This was a fun challenge; it introduced me to some new favorites and also encouraged me to visit my friendly local video store, which was a huge plus. A lot of the movies were already on my watchlist, so I'm glad I had a chance/excuse to watch them. For next year, I want to try to avoid overlapping rules on the same film for an extra challenge.
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My first attempt at Hooptober. Cinemonster's original list here and rules/links to my logs below.
There must be 31 films
6 countries (Belgium/France, Canada, Germany, Iceland/Poland/Sweden, Japan, UK, USA - pretty much everything else)
8 decades (1920s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
2 insect centered films (1, 2)
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This was a fun challenge; it introduced me to some new favorites and also encouraged me to visit my friendly local video store, which was a huge plus. A lot of the movies were already on my watchlist, so I'm glad I had a chance/excuse to watch them. For next year, I want to try to avoid overlapping rules on the same film for an extra challenge.
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My first attempt at Hooptober. Cinemonster's original list here and rules/links to my logs below.
There must be 31 films
6 countries (Belgium/France, Canada, Germany, Iceland/Poland/Sweden, Japan, UK, USA - pretty much everything else)
8 decades (1920s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
2 insect centered films (1, 2)
1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released)
2 animated films (1, 2)
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film
2 1970s regional US films (1, 2)
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access.
1 German Silent
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr. (I went with all Cronenberg: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
2 Christopher Lee films (1, 2)
1 film with a musician or band in it (A real life musician or band)
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around.
1 Lon Chaney film. (NOT JR)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) (1, 2)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH The Last Circus and Silent Madness. Like last year, there is a third film: Pennywise: The Story of It.
