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Finished 7/31/24

Watch a film in 6 of the following decades:

• 1890 - The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (La lune à un mètre) (1898)
  • 1900 - The Witch (La fée Carabosse ou le poignard fatal) (1906)
• 1910 - Frankenstein (1910)
  • 1920 - All Aboard for the Moon (1920)
• 1930 - Son of Kong (The Son of Kong) (1933)
• 1940 - The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
• 1950 - Godzilla Raids Again (Gojira no gyakushû) (1955)
• 1960 - Mothra (Mosura) (1961)
• 1970 - Space Amoeba (Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû) (1970)
• 1980 - Godzilla 1985 (1985)
• 1990 - Without Warning (1994)
• 2000 - Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jî shômetsu sakusen) (2000)
• 2010 - Skinwalker Ranch (2013)
• 2020 - The Flash (2023)

Watch films in at least two languages other than English.:

• First language, German - UFO: It Is Here (2016)
• Second language, Japanese - Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (San Daikaijû Chikyû Saidai no Kessen) (1964)

Watch a film in 6 of the following:

• MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version - The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: C.H.U.D. (1984/2019)
• Low budget - Wonder Woman (1974)__
• Based on a novel - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
• Nominated for a Hugo - Dune (Dune: Part One) (2021)
  • Saturn Award - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
• Academy Award Winner (film/actor) - Ghost (1990)
• Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) - In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
• Criterion Collection - King Kong (1933)
• Commentary - Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
• Film and at least two sequels:
  • Film 1 - Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (Gojira tai Mekagojira) (1974)
  • Film 2 - Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Gojira vs. Mekagojira) (1993)
  • Film 3 - Terror of Mechagodzilla (Mekagojira no gyakushu) (1975)
• Animated film - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
• SFX by Ray Harryhausen - It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
• Takes place in the 'future' but the year has already come and gone - Destroy All Monsters (Kaijû sôshingeki) (1968)
• Film and its remake/reboot:
  • Godzilla (Gojira) (1954)
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (Godzilla, King of the Monsters!) (1956)
• LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups - The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023)
• 60 minutes of Sci-fi/Fantasy shorts:
  • Lorenzo (2004)
  • The Little Matchgirl (2006)
  • Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (2010)
  • The Ballad of Nessie (2011)
  • Abiogenesis (2011)
  • Paperman (2012)
  • Feral (2012)
  • Frozen Fever (2015)
  • Tick Tock Tale (2015)

He's dead, Jim. Watch 4 out of the following - Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late:

• Barbara Rush - It Came from Outer Space (1953)
• Chris Gauthier - Monster Trucks (2016)
• Darren Kent - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
• Donald Sutherland - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
• Glynis Johns - The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
• Ian Gelder - Torchwood: Children of Earth (2009)
• Jamie Christopher - The Marvels (2023)
• Jeff Burr - Tornado Warning (Alien Tornado) (2012)
• Julian Sands - Beyond Sherwood Forest (2009)
• Kenneth Mitchell - Captain Marvel (2019)
• Mark Dodson - Arachnicide (2014)
• Michael Gambon - Paddington (2014)
• Paul Reubens - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
• Peter Spellos - Billy Frankenstein (1998)
• Roger Corman - Humanoids from the Deep (1996)
• Tim McGovern - Men in Black: International (2019)

Thank the Maker. Watch 3 out of the following - Written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late:

• Gene Roddenberry - Star Trek Beyond (2016)
• C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
• J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit (1977)
• Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
• H.G. Wells - The Invisible Man (2020)
• Stan Lee - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:

• Fritz Lang - Destiny (Der müde Tod) (1921)
• George Lucas - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
• Georges Melies - An Impossible Voyage (Le voyage à l'impossible) (1904)
• Guillermo del Toro - Hellboy (2004)
• Hayao Miyazaki - Ponyo (Gake no ue no Ponyo) (2008)
• J. J. Abrams - 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
• John Carpenter - Silent Predators (1999)
• Luc Besson - The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec) (2010)
• M. Night Shyamalan - Signs (2002)
• Michael Bay - A Quiet Place (2018)
• Peter Jackson - Mortal Engines (2018)
• Richard Fleischer - Soylent Green (1973)
• Robert Zemeckis - Mars Needs Moms (2011)
• Roger Corman - Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)
• Ron Howard - The Dark Tower (2017)
• Sam Raimi - Nightbooks (2021)
• Stephen King - Trucks (1997)
• Stephen Sommers - The Mummy (1999)
• Steven Spielberg - The Flintstones (1994)
• Terry Jones - Labyrinth (1986)
• Tim Burton - Beetlejuice (1988)
• The Wachowskis - V for Vendetta (2005)

Watch a film in 3 of these ratings:

• Unrated (pre-MPAA) - King Kong vs. Godzilla (Kingu Kongu tai Gojira) (1962)
  • Approved - Rodan (Sora no daikaijû Radon) (1956)
• G - Invasion of Astro-Monster (Kaijû daisensô) (1965)
• PG - Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Gojira · Ebira · Mosura Nankai no daikettô) (1966)
  • GP - The Astro-Zombies (Astro-Zombies) (1968)
  • M - Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
• PG13 - King Kong Lives (1986)
• R - Area 51 (2015)
• NC-17 - Killing Eva Braun (2014)
  • X (not porn!) - Re-Animator (1985)
  • Unrated - Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem) (2007)

Watch a film in 5 of the following sub-genres:

• Action/Adventure - All Monsters Attack (Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki) (1969)
• Animation - Kong: King of Atlantis (2005)
• Comedy - Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
• Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller - Infinity Pool (2023)
• Drama - Dune: Part Two (2024)
• Family - Rebirth of Mothra (Mosura) (1996)
• History/War/Western - Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
• Horror - Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
• Music/Musical - The Mighty Kong (1998)
• Romance - The In Between (2022)

Watch a film in 10 sub-genres:

• Alien invasion - No One Will Save You (2023)
• Alternate History - Predestination (2014)
• Based on fairy tale - The Little Mermaid (2023)
• Christmas in July - Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
• Comic Book - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
• Disaster - Godzilla (1998)
• Dystopian Society - The Running Man (1987)
• High Fantasy - Damsel (2024)
• Immortality - Frankenstein vs. Baragon (Furankenshutain tai Chitei Kaijû Baragon) (1965)
• Kaiju - Atragon (Kaitei gunkan) (1963)
• Laser (death by or contains one) - Independence Day (1996)
• Mad Scientist - Victor Frankenstein (2015)
• Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) - Dante's Inferno (L'Inferno) (1911)
• Paranormal - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
• Post-Apocalyptic - A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
• Prehistoric - King Kong (1976)
• Robot/Android - The Mysterians (Chikyû Bôeigun) (1957)
• Space Themed - Battle in Outer Space (Uchû daisensô) (1959)
• Superhero Themed - Blue Beetle (2023)
• Sword and Sorcery - The Princess Bride (1987)
• Time travel - Rebirth of Mothra III (Mosura 3: Kingu Gidora raishu) (1998)

Watch a film starring 5 of these classic actors and actors who have not been in our lists before:

Classic:

• Abbott & Costello - Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
• Bela Lugosi - Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
• Boris Karloff - Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
• Evelyn Ankers - The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
• Lionel Atwill - Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
• Lloyd Bridges - Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
• Max von Sydow - Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt) (1991)
• Vincent Price - The Tingler (1959)

New:

• Jude Law - Gattaca (1997)
• Matt Damon - The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
• Robin Williams - The Final Cut (2004)

Watch a film starring 10 these actors/actresses:

• Andy Serkis - King Kong (2005)
• Chris Hemsworth - Spiderhead (2022)
• Chris Pratt - The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
• Christopher Lloyd - Spirit Halloween (2022)
• Emma Thompson - Last Christmas (2019)
• Hugh Jackman - Logan (2017)
• Sir Ian McKellen - Last Action Hero (1993)
• John Agar - Miracle Mile (1988)
• John Astin - Freaky Friday (1976)
• Keanu Reeves - The Lake House (2006)
• Kenneth Tobey - Strange Invaders (1983)
• Dame Maggie Smith - A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
• Mara Corday - The Giant Claw (1957)
• Nancy Allen - The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
• Patrick Stewart - The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
• Peter Cullen - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
• Peter Graves - Where Have All the People Gone (1974)
• Ray Milland - Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
• Sigourney Weaver - Galaxy Quest (1999)
• Taika Waititi - The Suicide Squad (2021)

Personal Checklist:

• Anime - Biohazard: Death Island (2023)
• Found Footage - The Barbados Project (2022)
• TV Miniseries - Midnight Mass (2021) (7/7)
• TV Movie - Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998)
• TV Season - Fallout: Season 1 (2024) (8/8)