The book. I'm hesitant to see the movie.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
50 Movies. 50 Books. 1 year. - 2013 Edition
- Thread starter deleted
- Start date
The book. I'm hesitant to see the movie.
Setre
Member
Setre - 2/50 Books | 16/50 Movies
Books:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Ground Zero (Repairman Jack #13)
Movies:
Total Recall (2012)
Looper
Troll Hunter
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Dredd
Django Unchained
Zero Dark Thirty
The Crazies (2010)
Fright Night (2011)
Limitless
Primer
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Dream Home
Taken
Star Trek (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Books:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Ground Zero (Repairman Jack #13)
Movies:
Total Recall (2012)
Looper
Troll Hunter
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Dredd
Django Unchained
Zero Dark Thirty
The Crazies (2010)
Fright Night (2011)
Limitless
Primer
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Dream Home
Taken
Star Trek (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Illithid Dude
Member
Illithid Dude -2/50 books | 21/50 movies
Movies:
Killer Joe
The Frighteners
Primer
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Django Unchained
Leon: The Professional
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition
Dazed and Confused
Charade
Dark City
Orpheus
Sunset Boulevard
The Innkeepers
Chungking Express
Mean Streets
Act of Valor
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Sweet Smell of Success
Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut
Books:
Catcher in the Rye
Hot Pink
Movies:
Killer Joe
The Frighteners
Primer
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Django Unchained
Leon: The Professional
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition
Dazed and Confused
Charade
Dark City
Orpheus
Sunset Boulevard
The Innkeepers
Chungking Express
Mean Streets
Act of Valor
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Sweet Smell of Success
Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut
Books:
Catcher in the Rye
Hot Pink
Update
Books
Nymerio - 8/50 Books | 0/50 Movies
Books
- Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
- The Emperor's Soul (Brandon Sanderson)
- Ship of Fools (Richard Russo)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Philip K. Dick)
- I Suck at Girls (Justin Halpern)
- Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
- Game of Cages: A Twenty Palaces Novel (Harry Connolly)
- Circle of Enemies: A Twenty Palaces Novel (Harry Connolly)
foomfoom415
Member
foomfoom415 - 6/50 Books | 9/50 Movies
Books
01. John Dies at the End by David Wong ★★★★★
02. House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds ★★★★★
03. Bossypants by Tina Fey ★★★☆☆
04. 11/22/63 by Stephen King ★★★☆☆
05. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi ★★☆☆☆
06. Gun Machine by Warren Ellis ★★★☆☆
Movies
01. Skyfall ★★☆☆☆
02. Ted ★☆☆☆☆
03. Beasts of the Southern Wild ★★★★☆
04. Dredd ★★☆☆☆
05. Pitch Perfect ★★★☆☆
06. Seven Psychopaths ★★★★☆
07. Cloud Atlas ★★★★☆
08. Flight ★★★☆☆
09. The Raid (Serbuan maut) ★★☆☆☆
Books
01. John Dies at the End by David Wong ★★★★★
02. House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds ★★★★★
03. Bossypants by Tina Fey ★★★☆☆
04. 11/22/63 by Stephen King ★★★☆☆
05. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi ★★☆☆☆
06. Gun Machine by Warren Ellis ★★★☆☆
Movies
01. Skyfall ★★☆☆☆
02. Ted ★☆☆☆☆
03. Beasts of the Southern Wild ★★★★☆
04. Dredd ★★☆☆☆
05. Pitch Perfect ★★★☆☆
06. Seven Psychopaths ★★★★☆
07. Cloud Atlas ★★★★☆
08. Flight ★★★☆☆
09. The Raid (Serbuan maut) ★★☆☆☆
Update. Read Notes From Underground.
EVOL 100% - 4/50 books | 1/50 movies
Books
1. I Have the Right to Destroy Myself - Kim Young-ha ★★½☆☆
2. 아랑은 왜 - Kim Young-ha ★★★★½
3. 남한산성 - Kim Hoon ★★★★☆
4. Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoyekvsky ★★★★☆
Movies
1. Adaptation - ★★★★½
EVOL 100% - 4/50 books | 1/50 movies
Books
1. I Have the Right to Destroy Myself - Kim Young-ha ★★½☆☆
2. 아랑은 왜 - Kim Young-ha ★★★★½
3. 남한산성 - Kim Hoon ★★★★☆
4. Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoyekvsky ★★★★☆
Movies
1. Adaptation - ★★★★½
-Stranger-
Junior Member
Update:
-Stranger- - 0/50 Books | 16/50 Movies
Movies:
Punch Drunk Love
The Bourne Legacy
Senna
The Expendables
Avatar
Skyfall
Blue Valentine
Hugo
Memories of Murder
The Hangover Part II
Following
L.A. Confidential
Altered States
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Badlands
The Usual Suspects
Books:
Coming Soon
-Stranger- - 0/50 Books | 16/50 Movies
Movies:
Punch Drunk Love
The Bourne Legacy
Senna
The Expendables
Avatar
Skyfall
Blue Valentine
Hugo
Memories of Murder
The Hangover Part II
Following
L.A. Confidential
Altered States
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Badlands
The Usual Suspects
Books:
Coming Soon
Update
Books
Nymerio - 8/50 Books | 3/50 Movies
Books
- Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
- The Emperor's Soul (Brandon Sanderson)
- Ship of Fools (Richard Russo)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Philip K. Dick)
- I Suck at Girls (Justin Halpern)
- Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
- Game of Cages: A Twenty Palaces Novel (Harry Connolly)
- Circle of Enemies: A Twenty Palaces Novel (Harry Connolly)
- Stardust
- A Scanner Darkly
- Savages
TheSchwab_7
Member
Update
TheSchwab_7 - 0/50 books | 6/50 movies
Books:
1. Savvy - In Progress
2. Zombie Survival Guide - In Progress
3. A Dance With Dragons - In Progress
Movies:
1. Warrior (4/5)
2. Django Unchained (4.5/5)
3. Zero Dark Thirty (4.5/5)
4. Abduction (1.5/5)
5. Religulous (3/5)
6. Chasing Ice (4/5)
7. Lincoln (4.5/5)
TheSchwab_7 - 0/50 books | 6/50 movies
Books:
1. Savvy - In Progress
2. Zombie Survival Guide - In Progress
3. A Dance With Dragons - In Progress
Movies:
1. Warrior (4/5)
2. Django Unchained (4.5/5)
3. Zero Dark Thirty (4.5/5)
4. Abduction (1.5/5)
5. Religulous (3/5)
6. Chasing Ice (4/5)
7. Lincoln (4.5/5)
BrokenEchelon
Banned
BrokenEchelon - 4/50 Books | 27/50 Movies
Books
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- Dead Souls
- Les Misérables
- A Hero of Our Time
Movies
- Ip Man
- Nosferatu
- Rosemary's Baby
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
- Mary and Max
- Trainspotting
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- V/H/S
- Chinatown
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Leviathan
- The Andromeda Strain
- Justice League: Doom
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- Seven Psychopaths
- Lockout
- Dracula 3000
- Django Unchained
- Zero Dark Thirty
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Les Misérables (2012)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
- The Girl Who Played with Fire
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
- Cloud Atlas
- Life of Pi
Life of Pi was pretty good, I enjoyed the parable at the end. Cloud Atlas had heart, but it was a bit too cluttered. (Working on reading Moby Dick)
Jimothy update: 2/50 Books | 11/50 Movies
Books:
Columbine by Dave Cullen
Rise and Fall of Third Reich by William Shirer
Movies:
Dredd 3D
Moonrise Kingdom
Side by Side
Killer Joe
Silver Linings Playbook
End of Watch
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Face/Off
Witness
John Carter
The Hunger Games
Books:
Columbine by Dave Cullen
Rise and Fall of Third Reich by William Shirer
Movies:
Dredd 3D
Moonrise Kingdom
Side by Side
Killer Joe
Silver Linings Playbook
End of Watch
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Face/Off
Witness
John Carter
The Hunger Games
book - 5. nothing to envy: real lives in north korea by barbara demick
nothing to envy is a collection of stories about the lives of a few people from a city in north korea called chongjin, weaved together from interviews with them after they defected and other information the writer has obtained from years reporting on the country for the l.a times, giving a fascinating glimpse into the country. it mainly focuses on the 1990s where the economy has completely crashed thanks the collapse of the soviet union trading partners, leading to widespread famine. the stories of people struggling through that are very affecting, as is their ingenuity in trying to survive in such difficult conditions. in telling these stories it also illuminates on the machinations of a totalitarian government and the unique class system that has emerged within the purported egalitarian system, both of which i found very interesting and sad and which made it more than just a regular tragic lives book. i also found it heartbreaking in the way the book details the complete collapse of the system economically such that it almost naturally feels like the book is going to end with the regime being ousted in 2001 or something, then i remember it's still there today. it's hard to have a revolution when you're too hungry to muster the effort and the government will likely send generations of your family to forced labour camps if you work against them
highly recommended if you have any interest in the country. i also found it made me really value my basic freedoms, after finishing it i felt very lucky just walking to the store to buy food for dinner, wrapped up in a warm coat and listening to a podcast.
film -
14. tangled
animated musical about an eighteen year old princess leaving her tower and exploring the world for the first time in her life. caught me off guard, i'd heard it was good but i wasn't expecting to love it so much. brilliant animation, great comedy and a nice story thanks to the excellent protagonist and some beautiful moments. songs could have been better but the musical numbers were still good.
15. queen of versailles
documentary about an incredibly wealthy family's spending, including in building the biggest house in america in the style of the palace of versailles except in florida and with ice skating rink and bowling alley, then what happens when the 2008 financial crisis takes that away. turns from a silly and amusing episode of the tv show grand designs about a particularly american tackiness and excess into something more interesting as the family are unable to adapt to not getting everything. i jumped between sympathy at the fucked up situation and gleeful schadenfreude and despite having fun with the more ridiculous footage i found it an effective metaphor for the financial crisis in general.
nothing to envy is a collection of stories about the lives of a few people from a city in north korea called chongjin, weaved together from interviews with them after they defected and other information the writer has obtained from years reporting on the country for the l.a times, giving a fascinating glimpse into the country. it mainly focuses on the 1990s where the economy has completely crashed thanks the collapse of the soviet union trading partners, leading to widespread famine. the stories of people struggling through that are very affecting, as is their ingenuity in trying to survive in such difficult conditions. in telling these stories it also illuminates on the machinations of a totalitarian government and the unique class system that has emerged within the purported egalitarian system, both of which i found very interesting and sad and which made it more than just a regular tragic lives book. i also found it heartbreaking in the way the book details the complete collapse of the system economically such that it almost naturally feels like the book is going to end with the regime being ousted in 2001 or something, then i remember it's still there today. it's hard to have a revolution when you're too hungry to muster the effort and the government will likely send generations of your family to forced labour camps if you work against them
highly recommended if you have any interest in the country. i also found it made me really value my basic freedoms, after finishing it i felt very lucky just walking to the store to buy food for dinner, wrapped up in a warm coat and listening to a podcast.
film -
14. tangled
animated musical about an eighteen year old princess leaving her tower and exploring the world for the first time in her life. caught me off guard, i'd heard it was good but i wasn't expecting to love it so much. brilliant animation, great comedy and a nice story thanks to the excellent protagonist and some beautiful moments. songs could have been better but the musical numbers were still good.
15. queen of versailles
documentary about an incredibly wealthy family's spending, including in building the biggest house in america in the style of the palace of versailles except in florida and with ice skating rink and bowling alley, then what happens when the 2008 financial crisis takes that away. turns from a silly and amusing episode of the tv show grand designs about a particularly american tackiness and excess into something more interesting as the family are unable to adapt to not getting everything. i jumped between sympathy at the fucked up situation and gleeful schadenfreude and despite having fun with the more ridiculous footage i found it an effective metaphor for the financial crisis in general.
Setre
Member
Setre - 2/50 Books | 18/50 Movies
Books:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Ground Zero (Repairman Jack #13)
Movies:
Total Recall (2012)
Looper
Troll Hunter
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Dredd
Django Unchained
Zero Dark Thirty
The Crazies (2010)
Fright Night (2011)
Limitless
Primer
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Dream Home
Taken
Star Trek (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Woman In Black
My Scary Girl
Books:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Ground Zero (Repairman Jack #13)
Movies:
Total Recall (2012)
Looper
Troll Hunter
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Dredd
Django Unchained
Zero Dark Thirty
The Crazies (2010)
Fright Night (2011)
Limitless
Primer
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Dream Home
Taken
Star Trek (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Woman In Black
My Scary Girl
Kud Dukan - 6/50 Books | 5/50 Movies
Books:
- The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches From the Front Lines by Michael E. Mann
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
- The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Movies:
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- Django Unchained
- Contact
- Les Misérables
- Zero Dark Thirty
Tragicomedy
Member
New book:
5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System to Increase Raw Strength by Jim Wendler. ★★★ -- Far better written than I expected from a former power lifter. Jim sold me hook, line, and sinker. I'm going to start his program tomorrow.
5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System to Increase Raw Strength by Jim Wendler. ★★★ -- Far better written than I expected from a former power lifter. Jim sold me hook, line, and sinker. I'm going to start his program tomorrow.
white dynamite
Member
I'm in.
Movies
1. Sleepwalk With Me
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
4. Argo
5. Crazy, Stupid, Love
6. Wreck It Ralph
Books
1. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Movies
1. Sleepwalk With Me
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
4. Argo
5. Crazy, Stupid, Love
6. Wreck It Ralph
Books
1. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Illithid Dude
Member
Illithid Dude -2/50 books | 22/50 movies
Movies:
Killer Joe
The Frighteners
Primer
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Django Unchained
Leon: The Professional
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition
Dazed and Confused
Charade
Dark City
Orpheus
Sunset Boulevard
The Innkeepers
Chungking Express
Mean Streets
Act of Valor
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Sweet Smell of Success
Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut
Night of the Hunter
Books:
Catcher in the Rye
Hot Pink
Movies:
Killer Joe
The Frighteners
Primer
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Django Unchained
Leon: The Professional
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition
Dazed and Confused
Charade
Dark City
Orpheus
Sunset Boulevard
The Innkeepers
Chungking Express
Mean Streets
Act of Valor
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Sweet Smell of Success
Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut
Night of the Hunter
Books:
Catcher in the Rye
Hot Pink
TestMonkey
Member
UPDATE
Books
Movies
TestMonkey - 7/50 Books | 9/50 Movies
Books
- The Bride Wore Black Leather by Simon R. Green
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
- If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell
- World War Z by Max Brooks
Movies
- Wing Chun
- The Warrior's Way
- Demetri Martin. Person.
- Ip Man 2
- Lisa Lampanelli: Long Live the Queen
- Lisa Lampanelli: Take It Like a Man
- Superman vs. the Elite
- Afro Samurai: Resurrection
- Pablo Francisco: Ouch!
bggrthnjsus
Member
bggrthnjsus - 4/50 Books | 3/50 Movies
Books
Movies
currently working on the dark tower iv - wizard and glass, fooled by randomness, the demon haunted world and some pathology textbooks. i have also been slowly reading the selfish gene for like the past 4 months but i find it boring as hell. planning on watching the hunger games, django unchained, zero dark thirty, lincoln at some point. probably silver linings playbook. i am also trying to listen to 100 new albums this year.
Books
- the dark tower iii - the wastelands by stephen king
- the dark tower ii - the drawing of the iii by stephen king
- pinball, 1973 by haruki murakami
- the corrections by jonathan franzen
Movies
- haywire
- brave
- the bourne legacy
currently working on the dark tower iv - wizard and glass, fooled by randomness, the demon haunted world and some pathology textbooks. i have also been slowly reading the selfish gene for like the past 4 months but i find it boring as hell. planning on watching the hunger games, django unchained, zero dark thirty, lincoln at some point. probably silver linings playbook. i am also trying to listen to 100 new albums this year.
Setre
Member
Setre - 2/50 Books | 20/50 Movies
Books:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Ground Zero (Repairman Jack #13)
Movies:
Total Recall (2012)
Looper
Troll Hunter
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Dredd
Django Unchained
Zero Dark Thirty
The Crazies (2010)
Fright Night (2011)
Limitless
Primer
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Dream Home
Taken
Star Trek (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Woman In Black
My Scary Girl
Following
Fido
Books:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Ground Zero (Repairman Jack #13)
Movies:
Total Recall (2012)
Looper
Troll Hunter
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Dredd
Django Unchained
Zero Dark Thirty
The Crazies (2010)
Fright Night (2011)
Limitless
Primer
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Dream Home
Taken
Star Trek (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Woman In Black
My Scary Girl
Following
Fido
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Update
KuwabaraTheMan - 7/50 Books | 0/50 Movies
Books:
Caliban's War (x2)
Star Wars: Edge of Victory I: Conquest
Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
Gardens of the Moon (x2)
Star Wars: Specter of the Past
Movies:
nothing yet
Reading The Eight Doctors made me hate myself. I was warned about it being bad going in, but I didn't expect...that.
KuwabaraTheMan - 7/50 Books | 0/50 Movies
Books:
Caliban's War (x2)
Star Wars: Edge of Victory I: Conquest
Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
Gardens of the Moon (x2)
Star Wars: Specter of the Past
Movies:
nothing yet
Reading The Eight Doctors made me hate myself. I was warned about it being bad going in, but I didn't expect...that.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Update
FUBAR McDangles - 3/50 Books | 5/50 Movies
Books:
01. Threat Vector - Tom Clancy
02. Day By Day Armageddon 3: Shattered Hourglass - J.L. Bourne
03. Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton
Movies:
01. Texas Chainsaw 3D
02. Mission Impossible IV: Ghost Protocol
03. Pitch Perfect
04. Total Recall(2012)
05. Contact
Jurassic Park was pretty good. About to start on another Tom Clancy one I missed. MI4 was good, I really enjoyed it. Pitch Perfect was funny and Total Recall was decent. Contact was very enjoyable. Can't believe I never got around to watching this before.
FUBAR McDangles - 3/50 Books | 5/50 Movies
Books:
01. Threat Vector - Tom Clancy
02. Day By Day Armageddon 3: Shattered Hourglass - J.L. Bourne
03. Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton
Movies:
01. Texas Chainsaw 3D
02. Mission Impossible IV: Ghost Protocol
03. Pitch Perfect
04. Total Recall(2012)
05. Contact
Jurassic Park was pretty good. About to start on another Tom Clancy one I missed. MI4 was good, I really enjoyed it. Pitch Perfect was funny and Total Recall was decent. Contact was very enjoyable. Can't believe I never got around to watching this before.
SlowRevolution
Member
Finished America Again today. Not as good as Colbert's last book, but it's still a decent read.
edit: read updated OP
edit: read updated OP
the_painted_bird
Member
I updated my OP but I will post updates from now on, that I assume is easier for the Original Poster to keep track of?
Illithid Dude
Member
Illithid Dude -2/50 books | 23/50 movies
Movies:
Killer Joe
The Frighteners
Primer
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Django Unchained
Leon: The Professional
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition
Dazed and Confused
Charade
Dark City
Orpheus
Sunset Boulevard
The Innkeepers
Chungking Express
Mean Streets
Act of Valor
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Sweet Smell of Success
Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut
Night of the Hunter
Kiss Me Deadly
Books:
Catcher in the Rye
Hot Pink
Movies:
Killer Joe
The Frighteners
Primer
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Django Unchained
Leon: The Professional
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition
Dazed and Confused
Charade
Dark City
Orpheus
Sunset Boulevard
The Innkeepers
Chungking Express
Mean Streets
Act of Valor
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Sweet Smell of Success
Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut
Night of the Hunter
Kiss Me Deadly
Books:
Catcher in the Rye
Hot Pink
UPDATE
Kwixotik - 3/50 Books | 6/50 Movies
Books
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories - Flannery O'Connor
Wise Blood - Flannery O'Connor
Everything That Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor
Movies
Sling Blade (dir. Billy Bob Thorton)
The Apostle (dir. Robert Duvall)
Wise Blood (dir. John Huston)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (dir. Wes Anderson)
The Devil's Rejects (dir. Rob Zombie)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (dir. Irvin Kershner)
Yes, I've never seen Star Wars V or VI before now...
Or Indiana Jones II and III. Those are probably coming up.
Kwixotik - 3/50 Books | 6/50 Movies
Books
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories - Flannery O'Connor
Wise Blood - Flannery O'Connor
Everything That Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor
Movies
Sling Blade (dir. Billy Bob Thorton)
The Apostle (dir. Robert Duvall)
Wise Blood (dir. John Huston)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (dir. Wes Anderson)
The Devil's Rejects (dir. Rob Zombie)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (dir. Irvin Kershner)
Yes, I've never seen Star Wars V or VI before now...
Or Indiana Jones II and III. Those are probably coming up.
UPDATED 30/01/2013
grumpy - 5/50 Books | 7/50 Movies
Books
Movies
grumpy - 5/50 Books | 7/50 Movies
Books
- Stephen King - Everything's Eventual
- Stephen King - Cell
- Dan Simmons - Hyperion
- Dan Simmons - The Fall of Hyperion
- Stephen King - Misery
Movies
UPDATE
Books
Movies
I had time for a mini marathon on the 19th & decided to catch up on some Superhero movies I had missed/ignored.
Kelpie - 3/50 books | 12/50 movies
Books
Currently Reading: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Movies
- Iron Sky, 01/12
- Old Boy, 01/15
- Ivanhoe (1952), 01/16
- Thor, 01/19
- Captain America: The First Avenger, 01/19
- X-Men: First Class, 01/19
- The Avengers, 01/19
- The Hunger Games, 01/30
I had time for a mini marathon on the 19th & decided to catch up on some Superhero movies I had missed/ignored.
My 1st month is finished
Gila : 3/50 Books - 11/50 Films
Books
Films
Gila : 3/50 Books - 11/50 Films
Books
- The Prestige
- J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
- Rome Sweet Home
Films
- Dr. No
- From Russia With Love
- Goldfinger
- No Country for Old Men
- Django Unchained
- Les Misérables
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Perks of Being a Wallflower
- Biutiful
- Senna
- Cabin in the Woods
Nappuccino
Member
Movies
I Saw the Devil (4.5/5)
Books
Nemisis by Jo Nesbo. 3.5
Caught by Halen Coben. 2/5
Do unpublished works count for this? Read a submission at my internship entitled Angels of the House 3.5/5
I Saw the Devil (4.5/5)
Books
Nemisis by Jo Nesbo. 3.5
Caught by Halen Coben. 2/5
Do unpublished works count for this? Read a submission at my internship entitled Angels of the House 3.5/5
I just got a copy of this book signed in the mail. Almost afraid to read it, though.
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
Baconsaurus Rex - 4/50 Books | 14/50 Movies
Books
- World of the Incredible but True by Charles Berlitz
- Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
- House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
- Oyasumi Punpun Vol. 1-11 by Asano Inio
- Franken Fran Vol. 1-6 by Katsuhisa Kigitsu
- Deadpool #1
- The Walking Dead #104-106
Movies
- Contact
- Minority Report
- Eden of the East I: The King of Eden
- The Cabin in the Woods
- Le Scaphandre et la Papillon
- The Sky Crawlers
- The Dark Knight Rises
- The Hurt Locker
- Seven Psychopaths
- Dredd 3D
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Looper
- Eden of the East the East II: Paradise Lost
- Ivan's Childhood
I changed my name, well I added Rex to it. I think that needs to be fixed in the OP
Update
Books
1. Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - Frank Brady
2. The Poem of the Cid
3. End Zone - Don DeLillo
4. The Body Artist - Don DeLillo
5. Libra - Don DeLillo
Movies
1. Cosmopolis
2. Raising Arizona
3. The House on Telegraph Hill
4. The Next Three Days
5. The Cabin in the Woods
6. Escape from Alcatraz
7. The Graduate
8. Dredd
9. To Rome with Love
10. Big Deal on Madonna Street
I'm a little behind on the books. I attribute this to reading novellas out of larger books without taking the time to complete the whole volumes, which I'm not sure if I should count or not.
SolKane - Books 5/50 | Movies 10/50
Books
1. Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - Frank Brady
2. The Poem of the Cid
3. End Zone - Don DeLillo
4. The Body Artist - Don DeLillo
5. Libra - Don DeLillo
Movies
1. Cosmopolis
2. Raising Arizona
3. The House on Telegraph Hill
4. The Next Three Days
5. The Cabin in the Woods
6. Escape from Alcatraz
7. The Graduate
8. Dredd
9. To Rome with Love
10. Big Deal on Madonna Street
I'm a little behind on the books. I attribute this to reading novellas out of larger books without taking the time to complete the whole volumes, which I'm not sure if I should count or not.
Forsaken82
Member
Forsaken82 – 2/50 Books | 5/50 Movies
Books:
A Dance with Dragons
The Road
Movies:
Looper
V/H/S
American Reunion
Dredd
This Means War
At the rate I am going ill be lucky to finish 10 books. I am debating what to read next now... I need anti-depressants after The Road...
Books:
A Dance with Dragons
The Road
Movies:
Looper
V/H/S
American Reunion
Dredd
This Means War
At the rate I am going ill be lucky to finish 10 books. I am debating what to read next now... I need anti-depressants after The Road...
UPDATE
W1SSY - 6/50 Books | 14/50 Movies
Books
I read through Y: The Last Man series after my brother told me to read it and really enjoyed it. I don't know how well it will translate into a movie but I look forward to finding out. Also started to read Saga by Brian Vaughan but with it only having 9 issues out I don't feel like I can count it as a book.
W1SSY - 6/50 Books | 14/50 Movies
Books
- Wool: Book 1 by Hugh Howey
- Wool: Book 2 by Hugh Howey
- Wool: Book 3 by Hugh Howey
- Wool: Book 4 by Hugh Howey
- Wool: Book 5 by Hugh Howey
- Y: The Last Man by Brian Vaughan (Graphic Novel 60 Issues)
- Battle Royale
- Gasland
- Tetris: from Russia with Love
- Full Metal Jacket
- Zero Dark Thirty
- Expendables 2
- Django Unchained
- Freakonomics
- Snatch
- Catfish
- Buried
- Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters
- Dredd
- X-Men: First Class
I read through Y: The Last Man series after my brother told me to read it and really enjoyed it. I don't know how well it will translate into a movie but I look forward to finding out. Also started to read Saga by Brian Vaughan but with it only having 9 issues out I don't feel like I can count it as a book.
Update
Books
Nymerio - 9/50 Books | 3/50 Movies
Books
- Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
- The Emperor's Soul (Brandon Sanderson)
- Ship of Fools (Richard Russo)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Philip K. Dick)
- I Suck at Girls (Justin Halpern)
- Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
- Game of Cages: A Twenty Palaces Novel (Harry Connolly)
- Circle of Enemies: A Twenty Palaces Novel (Harry Connolly)
- Stormfront (Jim Butcher)
- Stardust
- A Scanner Darkly
- Savages
Update:
Books:
Movies:
Chronicle was surprisingly entertaining. The story had some undertones of Akira.
Nezumi Books 3/50 | Movies 6/50
Books:
- The novel my husband wrote for NaNoWriMo
- Before they are hanged - Joe Abercrombie
- A betrayel in winter - Daniel Abrahams
Movies:
- Brick
- Inspector General
- Indie Game the Movie
- Ijon Tichy - Raumpilot Season 2
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Chronicle
Chronicle was surprisingly entertaining. The story had some undertones of Akira.
Update
Bonethug - 5/50 Books | 2/50 Movies
Books
01. Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
02. The Long Ships - Frans G. Bengtsson
03. Gun Machine - Warren Ellis
04. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
05. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson
Movies
01. Underworld: Awakening
02. Men in Black 3
Bonethug - 5/50 Books | 2/50 Movies
Books
01. Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
02. The Long Ships - Frans G. Bengtsson
03. Gun Machine - Warren Ellis
04. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
05. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson
Movies
01. Underworld: Awakening
02. Men in Black 3
January Update!
BOOKS: 2/50
MOVIES: 7/50
BOOKS: 2/50
- The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (greek translation by Thomas Skassis)
- A History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes (greek translation by Thomas Skassis)
MOVIES: 7/50
- Life of Pi
- Django Unchained
- The Master
- Sleepwalk with Me
- Tower Heist
- The Perks of being a Wallflower
- Seven Psychopaths
Update
McCloud? - 7/50 Books | 6/50 Movies
Books
1. Magic Hours, Tom Bissell
2. You're Not Doing It Right, Michael Ian Black
3. The Beautiful Struggle, Ta-nehisi Coates
4. Black Sabbaths Master of Reality (33 1/3), John Darnielle
5. The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon
6. Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die, Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, David Malki!
7. Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
Movies
1. Tiny Furniture
2. Detropia
3. From Russia With Love
4. No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
5. The American
6. UHF
Machine of Death was a fun concept, if the stories were a bit uneven. The American was a pleasant surprise; I'd be interested to see what else the director has done.
McCloud? - 7/50 Books | 6/50 Movies
Books
1. Magic Hours, Tom Bissell
2. You're Not Doing It Right, Michael Ian Black
3. The Beautiful Struggle, Ta-nehisi Coates
4. Black Sabbaths Master of Reality (33 1/3), John Darnielle
5. The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon
6. Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die, Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, David Malki!
7. Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
Movies
1. Tiny Furniture
2. Detropia
3. From Russia With Love
4. No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
5. The American
6. UHF
Machine of Death was a fun concept, if the stories were a bit uneven. The American was a pleasant surprise; I'd be interested to see what else the director has done.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
RatskyWatsky - 10/20 TV | 0/25 Books | 38/50 Movies
TV
Books
Movies
TV
- Bob's Burgers (1 season so far)
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2 seasons)
- Xam'd: Lost Memories (1 season)
- Crash (2 seasons)
- Sleeper Cell (2 seasons)
- Afro Samurai (1 season)
- TO (2 episode OVA)
- House of Cards (1 season)
- Lilyhammer (1 season)
- Elfen Lied
Books
- Coming Soon
Movies
~ January ~- How to Steal a Million
- Crash
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- Jiro Dreams of Sushi
- Shakespeare in Love
- Tiny Furniture
- Arabian Nights
- Bottle Rocket
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
- Take Her, She's Mine
- Jackie Chan's Project A
- Dead Space: Downfall
- Dead Space: Aftermath
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- The Fighter
- A Cat in Paris
- The Grey
- Let's Make Love
- Paris is Burning
- The Thing (1982)
- Alakazam The Great
- Chris and Don: A Love Story
- Harold and Maude
- Small Town Gay Bar
- Enter The Void
- Winter's Bone
- Wasabi
- Irreversible
- The Usual Suspects
- We're Not Married
- The Ambassador's Daughter
- Chinatown
- Robocop
- Apocalypse Now Redux
- Groundhog Day
- ~ February ~
- Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
- The Workshop
- Ned Kelly
latinlikeaviolin
Member
latinlikeaviolin - 07/50 Books | 06/50 Movies
Books
Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal
A Lost Lady by Willa Carther
Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
Embassytown by China Miéville
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
El Filibusterismo by Jose Rizal
Movies
Rashomon (1950) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Raising Arizona (1987) dir. Coen brothers
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) dir. Terry Gilliam
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) dir. David O. Russell
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) dir. Drew Goddard
Argo (2012) dir. Ben Affleck
Books
Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal
A Lost Lady by Willa Carther
Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
Embassytown by China Miéville
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
El Filibusterismo by Jose Rizal
Movies
Rashomon (1950) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Raising Arizona (1987) dir. Coen brothers
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) dir. Terry Gilliam
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) dir. David O. Russell
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) dir. Drew Goddard
Argo (2012) dir. Ben Affleck
hello febuary. i'm currently above the run rate for 50/50 so far which is nice, hopefully i can keep up the good habits this month.
i hope your first book is war and peace!
seriously though, amazing progress are you going to try for 365 or 500 films?
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
i hope your first book is war and peace!
seriously though, amazing progress
Naw, my first book is something else. Something waaaaaaaay shorter but for some reason I can't read more than a few pages at a time. It really isn't grabbing me at all but I still feel compelled to finish it.
Maybe.
SlowRevolution
Member
SlowRevolution - 5/50 books | 12/50 movies
Books
Movies
- The Price of Politics
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
- The New Jim Crow
- American Gods
- America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't
Movies
- Looper
- John Dies At The End
- Arbitrage
- Zero Dark Thirty
- What To Expect When You're Expecting
- The Way
- Craigslist Joe
- Jackie Brown
- Following
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
- In Bruges
- Alien