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50 Books. 50 Movies. 1 Year (2014).

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daydream

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I'm nearly done with my 2013 challenge (3 movies left, don't close that thread before I celebrate!), but I think I'll sit this one out.

50 books is not a problem for me, but watching 50 movies keeps me from catching up on TV series, so I barely watched any this year. On the plus side, I burned through significant parts of my DVD backlog!

Good luck to those participating for next year.
 
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daffy

Banned
GatorBait said:
But my original personal goal for 2014 for books was going to be just 1 per month. :|
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Well, that doesn't sound so bad! That's a good goal to be honest. It's my understanding that this is basically a literary 5k, where it's not about winning but simply being a part of the journey and seeing how far you can push yourself. Obviously it would be great to win though lol.
 
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Joseca

Banned
I'm in for the first time, hopefully I can make if not 50, at least 30 or 25 books.

Joseca - 2/50 books | 3/50 movies

Books:
1. 1984 - George Orwell
2. Animal Farm - George Orwell
Films:
1. Cidade de Deus
2. The Untouchables
3. There Will Be Blood
 
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ScrubJay

Member
Do comic books count? I got a huge Judge Dredd collection lately. I could very realistically make this challenge if that counts.
 
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WiiRevolution1

Member
50 books in a year?

lol wut.

Ever since I discovered reading in 2010 I have been reading pretty much nonstop. So much that I have even made it to 97 books this year and am trying to get to 100: https://www.goodreads.com/review/stats/4725979-abby-cooley (Yes I know I read mostly YA novels. And yes, Christopher Pike is my favorite author.)

My actual goodreads profile (Link above is just the amount of books I read each year: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4725979

So I can do 50 books no problem.

50 movies on the other hand...I really dunno lol. We shall see I guess, but I wouldn't count on it. I'll try though.

I will use this post as the central post where I update with my progress. I'll use the official format below the next time I update in January.
 
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Strobli

Neo Member
Sure I'll give it a shot. Sounds like fun.

Strobli - 18/50 books | 58/50 movies​

Books
  1. A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin - Jan 3 - ★★★★
  2. A Dance with Dragons - George R.R. Martin - Jan 23 - ★★★★★
  3. Wool - Hugh Howey - Feb 1 - ★★★★
  4. Shift - Hugh Howey - Feb 12 - ★★★★
  5. Dust - Hugh Howey - Feb 18 - ★★★★★
  6. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - Feb 20 - ★★★★★
  7. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien - Mar 4 - ★★★
  8. Slaugherhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut - Mar 6 - ★★★★
  9. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - Mar 7 - ★★★★★
  10. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak - Mar 18 - ★★★★★
  11. Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson - Mar 28 - ★★★★
  12. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson - Apr 9 - ★★★★
  13. The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson - Apr 22 - ★★★★
  14. The Giver - Lois Lowry - Apr 24 - ★★★★
  15. Sand - Hugh Howey - Jul 6 - ★★★★★
  16. Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson - Jul 26 - ★★★★★
  17. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson - Sep 8 - ★★★★
  18. The Emperor's Soul - Brandon Sanderson - Nov 11 - ★★★★★
Movies
  1. Sherlock: The Empty Hearse (2014) - Jan 1 - ★★★★
  2. Secondhand Lions (2003) - Jan 3 - ★★
  3. Sherlock: The Sign of Three (2014) - Jan 5 - ★★★★
  4. Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014) - Jan 12 - ★★★★★
  5. Jumanji (1995) - Jan 17 - ★★★
  6. 12 Years a Slave (2013) - Jan 18 - ★★★★★
  7. Hunger (2008) - Jan 19 - ★★★
  8. Before Sunrise (1995) - Jan 25 - ★★★★★
  9. Captain Phillips (2013) - Jan 26 - ★★★★
  10. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) - Feb 1 - ★★★
  11. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) - Feb 2 - ★★★★
  12. Zathura (2005) - Feb 7 - ★★★
  13. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - Feb 8 - ★★★
  14. The Truman Show (1998) - Feb 17 - ★★★★
  15. The Usual Suspects (1995) - Feb 21 - ★★★★★
  16. The LEGO Movie (2014) - Feb 22 - ★★★★★
  17. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Feb 25 - ★★★★★
  18. This Is the End (2013) - Mar 1 - ★★
  19. Tangled (2010) - Mar 7 - ★★★
  20. It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) - Mar 14 - ★★★
  21. Her (2013) - Mar 23 - ★★★★
  22. Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Mar 28 - ★★★
  23. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - Mar 29 - ★★★★★
  24. Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014) - Apr 13 - ★★★
  25. Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - Apr 26 - ★★★★★
  26. Man of Steel (2013) - May 2 - ★★
  27. Free to Play (2014) - May 13 - ★★★★
  28. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - May 31 - ★★★★
  29. Mean Girls (2004) - May 31 - ★★★
  30. The Breakfast Club (1985) - Jun 12 - ★★★★
  31. Fargo (1996) - Jun 29 - ★★★★★
  32. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) - Jun 30 - ★★★★
  33. The Smash Brothers (2013) - Jul 22 - ★★★★★
  34. In Bruges (2008) - Aug 6 - ★★★★
  35. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) - Aug 15 - ★★★★
  36. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - Aug 17 - ★★★
  37. Monsters University (2013) - Aug 19 - ★★★
  38. Meatballs (1979) - Aug 28 - ★★★
  39. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Aug 29 - ★★★★
  40. The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - Oct 4 - ★★★★
  41. Gone Girl (2014) - Oct 12 - ★★★★
  42. The Thing (1982) - Oct 13 - ★★★
  43. The Evil Dead (1981) - Oct 15 - ★★★★
  44. Evil Dead II (1987) - Oct 28 - ★★★
  45. Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Oct 30 - ★★★
  46. Halloween (1978) - Nov 3 - ★★★
  47. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Nov 3 - ★★★
  48. The Little Mermaid (1989) - Nov 5 - ★★★★
  49. Hercules (1997) - Nov 7 - ★★★★
  50. Mulan (1998) - Nov 8 - ★★★★
  51. Aladdin (1992) - Nov 9 - ★★★★
  52. Big Hero 6 (2014) - Nov 10 - ★★★★
  53. Tarzan (1999) - Nov 11 - ★★★★
  54. Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Nov 17 - ★★★★★
  55. The Princess and the Frog (2009) - Nov 30 - ★★★
  56. Pocahontas (1995) - Dec 1 - ★★★
  57. Interstellar (2014) - Dec 22 - ★★★★
  58. The Imitation Game (2014) - Dec 27 - ★★★★
 
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BuddyJoeHooker

Member
I'll try to keep better track this year.

BuddyJoeHooker - 0/50 Books | 6/50 Movies

Books

Movies
Jack Reacher
Europa Report
The Hangover Part III
The Man with the Iron Fists
Ender's Game
Escape Plan
 
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Teggy

Member
Teggy - 1/50 Books | 7/50 Movies​

Books:

  1. Path of Destruction (Star Wars)

Movies:

  1. Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
  2. Dredd
  3. You're Next
  4. This is 40
  5. Ted
  6. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
  7. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
 
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Tragicomedy

Member
ScrubJay said:
Do comic books count? I got a huge Judge Dredd collection lately. I could very realistically make this challenge if that counts.
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Covered in the OP and two of three times already in this thread. I wasn't kidding when I said that was the most common question we discussed last year.

If you're talking individual comics, then absolutely not. If you're talking trade paperbacks, then maybe (I say no, but that's just, like, my opinion, man). How many issues are you talking about?

daffy said:
Well, that doesn't sound so bad! That's a good goal to be honest. It's my understanding that this is basically a literary 5k, where it's not about winning but simply being a part of the journey and seeing how far you can push yourself. Obviously it would be great to win though lol.
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Good attitude and approach. I'll just add that this is definitely doable if you put in the effort.

WiiRevolution1 said:
50 books in a year?

lol wut.

Ever since I discovered reading in 2010 I have been reading pretty much nonstop. So much that I have even made it to 97 books this year and am trying to get to 100:
So I can do 50 books no problem.

50 movies on the other hand...I really dunno lol. We shall see I guess, but I wouldn't count on it. I'll try though.
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We have a member who is well beyond 200 books in last year's thread. I try reading a lot but that's an impossibility for me with a full time job and family to love on and care for. People have different priorities and time management skills, as well as vastly different amounts of "free time."

The movies were more of an effort for me than the books, for the record.
 
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bes.gen

Member
for the last year
achieved 50 movies easily, but failed miserably at 50 books(last count was 9)

will try again this year
 
Metaphoreus

Metaphoreus

This is semantics, and nothing more
What a fun idea! I'm in.

Metaphoreus - 0/50 books | 0/50 movies.​

Do we have to wait until 1/1/14 to begin reading a book for that book to qualify, or can we get a jumpstart on it now?
 
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Akim

Banned
I don't know if I could ever read 50 books. I'm one of the few people you'll meet who's written more books than they've read.
 
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Pocks

Member
Sounds like fun. I'm in.

Pocks - 5/50 books | 69/50 movies​

Books:
American Psycho
Meltdown
All You Need is Kill
The Canterville Ghost
All Hail/Long Live

Movies:
The Switch
The Recruit
Amazing Spiderman
Lars and the Real Girl
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Drinking Buddies
Animal House
Gimme the Loot
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Captain Phillips
Prisoners
Back to School
Kick-Ass 2
Lone Survivor
Lego Movie
Glengarry Glen Ross
Noah
Half Nelson
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Raid
Dallas Buyers Club
Captain America: Winter Soldier
Jesse and Celeste Forever
The Royal Tenenbaums
White House Down
Gravity
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Dazed and Confused
Her
How to Train Your Dragon
Amazing Spiderman 2
Sin City
Godzilla
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Edge of Tomorrow
Watchmen
Grand Budapest Hotel
3 Days to Kill
Endless Love
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Raid 2
Non Stop
Bad Grandpa
Monsters
The Patriot
Bad Words
Kingdom of Heaven
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Equalizer
Gone Girl
Whip It
Negotiator
John Wick
Fury
Snowpiercer
Nightcrawler
Moneyball
Chef
Red Dawn (2012)
Contact
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Collateral
Big Hero 6
22 Jump Street
Divergent
Hunger Games: Mockingjay 1
Shoot 'Em Up
Dam Nation
The Interview
 
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Keyvan

Neo Member
I needed a push to get back to reading. this might help.

Keyvan - 5/50 Books | 20/50 Movies

Books:

1- The Cenci - Shelly
2- The Room and The Dumb Waiter - Harold Pinter
3- Sustainable Design
4- Identity by Design
5- Verbatim: Contemporary Documentary Theatre

Movies:

1- American Hustle
2- Don Jon
3- Hunger Games
4- Hunger Games: Catching Fire
5- Frozen
6- Thor: The Dark World
7- Captain Philips
8- Now You See Me
9- Her
10- Iron Man 2
11- Iron Man 3
12- Lego Movie
13- Despicable Me 2
14- The Raid
15- Gravity
16- Chronicle
17- Absolute Wilson
18- Grand Budapest Hotel
19- Snowpiercer
20- Attack the Block
 
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TestMonkey

Member
Metaphoreus said:
What a fun idea! I'm in.

Metaphoreus - 0/50 books | 0/50 movies.​

Do we have to wait until 1/1/14 to begin reading a book for that book to qualify, or can we get a jumpstart on it now?
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The old rules state that you can't have read more than half the book before the start of the new year for it to count.
 
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Tragicomedy

Member
TestMonkey said:
The old rules state that you can't have read more than half the book before the start of the new year for it to count.
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Exactly. Covered on the first page:

Tragicomedy said:
The ruling here is if you're under 50% done with the book when the new year hits, finish it up and count it. I'm not telling you to purposefully stop reading at the halfway mark to spring-load a book for the challenge, but that works.
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norinrad

Member
I need to read more books for fun and broaden my horizons instead of technical books

norinrad - 0/50 books | 2/50 movies

Books:

Films:

1. Love Actually
2. 47 Ronin
 
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Dynoro

Member
Tried this for 2013 and found it was a great way for me to experience movies (and some books) that I would not have otherwise bothered with; including a lot that I really enjoyed. In the end I did just over 100 movies but only 35 books, so I'm going to go with a more balanced view next year.

Dynoro - 15/50 Books | 14/50 Films

Books:

1. A Clash Of Kings - George R R Martin
2. The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith
3. The Giant, O'Brian - Hilary Mantel
4. Dead Ever After - Charlaine Harris
5. The Stranger - Albert Camus
6. Solaris - Stanislaw Lem
7. The Fall - Albert Camus
8. Daylighters - Rachel Caine
9. Rivers Of London - Ben Aaronovitch
10. Moon Over Soho - Ben Aaronovitch
11. Whispers Under Ground – Ben Aaronovitch
12. The Martian - Andy Weir
13. Naked In Death - J D Robb
14. Broken Homes - Ben Aaronovitch
15. Glory In Death - J D Robb

Films:

1. Red 2
2. 2 Guns
3. Riddick
4. Drinking Buddies
5. Tropic Thunder
6. Red: Werewolf Hunter
7. Rush
8. John Carter
9. Species 2
10. Species 3
11. Only God Forgives
12. Layer Cake
13. Free To Play
14. Veronica Mars
 
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raindoc

Member
raindoc - 3/50 books | 5/50 movies​


Books:
01 Star Wars: Death Troopers (Joe Schreiber)
02 Star Wars: Scoundrels (Timothy Zahn)
03 The Abominable (Dan Simmons)

Films:
01 Sherlock: The Empty Hearse (2014)
02 The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
03 Sherlock: The Sign Of Three (2014)
04 Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014)
05 Contact (1997)
 
Angry Fork

Angry Fork

Member
I'm going to try to keep on track with this but man it's hard with books. I don't know how people read 2-3 books week while also having a full time job, unless you can read at work and ignore other hobbies. That seems impossible to me.

Do people have any tips on how to read faster, while simultaneously being able to retain/recall the information so it doesn't just disappear?
 
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Makonero

Member
I'm moving to a new state and starting a new job, but I love reading and I love movies, so this should be great.

I will be eschewing a quantitative review system and instead give the movie/book a new title that better suits what I think of it.

Makonero - 4/50 Books | 8/50 Films​

Books:

1. Thaddeus Stevens: Nineteenth-Century Egalitarian by Hans L. Trefousse -
Thaddeus Stevens: A Badass Mother Who Don't Take No Crap Off of Nobody

2. A Good Hard Look by Ann Napolitano -
I Wish Flannery O'Connor Had Actually Written This Instead

3. The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips -
An Excellent Fake Shakespeare Play Preceded By the Longest Introduction Ever

4. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan -
Greek Mythology Meets Harry Potter


Films:

1. The Last Samurai -
Tom Cruise Stares Awkwardly At Everyone

2. Blade -
Vampires Have the Weirdest Mommy Issues

3. Hot Fuzz -
Who Watches the Neighborhood Watch?

4. Anchorman II -
A Satirical Examination of the Flaws in 24-Hour News Programming

5. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug -
Definitely The Middle Part of the Hobbit Trilogy

6. The Great Outdoors -
A Bare Bear Ass and Other Mildly Funny Events

7. Manhattan -
Moral Decay in New York City

8. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters -
Hansel Gets Bewitched, Gretel Gets Trolled
 
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justjohn

Member
Angry Fork said:
I'm going to try to keep on track with this but man it's hard with books. I don't know how people read 2-3 books week while also having a full time job, unless you can read at work and ignore other hobbies. That seems impossible to me.

Do people have any tips on how to read faster, while simultaneously being able to retain/recall the information so it doesn't just disappear?
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Yeah I'd e interested in this too.
 
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kinoki

Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
kinoki - 65/50 Books | 100/50 Movies​

Books​
  1. Ender's Game (1985), Orson Scott Card - ★★★★
  2. A Caribbean Mystery (1964), Agetha Christie - ★★★
  3. A Case of Exploding Mangoes (2008), Mohammed Hanif - ★★★½
  4. Lord Arthur Sevile's Crime and other Stories (1891), Oscar Wilde - ★★★★
  5. The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888), Oscar Wilde - ★★★★
  6. A House of Pomegranates (1891), Oscar Wilde - ★★★★
  7. At the Mountain of Madness (1936), H. P. Lovecraft - ★★★
  8. Matmolekyler (2011), Lisa Förare Winbladh, Malin Sandström - ★★★★
  9. Flippin' Burgers (2013), Jon Widegren - ★★★★
  10. The Dunwich Horror (1928), H. P. Lovecraft - ★★★
  11. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1927), H. P. Lovecraft - ★★★
  12. The Portrait of Mr. W.H. (1889), Oscar Wilde - ★★
  13. The Thing on the Doorstep (1891), H.P. Lovecraft - ★★½
  14. In the Skin of a Lion (1987), Michael Ondaatje - ★★★½
  15. Call of Cthulu (1926), H.P. Lovecraft - ★★★
  16. Egil Skallagrimssons saga (ca. 1220), Snorre Sturlasson - ★★★★
  17. Gunnlaug Ormtungas saga (ca. 1270), ? - ★★★
  18. Köpmannen i Stockholm (2007), Karin Ågren - ★★★
  19. The Shadow over Innsmouth (1936), H.P. Lovecraft - ★★★
  20. Massans röst (2009), Mats Berglund - ★★★
  21. I medeltidens Stockholm (1987), Göran Dahlbäck - ★★★★
  22. Politikens hjärta (2011), Karin Sennefelt - ★★★½
  23. The Whisper in Darkness (1931), H.P. Lovecraft - ★★★
  24. Urbana infantil (2012), Håkan Forsell - ★★★★
  25. Från hot till löfte (2013), Camilla Elmhorn - ★★★
  26. The King in Yellow (1895), Robert W. Chambers - ★★★½
  27. S. (2013), J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst - ★★★★
  28. Att sälja en stad (2013), Karin Ågren - ★★★½
  29. Den folkliga staden (1992), Mats Franzén - ★★★★
  30. A Farewell to Arms (1929), Ernest Hemingway - ★★★★
  31. Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), Joseph Campbell - ★★★★½
  32. Nordic Religion in the Viking Age (1999), Thomas A. DuBois - ★★★★
  33. Hravnkel Freygodes saga (ca. 1200), ? - ★★★½
  34. A Game of Thrones (1996), George R. R. Martin - ★★★★
  35. 1Q84: Book One (2009), Haruki Murakami - ★★★★
  36. Great Expectations (1860), Charles Dickens - ★★★½
  37. 1Q84: Book 2 (2009), Haruki Murakami - ★★★★
  38. Goodbye to Berlin (1939), Christopher Isherwood - ★★★★
  39. 1Q84: Book 3 (2009), Haruki Murakami - ★★★★
  40. A Clash of Kings (1998), George R.R. Martin - ★★★★
  41. Viga-Glums saga (ca. 1220) - ★★★½
  42. Hönsa-Tores saga (ca. 1200) - ★★★
  43. De sammansvurnas saga (ca. 1250) - ★★★½
  44. Människohamn (2008), John Ajvide Lindqvist - ★★★★
  45. No Country for Old Men (2005), Cormac McCarthy - ★★★½
  46. Norwegian Wood (1987), Haruki Murakami - ★★★½
  47. A Storm of Swords, Part 1: Steel and Snow (2000), George R.R. Martin - ★★★½
  48. The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (2004), Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore - ★★★
  49. Sputnik Sweetheart (1999), Haruki Murakami - ★★★
  50. A Storm of Swords, Part 2: Blood and Gold (2000), George R.R. Martin - ★★★★
  51. A Feast for Crows (2005), George R.R. Martin - ★★★½
  52. Njals saga (ca. 1200) - ★★★★
  53. Fables, Vol 1: Legends in Exile (2002), Bill Willingham - ★★★
  54. Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), Oscar Wilde - ★★★½
  55. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), Ernest Hemmingway - ★★★½
  56. A Woman of No Importance (1893), Oscar Wilde - ★★★
  57. Kompendium i miljöskydd, del 1 - Ekologi (2000), Perarvid Skoog - ★★
  58. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1914), James Joyce - ★★★★
  59. Ulysses (1922), James Joyce - ★★★★½
  60. A Dance with Dragons (2011), - ★★★½
  61. La Petite Bijou (2001), Patrick Modiano - ★★★
  62. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (2007), Haruki Murakami - ★★★★
  63. Bruk och missbruk av jordens resurser (2009), Claes Bernes, Lars J. Lundgren - ★★★★
  64. En ännu varmare värld (2007), Claes Bernes - ★★★★
  • H.P Lovecraft - bibliography - Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family (1921), The Statement of Rudolph Carter (1919), Celephaïs (1920), Dagon (1917), Nyarlathotep (1920), The Colour Out of Space (1927), The Picture in the House (1920)

Movies​
  1. Big Trouble in Little China (1986, dir. John Carpenter) - ★★★★
  2. Fast Food Nation (2006, dir. Richard Linklater) - ★★
  3. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005, dir. Steve Box, Nick Park) - ★★★
  4. Beasts of the Southern Wilds (2012, dir. Benh Zeitlin) - ★★★★★
  5. Thank You For Smoking (2005, dir. Jason Reitman) - ★★★
  6. Brave (2012, dir. Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell) - ★★★½
  7. All the Boy Love Mandy Lane (2006, dir. Jonathan Levine) - ★★
  8. Enemy at the Gates (2001, dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud) - ★★★
  9. Let Me In (2010, dir. Matt Reeves) - ★
  10. Knowing (2009, dir. Alex Proyas) - ★★
  11. 21 Jump Street (2012, dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller) - ★★★½
  12. Whip It (2009, dir. Drew Barrymore) - ★★★½
  13. Pacific Rim (2013, dir. Guillermo del Toro) - ★★★★
  14. Man of Steel (2013, dir. Zack Snyder) - ★★★
  15. The Last Stand (2012, dir. Kim Jee-woon) - ★½
  16. Silver Linings Playbook (2013, dir. David O. Russell) - ★★★½
  17. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013, dir. Bryan Singer) - ★
  18. Jack Reacher (2012, dir. Christopher McQuarrie) - ★★★½
  19. Olympus Has Fallen (2013, dir. Antoine Fuqua) - ★★
  20. From Paris With Love (2010, dir. Pierre Morel) - ★★★½
  21. Blindness (2008, dir. Fenando Meirelles) - ★★★½
  22. Mean Girls (2004, dir. Mark Waters) - ★★½
  23. Bernie (2011, dir. Richard Linklater) - ★★★½
  24. The Raid: Redemption (2011, dir. Gareth Huw Evans) - ★★★★½
  25. Valhalla Rising (2009, dir. Nicolas Winding Refn) - ★★★½
  26. Babyon A.D. (2008, dir. Mathieu Kassovitz) - ★★★
  27. Harry Brown (2009, dir. Daniel Barber) - ★★★★
  28. The Hurt Locker (2008, dir. Kathryn Bigelow) - ★★★½
  29. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011, dir. Brad Furman) - ★★★½
  30. La vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 [Blue is the Warmest Color] (2013, dir. Abdellatif Kechiche) - ★★★★
  31. Shame (2011, dir. Steve McQueen) - ★★★½
  32. Rambo (2008, dir. Sylvester Stallone) - ★★
  33. Mud (2012, dir. Jeff Nichols) - ★★★½
  34. Melancholia (2011, dir. Lars von Trier) - ★★★½
  35. Hansel & Gretel: Which Hunters (2013, dir. Tommy Wirkola) - ★★
  36. Yi dai zong shi [The Grandmaster] (2013, dir. Kar Wai Wong) - ★★★
  37. Jagten [The Hunt] (2012, dir. Thomas Vinterberg) - ★★★★½
  38. The American (2010, dir. Anton Corbijn) - ★★★½
  39. Hancock (2008, dir. Peter Berg) - ★★½
  40. Daybreakers (2009, dir. The Spierig Brothers) - ★★★
  41. Texas Killing Fields (2011, dir. Ami Canaan Mann) - ★★
  42. Tomb Raider (2001, dir. Simon West) - ★½
  43. Thor: The Dark World (2013, dir. Alan Taylor) - ★★★½
  44. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005, dir. Jon Favreau) - ★★★
  45. Don Jon (2013, dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - ★★★½
  46. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo) - ★★★★½
  47. Gangster Squad (2013, dir. Ruben Fleischer) - ★★★
  48. Broken City (2013, dir. Allen Hughes) - ★★★
  49. Pain & Gain (2013, dir. Michael Bay) - ★★
  50. Machete Kills (2013, dir. Robert Rodriguez) - ★★
  51. Magic Mike (2012, dir. Steven Soderbergh) - ★★★
  52. Red Dawn (2012, dir. Dan Bradley) - ★★
  53. Be Kind Rewind (2008, dir. Michel Gondry) - ★★
  54. Sherlock: The Empty Hearse (2014, dir. Jeremy Lovering) - ★★★½
  55. Sherlock: The Sign of Three (2014, dir. Colm McCarthy) - ★★★★
  56. Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014, dir. Nick Hurran) - ★★★
  57. Fantastic Four (2005, dir. Tim Story) - ★
  58. Waking Life (2001, dir. Richard Linklater) - ★★★
  59. World War Z (2013, dir. Marc Forster) - ★★½
  60. Europa Report (2013, dir. Sebastián Cordero) - ★★½
  61. Frankenweenie (2012, dir. Tim Burton) - ★★★
  62. Prometheus (2012, dir. Ridley Scott) - ★★★½
  63. Ender's Game (2013, dir. Gavin Hood) - ★★
  64. Oblivion (2013, dir. Joseph Kosinski) - ★★★
  65. The Lone Ranger (2013, dir. Gore Verbinski) - ★★★
  66. Ted (2012, dir. Seth MacFarlane) - ★★★
  67. Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013, dir. Sam Raimi) - ★★½
  68. The Descendants (2011, dir. Alexander Payne) - ★★★½
  69. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012, dir. Timur Bekmambetov) - ★★
  70. Zero Dark Thirty (2012, dir. Kathryn Bigelow) - ★★★
  71. The Intouchables (2011, dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano) - ★★★★
  72. Popeye (1980, dir. Robert Altman) - ★★★½
  73. The Long Goodbye (1973, dir Robert Altman) - ★★★
  74. Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox (2013, dir. Jay Oliva) - ★★
  75. Superman: Unbound (2013, dir. James Tucker) - ★★
  76. The Lovely Bones (2009, dir. Peter Jackson) - ★★★
  77. Upstream Color (2013, dir. Shane Carruth) - ★★★
  78. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006, dir. Tom Tykwer) - ★★★★
  79. Wreck-It Ralph (2012, dir. Rich Moore) - ★★★
  80. ParaNorman (2012, dir. Chris Butler, Sam Fell) - ★★★½
  81. Idiots and Angels (2008, dir. Bill Plympton) - ★★★
  82. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005, dir. Garth Jennings) - ★★½
  83. Surrogates (2009, dir. Jonathan Mostow) - ★★½
  84. Napoleon Dynamite (2004, dir. Jared Hess) - ★★★
  85. Robots (2005, dir. Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha) - ★★½
  86. The Fisher King (1991, dir. Terry Gilliam) - ★★★½
  87. Rush (2013, dir. Ron Howard) - ★★★
  88. Happy Feet (2006, dir. George Miller, Warren Coleman, Judy Morris) - ★★★
  89. Gravity (2013, dir. Alfonso Cuarón) - ★★★½
  90. Mad Max (1979, dir. George Miller) - ★★½
  91. Guardins of the Galaxy (2014, dir. James Gunn) - ★★★★
  92. 50/50 (2011, dir. Jonathan Levine) - ★★★
  93. Gone Girl (2014, dir. David Finscher) - ★★★★½
  94. My Blueberry Nights (2007, dir. Kar Wai Wong) - ★★★
  95. Interstellar (2014, dir. Christopher Nolan) - ★★★½
  96. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Extended Edition (2014, dir. Peter Jackson) - ★★★★
  97. The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies (2014, dir. Peter Jackson) - ★★★★
  98. The Lego Movie (2014, dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller) - ★★★★
  99. Monsters University (2013, dir. Dan Scanlon) - ★★

Bonus - 50/50 Games​

Games​
  • Gone Home (2013, dev. Fullbright Company) - ★★★½
  • Evoland (2013, dev. Shiro Games) - ★★
  • Ridiculous Fishing [iOS] (2013, dev. Vlambeer) - ★★★
  • Gunpoint [PC] (2013, dev. Suspicious Developments) - ★★★½
  • Don't Starve [PS4] (2014, dev. Klei) - ★★★½
  • Broken Age - Act 1 [PC] (2014, dev. Double Fine) - ★★★★
  • Far Cry 3 [PC] (2012, dev. Ubisoft Montreal) - ★★★
  • Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs [PC] (2013, dev. The Chinese Room) - ★★½
  • Killzone: Shadow Fall [PS4] (2013, dev. Guerilla Games) - ★★★½
  • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon [PC] (2013, dev. Ubisoft Montreal) - ★★★
  • Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition [PS4] (2014, dev. Housemarque) - ★★½
  • InFamous 2 [PS3] (2011, dev. Sucker Punch) - ★★★½
  • BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two [PC] (2014, dev. Irrational Games) - ★★★½
  • Warframe [PS4] (2013, dev. Digital Extremes) - ★★★½
  • Threes [iOS] (2014, dev. Sirvo LLC) - ★★★★½
  • Monument Valley [iOS] (2014, dev. ustwo) - ★★★★
  • Doki Doki Universe [PS4] (2013, dev. HumaNature Studios) - ★★★½
  • The Longest Journey [PC] (2000, dev. FunCom) - ★★★★
  • Hitman Go [iOS] (2014, dev. Square Enix Montreal) - ★★★★½
  • Trials Fusion [PS4] (2014, dev. RedLynx) - ★★★★
  • Octodad: Dadliest Catch [PS4] (2014, dev. Young Horses) - ★★★½
  • Outlast [PS4] (2014, dev. Red Barrels) - ★★
  • Stick it to the Man [PS4] (2014, dev. Zoink!) - ★★★
  • Wayward Souls [iOS] (2014, dev. Rocketcat Games) - ★★★½
  • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey [PC] (2006, dev. Funcom) - ★★★★
  • Kentucky Route Zero: Act III [PC] (2014, dev. Cardboard Computers) - ★★★★
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot [PS3] (2008, dev. Kojima Productions) - ★★★
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare [PC] (2007, dev. Infinity Ward) - ★★★½
  • Bastion [PC] (2011, dev. Supergiant Games) - ★★★½
  • Child of Light [PS4] (2014, dev. Ubisoft Montreal) - ★★★½
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [PC] (2009, dev. Infinity Ward) - ★★★
  • Transistor [PS4] (2014, dev. Supergiant Games) - ★★★★
  • Entwined [PS4] (2014, dev. PixelOpus) - ★★★
  • Battlefield: Hardline [PS4, beta] (2014, dev. Visceral Games) - ★★
  • Destiny [PS4, alpha] (2014, dev. Bungie) - ★★★★
  • Ticket to Ride [Board] (2004, dir. Alan R. Moon) - ★★★★
  • The Wolf Among Us [PC] (2013-2014, dev. Telltale Games) - ★★★★
  • Noir Syndome [PC] (2014, dev. Glass Knuckle Games) - ★★½
  • The Banner Saga [PC] (2014, dev. Stoic) - ★★★★
  • Peggle [PS3] (2009, dev. Popcap) - ★★★
  • Knack [PS4] (2013, dev. SCE Japan Studio) - ★★½
  • TowerFall Ascension [PS4] (2014, dev. Matt Makes Games) - ★★★★
  • The Last of Us: Remastered - Left Behind [PS4] (2014, dev. Naughty Dog) - ★★★½
  • The Last of Us: Remastered - Factions [PS4] (2014, dev. Naughty Dog) - ★★★★
  • Candy Crush Saga [iOS] (2012, dev. King) - ★★★
  • Magicka [PC] (2011, dev. Arrowhead Game Studios) - ★★★½
  • P.T. Demo [PS4] (2014, dev. 7780s Studio) - ★★★★
  • Enslaved: Odyssey to the West [PC] (2010, dev. Ninja Theory) - ★★★½
  • LittleBigPlanet Karting [PS3] (2012, dev. United Front Games, Media Molecule) - ★★½
  • PlayStation All-Stars Royale [PS3] (2012, dev. SuperBot Entertainment) - ★½

★ = Bad, ★★ = Okay, ★★★ = Good, ★★★★ = Very good, ★★★★★ = Brilliant

2013 - 23 books | 92 movies
 
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Servbot24

Banned
Post reserved. I'm adding albums to my goal. I already listen to hundreds a year but most of those are new, so these must be older albums.

★★★★★ = 9-10, ★★★★☆ = 7-9, ★★★☆☆ = 5-7, ★★☆☆☆ = 3-5, ★☆☆☆☆ = 1-3, ☆☆☆☆☆ = 0-1


0/25 books | 2/50 movies | 15/100 albums

Books:

[Currently Reading] Robert McKee - Storytelling

Films:

Play It Again, Sam (1972, Herbert Ross) ★★★☆☆
American Psycho (2000, Mary Harron) ★★★★☆
The Garden of Words (2013, Makoto Shinkai) ★★★☆☆
Wolf Children (2012, Mamoru Hosoda) ★★★★★
Mean Girls (2004, Mark Waters) ★★★☆☆

Albums (must be pre-2000):

Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) ★★★☆☆
Pink Floyd - Meddle (1971) ★★★★☆
Taku Sugimoto - Opposite (1997) ★★★★☆
Morton Feldman - Triadic Memories (1989) ★★★☆☆
John Fahey - Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) (1973) ★★★★☆
The Band - The Band (1969) ★★★★★
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Kontakte (1960) ★★★★☆
Hildegard Knef - Knef - (1970) ★★★★☆
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971) ★★★★★
Iko - '83 (1983) ★★☆☆☆
Area - Crac! (1975) ★★★★☆
Boo Williams - Home Town Chicago LP (1996) ★★★☆☆
John Fahey - Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (1963) ★★★☆☆
Gelo - Havin' It My Way (1994) ★★★★☆
Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games (1973) ★★★★☆
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch! (1964) ★★★★☆
 
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hEist

Member
phew, don't know, if i can make it. i don't think i watched 50 movies even this year.

0/50 books | 0/50 movies

Book:

Films:
 
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Enco

Member
Lets do it.

Pretty sure a book a week will be impossible but I'll try my best. The movies should be fine though.
 
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X-Frame

Member
I wasn't here for the previous years, but how common was it for people to count long books as 2 books?

Something like The Way of Kings comes in 2 books in some places, so I can see that being more than okay, but I have plenty of books at around 650 pages or so. But I don't want to count them all as 2 if nobody really did that previously, even though the OP says it's acceptable.
 
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InaudibleWhispa

Member
Hopefully this thread can push me to read more. I have 13 books on my Kindle and only managed to read 3 last year. Letterboxd encouraged me to watch more movies this year (98 from when I signed up in May).

0/50 Books | 0/50 Films

Books:

Films:
 
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Tragicomedy

Member
X-Frame said:
I wasn't here for the previous years, but how common was it for people to count long books as 2 books?

Something like The Way of Kings comes in 2 books in some places, so I can see that being more than okay, but I have plenty of books at around 650 pages or so. But I don't want to count them all as 2 if nobody really did that previously, even though the OP says it's acceptable.
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We had a handful of people do it, and there's no shame in it. Why not start out counting them singularly, then readjust if you find yourself coming up short later in the year?

Speaking of which...that book is utterly phenomenal and I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel in March.
 
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X-Frame

Member
Tragicomedy said:
We had a handful of people do it, and there's no shame in it. Why not start out counting them singularly, then readjust if you find yourself coming up short later in the year?

Speaking of which...that book is utterly phenomenal and I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel in March.
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That is exactly what I plan to do, thank you!

And yes, I am very excited to read it and grab the sequel!
 
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Necrovex

Member
What's the rule of thumbs for plays that are split into two books when neither of them exceed 200 pages, i.e. Angels in America?

Angel is being combined into one book now rather than two parts (paperback just came out, hardcover next month).
 
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ciridesu

Member
Figured to use the 5 star system as well then. Will update as the time goes on. : )

ciridesu - 7/50 Books | 12/50 Movies

Books:

1 Susan Cain - Quiet - ★★★
2 Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of the Champions - ★★★★
3 Anthony Burgess - Clockwork Orange - ★★★★
4 Suzanne Collins - Hunger Games - ★
5 Marcus Aurelius - Meditations - ★★★★
6 Michael Porter - Competitive Strategy - ★★★★
7 Kurt Vonnegut - Mother Night - ★★★★★
8 Eric Schlosser - Fast Food Nation - ★★★
9 Emile Zola - Thérèse Raquin - ★★


Movies:

1 Dredd - ★★
2 Pacific Rim - ★★★★
3 12 Years a Slave - ★★★★★
4 Lego - The Movie - ★★★★★
5 Wolf of Wall Street - ★★★★
6 Baraka - ★★★★
7 Ted - ★★
8 Captain America: The Winter Soldier - ★★
9 Place Beyond the Pines - ★
10 Looper - ★★★
11 The Dark Knight - ★★★★★
12 The Amazing Spiderman 2 - ★★★
13 Pain and Gain - ★★★
14 22 Jump Street - ★★★★
15 Edge of Tomorrow - ★★★★
16 This Is The End - ★★★
17 How to Train Your Dragon 2 - ★★

Aiming to catch-up with books in June; fucking finals leave me just too dried up to read a novel and comic books complement them much better for now. Still targeting that 50 though!
 
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krpiper

Member
I'll go for it, I picked up a kindle paperwhite (highly recommended) about 6 months ago and havent had too much trouble reading books, but I have always had a hard time watching movies.

Instead of "small reviews" I am going to do back of the box quotes!

krpiper - 2/50 Books | 2/50 Movies

Books
  • Michael Connelly - The Gods of Guilt ★★★ This is the 5th Lincoln Lawyer Novel and while it was good, it was not my favorite by any means, just felt long and drawn out, very slow compared to his other novels. The ending felt very Deus Ex Machina though :(
  • Michael Lewis - Moneyball ★★★★ An entertaining novel about the makings of a baseball team! I feel the struggles - Love a Twins fan
Movies
  • Brian's Song (1971) ★★★★ This was a made for TV movie, that deals with a NFL player who has cancer, pretty good movie though. A true story as well
  • Catfish (2010) ★★★ The TV show with the same name is based around this documentary. Do you truly know who you are talking to on the other end? My Mom and girlfriend love the MTV series, so they wanted to watch this as well.
  • Boiler Room (2000) ★★★★ Fast paced movie about a chop stock brokerage. Made better by the fact that we watched it in my business seminar class

★ = Bad, ★★ = Okay, ★★★ = Good, ★★★★ = Very good, ★★★★★ = Brilliant
 
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krpiper

Member
Also if I started a book, but I am not sure if I will get a read before the 1st, can I put that down as my 1st book of 2014?

Or is it only books started and finished in 2014
 
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avengers23

Banned
I'm in for 50/50 in 2014. I have a list of almost 90 books lined up to choose from, and I know I'll watch 31 films in October 2014 as part of the annual horror movies marathon. So, I need to fit in 19 other films during the year.

avengers23 - 50/50 books | 100/50 movies​

Edit: I've provided links to my write-ups of what I've read and watched this year.

Books:
1. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
2. Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales, by Yoko Ogawa
3. The Kid Stays in the Picture: A Notorious Life, by Robert Evans
4. In Love, by Alfred Hayes
5. The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes
6. Cosmicomics, by Italo Calvino
7. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, by Erik Larson
8. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays, by David Foster Wallace
9. The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling, by David Shoemaker
10. Zone One, by Colson Whitehead
11. The Maid's Version, by Daniel Woodrell
12. Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
13. The Architecture of Happiness, by Alain de Botton
14. The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
15. The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
16. Fools: Stories, by Joan Silber
17. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach
18. The Pity of War: Explaining World War I, by Niall Ferguson
19. Raising Steam, by Terry Pratchett
20. Leviathan Wakes, by James S.A. Corey
21. Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Sega Arcade Classics Volume 1, by Kurt Kulata
22. Erewhon, by Samuel Butler
23. Caliban's War, by James S.A. Corey
24. The Butcher of Anderson Station, by James S.A. Corey
25. The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession, by David Grann
26. Gods of Risk, by James S.A. Corey
27. The Churn, by James S.A. Corey
28. Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories, by M.R. James
29. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
30. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, by Joan Druett
31. Abaddon's Gate, by James S.A. Corey
32. Galveston, by Nic Pizzolatto
33. Cibola Burn, by James S.A. Corey
34. The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars, by Paul Collins
35. Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, by Daniel Okrent
36. Submergence, by J.M. Ledgard
37. Yes, It's Hot in Here: Adventures in the Weird, Woolly World of Sports Mascots, by A.J. Mass
38. Chasing the Dead, by Joe Schreiber
39. The Daylight Gate, by Jeanette Winterson
40. Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson
41. City of Thieves, by David Benioff
42. I, Zombie, by Hugh Howey
43. Passionate History, by Libby Waterford
44. City, by Clifford Simak
45. Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story Of A Freedom Fighter Who Became A Tyrant, by Heidi Holland
46. The Martian, by Andy Weir
47. The Conspiracy Against the Human Race, by Thomas Ligotti
48. The Death of WCW: 10th Anniversary Edition, by Bryan Alvarez and R.D. Reynolds
49. Unexpected Stories, by Octavia Butler
50. With My Dog Eyes, by Hilda Hilst

Films:
1. Frances Ha
2. American Hustle
3. Zero Effect
4. Silver Linings Playbook
5. This Is 40
6. Argo
7. The Master
8. Rescue Dawn
9. State and Main
10. This Is The End
11. Her
12. Wreck-It Ralph
13. Life of Pi
14. The LEGO Movie
15. Stoker
16. Amour
17. Zero Dark Thirty
18. Red Eye
19. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
20. The Place Beyond the Pines
21. Beasts of the Southern Wild
22. Lincoln
23. Robot & Frank
24. Veronica Mars
25. Trance
26. Pitch Perfect
27. Muppets Most Wanted
28. Tangled
29. Battleship
30. Elysium
31. White House Down
32. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
33. Searching for Sugar Man
34. Brother
35. Oblivion
36. X-Men: Days of Future Past
37. The84Draft
38. ESPN's 30 for 30: Silly Little Game
39. Edge of Tomorrow
40. ESPN's 30 for 30: The Price of Gold
41. Patton
42. The Way Way Back
43. ESPN's 30 for 30: Bad Boys
44. ESPN's 30 for 30: No Mas
45. Lenny Cooke
46. Snowpiercer
47. Prisoners
48. Flags of Our Fathers
49. Munich
50. Changeling
51. Guardians of the Galaxy
52. Lucy
53. The Wolverine
54. Enough Said
55. ESPN's 30 for 30: The Two Escobars
56. Ender's Game
57. About Time
58. Riddick
59. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
60. Gravity
61. Rush
62. The Great Gatsby (2013)
63. The Counselor
64. Sinister
65. Shadow of the Vampire
66. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
67. Would You Rather
68. Excision
69. Evil Dead (2013)
70. Angel Heart
71. The Lords of Salem
72. Near Dark
73. Warm Bodies
74. Byzantium
75. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
76. Eraserhead
77. Dark Skies
78. The Purge
79. Teeth
80. The Conjuring
81. Lake Mungo
82. Bug
83. The Faculty
84. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
85. Maniac
86. You're Next
87. We Are What We Are
88. Ravenous
89. Antiviral
90. Escape from Tomorrow
91. C.H.U.D.
92. John Dies At The End
93. White Zombie
94. American Mary
95. Gone Girl
96. John Wick
97. Interstellar
98. Big Hero 6
99. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
100. The Babadook
 
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Tragicomedy

Member
DiddyBop said:
Forgot I had a spot on the first page. Does anyone usually finish this challenge early?
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TestMonkey was a monster and finished on 16 August. Five more of us crossed the finish line in October, two more in November, etc. If you're being diligent in your reading and staying balanced, it's quite possible to wrap things up early.

X-Frame said:
That is exactly what I plan to do, thank you!

And yes, I am very excited to read it and grab the sequel!
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I posted the manuscript in a different thread and the sequel looks daunting. I can't wait!

krpiper said:
Also if I started a book, but I am not sure if I will get a read before the 1st, can I put that down as my 1st book of 2014?

Or is it only books started and finished in 2014
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In the words of the stellar Hawkeye writer: "Bro, bro, come on, bro." Covered four times already in a three page thread.

Simple answer: As long as you haven't finished over 50% of the book before the new year starts, count it. If you're over halfway, don't count it. If you're in doubt, follow your conscience. If you're still in doubt, just count it.
 
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pete_townshend

Banned
Signed up last year, but forgot to bookmark the thread and then never updated. Would have easily surpassed the movie count, but missed on the books by quite a bit.

Let's try again...

pete_townshend - 1/50 books | 3/50 movies

Books:
The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut (1959) - Completed 1/5/2014 - ★★★½

Movies:
Spring Breakers(2012) -Watched 1/1/2014 - ★★★
Addicted to Fame(2012) -Watched 1/4/2014 - ★½
Tristana(1970) -Watched 1/19/2014 - ★★★
 
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Hibbrearg

Neo Member
I used to read a lot but I became lazy and this seems like a perfect opportunity to start me up reading again. One question though, I have a few books I've started reading but never finished them, so if I would start to read them from the beginning would that count or not?

hibbrearg - 1/50 books | 63/50 movies

Books:
  • The Fault in Our Stars (2012), John Green ★★★★
Movies:
  • Best Man Down (2012) ★★★★½
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines(2003) ★½
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) ★★★★
  • Oblivion (2013) ★★★★
  • Remember the Titans (2000) ★★★★
  • Falling Down (1993) ★★★★
  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) ★★★½
  • One for the Money (2012) ★★★½
  • 2 Guns (2013) ★★★★
  • Frozen (2013) ★★★★
  • We Bought a Zoo (2011) ★★★½
  • Filth (2013) ★★★★½
  • Last Vegas (2013) ★★★★
  • Captain Phillips (2013) ★★★★½
  • Ender's Game (2013) ★★★
  • Escape Plan (2013) ★★★★
  • Parental Guidance (2012) ★★★½
  • Disconnect (2012) ★★★★½
  • The Purge (2013) ½
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) ★★★★
  • Modern Times (1936) ★★★★
  • The Amazing Spiderman 2 (2014) ★★★★
  • Godzilla (2014) ★★★★
  • X-Men (2000) ★★★★
  • Rush Hour (1998) ★★★
  • Enchanted (2007) ★★★★
  • The Lone Ranger (2013) ★★★★
  • Elysium (2013) ★
  • Mean Girls (2004) ★★★
  • The Lego Movie (2014) ★★½
  • Despicable Me 2 (2013) ★★★
  • Pain & Gain (2013) ★
  • Pitch Perfect (2012) ★★★½
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)★★★★
  • Bridesmaids (2011) ★★★★
  • Daddy Day Care (2003) ★★½
  • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) ★★★★½
  • Orphan (2009) ★★★½
  • Dorothy Mills (2008) ★★
  • 12 Angry Men (1957) ★★★★½
  • Jack The Giant Slayer (2013) ★★½
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) ★★★★
  • Let Me In (2010) ★★★½
  • Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) ★★
  • The Ward (2010) ★★
  • The Truth About Emmanuel (2013) ★★★½
  • In Security (2013) ★★
  • Eden (2012) ★★
  • Sharknado (2013) ★½
    10 out of 5
  • A Clockwork Orange (1971) ★★★★½
  • Identity Thief (2013) ★½
  • Don Jon (2013) ★★★½
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) ★★★★
  • Non-Stop (2014) ★★★½
  • The Fault in Our Stars (2014) ★★★★
  • A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) ★★★★
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) ★★★★½
  • Maleficent (2014) ★★★½
  • Prometheus (2012) ★★½
  • The Best Man Holiday (2013) ★★★★
  • Sunshine (2007) ★★
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) ★★★★
  • Noah (2014) ½
 
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krpiper

Member
Tragicomedy said:
In the words of the stellar Hawkeye writer: "Bro, bro, come on, bro." Covered four times already in a three page thread.

Simple answer: As long as you haven't finished over 50% of the book before the new year starts, count it. If you're over halfway, don't count it. If you're in doubt, follow your conscience. If you're still in doubt, just count it.
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My apologizes. thanks man!
 
MilkLizard

MilkLizard

Member
Nerdsteve - 18/50 books | 66/50 movies

Books:
Fables Vol. 1 - Bill Willingham
Lost at Sea - Brian Lee O'Malley
Preacher - Book One - Garth Ennis
Zodiac - Robert Graysmith
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
My Bloody Roots - Max Cavalera
Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Seconds - Brian Lee O'Malley
Horns - Joe Hill
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck - Don Rosa
Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
Hell's Angels - Hunter S. Thompson
The Rum Diary - Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
Bleeding Edge - Thomas Pynchon
Annihilation - Southern Reach - Jeff Vandermeer
Inherent Vice - Thomas Pynchon

Movies:
Gravity - Alfonso Cuarón (2013)
Old School - Todd Phillips (2003)
Machete Kills - Robert Rodriguez (2013)
Carrie - Kimberly Peirce (2013)
Kick-Ass 2 - Jeff Wadlow (2013)
Thor: The Dark World - Alan Taylor (2013)
Ender's Game - Gavin Hood (2013)
Cabin in the Woods - Drew Goddard (2012)
White House Down - Roland Emmerich (2013)
Oblivion - Joseph Kosinski (2013)
Boyz n the Hood - John Singleton (1991)
Memories of Murder - Joon-ho Bong (2003)
Prisoners - Denis Villeneuve (2013)
Sound it out - Jeanie Finlay (2011)
Training Day - Antoine Fuqua (2001)
Tarzan - Chris Buck, Kevin Lima (1999)
The Bag Man - David Grovie (2014)
Zulu - Jérôme Salle (2013)
Robocop - José Padilha (2014)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - Kenneth Branagh (2014)
Godzilla - Gareth Edwards (2014)
Non-Stop - Jaume Collet-Serra (2014)
Oldboy - Spike Lee (2013)
Enemy - Denis Villeneuve (2013)
The Raid 2 - Gareth Evans (2014)
American Hustle - David O. Russel (2013)
Snowpiercer - Joon-ho Bong (2013)
Bad Words - Jason Bateman (2013)
Blade Runner - Ridley Scott (1982)
Transcendence - Wally Pfister (2014)
Minecraft - The Story of Mojang - Paul Owens (2012)
Sabotage - David Ayer (2014)
Need for Speed - Scott Waugh (2014)
22 Jump Street - Phil Lord, Chris Miller (2014)
The Expendables 2 - Simon West (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Marc Webb (2014)
We're the Millers - Rawson Marshall Thurber (2013)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Joe Russo, Anthony Russo (2014)
Mad Max - George Miller (1979)
Menace II Society - The Hughes Brothers (1993)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - George Miller (1981)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn - Phil Alden Robinson (2014)
X-Men: First Class - Matthew Vaughn (2011)
Guardians of the Galaxy - James Gunn (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Bryan Singer (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow - Doug Liman (2014)
Gone Baby Gone - Ben Affleck (2007)
Transformers: Age of Extinction - Michael Bay (2014)
The Town - Ben Affleck (2010)
Argo - Ben Affleck (2012)
The Frozen Ground - Scott Walker (2013)
Gangster Squad - Ruben Fleischer (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street - Martin Scorsese (2013)
Silent Hill - Revelation - Michael J. Bassett (2012)
A Million Ways to die in the west - Seth MacFarlane (2014)
Horns - Alexandre Aja (2013)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Matt Reeves (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Jonathan Liebesmann (2014)
Into the Storm - Steve Quale (2014)
The Descent - Neil Marshall (2005)
Lucy - Luc Besson (2014)
Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy (2014)
John Wick - Chad Stahelski, David Leitch (2014)
Gone Girl - David Fincher (2014)
The Equalizer - Antoine Fuqua (2014)
The Adventures of Tintin - Steven Spielberg (2011)
 
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suberzat

Member
Count me in for 2014
My Amazon wish list is getting pretty long with books.

Suberzat - 1/50 books | 86/50 movies

Books:
Don't Put Me In,Coach(Good book and liked the humor)
Movies:
American Hustle
Prisoners
Carrie
About TIme
Being John Malkovich
Escape Plan
The Spectacular Now
Primer
Life of Pi
Flypaper
Kick Ass 2
Grudge Match
Homefront
X-Men Origins
2 Guns
Out of the Furnace
The Croods
Disconnect
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Fruitvale Station
Lone Survivor
This is the End
A Bronx Tale
Hercules.....Don't even waste your time
R.I.P.D........^^^^^
Delivery Man
A Few Good Men
Locke
Stretch
obvious child
Beginners
The Best Offer
The Best Man Hoilday
The Bling Ring
Blood Tries
Blue Jasmine
The Call
Captain Phillips
Carlito's Way
Dark Skies
Dead Man Down
Don Jon
Her
Enders Game
Enough Said
Epic
Finding Neverland
The First Time
Gravity
The Hunger Games Catching Fire
In A World
Instructions Not Included
Kicking and Screaming
Killing them Softly
The Last Stand
Last Vagas
The Lego Movie
Movie 43
Non-Stop
Plans, Trains, and Automobiles
Premium Rush
Runner Runner
Sleeper
Stoker
Were The Millers
500 Days of Summer
Divergent
Thanks for Sharing
The Holiday
Third Person
American Psycho
The Guest
The Legend of Drunken Master
Dawn of the Planet of theApe
X-men Days Future Past
Snowpiercer
Babadook
Top Five
Gone Girl
Nightcrawler
The double
Twelve Monkeys
This Is Where I Leave You
Equalizer
Edge of Tomorrow
 
F

Forsaken82

Member
Not sure if I will involve myself as much in 2014 as I did in 2013... might read more though... (im not going to have a new book done by years end , so it ends at 12... :( ill probably have about 110 movies though so theres that)

I will try to step it up in 2014... but i don't expect to out do my books OR movies... (mainly because I am going to try to get away from the 100-200 page Novella's and jump directly into 300 page + or bust) For what it is worth, I read more in 2013 than I have in the last 3 years and I thank the challenge for that! I just need to allocate more time per day to reading... (fewer video games dammit!)
 
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arkon

Member
I'm in for this I think. I can possibly manage the books (my best total so far is 46 read in a year). The movies are going to be the real problem. I'm not even sure I've watched one movie this year!


arkon - 50/50 books | 50/50 movies

Books
  • The Silent Wife by A.S.A Harrison ★★
  • The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson ★★★
  • Chaos Space by Marianne de Pierres ★★★★
  • Mirror Space by Marianne de Pierres ★★★★
  • Transformation Space by Marianne de Pierres ★★★★
  • A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton ★★
  • The Thousand Names by Django Wexler ★★★★
  • One for the Money by Janet Evanovich ★★★
  • The Immortal Prince by Jennifer Fallon ★★★
  • The Winds of Khalakovo by Bradley P. Beaulieu ★★★
  • The Gods of Amyrantha by Jennifer Fallon ★★★
  • The Palace of Impossible Dreams by Jennifer Fallon ★★★
  • The Chaos Crystal by Jennifer Fallon ★★★
  • I Think Therefore I Play by Andrea Pirlo ★★★★
  • The Spellman Files by Liza Lutz ★★
  • The Noise Within by Ian Whates ★
  • Fortune's Pawn by Rachel Bach ★★★
  • Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick ★★★★
  • Honor's Knight by Rachel Bach ★★★
  • District 14: season 1 by Pierre Gabus and Romuald Reutimann ★★★★
  • Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud ★★★★
  • Heaven's Queen by Rachel Bach ★★★
  • Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman ★★★★
  • Storm Front by Jim Butcher ★★
  • Fool Moon by Jim Butcher ★★
  • Feast of Souls by Celia Friedman ★★★
  • A Devil in the Details by K A Stewart ★★★
  • Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey ★★★★
  • The Straits of Galahesh by Bradley P. Beaulieu ★★
  • Zero Sum Game by S L Huang ★★
  • All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka ★★★
  • The Element of Fire by Martha Wells ★★★
  • Accidental Hitman by A.W. Wilson ★★★
  • Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente ★★
  • Accel World, Vol. 1 by Reki Kawahara, Hiroyuki Aigamo ★★
  • The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima ★★★★
  • Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh ★★★
  • Roman Blood by Steven Saylor ★★★★
  • A Shot in the Dark by K A Stewart ★★★
  • Cold Fire by Kate Elliott ★★★★
  • Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey ★
  • The Time Machine Did It by John Swartzwelder ★★★
  • Peacemaker by K. A. Stewart ★★★
  • Puckoon by Spike Milligan ★★★★
  • The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima ★★★★
  • A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 1 by Kazuichi Kazama ★
  • Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor ★★★
  • Stealing Light by Gary Gibson ★★★
  • Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 1 by Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda ★★★
  • The Iron Hand of Mars by Lindsey Davis ★★★

Movies:
  • The Inbetweeners Movie ★★
  • The Wolf of Wall Street ★★★
  • Bottle Rocket ★★★★
  • Ted ★★
  • Rushmore ★★★
  • Safe House ★
  • Horrible Bosses ★★★
  • Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay ★★
  • Thief ★★★★
  • 21 Jump Street ★★★
  • The Hangover ★★
  • 22 Jump Street ★★★
  • Get Shorty ★★★
  • Silver Linings Playbook ★★★★
  • Collateral ★★★
  • The To Do List ★
  • Kick Ass ★★★
  • American Hustle ★★★
  • Pineapple Express ★★
  • Limitless ★★★
  • Super8 ★★★
  • This is the End ★
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel ★★★★
  • Burn After Reading ★★
  • American Gangster ★★★
  • Friday ★★★
  • Night at the Museum ★★
  • Your Highness ★
  • This Is Spinal Tap ★★★★
  • How To Train Your Dragon ★★
  • The Darjeeling Limited ★★★
  • Big Trouble in Little China ★★★
  • The Big Lebowski ★★★★
  • Best in Show ★★
  • A Cock and Bull Story ★★
  • Prisoners ★★★
  • How To Train Your Dragon 2 ★★
  • Edge of Tomorrow ★★★
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ★★★
  • The Watch ★★
  • The Inbetweeners 2 ★★
  • Kick Ass 2 ★★
  • The Lego Movie ★★★
  • The Avengers ★★★
  • Puss in Boots ★★
  • Escape From New York ★★★
  • Escape from L.A. ★★
  • The Five-Year Engagement ★★
  • The Guest ★★★
  • Stand By Me ★★★★
 
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lolez2matt

Member
Im going in!!!

Don´t think that i´m going to make it, but if it make me read more books, it´s perfect!!!

Lolez2matt

0/50 books | 0/50 movies

Book:

Films:
 
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Tantalus

Neo Member
Finally going to take the plunge and join in this year. Even if I don't get to 50 & 50, it'll still be fun to take part!

Tantalus - 3/50 Books | 5/50 Movies​

Books:
  • George Orwell - 1984 ★★★★
  • Douglas Adams - Life, the Universe and Everything ★★★
  • David Wong - This Book is Full of Spiders (Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It) ★★★★

Movies:
  • Amélie (2001) ★★★
  • A Haunted House (2013) ★★
  • Raging Bull (1980) ★★★★
  • Wolf of Wall Street (2013) ★★★★★
  • Good Will Hunting (1997) ★★★★★
 
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