Topic: Alphabet Marathon

[richierich]

FINAL STATS

29 TITLES VIEWED
3 DAYS 12 HOURS 15 MINUTES VIEWING
AVERAGE RUN TIME 168 MINUTES
(UNIT SERIES 2 WAS 3/4 WATCHED IN SEPTEMBER)


SO FAR IT IS 2ND HIGHEST NUMBER OF TITLES VIEWED PER MONTH IN 2007 (JULY 41) AND 13TH HIGHEST IN HISTORY
SO FAR IT IS THIRD HIGHEST TIME VIEWED PER MONTH IN 2007 (AUGUST 4:02:08, JULY 3:16:24) AND 5TH HIGHEST IN HISTORY
SO FAR IT IS 3RD HIGHEST AVERAGE RUNTIME (APRIL 239, AUGUST 210)








Ok, i like the quirkiness of marathon dvd viewing 

October will be 'alphabet' month, ie watching at least one title beginning with each letter of the alphabet.


letter   title   date viewed   score /100
0/9   1408   2nd   70/100
A   AND THE VIOLINS STOPPED PLAYING   3rd   30/100
B   BLACK SHEEP        9th         30/100      
C   CIVIC DUTY    2nd   45/100
D   DARK CITY           13th       60/100       
E   EVAN ALMIGHTY                 9th        60/100      
F   FIRST WIVES CLUB                4th   40/100
G   GENERALS DAUGHTER   4th   60/100
H   HOAX, The      16th       30/100 
I   INVISIBLE,the                    17th        50/100
J   JETHRO 'LIVE' AT THE MADHOUSE   5th   45/100
K   KNOCKED UP   5th   25/100
L   LEGENDS OF THE FALL   5th   75/100
M    MEET THE ROBINSONS    3rd   40/100
N   NOTHING PERSONAL   6th   35/100
O   OLIVER TWIST                   10th       75/100      
P   POLICE SQUAD      12th       60/100
Q   QUEENS CASTLE TV SERIES  13th       65/100      
R   RETURN, THE   7th   10/100
S   SURF'S UP            9th        30/100       
T   TRANSFORMERS     16th      55/100           
U    THE UNIT: SERIES 2    1st   55/100
V   VACANCY   6th   30/100
W   WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE     12th      60/100 **      
X   X-FILES SERIES 4   22nd        65/100
Y   YAMAKASI           14th             25/100      
Z   ZATHURA            15th            50/100      



** How could DeCraprio play his role so superbly here, and drop to some of the performances we have seen recently??

[RossRoy]

And that completes this marathon. 

Whew! That was quite a ride! Some stats?

27 Titles watched, totalling 2 days, 15 hours and 47 minutes,
for an average runtime of 141 minutes
(skewed because of Charmed Season 4, of which 2/3rd was watched in September).

Looking forward to November's marathon! 

I never seen it before
I've seen before, but not yet for this marathon
Watched, and accounted for in this marathon

Each title is clickable with a link to IMDb for further information (if anyone is interested).
Number in () is the day in October I watched the movie.
X/XX is of course my appreciation of it.

--------------------------------------------------------------
# - 2046 (8th) - 2/10**
A - American Psycho (5th) - 7/10
B - Bloodrayne (7th) - 4/10*
C - Charmed Season 4 (2nd) - 8/10
D - Un dimanche à Kigali (13th) - 9/10
E - Edmond (19th) - 6/10
F - The Fountain (20th) - 8.5/10
G - Good Night, and Good Luck (19th) - 2/10
H - Hot Fuzz (27th) - 8.5/10
I - The Ice Harvest (23rd) - 9/10
J - Jeux d'enfants (26th) - 8.5/10
K - Karmina 2 (9th) - 8/10
L - Little Children (20th) - 8/10
M - Mr & Mrs Smith (8th) - 8.5/10***
N - Night at the Museum (12th) - 8/10
O - Office Space (27th) - 7.5/10
P - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (14th) - 8/10
Q - The Quiet (21st) - 9.5/10
R - Rocky Balboa (17th) - 8.5/10
S - Serenity (4th) - 10/10
T - Transformers (19th) - 9/10
U - United 93 (20th) - 8/10
V - V for Vendetta (14th) - 8/10
W - Wedding Crashers (8th) - 8/10
X - X-Men (8th) - 9/10
Y - Young Frankenstein (21st) - 8.5/10
Z - Zathura (14th) - 7.5/10
--------------------------------------------------------------
And that completes it (27th).


* I've given Bloodrayne a 4, but I actually enjoyed the movie. It was nowhere as bad I've read all over the place, IMO. Maybe my expectations were so low that I ended up liking it. Who knows.

** I don't know what that was all about. It lost me completely, and honestly, it also bored me to no end. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for that kind of movie. And it certainly was not at all what I thought it was when I bought it! Guess I should do my homework better in the future.

*** I was pleasantly surprised by that movie. I like it!

[lyonsden5]

I'm game


# - 1408   4th     7/10
A -   
B - Bones Season 1 (3 episodes)   5th     9/10
C
D - Daredevil 13th     6/10 (only gets a 6 for Jennifer Garner)
E - Elektra   13th     6/10
F - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer   2nd     7/10
G
H - How I Met Your Mother Season 2 (8 episodes)  3rd     8/10
I
J
K - Knocked Up   11th    6/10
L - Lady in the Water   16th     7/10
M - Mighty Joe Young (1949)   12th    8/10
N
O - The Office Season 3  (8 episodes) 1st     9/10
P - Pitch Black   13th     8/10
Q
R
S - Son of Kong   12th     7/10
T - Transformers
U
V
W - Wake of the Red Witch   15th     9/10
X - X-Men: The Last Stand   13th   6/10
Y
Z - Zodiac   15th     6/10

[addicted2dvd]

Since this is for the month I will use what I already watched... Lets see what I can do...

#
A - Amityville: A New Generation - 8th - 3.5/10
B
C - Cube - 3rd - 8/10
D - Darkwolf - 1st - 3/10
E - Entity - 14th - 8/10
F - Fright Night - 22nd - 8.5/10
G - Gothika - 10th - 8/10
H - Hell Asylum - 2nd - 2.5/10
I - Interview with a Vampire - 22nd - 8.5/10
J
K
L - Lost Boys - 4th - 9/10
M - Monster Squad - 1st - 8.5/10
N - Nightmare on Elm Street - 6th - 9/10
O - The Omen - 18th - 7/10
P - Penny Dreadful - 13th - 8/10
Q
R - Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave - 1st  - 3/10
S - Scary Movie 4 - 1st - 8/10
T - Tower of Terror - 1st - 7.5/10
U
V
W - Wolf Man - 2nd - 9/10
X
Y
Z

[Touti]

Do I see a contest building up here ?

I'm in, do we have to watch 1 movie for each number (0-9) or only one for all ?

:hmmm:  I have to catch up 4 days this coming week-end.

NS = Never Seen before
Red = Pending
Orange = Watching
Green=Watched

# - 28 Days Later NS - 7/10
A - Annie Hall NS - 8.5/10
B - Battle of Britain NS - 8.5/10
C - Client (The) NS - 8/10
D - Day After (The) NS - 8/10
E - Enemy at The Gates - 8.5/10
F - Flight Plan -8/10
G - Gone in 60 seconds - 6.5/10
H - Hindenburg (the) - 8.5/10
I - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 8.5/10
J - Jack the Ripper (TV - British Mini Series with Michael Caine) 10/10
K - K-19 The Widowmaker 9/10
L - Last Seduction (the) NS - 6/10
M - Mac Arthur NS - 7/10
N - Ninth Gate (The) - 9/10
O - One Hour Photo - 8.5/10
P - Patriot (The) - 9/10
Q - Quest for Fire - 8.5/10
R - Run Lola, Run - 7.5/10 NS
S - Scent of a Woman NS - 9/10
T - Taxi Driver NS - 8.5/10 (I don't understand what's the big fuss about this movie )
U - U-571
V - Veronica Guerin
W -Windtalkers
X - X-Men
Y - I'm ashame to say I have no movie beginning with "Y" in my collection.  I'll have to buy one by the end of the month
Z - Zorba the Greek NS

20 Down, 6 to go.......in 2 days


P.S: I would also like to point out that I'm leaving on the 22nd so chances of me watching all those movies in 18 days are slim but I'll try not to disappoint you all.

[Najemikon]

Don't know if I'll be able to get anywhere near you lot, but hey, lets have a crack... 

Never seen before this marathon
Seen before

# - 14 Hours                                 3/5                 17th
A - Apocalypto                              4/5                 4th
B - Beerfest                                  3/5                 1st
C - Coffy                                      2/5                 7th
D - Duel                                       5/5                 8th
E - Encounters of a Spooky Kind       2/5                 9th
F - Four Brothers                           3/5                 2nd
G - Ghost Dog                               5/5                 11th
H - Heroes x4 episodes                    5/5                10th/24th
I -  The Incredibles                       5/5                12th
J - Jaws                                     5/5                20th
K - Kingdom of Heaven                    4/5                13th
L - The Lady Eve                           5/5                3rd
M - My Kingdom                             3/5                21st
N - Near Dark                               4/5               18th
O - Old School (3/5   5th) / Oldboy       5/5                 16th
P - The Palm Beach Story                 4/5                 21st
Q - The Quiet Man                           5/5                28th
R - Raging Bull                              5/5                 22nd
S - Sanjuro                                    5/5                 20th
T - The Titfield Thunderbolt            4/5                 14th
U - The Usual Suspects                  5/5                 30th
V - Vicki                                        3/5                 23rd
W - The Wicker Man                      5/5                 6th
X - X-Men                                    4/5                 26th
Y - Yojimbo                                    5/5                 19th
Z - Zulu                                         5/5                 29th

EDIT 30th: Woohoo!  My first major marathon complete.

[Kathy]

I'll do my best but I don't think I'll get to watch all of these; too much baseball, football, and hockey this month. Except for Jungle Book, I did list only movies that I have never seen before.
# - 10th Kingdom, The
A – Amelie
B – Babel
C – Charlotte’s Web                                        6th Oct 6        8/10
D – Dawn of the Dead                                     9th Oct 11       9/10
E – Eulogy                                                   
F – Flags of Our Fathers
G – Ghost Rider
H – Halloween                                                4th Oct 2         9/10
I – Ichi the Killer                                             8th Oct 11       5/10
J – Jungle Book                                              5th Oct 5        10/10
K – Kolchak: The Night Stalker                         13th Oct 29       7/10
L – Letters from Iwo Jima
M – Misery                                                     2nd Oct 1        8/10
N – Night of the Living Dead                              7th Oct 8        8/10
O – Old Boy                                                   10th Oct 11     8/10
P – Prestige, The
Q – Quiet American, The
R – Rose Red                                                  3rd Oct 2         9/10
S – Scarface                                                 11th Oct 22      7/10
T – Tremors                                                   1st Oct 1         9/10
U – Umberto D
V – V for Vendetta                                          12th Oct 22      8/10                                 
W – Walk the Line
X – X the Unknown
Y – You, Me, and Dupree                             
Z – Zathura 

[Achim]

I kinda doubt I'll be able to see 27 movies during one month (I have averaged around 10-15 for the past 2 years), but I'll give it a shot:

Letter	Title	Date	Rating
# -	3 Extremes (Saam gaang yi)	(Oct. 14)	7/10
A -	Audition	(Oct. 15)	9/10
B -	The Bird with the Crystal Plumage	(Oct. 12)	8/10
C -	Chasing Amy	(Oct. 01)	8/10
D -	Django	(Oct. 06)	6/10
E -	Equilibrium	(Oct. 10)	8/10
F -	Fantastic Four (Extended Cut)	(Oct. 25)	8/10
G -	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes	(Oct. 06)	9/10
H -	The Host	(Oct. 20)	9/10
I -	The Invisible Man	(Oct. 08)	9/10
J -	Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer	(Oct. 10)	7/10
K -	Knightriders	(Oct. 09)	8/10
L -	The Lost World	(Oct. 13)	5/10
M -	Man with the Screaming Brain	(Oct. 01)	6/10
N -	New Police Story (San ging chaat goo si)	(Oct.13)	9/10
O -	Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior	(Oct. 22)	8/10
P -	Platoon	(Oct. 07)	9/10
Q -	Q: The Winded Serpent	(Oct. 13)	8/10
R -	Rock 'n' Roll High School	(Oct.23)	7/10
S -	South Park: The Tenth Season	(Oct. 1-24)	9/10
T -	Total Recall	(Oct. 05)	9/10
U -	Undead	(Oct. 21)	7/10
V -	Vertigo	(Oct. 21)	9/10
W -	The Wicker Man (Extended Version)	(Oct. 10)	10/10
X -	X-Men Trilogy	(Oct. 19)	8/10
Y -	Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (San goo waak chai ji siu nin gik dau pin)	(Oct. 05)	5/10
Z -	Zombie (Zombi 2)	(Oct. 09)	6/10
Done (Oct. 25)

[Tom]

Okay, I'll give it a try

seen for the first time
seen in the cinema before
seen before on DVD


# - 100 Girls Oct 21 *7/10*
A - Azumanga Daioh (4 episodes) Oct 5/8/28 *9/10*
B - The Break-Up Oct 7 *4/10*
C - Children of Men Oct 11 *8/10*
D - Drawn Together (Season 2) Oct 6/7 *7/10*
E - Enemy of the State Oct 23 *7/10*
F - Fucking Åmål Oct 12 *8/10*
G - Ghost Whisperer (6 episodes) Oct 13/14/16/19 *6/10*
H - Home Fries Oct 17 *6/10*
I - The Incredible Hulk (9 episodes) Oct 5/6 *5/10*
J - Jersey Girl Oct 8 *7/10*
K - King Kong Oct 20 *7/10*
L - Lost in Translation Oct 22 *7/10*
M - Monty Python's Flying Circus (3 episodes) Oct 5 *7/10* / Music and Lyrics Oct 14 *6/10*
N - Noir (7 episodes) Oct 7/17/20 *8/10*
O - Office Space Oct 18 *8/10*
P - Project A-ko Oct 13 *6/10*
Q - Quantum Leap (1 episode) Oct 5 *6/10*
R - Ratatouille (cinema) Oct 9 *10/10*
S - Smallville (22 episodes) Oct 1-5 *6/10*
T - Titanic Oct 27 *9/10*
U - Die unendliche Geschichte Oct 24 *9/10*
V - Vénus beauté Oct 12 *5/10* / Vexille (cinema) Oct 25 *7/10*
W - Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot Oct 14 *9/10*
X - X-Men: The Last Stand Oct 10 *6/10*
Y - You Stupid Man Oct 10 *4/10*
Z - Zimmer 1408* (cinema) Oct 16 *9/10*

* was forced to watch the German dub, so I think I have earned it to cover my 'Z' with the German title for this movie 

[Halo2]

Late to the party, but I'll catch up. Here's what I've watched so far on Friday, Saturday and today. I'm going to try to watch these in alphabetical order.

      Title                                      Date     Score
# - The 13th Warrior                      10/5     70/100
A - Apollo 13                                 10/5     90/100
B - The Bedford Incident                 10/6     75/100
C - Chain Reaction                         10/6     65/100
D - Desk Set                                 10/7     70/100
E - Escape from New York               10/7     75/100
F - Flawless                                  10/7     70/100
G - Guarding Tess                          10/8     80/100
H - Harry and the Hendersons          10/8     90/100
I - I. Q.                                        10/9     75/100
J - Jumpin' Jack Flash                     10/9     85/100
K - Kelly's Heros                            10/10    65/100
L - Ladyhawke                              10/10    70/100
M - Mrs. Henderson Presents           10/11    75/100
N - Ninth Gate                              10/11    75/100
O - Outland                                  10/12    80/100
P - Play Misty for Me                      10/12    70/100
Q - The Quiet Man                         10/13    90/100
R - Rio Grande                               10/13    90/100
S - Sands of Iwo Jima                     10/13    90/100
T - Turk 182                                 10/14    80/100
U - The Undefeated                        10/14    80/100
V - Von Ryan's Express                    10/14    80/100
W - Waking Ned Devine                   10/15    85/100
X - X-15                                       10/16    75/100
Y - Young Einstein                          10/16    90/100
Z - Ziegfeld Follies                          10/17    80/100

[richierich]

one day to go - is anyone else close to the finishing line yet?   

[Najemikon]

I thought most had already finished apart from me.  But I am close...