Week 1 of the challenge is over and, unusually for me, I have only watched 4 films.
Only 8 hours and 16 minutes of cinematic fun. Most surprisingly, 2 of them were Tom Hardy films.
More surprisingly, none of them were Star Trek. Or Avengers.
I'm off on holiday tomorrow. I very much doubt I'll watch any movies, unless we are very unfrutunate with the weather (fingers crossed we aren't).
I shall be back in the UK on Saturday and I'm getting straight off the plane and heading to my favourite place in London, The Prince Charles Cinema, for their third Pajama Party - The Halloween Edition. 6 movies in one evening. Splendid. Should make for an interesting blog post.
Plus, finally, on Sunday (should we be recovered from the PJ party madness) I shall be heading off to see Looper. Been waiting a while for this one (I really should take release dates into consideration when I'm booking my holidays).
See you in a week for a lot of film analysis.
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Sunday, 30 September 2012
Monday, 24 September 2012
the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules...
So, today is the day the challenge begins. In order to prepare myself I have spent the weekend watching movies. It was a difficult job but I just about managed it.
I've had a few questions as to what the challenge entails, so below are the guidelines I'm planning to stick to;
1) Anything that qualifies as a movie must be noted and written about - Made for TV movies, documentaries (not TV docus), films at the cinema, DVDs at home, the 50th repeat of Love Actually on ITV2, etc.
2) I am not planning on writing a detailed review one very film, some may get that treatment whilst others may just get a short commentary.
3) With all films I will note the following: title, year of release, director, lead actors, running time and IMDB link. I will also give them ratings out of ten.
4) I will keep a record of how many films I have watched over a year and how many minutes/hours/days I have dedicated to the great art of cinema.
Handily, I was given one of these for my birthday so I can organise my film watching plans for the year ahead. I was also treated to a few DVDs, some films I've seen before, some I haven't seen in ages and some which are completely new to me.
I think I will start on one of these tonight...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Not seen before, not read the books either.
Babel - Again, not one I've seen but Gael Garcia Bernal is in it, so that's a plus point in my book.
Rampart - I didn't get a chance to catch this when it was at the cinema and I feel like it's been on my LOVEFiLM list for ages. I think this might be tonight's movie. I hope it doesn't disappoint.
Team America: World Police - Who doesn't love these puppets. Glad I finally have my own copy.
Ratatouille - Haven't seen this since it left cinemas. Remember it as being very enjoyable.
The Sword in the Stone - A Disney classic that I only half remember watching as a child, it will be good to watch this again now I have a slightly longer attention span.
The Rescuers - Another old Disney animation. I don't remember having seen this one before, although I do remember watching its follow up, The Rescuers Down Under, a LOT as a child.
Mulan - Again, a great Disney film, one I haven't seen since I retired my VHS player. Can't wait to catch up on what my Mum believes to be one of the best Disney movies.
Super - This is a film that has been on my 'to watch' list for a long time.
So, the challenge begins. The 'Time Well Spent' timer is at zero. Let's see what happens in the year ahead...
I've had a few questions as to what the challenge entails, so below are the guidelines I'm planning to stick to;
1) Anything that qualifies as a movie must be noted and written about - Made for TV movies, documentaries (not TV docus), films at the cinema, DVDs at home, the 50th repeat of Love Actually on ITV2, etc.
2) I am not planning on writing a detailed review one very film, some may get that treatment whilst others may just get a short commentary.
3) With all films I will note the following: title, year of release, director, lead actors, running time and IMDB link. I will also give them ratings out of ten.
4) I will keep a record of how many films I have watched over a year and how many minutes/hours/days I have dedicated to the great art of cinema.
Handily, I was given one of these for my birthday so I can organise my film watching plans for the year ahead. I was also treated to a few DVDs, some films I've seen before, some I haven't seen in ages and some which are completely new to me.
I think I will start on one of these tonight...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Not seen before, not read the books either.
Babel - Again, not one I've seen but Gael Garcia Bernal is in it, so that's a plus point in my book.
Rampart - I didn't get a chance to catch this when it was at the cinema and I feel like it's been on my LOVEFiLM list for ages. I think this might be tonight's movie. I hope it doesn't disappoint.
Team America: World Police - Who doesn't love these puppets. Glad I finally have my own copy.
Ratatouille - Haven't seen this since it left cinemas. Remember it as being very enjoyable.
The Sword in the Stone - A Disney classic that I only half remember watching as a child, it will be good to watch this again now I have a slightly longer attention span.
The Rescuers - Another old Disney animation. I don't remember having seen this one before, although I do remember watching its follow up, The Rescuers Down Under, a LOT as a child.
Mulan - Again, a great Disney film, one I haven't seen since I retired my VHS player. Can't wait to catch up on what my Mum believes to be one of the best Disney movies.
Super - This is a film that has been on my 'to watch' list for a long time.
So, the challenge begins. The 'Time Well Spent' timer is at zero. Let's see what happens in the year ahead...
Thursday, 20 September 2012
My Mission, should I choose to accept it...
One thing I've always wanted to do was combine two things I love - writing and movies.
So here's the deal, from Monday 24th September I will blog a commentary on every single film I watch, for at least one year. Be it some crap on TV at 1am on a Wednesday night, the latest blockbuster, some terrible foreign language animated disaster or, knowing me, my 67th viewing of Star Trek.
This could be interesting.
Keep your eyes peeled for the first comment. I'm predicting it will probably be Avengers related. I make no apologies.
Here we go...
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