Challenge Completed: 30 Netflix Movies In 30 Days!

Hi guys! In May I undertook a movie challenge, namely my 30 Netflix Movies in 30 Days Challenge. Did I get anywhere near watching 30 movies? No I did not. As it turned out, May was kind of busy, and I was all over the place, with long movie-less stretches, then days I'd get multiple titles watched in. My grand total was 16, which is over halfway at least! So here are the films I saw and what I thought of them!

1. GET OUT
I started off my challenge brilliantly with this unsettling horror film directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. This was so creepy, with amazing acting, including welcome comedic relief from the main character's best friend. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and loving this, and I don't even usually like horror films!

2. TAG
This ridiculous adventure is surprisingly based on real-life events, and although it's not going to win any awards, it's funny in parts and comes under the category of 'guilty pleasure' viewing for me. A movie you can just put on and not think about!

3. GAME NIGHT
Much like TAG, GAME NIGHT is 'stupid funny' but if you're a fan of Jason Bateman comedies, you'll enjoy it. There were enough funny bits to keep me engaged with the interesting storyline.

4. ISN'T IT ROMANTIC
First of all, I'll watch anything with Rebel Wilson in it #fangirlalert. Even though this was quite clever, I found it to be both good and bad at the same time. Not everything works, but it is ultimately satisfying. Side note: how many times have Rebel Wislon and Adam Devine starred together now? I love these two together!

5. BACHELORETTE
I hated this film with every fibre of my being! It was utter bullshit, not even funny and barely watchable. The characters were horrible and offensive with no redeeming qualities and I basically hated all of them. Not even Rebel Wilson could save this abomination. Also, does Isla Fisher play exactly the same crazy, over the top character in every single film, or am I going insane?

6. THE BIG SHORT
I have mixed feeling about THE BIG SHORT. It has an impressive cast, and the story, based on real-life events, is very interesting. However, I found the celebrity cameos (Selena Gomez, Margot Robbie etc) as annoying as the rapidly cut together scenes. It was good overall, but I get the feeling most people enjoyed this one more than I did.

7. BAD MOMS
I love watching a comedy with a female lead cast! This is quite funny, and even though I looked on in horror at some of this, I also could relate to other parts! It's an entertaining romp and I'll now be seeking out the sequel. Stay tuned for the cast with their real life Mums during the end credits. It's quite sweet!

8. UNICORN STORE
I really enjoyed Brie Larson's directorial debut film. Of course, I'm magnetically drawn to anything with unicorns as the subject matter, obviously! This is weird, mystical, whimsical, beautiful and a bit sad. With the added bonus of Samuel L Jackson, for the win! I highly recommend this one, for something out of the ordinary.

9. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
In this Woody Allen directed fantasy-comedy, Gil, Owen Wilson's character, goes back in time to 1920's Paris, a time and place this screenwriter and aspiring author romanticizes. I should probably read the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. I keep giving them more chances, but I need to accept that I really don't enjoy Woody Allen films. Also, Rachel McAdams character in this is a total bitch, with not one redeeming quality. Ugh!

10. THE NICE GUYS
Here's a prime case of building up a movie too much in your head as you've been wanting to see it for so long, then being totally disappointed when it doesn't live up to your expectations. So I feel let down by this film, despite great performances from Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, another actor who I'll watch in anything. It was good, but not great. Oh well.

11. MOVIE 43
What. Is. This. Film? Well it's highly offensive, and it won't be for everyone. It's basically gross out humour starring an ensemble cast and split up into fourteen different stories, each directed by a different person (Peter Farrelly, Elizabeth Banks, James Gunn and Brett Ratner to name a few). Think Hugh Jackman with a ballsack on his neck and Chris Pratt with diarrhea after taking a laxative because his partner asks him to shit on her. No words. It's pretty dire and the best part is spotting all the stars who miraculously agreed to be a part of this!

12. LIFE OF THE PARTY
I found this Melissa McCarthy comedy (written by McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone) to be incredibly unfunny, although it does improve slightly throughout. All I'll say is, thank God for Maya Rudolph.

13. ALEX STRANGELOVE
This is an enjoyable cute and funny Netflix original coming of age story, dealing with sexual identity. Produced by Ben Stiller, it's heartfelt and very heartwarming. Recommended!

14. EQUALS
I really enjoyed this Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult starring sci-fi romantic drama. It was an atmospheric rollercoaster that had me enthralled throughout, reminding me of the classic Romeo and Juliet story in parts! It's a bit moody and slow, but if you're a fan of these actors, you'll enjoy it. Also starring Aussies Guy Pearce (with a very short haircut) and Jacki Weaver.

15. EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE
Zac Efron is amazing as serial killer Ted Bundy in this captivating film. It's super intense and I was seriously transfixed the whole time. Told from the point of view of Bundy's girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, this biographical crime thriller features one of Efron's best performances and legitimately makes me want to watch Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes series on Netflix as well.

16. GIRLS TRIP
Again, it's fantastic to see an all-female lead in a film. Although overlong, this is certainly funny and entertaining, and features a few notable gross-out comedy scenes. Tiffany Haddish is the absolute stand out star of GIRLS TRIP (although you may not be a fan if you find swearing objectionable); she is hilarious and I now have to watch everything else she's in!

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Max My Movies: 30 Netflix Movies in 30 Days Challenge!

Hi guys! As you may have noticed, there have been less blog posts lately. I'm finding that my focus is shifting towards posting on Instagram, and with two accounts to run (@imhungrymax and @shinyglitterbug), that takes up a lot of time! But don't worry, I haven't given up on the blog, and will be trying a bit harder to blog more frequently.

Recently I had the crazy idea to do another one of my movie challenges. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, you can check out my previous Max My Movies: March Movie Challenge. It's actually hilarious because I barely get time for Netflix anymore, but when I do I always seem to be catching up on my episodic shows, such as Dynasty, Riverdale and Star Trek: Discovery. I've also watched Titans, Russian Doll and You, all of which I loved. I've had slightly more time lately thanks to a cold that had me collapsed on the couch for the best part of a week. Click here to read about all the shows I've watched on Netflix lately! It saddens me, though, that I never seem to indulge my first love, movies. Which is where this challenge comes in.

This May, I'll be maxxing my movies in an attempt to watch 30 Netflix Movies In 30 Days. Yes, you're right, May does have 31 days, but 30 has a nicer ring to it and I didn't want to go too crazy haha. I've been gradually adding titles to my watch list, and you can read below what I'm planning to see.

The rules of this challenge are fairly simple:
1. All the movies must currently be on Australian Netflix
2. I must not have seen the movies before
3. The goal is to watch 30 movies in the month of May, or as close to this as possible!

There are going to be some days where it's impossible to get a film watched, so this doesn't need to be a one-a-day deal. In fact, I predict I'll be 'catching up' on the weekends when I have more time.

Here's my (not-set-in-stone) Watch List:

1.   Unicorn Store
2.   Get Out
3.   Isn't It Romantic
4.   Tag
5.   Bachelorette
6.   Dumplin'
7.   The Big Short
8.   Birdbox
9.   The Disaster Artist
10.  Captain Fantastic
11.  Dark Shadows
12.  Colossal
13.  Goosebumps
14.  The Revenant
15.  Vacation
16.  Black Mass
17.  Sandy Wexler
18.  Velvet Buzzsaw
19.  Game Night
20.  Midnight In Paris
21.  The Walk
22.  Alex Strangelove
23.  Lovelace
24.  Nymphomaniac Vol 1
25.  To The Bone
26.  In The Cut
27.  The Sweetest Thing
28.  Bad Moms
29.  Get Hard
30.  Equals

I'm so excited for this! Look out for a blog post in June detailing how I went with this challenge and what I thought of the movies I saw!

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Max My Movies: March Movie Challenge!

Hi guys! Do I love setting myself challenges? The answer is YES! I've just finished my February Sample Challenge which I'll blog the results of soon, and now I'm on to a new challenge of a different kind. I've been watching a lot of Netflix shows lately, so much so that I'm neglecting my first love, movies. But that's all about to change as I force myself to watch 31 movies in 31 days. Yes, that's right, it's time for my March Movie Challenge!

The rules:
~ I must not have seen the movie before
~ I can watch them in any order
~ I can swap movies out of the challenge and put others in their place
~ they can be from any source, eg DVD, Bluray, TV, Netflix, the cinema.
~ I can skip a day here and there, but must try to watch 31 movies by March 31

OK, so here are the 31 films I've selected for the challenge, along with a few alternatives in case I feel like watching those instead...

1    Nightcrawler (Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo)
2    Spotlight (Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton)
3    Suicide Squad (Will Smith, Margot Robbie)
4    Zero Dark Thirty (Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton)
5    The Ides Of March (Ryan Gosling, George Clooney)
6    David Brent: Life On The Road (Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith)
7    The Rover (Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson)
8    Bridget Jones's Baby (Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth)
9    Scoop (Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson)
10  Beautiful Creatures (Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert)
11  Snowpiercer (Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton)
12  Rough Night (Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon)
13  Miss You Already (Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette)  
14  J.Edgar (Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer)
15  Dallas Buyers Club (Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner)
16  Revolutionary Road (Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet)
17  Blue Jasmine (Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins)
18  Personal Shopper (Kristen Stewart, Nora Waldstätten)
19  The Revenant (Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy)
20  Good Time (Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Jason Leigh)
21  Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu)
22  Kill Bill: Volume 2 (Uma Thurman, Daryl Hannah)
23  Zoolander 2 (Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson)
24  What We Do In The Shadows (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi)
25  The Intern (Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway)
26  Gravity (Sandra Bullock, George Clooney)
27  Trancendence (Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall)
28  Money Monster (George Clooney, Julia Roberts)
29  Eat Pray Love (Julia Roberts, James Franco)
30  Public Enemies (Johnny Depp, Christian Bale)
31  Mud (Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon)

Alternative Titles
1  John Wick (Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist)
2  John Wick : Chapter 2 (Keanu Reeves, Common)
3  Walk The Line (Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon)
4  I'm Not There (Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett)  
5  The Babadook (Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman)

After organising this challenge I've realised a few Netflix-related minor problems; new episodes of Dynasty and Riverdale are being released in March, as well as the much anticipated (by me!) release of Season 2 of Santa Clarita Diet and the third and final season of Love on Netflix, all of which I probably won't have time to watch given this epic challenge. Aargh!

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March Movie Challenge: UPDATE

For those of you keenly following my March Movie Challenge (lol), I just wanted to update you. I've decided to put this bitch on hold for at least a few weeks, or until I can muster up the energy/motivation to watch the remaining films. I'm actually sick of watching movies right now, and need a break. I think I've done pretty well, getting 25 of the 31 DVDs/Blurays watched.

I've been putting off seeing the long movies, so I'm now left with:

THE BOAT THAT ROCKED- 130 minutes
WALK THE LINE - 130 minutes
THE TREE OF LIFE - 132 minutes
I'M NOT THERE - 135 minutes
ZERO DARK THIRTY - 1 hundred and fucking 57 minutes, and
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (not long, just my son would rather watch Ben And Holly's Little Kingdom than this, so I've been waiting for him to acquiesce).

If you're interested in my reviews of the films I've seen, you can check out Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 and Week 4 at the links.

Highlights for me, were Behind The Candelabra, My Little Eye and Inglourious Basterds. My lowlights were The Killer Inside Me, To The Wonder, Snowtown and The Girlfriend Experience.

I hope to get the remaining movies watched at some stage, just not right now. For the sake of my fast-withering sanity.

Week 4: March Movie Challenge

Another week where I only watched five instead of seven movies. I've come to the conclusion that watching a movie every day for an entire month is actually quite difficult. Week 4 coincided with swimming week at my son's school, meaning I was up mega-early each morning and very tired all week as a result. I now have four films to catch up on in the final week of my challenge, in addition to the last three movies that take me from Day 29 to Day 31. Seven films. So that come's to another entire week of movies. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I actually can't wait until this is over.

Here's what my March Movie Challenge is all about. And here are my posts on Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3. Following is what I saw in Week 4......

Quentin Tarantino double!

Day Twenty-Two: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
I loved this Quentin Tarantino-penned and directed war film based on the notion of an alternate history regarding Hitler and Nazi Germany. I can definitely see why Christoph Waltz won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Colonel Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa, as he is phenomenal here. At 2 hours and 33 minutes, this is a very long film, but it never drags, and the long running time didn't bother me whatsoever. Graphic in parts, but that's to be expected when you're watching a Tarantino film.

Day Twenty-Three: ROOM 237
This is a fascinating subjective documentary detailing some of the various conspiracy theories and hidden meanings concerning Stanley Kubrick's psychological horror film The Shining. Some of the theories are a tad farfetched, but that doesn't make them any less interesting. I found the Apollo moon landing theory mind-blowing, to be honest. I love a good conspiracy theory. At the very least, this shows the immense attention to detail the highly intelligent Kubrick paid in setting up his scenes, even down to perceived minor background props and posters.

Day Twenty-Four: no movie

Day Twenty-Five: THE KILLER INSIDE ME
Casey Affleck mumbles his way through as Lou Ford, a small town sheriff's deputy who basically begins murdering people. The violence against women in this slow-paced film is brutal and sickening. I'm actually disgusted that director Michael Winterbottom thought it was a good idea to show a long, drawn out scene of Jessica Alba's prostitute character being repeatedly bashed, seemingly to death, in such gruesome, sadistic detail. Also Kate Hudson's character is violently murdered by Lou, which is also shown in graphic detail. However, when he murders men, it's a couple of quick gunshots in one case, and not even depicted onscreen, in the other. I would not recommend this film in the slightest.

Day Twenty-Six: DEATH PROOF
I like the unique way Tarantino has shot Death Proof, like a '70s grindhouse theatre movie, complete with jumpcuts and deliberately damaged film. Kurt Russell stars as Stuntman Mike, a psychopath who hunts down young women and kills them using his 'death-proof' stunt car. Quentin Tarantino shows up as Warren, the bar owner. Yes, this is graphic in parts (particularly the car crash scene), however towards the end, the women are empowered and definitely kick some arse. This has the usual QT-style dialogue and close-up shots of feet we've come to expect from this director. I must admit, some of the characters did annoy me, especially Zoe Bell (playing herself), Pam (Rose McGowan) and Kim (Tracie Thoms). Not Quentin Tarantino's best work (acutally, he agrees it's his worst film), but still worth a look.

Day Twenty-Seven: no movie

Day Twenty-Eight: HUNGER
Hunger, directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands, is a harrowing look at the real-life events surrounding the 1981 IRA hunger strike at Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. Gritty, dramatic, raw and moving, this film is immensely hard to watch. The prison cells are tiny, claustrophobic and filthy, with shit-smeared walls and urine everywhere. The bashings are brutal and intense. And then the hunger strike begins, and with it, scenes of an anorexic Fassbender, whose dedication to this film is undeniable. The physical deterioration of Bobby's body is heartbreaking and again, extremely difficult to watch. A very well-made film, with brave performances, that I don't think I could ever sit through again.

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Week 3: March Movie Challenge

Fail week! I only watched five out of seven movies, skipping two days. Life just got in the way this week, with sickness, tiredness, Sports Day at school and generally being mega-busy rounding out my excuses. Now I have the hard task of making up not one, but two movies in the final week of my March Movie Challenge. Here's how I fared in Week 1 and Week 2. Anyway, here's what I saw in Week 3...

Day Fifteen: TO THE WONDER
I really disliked this Terence Malick directed romantic-drama 'art' film. It's a painstakingly slow, boring set of 'beautiful' (matter of opinion) montages of hair blowing in the wind, sweeping scenery, and Olga Kurylenko dancing in fields. Ben Affleck is as wooden as ever. There's minimal dialogue. And the foreign language parts are subtitled, often with white text on white backgrounds. Seriously annoying, but luckily the movie sucked so bad, I gave up trying to read them after a while, because I really didn't give a shit.

Day Sixteen: MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
This movie provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of Marilyn Monroe, during the filming of 'The Prince and the Showgirl' in 1956. Michelle Williams is fantastic as Monroe, doing well to capture her charm and vulnerability as well as her fragile, troubled side.

Day Seventeen: no movie

Day Eighteen: NIM'S ISLAND
This is a great fantasy adventure with lovely performances from Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster in particular, who was over the top and hilarious; perfect for a kids film! Gerard Butler also stars but this fun adventure is all about the female characters. I enjoyed this film more than I anticipated.

Day Nineteen: MY LITTLE EYE
This horror flick, directed by Marc Evans, is TERRIFYING. Like actually have 500 heart attacks during the movie type terrifying. Unless I'm a total scaredy-cat (a highly likely scenario). Scary movie fans would love this, I reckon. Basically, five people agree to spend six months together in an isolated house, where their every move will be filmed. It's like Big Brother but a million times more frightening (if that's possible). 

Day Twenty: THE RUNAWAYS
I quite enjoyed this "coming-of-age" (in first time Director Floria Sigismondi's words) story. She says it's not a biopic and Joan Jett agrees, saying it's a "parallel narrative of The Runaways, based on Cherie's book". Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Michael Shannon give inspired performances as Joan Jett, Cherie Currie (The Runaways members) and Kim Fowley (their record producer) respectively. This film provided me with interesting insight into a band I knew little about. Great music, too!

Day Twenty-One: no movie

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Week 2: March Movie Challenge

Two stacks of Movie Challenge goodness

Hey! My March Movie Challenge is going great, thanks for asking! I have yet to miss a day of viewing, and hopefully I can continue along that path. To catch you up, I set myself a challenge to watch a different DVD every day in March. A movie I've never seen before. You can read about the challenge here. Here's the post where I review what I saw in Week 1.

Now, onto Week 2 ........


Day Eight: WHITE HOUSE DOWN
Well I can report that it's better than the similarly-plotted Olympus Has Fallen, which was dire. Maggie Gyllenhaal is annoying (pretty sure universally, not just to me), but then you've got Channing Tatum, so things kind of even out. If you like action and EXPLOSIONS, this is your film.

"Too much of a good thing is wonderful"

Day Nine: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA
Loved it! Amazingly brave performances from Matt Damon as Scott Thorson and Michael Douglas as the fabulous Liberace. Full of opulence and extravagance, completely fascinating and utterly brilliant. Director Steven Soderbergh redeems himself from the god-awful The Girlfriend Experience, which I saw last week.

Day Ten: A SINGLE MAN
Incredibly beautiful and breathtakingly sad. Heartbreaking, in fact. This film is about love, loss and grief. A wonderful lead performance by Colin Firth, and the Directional debut of Tom Ford. Have tissues at the ready!

Zac has a wee-ly big crush

Day Eleven: THE PAPERBOY
It's all tits, ass, blonde hairpieces, false eyelashes and short dresses and then shit gets dramatic. John Cusack is creepy and sweaty, Zac Efron cops wee in the face, Matthew McConaughey cannot catch a break and there's a lot of "bitch, open your mouth". And I'll leave it there.

This shit is no laughing matter

Day Twelve: SNOWTOWN
Get ready, I have strong feelings on this one. In a nutshell, I feel like the subject matter is too disturbing and repulsive to get any enjoyment out of the movie. I couldn't even appreciate good storytelling, skilled Directing or fantastic performances, because I was too sickened by gruesome murders and stomach-turning torture. Not to mention the killing/dismembering of animals, which I turned away for. I can normally force myself to watch pretty much anything, but some scenes proved unwatchable. Even worse, this film is based on the real-life 'bodies in barrels' murders that took place in Snowtown, South Australia in the 1990's. Snowtown is gritty, intimidating, uncomfortable and horrendous. The only positive comment I have is that Lucas Pittaway, the actor who played Jamie, reminds me of a young Heath Ledger. Note that this film won numerous AACTA Awards, so it's not a bad film, it's just not for me.

Day Thirteen: THE BURNING PLAIN
The lemon cheesecake I ate while I watched this film was good. The film was pretty blah. If you're a hardcore Charlize Theron fan, you get to see her boobs, so there's that. Also, check out Jennifer Lawrence's acting before her meteoric rise to A-List status. It's pretty funny seeing her name billed three or four pages into the cast list.

Kids ask a lot of question during films, don't they?

Day Fourteen: ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH
My six year old son loved this 3D computer animated comedy, which has funny bits for adults to appreciate, too. Personally I loved Ricky Gervais as the computer system voice. My son loved the 'freezing bits'. It's colourful, energetic and a bit of fun for the whole family.

If you've seen any of these movies, let me know what you thought! 

Week 1: March Movie Challenge

I set myself a challenge to watch one movie every day in March (you can read about it here) and so far, it's going well. There's only been one day where I really just wanted to go to bed and had to force myself to watch something. So I picked a really short film. Here are my thoughts on the movies I saw in Week 1.

Day One: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
This Christmas flick was cute and funny, even for adults. Great 3D animation and I love me a bit of Hugh Laurie, even if it is just his voice. My six year old talked continuously throughout, commenting on everything, asking questions, etc, so he was totally engaged with it and afterwards said he thought it was really good.

Day Two: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
'Wow' would be my own-word review. This is a very slow-moving epic sci-fi by Stanley Kubrick. Afterwards, I tweeted "What the Motherfuck?! I was fine 'til the freaky timewarp monolith acid trip. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? #2001ASpaceOdyssey #MarchMovieChallenge". Also might have tweeted "Hal is a bastard".

Day Three: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED
With only three actors in the cast, this thriller managed to captivate and excite me, keeping my interest with various plot twists and Gemma Arterton's boobs.

Day Four: BAIT
Is it wrong that I liked this? I don't care. I'm a Xavier Samuel fan and I thought Sharknado was hilarious, so I was probably always going to enjoy this. Utterly ridiculous, with some awesome OMG moments, Bait was a real guilty pleasure.

Day Five: ONCE
I wanted to like this! I thought I would. I'd heard people rave about it. And on some levels, it is beautiful, quaint and lovely, but for me, too much music, not enough romance. It just went nowhere! I'm annoyed by the bad decisions the two leads made with respect to their love lives. Its frustrating and sad. I wanted to scream at the TV.

Day Six: THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
This was freaking god-awful. Badly lit (on purpose) with horrible characters that I felt no empathy towards. The constant scenes with the group of obnoxious business men talking about the financial crisis were the worst.  '2009 experimental indie-drama' gone wrong. Thanks for nothing, Steven Soderbergh.

Day Seven: BYZANTIUM
It took me a while to get into this vampire flick starring Gemma Arterton (again!) and Saoirse Ronan, but as it turns out, it exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed seeing Elementary's Jonny Lee Miller as a baddie, as I really just think of him as Sherlock Holmes. The best thing about Byzantium, however, is the beautiful mother/daughter relationship between the two female leads. That, and Gemma Arterton's boobs. 

A month of movies

Max The Unicorn March Movie Challenge!

Two stacks of movie goodness

I've decided to set myself a mad March Movie Challenge! I must watch one movie every day, and it has to be something I haven't seen before. The 31 DVDs and Blurays in the photo above are the ones I've chosen for this challenge. I picked some kids movies so I can see them with my son, and some my husband will want to watch with me (like 2001: A Space Odyssey), but I'll be seeing most of these alone. I'm so excited! This is a great way to make a viewing dent in my DVD collection and get a whole bunch of movies I've won watched. I'm not going to allocate each film a certain day; I'd rather decide based on what I feel like watching on the day and my time constraints. I'll blog at the end of each weekly period, giving my thoughts on the seven I've seen that week. Wish me luck!

Can't wait to see Nicole Kidman wee on Zac Efron!

And I call myself a Tarantino fan!

I'll be forcing Mr 6 to watch these with me!

I'm only 46 years late to the pod bay door party!

Disclaimer: All DVDs/Blurays were won with the exception of Death Proof, apparently Tarantino's weakest film, even by his own admission. Yep, I paid for this one. LOL.

What's your favourite out of this lot? No spoilers!