I was surfing around on Twitter last night and I came across Jenn’s Tweet that mentioned her Fall Movie Challenge. Wondering what this was all about I decided to click through to her post and find out more details. After reading it through I KNEW it would be something that me and the Hubs would enjoy doing so I told him about it and I was right. You can get the full details about prizes, dates the challenge runs through, and the full rules by clicking here. However, keep reading here to not only see what the categories are but what the Hubs and I choose as our picks.
- Any Action/Adventure Movie
- Filmed in Budapest, Hungary
- Received an Oscar for Best Cinematography
- Any Drama, Biography, or Documentary Movie
- Received an Oscar for Best Film Editing
- Any Science-Fiction/Fantasy Movie
- Stars an Actress whose Last Name Starts with G
- Set During Any Holiday
- From the IMDB Top 250 List
- Stars an Actor whose Last Name Starts with J
- Stars an Actress whose Last Name Starts with K
- Filmed in London, UK
- Received an Oscar for Best Original Score
- Adapted from a Novel
- Received an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
- Received an Oscar for Best Picture
- On AMC’s 50 Greatest Quotes List
- Any Romance or Comedy Movie
- Any Sports Movie
- Any Thriller or Mystery Movie
- Stars an Actor whose Last Name Starts with U
- Filmed in a Country You Never Visited
- Filmed in Wilmington, NC
- Any Western or War Movie
- On AFI’s 100 Years 100 Movies List
It should be noted that the Hubs and I decided on doing movies that NEITHER of us had seen before, so it was a bit harder to pick some of the movies for this list. That being said here are the 25 movies (listed in the order of the categories above) that we have chosen to watch to complete this challenge!
- Mission Impossible 3
- Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
- Hugo
- J. Edgar
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
- The Road
- Vampire Academy (Sami Gayle)
- In Bruges (Christmas)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- The King’s Speech (Derek Jacobi)
- End of Watch (Anna Kendrick)
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
- Atonement
- Jane Eyre (2011)
- Fargo
- Argo
- The Hours
- Much Ado About Nothing (2013)
- Raging Bull
- Out of the Furnace
- Dredd (Karl Urban)
- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (Spain)
- Safe Haven
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
So there you have the list of movies that we’ll start watching on September 1st. Will you be participating in this Fall Movie Challenge?
I had no idea there was a challenge like this, and I LOVE it. I’m going to have to give this a try!
I am not a movie person but I’m trying to be! This would be a great challenge for me to take on.
Now this sounds like a fun challenge I could totally do! Hubby would like it too!
What a fun idea. There are so many movies I want to watch with the kids – we should make a list ourselves!
Ooooooh. I like this. I think I may join in on this too! So awesome.
girl with the dragon tattoo is one of my favorite movies. So is the Little Mermaid. I better be watching some of these
This sounds like a fun challenge! I’m not sure if I’ll be able to watch 25 movies this fall, but I could probably do it over winter. (My schedule is super packed in the fall!)
I really like this challenge. I want to talk to my boyfriend and see if he wants to do it. He loves watching movies with me.
What a fun idea! I may have to do this with hubby!
What a great idea! I have tried multiple times to watch the Lord of the Rings but I always fall asleep lol
That sounds like fun! I am not sure if I could sit sdown for that many movies in one month! Ahhhh…. I miss those college years- pre kiddos!
Hmm, I had no idea this challenge existed but I’m all for it! I hope I wont forget to participate.
What a cool challenge! I’ve heard that The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is an interesting movie!
This is a challenge that I think I could definitely stick to! My husband and I love movies, so this would be perfect for us!
What a fun challenge! I love movies, but I could never watch that many in such a short time!
Now that is an interesting challenge. Love your movie picks.,
I rarely have time to watch a movie anymore. Thank goodness for dvr because sometimes we will record one and watch it over a few nights. Sad really… lol…
This sounds like a really fun challenge. I am a huge movie buff.
Oh, I love this idea! I’ll have to join in!
I hadn’t heard of this challenge before. I havent seen ANY of those movies either!
Wow, Lord of the Rings is very ambitious! Took me awhile to get through those
I think this would be a lot of fun. I might have to read more about it on the site mentioned. It might be harder for me to challenge myself to do a list of those I have not seen. As an freelance entertainment writer I tend watch a lot of movies – new and old. Most of the ones on your list I have already seen. I might have to do a challenge to watch movies that fit the critera that are not Hollywood blockbusters or something.
I’d be interested in seeing what movies you came up with!
This sounds like a lot of fun. I’m not sur eI can do it for that many days though. haha
That looks like a fun challenge! I’ll have to do this.
i haven’t heard of the Fall movie Challenge. I think it would be fun to do.
This fall movie challenge is a fantastic idea! When the weather cools off we really love to have family movie nights!
What a really fun challenge! If we weren’t catching up on Disney flicks in preparation of our upcoming trip there this fall, I would totally do this challenge too!
My husband and I haven’t seen a lot of movies so it would be easy to create a list. I can’t wait to hear how your fall movie challenge.
What a cool challenge! I might have to participate.
Okay, this is a challenge my family would love. I am going to head over and check out the rules. And great list!!
My husband would love this too but I can’t do it. I’m not into movies. Your list does seem great.
This looks awesome! Hubs and I typically try to watch “classics” together that we’ve never seen – currently on the Godfather series.
What a great challenge! I’d love to try this and settle the “what movie should we watch?” debate!