Looking at the list at the beginning of the year, I realized that I was at an even 50/50. Even then, some of the ones I have seen I have only watched once when I was a child and have pretty much no recollection of it. Some of these I am excited to revisit (Jaws, Unforgiven, Dr. Strangelove), some I am dreading revisiting (Forrest Gump, Titanic, Sixth Sense) but dammit, I will watch them all. Even Schindler's List.
When I first decided to do this, I was only going to do 99, skipping out on Schindler's List. Not that it's a bad movie, it's just a hard one to watch. It has always been a one and done kind of movie for me. But knowing how I tend to be a completest I will watch it again.
I also have to say that I am lucky to be living somewhere where doing this is easy. A handful of these films are on Netflix, and another handful I own. For the rest, between the Round Rock and Austin libraries I am pretty much set. Also, the Austin library has many of these classics on blu-ray. So due to the fact that a lot of what I watch is going to be subject to availability, I will not be watching these in order. I also don't want to start with the best and work my way down. I want to mix the quality up a bit. Also, I'll want to watch Godfather 1 and 2 back to back, or do a double feature of like genres. Whatever. The point is they will be shuffled around.
Also, in keeping track with all the movies I watch, you'll notice the occasional chunk of like movies. We tend to do marathons around here, i.e. an Elvis marathon or a Kurt Russell marathon, both of which we do on their birthdays. That's just how we do things around here.
ETA: In case you haven't figured it out yet, I'm just editing this one post to add each movie I watch.
Here is my list so far, color coded and updated to today.
First Home
First Theatrical
Repeat
* Indicated AFI 100 movie
1. Jan 1: Fast and Furious 6 (2013)
2. Jan 2: Citizen Kane (1941)*
3. Jan 4: Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012)
4. Jan 5: Duck Soup (1933)*
5. Jan 5: The General (1926)*
6. Jan 7: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)*
7. Jan 8: King Creole (1958): Happy Birthday, Elvis!
8. Jan 8: Spinout (1966)
9. Jan 8: Viva Las Vegas (1964)
10. Jan 9: Speedway (1968)
11. Jan 13: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)*
12. Jan 14: Insidious (2010)
13. Jan 18: The Killing (1956)
14. Jan 18: Killer's Kiss (1955)
15. Jan 18: The French Connection (1971)*
16. Jan 20: A Field in England (2013)
17. Jan 20: Singin' in the Rain (1952)*
18. Jan 20: Insidious Chapter 2 (2013)
19. Jan 24: White House Down (2013)20. Jan 25: Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
21. Jan 25: Captain Phillips (2013)
22. Jan 26: The Thing From Another World (1951)
23. Jan 31: The Sound of Music (1965)*
24. Feb 1: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)*
25. Feb 1: The Wizard of Oz (1939)*
26. Feb 3: Prisoners (2013)
27. Feb 5: Excalibur (1981)
28. Feb 15: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
29. Feb 16: Some Like it Hot (1959)*
30. Feb 22: Dig (2004)
31. Feb 27: Gravity (2013) 3D
32. Mar 1: All the President's Men (1976)*
33. Mar 2: The Treasure of teh Sierra Madre (1948)*
34. Mar 8: The African Queen (1951)*
35. Mar 12: Gone With The Wind (1939)*
36. Mar 15: Veronica Mars (2014)
37. Mar 16: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)*
38. Mar 17: Used Cars (1980) Happy Birthday, Kurt Russell!
39. Mar 17: John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
40. Mar 22: Dallas Buyer's Club (2013)
41. Mar 23: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
42. Mar 29: Rush (2013)
43. April 6: The Godfather (1972)*
44. April 7: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
45. April 8: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
46. April 12: Inside Llewyn David (2013)
47. April 12: The Graduate (1967)*
48. April 12: The Purge (2013)
49. April 20: Anchorman 2 (2013)
50. April 26: Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
51. April 27: The Maltese Falcon (1941)*
52. May 4: Blade Runner (1982)*
53. May 4: Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)*
54. May 10: El Topo (1970)
55. May 11: Raging Bull (1980)*
56. May 11: Psycho (1960)*
57. May 11: The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
58. May 12: Flutter (2014)
59. May 17: Godzilla (2014)
60. May 17: Iron Man 3 (2013)
61. May 30: The Godfather Part 2 (1974)*
62. June7: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
63. June 8: The Searchers (1956)*
64. June 8: Unforgiven (1992)*
65. June 10: 21 Jump Street (2012)
66. June 12: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
67. June 13: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
68. June 13: 22 Jump Street (2014)
69. June 13: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
70. June 14: Vertigo (1958)*
71. June 14: Wild at Heart (1990)
72. June 14: Blue Velvet (1986)
73. June 15: MASH (1970)*
74. June 19: Drunken Master (1978)
75. June 22: Rhinestone (1984) Happy 30th birthday, Rhinestone!
76. June 27: Ruthless People (1986)
77. June 27: Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
78. June 28: Magic Camp (2012)
79. June 28: Make Believe (2010)
80. June 28: Armour of God (1986)
81. June 29: Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (1991)
82. July 1: Snowpiercer (2013)
83. July 11: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
84. July 12: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
85. July 12: The Raid (2011)
86. July 12: The Raid 2 (2014)
87. July 13: The Lego Movie (2014)
88. July 19: X-Men: First Class (2011)
89. July 19: Grease (1978)
90. July 20: Grease 2 (1982)
91. July 20: Mulholland Drive (2001)
92. July 20: Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
93. Aug 5: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
94. Aug 9: Journey to the West (2013)
95. Aug 9: Nymphomaniac: Vol 1 (2013)
96. Aug 10: Nymphomaniac: Vol 2 (2013)
97. Aug 10: Lost Highway (1997)
98. Aug 15: The Expendables 2 (2012)
99. Aug 17: Mad Max (1979)
100. Aug 17: The Kings of Summer (2013)
AFI Movies Seen: 28
AFI Left: 72
First Time Home: 42
Repeats: 45
Theatrical: 9
