Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: jrlibrarian on April 20, 2010, 08:03:29 PM
Title: 1001 Books and Movies Before I Die
Post by: jrlibrarian on April 20, 2010, 08:03:29 PM
Hello once again,
I have recently started a blog where I record my journey as I attempt to read all 1001 books and watch all 1056 movies before I turn 21. This will be in approximately 5 years. I would appreciate it if someone here would observe my reviews and possibly give reccommendations on how to improve my writing, as many of the staff regularly write reviews. www.2057booksandmovies.blogspot.com (http://www.2057booksandmovies.blogspot.com/)
Thank you, Jeffrey
Title: Re: 1001 Books and Movies Before I Die
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 20, 2010, 08:30:42 PM
Feel free to re-post a few of your movie reviews in our "rate your last movie" (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=28364.0) thread.
Maybe that would draw a few people onto your site to check out some of your other reviews.
Title: Re: 1001 Books and Movies Before I Die
Post by: Dasmos on April 21, 2010, 04:06:01 AM
This might seem like a good idea when you're 16, but reading a book every two days when you actually have a social life is gonna get pretty hard. The movies one is easy.
Unless you're a home-schooled hermit or an absolute social retard, you won't pull this off.
Title: Re: 1001 Books and Movies Before I Die
Post by: ThePerm on April 21, 2010, 08:39:41 AM
i can't so much help you with books, but i can recommend movies more to come im sleepy
Drama -Citizen Kane -Lawrence of Arabia -Metropolis -Sabotuer -The Godfather Trilogy -Network
Comedy --Annie Hall --Happy Madison Movies --Ben Stiller Movies --Judd Apatow Produced Movies --Broken Lizard Movies(even the not good ones are still funny) --Anything with former SNL cast --Three Amigos
Action -Greek Mythology --Jason and the argonauts --300 --Clash of the Titans(original) --Troy --Television Movie The Oddysee (1997)
-Arabian Nights --Seven Voyages of Sinbad
-Western --The Magnificent Seven --A Fistfull of Dolars --A Few Dollars More --The Good the Bad and the Ugly --Maverick -(watch these) --Lightning Jack- (Together)
-Cops and Robbers --Dirty Hairy --Die Hard --Pulp Fiction --Reservior Dogs --Heat --The Usual Suspects --Point Break
-With Katanas --Yojimbo --Seven Samurai --The Last Samurai --Ninja Assassin --Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2
-Korean --Old Boy --Attack the Gas Station
Kung Fu --Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon --Drunken Master --Tai Chi Master aka Twin Warriors (Jet Li 1993) --Once upon a time in China --Drunken Tai Chi (Siu taai gik) --Enter the Dragon --Kung Fu Hustle --Kung Pow --The Last Dragon --Mortal Kombat --Big Trouble in Little China --House of Flying Daggers --Hero --Curse of the Golden Flower (laugh at Black Ninjas in colorful castles not getting caught)
-British --Rockinrolla --Lock Stock and two Smoking Barrels --Layer Cake --The Bank Job --Snatch
-Super Hero/Vigilantee --Batman 1-3 --Batman Begins --The Dark Knight --Spiderman 1 & 2 --Darkman 1-3 --Ninja Turtles 1 & 2, and the animated one as well --Kick-Ass(i will go juswt by the trailer and word of mouth) --Watchman --Superman 1, 2 & returns --Iron Man -The Incredable Hulk (not Hulk) --X-men Origins: Wolverine --Robocop --The Mask --Boondock Saints
-classics --First Blood --Gran Torino --Deer Hunter --King Kong --Godzilla
Horror -Cult --Rosemary's Baby --The Omen --The Excorcist
-Zombie or Viral Outbreak --Night of the Living Dead (original) watch Savini's version too, but skip the 3d one --Lucio Fulci's Zombi --Dawn of the Dead 78 --Dawn of the Dead 04 --Shawn of the Dead --The Crazies (original) --28 Days Later --28 weeks Later
-Vampire --Nosferatu --Universal's Dracula --Bram Stoker's Dracula --Lost Boys --Fright Night
-Supernatural --The Ring --Sixth Sense --Stir of Echos --Poltergeist --Guillermo Del Torro's El espinazo del diablo --The Shining
-Slasher --Friday the 13th --Halloween --My Bloody Valentine(original) --House of 1000 Corpses
-Serial Killer (crosses over with action) --Se7en --Mr. Brooks --Silence of the Lambs --Hannibal --Hannibal Rising --Man Hunter --Red Dragon
-Crazy stuff --Last House on the Left --House at the Edge of the Park --The Devil's Rejects
-Isolated/foreign Destination --Canibal Holocaust --The Hills Have Eyes --Detour --Texas Chainsaw Massacre (i watched the remake) --Hostel 1 & 2 --Touristas --The Ruins ( I actually busted out laughing in the theater for this one)
-Anthology Horror --Tales From the Crypt(70s) --The Willies --Tales from the Hood
-classic --The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari --Frankenstein --The Mummy
SciFi --Predator --Gattaca --Logan's Run --Aliens(im sorry still havent seen Alien) --Star Wars Trilogy --Dune --Invasion of the Body Snatchers --The Thing --Back to the Future Trilogy --Star Trek Movies --Delicatesson --A Boy and his Dog -- Night of the Comet --The Road Warrior Trilogy --The Matrix --Terminator 1 & 2
War --Full Metal Jacket --Platoon --Rambo: First Blood Part II --Dogs of War --Saving Private Ryan --The Great Escape --The Guns of Navarone --Inglorious Bastards --The Hurt Locker --Apocalypse Now --Enemy at the Gate --Behind Enemy Lines
Drug Movies --The Doors --Blow --Half Baked --Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas --Transpotting --Scarface --Boogie Nights
Fantasy --The Lord of the Rings Trilogy --Willow --Krull --The Wizard of Oz --Conan The Barbarian --Harry Potter Movies --The Never Ending Story --The Dark Crystal --The Labyrinth --A Princess Bride --Stardust
Title: Re: 1001 Books and Movies Before I Die
Post by: jrlibrarian on April 21, 2010, 10:17:43 AM
This might seem like a good idea when you're 16, but reading a book every two days when you actually have a social life is gonna get pretty hard. The movies one is easy.
Unless you're a home-schooled hermit or an absolute social retard, you won't pull this off.
Actually, I am neither of those, just a guy who really likes to read in his spare time (which I have a lot of at the moment.)
Let's see then... According to my schedule, I should have 65 books and movies done by the first day of September. If I don't, then you're probably right, I won't finish it. If I do get there, however, then I'm absolutely correct, and you are making wild claims about a person you know nothing about.
By the way, I worked at a library for 5 years and have met the Librarian of Congress, so I really like books.
Title: Re: 1001 Books and Movies Before I Die
Post by: Dasmos on April 21, 2010, 10:49:24 AM
i can't so much help you with books, but i can recommend movies more to come im sleepy
He's not just watching a random selection of movies, I assume he's already got his list from the book "1001 Movies you must see before you die". I am curious about which edition you're going by, because they do update it every year, don't they?
This might seem like a good idea when you're 16, but reading a book every two days when you actually have a social life is gonna get pretty hard. The movies one is easy.
Unless you're a home-schooled hermit or an absolute social retard, you won't pull this off.
Actually, I am neither of those, just a guy who really likes to read in his spare time (which I have a lot of at the moment.)
Let's see then... According to my schedule, I should have 65 books and movies done by the first day of September. If I don't, then you're probably right, I won't finish it. If I do get there, however, then I'm absolutely correct, and you are making wild claims about a person you know nothing about.
By the way, I worked at a library for 5 years and have met the Librarian of Congress, so I really like books.
I really like books as well, I probably read about one every week or two. But 200 books a year is extreme, especially considering the length of some of the books on the list. Something like this will take up a lot, if not all, of your spare time, spare time that could be better used doing normal things like hanging with friends and chasing girls.
Title: Re: 1001 Books and Movies Before I Die
Post by: jrlibrarian on April 21, 2010, 05:42:02 PM
This might seem like a good idea when you're 16, but reading a book every two days when you actually have a social life is gonna get pretty hard. The movies one is easy.
Unless you're a home-schooled hermit or an absolute social retard, you won't pull this off.
Actually, I am neither of those, just a guy who really likes to read in his spare time (which I have a lot of at the moment.)
Let's see then... According to my schedule, I should have 65 books and movies done by the first day of September. If I don't, then you're probably right, I won't finish it. If I do get there, however, then I'm absolutely correct, and you are making wild claims about a person you know nothing about.
By the way, I worked at a library for 5 years and have met the Librarian of Congress, so I really like books.
I really like books as well, I probably read about one every week or two. But 200 books a year is extreme, especially considering the length of some of the books on the list. Something like this will take up a lot, if not all, of your spare time, spare time that could be better used doing normal things like hanging with friends and chasing girls.
I actually do have a normal social life. I hang out with my friends very often, but I still find time to read. I can read a lot faster than most of my friends, and last year alone I read 300 decently sized books. Therefore, I don't think the fact that I would have to read 200 books every year will stop me.
Title: Re: 1001 Books and Movies Before I Die
Post by: ThePerm on April 21, 2010, 07:03:10 PM
i can't so much help you with books, but i can recommend movies more to come im sleepy
He's not just watching a random selection of movies, I assume he's already got his list from the book "1001 Movies you must see before you die". I am curious about which edition you're going by, because they do update it every year, don't they?
This might seem like a good idea when you're 16, but reading a book every two days when you actually have a social life is gonna get pretty hard. The movies one is easy.
Unless you're a home-schooled hermit or an absolute social retard, you won't pull this off.
Actually, I am neither of those, just a guy who really likes to read in his spare time (which I have a lot of at the moment.)
Let's see then... According to my schedule, I should have 65 books and movies done by the first day of September. If I don't, then you're probably right, I won't finish it. If I do get there, however, then I'm absolutely correct, and you are making wild claims about a person you know nothing about.
By the way, I worked at a library for 5 years and have met the Librarian of Congress, so I really like books.
I really like books as well, I probably read about one every week or two. But 200 books a year is extreme, especially considering the length of some of the books on the list. Something like this will take up a lot, if not all, of your spare time, spare time that could be better used doing normal things like hanging with friends and chasing girls.
huh, i figured if theres 1001 i could just list most movies by genre. I didn't grab the list from anywhere, except the top of my head. I have probably seen like 8000 movies, but even so iv probably seen only 45 of the usual top 100. Plus after about 4 years it becomes hard to remember a movie, only the best ones stick in your head. Its really hard to watch a new movie everyday, i have tried. However, libraries have gotten good about making the rental companies look bad, thats how i watched Citizen Kane.
