Hello there!
I decided I will make monthly updates to my movie lists: 50/50 and IMDb Top-250 everlasting challenge.
As I mentioned in my review of 2015, I decided I will in reality challenge myself to read 12 books this year (I read eight the last, so it shouldn’t be too bad) and watch 150 films. And as mentioned on the page for 50/50, I will also continue my TV Challenge (although I seem to get lost all the time as I start watching something that is not on that list…).
This year actually started really well when it comes to movies. I watched total of 34 films. Yes, that many. I didn’t have much life in January. But it should change in a week or so, let’s see what kind of an effect it’ll have to my watching habits. I also saw 10 films in cinemas. A lot, huh? But it’s the Oscars time, so… I still need to review Creed, Joy, The Revenant and Spotlight before the gala and I need to watch at least Room and Brooklyn.
Most of the films I saw in January were good or better or at least OK. Few turkeys like Damsels in Distress or Varsity Blues. Yeah, I lost few hours of my life for those ones but then again, I gave four or more stars to 14 films out of 34, I think that’s a lot! So good month indeed. The best of the bunch being Spotlight. Review coming later! The whole list you can see on the page.
Last year I managed to watch only two (!) films from IMDb’s list and I promised I’ll do better this year as most of those films are really good! And I started my year strongly as I watched Spirited Away that was on the list at number 43 when I froze it and also Pan’s Labyrinth on the same day (the 1st of Jan) that is #105. Btw, someone really should have warned me how awful that movie is. I mean how harsh, mean, sad, horrible (and yes, beautiful and so good) it is. It is not the film you should be watching when having a New Year’s hangover… I also added those three films that are now in Top-250 but weren’t then when I cemented my list. I want to watch them anyway and for sure will watch one of them, as that is Room, in this month.
So far so good.
What you’ve been watching in 2016? Any recommendations that I definitely should watch?
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Pan’s Labyrinth is a heavy film, but such a good one! Looks like you are on a movie watching roll!
I decided to be! I love great series but I realised after the last year that I kind of appreciate films as an art form more because you really need to tell your story in a quite short time and that suits me better but for some reason I end up all the time watching more and more series than films.
Can’t wait for The BFG and The Magic Faraway Tree later this year.
I’m looking forward to The BFG a lot too!
Spielberg is Hollywood’s ultimate big kid 🙂
Great goals here. I feel like my movie watching is going to take a serious dive in the second half of the year.
Well, you have an excellent reason! 😀