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Completed 7/30

Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:

• 1890 - The Magician (1898) (Y)
• 1900 - A Trip to the Moon (1902) (Y)
• 1910 - Frankenstein (1910) (Y)
• 1920 - * The Ten Commandments (1923) (D-U)
• 1930 - Transatlantic Tunnel (1935) (Y)
• 1940 - The Devil Commands (1941) (AP)
• 1950 - * Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) (D)
• 1960 - Curse of the Fly (1965) (N)
• 1970 - * Battlestar Galactica (1978) (B-U)
• 1980 - Contamination (1980) (AP)
• 1990 - * Body Snatchers (1993) (D)
• 2000 - Bridge to Terabithia (2007) (N)
• 2010 - * The Thing (2011) (B)

Watch films in at least two languages other than English:

• First language: Swedish - Border (Gräns) (2018) (H)
• Second language: Swiss German - Blue My Mind (2017) (AP)

Watch a film in 9 of the following:

• MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: Time Travelers (1964/2017) (NWI)
• Featuring a laser shot going into the sky or down from space - * Star Trek (2009) (B)
• Made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - The Dark Tapes (2016) (AP)
• Based on a novel - * Annihilation (2018) (B)
• Nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award-
  • Hugo (nom) - * Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) (D)
  • Saturn (won) - * Cloverfield (2008) (B)
• Documentary Feature - Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers (2018) (NWI)
• Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) - The Uninvited (1944) (R)
• Film with commentary - * Captain Marvel (2019) (B)
• Film and at least two sequels -
  • * Phantasm (1979) (D)
  • * Phantasm II (1988) (D)
  • * Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) (D)
• Animated film - * How to Train Your Dragon (2010) (B)
• Special effects by Ray Harryhausen - * The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) (AR)
• Takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - Class of 1999 (1990) (R)
• Film and its remake/reboot -
  • The Blob (1958) (D)
  • The Blob (1988) (D)

He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following - written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late:

• Gene Roddenberry - * Star Trek Beyond (2016) (B)
• C.S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979) (N)
  • OR J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit (1977) (Fandango Now)
• Jules Verne - * Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) (B)
• H.G. Wells - * The War of the Worlds (1953) (D)
• Richard Matheson - * The Last Man on Earth (1964) (D)
  • OR H.P. Lovecraft - Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom (2016) (Starz OD)
• George Romero - * The Crazies (2010) (B)
• Alan Rickman - * Galaxy Quest (1999) (D)
• Larry Cohen - God Told Me To (1976) (Showtime OD)
• John Carl Buechler - Troll (1986) (N)
• James Karen - Invaders from Mars (1986) (STARZEncore)

Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:

• J. J. Abrams - * Super 8 (2011) (B)
• Luc Besson - The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) (N)
• Tim Burton - * Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) (B)
• James Cameron - Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) (Y)
• John Carpenter - * The Thing (1982) (D)
• Richard Fleischer - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) (N)
• Terry Gilliam - * Twelve Monkeys (1995) (D)
• Duncan Jones - Moon (2009) (AP)
• Fritz Lang - Woman in the Moon (1929) (N)
• George Lucas - Strange Magic (2015) (Starz)
• Georges Méliès - The Mysterious Retort (1906) (Y)
• Hayao Miyazaki - * Spirited Away (2001) (D)
• Ridley Scott - * Legend (1985) (D)
• Steven Spielberg - * E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (D)
• The Wachowskis - * The Animatrix (2003) (B)
• James Whale - * Frankenstein (1931) (D)
• Robert Wise - * The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) (B)

Watch a film in 7 of these ratings:

• Unrated (pre-MPAA) - * The Fly (1958) (D)
• Approved - * The Thing from Another World (1951) (D)
• G - WALL-E (2008) (SD Vudu)
• GP - Bigfoot (1970) (Y)
• PG - Frogs (1972) (AP)
• PG-13 - Bumblebee (2018) (B-U)
• M - Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968) (Y)
• R - Hotel Artemis (2018) (C)
• NC-17 - * Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) (D)
• X (not porn!) - Pound (1970) (Y)
• Unrated (post-MPAA) - * Doom (2005) (D)

Watch a film in 11 of the following subgenres:

• Alien invasion - * Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) (B)
• Based on fairy tale - Avengers Grimm (2015) (AP)
• Christmas in July - Await Further Instructions (2018) (NWI)
• Comedy - Evolution (2001) (NWI)
• Comic Book - * Green Lantern (2011) (B)
• Dark Fantasy - * Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) (B)
• Disaster - The Bay (2012) (Streampix)
• Dystopian Society - The First Purge (2018) (C)
• High Fantasy - The Dark Crystal (1982) (NWI)
• Horror - Suspiria (2018) (AP)
• Immortality - Spring (2014) (N)
• Kaiju - * Shin Godzilla (2016) (B)
• Mad Scientist - The Unborn (1991) (AP)
• Mutants (Critter or otherwise) - The Titan (2018) (NWI)
• Paranormal - Ghostbusters (1984) (C)
• Post-Apocalyptic - Snowpiercer (2013) (NWI)
• Prehistoric - The Land That Time Forgot (1975) (SD Vudu)
• Psychological Sci-Fi - The Invasion (2007) (HBO HD)
• Robot/Android - I Am Mother (2019) (NWI)
• Space Themed - Cargo (2009) (AP)
• Sword and Sorcery - * Ladyhawke (1985) (D)
• Time travel - * 13 Going on 30 (2004) (MA)
• Urban Fantasy - The Craft (1996) (N)

Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:

• Amy Adams - * Enchanted (2007) (B)
• John Astin - * The Frighteners (1996) (D)
• Cate Blanchett - The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) (N)
• Benedict Cumberbatch - * Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) (B)
• Keith David - The Puppet Masters (1994) (N)
• Faith Domergue - * Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) (D)
• Harrison Ford - * Cowboys & Aliens (2011) (B)
• Morgan Freeman - The Nutracker and the Four Realms (2018) (NWI)
• Chris Hemsworth - * Ghostbusters (2016) (AP)
• Samuel L. Jackson - * Jurassic Park (1993) (B)
• Peter Jason - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006) (N)
• Scarlett Johansson - Eight Legged Freaks (2002) (NWI)
• Milla Jovovich - Future World (2018) (AP)
• Christopher Lloyd - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) (AP)
• Boris Karloff - The Man with Nine Lives (1940) (AP)
• James McAvoy - * Children of Dune (2003) (D)
• Roddy McDowall - Embryo (1976) (AP)
• Sir Ian McKellen - * The Golden Compass (2007) (B)
• Gary Oldman - Tau (2018) (NWI)
• Chris Pine - * A Wrinkle in Time (2018) (B)
• Chris Pratt - * Jurassic World (2015) (B)
• Vincent Price - Return of the Fly (1959) (N)
• Keanu Reeves - Replicas (2018) (N)
• Kurt Russell - Touchback (2011) (AP)
• Zoe Saldana - * Avatar (2009) (B)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - * Terminator Genisys (2015) (B)
• Andy Serkis - * King Kong (2005) (D)
• Will Smith - * Independence Day (1996) (B)
• Patrick Stewart - * Dune (1984) (D)
• Akira Takarada - Godzilla (1954) (Starz OD)
• Charlize Theron - * Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (B)
• Liv Tyler - Wildling (2018) (Showtime OD)
• Sigourney Weaver - Red Lights (2012) (AP)

Personal:

• Anime: Akira (1988) (H)
• Found Footage: * Trollhunter (2010) (B)
• Musical: * Labyrinth (1986) (D)
• TV Miniseries: Good Omens (2019) (AP)
• TV Movie: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010) (Hulu)
• TV Series: Stranger Things: Season 3 (2019) (NWI)

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