Movie Month Challenge

[criterionmaster]

My friend swampandreviews came up with a movie challenge where each thing you watch is assigned a number of points and you just keep track during the month. people should try and do this for fun, it counts for tv episodes too and will be fun to compare even if you don't watch a lot of movies. (i'm going on vacation for 10 days, too, and i'm still doing it.)

* A movie is worth 1 point.
* A film longer than 3h is worth 2 points.
* An TV episode of any kind of series is worth 0,5 points provided that it’s a normal 40 to 50 minutes long.
* A shorter TV episode (sitcoms, animes, etc.) that is 20 minutes long is worth 0,20 points.
* If anyone of us watches Kobayashi’s The Human Condition (clocking around 9h30), he gets 5 points right off the bat.
* 3 days spent without watching a film gives you a 0,5 penalty. You can easily counter this penalty with a TV episode, that’s up to you.
* Lastly, a film seen in theatres is worth 1,5 points, as we don’t go out nearly enough.

[PTAhole]

Does this start from the beginning of the month (yesterday?) If so, I have four points already.

[criterionmaster]

yeah, started the first minute of the this month and everything has to be watched before midnight at the end of the month.

[PTAhole]

June 1st
Four episodes of Angel- 2 points
Four episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer- 2 points

June 2nd
Seven episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer- 3.5 points
Hot Tub Time Machine (Steve Pink; 2010) (theatrical viewing)- 1.5 points

June 3rd
Seven episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer- 3.5 points

June 4th
Hot Tub Time Machine (Steve Pink; 2010) (theatrical viewing)- 1.5 points (Dan wanted to see a movie and we missed The Ghost Writer, so we saw this.)
Four episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer- 2 points

June 5th
One episode of Bored to Death- .25 points

June 6th
Six episodes of Angel- 3 points

June 7th
Two episodes of Angel- 1 point
loudQUIETloud: A Film About The Pixies (Steven Cantor and Matthew Galkin; 2006)- 1 point
The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski; 2010) (theatrical viewing)- 1.5 points

June 8th
subUrbia (Richard Linklater; 1996)- 1 point

June 9th
One episode of Angel- .5 points

June 10th
One episode of Angel- .5 points
Date Night (Shawn Levy; 2010) (theatrical viewing)- 1.5 points

June 11th
Six episodes of Angel- 3 points

June 12th
Three episodes of Angel- 1.5 points

June 14th
One episode of Party Down- .25 points

June 15th
Two episodes of Angel- 1 point

June 16th
Five episodes of Party Down- 1.25 points

June 17th
Four episodes of Party Down- 1 point

June 18th
Seven episodes of Party Down- 1.75 points
Kiki's Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki; 1989)- 1 point

June 19th
Three episodes of Party Down- .75 points
Two episodes of Angel- 1 point
Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich; 2010) (theatrical viewing)- 1.5 points
Good Hair (Jeff Stilson; 2009)- 1 point

June 20th
Four episodes of Angel- 2 points
Three episodes of The Wonder Years- .75 points

June 21st
Three episodes of The Wonder Years- .75 points
Three episodes of Angel- 1.5 points
Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich; 2010) (theatrical viewing)- 1.5 points

June 22nd
Two episodes of Angel- 1 point
Four episodes of The Wonder Years- 1 point

June 23rd
Robocop (Paul Verhoven; 1987)- 1 point

June 24th
Futurama: Bender's Big Score (Dwayne Carey-Hill; 2007)- 1 point
Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs (Peter Avanzino; 2008)- 1 point
Futurama: Bender's Game (Dwayne Carey-Hill; 2008)- 1 point
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (Peter Avanzino; 2009)- 1 point
Two episodes of Futurama- .5 points

June 25th
Four episodes of Angel- 2 points

June 26th
Two episodes of Angel- 1 point

June 27th
Four episodes of Angel- 2 points

June 28th
The Ocean Waves (Tomomi Mochizuki; 1993)- 1 point

June 29th
One episode of Party Down- .25 points
Gauche the Cellist (Isao Takahata; 1982)- 1 point
Days of Being Wild (Wong Kar Wai; 1990)- 1 point
The Element of Crime (Lars Von Trier; 1984)- 1 point
Millennium Actress (Satoshi Kon; 2001)- 1 point

June 30th
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fran Rebel Kuzui; 1992)- 1 point
Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau; 1922)- 1 point
Dracula (Tod Browning; 1931)- 1 point
The Horror of Dracula (Terence Fisher; 1958)- 1 point


Total- 68.5 points

[criterionmaster]

i'm not going to post what i'ved watched until the end of the month to keep it a surprise.

[swampandreviews]

I haven't kept track of the dates, but so far I'm at 20 points.
Saw 6 episodes of Fringe yesterday, and three films today, including two theatrical viewings.
Refer to my blog (swampandreviews.tumblr.com), I keep track of everything over there.

[ie]

I'm at -1000 points already.

[PTAhole]

68.5 points, really weak. This was fun, though.

[captainofbeef]

I think I'm gonna do this for July, we'll see how it goes.

[criterionmaster]

Definitely do it, beed, it was great. I'm still going to do it for every month even though I'll be gone. Here is my points:

• A movie is worth 1 point.
• A film longer than 3h is worth 2 points.
• A TV episode of any kind of series is worth 0.5 points provided that it’s a normal 40 to 50 minutes long.
• A shorter TV episode (sitcoms, animes, etc.) that is 20 minutes long is worth 0.25 points.
• If anyone of us watches Kobayashi’s The Human Condition (clocking around 9h30), he gets 7 points right off the bat.
• 3 days spent without watching a film gives you a 0.5 penalty. You can easily counter this penalty with a TV episode, that’s up to you.
• Lastly, a film seen in theatres is worth 1.5 points, as we don’t go out nearly enough.
June
Films
1. Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (Ti West, 2009)
2. Rocky Trails (Drew Rasas, 2010)
3. Party Monster (Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, 2003)
4. Hot Tub Time Machine (Steve Pink, 2009)
5. Knife in the Water (Roman Polanski, 1962)
6. Through a Glass Darkly (Ingmar Bergman, 1961)
7. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)
8. This is England (Shane Meadows, 2006)
9. Jesus Camp (Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, 2006)
10. Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (David Mirkin, 1997)
11. Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (David DeCoteau, 1991)
12. Puppet Master 4 (Jeff Burr, 1994)
13. Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (Jeff Burr, 1994)
14. Curse of the Puppet Master (David DeCoteau, 1998)
15. Retro Puppet Master (David DeCoteau, 1999)
16. Puppet Master: The Legacy (Charles Band, 2003)
17. Crumb (Terry Zwigoff, 1994)
18. Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (Nick Broomfield, 1992)
19. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (Nick Broomfield, 2003)
20. Sex and the City 2 (Michael Patrick King, 2010)
21. Return of the Living Dead II (Ken Wiederhorn, 1988)
22. Jack Frost (Michael Cooney, 1997)
23. Slumber Party Massacre (Amy Holden Jones, 1982)
24. Slumber Party Massacre II (Deborah Brock, 1987)
25. Kiki’s Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989)
26. The Burning (Tony Maylam, 1981)
27. Whisper of the Heart (Kondō Yoshifumi, 1995)
28. Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010)
29. Ocean Waves (Tomomi Mochizuki, 1993)
30. I Live In Fear (Akira Kurosawa, 1955)
31. The Wild Hunt (Alexandre Franchi, 2009)
32. Gauche the Cellist (Isao Takahata, 1982)
33. Toy Story 3: The IMAX Experience (Lee Unkrich, 2010)
34. High Fidelity (Stephen Frears, 2000)
35. Human Condition (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959)
36. A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine (Byron Mabe, 1966)
37. A Sweet Sickness (Jon Martin, 1968)
38. The Brick Dollhouse (Tony Martinez, 1967)

Re-watched
1. Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (Ted Nicolaou, 2004)
2. SubUrbia

48.5

Television
1. Party Down #206-208
2. Lost #207-223, #301-323, #401-414, #501-517, #601-603
3. South Park #503, #801, #805, #1310, #1307
4. X-Files #124
5. Californication #301
6. Angry Video Game Nerd: Cheetahmen
7. Futurama #601
8. Angel #110-111
9. Degrassi: Next Generation #401-403
42.5

Combined Total: 91!

[captainofbeef]

I'm gonna have to keep track here as I go along:
July 1st:
Run Ricky Run- .5 points
July 3rd:
Last Year at Marienbad- 1 point
Revanche- 1 point
July 6th-
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- 1 point
July 7th-
2 episodes of Dragon Ball Z- .4 points
July 8th-
Say Anything- 1 point
4 episodes of Dragon Ball Z- .8 points
July 9th-July 11th- -.5 points
July 12th-July 15th- -.5 points
July 18th-
Superman- 1 point
Collateral- 1 point
Inception (Theater viewing)- 1.5 points
July 20th
2 episodes of Dragon Ball Z- .4 points
Harakiri- 1 point
July 22nd
2 episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force- .4 points
1 episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia- .2 points
July 23rd
2 episodes of Dragon Ball Z- .4 points
July 25th
3 episodes of The Boondocks- .6 points
July 26th
3 episodes of The Boondocks- .6 points
July 27th
10 episodes of The Boondocks- 2 points
July 28th
7 episodes of The Boondocks- 1.4 points
The Big Lebowski- 1 point
The Fantastic Mr. Fox- 1 point
July 29th
6 episodes of The Boondocks- 1.2 points
July 30th
3 episodes of The Boondocks- .6 points
July 31st
3 episodes of The Boondocks- .6 points

[swampandreviews]

Here's my personal score. Dan won in general but I won in movie points hehehehe.

Films

1.Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
2.Alice (Woody Allen, 1990)
3.High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963)
4.The Simpsons Movie (David Silverman, 2007)
5.À l’intérieur (Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, 2007)
6.Sans Soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)
7.I Know What You Did Last Summer (Jim Gillespie, 1997)
8.Splice (Vincenzo Natali, 2010)(T)
9.Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Mike Newell, 2010)(T)
10.Les amours imaginaires (Xavier Dolan, 2010)(T)
11.M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
12.Dodes’ka-den (Akira Kurosawa, 1970)
13.Une femme est une femme (Jean-Luc Godard, 1961)
14.Le mépris (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963)
15.Bande à part (Jean-Luc Godard, 1964)
16.Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)
17.Mean Girls (Mark Waters, 2004)
18.Masculin Féminin (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966)
19.Goodbye Lenin! (Wolfgang Becker, 2003)
20.Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955)
21.Left Bank (Pieter Van Hees, 2008)
22.Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010)(T)
23.Hazard (Sion Sono, 2005)
24.Pumpkinhead (Stan Winston, 1988)
25.The Chaser (Na Hong-jin, 2008)
26.Mullbery Street (Jim Mickle, 2007)
27.Chocolate (Prachya Pinkaew, 2008)
28.Tonari no Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
29.Mister Lonely (Harmony Korine, 2007)
30.Wendigo (Larry Fessenden, 2001)
31.Home Sick (Adam Wingard, 2007)
32.Smash Cut (Lee Gordon Demarbre, 2009)
33.The Collector (Marcus Dunstan, 2009)
34.Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982)
35.Zebraman (Takashi Miike, 2004)
36.Time (Kim Ki-Duk, 2006)
37.Deadgirl (Marcel Sarmiento & Gadi Harel, 2008)
38.A Cross the Universe (Romain Gavras & So-Me, 2008)
39.Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989)
40.Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
41.The Human Condition (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959/61)(3x3h+1)
42.The Last Airbender (M. Night Shyamalan, 2010(T)

Rewatched

1.The Great Yokai War (Takashi Miike, 2005)
2.Pineapple Express (David Gordon Green, 2008)

Television

1.Fringe, 1x01-1x20 (completed)
2.The Simpsons, 5x01-5x22 (completed)
3.Avatar: The Last Airbender, 1x01-1x20 (completed)
4.Desperate Housewives, 5x10-5x22 (completed)
5.Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 7x01-7x13

Total of movie points: 52,5
Total of TV points: 33,5
Total of points: 86

[captainofbeef]

19.6 points total in July, so pathetic but I was busy as hell.

[PTAhole]

I didn't do it for July, but I'm gonna do it again for August. We'll see how it goes.