

Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres:
--- Action/Adventure -
--- Animation -
--- Comedy -
--- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller -
--- Drama -
--- Family -
--- History/War/Western -
-x- Horror - Curse of the Faceless Man
--- Music/Musical -
--- Romance -

Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres:
--- Alien Invasion -
--- Alternate History -
--- Based on Fairy Tale -
--- Christmas in July -
--- Comic Book -
-x- Disaster - Liu lang di qui (The Wandering Earth)
--- Dystopian Society -
--- High Fantasy -
--- Immortality -
--- Kaiju -
--- Mad Scientist -
--- Mythology -
--- Paranormal -
--- Post-Apocalyptic -
--- Prehistoric -
-x- Robot/Android - Tobor the Great
--- Space Themed -
--- Superhero Themed -
--- Sword and Sorcery -
--- Time travel -

Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types:
--- Feature Film -
-x- TV Movie - Threads
-x- TV Series - Wolf's Rain
--- TV Episode -
--- TV Special/TV Short -
-x- Mini-Series - Years and Years
--- Documentary (any length) -
--- Video Game -
--- Short Film -
--- Direct to Video -

Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:
--- Helena Bonham Carter -
--- Benedict Cumberbatch -
--- Luke Evans -
--- William Fichtner -
--- Harrison Ford -
--- Morgan Freeman -
--- John Goodman -
--- Jake Gyllenhaal -
--- Chris Hemsworth -
--- Michael Ironsides -
--- Samuel L. Jackson -
-x- Scarlett Johansson - Black Widow
-x- Dwayne Johnson - Southland Tales
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Gugu Mbatha-Raw -
--- Sir Ian McKellen -
--- Chris Pine -
--- Natalie Portman -
--- Chris Pratt -
-x- Vincent Price - Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
--- Geoffrey Rush -
--- Ryan Reynolds -
--- Arnold Schwarzenegger -
--- Andy Serkis -
--- Will Smith -
-x- Evan Rachel Wood - Battle for Terra

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12th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge History - 2008: 32; 2009: 82; 2010: 66; 2011: 45; 2012: 36; 2013: 84.25; 2014: 54; 2015: 50; 2016:38; 2017: 23; 2018: 26; 2019 - 16; 2020 - 16

Note: I am using the "traditional" counting method - Each film counts as 1; 2 hours of television content counts as 1. I prefer this method for several reasons. The main one being it makes it easier to compare how I'm doing to previous years.

July 13
1. Battlestar Galactica:
Miniseries, chapter 1

July 15
2. Battlestar Galactica:
Miniseries, chapter 2

July 16
3. The Giver
(2014)
4. Alias - Truth Be Told / So It Begins

July 17
5. The Host
(2013)

July 19
6. Superman
(1978)

July 22
7. Alias - Parity / A Broken Heart

July 25
8. Terminator: Dark Fate
(2019)

July 27
9. Alias
- Doppelganger / Reckoning

July 28
10. The Black Widow
(2021)

July 29
10. Alias
- Color Blind / Time Will Tell
11. Battlestar Galactica - 33 / Water

July 30
12. Alias
- Mea Culpa / Spirit
13. Battlestar Galactica - Bastille Day / Act of Contrition

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TheBigDave's Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Challenge 2021


Latest Movie: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)


ALIENS & MONSTER MOVIES
Alien Raiders (2008) - Much better than you’d expect from a direct to video Sci-Fi Horror movie. ⭐⭐⭐
Cosmic Sin (2021) - Awful. This is a SyFy Channel quality movie. Everything feels cheap. ⭐
Extinction (2018) - Starts out a little slow, but once the invasion starts the action is nonstop. ⭐⭐⭐
Humanoids from the Deep (1980) - It's much more gory and rapey than I expected. Lots of blood and boobs. ⭐⭐⭐
Let Us In (2021) - Tween sci-fi/horror that's not scary. The acting is bad and the story's ridiculously stupid. ⭐
Mars Attacks (1996) - One of my favorite Tim Burton movies. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Superdeep (2020) - Cool setting and a decent first half, but it falls apart in the second half. ⭐⭐


APOCALYPSE MOVIES
A Quiet Place: Part II (2021) - An excellent follow-up to the first movie. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
School's Out Forever (2021) - It's a teen version of The Walking Dead without the zombies. ⭐⭐


KAIJU MOVIES
Godzilla (2014) - The story was stupid, but the action was great so I didn't care. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) - Lots of monsters, awesome battle scenes, and excellent special effects. ⭐⭐⭐⭐


ROBOTS & TECHNOLOGY MOVIES
Robot Wars (1993) - It's called Robot Wars, and there's only 5 minutes of robots fighting. ⭐


SPACE OPERA MOVIES
Lockout (2012) - This is fun and fast-paced with some great visuals and special effects. ⭐⭐⭐
Riddick (2013) - Not as good as Pitch Black, but it's still a decent popcorn Sci-Fi Action flick. ⭐⭐⭐


TIME TRAVEL & MULTIVERSE MOVIES
Infinite (2021) - This movie was really bad. The story was ridiculous. The whole thing was forgettable. ⭐⭐
Palm Springs (2020) - Parts of it were fun. But it dragged in the second half. Groundhog Day did it better. ⭐⭐⭐
Parallel (2018) - Some cool ideas, but it dragged in the middle. Fans of Coherence and Primer will enjoy it. ⭐⭐⭐
The Tomorrow War (2021) - This was a great movie. Much better than I expected from a direct to streaming film. ⭐⭐⭐⭐


⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ = A Classic. One of my all time favorite movies.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ = Highly Recommended. An excellent movie. Worth buying.
⭐⭐⭐ = Good. An average movie. Worth a rental.
⭐⭐ = Blah. Not too good. Find something better to watch.
⭐ = Avoid. A really awful movie. Don't waste your time.

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2021 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge

Blu-ray | DVD | Theater | TV/DVR | HD-DVD

☼ = First time viewing

June 30
01. Superman & Lois: Season One - "Broken Trust" (2021)
02. Superman & Lois: Season One - "Man of Steel" (2021)

July 1
03. Superman & Lois: Season One - "Holding the Wrench" (2021)
04. Superman & Lois: Season One - "Loyal Subjekts" (2021)

July 2
05. Superman & Lois: Season One - "O Mother, Where Art Thou?" (2021)
06. Superman & Lois: Season One - "A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events" (2021)

July 3
07. War of the Worlds (2005)

July 4
08. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

July 5
09. The Forever Purge (2021)
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
11. Batwoman: Season Two - "And Justice for All" (2021)
12. Batwoman: Season Two - "Armed and Dangerous" (2021)

July 6
13. The Last Days on Mars (2013)

July 7
14. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster! (1966)
15. Batwoman: Season Two - "Rebirth" (2021)

July 8
16. Batwoman: Season Two - "Kane, Kate" (2021)
17. Batwoman: Season Two - "Power" (2021)

July 9
18. Supergirl: Season Six - "Rebirth" (2021)
19. Supergirl: Season Six - "A Few Good Women" (2021)

July 10
20. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

July 11
21. Black Widow (2021)
22. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

July 12
23. The Man from Earth (2007)
24. UFO's Declassified: LIVE (2021)

July 13
25. Priest (2011)
26. Supergirl: Season Six - "Phantom Menaces" (2021)
27. Supergirl: Season Six - "Lost Souls" (2021)

July 14
28. Supergirl: Season Six - "Prom Night!" (2021)
29. Supergirl: Season Six - "Prom Again!" (2021)

July 15
30. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

July 16
31. Supergirl: Season Six - "Fear Knot" (2021)
32. Superman & Lois: Season One - "Through the Valley of Death" (2021)

July 17
33. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)

July 18
34. Manifest: Season Three - "Tailfin" (2021)

July 19
35. Manifest: Season Three - "Deadhead" (2021)
36. Manifest: Season Three - "Wingman" (2021)

July 20
37. Manifest: Season Three - "Tailspin" (2021)
38. Manifest: Season Three - "Water Landing" (2021)

July 21
39. Atomica (2017)
40. Manifest: Season Three - "Graveyard Spiral" (2021)

July 22
41. Manifest: Season Three - "Precious Cargo" (2021)
42. Manifest: Season Three - "Destination Unknown" (2021)

July 23
43. Manifest: Season Three - "Bogey" (2021)
44. Manifest: Season Three - "Compass Calibration" (2021)

July 24
45. The Book of Eli (2010)
46. Manifest: Season Three - "Duty Free" (2021)

July 25
47. Snake Eyes (2021)
48. Manifest: Season Three - "Mayday: Part 1" (2021)
49. Manifest: Season Three - "Mayday: Part 2" (2021)
50. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

July 26
51. The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018)
52. Superman & Lois: Season One - "Fail Safe" (2021)

July 27
53. The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
54. A Discovery of Witches: Season Two - Episode 1 (2021)

July 28
55. Season of the Witch (2011)
56. A Discovery of Witches: Season Two - Episode 2 (2021)
57. A Discovery of Witches: Season Two - Episode 3 (2021)

July 29
58. A Discovery of Witches: Season Two - Episode 4 (2021)

July 30
59. A Discovery of Witches: Season Two - Episode 5 (2021)
60. A Discovery of Witches: Season Two - Episode 6 (2021)

July 31
61. Old (2021)

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First Time View ***

July 1st
1. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 1 *** 5/10
2. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 2 *** 5/10
July 2nd
3. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 3. *** 5/10
4. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 4 *** 5/10
5. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 5 *** 6/10. Basically a melodrama, but it's getting mildly interesting now.
6. Thinner (1996) - 7/10. I really like thinner. Other than the make up, its a fun, breezy 90 minute story. Sundance Channel.
7. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 6 *** 6/10.
8. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 7 *** 6/10
9. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 8 *** 6/10
10. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 9 *** 6/10
11. Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 10 *** 6/10. Finished the first season. I think ive seen enough.
12. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 1-3. 7/10
July 3rd
13. Turbo Kid (2015) 6/10 ***.Post Apocalyptic take on the Road Warrior story with a kid and his superhero suit. Silly at times, but a decent one time watch.
14. Thor: The Dark Word (2013) 6/10 *** I find most of the Marvel superhero films overly long and tiresome. Thor the dark world is no exception. Its okay, but not something I would want to repeat watch.
15. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 4-7 7/10
16. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 8-10. 7/10
17. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 11-14. 7/10
July 4th
18. Red Sonja (1985). A tepid Conan spinoff. 4/10.
19. The Twilight Zone Season1 Episodes 15-16. 7/10.
July 5th
20. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 17-19. 7/10
21. Spiderman Far From Home (2019) *** 5/10.I think the main problem i have with the Marvel movies is I find the stories uninteresting and plot takes a back seat to lots of CGI action which can be as tedious as watching porn.
22. Pod (2015) *** 6/10A brother and sister head out to a rural lake house to find their disturbed brother, plus more than they bargained for. Interesting story, well acted. A straight creature feature.
23. The 6th Day (2000) *** 7/10 The 6th day is in my view a reboot of the Total Recall story, but substituting the concept of cloning. A fun time, but not as good as Total Recall.
July 6th
24. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 20-22 8/10
25. Batman the Killing Joke (2016) 5/10.
26. Tremors Shrieker Island (2020) *** 6/10. A step above Sci Fi Channel, but not great.
July 7th
27. Fried Barry (2020) *** 6/10.An alien takes over the body of a drug addict with wacky results. Lots of dark humor. Overall it was a good watch although the film was a bit over the top.
28. The Punisher (2004) ***. One of the better Marvel origin stories. 7/10
29. The Punisher (2008) ***.A decent follow up to the origin story, but more camp.
6/10
30. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes - 23-26. 7/10
31. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 27-30 7/10
July 12th
32. Battlefield Earth (2000) 4/10 Yeah, its bad, but it is in no way one of the worst movies of all time. The script and dialogue are so bad its cringe worthy and it must be John Travolta's worst acted film. i also agree that all of the Dutch camera angles didn't work. Most of the other actors I thought did okay.
July 14th
32. Until the End of the World (1999) 7/10 ***Wenders almost five hour long exploration of world travel triggered by money and a stolen camera is simultaneously interesting and dull. The five hour long version certainly covers the canvas of all possible reactions from a viewer willing to sit through the film.
July 15th
33. The Andromeda Strain (1971) 9/10. The majority of the film is four scientist/physicians cooped up in a top secret lab trying to determine the composition of an extraterrestrial virus. For such a simple premise the film is incredibly believable and tense.
34. Starfish (2018) *** 4/10.A young girl explores what happened to her friend through a series of video tapes. A tepid, uninteresting film.
35. The Andromeda Strain Mini Series (2008) 5/10. ***. Unfortunately this reimagining of the classic film has none of the tension and seriousness of the original, substituting politically correct characters and dull subplots for a cohesive and focused primary story.
July 16th
36. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 31-33. *** 7/10.
July 19th
37. Shock Treatment (1972) *** 6/10 A scientist runs a "health" clinic that attempts to circumvent the aging process, but his methods have a sinister, murderous side. Interesting concept, but the execution was uneven, particularly the third act.
July 20th
38. The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episodes 34-37 *** 7/10.
July 21st
39. The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episodes 1-3 *** 7/10
40. The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episodes 4-7 *** 7/10
July 23rd
41. The Wraith (1986) *** 8/10. Orbs from space land in the Arizona desert, leaving behind a Dodge turbo charged Interceptor that kills off kids that want to race it. Awesome 80's cheese. Well acted.
42. When World's Collide (1951) 8/10.A Sci Fi classic. A distant planet threatens to crash into earth and its up to a few men to devise a rocket ship to transport a select few to another planet. Great story and effective special effects.
July 24th
43. The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episodes 8-10. *** 7/10
44. The Machine (2013) *** 6/10 A human cyborg program developed during a second cold war inevitably goes wrong. Although well acted, this one was tired and predictable.
45. The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episodes 11-13 ** 7/10
July 25th
46. Scanner Cop (1994) *** 6/10 This fourth installment in the Scanners franchise is just a notch above the Sci Fi channel in terms of acting, production values, I still found it an entertaining watch.
47. Scanner Cop 2 The Showdown (1995) *** 7/10. Scanner cop two was across the board a better film then the first scanner cop. Better acting, better story and better special effects.
July 26th
48. Day of the Animals (1977) 8/10. A classic in the "eco-horror' sub genre with great acting from Chris George and his wife Linda, as well as a tour de force performance from Leslie Nielsen.
July 29th
49. The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episodes 14-16 *** 6/10,
50. The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episodes 17-20 *** 7/10.

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Title in BLACK: From my personal DVD/Blu-ray collection.
Title in RED: Seen on NETFLIX.
Title in BLUE Seen on Youtube.
Title in PURPLE Seen in the movie theater during its current run.
Title in ORANGE Seen on Amazon Prime.
Title in GREEN Seen on TV during regular programming.

June 30 (dusk)
0.5 KATLA, S1
(2021) Ep. From Under the Glacier

July 1
1. DUST Youtube Channel,
(2021) Eps. Speak Only Good of the Dead / H.Appiness
2. Hangar 18 (1980) Pretty good film about a UFO coverup, cheesy but entertaining just to see Darren McGavin in a wig.
3. KATLA, S1 (2021) Eps. Ása / The Mother

July 2
4. Zontar: The Thing from Venus
(1967) I was shocked this was from 1967 because it looks like it's from 1955 tops, albeit in color.
5. KATLA, S1 (2021) Eps. This is not Him / Northerly Winds
6. KATLA, S1 (2021) Eps. Grima / The Rock
6.5. KATLA, S1 (2021) Eps. I Am You The end of the very slow-moving series with characters as cold as its Icelandic setting. The SF element is slight, but it's there. An interesting character study of what happens when an extraordinary event enters the lives of a very reserved people.
7.5. Creature (1985) For an Alien rip-off, it's pretty good.
8.5 Logan's Run (TV series) (1977) Ep. Logan's Run Feature-length pilot for the short-lived series which is a pastiche of what may have been two individual episodes.

July 3
9. Logan's Run (TV series) (1977) Ep. The Collectors
10. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1979) Ep. Awakening
11. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1979) Ep. Planet of the Slave Girls Guest stars galore! Roddy McDowall, Jack Palance and Buster Crabbe (original Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers).
12. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1979) Eps. The Plot to Kill a City, Parts 1 & 2 Starring Frank Gorshin.
13. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1979) Eps. Vegas in Space / Return of the Fighting 69th Holy coincidence, Buck! The former episode stars Cesar Romero! As well as the sexiest space maiden ever Pamela Susan Shoop in an outfit that has to be seen to be believed.

July 4
14. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1979) Eps. Unchained Woman / Planet of the Amazon Women Jaime Lee Curtis stars in the former episode.
15. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1979) Eps. Cosmic Whiz Kid / Escape from Wedded Bliss The former episode stars Gary Coleman and the latter features the return of Princess Ardala (the gorgeous Pamela Hensley).
16. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1979) Eps. Cruise Ship to the Stars / Space Vampire The former episode stars Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten as Miss Cosmos, the most perfect woman in the Galaxy.

July 5
17. Logan's Run (TV series) (1977) Eps. Capture / The Innocent
17.5 Logan's Run (TV series) (1977) Ep. Man Out of Time Possibly the best episode in the series - a time traveler from the past goes to Logan's time to find out what caused the nuclear war that destroyed his time. The twist ending is effective and moving. An episode with depth that explores moral issues.
18. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1980) Ep. Happy Birthday Buck Starring the stunning beauty Morgan Brittany.

July 6
18.5 Logan's Run (TV series) (1977) Ep. Half Life
19. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1980) Ep. A Blast for Buck / Ardala Returns The gorgeous Pamela Hensley returns as Princess Ardala, which is worth the price of admission alone.

July 7
20 Logan's Run (TV series) (1977) Eps. Crypt / Fear Factor
21. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1980) Eps. Twiki is Missing / Olympiad
22. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1980) Eps. A Dream of Jennifer / Space Rockers The former episode stars Anne Lockhart, Athena from Battlestar Galactica.
23. Oxygen (2021) A woman wakes up in a cryo capsule not knowing how she got there. The entire movie is inside the capsule, I'm not kidding. As lame as that sounds, director Alexandre Aja and star Mélanie Laurent make it watchable and at times even interesting.

July 8
23.5 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1980) Eps. Buck's Duel to the Death

July 9
24. Logan's Run, S1 (1977) Ep. The Judas Goat Guest starring Nicholas Hammond (TVs Spider-Man)
25 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S1 (1980) Eps. Flight of the War Witch, Parts 1 & 2 Starring Julie Newmar as an evil other-dimensional queen.

July 10
25. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Eps. Time of the Hawk, Parts 1 & 2
26. Black Widow (2021) A wasted opportunity, bogged down by BORING family drama and uninteresting supporting characters. What could have been a great villain is totally wasted and insulted. Likewise the inclusion of Red Guardian who does absolutely nothing. Not as bad as Black Panther, but second place for the worst marvel movie.

July 11
28. The Tomorrow War
(2021) Lots of fun and action. I'll take this over Independence Day any time.
29. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Eps. Journey to Oasis, Parts 1 & 2
29.5 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Ep. The Guardians

July 12
30.5 Logan's Run, S1 (1978) Eps. Futurepast / Carousel The latter is perhaps the best and most tension-filled episode in the series. Logan and Jessica return to the City of Domes and it may be mean their death!
31. Logan's Run, S1 (1978) Ep. Night Visitors The odd episode of the series since it has a supernatural angle. Our heroes encounter a haunted house inhabited by Satanists!
32. The Discovery (2017) A scientist (Robert Redford) discovers solid proof of an afterlife which provoques mass suicides. Interesting drama that explores the human psyche. Shades of Brainstorm also.

July 13
33. Logan's Run, S1 (1978) Eps. Turnabout l Stargate The former episode shows the loyalty that Logan still has for Francis 7, the Sandman who pursues him. The latter episode was the last in the series which offers no closure to Logan and Jessica's search for Sanctuary.
34. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) I was able to appreciate this movie more on this second viewing.
35. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Eps. Mark of the Saurian / The Golden Man

July 14
35.5 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Eps. Crystals
36. The Outer Limits, S1 (1995) Ep. Caught in the Act Alyssa Milano start in this episode.

July 15
37. Snowpiercer
(2013) A second watch for me, which allowed me to appreciate the subtleties of the story.
37.5 The Outer Limits, S3 (1997) Ep. Bits of Love Natasha Henstridge (Species) stars in this episode as a sexy AI who decides to takes matters into her own hands.

July 16
38. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Ep. The Satyr
39. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Eps. Shgoratchx! / The Hand of the Goral
39.5 Snowpiercer, S1 (2020) Ep. First, the Weather Changed

July 17
40. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Ep. Testimony of a Traitor Buck is put on trail accused of having caused the nuclear holocaust!
40.5 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, S2 (1981) Ep. The Dorian Secret The last episode in the series ends it on a high notes as it's one of the best. A moral conflict arises when a fugitive from an alien race seeks asylum aboard The Searcher (Buck's ship). The ending totally took me by surprise!
41. The Outer Limits, S1 (1995) Ep. Valerie 23 The sexy Sofia Shinas stars as an android companion who gets a bit possessive.
41.5 Snowpiercer, S1 (2020) Ep. Prepare to Brace

July 18
42. Bionic Woman, S1
(2007) Ep. Pilot
43. The Flight that Disappeared (1961) Almost feels like an extended Twilight Zone episode.

July 19
44. The 27th Day
(1957) Another heavy-handed morality tale that feels like an extended Twilight Zone episode.
45. Snowpiercer, S1 (2020) Eps. Access is Power / Without Their Maker

July 20
45.5 Snowpiercer, S1 (2020) Ep. Justice Never Boarded
46. The Outer Limits, S5 (1999) Ep. The Human Operators Sentient spacecraft with human crews who obey their every command.

July 21
47. Snowpiercer, S1 (2020) Eps. Trouble Comes Sideways / The Universe is Indifferent
48. Snowpiercer, S1 (2020) Eps. These are his Revolutions / The Train Demanded Blood
48.5 Snowpiercer, S1 (2020) Ep. 994 Cars Long
49. Snowpiercer, S2 (2021) Ep. 994 The Time of the Two Engines

July 22
50. Snowpiercer, S2 (2021) Eps. Smoulder to Life / A Great Odyssey

July 23
51. Snowpiercer, S2 (2021) Eps. A Single Trade / Keep Hope Alive

July 24
52. WILDCARD - Old(2021) Not really horror, not really fantasy, with some Sci Fi elements.

July 25
52.5 Snowpiercer, S2 (2021) Eps. Many Miles From Snowpiercer

July 26
53. Snowpiercer, S2 (2021) Eps. Our Answer to Everything

July 27
54. Snowpiercer, S2 (2021) Eps. The Eternal Engineer / The Show Must Go On

July 28
54.4 Snowpiercer, S2 (2021) Eps. Into the White

July 29
55. The Flash, S7 (2021) Ep. P.O.W.

July 30
56. Tenet
(2020)

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Indy24LA's 12th Annual Summer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge

Indy24LA'a 2020 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
Indy24LA'a 2019 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
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Indy24LA'a 2016 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
Indy24LA'a 2015 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
Indy24LA'a 2014 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
Indy24LA'a 2013 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
Indy24LA'a 2012 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
Indy24LA'a 2011 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
Indy24LA'a 2010 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge

Goal 25
* indicates first time viewing

June 30th
1. Loki S1 E4- The Nexus Event*
2. Oblivion (2013)

July 1st
3. Stargate (1994)

July 2nd
4. Galaxy Quest (1999)

July 3rd
5. The Bad Batch S1 E10- Common Ground*
6. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
7. Doctor Who S12 E11- Revolution of the Daleks*
8. Fear Street: 1994* (2021) {WC}

July 4th
9. Predator 2 (1990)
10. The Terminator (1984)
11. Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom (1984)
12. The Planet of the Apes (2001)
13. Arrow S8 E2- Welcome to Hong Kong*
14. The Tomorrow War* (2021)

July 5th
15. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Project Moonbase*
16. Men in Black II (2002)
17. Arrow S8 E3- Leap of Faith*
18. Arrow S8 E4- Present Tense*
19. Arrow S8 E5- Prochnost*

July 6th
20. Passengers (2016)

July 7th
21. Loki S1 E5- A Journey Into Mystery*

July 8th
22. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

July 10th
23. Psycho Goreman* (2020)
24. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja I*
25. Invincible S1 E3- Who You Calling Ugly?*

July 11th
26. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II*
27. The Terminator 2 (1991)
28. The Terminator 3 (2003)
29. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
30. Black Widow* (2020)

July 12th
31. Love and Monsters* (2020)

July 13th
32. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Voyage of Sinbad*
33. Dragonfly* (2002)

July 14th
34. Loki S1 E6- For All Time. Always.*
35. Fear Street: 1978* (2021) {WC}

July 15th
36. The Incredible Hulk (2008)

July 16th
37. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

July 18th
38. War of the Worlds (2005)
39. Fear Street: 1666* (2021) {WC}

July 19th
40. The Empty Man* (2018)

July 20th
41. Wellington Paranormal S1 E1- Demon Girl*
42. Wellington Paranormal S1 E2- Cop Circles*
43. Wellington Paranormal S1 E3- Ghost*
44. Sweet Tooth S1 E1- Out of the Deep Woods*

July 22nd
45. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

July 23rd
46. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Fugitive Alien*
47. Doctor Strange (2017)

July 24th
48. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Star Force- Fugitive Alien II*
49. The Bad Batch S1 E11- Devil's Deal*
50. Ghosts S1 E1- Who Do You Think You Are?*
51. Ghosts S1 E2- Gorilla War*
52. Ghosts S1 E3- Happy Death Day*
53. Sweet Tooth S1 E2- Sorry About All the Dead People*
54. Sweet Tooth S1 E3- Weird Deer S**t*
55. Sweet Tooth S1 E4- Secret Sauce*
56. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

July 25th
57. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sword and the Dragon*
58. The Wraith (1986)
59. Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
60. The Bad Batch S1 E12- Rescue on Ryloth*
61. The Bad Batch S1 E13- Infested*
62. Sweet Tooth S1 E5- What's in the Freezer?*
63. Sweet Tooth S1 E6- Stranger Danger on a Train*

July 26th
64. Sweet Tooth S1 E7- When Pubba Met Birdie*
65. Sweet Tooth S1 E8- Big Man*
66. Wellington Paranormal S1 E4- She-Wolf*

July 27th
67. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

July 28th
68. Star Trek (2009)

July 29th
69. The Wolverine (2013)

July 30th
70. The Fly (1986)

July 31st
71. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Samson vs. the Vampire Women*
72. The Bad Batch S1 E14- War Mantle*
73. Invincible S1 E4- Neil Armstrong, Eat Your Heart Out*
74. Avengers (2012)
75. A Quiet Place part II* (2021)

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Completed. 10 entries.
5 first time views.

July 1
1: Frankenstein 1970 (1958) *

July 2
2: Black Scorpion (1957)
3: The Boy with Green hair

July 9
4: The Thing (2011) *

July 10
5: Black Widow (2021)*

undated
6: 3 episodes of Rick and Morty* S5E3, S5E4, S5E7

7: Wellington Supernatural.* S1E1, 2

8: Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring extended cut
9: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ext
10: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King ext

Completed.

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* = First time viewing

July 3, 2021
1. Loki* E01/02
2. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith


July 4, 2021
3. Loki* E03/04
4. Independence Day
5. The Tomorrow War
*

July 5, 2021
6. Zack Snyder's Justice League*

July 7, 2021
7. Meet Joe Black*

July 8, 2021
8. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
9. War of the Worlds (2005)
10. Jurassic Park (1993)


July 9, 2021
11. Predator (1987)
12. Predator 2 (1990)
13. AVP: Alien vs Predator (2004)


July 10, 2021
14. King Kong vs. Godzilla* (1962)

July 31, 2021
15. Jungle Cruise* (2021)

Spoiler:
Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:
--- 1890/1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -
-X- 2020 - The Tomorrow War (2021)

Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
--- First language -
--- Second language -

Watch a film in 9 of the following:
--- Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film -
--- Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) -
--- Watch a film based on a novel -
--- Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award-
--- Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) -
--- Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) -
--- Watch a film with commentary -
-X- Watch a film and at least two sequels - Predator, Predator 2, Alien vs. Predator
--- Watch an animated film -
--- Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen -
--- Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone -
--- Watch a film and its remake/reboot -
--- Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups -

He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Ned Beatty -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Helen McCrory -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Cloris Leachman -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Sean Connery -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Christopher Plummer -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late David Prowse -

Thank the Maker. Watch 4 out of the following:
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Gene Roddenberry -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late C.S. Lewis -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late J.R.R. Tolkien -
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Jules Verne
-X- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late H.G. Wells - War of the Worlds
--- Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late Stan Lee -

Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
-X- J. J. Abrams - The Rise of Skywalker
--- Luc Besson -
--- Tim Burton -
--- Roger Corman -
--- Richard Fleischer -
--- Ron Howard -
--- Peter Jackson -
--- Alice Guy -
--- Fritz Lang -
-X- George Lucas - Revenge of the Sith
--- George Melies -
--- Hayao Miyazaki -
--- M. Night Shyamalan -
--- Stephen Sommers -
-X- Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Park
--- Guilermo del Toro -
--- The Wachowskis -
--- Robert Zemeckis

Watch a film in 4 of these ratings:
--- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved -
--- G-
--- PG/GP/M-
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated -

Watch a film in 6 of the following sub-genres:
--- Action/Adventure -
--- Animation -
--- Comedy -
--- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller -
--- Drama -
--- Family -
--- History/War/Western -
--- Horror -
--- Music/Musical -
-X- Romance - Meet Joe Black

Watch a film in the following 12 sub-genres:
--- Alien invasion -
--- Alternate History -
--- Based on fairy tale -
--- Christmas in July -
-X- Comic Book - Synder Cut - Justice League
--- Disaster -
--- Dystopian Society -
--- High Fantasy -
--- Immortality -
-X- Kaiju - King Kong vs. Godzilla
--- Mad Scientist -
--- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) -
--- Paranormal -
--- Post-Apocalyptic -
--- Prehistoric -
--- Robot/Android -
--- Space Themed -
--- Superhero Themed -
--- Sword and Sorcery -
--- Time travel -

Watch 6 of the following IMDB.com Title Types:
--- Feature Film -
--- TV Movie -
--- TV Series -
-X- TV Episode - Loki E01
--- TV Special/TV Short -
--- Mini-Series -
--- Documentary (any length) -
--- Video Game -
--- Short Film -
--- Direct to Video -

Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:
--- Helena Bonham Carter -
--- Benedict Cumberbatch -
--- Luke Evans -
--- William Fichtner -
--- Harrison Ford -
--- Morgan Freeman -
--- John Goodman -
--- Jake Gyllenhaal -
--- Chris Hemsworth -
--- Michael Ironsides -
--- Samuel L. Jackson -
--- Scarlett Johansson -
-X- Dwayne Johnson - Jungle Cruise
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Gugu Mbatha-Raw -
--- Sir Ian McKellen -
--- Chris Pine -
--- Natalie Portman -
--- Chris Pratt -
--- Vincent Price -
--- Geoffrey Rush -
--- Ryan Reynolds -
-X- Arnold Schwarzenegger - Predator
--- Andy Serkis -
-X- Will Smith - Independence Day
--- Evan Rachel Wood -


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My Eigth Sci-Fi Challenge
*= first time watching

Possible List:
Doctor Who - Finish Season 12
Loki - Season 1
The OA - Season 1 - X - I tried. Nope
The Unlisted - Season 1
Black Widow
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Rewatch
The Forever Purge
The Giver
The New Mutants



July 4
1. The Forever Purge (2021)*

July 8
2. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.1*
3. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.2*
4. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.3*
5. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.4*

July 9
6. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.5*

July 12
7. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.6*
8. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.7*
9. Loki - Ep. 1.1 "Glorious Purpose"*
10. Loki - Ep. 1.2 "The Variant"*

July 13
11. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.8*
12. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.9*
13. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.10*
14. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.11*

July 14
15. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.12*
16. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.13*
17. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.14*
18. The Unlisted - Ep. 1.15*

July 15
19. The Society - Ep. 1.1 "What Happened?"*
20. The Society - Ep. 1.2 "Our Town"*

July 16
21. The Society - Ep. 1.3 "Childhood's End"*
22. The Society - Ep. 1.4 "Drop by Drop"*
23. Black Widow (2021)*

July 18
24. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)*

July 20
25. The Society - Ep. 1.5 "Putting on the Clothes"*
26. The Society - Ep. 1.6 "Like A F-ing God or Something"*

July 21
27. The Society - Ep. 1.7 "Allie's Rules"*
28. The Society - Ep. 1.8 "Poison"*

July 22
29. The Society - Ep. 1.9 "New Names"*
30. The Society - Ep. 1.10 "How It Happens"*

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14th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge
Blue = First Time View

2021-07-01
1. Equals (2015) Showtime on Demand
2021-07-02
2. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs ''The Little Shop Of Horrors'' (1960 / 2021) Shudder on Demand
3. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs ''Monster (Humanoids From The Deep)'' (1980 / 2021) Shudder on Demand
2021-07-03
4. Sphere (1998) Showtime on Demand
5. Terror Beneath The Sea (1966) AMC on Demand
2021-07-04
6. Overtime (2011) My DVD
7. Avengers Of Justice: Farce Wars (2018) My DVD
2021-07-06
8. Dragonheart: Vengeance (2019) My DVD
2021-07-08
9. AE Apocalypse Earth (2013) YouTube
10. Flight World War II (2015) YouTube
2021-07-10
11. The She-Creature (1956) AMC on Demand
2021-07-11
12. Arctic Blast (2010) YouTube
13. Mutiny In Outer Space (1965) YouTube
14. The Antenna (2019) Shudder on Demand
2021-07-14
15. Bumblebee (2018) My DVD
16. The Superdeep (2020) Shudder on Demand
2021-07-18
17. Mystery Science Theatre 3000 ''The Green Slime'' (1968/unaired Pilot filmed 1988) YouTube
18. Mystery Science Theatre 3000 ''Invaders From The Deep'' (1981/1988) YouTube
19. Mystery Science Theatre 3000 ''Revenge Of The Mysterons From Mars'' (1980/1988) YouTube
20. The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (2019) FX
21. Pie, Pie, Blackbird (1932) TCM
2021-07-20
22. Age Of Dinosaurs (2013) My DVD
2021-07-24
23. Beast Of The Bering Sea (2013) Syfy on Demand
24. Freaky (2020) HBO
2021-07-25
25. The Alpha Omega Man (2017) YouTube
2021-07-26
26. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Gauntlet ''Lords Of The Deep'' (1989/2018) IFC on Demand
2021-07-27
27. Asteroid Vs Earth (2014) YouTube
28. A Night Of Music (1944) YouTube
2021-07-29
29. Zontar: The Thing From Venus (1966) My DVD
30. The Eye Creatures (1965) My DVD

Possible First Time Views
Spoiler:


The Host (2013) My Blu-ray + DVD
Power Rangers (2017) My Blu-ray + DVD
Satellite Girl And Milk Cow (2014) My Blu-ray + DVD


Doctor Who: Series Nine, Part One (2015) My DVD
Doctor Who ''The Magician's Apprentice'' (2015-09-19)
Doctor Who ''The Witch's Familiar'' (2015-09-26)
Doctor Who ''Under The Lake'' (2015-10-03)
Doctor Who ''Before The Flood'' (2015-10-10)
Doctor Who ''The Girl Who Died'' (2015-10-17)
Doctor Who ''The Woman Who Lived'' (2015-10-24)

Doctor Who: Series Nine, Part Two (2015) My DVD
Doctor Who ''The Zygon Invasion'' (2015-10-31)
Doctor Who ''The Zygon Inversion'' (2015-11-07)
Doctor Who ''Sleep No More'' (2015-11-14)
Doctor Who ''Face The Raven'' (2015-11-21)
Doctor Who ''Heaven Sent'' (2015-11-28)
Doctor Who ''Hell Bent'' (2015-12-05)

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Brainee's 2021 DVDTalk Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge List

Previous challenge totals:
2009: 76
2010-2015: Abducted by aliens?
2016: 33.5
2017: 66.5
2018: 73
2019: 60
2020: 31

Goal: 31
Total: 43
First Time Views: 23.5

= first time viewing

Movies rated out of 5 stars (*****) based solely on my personal enjoyment.

June 30th (Dusk)
1. Space: 1999 (1975): "A Matter of Life and Death"; Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019): S1E1-2.

July 1st
2. Oxygen (2021): I've seen a few movies set in a single room, but this has to have the smallest setting of them all: a coffin-sized cryo-chamber. Despite that, it was engaging throughout, and not the kind of movie I'd expect from Alexandre Aja (who made horror/thrillers like High Tension, Crawl, and The Hills Have Eyes remake). ****

3. Space: 1999 (1975): "Black Sun", "Ring Around the Moon"

July 2nd
4. Psycho Goreman (2020): I get what they were going for (80s Troma movie crossed with Power Rangers crossed with ET). While an amusing enough watch, it seemed like a one-joke movie. A little bit of real heart (and sympathetic characters) would've helped greatly. I think the recent Turbo Kid went for the same vibe and pulled it off much better. **1/2

July 3rd
5. Loki (2021): "The Nexus Event"; Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019): S1E3-4.

July 4th
6. Space: 1999 (1975): "Earthbound". So far, the best episode of the show. Christopher Lee guest stars as a dignified alien on his way to Earth. But what really made this stand-out was a horrifying ironic twist ending that would've fit in well on Twilight Zone. "Another Time, Another Place".

July 5th
7. A Quiet Place Part II (2020): Not as intense as the first movie, but not many movies are. Even though the plotting was light, it was nice to see the story show a little of the beginning of the alien invasion and have the setting branch out to give an idea of what the world-at-large is like. ***1/2

8. The Mortuary Collection (2019): Certainly more of a horror movie, but IMDb lists "fantasy" as the first genre. Solid little horror anthology, very much in the vein of Creepshow and Tales from the Crypt. ***1/2

July 6th
9. Shadow in the Cloud (2020): I figure being a "creature feature" makes this a reasonable wild card. Kind of like the gremlin episode of Twilight Zone but set in WWII. Low-budget, lean (not counting credits, under 80 minutes), and pulpy fun as long as you're willing to not take things too seriously. ***1/2 Wildcard #1

July 7th
10. Lapsis (2020): Low-key indie sci-fi has an interesting "Black Mirror" approach to the modern gig economy. This is much more for the independent drama crowd than sci-fi fans ... but if you're game, it's a movie about something different (which there's not a lot of out there). ***1/2

11. Space: 1999 (1975): "Missing Link", "Guardian of Piri".

12. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019): S1E5-6; Loki (2021): "Journey Into Mystery"

July 8th
13. Black Widow (2021): Maybe a more minor Marvel entry, but still entertaining and great to see on the big screen. Not everything has to have the fate of the world in the balance. ****

July 9th
14. Tenet (2020): I don't know if everything holds together, but you can certainly see how pieces fit together more with a second viewing. Not my favorite Nolan, but still a very worthwhile movie that gives a lot to think about. ****

15. Space: 1999 (1975): "Force of Life", "Alpha Child".

16. Werewolves Within (2021): A sillier Knives Out, but with a werewolf! I was surprised at first that I never heard of the video game, until I saw that it's only multiplayer (kind of like an online mafia-type game). ***1/2

July 10th
17. Love and Monsters (2020): Saw this for the first time during last year's horror challenge, but it probably fits in better in the sci-fi/fantasy genre. ****

July 13th
18. The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021): Lots of laughs and a huge heart. Dog? ... pig? ... dog? ... pig? ... dog? ...pig? ... loaf of bread ... SYSTEM ERROR!!! ****1/2

July 14th
19. Space: 1999 (1975): "The Last Sunset"; ☼ Loki (2021): "For All Time. Always"

July 15th
20. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019): S1E7-10.

July 16th
21. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958): I had to get around to rewatching this after including its picture at the top of my list. One of my all-time favorites growing up. And despite advances in effects technology, Ray Harryhausen's work still looks great. Though story-wise, I'm puzzled how nobody was clued into the evil magician's scheme. Magician tries everything he can to get the Caliph of Baghdad and Sinbad to help him go back to the island to get him lamp, and gets repeated turned down. Then the princess magically shrinks, and the magician says the only cure is back on the island. You wouldn't think ... he could have anything to do with the shrinking, would you?!? *****

July 19th
22. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973): This may be the oldest movie I remember seeing in the theater, although with more common theatrical re-releases in the days before home video I can't be sure it beat Jaws (which I know I saw in the summer it came out). Not quite up to the level of Harryhausen's first Sinbad movie, but still quite good. The Kali sword fight is a highlight, as is Caroline Munroe's cleavage. Even knowing the main villain is played by Tom Baker, I just don't see any trace of his Doctor Who (which he'd start playing not long after this) and would never have guessed it was the same actor if I didn't know. ****

23. Space: 1999 (1975): "Voyager's Return", "Collision Course"

July 21st
24. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977): One of Harryhausen's lesser movies, though still good compared to other sci-fi and fantasy movies aimed at kids in the mid-70s. Bad performances from the lead hero (Patrick Wayne looks good, but is incredibly stilted whenever he speaks) and villain (Zenobia the sorceress is laughably over-the-top) really hurt. Although the women are beautiful (Jane Seymour and Tyrone Powers' daughter) and we've got another Doctor Who tie-in with Patrick Troughton as the hermit sage who comes along for the adventure. ***

25. Fried Barry (2020): Certainly not a movie for everyone, and it won't take long to know where you stand. Sometimes hard to look at, but trippy and weird and something a little different. Though in a way it's a perverted riff on ET, with an alien adjusting to Earth, making friends and having adventures. Except instead of watching tv, riding bikes, and going trick-or-treating, this alien has sex with prostitutes, does drugs, disrupts a mental hospital, and gets in chainsaw fights. ***1/2

July 22nd
26. The Tomorrow War (2021): I can enjoy big dumb sci-fi action movies. That's what I heard about this ... and that's what I got! ***1/2

July 23rd
27. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): I forgot that Zoe Saldana was in this. It's funny thinking back to when this came out ... most people thought it was going to be a disaster: big budget + based on a Disney ride + pirate movie. Still fun and easily the best of the series. ****

July 24th
28. Jolt (2021): Kate Beckinsale is adorable, the supporting cast is strong, and I liked the central premise (kind of like John Wick crossed with The Terminal Man). Too bad the movie itself isn't very good. ** Wildcard #2

29. Gremlins (1984): Time for a cinematic palette cleanser! Like Poltergeist, this has producer Steven Spielberg's fingerprints all over it. But Joe Dante has a strong filmography, and his style comes through in his best movie. ****1/2

July 25th
30. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019): S1E11-14. And I think I may be bailing on this series. Completely surprising, because 10 episodes in I thought it was very good. The premise wasn't anything new (teen swordsman battles demons in early 20th century Japan), it was very well done and I was interested in where it was going. And then we're introduced to a comic relief character who spends 90% of his time screaming, crying, or perving (often in combination) with a nails-on-chalkboard voice. I hoped he just there for the one story arc, but nope ... looking online, he's a main character going forward. And there are just too many things I don't have time to watch to spend time with a show that actively annoys me (no matter how many fans it seems to have).

31. Space: 1999 (1975): "Death's Other Dominion", "The Full Circle"

July 26th
32. World on a Wire (1973): A 2-part miniseries (so I'll count it as 2 entries on my list). I'll review after I watch the second part tomorrow.

July 27th
33. World on a Wire (1973): I'm not sure how I never got around to seeing this until now. Maybe the imposing running time (although its very manageable in 2 nights, as it was originally intended to be seen) and the other Fassbinder movies I've seen haven't been my cup of tea. But this was very good ... very stylish with a story line way ahead of its time. ****

34. The City of Lost Children (1995): I've been a fan of this weird, wonderful movie since taking a 90 minute drive to see it in a big city art house theater when it was newly released. It sounded like something that begged to be seen on the big screen (and it was), and in those days there was only VHS standard def for home video. ****1/2

July 28th
35. Fish Story (2009): Very cute movie that cleverly pieces what seem to be unrelated shorts into a story about how a song for a forgotten punk band in 1975 saves the world from a comet strike 37 years later. ****

36. Alien: Resurrection (1997): Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Joss Whedon should have been a "can't lose" combination. But it just doesn't fit for an Alien movie. The cast is good and there are some good set-pieces, but this still ranks low in the Alien franchise (though still better than Alien 3). ***

July 29th
37. The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962): While clearly well below the quality of the Fritz Lang Mabuse movies, this is a crisply-moving and solid Krimi (that clearly dips into sci-fi with the invisibility). ***

38. Spaceballs (1987): You know, I don't think I've ever seen this whole thing before. Maybe a combination of Star Wars riffs seeming old by 1987, and the fact that the quality of Mel Brooks movies (at least for me) had been declining for years. I can see how this would've been greatly helped by seeing it with an appreciative audience. The cast is fun, but the jokes are really erratic. I think the Alien and Planet of the Apes jokes at the end saved it for a slightly positive personal rating. ***

July 30th
39. Jungle Cruise (2021): About what I was expecting ... a fun movie that you don't want to think about too hard, with a couple of great leads. The Rock would make a great boat captain for the Disney ride, but I suspect he has better things to do. ***1/2

40. ☼ Love, Death, & Robots (2021): Season 2. Fewer episodes than season 1 (I watched them all in about an hour 40 minutes), but still very good. There are so many great story ideas to be mined from short fiction that so much more of this could be done (especially since the animated format really doesn't put any restrictions on what kind of stories could be told). Interesting to see the variety of animation techniques, ranging from very abstract to so photo-realistic that it's easy to forgot it's not live-action.

July 31st
41. Space: 1999 (1975): "End of Eternity", "War Games"

42. Space: 1999 (1975): "The Last Enemy", "The Troubled Spirit"

43. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977): I liked ending these challenges in style! First time seeing the "Director's Cut", which is pretty close to the theatrical release (and gets rid of the "inside the mothership" ending from the "Special Edition". I always get a chuckle out of the one guy frantically running to the port-a-potty just as the mothership lands. As someone who usually starts a movie with a big caffeinated drink, only to have the receipt come due near the end, I sympathize. *****

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