Monday, March 01, 2010

David Z'z 2010 Movie List Project

Lists lists lists...this is the first year I've tried to keep up with all the movies I watch in a year-and the results for 2010 are already kind of scary. Yep, I somehow manage to watch a lot of films and somehow do things like play the entire campaign of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 in two sittings. 
Well, if nothing else, I'm putting my love of movies to good use.  How about you? Anyone else track their viewings?
As for the ratings, these are quick numbers more rated by my enjoyment than any kind of critical standard. For me however, I can't imagine ever rating a movie higher than the fun it gives me!  Here we go...

January
Lady Frankenstein  -9
Night of the Executioner (Paul Naschy Death Wish) -7
Black Metal Satanica (Scandanavian Death Metal Doc) -4
Goldsnake (Ferdinando Baldi) -5
Steel Frontier (PM Entertainment -"Django The Road Warrior") -7
The Magnificent Gladiator (Brescia with Mark Forest) -4
War Goddess (Terence Young Nude Amazon Wrestling film!) -6
Offspring (Ketchum) -8
Nude Girl Found Dead In Park (Brescia) -6
Il Mondo di Yor (Television version) -10
Agent 505-Death Trap Beirut -9 (Outstanding Eurospy)
Last House on the Left (2009) -5 (meh.)
Overrun (Mario Siciliano w/ Kirk Morris) - 6
Tharus, Son of Attila-6 (Lisa Gastoni)-5
Diabolical Dr. Z - 9 (Franco Classico)
The Bastard (Gemma / Kinski)-7
SL8N8 / Slaughter Night -5 (fun newish flick with goofy CG effects)
Delirio Caldo (French Version)-8
Two Males For Alexa (Rosalba Neri in SAW?)-6
Raiders of the Sun - 8 (Santiago cut n' paste)
My Bloody Valentine (Remake)-8
Licantropo-5 (Naschy with no nudity??)
Ragnatella del silenzio - aids / Web of Silence-Aids -7 (Need to review this one!)
Don't Wake The Dead -Schnaas Rating (I love Andreas Schnaas films)
Caged Women - Lucchetti -10 (Perfect!)
Abbot White - 7 (Weird Kung Fu I've watched a bunch of times)
Total for January : 26

February
The Arena (2001) - 6 (Remake by the director of Wanted-MUCH better than anticipated)
Black Belt Jones - 8 ('nuff said)
Pat, una donna particolare - 7 + Corvo (The oddest Baron Corvo film-and that says a lot)
Buio Omega -10 (Joe D'Amato's Classick!)
Planet Hulk -7 (Better than reading the comics)
Saw VI -7 (yeah, I enjoy these)
Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste -8 (Finally saw this in English-goofy fun)
Commander-9 (5 Exploding Huts!_
The Arena (1972)-7 (The original is a delight and Pam Grier oiled and ready to fight? Awesome)
Thunder -8 (Larry)
Thunder 2 - 7 (Ludman)
Thunder 3 -5 (Trilogy...oh yeah)
Vampiro--Devil, Angel, Hero -7 (cool documentary that looks at Lucha Libre behind the scenes)
The Jail (Mattei)-10 (Yeah...10!)
Deathstalker-6 (Fun fun barbarian Fun!)
The Big Doll House -8 (ZAP)
Il terzo occhi -7 (Franco Nero in Buio Omega? Yes...very cool)
La Mansion de la niebla / Murder Mansion -6 (Much better than expected)
Eye in the Labyrinth - 7 (trippy dippy semi-giallo)
Le evase - Storie di sesso e di violenze 8 (Great cast for sleazing it up)
Arizona Road -4 (Larry Ludman with no explosions? 4)
War of the Colossal Beast -8 (Creature Double Feature delight)
Babysitter - 8 + Corvo (My favorite sailor suit wearing dwarf  n' blowguns Cavallone)
Vendetta of Lady Morgan-7 (It ain't Bloody Pit of Horror, but I liked it)
Crazy Killer / Massacres -8 (utterly unexpected French Trash film!)
Satanic Crystals-8 (or...Why I Miss Crazy HK Cinema)
Fists, Pirates and Karate (Super 8 edition)-6 (Richard Harrison as Gargantua is funny...really.)
Deceit (Albert Pyun)-7 (can't describe this one...two sets, dialog and I was riveted to my seat)

Total for February 28

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

While I love quite a few of the titles you mention, and I know this is mainly a Eurofan site... Where is the FU? (grin)

David A. Zuzelo said...

I know...many nights I plan for some good kung fu flick time and then...WHAM, the mood hits. I end up with something else. Abbot White could not be denied though ;)

Lars Jacobsson said...

I'm a big sucker for movie lists and have been keeping log for a long time. Here's my Jan/Feb:

JANUARY:

Wrong Turn (2003) - 5
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - 7
The Strangeness (1985) - 6
L'inferno (1911) - 8
Cocorico Monsieur Poulet (1974) - 9
Gösta Berlings Saga (1924) - 9
The Blue Dahlia (1946) - 7
I Love You, Man (2009) - 6
Dead Man Walking (1988) - 7
El Caminante (1979) - 8
The Amazones (1973) - 7
Night of the Eagle (1962) - 9
Blood Beat (1985) - 3
Criss Cross (1949) - 7
The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive (1973) - 6
Sunday in the Country (1974) - 6
Boycott (1985) - 5
Fish Tank (2009) - 8
Antropophagus (1980) - 5
Pitfall (1948) - 8
Kidnapped Coed (1976) - 7
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) - 7
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962) - 8
The House of the Devil (2009) - 5
At the Earth's Core (1976) - 6
Satan's Children (1975) - 7
Bigger Than Life (1956) - 8
Maciste, Gladiator of Sparta (1964) - 6
Desert Fury (1947) - 6
Traxx (1988) - 10
The City Under the Sea (1965) - 5
Stryker (1983) - 6

TOTAL: 32

FEBRUARY:

The Forest (1982) - 5
The Final Destination (2009) - 4
Too Late For Tears (1949) - 6
Herod the Great (1959) - 6
Ursus and the Tartar Princess (1961) - 6
Death Walks at Midnight (1972) - 7
Hangover Square (1945) - 8
Phalo Crest (1987) - 2
Sandokan the Great (1963) - 9
The Uninvited (1944) - 7
Rock 'N' Roll Wolf (1976) - 6
Vampire Blues (1999) - 6
The Crater Lake Monster (1977) - 5
Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963) - 5
Behind the Mask of Zorro (1965) - 2
Black Dynamite (2009) - 7
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) - 8
The Body Snatcher (1945) - 6
Paula-Paula (2010) - ???
The Black Cat (1981) - 6
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) - 6
Paranormal Activity (2007) - 5
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) - 8
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989) - 8
Role Models (2008) - 5
Dark Passage (1947) - 7
Elles Font Tout (1979) - 4
Massacre in the Black Forest (1967) - 5
House by the River (1950) - 8
Moonrise (1948) - 9
The Baxter (2005) - 7

TOTAL: 31

dfordoom said...

I've kept a record of all the movies I've watched since the beginning of 2003. 1676 of them. I'm kind of obsessive about it. But I've found that it's extremely useful to have a record.

Anonymous said...

I've kept track of all films I've seen since 1992!
In my teen years I would watch around 700 flicks a year...
Nice to see I'm not the only freak out there ;)

David A. Zuzelo said...

Great list Lars, we have the same rating for Paula Paula-see, I forgot to add it to my list. It should be easy to remember...

I really started jotting down my movies when I was watching all the Peplum films in November/December. It gets TOUGH to keep them all straight!

Lars Jacobsson said...

Thanks!
Yeah, not all Franco films translate easy into the regular 1-10 rating system and with Paula-Paula its almost impossible! Is it even a "film"? The world most unpretentiouss experimental film , maybe? I think I kind of liked it though, it was way more enjoyable to me than most One Shot films... but what I really loved about it was the fantastic Friedrich Gulda score! Even if I will wake up one day and realise that Paula-Paula sucked I will always be thankful for the film for getting me into Gulda, together with Cecil Taylor my new favorite jazz pianist.

David A. Zuzelo said...

I agree with Paula-Paula, it was even more free form than the "Passion / Perversion" releases-but that score was fantastic!