FINAL NOTE: against all odds, I completed Hoop-tober 5.0. My end list looks quite different to how I started because in order to finish this year I ended up watching a good number of shorts to fit in with my schedule. So, disappointingly, I didn't get to watch a few of the films that I was excited to watch, but I did find some wee gems amongst the shorts I watched.
I also was quite fluid with my time...meaning I started a few days earlier than the early start time and I technically finished about 11 hours late, but if we go by the timezone I started in, then I finished on time lol.
I hope y'all had fun here's…
FINAL NOTE: against all odds, I completed Hoop-tober 5.0. My end list looks quite different to how I started because in order to finish this year I ended up watching a good number of shorts to fit in with my schedule. So, disappointingly, I didn't get to watch a few of the films that I was excited to watch, but I did find some wee gems amongst the shorts I watched.
I also was quite fluid with my time...meaning I started a few days earlier than the early start time and I technically finished about 11 hours late, but if we go by the timezone I started in, then I finished on time lol.
I hope y'all had fun here's my ranked list and a few stats:
Funniest: One Cut of the Dead
Most surprising: The Blob (1988)
Best classic: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Most disappointing: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Best short: Night Swim
No standouts for being really scary unfortunately.
Lastly : I had too many vampires this year, I don't know what I was thinking. Also need to schedule my movies within my time a lot better next year!
Year 5 of Hoop-tober! I don't believe it. Where has the time gone?!
Excited to get this year's challenge under way. I've satisfied all the rules, although I maybe I was a little creative with some of them. I also gotta be that gal that kicks off early because my whole October is going to be completely fucked for time.
QUICK EASY RULES:
10 'Anniversary Films' (Release years end in an 8, excluding 2018)
6 countries
6 decades
6 films from before 1970
6 films from the following: Romero, Cronenberg, Clive Barker, Terrence Fischer, Sergio Martino, Bill Lustig (mix-and-match, or all one)
2 flying things that kill you films
1 silent film as a tribute to A Quiet Place
1 aquatic menace film as a tribute to Meg
2 women directed films
1 inanimate object comes alive film
1 film with Barbara Crampton in it.
And 2 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH TALES FROM THE HOOD AND TALES FROM THE HOOD 2, WHICH DROPS OCT 2. YOU WILL RECEIVE A SHOUT OUT IN NEXT YEARS HOOP-TOBER. JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN YOUVE FINISHED ALL 33***
-review them all.(eek)
Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.
Use the TAG HoopTober5.0 so we can read each others stuff.
Here's the master list here.
Happy Hoop-tober to all and let the fun begin!
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