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Caught my lonely ass smiling 😭

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A bitter, blood-soaked pursuit through the bowels of hell on earth. My jam.

This two part OVA shows that horror anime was best during this era. The video market allowed them to get away with much more than tv, it didn’t have to adhere to a season long story, and the market was thirsty for constant new content: meaning all sorts of strange and disturbing shit could get made. It was the golden age of horror anime.

Yoma wastes no time. We open on a desolate battlefield full of bloody corpses, a clan leader is murdered by a demon, and the wasteland of bodies becomes the feeding grounds for a new batch of Yoma (demons) - all ready to continue the cycle of misery.

This world is cruel and coldhearted, the land is at constant war with various clans all vowing for control while the unlucky innocents must fend with the creatures hiding in the shadows. Amidst this chaos is a lone ninja tasked with tracking down and killing his best friend. Things quickly go south though, as he discovers his pal is actually a Yoma himself.

What follows is a somber, tragic tale of revenge full of death and monsters.

Part one is classic folk tale as our hero finds himself in a village full of happy-go-lucky people. That’s obviously strange given the state of the world, and he slowly uncovers the monstrous truth and the consequences that come with that truth. A very bitter and violent start, with some excellent looking giant spiders and chunky gore. Definitely the highlight for me.

Part two ditches a lot of the previous episodes quiet horror, and leans more into blood-spewing action. Still bleak, still horror, but much more explosive. Our hero gains a love-interest that’s the closest to “cheerful” this anime gets. But don’t worry, she still kills people in graphically violent ways. There’s a man-eating horse, a massive serpent, a talking tree, even a demon butterfly! It all leads to the final confrontation with his friend, who morphs with the horse to become a werewolf/centaur hybrid. Pretty dope stuff honestly.

Then the story is over. We don’t need any more. Two episodes was all it needed. It’s why OVAs are the unrivaled format for horror anime. It just was.

Anyways, this has always been a favorite of mine. I must’ve watched it a ton as a teenager at my dad’s. His vhs anime collection has defined me to this day. Give it a watch, it rules.

A Walk Amongst Monsters #122

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If your online opponent resorts to sending an actual nuke to your location, you’re doing something right.

Man, there’s nothing even close to this in Pokemon. Pikachu will never do something this cool. Ever. Sorry Pokebros, Digimon is still supreme.

Taking place after the original series, this incredible short cuts the number of digidestined down to three (not counting T.K. and his loser Digimon Patamon) as they’re forced to face a Digimon that’s quickly destroying the internet and all things electronic. It’s not confined to the Digital World, instead it’s roaming freely on our world-wide web circa 1999. It’s an exciting premise, and one they use to its full degree.

Diaboromon is a vicious foe. His mayhem causes worldwide outages and problems, and that’s before he starts intentionally wreaking havoc! I love that he breaks into the NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and starts spam calling every phone number, crippling the entire country and severing our heroes internet service. He’s a smart cookie, even though he doesn’t speak in the original Japanese version. 

Also love his various designs. Going from some sort of squid demon, to an armored bug tank, to his purple and green final form, he’s always got tendril-like appendages regardless of what form he’s in and they give him a unique sense of movement.

Of course, WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon are awesome as always, I do love Digimon’s mindset of evolutions involving less logic on how these creatures would look in a more evolved state, and more on how cool it would be if a chubby wolf were now a robot that fired ice missiles. It makes for cooler action.

And the action is certainly awesome here! It’s really not the main focus, but what we get is swift and powerful. My favorite moment is when WarGreymon’s armored gloves shatter and he just starts punching Diaboromon. Not only is it good action, it shows how intense the fight is. There’s lasting damage that shows on our heroes throughout, which makes what we’re watching feel more impactful.

The birth on Omnimon is beautiful, even if I still feel like the Americanized version hypes it up considerably more. But regardless, he’s devastating and makes quick work of his foes. I like how smoke comes from his weapons when he unsheathes them, it’s a nice visual touch.

I’ve never picked up on it, but the reason I enjoy the visual inside the internet so much is because they made the choice to differentiate it from the “real world” animation and draw everyone with red outlines. Those red outlines truly make all the difference and give those scenes something more to make them stand out. A genius choice in my opinion.

This short is everything great about Digimon concentrated into an exciting 40 minutes. It was always my favorite segment from the American film, and it’s just a good in the original uncut format.
 
Mamoru Hosoda knew this was the peak of his career, which is why he straight up remade the damn thing as Summer Wars!

Watched on Monday March 31, 2025.

Watched on Monday March 31, 2025.

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I’m pretty sure they sampled Rodan’s roar at one point. Wouldn’t surprise me.

Talk about bonkers fantasy. I mean, nothing in the story itself is that bonkers, but the unrelenting pace and high octane action keeps your attention with ease. 

You could easily that this 40 minute ova and stretch it out into a phenomenal trilogy of books, that’s how much shit happens in the short timespan. Within 15 minutes we’ve learned the history of this world, watched the kingdom fall to an army of demons, jumped 15 years, see the hero liberate a mine against one of the villains powerful lackeys, witness a town get obliterated by a enormous dragon, see one of the heroes allies die brutally, watch the hero gets captured, watch the hero get rescued, and meet the twin brother of the fallen ally. I legitimately skipped over some stuff too.

It’s in overdrive from frame one. There is no time to stop and get to know anyone, or learn of the lore, or even revel in victories, we’ve got to wrap this story up in 40 minutes! Its breakneck speed doesn’t leave room for much depth, but it does give you a bunch of kinetic action scenes. And I’m fine with that.

The animation is quite nice, especially when everyone is slicing each other up. The action is bouncy and quick, with plenty of blood and monsters to satiate you. 

The evil dragon is one of my favorites in anime. It’s a behemoth that’s one part Biollante, one part sea serpent, and two parts eldritch horror. This beast is a fire-breathing monstrosity and I wish it got more screentime.

The writer was Kenichi Matsuzaki, who is most known for his Mecha works primarily Macross and Gundam, so it’s strange to see a fantasy anime come from him. I think he did a pretty good job honestly.

Oh yeah, the main female lead is voiced by Ryoko from Tenchi Muyo, and she acts just like her too. Not much to add to that, just found it amusing.

It’s absurd fantasy with nonstop action and seriously cool monsters. Of course I’m a fan!

Watched on Saturday March 29, 2025.

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It turns out, animation can be too manic for its own good.

This thing breathes life into every inch of every frame in the most haphazardly way possible. Everything’s moving, exploding, screaming, flying, spinning, flailing, bulging, and just generally freaking out. I do not recommend watching this with a headache.

It’s Speed Racer meets Redline meets Looney Tunes meets cocaine. It’s should’ve been better with that description, but it’s too unfocused and delivers nothing. There’s not even an actual ending.

But it’s certainly creative and full of energy. The three racers all have stupidly comical super powers, with my favorite being the chick whos hairdo makes her car fly. It’s insanity from beginning to end, and the animation delivers. This definitely looks good and the artstyle is unique, but I’m left feeling mostly disappointed.

But I do find it funny this is the first thing I’ve seen from director Hiroyuki Imaishi. Not Cyberpunk Edgerunners, not Gurren Lagann, not Dead Leaves, not Promare… this. That’s just like me.

Watched on Saturday March 29, 2025.

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Holy shit, this is the coolest thing ever.

It’s a young boys ultimate dream. Lots of massive, multicolored mechs fighting lots of space baddies. That’s it. It’s Power Rangers, it’s Voltron, it’s Mazinger Z, but with elementary school kids.

10 year olds pilot giant robots and combine to destroy all evildoers. I’m pretty sure I’ve imagined this exact scenario as a daydreaming kid. It’s truly glorious.

There’s zero attempt at anything serious or thought-provoking, it’s just the action packed dreams of a little boy brought to life with bright and colorful animation. 

The robots are big toys (probably because this franchise was a toy line) colored in blues and reds, with golden swords and rainbow beams. There’s animal robots that combine, the school doubles as a flying fortress, and again… elementary students are the one piloting the robots and saving the day. 

This is the sort of shit I’d eat up back in the day, it’s still shit I’d eat up honestly. I’m absolutely going to try and track down all the series and watch them. This is right up my alley.

The Super Robot Genre is the greatest form of Mecha anime. It runs on the “Rule of Cool” and I’ll take it over something like Gundam any day. This is sheer joy to me, I implore you all to give it a watch. This lone ova is the only existing animated media of this particular entry, but there exist 3 full-length series made beforehand I just need to have.

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As someone who has legitimately zero knowledge of Chrono Trigger, this was a lighthearted and entertaining time.

A bunch of monsters hold a big festival and everything goes wrong. That’s about it. It genuinely doesn’t seem to be that connected to the video game. I assume all the various beasties running amok are foes you slay in the game, but outside of that I’m pretty sure this is just an excuse to go wild and animate pure chaos.

Our “heroes” I can only describe as a big blue tomato with a face, and a very aggressive Furby. They muck up just about everything they touch during the festival, ultimately leading to an energetic mad dash of destruction atop a singing robot. Again, I don’t know how or if this actually has anything to do with the game. But it’s definitely fun.

I adored the cutesy monster designs, everything is so soft and silly, you can clearly see Toriyama’s style in all of them. They have fun with the animation, never caring too much about staying on model and allowing the characters to stretch and compress like cartoons. The whole thing just looks and feels like a product of a bygone era, something that ultimately died off after OVAs started to wane in popularity. 

Theres a dude that morphs into a trike motorcycle and the giant singing robot punches him through a wall with an actual cartoon punching glove.
😱🥊🤖

Lots of fun, maybe I should check out the game.

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I too flirt by causing a wreck then attempting to run over the incapacitated driver. I’ll it it hasn’t worked yet.

This could’ve been something great. The first half is fun, summer vibes amid motor racing and fanservice. But by the second half drops off tremendously once the big race is announced, with the rest of the runtime focused on a boring montage and an even more boring final race.

There’s an attempt at relationship progression in the second half, with the leads male friend itting his love to her, but she completely ignores it (despite her seemingly holding the same feelings) and it’s never brought back up. Huh? It also kinda makes our hero come across as kind of a bitch? They should’ve either actually fully realized the relationship, or dropped it entirely.

The villain is textbook 80’s douche. Simply arrogant and evil for the sake of being arrogant and evil. He’s the sort of dude you want to see fail. Unfortunately, when he finally does lose, it’s with grace and respect. Excuse me? How about absolutely not? I want him broken and crying! This dude commits multiple literal crimes including, as I joked in the opening, attempted murder. 

At least the first half is fun. 

I will say, I wish this (and all forgotten OVAs) got a remaster so all the colors and atmosphere could show more. Something about 80’s OVAs always  have that aesthetic that people online lose their minds over. Me included.

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Leave it to that old horndog Tezuka to include some random boobs in this 6 minute short about jumping.

This wasn’t too far off from what my imagination would conjure up whenever I was bored as a child.

It’s just a first person POV of someone increasingly jumping higher and higher. Starting with small leaps in a rural town, before launching themselves into a bustling city of skyscrapers (this part has my favorite bit of animation), to absolutely flying over the sea, then ultimately landing in an active Warzone and falling into Hell. All done with some very nice animation with lots of shade hatching. 

I feel like any lover of art would appreciate this. From the art style, to the first-person perspective, to the sense of height and motion, it’s just a fascinating watch. At times you can feel when the person comes down from great heights, almost like falling in a dream.

Seriously cool stuff, definitely check it out if you enjoy unique animated shorts. It on YouTube.

Watched on Thursday March 27, 2025.

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Genuinely bonkers in the best way.

This 24 minute OVA holds down the fast forward button and blows through 20 years of wish-granting alien cats, the rise and fall of a criminal empire, the discovery of the alien menace, and the final showdown where the army uses future tech to fight a space ship. And that’s ignoring all the other crazy shit you see in this. Absolutely absurd, like only Osamu Tezuka can do.

Seriously, this moves so quickly that our main character gets held up by gangsters, his friend dies, he takes his friends child as his own, he finds a flying saucer, the child befriends an alien cat, and he loses the child within 4 minutes. There’s no time to take anything in or develop anything. It’s go, go, go until the credits roll. I kinda liked it.

I didn’t even mention that the alien cat melts a dude in a surprisingly graphic manner, or that the climax has a gnarly transformation sequence akin to John Carpenter’s The Thing. The animation every time the cat uses its powers is a visual treat too.

This legitimately rules. It’s way darker than I originally thought it’d be, it wastes absolutely no time, it’s definitely entertaining, this was a real winner for me. I implore you guys to give it a watch on YouTube.

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I was genuinely not prepared for how comically racist almost every character is. Primarily towards the Japanese, but don’t worry, everyone gets their time to shine here.

This has a pretty cool concept that’s only relevant so we can watch a 20 minute space dogfight. It’s Wall:E, but instead of abandoning earth, we’ve just begun launching our trash into the Sun. Even with those extremes, people continue to dump irresponsibly, causing the Sun to become more and more volatile. Sweet idea right? Ok, well it’s not actually important. Here’s a bunch of overly-aggressive assholes fighting each other in space.

Don’t get me wrong, the battle is well conceptualized, with neat strategies and sci-fi weaponry about (tho we still use Tomahawk missiles in the future it seems), but I kinda wish we got more from the initial idea.

Still, for a mostly unheard of OVA, this was a solid time. Definitely near the bottom of the list for compared to the directors other works though.

Watched on Wednesday March 19, 2025.

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It’s like stop-motion, but without the motion!

Three separate Lovecraft stories are brought to life in a very bizarre way. It’s essentially just shot after shot of unmoving clay dioramas, nothing more. Every bit of movement you see is just the director holding a prop/character and moving it himself. Weird choice. But weird works for Lovecraft, and the off-putting character designs and set pieces create an unsettling atmosphere filled with of worry. So props.

Unfortunately, none of the stories adapted do justice to the originals. Not to mention the choice of stories is strange too. The Dunwich Horror makes sense, it’s a literary classic. But The Picture in the House? And The Festival? The vast majority of people familiar with Lovecraft won’t recognize those works, and they’re not necessarily the best to adapt. 

At least The Picture in the House works as an eerie short story with a chilling ending. Though it’s not that engaging of a story. But The Festival is severely hurt here. There’s no dialogue or narration, which if you know Lovecraft, is a bad thing. We lose so much of the horror and fear by removing Lovecraft’s writing, instead we get a somewhat neat silent short that’s (ittedly) got some creative dioramas. It’s confusing and felt like a disservice to the story.

Dunwich is the standout, with easily the best character models and dioramas. It’s still a far cry from Lovecraft’s short story, but seeing it brought to life with grotesque models was very nice.

Lovecraft is never easy to adapt. His writing style and way he’d describe his monstrosities make it hard to bring to a visual medium. Something always gets lost. But I’m always happy to see people do their best and try to bring his horrors to the naked eye. I believe Lovecraft is one of (if not the) greatest horror writers of all time. Only Stephen King seems to be able to update his terrors for the modern age.

Regardless, this is certainly an oddity that was clearly made with love. I mean, every single diorama the director had to make only gets used for a scant few seconds. That’s dedication. So if you’re interested in this strange little anthology, it’s on YouTube.

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Just about one step away from being completely incomprehensible, Dark Cat is very much not good. 

Two brothers who are also cats(?) and are also magical(?) fight penis-shaped tentacle monsters that apparently spawn from bad emotions(?). There’s also a magic tree(?) that’s guarded by a floating cat(?), and a green evil dude that’s also a cat(?). 

Everything you’d expect a competent anime to be, this isn’t. 

The dub is atrociously hilarious, with one of the characters having one of the worst voices I’ve ever heard. It’s a mixture of no emotion, stoner, and no talent. It’s gold. I won’t say this dub is good, but it did make me nostalgic for the absurdity and hilarity of classic anime dubs. I much prefer those over the unrepentant blandness of modern day Funimation dubs that use the same 10-15 voice actors that can only do one voice. At least the Wild West of the old days produced entertaining dubs.

The body horror and monster designs are the highlight animation wise. They’re pulsating, fleshy tendrils of phallic death. Gross and well animated, unlike everything else which is only decent.

This is dumb, pointless, and confusing. That’ll certainly appeal to some of you, so it’s available for free on YouTube if you’ve got 50 minutes to spare.

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It’s like Rosario+Vampire, but reversed and not as good.

Instead of a human hiding his secret while going to a monster school, it’s a vampire hiding her identity while going to a human school. Simple enough. It’s much less lewd and action packed as Rosario and instead is rather quaint and overly comedic.

Our hero can’t keep a secret to save his life, so of course he finds out his crush is actually a vampire! It doesn’t help she’s about as dumb as a bag of rocks and can’t decipher his super obvious feelings towards her. So these two doofuses fall into a comedy of errors as romance tries to prevail while they attempt to keep her secret. It’s amusingly dumb and just the right amount of sweet for my tastes.

Of course, other weirdos begin popping up, causing troubles and starting love triangles. Pretty much what you’d expect from a show like this. You’ve got the class rep, who I though was going to be revealed as a Frankenstein (she’s got a bolt in the back of her head) but turned out to be a freaking miniature alien piloting a life sized robot of herself! There’s the pervy “Wolfman”, that’s actually a buxom woman but she’s a “Wolf” get it? The childhood friend has a spirit inhabiting her glasses, and the principal is a devil that thinks she’s hot shit but is the series buttmonkey. These psychos cause nothing but wild calamity from beginning to end.

The humor got a decent amount of laughs out of me, especially when they really leaned into the absurdity of it all. But the budding romance was what I was here to see, and it’s sweet. We don’t get much for the majority of the series, but our blockheaded camp starts to realize her feelings near the end, and I found it cute. And sometimes all we need is something cute to enjoy.

That said, by the time her feelings started manifesting, I’d started to root for the alien actually. So that made me feel bad for both of them. 😅

This is nothing special, but I didn’t need it to be. It’s light, silly, and sweet. That’s what I wanted, and it’s what I got.

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I don’t know how this kid got anything done with the weight of his massive balls.

Our hero (who’s like 13) jumps headfirst into the most ridiculously dangerous and life-threatening situations with nary a moment to collect himself. He just does them, no if’s or but's. A genuine madlad.

Katsuhiro Otomo once again splurges and makes (at the time) the most expensive Japanese film ever with a budget of 2.4 billion yen. And you can certainly tell. This baby wants nothing more than to show you every cool concept and idea Otomo had rolling around in his head. This is stuffed with so much steampunk inventions and machinery it actually bloats the film. 

This could’ve easily been 90-100 minutes. But Otomo wanted the final hour to be an absurdly cool show of technological prowess (both in the film and in reality) and with what was basically a blank check, he did it with glee. That final hour absolutely rules with all the inventive weapons of war and explosive action, but it’s almost comical how there’s always something going horribly wrong for our heroes. 

The first half is definitely good, though the color palette is a bit too brown. I’ve always ed the cool chase sequence where our death defying child attempts escape on a handmade steam-powered monowheel. But the first half is much more interested in showcasing why you should never trust any adult. Especially when there’s money to be made. Our steadfast boy is faced with the realities of progress: it doesn’t matter how impressive or life-changing technology can be, it’ll always ultimately be used for war. Progress never means progressing away from war, only progressing the means as which to wage it. A point the film is clearly saddened to make. 

Pretty much every adult is untrustworthy in one way or another, though few are truly “villainous”. But the other child character, Scarlett, is a bright point among all the chaos. He’s a prissy rich girl from America that’s brash, arrogant, and headstrong. Usually I’d hate a character like this, but the film masterfully makes her much more than that. She’s ultimately an innocent and naive little girl that’s drawn to our hero (even develops a crush) and wants him safe regardless if their ideologies clash. The two of them are a great duo.

I personally love the steam-powered medieval armors that carry teenage launchers, but all of the inventions displayed during the massive battle are awesome. Like, I’m sure there’s people that rag on this for how drawn out the climatic battle is, but I adore every second of it. It’s just so full of creativity with stellar animation to bring every idea to life. Can’t forget about the big bad’s trump card: a gargantuan floating fortress that looks like Laputa if you removed all the natures with steam and steel. It literally freezes everything beneath it because of all the high-pressure steam blasting out of it. Definitely an awesome creation.

Stick around for the end credits where we get a montage of our kid becoming an actual hero similar to the Rocketeer. It shows a world changed forever thanks to the events of the film, with technological monstrosities being created for destruction and our hero being there to stop them. I’d love that sequel, get to it Otomo!

Chicken Soup for the Soul

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Literally 30 seconds of Hideaki Anno shoving as many anime tropes as he loves into a commercial.

Wild.

Apparently it’s an ment for a shop called “Parody”, and it’s sheer absurdity. 100% pure otaku through and through.

Explosions, badass babes battling with laser swords, more explosions, and they even slipped in some jiggle physics. Anno knew what he was about.

There’s really not much more to say, it’s 30 seconds of fun animation for a place I’ll never go to. What a strange little gem.

A Walk Amongst Monsters #121

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While Pokemon will always be the more beloved and popular franchise, I’ve always adored Digimon. Probably because I watched the Digimon Movie seemingly daily as a kid. Had a ton of the toys too. My childhood rocked.

This is my first time seeing the uncut first segment of the Digimon Movie, and I’ve got thoughts.

It’s not fair to compare it to the recut/redubbed version that had Fatboy Slim on the soundtrack, but it’s impossible for me not too. They are night and day, almost everything was altered for the Americanized version, from the music to the dialogue to the tone itself. This has none of the noise that the recut has, instead it’s a surprisingly quiet ordeal. It’s super short on dialogue and instead just lets the events play out before you with no distractions. This is both good and bad.

It’s good because there’s no narration or corny jokes (though I do love them) and that space is filled with a quaint calmness, even as a 9 foot tall Agumon wrecks city property and tries to blow up cars for the hell of it. It took a bit of getting used to honestly. But that stillness works, almost feeling like kids sneaking out to enjoy the quietness of the night. But then there’s the bad.

Once Parrotmon, a giant parrot Digimon if you couldn’t guess, shows up that soft calmness… sticks around. Even as Agumon digivolves into Greymon and faces off against the big bird, there’s no intensity. This short uses the 1928 orchestral piece Boléro almost nonstop, and it’s far from a “hype” song. These big monsters are wailing on each other and all you hear is the dullest marching tune for the 30th time. It’s a terrible choice. It sucks the energy right out of the fight, which is incredible btw.

Seriously, the animation is fluid and crisp, the choreography is dynamic, and the action is powerful. You even get the bits they cut out of the Americanized version, mainly Greymon piercing Parrotmon’s jaw with his horn! Absolutely awesome! But the lack of energy really hurts the overall package. Even the sound effects for the blows are a bit too quiet. 

I’m not saying you need to insert the American theme song like The Movie did, but the original Japanese theme song is still incredibly hype and you use it during the end credits! Why not use it during the actual climatic battle? I genuinely don’t get it.

While that is ultimately disappointing, this is still a gorgeously animated short (apparently the only Digimon animation to be done with Cel Animation). The colors are popping, the backgrounds are soft and comforting, the lighting is impeccable, the actual character animation is top notch, this looks amazing. I just wish I felt a bit more by the end.

So looks like I prefer the American recut, kind of a shame honestly. I’d been wanting to see this for so long, and it sucks when something like that doesn’t live up to your expectations. Still, incredible animation and a visually awesome final battle, just lacking in intensity where it needed it. But I’ve heard the sequel, Our War Game, is leagues better than its Americanized recut. So here’s hoping.

Watched on Tuesday February 18, 2025.

Watched on Monday February 10, 2025.

Watched on Monday February 10, 2025.

Watching this in high-def for the first time ever was a religious experience

Honey, unless you’ve seen Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, you don’t get an opinion on what “the greatest animated film of all time” is

We’ve all got those films, the ones we turn to after a stressful day at work or a bad family get together, films that help relax us and ditch our sour mood. Comfort films.

I’ve got a lot, don’t know if that says something about my life but not going to think too much on that. I just want to catalog those films for fun.

Looking at the list it’s funny how much of it falls outside of my normal movie tastes. I like what I like I suppose.

I’ll also be including shows available on Letterboxd.

• Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
• Animal Treasure Island
• Animalympics
• The Autopsy of Jane Doe
• Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
• Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
• Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
• El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
• Future Boy Conan
• Golden Boy

...plus 39 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

There’s always been a specific… thing that happens in certain movies that’s always scratched a part of my brain. And I’ve never been able to accurately describe it.

But I’ll try. It’s a strange mix of the unknown and pulp storytelling. What I mean is, sometimes I’ll watch something that’ll show me something fantastical… and refuse to elaborate on it. No backstory or information, no exploring or discovering, no revelation for why this is happening. It’s something truly unknown to the audience by the end of the film. Mainly because that tidbit isn’t essential, it doesn’t matter to the story being told. It leaves a bit of mystery for me to geek over you know?

It bleeds into my other favorite vibe: desolate/forgotten/lovecraftian worlds and civilizations. Combine them, and I’m a fan for life.

I find that “Vibe”, if you will, incredibly satisfying. Mainly because it makes my imagination go wild. I also get that vibe from a lot of old-school Sci-fi and Fantasy art.

An example would be from the cult classic: Equinox. At one point, our intrepid heroes stumble upon a dope castle far off deep in their local woods. And… that’s it. We never reach the castle, learn anything about it, it’s just part of the strange, pulpy story they’re telling. That’s the vibe. 

(See also: a lot of Stephen Kings short stories)

I don’t expect anyone else to get it, but regardless of that, I just need to organize a list of all these films before I go mad.

• Phantasm
• Lifeforce
• Heavy Metal
• Mad God
• Prince of Darkness
• In the Mouth of Madness
• Long Weekend
• Zombie Flesh Eaters
• The Quiet Earth
• Who Can Kill a Child?

...plus 31 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I’ve been an avid fan of kaiju films since my childhood. Godzilla, Gamera, Varan, you name it. But there’s so much out there to watch. So I’ve made this little list to serve as a kick in the ass so I finally get around to watching and reviewing this beloved genre.

This is going to cover multiple nationalities, genres, even short films. Plus basically anything I want to add cause it’s my list. I just want to dive deep into this, rewatch films from my childhood and discover gems I’ve never seen. No order, no time limit, just me and a plethora of films in need to reviewing.

This list will be ranked from best to worst. Wish me luck.

Inspired by Tears_in_Rain’s and Minion Max’s amazing lists.

1. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
2. Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
3. Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
4. Destroy All Monsters
5. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
6. The Blob
7. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
8. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
9. Mothra vs. Godzilla
10. Godzilla vs. Hedorah

...plus 112 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

It’s been a rough couple months, so I’m excited to be finally getting back into the batshit world of anime. The yearly challenge is back and better than ever! You know the drill, make a list following the criteria, post a link in the comments, and come March watch and review your anime picks!

Pretty simple honestly

PARTICIPATING: Dan : Johan Holm : Green : Kebss : Maskull : secondbestgirl : hotsake : Jolly0610 : Mara 🦋 : Grant : NobodyZXero : AlmostGreen : Magzen : kieran : Delsaber : dickbuttkiss : 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕷𝖊𝖌𝖌𝖆𝖙𝖙 : Jocatru José Trujillo : FiestyFlamingo : xenosapiens : Lion : lettergrrl : Chichiman : DBC

Criteria:
1. Kekko Kamen, Genocyber, and Megazone 23 all released in March! I’m a champion for all of them, so watch something off my recommendation list

2. The iconic Tomorrow’s Joe released its first film in March of 1980, watch a Sports Anime

3. The Royal Space Force premiered in theaters on March 10th 1987, watch a Gainax Anime

4. Akira Toriyama sadly ed away March 1st of last year, watch any anime he worked on.

5. Watch an anime series.

6. Watch 3 80’s anime

7. Watch 3 90’s anime

8. Watch 3 2000’s anime
 
9. Watch 2 anime from this list

Tag your list and reviews with “Anime Marches On 2025” and most importantly, HAVE FUN!

• Dragon Slayer

  Recommendation List

• Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures

  Akira Toriyama 

• Circuit Angel: Resolving Starting Grid

  Sports anime

• Battle Mode

  Gainax 

• Jumping

  80’s

• The Green Cat

  80’s anime

• Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma

  80’s

• Star Dust

  90’s anime

• Digimon Adventure

  90’s

• Dark Cat

  90’s

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

There sure are a lot of low-rated films on this site that I’ve happily given a score which most would view as lunacy. These are films that, for whatever reason, I greatly enjoy while the masses willfully blind themselves to the film’s greatness.

Whatever. This is cinema for 1 person: Me.

Anyways, this list is for films I’ve seen with a 2.5 rating or less that I’ve given a 3.5 or higher. (Ratings subject to change of course, but if it’s on here it had a 2.5 rating when added)
Some of these ratings are oooold, so who knows if I still hold those ratings true. Seems like an opportunity to rewatch some of these old films and maybe write up a review or two. Just a thought.

• 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
• 47 Ronin
• Alien 2: On Earth
• Alienator
• Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
• Alligator 2: The Mutation
• Apollo 18
• The Babysitter: Killer Queen
• Batman and Harley Quinn
• Beyond Skyline

...plus 88 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

You know, I kind of forgot how much I loved dinosaurs when I was a kid. Like I understand boys were usually into dinos, but I was immersed in them. Any book, toy, or film with dinosaurs was something I was interested in. Especially film. Thanks to my Dad I was raised from an early age on films like The Valley of Gwangi or King Kong. So that was a boon.

Just like my Kaiju list, I wanted to revisit all my childhood classics while also exploring the subgenre to a much greater degree. There are so many dinosaur films that cover so many genres. Horror, sci-fi, comedy, erotic, it goes on and on.

I’m excited to get started.

• Prehistoric Beast
• Carnosaur
• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
• The Land Unknown
• When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
• Carnosaur 2
• Dinosaurus!
• Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
• Dinosaur Valley Girls
• The Eden Formula

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Scooby-Doo is probably my most beloved franchise, I grew up on the shows and yearly films and that childhood enjoyment has carried over to adulthood.

But there’s a surprising amount of Scooby content I’ve just never watched. I intend to rectify that with this list. These “challenge” lists have done wonders in getting me to check out films I’ve never seen, and revisit one’s I’ve forgotten. 

So I’m quite excited to make my way through these films, I get to experience films for the first time and get to rekindle my love of childhood classics. 

I plan on doing these chronologically, except for the first few films. I’m going to watch the ones I know I don’t like first, just to get them out of the way.

• Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
• Scooby Goes Hollywood
• Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
• Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
• Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
• Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost
• Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights

lol, spent waaaayyy too long making this list.

1. Winterbeast
2. Singapore Sling
3. The Dyatlov Incident
4. Snow Queen
5. The Muppet Christmas Carol
6. Please Don't Eat My Mother!
7. TC 2000
8. Van Helsing
9. South Beach Academy
10. The Cold War Killers

...plus 79 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Time never stops trucking along, once again delivering unto us another Hooptober and all its untapped potential. Just you, and your curated batch of goodies. I can’t wait!

I’m not good at expanding on these, so that’s about it. See you all there!

• Wishmaster

  Entire franchise 

• Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

  Entire franchise 

• Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell

  Entire franchise 

• Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled

  Entire franchise 

• House No. 13

  Indian horror

• Papi Gudia

  Indian Horror

• Enter the Devil

  Italian horror

• The Devil's Wedding Night

  Italian horror

• The Devil's Nightmare

  Italian horror
  
  

• Arabella: Black Angel

  Italian horror

...plus 22 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

More Trash! More Sleaze! More Mayhem! So glad these challenges exist, they push me to get off my ass and knockout films I need to see.

Don't forget to tag your list Fall Trash 2024!

1. 9/22 - Watch a movie from rudy's Fall list: boxd.it/3IKl6
2. 9/23 - Watch a movie featuring Priscilla Barnes letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/priscilla-barnes/
3. 9/24 - Watch a movie starring Robin Sydney letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/robin-sydney/
4. 9/25 - Watch a movie starring Cody Renee Cameron letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/cody-renee-cameron/
5. 9/26 - Watch a movie starring Robert Englund that isn't on Elm Street letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/robert-englund/
6. 9/27 - Watch a horror movie from this list by elvisisking letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/elvisisking/list/armed-and-female-women-with-firearms/genre/horror/
7. 9/28 - Watch a movie from MikkelHH's list boxd.it/pQeTO
8. 9/29 - Watch a movie from pd187's list boxd.it/2sylM
9. 9/30 - Aerosmith is finally retiring, watch a movie with a pink poster in honor of my favorite song from them. You can use this list by kyle for assistance: boxd.it/ld4VQ
10. 10/1 - It is the first day of October! Watch any horror movie of your choosing.
11. 10/2 - Watch a movie from Tony the Terror's list boxd.it/5xRdu
12. 10/3 - Watch a horror movie rated PG or G
13. 10/4 - Watch a movie that features Doug Bradley letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/doug-bradley/
14. 10/5 - Watch a movie featuring Donald Pleasance as today would have been his birthday letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/donald-pleasence/
15. 10/6 - Watch a horror movie with a purple poster.
16. 10/7 - Watch a horror movie from maskull's list letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/maskull/list/probably-awful-movies-i-feel-the-need-to/genre/horror/
17. 10/8 - Watch a horror movie sequel.
18. 10/9 - Watch a horror movie with the word "zombie" in the title.
19. 10/10 - Watch a movie from joolstein's list boxd.it/doFIu
20. 10/11 - Watch a horror movie with a car on the poster. You can use rancor fett's list: letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/rancor_fett/list/cars-on-posters/genre/horror/
21. 10/12 - Watch a horror movie from 1988 letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/films/popular/year/1988/genre/horror/
22. 10/13 - Watch a horror movie that features a witch.
23. 10/14 - Watch a horror movie that features a vampire.
24. 10/15 - Watch a movie that is on Belial Carboni's Hidden Treasures list: boxd.it/1XPDQ
25. 10/16 - Watch a horror movie featuring Erin Brown aka Misty Mundae to celebrate her birthday letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/erin-brown/
26. 10/17 - Watch a horror anthology. Check out this list by ExistentialJeny. boxd.it/5I5jw
27. 10/18 - Watch a cannibal horror movie. Use this list by Ben Buckingham for assistance boxd.it/8OtO
28. 10/19 - Watch a mummy horror movie.
29. 10/20 - Watch an LGBTQ+ horror movie. You can use 🫀 kieran 🧪's list for assistance: boxd.it/7ES3C
30. 10/21 - Watch a horror movie that features a nun.
31. 10/22 - Watch a slasher movie released between 1974-1995. Check out Richard's list for assistance boxd.it/2xhk
32. 10/23 - Watch a slasher movie released between 1996-2024. You can use this list by Dayna Targaryen for assistance boxd.it/9AN8
33. 10/24 - Watch a horror movie with a pumpkin on the poster.
34. 10/25 - Watch an Amityville movie. (No documentaries)
35. 10/26 - Watch any movie that includes a character from a horror franchise.
36. 10/27 - Watch a horror movie released in 1998. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/films/popular/year/1998/genre/horror/
37. 10/28 - Watch a Vincent Price horror movie. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/vincent-price/genre/horror/
38. 10/29 - Watch a movie that is on this list by J Bailey. boxd.it/gJN9G
39. 10/30 - Watch any horror movie on your watchlist.
40. 10/31 - Watch a horror movie released in 1978.letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/films/popular/year/1978/genre/horror/
41. 11/1- Watch a Steve Rudzinski movie. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/director/steve-rudzinski/
42. 11/2 - Watch a movie from Iveldie's list boxd.it/M348
43. 11/3 - Watch a science fiction movie on ScreenWatcher69's list letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/screenwatcher69/list/the-weird-and-wtf-compendium-1/genre/science-fiction/
44. 11/4 - Watch a movie that is only tagged drama on Letterboxd.
45. 11/5 - Watch a movie with the word "shark" or "sharks" in the title.
46. 11/6 -Watch a movie that the title on the poster has two different colors.
47. 11/7 - Watch a movie with a city in the title you do not live in.
48. 11/8 - Watch a movie with the word "fantasy" in the title.
49. 11/9 - Watch a movie that has "brother" or "sister" in the title.
50. 11/10 - Watch any comedy in my watchlist. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/rstrahs/watchlist/genre/comedy/
51. 11/11 - Watch any movie that I own that you have not seen.letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/rstrahs/list/every-movie-i-own-dvd-blu-digital/
52. 11/12 - Watch an erotic thriller. boxd.it/32I1u
53. 11/13 - Watch an anime.
54. 11/14 - Watch a movie featuring a cast member from Cheers. (They must in at least 148 episodes) www.imdb.com/title/tt0083399/
55. 11/15 - Watch a made for TV sexploitation movie. Check out Suzie Susan's list: boxd.it/mGjvU
56. 11/16 - Watch a superhero movie. Check out Ivo Mulder's list boxd.it/1mHu
57. 11/17 - Watch a mystery movie from LostInLunacy's list letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/lostinstyle/list/bad-movie-watchlist-1000/genre/mystery/
58. 11/18 - Watch a movie with an ampersand (&) in the title
59. 11/19 - Watch a movie from this list by Nicolas boxd.it/5A5i
60. 11/20 - Watch a movie that has the word "devil" or "devils" in the title.
61. 11/21 - Watch a movie that has a year in the title.
62. 11/22 - You knew it was coming, watch a Shannon Tweed movie.
63. 11/23 - Watch a movie featuring John Ritter. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/john-ritter/
64. 11/24 - Watch a sports movie. You can use tarokhnstuf's list for assistance. boxd.it/9b74y
65. 11/25 - Watch a movie featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Check out Forrest With2Rs's list boxd.it/eZve
66. 11/26 - Watch a 1990s movie featuring Bruce Willis. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/bruce-willis/decade/1990s/
67. 11/27 - Watch a movie that features more than one person on the poster.
68. 11/28 - Watch a science fiction movie.
69. 11/29 - Watch any movie that features computers. You can use this list by melissa90s for assistance letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/melissa90s/list/white-collar-workplaces-technology-computers/decade/2000s/
70. 11/30 - Watch a movie that features a ghost.
71. 12/1 - Watch a 70s exploitation movie. Check out Valenti Govantes's list boxd.it/mkjsW
72. 12/2 - Watch a spoof movie. Check out Movie Lists's list boxd.it/bK3US
73. 12/3 - It is getting cold outside, watch a movie that takes place in the summer.
74. 12/4 - Watch a movie that people are looking to the right. Check out this list by Felipe for assistance boxd.it/gHhhk
75. 12/5 - Watch a crime movie from 1995 letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/films/popular/year/1995/genre/crime/
76. 12/6 - Watch a movie that the title is in yellow on the poster.
77. 12/7 - Watch a movie with the letter 'x' in the title. 'X' can be in a word or by itself.
78. 12/8 - Watch a movie directed by Jim Wynorski. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/director/jim-wynorski-1/
79. 12/9 - Watch a movie that features apes or monkeys. Use this list by Wahrhaftig for assistance boxd.it/eKeEI
80. 12/10 - Watch a movie from this list boxd.it/1YSBA
81. - 12/11 - It's my birthday. Watch a movie that features a birthday.
82. 12/12 - Watch a musical. Check out 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙚 🐺's list for assistance. boxd.it/52EsY
83. 12/13 - Watch a movie about making a movie, tv show, or news show. Check out Melissa's list for assistance boxd.it/19wge
84. 12/14 - Watch a Lifetime movie. Check out Amanda Hines's list boxd.it/pnQkE
85. 12/15 - Watch a movie with Julie Strain in it. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/julie-strain/
86. 12/16 - Watch a direct-to-video movie. Check out Filmslayer's for assistance boxd.it/e6Bc
87. 12/17 - Watch a movie based on a tv show. Check out Amnesia Radio's list for assistance boxd.it/16Qaa
88. 12/18 - Watch an adventure movie from 1987 letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/films/popular/year/1987/genre/adventure/
89. 12/19 - Watch a movie that is rated 2.5 or lower on your watchlist.
90. 12/20 - Watch any movie on your watchlist

1. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
2. Lords of the Deep
3. Evil Bong 420
4. Piranha Women
5. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
6. The Machine Girl
7. Pterodactyl
8. Mutilations
9. The Visitor
10. Embrace of the Vampire

...plus 80 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I love me any excuse to knock films out of my watchlist, and this gargantuan task will do just fine. 

Will I complete it? No idea. But it should be fun regardless.

Don't forget to tag your list and reviews with Summer Trash 2024 so we can all follow along!

1. 6/20 - Watch a movie that features the words 'summer' if you live in a place where it is summer or the word 'winter' if you live in a place where it is winter in the title
2. 6/21 - It is getting red hot on the outside world. Watch a movie that has a predominately red poster.
3. 6/22 - Watch a movie starring Paul Naschy letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/paul-naschy-1/
4. 6/23 - Watch a movie that has a cat in it. Check out Cory Shannon's list for assistance: boxd.it/2kev2
5. 6/24 - Watch a movie with the word 'bikini' in the title from the 1980s or 1990s.
6. 6/25 - Farrah Fawcett ed away on 6/25/2009. Let's watch one of her movies. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/farrah-fawcett/
7. 6/26 - Watch a body switch movie. Check out mulljade12's list for assistance: boxd.it/snT9Q
8. 6/27 - Watch a sleazy movie you haven't seen from Maxvayne's list: boxd.it/2dw9a
9. 6/28 - Watch a movie featuring Trent Haaga - letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/trent-haaga/
10. 6/29 - Watch a blaxploitation movie. Check out TheDude1973's list for assistance: boxd.it/cDJY
11. 6/30 - It is the last day of Pride Month. Watch a movie from Tony the Terror's Homo Horror list. boxd.it/2pMKA
12. 7/1 - You knew it was coming, watch a Shannon Tweed movie. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/shannon-tweed/
13. 7/2 - Watch a movie featuring a member of a band that was part of the 1960s British Invasion (The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, etc) No concert movies!
14. 7/3 - Watch a movie starring Mario Van Peebles letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/mario-van-peebles/
15. 7/4 - It is Independence Day in America. Instead of watching a movie that takes place on the 4th of July, we will celebrate one of America's best actors. Watch a movie starring Clint Howard that Ron Howard did not direct. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/clint-howard/
16. 7/5 - Watch a movie from this list by Lazerwolf boxd.it/kjzvW
17. 7/6 - Watch an 80s slasher flick. You can use this list by Jon Hillman for assistance: boxd.it/1fdpy
18. 7/7 - Watch any science fiction movie that is not part of a franchise or use the word 'star' in the title.
19. 7/8 - Watch an Albert Pyun movie. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/director/albert-pyun/
20. 7/9 - Watch a movie from The Asylum. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/studio/the-asylum/
21. 7/10 - Watch a movie featuring Laura Gemser letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/laura-gemser/
22. 7/11 - Watch a movie that features a wrestler from any era. You can use this list by Luke Pauli for assistance: boxd.it/bFx4
23. 7/12 - Watch a Bruce Willis movie released in this decade. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/bruce-willis/decade/2020s/
24. 7/13 - Watch a movie that was released in 2024.
25. 7/14 - Watch a movie released by Maverick Entertainment Group. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/studio/maverick-entertainment-group-1/
26. 7/15 - Watch a movie featuring George Buck Flower letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/george-buck-flower/
27. 7/16 - Watch a movie featuring Jeff Wincott letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/jeff-wincott/
28. 7/17 - Watch a movie with a colon ':' in the title.
29. 7/18 - Today is Vin Diesel's birthday. Let's watch one of his movies that is not a Marvel movie. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/vin-diesel/
30. 7/19 - Watch a movie from Corey Enns Tubular Boobular Joy list: boxd.it/1FYk
31. 7/20 - Watch a movie from Ashley's Fun, Dumb, Action list boxd.it/8QXng
32. 7/21 - Watch a movie with the word 'hot' in the title.
33. 7/22 - Watch a movie featuring Jewel Shepard. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/jewel-shepard/
34. 7/23 - Watch an erotic thriller, you knew this was coming. Check out my list for assistance: boxd.it/32I1u
35. 7/24 - Watch a movie with any kind of bird in the title
36. 7/25 - Watch a horror movie directed by a woman
37. 7/26 - Watcha movie featuring Jan-Michael Vincent letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/jan-michael-vincent/
38. 7/27 - Watch a movie that features John Henry Richardson aka Jay Richardson letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/jay-richardson/
39. 7/28 - Watch a movie with the word 'death' in the title.
40. 7/29 - Watch a horror movie remake.
41. 7/30 - Today is Monique Gabrielle's birthday. Let's watch one of her movies. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/monique-gabrielle/
42. 7/31 - Watch a movie from HorrorSage's list: boxd.it/pp1UK
43. 8/1 - Watch the original movie that you watched the remake for on prompt 40.
44. 8/2 - Watch a movie featuring Kane Hodder that doesn't have 'Friday' in the title. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/kane-hodder/
45. 8/3 - Watch a Dolph Lundgren movie. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/dolph-lundgren/
46. 8/4 - Watch a movie that features Lochlyn Munro. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/lochlyn-munro/
47. 8/5 - Watch a 70s exploitation film. You can use this list by Valenti Govantes for assistance: boxd.it/mkjsW
48. 8/6 - Watch a vampire movie.
49. 8/7 - Watch a mummy movie not released by Hammer or Universal.
50. 8/8 - Let's help HorrorBrain out and watch a movie on their watchlist. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/horrorbrain/watchlist/
51. 8/9 - Watch a movie that I own. boxd.it/47AuW
52. 8/10 - Watch a movie that features Dick Miller letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/dick-miller/
53. 8/11 - Watch a movie that features someone wearing glasses on the movie poster. Feel free to use Ryan's list for assistance: boxd.it/17Ic0
54. 8/12 - Watch a movie that features a swimming pool. Use this list by tobe_whooper for assistance: boxd.it/pqGe (this list is for horror movies but it doesn't have to be a horror movie)
55. 8/13 - Watch a movie that features witches. Check out this by MightyChernabog for assistance: boxd.it/8kTM
56. 8/14 - Today is Jim Wynorski's birthday. Let's watch a movie that he wrote. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/writer/jim-wynorski-1/
57. 8/15 - Watch an animated Barbie movie. Check out Ludmilla Carvalho's list: boxd.it/1Jg3K
58. 8/16 -Today is George Eastman's birthday. Let's watch one of his movies. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/george-eastman/
59. 8/17 - Watch a movie with the words "sister" or "brother" in the title.
60. 8/18 - Watch a movie with a demon on the poster.
61. 8/19 - Watch a shark movie.
62. 8/20 - Watch a movie with the word 'attack' in the title.
63. 8/21 - Watch any movie that has the same first letter as your Letterboxd name.
64. 8/22 - Watch a movie with the word 'island' in the title
65. 8/23 - Watch an exorcism movie that you haven't seen before. Check out SalmonSammun's Exorcism! list: boxd.it/8ZeL6
66. 8/24 - Watch a movie featuring letters in red on the poster.
67. 8/25 - Watch an anthology movie. Check out 𝕄𝕔𝔽𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕's for assistance: boxd.it/5QPbY
68. 8/26 - Watch a movie from the Seasonal Trash list that you have not seen or added to any previous seasonal trash lists. boxd.it/rzZMk
69. 8/27 - Watch a movie from your Letterboxd watchlist that has an average rating of 2.5 or lower.
70. 8/28 - Watch a movie that is tagged as both horror and romance genres on Letterboxd. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/films/popular/genre/horror+romance/
71. 8/29 - Watch a movie released, per Letterboxd, in the same year as you were born.
72. 8/30 - Today is Brian Yuzna's birthday. Let's watch any movie that he was involved in. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/director/brian-yuzna/
73. 8/31 - Today is Julie Brown's birthday. Let's watch one of her movies. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/julie-brown/
74. 9/1 - Watch a movie that Troy L thinks should be found in the bargain bin. boxd.it/95lvQ
75. 9/2 - Watch a movie from Taylor Heider's list of movies she owns. boxd.it/cdiVk
76. 9/3 - Watch a movie that features a famous actor's sibling.
77. 9/4 - Watch any movie you want as long as the movie has an average Letterboxd rating of 1.8 or lower.
78. 9/5 - Watch a zomedy from Zay's list: boxd.it/25Cre
79. 9/6 - Watch a movie released by PM Entertainment letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/studio/pm-entertainment-group/
80. 9/7 - Watch an action movie featuring someone holding a gun on the poster. Check out Patrick Wright's list for assistance: boxd.it/jbmLW
81. 9/8 - Watch a 1980s comedy you haven't seen before. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/films/popular/decade/1980s/genre/comedy/
82. 9/9 - Watch a movie featuring a main cast member from The Mary Tyler Moore Show www.imdb.com/title/tt0065314/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_39_act
83. 9/10 - It is Fred Olen Ray's birthday! Let's watch a movie that he acted in. No documentaries letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/fred-olen-ray/
84. 9/11 - Watch a movie that begins with the last letter of your Letterboxd name.
85. 9/12 - Watch a movie featuring Tom Berenger letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/tom-berenger/
86. 9/13 - Watch any movie that features Jason Vorhees. Happy Friday the 13th!
87. 9/14 - Watch any movie that Steve Rudzinski was involved in. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/director/steve-rudzinski/
88. 9/15 - Watch a movie in which the internet is a big part of the story. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_about_the_Internet
89. 9/16 - Watch a movie that the first word in the title is "the"
90. 9/17 - Watch a TV movie that doesn't have the word mirror in the title. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/films/genre/tv-movie/
91. 9/18 - Russ Meyer ed away twenty years ago today. Watch one of his movies. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/director/russ-meyer/
92. 9/19 - Today would have been Adam West's birthday. Let's watch one of his movies. letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/adam-west/
93. 9/20 - Watch a movie featuring Dominique Swain letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/actor/dominique-swain/
94. 9/21 - Watch any movie you haven't seen with a Letterboxd rating of 2 or less.

• Meatballs III: Summer Job
• D-Tox
• The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman
• Fiend
• Bikini Summer
• Saturn 3
• Source Code
• Fatal Exposure
• Dead & Rotting
• Foxy Brown

...plus 83 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This might be a mistake. Daily challenges wear me out but this looked too fun to up. So bring on the films!

I’ve missed a bit of this, but I’ll jump in regardless.

Please tag your reviews and list "spring trash 2024" so we can all follow along with each other!

16 - 4/3 - Watch a movie from Tony the Terror's Horror Cats list
17 - 4/4 - Watch a Bruceploitation movie.
18 - 4/5 - Watch a movie featuring Mitch Pileggi to celebrate his birthday.
19 - 4/6 - Watch an erotic thriller.
20 - 4/7 - Watch a movie that was shown on USA Up All Night.
21 - 4/8 - Watch a movie released by Troma
22 - 4/9 - Watch a movie featuring an actor or actress that you had a crush on while you were growing up.
23 - 4/10 - Let's celebrate Steven Seagall's birthday, watch one of his movies.
24 - 4/11 - Watch a movie produced by Full Moon Entertainment
25 - 4/12 - Watch a movie on your watchlist that has an average rating of 1.9 or lower
26 - 4/13 - Watch a movie featuring Karen Black.
27 - 4/14 - Watch a movie featuring Elizabeth Kaitan.
28 - 4/15 - Watch an 80s horror movie
29 - 4/16 - Watch a Christopher Lambert movie
30 - 4/17 - Watch a movie that shares its name with a band
31 - 4/18 - Watch a pinku movie.
32 - 4/19 - Watch a women in prison movie.
33 - 4/20 - Watch a movie that features marijuana.
34 - 4/21 - To celebrate the life of Prince, watch a movie featuring Carmen Electra.
35 - 4/22 - It is spring and I am sure the rabbits are getting busy. Watch a movie that features a sex scene.
36 - 4/23 - Watch a movie featuring a cast member from one of the many Law and Order shows.
37 - 4/24 - Watch a Joe Estevez movie.
38 - 4/25 - Watch a Clint Howard movie that Ron Howard did not direct.
39 - 4/26 - Watch a movie that has Tales from the Crypt vibes.
40 - 4/27 - Watch a movie that features Frankenstein or his monster.
41 - 4/28 - Let's celebrate Kari Wuhrer's birthday by watching one of her movies
42 - 4/29 - Watch a movie with Mr. Shannon Tweed's band name in the title. (Kiss)
43 - 4/30 - April showers, watch a movie that features rain, storm, thunder, or lightning in the title
44 - 5/1 - May flowers, watch a movie with the word flower or the name of a flower in the title
45 - 5/2 - Let's celebrate Dwayne Johnson's birthday by watching one of his movies
46 - 5/3 - Watch an 80s comedy
47 - 5/4 - Watch a movie that Steve Rudzinksi appeared in or directed
48 - 5/5 - Watch a movie that Leonard Maltin has rated 1 star.
49 - 5/6 - Watch a Stephen King movie that does not have a sequel or remake.
50 - 5/7 - Watch a movie that Kimberly A. Ray has produced or acted in.
51 - 5/8 - In 1977 Grateful Dead played one of their best concerts. Watch a movie that takes place in upstate New York.
52 - 5/9- Watch a direct-to-video action movie.
53 - 5/10 - Watch a nunsploitation movie.
54 - 5/11 - Watch a movie from 1992 with an average of 2.5 stars or lower on Letterboxd.
55 - 5/12 - Happy Mother's Day! Watch a movie with mom, mother, ma, or mommy in the title.
56 - 5/13 - Watch an animated movie not released by Pixar, Dreamworks, or Disney.
57 - 5/14 - Watch a movie made in the Philippines.
58 - 5/15 - Watch a movie that has a number in the title but is NOT a sequel
59 - 5/16 - Watch a movie with the words trash or fire in the title.
60 - 5/17 - Watch a movie that features a UFC fighter.
61 - 5/18 - Watch a Dolph Lundgren movie that is on a free streaming service.
62 - 5/19 - Let's celebrate Albert Pyun's birthday by watching one of his movies.
63 - 5/20 - Watch a movie directed by someone who directed an episode of Masters of Horror.
64 - 5/21 - Watch a modern giallo.
65 - 5/22 - Watch a Jim Wynorski action movie.
66 - 5/23 - Watch a Debbie Rochon movie.
67 - 5/24 - Let's celebrate Sybil Danning's birthday by watching one of her movies
68 - 5/25 Watch a vampire movie.
69 - 5/26 - Watch a movie that features Tom Savani and not a documentary.
70 - 5/27 - Let's celebrate Christopher Lee's birthday by watching one of his movies
71 - 5/28 - Watch a movie featuring Linnea Quigley
72 - 5/29 - Watch a movie that features a YouTube excluding Shawn C. Phillips and documentaries.
73 - 5/30 - Watch a Tubi Original.
74 - 5/31 - Watch a Nicolas Cage movie.
75 - 6/1 - Let's celebrate Danielle Harris's birthday by watching one of her movies
76 - 6/2 - Watch a movie featuring Jeffrey Combs
77 - 6/3 - Watch a movie that has green letters on the poster.
78 - 6/4 - Watch a movie that features someone who has ed away.
79 - 6/5 - Watch a movie you own that you haven't seen.
80 - 6/6 - Watch a movie based on a fairy tale.
81 - 6/7 - Let's celebrate Christopher Lee's life by watching a movie on the day he ed away
82 - 6/8 - Watch a movie that was on the Video Nasties list.
83 - 6/9 - Watch a movie from this list by Robert Stockstill
84 - 6/10 - Watch a movie from Saint_Hooligan's watchlist
85 - 6/11 - Watch a Tina Krause movie.
86 - 6/12 - Watch a movie that anyone in the Polonia family directed.
87 - 6/13 - Watch a movie with a pink poster
88 - 6/14 - Watch a 90s action movie
89 - 6/15 - Watch an action movie with a female lead.
90 - 6/16 - Happy Father's Day! Watch a movie with the words dad, pa, daddy, or father in the title.
91 - 6/17 - Watch a movie that Joe Randazzo has on his best of the worst list.
92 - 6/18 - Watch a movie that features a poster of someone wearing a red dress.
93 - 6/19 - Watch any movie on your Letterboxd watchlist that you have never added to a seasonal challenge list.

• FearDotCom

  
  

• Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
• Transformers: The Last Knight
• Possessed by the Night
• Dinosaur Valley Girls
• Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
• The Kentucky Fried Movie
• Out for Justice
• Puppet Master III
• Piranha 3DD

...plus 67 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

We’re still going! Every year I contemplate ing the reigns to someone else, but I always manage to hold out another year! So let’s get into some Anime! 

You know how it goes, select your anime based off the criteria provided and write reviews for all of them. Easy-Peasy. Always feel free to add as much anime as you want too.

Criteria:
1 Anime Series
3 80’s Anime
3 90’s Anime
3 2000’s anime 
3 2010’s Anime
2 Mecha Anime
1 Anime from the Scuzz Anime List

Make sure to tag your reviews with Anime Marches On 2024! And most of all… Have Fun With It!

This Year’s Participants:
Dan | Maskull | Kebss | Magzen | hotsake | Jesse ⛩️ | Johan Holm | TacoChelle | Bonnie Bell | Green | binng | Jasmin🌙 | darthslug | Cosmic Witch 🧙‍♀️ | Lukas Hugunin | B_Bruschetta | freakydirtyloca | Jolly0610 | Jordan | Matthew

• The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You

  Series

• The Samurai

  80’s

• Gall Force: Eternal Story

  80’s

• Digital Devil Story - Megami Tensei

  80’s

• Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown

  90’s

• Princess Minerva

  90’s

• Popful Mail

  90’s

• Man in the Tunnel Alley

  2000’s

• Blood: The Last Vampire

  2000’s

• Gunnm 3D Special

  2000’s

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Holy shit, it’s that time again. Time for more Hooptober goodness! I had a great time last year and I plan on having one again this year! 

No more speaking, it’s time for horror!

• Fuck the Devil

  6 countries -

• Death Machine

  6 countries - UK

• Sweet Home

  6 countries - Japan

• The Infernal Rapist

  6 countries - Mexico

• Darkness Falls

  6 countries - Australia 

• Terrifier 2

  8 decades - 2022’s

• Cabin Fever

  8 decades - 2000’s

• Head of the Family

  8 decades - 1990’s

• A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse

  8 decades - 1970’s

• The Thing from Another World

  8 decades - 1950’s

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

You know what time it is. Another year, another challenge for all you anime enthusiasts. I’ve been looking forward to this for months now and it’s finally here. Anime Marches On is back once again!

I’ve been thinking about how I run these challenges and I’ve decided to relax it a bit. I absolutely adore anime but even other anime lovers can get overwhelmed trying to track down, watch and review so many animes. I want this “challenge” to be a fun time for everyone who’s interested in watching more anime. Less a challenge and more an opportunity, you know?

So while this is still a challenge I’m allowing for more breathing room in of the amount of anime to watch. If you’re interested in watching more, by all means feel free to add as many animes as you want to your list.

The rules are as stated:
Starting March 1st Watch and Review:
1 Anime Series
3 80’s Anime
3 90’s Anime
3 2000’s Anime
3 2010’s Anime
1 Non-Miyazaki Studio Ghibli film
1 Go Nagai Anime

Be sure to tag your reviews with Anime Marches On 2023 so we can all read each other’s reviews.

Be sure to leave a link to your list in the comments so I can add you to the challenge.

That’s about it really, I hope to see you all there in March so we can all dive into the wide world of anime together.

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Participating: Michelle (Guyver Spawn) : TheGiantClaw : Jesse : Dan : Johan Holm : hotsake : Malkavian : Cosmic Witch 🦋 : Spicynun : glay_fox : Kebss : Chichiman : Triet Nguyen : LivCJ : binng : benyoscarza : maskull : Lukas Hugunin : secondbestgirl : col_plimp : jasmin🌙 : Ryan

• Redo of Healer

  Anime series

• Ultimate Teacher

  80’s anime

• Dead Heat

  80’s anime

• Angel's Egg

  80’s anime
  *extra*

• Super Atragon

  90’s anime

• Crimson Wolf

  90’s anime

• : Devil's Circuit

  90’s anime

• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

  2000’s anime

• Jack Nicolson

  2000’s anime

• Blame!

  2000’s anime

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Definitely not finished with this yet, and I need to rewatch a ton of these to finalize my feelings, but one day I’ll watch and review every Lupin film

• Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
• Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
• Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
• Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis
• Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
• Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
• Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
• Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
• Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
• Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie

...plus 28 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Times certainly flies my friends, somehow this years Hooptober has already snuck up on me. 

Another month of sampling the good and the very bad horror films the world has to offer. I’m hyped to get back into it, and I’m most definitely looking forward to seeing what all of you guys review.

The rules are simple:
There must be 31 films

6 countries

8 decades

2 insect centered films

1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released)

2 animated films

1 bloodthirsty old person/people film

2 1970s regional US films
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access.

1 German Silent

5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.

2 Christopher Lee films

1 film with a musician or band in it

1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around. 

1 Lon Chaney film. (NOT JR)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)

Easy enough though I did have some difficulty selecting the perfect films for these categories.

Make sure to tag them with Hooptober9 so we can all enjoy each others reviews, and have a rocking Halloween!

• Host

  Countries -Uk
  Decade-2020’s

• Superdeep

  Countries- Russia

• The Day of the Beast

  Countries- Spain

• Cold Skin

  Countries-

• The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch

  Countries-Japan
  Decade-60’s

• Human Lanterns

  Countries-Hong Kong

• The Monster That Challenged the World

  Decade-50’s

• The Love Butcher

  Decade-70’s

• The Kindred

  Decade-80’s

• Evil Ed

  Decade-90’s

...plus 22 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A personal favorite of mine, Kawajiri knew how to bring the crazed violence and sexuality in all his works while bathing them in dense shadow and neon lights.

• Ninja Scroll
• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
• Neo Tokyo

  4 1/2 stars for his short “The Running Man”

• Cyber City Oedo 808
• Wicked City
• Goku Midnight Eye
• Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
• Goku Midnight Eye
• Demon City Shinjuku

One of the all time greats. What more is there to say?

Subject to change of course, some of these I haven’t seen for years

• Golgo 13: The Professional
• Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
• Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie
• Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
• Tomorrow's Joe The Movie
• Space Cobra
• Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
• Golgo 13: Queen Bee
• One Pound Gospel
• Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I don’t care how repetitive these films get, I’ll eat them up like a starving dog.

• Ju-on: The Curse
• Ju-On: White Ghost
• Ju-on: The Grudge
• 4444444444
• In a Corner
• Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
• Ju-on: The Grudge 2
• Ju-on: The Final Curse
• Ju-On: Black Ghost
• Ju-on: The Curse 2

Damn, even the best was nothing but mediocre

• Death Forest: Forbidden Forest 5
• Death Forest: Forbidden Forest 2
• Death Forest: Forbidden Forest 4
• Death Forest: Forbidden Forest
• Death Forest: Forbidden Forest 3

Including Lucky Sky Diamond cause it’s considered an “unofficial” sequel.

Wish there were more of these

• Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole
• Guinea Pig Part 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood
• American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
• Guinea Pig Part 5: Android of Notre Dame
• Lucky Sky Diamond
• Guinea Pig Part 3: He Never Dies
• Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman
• Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment
• American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon

• Phantasm
• Phantasm II
• Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
• Phantasm: Ravager
• Phantasm IV: Oblivion

Damn it’s already that time? I feel like January just started yet here we are. It’s time for anime!
I’m happy to say this challenge is officially 5 years old! I never thought something I thought of on the fly would still have life in it this far down the line. So I wanted to thank all of you for ing me year after year. Thank you so much.

You know how it goes. Throughout the month of March we all come together to watch and review anime. Follow the list of rules and make sure to tag each review with: Anime Marches On 2022. Once you’ve finalized your list, link it in the comments to I can add you to those participating. And most of all, have fun and see if you can find a new favorite.

The rules are as follows:
1 anime series (If you need help here’s a good list)
5 OVAs/Movies from these decades
80’s
90’s
2000’s
2010’s
2 OVAs/movies from the 2020’s
2 mecha anime’s
1 anime from Isao Takahata 
3 anime’s under 20 reviews 
2 horror anime

Good luck to all of you!

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Participating: Mara🦋 : Michelle (Guyver Spawn) : c l a i r e : Hotsake : Totweiz : Chichiman : Malkavian : Spicynun : col_plimp : maskull : Mandrakegray : creepykate : benyoscarza

• SSSS.GRIDMAN

  Anime series

• Call Me Tonight

  80’s

• Black Magic M-66

  80’s

• Project A-Ko

  80’s

• Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Pilot

  80’s

• Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

  80’s

• Cyber City Oedo 808

  90’s

• El-Hazard: The Magnificent World

  90’s

• Gunsmith Cats

  90’s

• Tenchi Muyo! In Love

  90’s

...plus 19 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This list was suggested by DBC, thanks for the idea! It seems like anime (outside of Ghibli or major releases) is sidelined on this website and doesn't get enough recognition. So i'm making this list as a way to bring leeser/older films and OVAs to peoples attention.
No Ghibli (except their music video) or other big movies (Your Name) this is just for anime that isn't widely known.
This list is only anime I have personally seen, if you what to suggest anime for me to see in the comments, I'd love that!

Warning: These are anime I like, meaning a lot of this list is going to be full of.....less than stellar anime. Enjoy!

• A.D. Police Files
• Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
• Angel Cop
• Angel Densetsu
• Angel's Egg
• Animal Treasure Island
• Appleseed
• Armitage III: Poly Matrix
• Tomorrow's Joe The Movie
• Attack of the Super Monsters

...plus 193 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

(It’s fun coming back to this list seeing where I ranked films based solely on memories. Can’t wait to see how much changes on my A Walk Amongst Monsters list)

As my namesake implies, I love the Kaiju (Giant Monster) genre.

Ever since I was a child I’ve been entranced by giant monsters. It didn’t matter if they were Japanese or American, British or North Korean, if there were big monsters tearing up the screen I’d watch it.

1. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
2. Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
3. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
4. Destroy All Monsters
5. The Super Inframan
6. Rampage
7. Rodan
8. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
9. Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
10. Cloverfield

...plus 104 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

You know Fall is on its way when the buzz around Hooptober begins again. It’s here, as are we all, staying safe and watching horror. I had a blast last year so I’m back again to throw my hat into the ring. 

Horror made this letterboxd , it made me. I don’t know what I’d be like without it’s presence. So I’m gonna honor its undying legacy with my usual mixture of beloved classics and strange oddities.

Horror I’d love. Horror is life.

QUICK EASY RULES:

6 countries
8 decades
2 folk horror
4 films from 1981
2 films from your birth year
2 haunted house films
The worst Part 2 that you haven't seen and can access. (I realize that this will take a little work)
1 film set in the woods
1 Kaiju or Kong film (not the new K v. G)
2 Hammer films
3 films with a person of color as director or lead. (excluding Asian)
3 Asian horror films.

And 1 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)

Gotta review them all which is always fun. And it officially begins September 15th! With it staring so soon I’ll hopefully get to add some additional films to my viewing schedule!

Edit: Now with Bonus Films!

• Bluebeard

  8 decades - 40’s

• Village of the Damned

  8 decades - 60’s
  6 countries - UK

• The Suspicious Death of a Minor

  8 decades - 70’s

• Corpse Mania

  6 decades - 80’s
  Asian horror (2/3)

• The Manson Family

  8 decades - 90’s

• Demon Resurrection

  8 decades - 2000’s

• Plank Face

  8 decades - 2010’s
  Set in Woods

• Return To Splatter Farm

  8 decades - 2020’s

• The House That Jack Built

  6 countries - Denmark

• Suddenly in the Dark

  6 countries - South Korea
  1981 (1/4)
  Asian horror (1/3)

...plus 27 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Well, well, well... would you look at the time. It’s just about time for yet another dive into the seemingly endless world of anime. That’s right, it’s time from Anime Marches On 2021.

Thats when, starting March 1st and ending March 31st, me and all you anime loving fiends decide to fill out an entire month with anime, anime, anime.

I contemplated making this the final year of this challenge due to some burnout on my end. But now I’m ready as every to throw away all socializing to hunker down and watch tons of animated goodness! I’m doing this challenge until I physically can’t anymore!

We’ve even got a little something to make this year special. As some of you might know, Letterboxd has been allowing single season shows to be included on the site for the past year. That means a whole slew of new content for all of YOU. 

Watch and Review:
2 anime series (Use this list of you need suggestions)
4 anime from the 80’s
4 anime from the 90’s
4 anime from the 2000’s
4 anime from the 2010’s
4 anime with less than 50 reviews 
1 anime by Mamoru Oshii

Leave a link to your list in the comments and I’ll add you.
Be sure to tag your reviews with Anime Marches On 2021 so we can read each other’s reviews.

If you have any questions please ask me and I’ll clarify any points. Good luck and happy viewing!

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Maskull : Jerry : Mark Salamon : Ninty64X : MewBat : Alyossan : Hotsake : Spicynun : Oscar : Michael : col_plimp

• Ojisan and Marshmallow

  Anime series (1/2)

• New Getter Robo

  (2/2) Anime series

• Barefoot Gen 2

  (1/4) 80’s anime

• Vampire Princess Miyu

  (2/4) 80’s anime

• Area 88

  (3/4) 80’s anime

• Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever

  80’s anime (4/4)

• Bastard!!

  (1/4) 90’s anime

• Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf

  90’s anime (2/4)

• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

  (3/4) 90’s anime

• City Hunter: Bay City Wars

  90’s anime (4/4)

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

It’s that time again. Time for the vast world of horror to invade my watchlist (as if that wasn’t true regardless). Hooptober is back and I’m finally getting around to actually doing it!

It’s gonna be a fun month of gore, monsters, and other spooky shit. Personally I can’t wait.

QUICK EASY RULES:
6 countries
6 decades
7 2nd films of franchises
4 body horror films
2 films from this year
3 disease based films
The highest rated horror film from the 50s that you haven't seen and can access.
1 film that is set entirely inside one location
1 Invisible Person film
1 Non Dracula Hammer Film
2 films with a black director or predominantly black cast or lead. 
1 film with a movie theater in it.
And 1 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)

Oh, and review them all

• Invaders from Mars

  Tobe Hooper (1/1)

• Splinter

  Single Location (1/1)
  Body Horror (1/4)
  Disease based horror (1/3)

• The Last Man on Earth

  Disease based Horror (2/3)

• Virus

  Disease based horror (3/3)

• Septic Man

  4 Body Horror (2/4)
  6 decades (2010’s)

• Cyclops

  4 body horror (3/4)

• Tokyo Gore Police

  4 body horror (4/4)

• The Babysitter: Killer Queen

  2020 horror (1/2)

• The Hunt

  2020 Horror (2/2)

• Damien - Omen II

  7 sequels (1/7)
  6 decades (70’s)

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

We’re back for the third consecutive year of my little anime challenge to you all. 

I feel like it’s officially a tradition now to go and consume the vast amounts of anime every March. That thought fills me with joy!

So let’s all sit back and get ready for another Anime Marches On!

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The criteria this year is as follows

Watch and Review:
5 anime from the 80’s
5 anime from the 90’s
5 anime from the 2000’s
5 anime from the 2010’s
1 Non-Hayao Miyazaki Ghibli film
1 film by either Satoshi Dezaki or Takeshi Koike
5 anime with less than 20 reviews 
And 3 anime of your own choosing

That’s 30 animes in 31 days, feel free to watch more if you’re up to it. 

to tag your reviews with Anime Marches On 2020

Good luck and happy viewing!

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Participating: Lukas Hugunin • DBC • col_plimp • Maskull • Chad Smith • Michael • alien • maiaRandom • Ninty64X • Mandrakegray • hotsake • Basebroken • little monster • Violet Moon • jenn

• Dallos

  80’s (2/5)

• The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

  80’s (3/5)

• Toward the Terra

  80’s (4/5)

• DAICON III Opening Animation

  80’s (5/5)

• Iria: Zeiram the Animation

  90’s (1/5)

• On Your Mark

  90’s (3/5)

• Gondora

  90’s (4/5)

• Blue Submarine No. 6

  90’s (5/5)

• Pokémon 3: The Movie

  00’s (1/5)

• Voices of a Distant Star

  00’s (2/5)

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Yet another 1st time challenge for me, I’m always in the mood for cult films and these always help me keep ing reviews.

52 weeks : 52 movies : 1 a week : each week a new theme: sounds easy enough don’t it? We’ll see

If you want to in: here you go

• Basket Case

  Week 1: Jan. 1-Jan. 7
  Frank Henenlotter Week

  From mutated twins in Times Square to zombie hookers, if you can't be entertained by this man, I can't help you.

  Tag: cmc2019week1

• Dead or Alive

  Week 2: Jan. 8-Jan. 14
  Takashi Miike Week

  The Japanese king of crazy.

  Tag: cmc2019week2

• Dead or Alive 2: Birds

  Takashi Mike Week - Extra

• Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

  Week 3: Jan. 15-Jan. 21
  Anime Week

  Revolutionary storytelling, 24 cells a second.

  Tag: cmc2019week3

• Sword for Truth

  Anime Week - Extra

• Hong Kong Godfather

  Week 4: Jan. 22-Jan. 28
  Shaw Brothers Week

  An incredibly prolific Hong Kong film company mostly known for their Wu Xia and martial art films.

  Tag: cmc2019week4

• Disciples of the 36th Chamber

  Shaw Brothers Week - Extra

• Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

  Week 5: Jan. 29-Feb. 4
  Giallo Week

  Italian-made murder mysteries that bridge the gap between Hitchcock and slashers.

  Tag: cmc2019week5

• Possession

  Week 6: Feb. 5-Feb. 11
  Video Nasties Week

  In the 80's, England's government so strongly believed that violent films were causing violence in reality, that they made a list of films to ban from the country. Stores that sold them were raided with the owners/cashiers arrested, and it probably did more for the bootleg market than prevent any physical crimes.

  Tag: cmc2019week6

• Bloodeaters

  Video Nasty Week - Extra

...plus 50 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

An excuse to watch martial arts movies spanning multiple decades and genres? 

Um, yes please.

Rules

• Shaolin vs. Evil Dead

  Gordon Liu

• Royal Warriors

  Michelle Yeoh

• Heart of Dragon

  Jackie Chan

• Mad Monkey Kung Fu

  Kara Hui

• Eastern Condors

  Sammo Hung

• Rush Hour 2

  Ziyi Zhang

• Justice, My Foot!

  Stephen Chow

• Honor and Glory

  Cynthia Rothrock

• Once Upon a Time in China

  Jet Li

• Angel Terminators 2

  Yukari Oshima

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

There are a ton of so called “bikini films” and I’m a sucker for watching them. Good or bad, I’ll always give them a chance. But it’s only fair to rank them right?

1. The Bikini Carwash Company
2. Up the Creek
3. Bikini Drive-In
4. Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
5. Scream Queen Hot Tub Party
6. The Bikini Carwash Company II
7. Bikini Traffic School
8. Spring Break
9. Beach Party
10. Monster From Bikini Beach

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

It’s that time of year again. A time to explore the vast amounts of anime that exist, lurking on Letterboxd. So, I’d be happy if you’d all me once again to see just what we can uncover.

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I started this challenge. I’m happy it managed to gain some traction and hope this year will be even more successful!

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The Rules Are Simple:
As long as the anime is on Letterboxd and is in fact anime, it’s fair game
1 pre-1970 anime
1 70’s anime
5 80’s anime
5 90’s anime
5 2000’s anime
3 2010’s anime
1 Osamu Dezaki anime
1 Rintaro anime
3 anime of your choice
And if you’re feeling up to a bonus round: review Robot Carnival 
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Please tag each watch/review with “Anime Marches On 2019” so we can follow and read your reviews.

Feel free to watch as much anime as you can stomach!

I really hope everyone has a good time during this challenge. Have fun!
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Participating: Lukas Hugunin : Maskull : DBC : Hotsake : Steve P : Oliver Elliot-Rye : Mandrakegray : geoffreyjar : Hello Fidelio : col_plimp : Nine Lives

• Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

  Pre-1970

• Ringing Bell

  70’s

• DAICON IV Opening Animation

  80’s

• Girl Detective Club

  80’s

• Muramasa

  80’s

• Venus Wars

  80’s

• Urusei Yatsura: My Love

  80’s

• Domain of Murder

  90’s

• Cosmic Fantasy: Galaxy Cougar's Trap

  90’s

• Tattoon Master

  90’s

...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Saw this cool little challenge pop up and thought, why not? You can only pick movies from the year you where born (1995). The number of movies is your current age (22). All movies must be first times. 

Simple enough. I decided to pick some weird movies this time (sure hope I can find them). I’ve got until November 19th to complete this challenge, should I fail I will add 1 more movie to my list.

Here’s Kynky’s list and rules

• Anatomia Extinction
• Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre
• Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
• Dangerous Seductress
• Huntress: Spirit of the Night
• Legion of the Night
• Macross Plus: The Movie
• Mortal Kombat
• Night of the Scarecrow
• Not Like Us

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I managed to miss this last year, so I’ll be damned if I do now! I’ve been wanting to partake in the challenge ever since I heard about it. So without further ado, let’s watch some horror!

I tried to keep rewatches down to a minimum but there are a few.

QUICK EASY RULES:

10 'Anniversary Films' (Release years end in an 8, excluding 2018)
6 countries
6 decades
6 films from before 1970
6 films from the following: Romero, Cronenberg, Clive Barker, Terence Fischer, Sergio Martino, Bill Lustig (mix-and-match, or all one)
2 flying things that kill you films
1 silent film as a tribute to A Quiet Place
1 aquatic menace film as a tribute to Meg
2 women directed films
1 inanimate object comes alive film
1 film with Barbara Crampton in it.

And 2 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)

And of course, review them all.

• Bad Biology

  Anniversary film

• Satan's Blood

  Anniversary film
  6 countries

• Zombie Flesh Eaters 2

  Anniversary film

• Fetus

  Anniversary film

• Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole

  Anniversary film 
  6 countries

• Monster From Bikini Beach

  Anniversary film 
  Aquatic menace

• Rat Man

  Anniversary film

• The Brain Leeches

  Anniversary film

• Dawn of the Dead

  Anniversary film 
  6 directors - Romero

• Twisted Issues

  Anniversary film 
  6 decades - 80’s

...plus 22 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Looks like I’m in for another month of horror madness! We’ll see how well this one goes, hopefully I’m not too burned out.

Rules:
This month is going to be a little different. There will be NO REWATCHED movies. This is the honor system of course and I am sure there are days that a rewatch is needed, in that case it is cool.
Please make sure to tag all of your reviews and your list with "september 18" so others can follow along!
1. September is Tony the Terror’s birthday month! To celebrate, we will all watch a horror movie that he has rated 3.5 to 4 stars. Tony you can watch whatever the hell you want! It is your birthday after all!
2. Today we will watch a horror movie that has a remake. Please note, we are NOT watching the remake, we are watching the original. 
3. Today is Labor Day in the United States. What does that mean for us? We are watching a horror movie that takes place on a minor holiday. (No Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Halloween, New Year's Day) 
4. September 4, 1943 Michael Berryman was born. We are watching one of his horror movies. 
5. September 5, 1951 Michael Keaton was born. We are watching a HORROR movie that he was in and it CANNOT be directed Tim Burton.
6. September 6, 1963 Betsy Russell was born. We are watching a horror movie that she was in. 
7. September 7, 1940 Dario Argento was born! We are watching any Argento directed horror movie (must be a first time watch unless you have seen every movie he has made)
8. On September 8, 1971 A Bay of Blood was released. We will be watching a Mario Bava movie to celebrate this release! 
9. On September 9, 1980 Michelle Williams was born. She was in Halloween H2O. To celebrate H2O we will watch a horror movie with Jamie Lee Curtis that does not have the word Halloween in the title. 
10. September 10 2004 and 2010 Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Afterlife were released. Today we will watch any Resident Evil movie. (rewatches are acceptable but there are animated movies too!)
11. On September 11, 1963 Virginia Madsen was born. We are watching one of her horror movies. 
12. Today we will watch a movie from Ian West’s Overlooked and Undervalued ‘97 list.
13. Today we are watching a horror movie that was on the cover of Fangoria. 
14. We should watch a horror movie from the year 2000 today!
15. School is back in session in most places now so we are watching a movie that takes place in a school. 
16. In 1963 The Outer Limits premiered on this day. We are going to watch a horror movie based on a TV show.
17. September 17, 1951 Cassandra Peterson was born. Today we are watching a movie that Elvira has hosted on one of her many shows.
18. September 18, 1987 Hellraiser was released. We will watch a Hellraiser even numbered movie from the series.
19. September 19, 1692 Corey Giles was crushed to death in the Salem witch trials. Today we are going to watch a horror movie about witches.
20. Septemeber 20, 1975 Asia Argento was born. We will watch a horror movie that she was in.
21. On September 21, 2012 House at the End of the Street was released. Today we will watch a movie with the word “house” in the title and it cannot be a House movie or sequel.
22. Yesterday Stephen King celebrated his birthday. Today we will celebrate his birthday a day late by watching a horror movie he made an appearance in.
23.Today we are watching a movie from Naughty’s House of Horrors list. 
24. Today in 2004 Shaun of the Dead was released in the United States. We are watching a zombie movie!
25. Today in 1959 Christopher Lee shocked the world as The Mummy. We will watch any movie with the word “Mummy” in the title.
26. Today in 1975 Rocky Horror Picture Show was released. Today we are watching a horror movie that is also a musical!
27. Today in 1969 the Zodiac Killer claimed his 3rd victim. We will watch a movie about a real serial killer. 
28. Today in 1977, Eraserhead was released. We will watch a horror movie from 1977.
29. Today in 1995 Halloween: Curse of Michael Meyers was released. We will watch a horror movie that Donald Pleasence was in.
30. Today in 1988 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark was released. We will watch one of the 2 Elvira movies.

• God Told Me To
• Night of Horror
• Hospital Massacre
• Haunting Fear
• White Noise
• Camp Fear
• Dracula 3D
• Black Sabbath
• Prom Night
• Resident Evil: Damnation

...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I missed the first one, I’ll be damned if I’m missing this!
 Here’s Rich Strahs rules regarding this challenge. 
Sounds like this’ll be fun! I managed to find some strange picks this time.

• The Town that Dreaded Sundown

  Horror Remake

• Shocker

  Wes Craven

• The Grudge

  American Remake

• The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

  Rob Zombie

• The Quatermass Xperiment

  UK horror

• Empire of the Ants

  Bug related Horror

• Cheerleader Camp

  Camp horror

• The Boogeyman

  Stephen King

• Fascination

  LGBT horror

• Redneck Zombies

  Backwoods Horror

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

(Yeah bad name but that's all I could think of)

I love Anime and want more of Letterboxd to get introduced to one of my favorite genres. So, I've created a little challenge for you all. In the month of March I want you to watch and review the classics and cult classics. Discover a hidden gem. Voice your opinions of this great genre. I certainly will.

Now I have no clue if this will gain any ground, but I'm making this challenge in hopes some will me on this journey. Good luck!

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The rules are simple:
(Check the notes for more information on the rules)
Movies or OVAS allowed (as long as it’s on letterboxd)
5 anime’s from the 80’s
5 anime from the 90’s
5 anime from the 00’s 
5 anime’s from the 10’s
1 Go Nagai anime
2 Lupin the Third animes (1 TV special and 1 theatrical film/OVA)
1 Yoshiaki Kawajiri anime
1 60s anime
1 70s anime
Feel free to watch more if you want!
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Lots of leeway on this one I'll it. But this is my first challenge, so no need to go hard on this one. The rules may seem strange but I think it allows for lots of discovery.

If you want to re-watch an anime instead of watching one you've never seen, that's fine. Try not to do that for most of the challenge though.

Please tag each review with "anime marches on!" and send me your list so I can add you.

Final thing, please no mixing. If your Lupin film is from the 70's, that's either your 70's film or your Lupin film not both. Thank You. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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Participating:
B3n434 • Perry • Tony the Terror • LM_ • DBC • Knjr • DingleDongle • Nine Lives • Ninty64X • Rich Strahs • Lukas Hugunin • HanSoloDolo • Mandrakegray • Steve P • Leonardo • RockstarGamer87 • Hotsake • Allison M.

• A Silent Voice: The Movie

  2010 pick

• A Wind Named Amnesia

  Yoshiaki Kawajiri pick (written by)

• Alien from the Darkness

  90's pick

• Animal Treasure Island

  70's pick

• Barefoot Gen

  80's pick

• Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter

  2010 pick

• Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

  Go Nagai pick

• Flying Phantom Ship

  60's pick

• Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!

  2010 pick

• GANTZ:O

  2010s pick

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I've decided to throw my hat in and my very first movie challenge!
The rules are simple:
Watch and review at least 20 films:

* from 4 different countries (not including the one you live in): 
Lupin The Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Save the Green Planet!
Undead
Iceman
* from 8 different decades (through the ages):
30s-Romance on the Run
50s-Desk Set
60s-Dracula (The Dirty Old Man)
70s- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
80s- Troma's War
90s- My Hero
00s- Brutal Massacre
2010s- Skiptrace
* 1 silent era film:
The Freshman
* 1 animated film:
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
* 1 so-bad-it's-good film (ex: Plan 9 From Outer Space, Troll 2, The Room):
Woodchipper Massacre
* 1 musical-comedy (put the "jam" in "jamedy"!):
White Christmas
* 4 films directed by or starring the following: Charlie Chaplin, Mel Brooks, Rodney Dangerfield, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Woody Allen, Gene Wilder, Jim Carrey, Will Farrell, Bill Murray, John Cleese, Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Leslie Nielson, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley, Peter Sellers, John Belushi, John Candy, Richard Prior, Ben Stiller.:
The Blues Brothers
Brewster's Millions
Trading Places
Spy Hard

Bonus: 1 stand-up comedy special:
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

If you want to , check out Gex's page and in!

1. Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
2. Undead
3. Save the Green Planet!
4. Iceman
5. Romance on the Run
6. Desk Set
7. Dracula (The Dirty Old Man)
8. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
9. Troma's War
10. My Hero

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.