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Watch a film in 9 of the following decades:

• 1890 - The X-Rays (1897) (YT)-
• 1900 - Under the Sea (1907) (YT)-
• 1910 - A Message from Mars (1913) (YT)-
• 1920 - The Lost World (1925) (D)-
• 1930 - Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (B-U)-
• 1940 - Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) (B-U)-
• 1950 - Them! (1954) (D)-
• 1960 - The Manster (1962) (D-U)-
• 1970 - When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) (B-U)-
• 1980 - Heavy Metal (1981) (B-U)-
• 1990 - Predator 2 (1990) (B-U)-
• 2000 - Planet of the Apes (2001) (D)-
• 2010 - Prometheus (2012) (B)-

Watch films in at least two languages other than English:

• First Language -
• Second Language -

Watch a film in 9 of the following categories:

• Animated - Ice Age (2002) (B)-
• Based on a novel - Jurassic World-
• Commentary -
• Criterion Collection -
• Documentary feature -
• Featuring a laser shot going into the sky or down from space -
• Film and at least two sequels -
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes-
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes-
  • War for the Planet of the Apes-
• Film and it's remake/reboot --
  • War of the Worlds (1953) -
  • War of the Worlds (2005)-
• Hugo Award (nom/won) --
  • Return of the Jedi (1984) (B)-
• Saturn Award (nom/won) --
  • Aliens (1986) (B)-
• Low Budget - Humanoids from the Deep-
• MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version - MST3K: First Spaceship on Venus-
• Special Effects by Ray Harryhausen - The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms-
• Future Past - After Earth (2013)

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 the Motion Picture
  • Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth (D)
  • Richard Matheson -or- - Somewhere in Time (D)
    • H.P. Lovecraft -
  • George Romero - The Crazies (N)
  • H.G. Wells - First Men in the Moon (D)
  • C.S. Lewis -or- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (B)
    • JRR Tolkien - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (B)
  • Alan Rickman - Galaxy Quest (B)
  • Margo Kidder - Superman: The Movie (N)-
  • David Ogden Stiers - Beauty and the Beast (B)

Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by -

• Duncan Jones - Warcraft (B)
• Fritz Lang - Metropolis (D)
• George Lucas - Hook (D)
• George Melies - A Trip to the Moon (Y)
• Hayao Miyazaki - Princess Mononoke (N)
• J.J. Abrams - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (B)-
• James Cameron - Avatar (B))__ (B)
• James Whale - Frankenstein (B)
• John Carpenter - Starman (N)-
• Luc Besson - The Fifth Element (B)
• Richard Fleischer - Soylent Green (N)-
• Ridley Scott - __Alien Covenant__((4K)-
• Robert Wise - The Day the Earth Stood Still (B)
• Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Park (B)
• Terry Gilliam - Jabberwocky (N)-
• Tim Burton - Batman (D)-
• The Wachowskis - Jupiter Ascending (DVR)

Watch a film in 7 of these ratings -

• Unrated (pre-MPAA) - The Invisible Man (D)
• Approved -
• G - Cinderella (D)
• GP -
• PG - E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982) (B)
• PG-13 - AvP: Alien vs Predator (2004) (B-U)-
• M -
• R - Logan (2017) (B-U)
• NC-17 -
• X - Robocop-
• Unrated (Post-MPAA) - Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)_ (B-U)

Watch a film in 11 of the following subgenres -

• Alien Invasion - Pacific Rim (B)-
• Based on a Fairly Tale - The Glass Slipper (D)
• Christmas in July - Batman Returns (D)-
• Comedy - Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy__ (B)
• Comic Book - The Amazing Spiderman 2 (B-U)
• Dark Fantasy -
• Disaster -
• Distopian Society - Wall*E
• High Fantasy -
• Horror -
• Immortality -
• Kaiju -
• Mad Scientist -
• Mutants (Critter or otherwise) -
• Paranormal -
• Post-Apocalyptic -
• Prehistoric -
• Psychological Sci-Fi -
• Robot/Android -
• Space Themed - *Passengers (BD)
• Sword and Sorcery -
• Time Travel -
• Urban Fantasy - Bright (2017) (NWI)

Watch a film starring 15 of the following Actors -

• Akira Takanada -
• Amy Adams - Man of Steel (2013) (B-U)
• Andy Serkis -
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - Predator (1987) (B)-
• Benedict Cumberbatch - Doctor Strange (2016) (NWI)
• Boris Karloff -
• Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (B)
• Chris Hemsworth - Thor: Ragnorak (2017) (V)
• Chris Pine - *Wonder Woman (2017) (B)
• Christopher Lloyd -
• Faith Domergue - It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) (D)
• Gary Oldman - Lost in Space (1998) (D)
• Harrison Ford - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) (B)-
• Sir Ian McKellen -
• James McAvoy - X-Men Apocalypse (2016)) (V)
• John Astin -
• Keanu Reeves -
• Keith David -
• Kurt Russell - Stargate (1994) (B-U)
• Liv Tyler -
• Milla Jovovich -
• Morgan Freeman -
• Patrick Stewart -
• Peter Jason -
• Roddy McDowal -
• Samuel L. Jackson - Captain America: The First Avenger
• Scarlett Johansson -
• Sigourney Weaver -
• Vincent Price -
• Will Smith -
• Zoe Saldana -

Personal -

• Anime -
• Found Footage -
• Musical - Moana-
• TV Miniseries - The Phantom
• TV Movie - __*Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (D)
• TV Series - *Babylon 5: Season 1 (1994) (D)