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50 Movies. 50 Books. 1 year. - 2013 Edition

Wiktor

Wiktor

Member
thomaser said:
I'm in. But I won't go for 50 books. In order to reach that, I would have to pad it up with lots of easily read fluff, and I don't want that. I know it sounds elitist and douchey, but I try to read mostly Very Good books, and many of them are long and/or complicated and don't lend themselves well to being read through quickly. So I'll go for 25 instead (read 22 in 2012).
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It's ok, not everyone is a fast reader. All this fun is about is increasing the ammount of book a person reads, as long as you achieve that, then it's a success.
 
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Somnia

Member
Ephidel said:
I'm in. I'm pretty sure I'll hit the books mark easily, but I doubt I'll even get close on the movies front. We'll see.

Ephidel - 0/50 Books, 0/50 Films, 0/50 Graphic Novels​

Please don't judge me too harshly for the probably dubious quality of my reading material.
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Eh I wouldn't worry about it, what you read is up to you. I read a lot of stuff GAF would probably find stupid, but its what I enjoy and will post no matter what =)
 
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Chuck

Still without luck
With the realization that I probably haven't read 50 books in my life, I'm in on shame alone! Worth a shot anyway! :)

Chuck- 0/50 Books | 0/50 Movies

After watching Django Unchained, I'm going to start with Tarantino's stuff, since I've never seen Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction.
 
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SlowRevolution

Member
SlowRevolution - 0/50 books | 1/50 movies

Books
  • Coming Soon

Movies
  • Looper

Couldn't fall asleep so I rented it off Amazon, way better than I expected. Not a bad way to start the year with movies.
 
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EVOL 100%

Member
Woo, update.


EVOL 100% - 2/50 books | 1/50 movies


Books:

  1. I Have the Right to Destroy Myself - Kim Young-ha
  2. 아랑은 왜 - Kim Young-ha

Movies:


  1. Adaptation
 
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8BitsAtATime

Member
EVOL 100% said:
Woo, update.


EVOL 100% - 2/50 books | 1/50 movies


Books:

  1. I Have the Right to Destroy Myself - Kim Young-ha
  2. 아랑은 왜 - Kim Young-ha

Movies:


  1. Adaptation
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The fuck...2 books and 1 movie already. Slow down there champ your going to get burned out.
 
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Manik

Member
Sure -I'll give this a go! Managed 34 books last year, and didn't really make an effort until around May-time, so let's see how it goes.


Manik - 0/50 Books | 0/50 Movies

Books
Coming Soon

Movies
Coming Soon
 
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Suairyu

Banned
Today I start The Vampire Lestat. Only previous read Interview With A Vampire, so I'm keen to see where the story goes.
 
A

Ashes

Banned
The Technomancer said:
Alright, I held off on reading one of my Christmas books until today just for this thread. I plan to burn through The Alloy of Law today, its only 260 pages or so. When I finish it I'll update this post.
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Best not to... Keep updates for new posts... Unless you have one master post...
 
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vicissitudes

Banned
I'll do this. Movies shouldn't be too hard. I will never get to 50 books but I'll see how many I can end up reading.

vicissitudes - 0/50 Books | 0/50 Movies
 
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EVOL 100%

Member
8BitsAtATime said:
The fuck...2 books and 1 movie already. Slow down there champ your going to get burned out.
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Hah, the two books were both just over a hundred pages and the movie was for New Years. I'm not going to have the time to read or watch that much from now on.


Question: Do 'graphic novels' count? I don't read them much anyway but I'm curious.
 
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Ashes

Banned
EVOL 100% said:
Hah, the two books were both just over a hundred pages and the movie was for New Years. I'm not going to have the time to read or watch that much from now on.


Question: Do 'graphic novels' count? I don't read them much anyway but I'm curious.
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Depends on length...

This is an honour based system... So if you think you got the equivalence of reading a novel legnth experience, go with it.
 
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mu cephei

Member
lol

Do I really have to use the word 'movies'?. That's like having to use sidewalk instead of pavement, or, *shudder* panties instead of knickers.

mu cephei - 0/50 Books | 0/50 Movies​
 
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WrenchNinja

Member
Hmmm, this sounds like fun. There are a lot of books and movies I want to read and watch that I've been holding off on. Maybe this'll be the incentive.

Crewnh - 0/50 books | 0/50 movies
 
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andrespi

Member
Seems fun. it will be hard to do 50 books, but 50 movies should be easy.

andrespi - 0/50 Books | 0/50 Movies

Books

Coming Soon


Movies

Coming Soon
 
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Laekon

Member
I'll give this a shot. Movies will be easy and I need a little push to read more.

Laekon - 0/50 books | 0/50 movies+
 
S

Somnia

Member
Somnia - 0/50 Books | 1/50 Movies

Books
  • Coming Soon

Movies

  • Haywire



Watched Haywire last night, was much better than I thought it would be. Pretty excited to see how Carano does in the new Fast/Furious.
 
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Ashes

Banned
mu cephei said:
lol

Do I really have to use the word 'movies'?. That's like having to use sidewalk instead of pavement, or, *shudder* panties instead of knickers.

mu cephei - 0/50 Books | 0/50 Movies​
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No. I used 'film' in the last thread. Each to their own.
 
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Son1x

Member
Did something simillar by myself last year.

Probably won't get to 50 books, but it should be good motivation.

Son1x - 0/50 Books | 0/50 Movies
 
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Mastadon

Banned
Mastadon - 0/50 Books | 2/50 Movies​

Books
  • Coming Soon

Movies
  • Mary Poppins
  • Up

Up is pretty awesome, my little boy absolutely loved it.
 
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stupei

Member
The movies should be easy enough. I almost always watch over 100 in a year, but at most I tend to only read about 30-40 books.

Going to be a while before I finish a new book because I'm actually in the midst of my first re-read of the Harry Potter books since DH came out. Maybe I'll read something new in between books five and six.

stupei: 0/50 books | 0/50 movies
 
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daebo

Member
Okay, well under way. 2 movies down (actually 3 but i've already seen captain america). I'm digging deep into Gun Machine by warren ellis. Feeling good so far!

Daebo - 0/50 Books | 2/50 Movies​

Books
  • Coming Soon

Movies
  • Machine Gun Preacher
  • Conan (remake)
 
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Larsa

Member
Started off the year with a really good book and a really good movie. That's good.

Larsa- 1/50 Books | 1/50 Movies

Books
  • The Catcher in the Rye

Movies
  • Groundhog Day
 
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