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Checklist completed 7/31 (100/100)

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

  • 1900 - 20,000 lieues sous les mers (1907) (online)
  • 1910 - Frankenstein (1910) (online)
  • 1920 - The Lost World (AP)
  • 1930 - The Son of Kong (rent)
  • 1940 - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (own)
  • 1950 - Creature with the Atom Brain (rent)
  • 1960 - They Came From Beyond Space (own - UW)
  • 1970 - Cosmos: War of the Planets (own - UW)
  • 1980 - Batman (own - UW)
  • 1990 - Batman Returns (own - UW)
  • 2000 - The Chronicles of Riddick (own)
  • 2010 - Dark Skies (rent)

Watch films in at least two languages other than English.

  • First language, French - Chrysalis (2007) (rent)
  • Second language, Spanish - Pan's Labyrinth (own)

Watch a:

  • MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - MST3K: Laserblast (rent)
  • Film featuring laser blasters - District 9 (own)
  • Film made on a low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - The Mighty Gorga (rent)
  • Film based on a novel - Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (own)
  • Film which was nominated for a:
      • Hugo Award - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (own - UW)
      • Saturn Award - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (own)
  • Documentary Feature - UFOs: The Secret History (NWI)
  • Film From the Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be Criterion Version) - Island of Lost Souls (rent)
  • Film with commentary - The Thing (2011) (own - UW)
  • Film and at least two sequels - The Mummy (1999) / The Mummy Returns / The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (own)
  • Film that takes place underneath the Earth - Journey to the Center of the Earth (own - UW)
  • Film that takes place in space - 2001: A Space Odyssey (own)
  • Film that takes place on or under the sea - Battleship (own - UW)
  • Animated film - Resident Evil: Degeneration (own)
  • Film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen - The Valley of Gwangi (rent)
  • Film that takes place in the "future" but the year has already come and gone - The Phantom Planet (own - UW)
  • Film written by/starring/inspired by/or related in some way to:
    • Ray Bradbury - Chrysalis (2008) (rent)
    • Philip K. Dick - The Adjustment Bureau (rent)
  • Film directed/produced/written by:
    • Ed Wood, Writer - One Million AC/DC (rent)
    • Steven Spielberg, Director - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (own - UW)
    • Terry Gilliam, Writer/Director - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (rent)
  • Film directed/produced/written by:
    • Roger Corman, Director/Producer - X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (rent)
    • Edgar G. Ulmer, Director - The Man from Planet X (NWI)
    • Charles Band, Director/Producer - Parasite (rent)
  • Film written by:
    • Richard Matheson - The Twilight Zone: Third from the Sun / Nick of Time / Nightmare at 20,000 Feet / Night Call (cable)
    • H.P. Lovecraft - From Beyond (own - UW)
  • Film and its remake/reboot - Total Recall (1990/2011) (own / OnDemand)

Watch a film for each rating:

  • G - Gnomeo & Juliet (rent)
  • PG - Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (own - UW)
  • PG-13 - Super 8 (own)
  • R - Resident Evil: Retribution (own - UW)
  • X/NC-17(Optional) - Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders (rent)
  • Unrated - The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black (own)

Watch a film in each of the following subgenres:

  • Alien invasion - Killers from Space (own - UW)
  • Horror - Species (own - UW)
  • Cyborg/Cybernetic revolt - Omega Doom (rent)
  • Post-Apocalyptic - Resident Evil: Extinction (own)
  • Alternate History - Jackboots on Whitehall (rent)
  • Robot/Android - The Stepford Wives (1975) (rent)
  • Immortality - The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) (rent)
  • Space Opera/Serial - Planet Outlaws (own - UW)
  • Mutants (non-critter) - Resident Evil: Afterlife (own)
  • Comic Book - Batman Forever (own - UW)
  • Mad Scientist - The Madmen of Mandoras (own - UW)
  • Comedy - Back to the Future Part II (own - UW)
  • Time travel - Back to the Future (own)
  • Giant Critters - The Killer Shrews (own - UW)
  • Prehistoric - The Land That Time Forgot (2009) (rent)
  • Paranormal - Hereafter (rent)
  • Kaiju - Gamera vs. Viras (own - UW)
  • Tech Noir - Looper (on demand)
  • First Contact - Contact (own - UW)

Not sure what qualifies? Check here for a description.

  • Arthurian Fantasy - Merlin: The Return (Amazon Prime)
  • Based on fairy tale - Jack and the Giant Slayer (own- UW)
  • Urban Fantasy - Big Trouble in Little China (own)
  • High Fantasy - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (own - UW)
  • Sword and Sorcery - The Scorpion King (own)
  • Dark Fantasy - Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (rent)
  • Martial Arts Fantasy - The Warrior's Way (NWI)

Watch a film starring:

  • Vincent Price - The Tingler (rent)
  • Mara Corday - The Giant Claw (rent)
  • Marshall Thompson - Fiend Without a Face (rent)
  • Charlton Heston - Solar Crisis (rent)
  • Milla Jovovich - Resident Evil: Apocalypse (own)
  • Lloyd Bridges - Rocketship X-M (rent)
  • Jeff Goldblum - Independence Day (own)
  • Rutger Hauer - Blade Runner (own)
  • Stephen Chow - CJ7 (rent)
  • Joey Wang - Butterfly and Sword (NWI)
  • Natalie Portman - Your Highness (rent)
  • Gloria Talbot - The Leech Woman (rent)
  • Hugo Weaving - Cloud Atlas (rent)
  • Keanu Reeves - The Lake House (rent)
  • Will Smith - Wild Wild West (own)
  • Michelle Rodriguez - Resident Evil (own)
  • David Warner - Time After Time (own - UW)
  • Tilda Swinton - Constantine (own)
  • Peter Cushing - The Abominable Snowman (rent)
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger - Batman & Robin (own - UW)
  • Kurt Russell - The Thing (1982) (own)

Personal Checklist:

  • Anime - The Secret World of Arrietty (rent)
  • Read a Novel Adapted to Film - Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
  • TV Movie - Sharknado (cable)
  • TV Miniseries - Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (rent)
  • TV Season - Tremors: The Series (own - UW)
  • Watch a Movie in a Theater - Pacific Rim
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