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Completed 7/31

Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:

• 1890 - The Mechanical Butcher (1895) (Y)
• 1900 - The Mysterious Retorte (1906) (Y)
• 1910 - Frankenstein (1910) (Y)
• 1920 - The Monster (1925) (DM)
• 1930 - Gulliver's Travels (1939) (AP)
• 1940 - Once Upon a Time (1944) (R)
• 1950 - * Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) (D)
• 1960 - Flight That Disappeared (1961) (AP)
• 1970 - The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) (Y)
• 1980 - Aliens (1986) (B)
• 1990 - Congo (1995) (CINEMAX)
• 2000 - AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) (D)
• 2010 - Itsy Bitsy (2019) (AP)
• 2020 - Artemis Fowl (2020) (D+)

Watch films in at least two languages other than English:

• First language, Polish - Demon (2015) (SHUDDER)
• Second language, Spanish - Witching and Bitching (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi) (2013) (ASub)

Watch a film in 9 of the following:

• MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - MST3K: The Return: Starcrash (1978/2017) (NWI)
• Featuring a laser shot going into the sky or down from space - * Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) (B)
• Made on a low budget - Galaxina (1980) (AR)
• Based on a novel - The Invisible (2007) (HBO)
• Nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award:
  • Hugo - * The Martian (2015) (MA)
  • Saturn - * Independence Day (1996) (B)
• Documentary Feature - Alien Highway (2013) (AP)
• Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) - * The War of the Worlds (1953) (D)
• Film with commentary - * Thor: Ragnarok (2017) (B)
• Film and at least two sequels:
  • * Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) (B-U)
  • * Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) (B-U)
  • * Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) (B-U)
• Animated film - The Congress (2013) (AP)
• Special effects by Ray Harryhausen - Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) (Y)
• Takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - * Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) (B-U)
• Takes place in the “past” but the year has not yet come - * Interstellar (2014) (B)
• Film and its remake/reboot:
  • * Planet of the Apes (1968) (B-U)
  • * Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) (B)

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: Deep Space Nine: Season 6: Episodes 1-2 (1997) (NWI)
• C.S. Lewis - * The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) (D+)
  • OR J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit (1977) (HBO MAX)
• Jules Verne - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 TV Movie) (AP)
  • OR H.G. Wells - War of the Worlds: The True Story (2012) (AP)
• Rutger Hauer - Flying Virus (2001) (AP)
• David Hedison - The Lost World (1960) (FXM)
• Stan Lee - * Captain Marvel (2019) (4K)
• Stuart Gordon - The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Re-Animator (1985) (SHUDDER)
• Kirk Douglas - The Final Countdown (1980) (B)
• Max von Sydow - Death Watch (1980) (AP)
• Ian Holm - * Alien (1979) (B)

Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:

• J. J. Abrams - * Super 8 (2011) (B)
• Luc Besson - * The Fifth Element (1997) (B)
• Tim Burton - * Planet of the Apes (2001) (B)
• James Cameron - * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (D)
• John Carpenter - * The Thing (1982) (D)
• Richard Fleischer - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) (D+)
• Terry Gilliam - The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) (CRACKLE)
• Fritz Lang - * Metropolis (1927) (D)
• Francis Lawrence - * Constantine (2005) (D)
• George Lucas - Willow (1988) (D+)
• Georges Méliès - Gulliver's Travels (1902) (Y)
• Hayao Miyazaki - My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (HBO MAX)
• Ridley Scott - * Alien: Covenant (2017) (B)
• Steven Spielberg - * War of the Worlds (2005) (D)
• The Wachowskis - Cloud Atlas (2012) (NWI)
• James Whale - * The Invisible Man (1933) (D)
• Robert Wise - * The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) (B)

Watch a film in 7 of these ratings:

• Unrated (pre-MPAA) - * Revenge of the Creature (1955) (D)
• Approved - The Satan Bug (1965) (SCREENPIX)
• G - The Bermuda Triangle (1978) (AP)
• GP - Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) (SCREENPIX)
• PG - The Capture of Bigfoot (1979) (AMAZON)
• PG-13 - * The Mummy (1999) (BD)
• M - Argoman: The Fantastic Superman (1967) (Y)
• R - The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Contamination (1980) (SHUDDER)
• NC-17 - The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994/2018) (SHUDDER)
• X (not p*rn!) - RoboCop (1987) (STARZ)
• Unrated (post-MPAA) - AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007) (B)

Watch a film in 12 of the following subgenres:

• Alien invasion - Signs (2002) (D)
• Alternate History - * Watchmen (2009) (B)
• Based on fairy tale - * Frozen (2013) (MA)
• Christmas in July - Christmas Icetastrophe (2014) (AP)
• Comedy - Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) (STARZ)
• Comic Book - * Justice League (2017) (B)
• Dark Fantasy - Hellboy (2019) (HBO)
• Disaster - * Godzilla (2014) (B)
• Dystopian Society - Captive State (2019) (SHOWTIME)
• High Fantasy - * The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) (BD)
• Horror - Brightburn (2019) (STARZ)
• Immortality - The Old Guard (2020) (NETFLIX)
• Kaiju - * Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (B)
• Mad Scientist - Tammy and the T-Tex (1994) (SHUDDER)
• Mutants (Critter or otherwise) - Swarm of the Snakehead (2006) (AP)
• No Weapons Used - Zoe (2018) (AP)
• Paranormal - The Green Mile (1999) (D)
• Post-Apocalyptic - Cargo (2017) (NWI)
• Prehistoric - Creatures the World Forgot (1971) (AR)
• Psychological Sci-Fi - Brainstorm (1983) (Y)
• Robot/Android - * Prometheus (2012) (B)
• Romance - Kate & Leopold (2001) (SHOWTIME)
• Space Themed - * Alien Resurrection (1997) (B)
• Steampunk Themed - Mortal Engines (2018) (CINEMAX)
• Superhero Themed - * Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) (B)
• Sword and Sorcery - * The Scorpion King (2002) (B)
• Time travel - * Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) (B-U)
• Urban Fantasy - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) (B)

Watch a film starring 15 of the following actors:

• Amy Adams - * Man of Steel (2013) (MA)
• Cate Blanchett - * Thor: Ragnarok (2017) (B)
• Helena Bonham Carter - * Cinderella (2015) (B)
• Nicolas Cage - Color Out of Space (2019) (AR)
• Peter Cullen - * Bumblebee (2018) (B)
• Benedict Cumberbatch - Mowgli (2018) (NWI)
• Keith David - * The Princess and the Frog (2009) (B)
• Faith Domergue - This Island Earth (1955) (R)
• Harrison Ford - What Lies Beneath (2000) (SHOWTIME)
• Morgan Freeman - * Wanted (2008) (B)
• Chris Hemsworth - * Avengers: Infinity War (2018) (B)
• Josh Hutcherson - Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) (SHOWTIME)
• Samuel L. Jackson - * Kong: Skull Island (2017) (B)
• Scarlett Johansson - My Brother the Pig (1999) (AP)
• Dwayne Johnson - Moana (2016) (D+)
• Boris Karloff - The Invisible Ray (1936) (R)
• Christopher Lloyd - Muse (2017) (Y)
• James McAvoy - * The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (2005) (D+)
• Sir Ian McKellen - * X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) (B)
• Gary Oldman - * Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) (B)
• Chris Pine - * Wonder Woman (2017) (MA)
• Chris Pratt - * Passengers (2016) (MA)
• Vincent Price - The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Dead Heat (1988/2020) (SHUDDER)
• Keanu Reeves - The Bad Batch (2016) (NWI)
• Kurt Russell - Soldier (1998) (HBO)
• Zoe Saldana - * Avengers: Endgame (2019) (B)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - * The Terminator (1984) (B)
• Andy Serkis - * War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) (B)
• Will Smith - * Suicide Squad (2016) (B)
• Patrick Stewart - Spark: A Space Trail (2016) (AMAZON)
• Akira Takarada - Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) (R)
• Tim Thomerson - Sasquatch Mountain (2006) (AP)
• Emma Thompson - Nanny McPhee (2005) (STARZ)
• Liv Tyler - Ad Astra (2019) (HBO)
• David Warner - The Man with Two Brains (1983) (RB$)
• Sigourney Weaver - * Alien 3 (1992) (B)

Personal Checklist:

• Anime - Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (Gojira: Kaijû Wakusei) (2017) (NWI)
• Found Footage - Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012) (ASub)
• Musical - * Frozen II (2019) (B-U)
• TV Miniseries - * The Stand (1994) (D) (4/4)
• TV Movie - Darklight (2004) (SYFY)
• TV Season - Star Trek: Voyager: Season 4 (1997-98) (NWI) (26/26)

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