Well then I hope you enjoy disappointment.

Date: Tuesday 1st January
Film: Twilight (2008)
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Billy Burke
Running time: 02 hours, 02 minutes
Rating: 6/10

Someone very kindly gifted me the first four Twilight films for Christmas. I'll admit, the books were a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine - the writing is terrible, the female protagonist is whiny and irritating, but they were an easy read.

I had already seen the first two films and wasn't sold. Seeing as they are now part of my collection, the least I can do is give them all a chance.

The opening to the series was, for me, seriously disappointing. I'm a fan of Catherine Hardwicke's previous work, and think Kristen Stewart was brilliant in Into the Wild. I think the problem is that a cast and crew of indie filmmakers were bought together to create a film that, unbeknownst to most, was to become part of a phenomenon.

Yes, there are aspects of the ridiculous - the growling, the sparkling - but I feel these are a fault in the stories, as opposed to a fault of the film. With a following as large as that of Twilight, there was no way these traits could be left out, even if they are an easy source of mockery for the film.

This film is a faithful adaptation to the books, but it isn't for everyone.

Challenge day: 98
Challenge time: 06 days, 00 hours, 34 minutes
Challenge film total: 75

You know that day that you once told me about, when Gotham would no longer need Batman? It's coming.

Date: Saturday 8th December
Film: The Dark Knight (2008)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart and Michael Caine
Running Time: 02 hours, 32 minutes
Rating: 9.5/10

It made sense, after watching Batman Begins the previous day, to fill the rest of our weekend with the remainder of the trilogy.

The Dark Knight is, in my opinion, the best of the three films. The threat, the bad guy, seems more real. The Joker isn't fiddling with chemicals or nuclear reactions, he isn't working with a group of others; The Joker is a mad man. Pure and simple.

This character, played amazingly by Heath Ledger, steals the show with every scene he turns up in. The Dark Knight is full of action and suspense.

This is a great, great film, both as part of the trilogy and on it's own.

Challenge day: 76
Challenge time: 04 days, 00 hours, 02 minutes
Challenge film total: 51