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

• 1900 (optional): Alice in Wonderland (1903) (Y)
• 1910 (optional): Frankenstein (1910) (Y)
• 1920: The Hands of Orlac (1924) (A-SHUDDER)
• 1930: Topper (1937) (Y)
• 1940: Mighty Joe Young (1949) (PPV)
• 1950: The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) (MGM PPV)
• 1960: Children of the Damned (1964) (N)
• 1970: * Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) (D)
• 1980: * From Beyond (1986) (B)
• 1990: Split Second (1992) (Y)
• 2000: * Pandorum (2009) (B)
• 2010: * Captain America: Civil War (2016) (B-U)

Watch films in at least two languages other than English.

• First language - Korean: The Wailing (2016) (NWI)
• Second language - Russian: * Nochnoy donor (Night Watch) (2004) (D)

Watch a film in 12 of the following subgenres:

• Animated Fy SF: Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) (D)
• Based on a novel: A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) (N)
• Commentary: * 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) (B)
• Criterion Collection Fy SF: Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) (N)
• Documentary feature Fy SF: Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story (2013) (AR)
• Film and at least two sequels: * Atlas Shrugged 1-3 (2011/2014) (D/B-U)
• Film and its remake/reboot: Village of the Damned (1960/1995) (N-HBO OD)
• Film that takes place in the 'future' but the year has already come and gone: Hardware (1990) (N)
• Hugo Award (nom/won): * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (D)
• Saturn Award (nom/won) Fy SF : * Iron Man (2008) (B)
• Laser blasters: * The Avengers (2012) (B)
• Low budget: Phase IV (1974) (Movie 7/17)
• MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: Reptilicus (1961/2017) (NWI)
• Sea: * The Final Countdown (1980) (B)
• Space: * Apollo 18 (2011) (B)
• Special effects by Ray Harryhausen: 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) (N)
• Underneath the Earth: Unknown World (1951) (Y)

He's dead, Jim. Watch 6 out of the following:

• Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late:
  • Edgar Rice Burroughs - John Carter (2012) (N)
  • Gene Roddenberry - * Star Trek (2009) (B)
  • HP Lovecraft - Banshee Chapter (2013) (N/AR)
  • Jules Verne - 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007) (A-CONtv trial)
  • Philip K. Dick - Paycheck (2003) (N)
  • Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) (N)
  • Richard Matheson - The Box (2009) (MAX HD)
• Watch a film starring:
  • Alan Rickman - * Galaxy Quest (1999) (D)
  • Anton Yelchin - * Star Trek Beyond (B)
  • Bill Paxton - * Aliens (1986) (B)
  • Christopher Lee - * Hugo (2011) (iT)
  • John Hurt - * Alien (1979) (B)
  • Kenny Baker - Sleeping Beauty (1987) (Y)

Watch 12 films directed/produced/written by:

• Alex Proyas - The Crow (1994) (N)
• David Cronenberg - * The Dead Zone (1983) (D)
• David Twohy - The Arrival (1996) (MAX OD)
• Fritz Lang - Destiny (1921) (NWI)
• George Lucas - * Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) (B)
• George Miller - * Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (B)
• Georges Melies - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907) (Y)
• Hayao Miyazaki - * Spirited Away (2001) (D)
• J. J. Abrams - * 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) (B)
• James Cameron - * The Terminator (1984) (B)
• James Whale - * The Invisible Man (1933) (D)
• Jerry Warren - Teenage Zombies (1959) (Y)
• John Carpenter - Escape from New York (1981) (B)
• Kevin Connor - Goliath Awaits (1981) (Y)
• Luc Besson - Lockout (2012) (N)
• Paul Verhoeven - Starship Troopers (1997) (MOVIEPLEX OD)
• Richard Fleischer - Soylent Green (1973) (AR)
• Ridley Scott - Morgan (2016) (MAX OD)
• Robert Wise - * The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) (B)
• Robert Zemeckis - Mars Needs Moms (2011) (PPV)
• Samuel Z. Arkoff - The Spider (1958) (Y)
• Steven Spielberg - The BFG (2016) (NWI)
• Terry Gilliam - * The Brothers Grimm (2005) (D)
• The Wachowskis - Speed Racer (2008) (HBO OD)
• Tim Burton - James and the Giant Peach (1996) (N)
• William Cameron Menzies - Invaders from Mars (1953) (Y)

Watch a film for each rating

• G: Silent Running (1972) (N)
• PG: The Jungle Book (2016) (NWI)
• PG-13: * X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) (B-U)
• R: Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008) (N)
• NC-17(Optional): * Jason X (2001) (B)
  • X(Optional): The Beast (1975) (NWI)
• Unrated: * Pulse (2006) (D)

Watch a film in 28 of the following subgenres (link link 2):

• Alien invasion: * Independence Day: Resurgence (B-U)
• Alternate History: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) (HBO OD)
• Animalcadabra: * Cinderella (2015) (B)
• Arthurian Fantasy: Arthur & Merlin (2015) (SHO OD)
• Based on fairy tale: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) (FXM OD)
• Comedy: * Weird Science (1985) (B)
• Comic Book: * X-Men (2000) (D)
• Dark Fantasy: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) (HBO OD)
• Disaster: * Cloverfield (2008) (B)
• Dystopian Society: Divergent (2014) (N)
• First Contact: * Life (2017) (B-U)
• Future Crimes: * Minority Report (2002) (B)
• Giant Critters: Monster Island (2004) (N)
• High Fantasy: * Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016) (D-U)
• Horror: A Cure for Wellness (2016) (N)
• Immortality: The Age of Adaline (2015) (AP)
• Kaiju: Godzilla 2000 (1999) (EL REY)
• Mad Scientist: * Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) (B)
• Magical Beings: * Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) (B-U)
• Martial Arts Fantasy: * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) (D)
• Mutants (non-critter): X-Men 2 (2003) (D)
• Myths & Legends: * Trollhunter (2010) (B)
• Paranormal: Skinwalker Ranch (2013) (AR)
• Post-Apocalyptic: * Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) (B)
• Prehistoric: T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (1998) (Y)
• Robot/Android: * Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) (B)
• Space Opera/Serial: * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) (B-U)
• Space Soldiers: Alien Uprising (2008) (AP)
• Sword and Sorcery: Warcraft (2016) (MAX OD)
• Tech Noir: New Rose Hotel (1990) (N)
• Time travel: Synchronicity (2015) (NWI)
• Urban Fantasy: * Underworld (2003) (D)
• Worst Movie Ever: Catwoman (2004) (NWI)

Watch a film starring 23 of the following actors:

• Akira Takarada - Godzilla (1954) (EL REY)
• Amy Adams - * Arrival (2016) (B)
• Andy Serkis - Inkheart (2008) (B)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - * Terminator Genisys (2015) (B)
• Arthur Franz - Flight to Mars (1951) (Y)
• Benedict Cumberbatch - * Doctor Strange (2016) (B-U)
• Boris Karloff - Before I Hang (1940) (N)
• Brian Thompson - Flight of the Living Dead (2007) (N)
• Charlize Theron - The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) (HBO OD)
• Chris Pine - Carriers (2009) (N)
• Chris Pratt - Jurassic World (2015) (B)
• Christopher Lloyd - Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) (STREAMPIX OD/H)
• David Warner - In the Mouth of Madness (1994) (H)
• Doug McClure - Firebird 2015 AD (1981) (Y)
• Edward James Olmos - * Blade Runner (1982) (B)
• Evelyn Ankers - * The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) (D)
• Faith Domergue - This Island Earth (1955) (Y)
• Gary Oldman - Criminal (2016) (HBO OD)
• Harrison Ford - * Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (B)
• Hugh Marlowe - Castle of Evil (1966) (Y)
• Ian Holm - * The Fifth Element (1997) (B)
• Ian McKellen - * X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (D)
• James McAvoy - * X-Men: First Class (2011) (B)
• Julianne Moore - * The Lost World (1997) (B)
• Keanu Reeves - Johnny Mmemonic (1995) (FM 7/02)
• Keith David - * The Thing (1982) (D)
• Kurt Russell - Sky High (2005) (NWI)
• Lionel Atwill - * Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) (D)
• Liv Tyler - * The Incredible Hulk (2008) (B)
• Michelle Forbes - Bullfighter (2000) (AP)
• Michelle Rodriguez - * Resident Evil (2002) (D)
• Milla Jovovich - * Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) (D)
• Morgan Freeman - Transcendence (2014) (N)
• Patrick Stewart - * Logan (2017) (B-U)
• Peter Dinklage - * X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) (B)
• Peter Jason - Body Bags (1993) (Y)
• Peter Weller - * Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) (B)
• Raquel Welch - Fantastic Voyage (1966) (MAX OD)
• Roddy McDowall - Star Hunter (1996) (Y)
• Samuel L. Jackson - * Kong: Skull Island (2017) (B-U)
• Scarlett Johansson - * Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) (B)
• Sigourney Weaver - A Monster Calls (2016) (N)
• Susan Cabot - War of the Satellites (1958) (Y)
• Vincent Price - City in the Sea (War Gods of the Deep (1965) (AP)
• Will Smith - * Independence Day (1996) (B)
• Zoe Saldana - * Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) (B)

Personal

• Anime: * Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) (D)
• Musical: * Beauty and the Beast (2017) (B-U)
• TV Miniseries: Taken (2002) (D)
• TV Movie: Descendants (2015) (DISNEY)
• TV Series: * Continuum: Season 1 (B)