Media Psychos Psycho Challenge! NEW: CHALLENGE 38 IS NOW LIVE!

[extantsrevenge]

Thanks @lunazero for our Challenge #19.

 

I picked a movie from every decade I own a movie from. I also tried to go with movies that I have mostly not used for the challenges so far. I wanted to show something different without the usual supects. So I simply grabbed what came to mind.

 

1937 - Snow White and the Seven Swarfs (I realised later that I got an older movie in my colection with 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front)

1942 - Casablanca

1954 - Seven Samurai

1964 - Goldfinger

1976 - Rocky

1986 - Highlander

1997 - Face/Off

2002 - Equilibrium

2014 - Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

2022 - Top Gun: Maverick

 

 

I started buying my first Movies in 1990. My first VHS was Star Wars: A New Hope, before that we did not have a VHS recorder. I basically collect the movies I love since that moment.

 

My favorite Movie decade are the 80s. So many movies that I love have been made in this decade. The movies from that decade are also the movies I saw most, so my bond to them is very strong. The 90s are also great. I guess for most people the decades in which they grew up must have made the most impact and left the biggest impression.

[R1s1ngs0n]

Cool challenge @lunazero

 

This challenge was a great opportunity to do a movie count by decade.

Currently I have 83 different movies in my collection:

1920s - 1
1930s - 2
1940s - 3
1950s - 2
1960s - 15 (including 6 Bond films)
1970s - 15
1980s - 15
1990s - 13
2000s - 10
2010s - 7

 

The Kid (1921)

M (1931)

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943)

12 Angry Men (1957)

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)

Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)

Amadeus (1984)

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood (2019)

 

So while it’s a very close photo finish between the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s, my vote for favorite decade goes to the hard edged and uncompromising cinema of the 70s. In my opinion, no other decade managed to produce so consistently a special type of auteur cinema that was also pure crowd pleasing entertainment.

[hal56]

Thanks @lunazero for a new challenge.

 

As the 20s arent allowed, please let me start with an honourable mention:

 

Nosferatu (1922):

a groundbreaking, iconic masterpiece and still one of the best of its genre.

 

 

Now off to the challenge:

 

The Rules of the Game (1939):

endlessly rewatchable, brilliant satire with seemingly simple plot, yet having a complexity and

relevance that makes it timeless. A masterpiece.

 

 

Double Indemnity (1944):

simply one of the best Noirs ever made

 

 

Seven Samurai (1954):

one of the most influential movies ever made. There´d be no Magnificent Seven, no Dollar Trilogy

without this masterpiece. Well, they tried copying it but none of these often excellent efforts could

ever surpass it. Yes. Its that good.

 

 

2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968):

a towering masterpiece for eternity. Nuff said.

 

 

The Exorcist (1973):

a Horror movie that stays with you forever. Psychologically and emotionally.

One of the best and most effective movies ever made.

 

 

My favourite movie decade is definitely the 70s. The creativity and freedom in filmmaking seemed endless then.

 

I started collecting movies end of the 80s where it was VHS only. Look, how far we have come. Glorious days for movie fans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by hal56

[Mrdugan]

@Steelbook Indy I had been expecting to see a huge Pop! collection from someone, thank you for not letting me down!

 

@Scary Hair If you see SD Comic Con exclusives, feel free to ask me if I can try to pick them up for you. I usually go to SDCC and while some items can be very tough to get (Pops for example) others are not. 

[cypheria078]

CHALLENGE 19 :

 

1931 : Frankenstein

1946 : Gilda

1957 : 12 Angry Men

1963 : The Great Escape

1973 : The Sting

1988 : As Tears Go By

1992 : Unforgiven

2006 : Little Miss Sunshine

2019 : The Lighthouse

2021 : Cruella

 

 

 

I started collecting films around 1995 I think. At that time, I used to go to the theater a lot and rent VHS at the video store.

Even today, I regularly watch movies from that decade, which is the best in my eyes.

 

Thank you @lunazero for this challenge, it was a great idea 🙂

 

[Fortis93]

Thank you to @lunazero for another interesting challenge.

 

- From the 1940s, I have Red River; one of the greatest Westerns and action/adventure movies of all time.

- From the 1950s, I have The War of The Worlds; one of the greatest science-fiction movies of all time.

- From the 1970s, I have The French Connection; one of the greatest cop thrillers of all time.

- From the 1980s, I have The Thing; one of the greatest science-fiction/horror movies of all time.

- From the 2000s, I have Shaun of the Dead; one of the greatest comedies of all time.

 

 

It's hard for me to choose a favourite decade, but I would say a majority of my favourite movies have come out of the 1970s and 1980s combined.

 

Those two decades had no shortage of movies that were at once very influential, massively entertaining, and endlessly rewatchable.

 

I started collecting movies during the DVD-era of the early 2000s, which slowly spiralled into a serious hobby around 2012-ish.

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by Fortis93

[Veum]

🧋🤠 🎬 thank you @lunazero for this enjoyable era challenge❣️ 👍

 

Week 19 Challenge - "Through the Decades - a Cinematic Journey"

 

60’s - The Pit and the Pendulum “A very macabre and entertaining VP film, love the pendulum & dungeon scenes”❣️

70’s - Death Wish “Probably my fav crime drama and Bronson film”❣️

80’s - An Innocent Man “really enjoyed this tense Selleck film, especially when he went to prison”❣️

90’s - Tombstone “Really entertaining western, “I’m your huckleberry”❣️

10’s - Equalizer  “enjoyable Denzel at his best vigilante”❣️

 

70’s is probably my fav era with their fantastic crime dramas and Westerns❣️👊🤠

 

Probably started collecting films in the late 70’s (VHS) IDK 🤷‍♂️ 

 

 

 

Edited January 30, 2023 by Veum

[Reagh]

Challenge 19:  Using all WCL/MLIFE Releases. 
 

1946 : Gilda

 

 

1953 : Roman Holiday 

 

 

1968 : 2001: A Space Odyssey 

 

 

1971 : The Beguiled 

 

 

1982 : The Thing 

 

 

1990 : Wild at Heart 

 

 

If I had to choose a favorite decade it would probably be the 90’s. So many of my favorites… Twin Peaks, Lost Highway, Wild at Heart, Eyes Wide Shut, Pulp Fiction, The Rock, Hard 8, Magnolia, Fargo, LA Confidential, Jackie Brown … and many many more. 

[bossjon]

Challenge #19.  

 

Climbing the ladder.

 

1930's. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1940's.  Citizen Kane.

1950's. Touch of Evil

1960's. Lawrence of Arabia 

1970's. Star Wars:  A New Hope

1980's. Top Gun

1990's. Silence of the Lambs

2000's. Hot Fuzz

2010's. Mad Max: Fury Road

2020's. Last Night in Soho.

 

Star Wars started my movie loving experience.   My dad owned it on Video DISC in the early 80's.  We watched the hell out of that movie.   

 

My first personal VHS purchase was Top Gun in '86. Was hard to scrape enough cash to make purchases so I was limited until I got my first job.  Been buying ever since.

 

Hot fuzz still makes me laugh to this day.  Fury Road was just an amazing fun ride, hard to believe that it has almost been 8 years.  

 

[javi]

Challenge #18

 

1. Star Wars: Episode V

- one of the best parts of all Star Wars movies - so far...

For me, Yoda was always the most fascinating characters in this universe and maybe one of the most fascinating in all movies ever made!

 

2. 300

- this movie is just pure madness! Amazing designs and this art print looks great in my home theatre!

 

 

One of the greatest, movie related, items, you can buy, is a ARTBOOK!

 

I love these artbooks!

So the next three items are artbooks, for some very special movies:

 

3. Wall-E

- great Disney movie, very deep story and one of my most favourite Blu-rays - Reference picture!

 

4. KungFu Panda 2

- so much fun to watch! 

Just laughing my a** of everytime!

 

...and a Bonus - The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

 

Their worlds looking just fantastic in these books.

 

 

And the last one is:

 

5. Alien vs. Predator

- not a special item, but eveytime I look at that (crappy) figure, I want to watch this movie, even if I think, it's not that good. 😅

But this "no-brainer" is just fun! 🤷😁

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by javi

[BreakBeatDJ]

CHALLENGE 19 : Through the Decades - a Cinematic Journey

 

Thanks @lunazero for the fun challenge.

 

1939 - Wizard of Oz • d. Victor Fleming

1946 - Beauty and the Beast • d. Jean Cocteau

1955 - Summertime • d. David Lean

1969 - Easy Rider • d. Dennis Hopper

1971 - The French Connection • d. William Friedkin

1985 - Fletch • d. Michael Ritchie

1991 - Boyz n the Hood • d. John Singleton

2004 - The Machinist • d. Brad Anderson

2015 - Mad Max : Fury Road • d. George Miller

2021 - Pig • d. Michael Sarnoski

 

 

 

 

 

 

My favorite movie decade for film is the last half of the 1960s (New Hollywood), and the first half of the 1990s (Independent film movement).  

 

 

[Soundwave]

Hopefully I'm not too late for the Week 18 challenge but it all took a bit longer than I thought to sort stuff out as I wanted to showcase a few different collections while I was at it lol

 

So anyway here are my submissions for the Week 18 collection challenge

 

First up Avengers Infinity War WEET Single Lenticular joined by my Avengers Hot Toys collection of Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Star Lord & Captain Marvel

 

 

Next up my Batman Titans of Cult & Hot Toys Jack Nicholson Joker (I do have Keaton Batman too but I'm waiting on a new Cape for him as I never liked the Hot Toys one that came with it)

 

 

Then we have the Aroow Robocop LE & another Hot Toys addition in RoboCop figure

 

Now to finally break away from Hot Toys dominance in my collection & on to some Anime with My Hero Academia movie Two Heroes & this is joined by my Revoltech Amazing Yamaguchi figures of All might, Deku, Bakugo & Todoroki

 

 

Now on to my final addition & this is from my biggest collection full stop & it's the most recent release of the 1986 Transformers Animated Movie in the form of the 4K Steelbook & while I took some effort to decide on who to use I thought it was really only right to use 2 of the more iconic additions to the movie Galvatron & Ultra Magnus

 

 

So there you go 5 movies & 5 collectables to go with them, I could have included so many more but thought I'd go with these 

 

Hope that's all ok & you enjoy looking at them all

 

Neil

[nerdist]

Challenge 19 "Through the Decades - a Cinematic Journey"

Thank you @lunazero for this great challenge!

 

Movies before the 90s are measly in my collection, so I could only pick certain titles. I chose the rest based on the significance I think they have to their own decades.

 

1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey

1982: Blade Runner

1991: Terminator 2

2001: Mulholland Drive

2010: Inception

 

 

 

My favourite decade is the 2010s. If you'll indulge me for a moment, here's my little story:

Spoiler

I must confess my movie knowledge was basically zero in my childhood. Kid animes and Mandarin TV dramas were the major source of my childhood entertainment, and I don't remember me as a kid sitting down to properly watch a movie (at most some kungfu movies if I ran into them on TV). When I grew up a bit more, I might find something interesting on movie channels, but still I watched most in parts.

 

That really changed when Inception happened to me, the first English movie I watched on my own initiative from start to end! As far as I can remember, it made a massive debut in China, and almost everyone I saw online was talking about it, trying to analyse it, or debating about the ending.

 

Of course it turned out the movie blew/bent my mind, and that was the starting point of me exposing myself to more English movies and TV series. (Around that time, my English was improving too.😅) Along the path, I was lucky enough not to miss out on movies like Her, Gone Girl, etc. And it was these very movies that got me into collecting physical editions!

 

So in a sense, I grew up as a late starter with movies from the 2010s (hence my favourite decade and the one I'm most familiar with by far).

 

My first standard release purchase was Inception DVD back in 2011. My first premium purchase was Her (Kimchidvd) around 2015, the next being Gone Girl (Blufans) in 2016. The gap remained until I started "seriously collecting" premiums last year, and before long I joined MP. 😜

Edited January 29, 2023 by nerdist
typo

[bilbon]

Challenge #19

a big thank you @lunazero for this new challenge,

obviously, difficult to make a selection among so many films that I would like to put there but I disregard all those that I have been able to post for several Challenge, each one either has a  place so here is a selection on 5 decade

Jaws release 1975

Stand By Me release 1986

Waterworld release 1995

Spiderman Trilogy release 2002 2004 2007

Interstellar release 2014

 

I chose these films because it is a good part of my childhood and my cinematic apprenticeship I do not  wouldn't mention The Lord Of The Rings Back To The Future Jurassic Park Indiana Jones Pirates Of The Caribbean and many other movies that I like

 

my favorite decade would be the 80s because it was the beginning of my love for cinema

 

I have a new challenge for next week 👍

Edited January 29, 2023 by bilbon

[BreakBeatDJ]

38 minutes ago, nerdist said:

Challenge 19 "Through the Decades - a Cinematic Journey"

Thank you @lunazero for this great challenge!

 

Movies before the 90s are measly in my collection, so I could only pick certain titles. I chose the rest based on the significance I think they have to their own decades.

 

1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey

1982: Blade Runner

1991: Terminator 2

2001: Mulholland Drive

2010: Inception

 

 

 

My favourite decade is the 2010s. If you'll indulge me for a moment, here's my little story:

  Hide contents

I must confess my movie knowledge was basically zero in my childhood. Kid animes and Mandarin TV dramas were the major source of my childhood entertainment, and I don't remember me as a kid sitting down to properly watch a movie (at most some kungfu movies if I ran into them on TV). When I grew up a bit more, I might find something interesting on movie channels, but still I watched most in parts.

 

That really changed when Inception happened to me, the first English movie I watched on my own initiative from start to end! As far as I can remember, it made a massive debut in China, and almost everyone I saw online was talking about it, trying to analyse it, or debating about the ending.

 

Of course it turned out the movie blew/bent my mind, and that was the starting point of me exposing myself to more English movies and TV series. (Around that time, my English was improving too.😅) Along the path, I was lucky enough not to miss out on movies like Her, Gone Girl, etc. And it was these very movies that got me into collecting physical editions!

 

So in a sense, I grew up as a late starter with movies from the 2010s (hence my favourite decade and the one I'm most familiar with by far).

 

My first standard release purchase was Inception DVD back in 2011. My first premium purchase was Her (Kimchidvd) around 2015, the next being Gone Girl (Blufans) in 2016. The gap remained until I started "seriously collecting" premiums last year, and before long I joined MP. 😜

Wonderful story of your movie journey.  Makes me realize how much I take for granted that movies have been a big part of my entire life, and that’s not the same for everyone.    Thanks for sharing! 
 

The best “old” movie education, in terms of collecting, is the Criterion Collection imho.   Their transfers are first rate, and the curation is fantastic.  It’s a fun, and inexpensive, way to build a classic film library with high quality physical media.  I have hundreds of DVDs/BluRays.  I return to them often.  I’m not sure how easy your access is.  

[ethnosax]

CHALLENGE 19

 

 

1916 – The Rink (Chaplin short included on the Modern Times Criterion disc)

1926 – The General

1939 – The Wizard of Oz

1946 – Notorious

1953 – The War of the Worlds

1962 – Lawrence of Arabia

1975 – Jaws

1986 – The MIssion

1998 – Dark City

2008 – WALL-E

2016 – Kubo and the Two Strings

2021 – Dune

 

Favorite decade: Impossible to choose, but I'll split it between the 1920s (I love the silent era) and the 1950s.

[Fortis93]

2 minutes ago, ethnosax said:

CHALLENGE 19

 

 

1916 – The Rink (Chaplin short included on the Modern Times Criterion disc)

1926 – The General

1939 – The Wizard of Oz

1946 – Notorious

1953 – The War of the Worlds

1962 – Lawrence of Arabia

1975 – Jaws

1986 – The MIssion

1998 – Dark City

2008 – WALL-E

2016 – Kubo and the Two Strings

2021 – Dune

 

Favorite decade: Impossible to choose, but I'll split it between the 1920s (I love the silent era) and the 1950s.

 

Dark City really needs some premium attention.

[ethnosax]

3 minutes ago, Fortis93 said:

 

Dark City really needs some premium attention.

 

I am totally into that! 👍

[nerdist]

20 minutes ago, BreakBeatDJ said:

Wonderful story of your movie journey.  Makes me realize how much I take for granted that movies have been a big part of my entire life, and that’s not the same for everyone.    Thanks for sharing! 
 

The best “old” movie education, in terms of collecting, is the Criterion Collection imho.   Their transfers are first rate, and the curation is fantastic.  It’s a fun, and inexpensive, way to build a classic film library with high quality physical media.  I have hundreds of DVDs/BluRays.  I return to them often.  I’m not sure how easy your access is.  

Thank you for your kind words! (Just realised I ran out of points to give today...) I've got a few great Criterion Collection copies in hand, so this is definitely a direction I will go in. Your advice is much appreciated!🙏

 

I would say collecting movies is still a relatively niche thing from where I am, partly because it's a more expensive (and sometimes tricky) option. On the other hand, we have easier access to pirated resources here😅, which could be the only resort to certain media... But I've got a good start now in building my own cosy little film library, slowly but surely.✌️

[Blu Magic Ray]

vor 1 Stunde schrieb bilbon:

Challenge #19

a big thank you @lunazero for this new challenge,

obviously, difficult to make a selection among so many films that I would like to put there but I disregard all those that I have been able to post for several Challenge, each one either has a  place so here is a selection on 5 decade

Jaws release 1975

Stand By Me release 1986

Waterworld release 1995

Spiderman Trilogy release 2002 2004 2007

Interstellar release 2014

 

I chose these films because it is a good part of my childhood and my cinematic apprenticeship I do not  wouldn't mention The Lord Of The Rings Back To The Future Jurassic Park Indiana Jones Pirates Of The Caribbean and many other movies that I like

 

my favorite decade would be the 80s because it was the beginning of my love for cinema

 

What is this Spider-Man Steelbook?

[mpmarcel]

Random picks from the decades…

50s - Ben-Hur

60s - Doctor Zhivago

70s - Alien

80s - The Last Emperor

90s - L.A. Confidential

 

Favorite decade, probably the 80s when I first started collecting.

 

[bilbon]

il y a 46 minutes, Blu Magic Ray a dit :

 

What is this Spider-Man Steelbook?

 

it's an English import edition it seems to me, this edition was sold alone or in a box with a Venom figure, I confess that I haven't seen masses of them on sale they are rather rare

 

 

[InfiniteDoors]

6 hours ago, lunazero said:

Week 19 Challenge - "Through the Decades - a Cinematic Journey"

 

Thought this would be fairly straightforward for most members to complete!

 

Members should choose any 5 films which had a theatrical release in 5 different decades. All forms of physical media is allowed - VHS, DVD, Laserdisc, steelbooks etc

 

The decades can be chosen from 1930s to 2010s - as long as each film had its theatrical release in that decade. Using films from the same franchise is not allowed such as Star Wars, MCU etc as many of these span 2 or more decades. If you wish to post films from more than 5 decades that is also fine.

 

If possible, please state your reason for choosing each film.

We would also like to know which cinematic decade was your favourite for movies and when you started collecting movies.

 

Here is my entry to kick things off...

 

1970s: Star Wars: A New Hope - the film that started it all, never get tired of watching it!

1980s: Karate Kid - we all loved to recreate that "flying" kick in the final sequence... far better than the sequels

1990s: Silence of the Lambs - incredible performances from Foster and Hopkins

2000s: Kill Bill Volume 1 - in my top 3 Tarantino films, and this steelbook from Novamedia is just simply a masterpiece

2010s: Guardians of the Galaxy - one of my favourite MCU entries and especially the 3D IMAX ratio scenes. An easy rewatch anytime, anywhere!

 

Difficult to pin down a favourite decade but probably 90s for Pulp Fiction, Jurassic Park however still love many of the new films released each year. 

It was about 1998 when I started collecting movies - the days of DVDs lol.

 

Hope everyone enjoys this challenge! 

 

 

 

1979: Star Trek: The Motion Picture—Star Trek is my favorite franchise, what else needs to be said?

1982: The Thing—One of my favorite movies, and probably the movie I have the most editions for. Still have more on the way too!

1990: Back to the Future Part III—Part III isn't my favorite of the trilogy, but it is a 90s release hehe. Plus this is a good excuse to show my HDZeta knockoff!

2008: The Dark Knight—ANOTHER of my favorite movies, and a mainstay of these challenges. Idk how many times I've used TDK, but it's a lot!

2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home—Sweet, warm nostalgia makes this my choice for the 2020s. Not a bad movie either, and I do love the slips for it!

 

As far as my favorite cinematic decade goes, I think the 70s or 80s might be it. The pacing alone allowed for more reflection on the acting and writing. And when I started collecting, that would be December 2020. I was immediately hooked, and are now thousands of dollars in debt 🤣

[Blu Magic Ray]

vor 57 Minuten schrieb bilbon:

 

it's an English import edition it seems to me, this edition was sold alone or in a box with a Venom figure, I confess that I haven't seen masses of them on sale they are rather rare

 

 

 

But that looks like a Steelbook???

[Toapel]

vor 6 Minuten schrieb Blu Magic Ray:

 

But that looks like a Steelbook???

It is a steelbook.  It is from the "Ultimate Hero Pack", also sold in Germany (MM & Saturn).