2018 50/50 Challenge - 50 Books & 50 Movies in One Year

[VinylGuy]

yeah, im not sure about 50 books but i think i only finished two this year, It and Im Thinking Of Ending Things. It took me a full year to finish. Its so small compared with what i used to read.

Hopefully ill finish the Pizzolatto book soon and start another one.

[B]

These movie lists are making me sad. bada is apparently the only one of you fuckheads that watches anything outside of new releases.

To be fair, most of us are counting only movies that we watched for the first time this year. Older movies, even if we watched them, wouldn't be on the list b/c of repeat viewing.

I’m aware. That doesn’t make it better.

How many movies are 30-40 year old adults supposed to have sitting around on their bucket list?

[LoathedVermin72]

These movie lists are making me sad. bada is apparently the only one of you fuckheads that watches anything outside of new releases.

To be fair, most of us are counting only movies that we watched for the first time this year. Older movies, even if we watched them, wouldn't be on the list b/c of repeat viewing.

I’m aware. That doesn’t make it better.

How many movies are 30-40 year old adults supposed to have sitting around on their bucket list?

There are thousands and thousands and thousands of movies out there, B. This is a ridiculous argument. I get that other people don’t care nearly as much as I do, and that is what it is. But don’t pretend you’ve seen everything just because you’re middle-aged.

[B]

There are thousands and thousands and thousands of movies out there, B.

But hundreds that actually appeal to the average individual. I mean, you're "thousands" includes Gigli.

I'm not saying there aren't old movies to see. But the balance is going to be on new movies.

[LoathedVermin72]

There are thousands and thousands and thousands of movies out there, B.

But hundreds that actually appeal to the average individual. I mean, you're "thousands" includes Gigli.

I'm not saying there aren't old movies to see. But the balance is going to be on new movies.

This is still a ridiculous argument. It’s fine - sad, but fine - if you’re not interested in watching old movies. But you’re making silly justifications.

There are far more old movies you haven’t seen than new movies you haven’t seen. The “balance” is just you and your preferences.

[B]

You are so strange, dude.

[Simple Torture]

I only read 12 books this year, but 9 were read in October or later, so that feels pretty good as a punctuation mark. No idea how many moves I've watched. Will be keeping better track of both starting tomorrow.

[bune]

These movie lists are making me sad. bada is apparently the only one of you fuckheads that watches anything outside of new releases.

Much like dct I only marked new viewings, and on top of that I also listed movies that I haven't seen in over a decade. If I listed every movie it'd be about 2x as big.

These movie lists are making me sad. bada is apparently the only one of you fuckheads that watches anything outside of new releases.

To be fair, most of us are counting only movies that we watched for the first time this year. Older movies, even if we watched them, wouldn't be on the list b/c of repeat viewing.

I’m aware. That doesn’t make it better.

That doesn't make any sense though. When I watch Chinatown, I'm not listing it because I've seen it recently and therefore not listable.

[LoathedVermin72]

Do you guys genuinely believe you’ve seen like every old movie or something?

[bune]

At this point I feel like we're arguing about fundamentally different things.

[B]

I only read 12 books this year, but 9 were read in October or later, so that feels pretty good as a punctuation mark. No idea how many moves I've watched. Will be keeping better track of both starting tomorrow.

[Simple Torture]

If I'm not done with something by midnight tonight, but I'm less than 50% through it, count it for 2019? And I expect this thread to be up by 12:01AM tonight, btw.

[LoathedVermin72]

First viewings only:

1. Gerald's Game (2017)
2. The Commuter (2018)
3. Darkest Hour (2017)
4. Hired Gun (2016)
5. The Polka King (2017)
6. Haunters: The Art of the Scare (2017)
7. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
8. The Post (2017)
9. Geostorm (2017)
10. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
11. Lady Bird (2017)
12. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
13. Vegas Vacation (1997)
14. Spielberg (2017)
15. The Shape of Water (2017)
16. Phantom Thread (2017)
17. Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014)
18. Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
19. The Man from the Alamo (1953)
20. The Window (1949)
21. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
22. Men in Black 3 (2012)
23. The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
24. Black Panther (2018)
25. Annihilation (2018)
26. Mute (2018)
27. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
28. Call Me Lucky (2015)
29. Death Wish (2018)
30. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
31. I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
32. Framed (1947)
33. Wake in Fright (1971)
34. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
35. Jason Bourne (2016)
36. Picnic (1955)
37. A Hole in the Head (1959)
38. The Ritual (2017)
39. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
40. Good Time (2017)
41. David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)
42. Bushwick (2017)
43. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
44. Inferno (1953)
45. WarGames (1983)
46. Jumanji (1995)
47. Justice League (2017)
48. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
49. Wicked as They Come (1956)
50. Etoile (1989)
51. Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
52. The Human Comedy (1943)
53. Ready Player One (2018)
54. Plymouth Adventure (1952)
55. Out of Control (1985)
56. The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
57. Razorback (1984)
58. Body Melt (1993)
59. A Quiet Place (2018)
60. The Last of the Finest (1990)
61. Body of Lies (2008)
62. Cocktail (1988)
63. Hostiles (2017)
64. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
65. A Perfect World (1993)
66. Pretty Woman (1990)
67. Red Sparrow (2018)
68. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
69. The Hurricane Heist (2018)
70. Hereditary (2018)
71. Tomb Raider (2018)
72. Leatherface (2017)
73. Cat's Eye (1985)
74. Dirty Grandpa (2016)
75. Death Becomes Her (1992)
76. Mom and Dad (2017)
77. A Cure for Wellness (2016)
78. Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
79. Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
80. Mr. 3000 (2004)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
83. The Money Pit (1986)
84. Trading Places (1983)
85. American Assassin (2017)
86. Skyscraper (2018)
87. Striptease (1996)
88. Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
89. Zeder: Revenge of the Dead (1983)
90. Rampage (2018)
91. The Equalizer 2 (2018)
92. Suddenly (1954)
93. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
94. Mermaids (1990)
95. Conrack (1974)
96. The Quick and the Dead (1995)
97. The Meg (2018)
98. Silver Bullet (1985)
99. Mile 22 (2018)
100. The Pagemaster (1994)
101. Wolf Lake (1980)
102. Look Who's Talking (1989)
103. Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
104. Alpha (2018)
105. Unsane (2018)
106. Prince of Darkness (1987)
107. The Being (1983)
108. The Horse Whisperer (1998)
109. Deadtime Stories (1986)
110. Psychos in Love (1987)
111. The War at Home (1996)
112. The Nun (2018)
113. The Night of the Devils (1972)
114. Peppermint (2018)
115. The Predator (2018)
116. Bad Moon (1996)
117. The Boneyard (1991)
118. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
119. The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
120. Ladyhawke (1985)
121. The Sum of All Fears (2002)
122. The Stepfather (1987)
123. Night of Fear (1972)
124. The Slayer (1982)
125. Halloween (2018)
126. What Have They Done to Solange? (1972)
127. Torso (1973)
128. Island of Death (1976)
129. Goosebumps (2015)
130. Upgrade (2018)
131. Who Saw Her Die? (1972)
132. Suspiria (2018)
133. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
134. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
135. Giallo in Venice (1979)
136. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
137. Terror is a Man (1959)
138. Malibu High (1979)
139. Blood Rage (1987)
140. Psycho Cop Returns (1993)
141. The First Purge (2018)
142. Ocean's 8 (2018)
143. Crisis (1946)
144. A Ship to India (1947)
145. The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018)
146. Port of Call (1948)
147. Thirst (1949)
148. To Joy (1950)
149. Summer Interlude (1951)
150. Waiting Women (1952)
151. The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
152. Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
153. A Lesson in Love (1954)
154. Dreams (1955)
155. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
156. Brink of Life (1958)
157. The Devil's Eye (1960)
158. The Mule (2018)
159. The New Centurions (1972)
160. Winter Light (1963)
161. A Breed Apart (1984)
162. Making Contact (1985)

[Norah]

Why didn't you finish the set with Look Who's Talking Now?

[LoathedVermin72]

Why didn't you finish the set with Look Who's Talking Now?

I really don't feel like I need to

[Norah]

Why didn't you finish the set with Look Who's Talking Now?

I really don't feel like I need to

fair

[Jorge]

But that is the best one

[lennytheweedwhacker]

how was a perfect world?

[Simple Torture]

If I'm not done with something by midnight tonight, but I'm less than 50% through it, count it for 2019? And I expect this thread to be up by 12:01AM tonight, btw.

Uh oh, hold on--re-reads don't count? I usually alternate between a book I've read before and a new book, so in theory I'd have to read 100 books. Yikes.

[LoathedVermin72]

But that is the best one

hmmm

how was a perfect world?

fantastic, i loved it