Watch one film from every decade, starting with the 1900s:

  • 1900 - Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) (on line)-
  • 1910 - Frankenstein (1910) (on line)-
  • 1920 - The Lost World (Own)-
  • 1930 - The Island of Lost Souls (1932) (rent)-
  • 1940 - Dr Cyclops (1940) (rent)-
  • 1950 - When Worlds Collide (own - UW)-
  • 1960 - They Came From Beyond Space (1967) (own)-
  • 1970 - The Land that Time Forgot (own)-
  • 1980 - Flash Gordon (DVR)-
  • 1990 - The Thirteenth Floor (1999) (rent)-
  • 2000 - Star Trek Nemesis (2002) (Own)-
  • 2010 - Dark Skies (2013) (rent)-

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Watch a film in at least two languages other than English:

  • First Language - Cantonese: Iceman Cometh (rent)-
  • Second Language - Japanese: Ghidora: The Three Headed Monster (own - UW)-

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Watch a...

  • Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film:-
    • MST3K: MST3K: The Starfrighters (rent)-
    • RiffTrax: Planet of Dinosaurs (rent)-
    • Hosted: Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Doomsday Machine-
  • Film featuring laser blasters - The Day the Earth Stood Still (own)-
  • Film made on a low budge (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - __Galaxy of Terror__(rent)-
  • Film based on a novel - Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Thief (own)-
  • Film which was nominated for a:
    • Academy Award - The Wizard of Oz (Own)-
    • Hugo Award - Time after Time (Own - UW)-
    • Saturn Award - Star Trek: Insurrection (own)-
  • Documentary Feature- UFOs: The Secret History (NWI)-
  • Criterion version film - The Blob (own)-
  • Film with commentary - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (own)-
  • Film and at least two sequels - Star Wars 4-6 (Own)
  • Film that takes place underneath the Earth - Journey to the Center of the Earth (own)-
  • Film that takes place in space - Outland (own)-
  • Film that takes place on or under the sea - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (rent)-
  • Animated film - Titan A.E. (own)-
  • Film with special effect by Ray Harryhausen - Mighty Joe Young (rent)-
  • Film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - The Phantom Planet (own)-
  • Film written by/starring/inspired by/or related in some way to -
    • Ray Bradbury - The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (own)-
    • Philip K. Dick - Next (own - UW)-
    • HP Lovecraft - The Call of Cthulhu (NWI)-
  • Film directed/produced/written by -
    • Ed Wood - The Bride and the Beast (rent)-
    • Steven Spielberg - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (own - UW)-
    • Terry Gilliam - Time Bandits (NWI)-
  • Film directed/produced/written by -
    • Roger Corman - Forbidden World (rent)-
    • Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man From Planet X (rent)-
    • Charles Band - The Day Time Ended (rent)-
  • Film written by Richard Matheson - The Twilight Zone: Nick of Time / Steel / Nightmare at 20,000 Feet / Night Call (NWI)-
  • Film and its remake/reboot - The Time Machine (own - UW)-

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  • Watch a film for each rating:
  • G - The Andromeda Strain (NWI)-
  • PG - Brave (own)-
  • PG-13 - Super 8 (NWI)-
  • R - Blood Tide (own)-
  • X/NC-17 - Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders (rent)-
  • Unrated - The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black {own - UW}-

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  • Watch a film in each of the following subgenres:
  • Alien Invasion - War of the Worlds (own - UW)-
  • Horror - Blood of Ghastly Horror (rent)-
  • Cybor/Cybernetic Revolt - Omega Doom (rent)-
  • Post Apocalyptic - Cyborg (own- UW)-
  • Alternate History - A Sound of Thunder (own)-
  • Robot/Android - Forbidden Planet (own)-
  • Immortality - Highlander (own)-
  • Space Opera/Serial - Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (own - UW)
  • Mutants (non-critter) - Resident Evil (own - UW)-
  • Comic Book - The Dark Knight (own - UW)
  • Mad Scientist - Creature with the Atom Brain (rent)-
  • Comedy - Iron Sky (NWI)-
  • Time Travel - Beyond the Time Barrier (NWI)-
  • Giant Critters - Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (own)-
  • Prehistoric - The Land that Time Forgot (own)-
  • Paranormal - Hearafter (rent)-
  • Kaiju - Rodan (own)-
  • Tech Noir - Looper (rent)-

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Watch a film in each of the fantasy subgenres:

  • Arthurian Fantasy - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Own- UW)-
  • Based on a fairy tale - Jack the Giant Slayer (Own - UW)-
  • Urban Fantasy - Lost Girl (DVR)-
  • High Fantasy - The Hobbit (own - UW)
  • Sword and Sorcery - The Beastmaster (own)
  • Dark Fantasy - __Dark City__(DVR)- / Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (own - UW)
  • Martial Arts Fantasy - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (rent)-

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Watch a film starring:

  • Vincent Price - The Fly (rent)-
  • Mara Corday - The Giant Claw (rent)-
  • Marshall Thompson - Cult of the Cobra (NWI)-
  • Charlton Heston - Planet of the Apes (NWI-
  • Milla Jovovich - Resident Evil: Apocalypse (own - UW)-
  • LLoyd Bridges - Rocketship X-M (Own - UW)-
  • Jeff Goldblum - Independence Day (own)-
  • Rutger Hauer - Crossworlds (NWI)-
  • Stephen Chow - CJ7 (rent)-
  • Joey Wang - Picture of a Nymph (rent)-
  • Gloria Talbot - Leech Woman (rent)-
  • Hugo Weaving -
  • Keanu Reeves - The Day the Earth Stood Still (own)-
  • Will Smith - Men in Black (own)-
  • Michelle Rodriguez - Resident Evil (own - UW)-
  • David Warner - Time After Time (own)-
  • Tilda Swinton - Vanilla Sky (NWI)-
  • Natalie Portman - Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (own - UW)-
  • Peter Cushing - Blood Beast Terror (own - UW)-
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger - Conan the Destroyer (NWI)-
  • Kurt Russell - Escape From L.A. (rent)-

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Personal Checklist:

  • Anime - Origin: Spirits of the Past (NWI)-
  • Read a novel adapted to film - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief-
  • Watch a TV Miniseries - Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (rent)-
  • Watch a TV Movie - Sharknado (DVR)
  • Watch a TV Season - Tremors (own - UW)
  • Watch a movie in the Theater - Pacific Rim-
jun 24 2013 ∞
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