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WATCH A FILM IN 6 OF THE FOLLOWING DECADES: (14/14)

• 1890 - The Astronomer's Dream (1898) (YT)- 7/1
• 1900 - The Impossible Voyage (1904) (YT)- 7/1
• 1910 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) (YT)- 7/1
• 1920 - The Hands of Orlac (aka Orlacs Hande) (1924) (YT)- 7/1
• 1930 - Son of Kong (1933) (MAX)- 7/2
• 1940 - The Ape (50 Movie Pack Horror Classics - Disc 5) (1940) (D)- 7/3
• 1950 - Godzilla Raids Again (Gojira no gyakushu) (1955) (MAX)- 7/3
• 1960 - Mothra (Mosura) (Tubi)- 7/5
• 1970 - Space Amoeba (Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû) (1970) (BD)- 7/11
• 1980 - Godzilla 1985 (1985) (TUBI)- 7/11
• 1990 - Predator 2 (1990) (BD)- 7/16
• 2000 - Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jî shômetsu sakusen) (2000)- 7/11
• 2010 - Monsters (2010) (HULU)- 7/20
• 2020 - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)- 7/29

WATCH FILMS IN AT LEAST TWO LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH: (0/2)

• First language - Japanese - Godzilla Minus One (2023) (Netflix)
• Second language - Russian - Attraction 2: Invasion (Vtorzhenie)- 7/29

WATCH A FILM IN 6 OF THE FOLLOWING: (15/19)

• Watch a MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - Last Drive in with Joe Bob Briggs - The Brain (1988/2023)- 7/7
• Watch a film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - Tower of London- 7/4
• Watch a film based on a novel - Dune (4k)- 7/25
• Watch a film which was nominated for a Hugo or Saturn Award-
  • Hugo - Young Frankenstein (BD)- 7/20
  • Saturn - Jurassic Park (BD)- 7/19
• Watch a Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) - KING KONG AND FRIENDS – GORILLAS, DINOSAURS & FANTASY CREASURE (TUBI)- 7/2
• Watch a Film from the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) - The Mysterians (Chikyu Boeigun)- 7/5
• Watch a film with commentary -
• Watch a film and at least two sequels:-
  • Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon (BD)- 7/10
  • Transformers: Age of Extinction (BD)- 7/10
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beast (BD)- 7/10
• Watch an animated film - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (BD)- 7/8
• Watch a film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen - The Valley of Gwangi (DVD)- 7/4
• Watch a film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - Destroy All Monsters (Kaiju soshingeki) (1968)- 7/6
• Watch a film and its remake/reboot-
  • Godzilla (Gojira)- 7/2
  • Godzilla (2014)- 7/20
• Watch a film about a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups -
• Watch 60 minutes of Sci-Fi/Fantasy shorts (animated or non-animated) -

HE'S DEAD JIM. WATCH 4 OUT OF THE FOLLOWING, WRITTEN BY/INSPIRED BY/RELATED IN SOME WAY TO THE LATE: (16/16)

• Barbara Rush - It Came from Outer Space - 7/1
• Chris Gauthier - Stargate: The Ark of Truth- 7/8
• Darren Kent - Dungeon's & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves- 7/18
• Donald Sutherland - The Hunger Games (V)-
• Glynis Johns - Mary Poppins (D)- 7/15
• Ian Gelder - Torchwood: Children of Earth- 7/28
• Jamie Christopher - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer-
• Jeff Burr - Tornado Warning (Alien Tornado) (2012) (TUBI)- 7/16
• Julian Sands - Warlock (VUDU)- 7/20
• Kenneth Mitchel - Captain Marvel (BD)- 7/7
• Mark Dodson - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (BD)- 7/14
• Michael Gambon - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (BD/UW)-
• Paul Reubens - Batman Returns (DVD)- 7/6
• Peter Spellos - Men in Black II (DVD)- 7/16
• Roger Corman - Lords of the Deep (TUBI)- 7/4
• Tim McGovern - A Sound of Thunder (DVD)- 7/6

THANK THE MAKER. WATCH 3 OUT OF THE FOLLOWING, WRITTEN BY/INSPIRED BY/OR RELATED IN SOME WAY TO THE LATE: (6/6)

• C.S. Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (BD)- 7/17
• Gene Roddenberry - Star Trek: First Contact (BD)- 7/11
• H.G. Wells - War of the Worlds (1951)- 7/1
• J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey- 7/9
• Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth- 7/9
• Stan Lee - Fantastic Four- 7/8

WATCH 10 FILMS DIRECTED/PRODUCED/WRITTEN BY: (15/22)

• Fritz Lang - Woman in the Moon- 7/4
• George Lucas - Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace- 7/14
• George Melies - Knight of the snow (aka Le Chevalier des neiges)- 7/4
• Guillermo del Tor - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies- 7/9
• Hayao Miyazaki - The Boy and the Heron (MAX)
• J.J. Abrams - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (UW)- 7/14
• John Carpenter - Escape from New York (BD)- 7/7
• Luc Besson - The Fifth Element (BD)
• M. Night Shyamalan - The Last Airbender (BD)- 7/20
• Michael Bay - Transformers: Age of Extinction (BD)- 7/10
• Peter Jackson - The Frighteners (V)- 7/30
• Richard Fleischer - Conan: the Destroyer (NWI)- 7/8
• Robert Zemeckis - Contact (BD)
• Roger Corman - Forbidden World (HULU)- 7/4
• Ron Howard - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (BD)
• Sam Raimi - Timecop (BD)- 7/26
• Stephen King - The Mist (DVD)- 7/24
• Stephen Sommers - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (DVD)- 7/28
• Steven Spielberg - Bumblebee (BD)- 7/10
• Terry Jones - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (DVD)- 7/18
• Tim Burton - The Corpse Bride (BD)
• Wachowskis, The - Speed Racer (BD/UW)

WATCH A FILM IN 3 OF THESE RATINGS: (5/11)

• Unrated (pre-MPAA)- Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)- 7/3
• Approved - Dracula (BD)- 7/23
• G - Godzilla Raids Again (MAX)- 7/3
• PG - Rodan (Sora no daikaiju Radon)-7/3
  • GP -
  • M -
• PG-13 - Dune Part 2 (4K)- 7/25
• R - Deep Sea 3 (BD/UW)
• NC-17 -
  • X (not porn!) -
  • Unrated -

WATCH A FILM IN 5 OF THE FOLLOWING SUB-GENRES: (3/10)

• Action/Adventure - Damsel (NWI)- 7/14
• Animation - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs-
• Comedy - IF (Paramount)- 7/10
• Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller -
• Drama -
• Family - Sleeping Beauty
• History/War/Western -
• Horror - Martian Land (DVD/UW)- 7/28
• Music/Musical - Wonka- 7/15
• Romance -

WATCH A FILM IN 10 SUB-GENRES: (2/21)

• Alien invasion - Independence Day: Resurgence- 7/4
• Alternate History -
• Based on fairy tale - Cinderella- 7/31
• Christmas in July - Miracle on 34th Street (1994) (BD)
• Comic Book - The Dark Knight Rises- 7/27
• Disaster -
• Dystopian Society -
• High Fantasy - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug- 7/9
• Immortality -
• Kaiju - Godzilla vs Kong (2023) (BD/UW)- 7/31
• Laser (death by or contains one) - Independence Day- 7/4
• Mad Scientist - Frankenstein - 7/18
• Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) -
• Paranormal - We Have a Ghost (NWI) 7/25
• Post-Apocalyptic - When Worlds Collide-
• Prehistoric - 65 (V)
• Robot/Android - Passengers-
• Space Themed -
• Superhero Themed - Iron Man 3- 7/29
• Sword and Sorcery - Ladyhawke-
• Time travel -

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WATCH A FILM STARRING 10 OF THESE CLASSIC ACTORS:

• CLASSIC: (8/8)
• Abbott & Costello - Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man 7/11-
• Bela Lugosi - The Ape Man- 7/3
• Boris Karloff - Bride of Frankenstein-
• Evelyn Ankers - The Wolf Man- 7/22
• Lionel Atwill - The House of Frankenstein- 7/22
• Lloyd Bridges - Rocketship X-M- 7/21
• Max von Sydow - Dune- 7/21
• Vincent Price - The Last Man on Earth 7/22- 7/22
• NEW: (3/3)
• Jude Law - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald- 7/12
• Matt Damon - Titan AE (BD)- 7/20
• Robin Williams - Hook (BD)- 7/15

WATCH A FILM STARRING 10 OF THESE ACTORS/ACTRESSES: (19/20)

• Andy Serkis - Inkheart (MAX/HULU)- 7/8
• Chris Hemsworth - Men in Black International (DVD)- 7/19
• Chris Pratt - Jurassic World (BD)- 7/19
• Christopher Lloyd - The Addams Family- 7/18
• Dame Maggie Smith - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (4k)- 7/17
• Emma Thompson - Men in Black 3 (DVD)- 7/13
• Hugh Jackman - Van Helsing (DVD)- 7/12
• John Agar - Revenge of the Creature (BD)- 7/14
• John Astin - Return of the Killer Tomatoes 7/21
• Keanu Reeves - 47 Ronin- 7/22
• Kenneth Tobey - The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (DVD)-07 /5
• Mara Corday - Tarantula- 7/5
• Nancy Allen - Philadelphia Experiment- 7/22
• Patrick Stewart - Star Trek: Insurrection (BD)- 7/23
• Peter Cullen - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (BD)- 7/10
• Peter Graves - Red Planet Mars- 7/21
• Ray Milland - The Sea Serpent- 7/23
• Sigourney Weaver - Alien (BD)
• Sir Ian McKellen - Beauty and the Beast- 7/23
• Taika Waititi - Green Lantern-

PERSONAL: (2/6)

• Academy Award Nominee -
• Anime -
• Found Footage - Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
• TV Movie -
• TV Season - Star Trek Prodigy: Season 1 (NWI)-
• TV Mini-Series - The Phantom - 7/6