Movie 12 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - Drive
This movie officially put me on the Ryan Gosling train. Seriously awesome. I can’t even really put into words how much I enjoyed this movie.
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Movie 11 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - 8mm
Say what you will about Nicholas Cage and Joel Schumacher, but they came together to make one damn fine movie. This certainly ranks high on the list of movies you might only watch once. It covers a very taboo subject of snuff films, what rich people can really do, and the justification one needs to dole out their own version of justice.
It really is a downward spiral that gets crazier and crazier. Honestly I forgot Schumacher was the director when going to write this (I actually thought it was Polanski). If you like dark and gritty movies like I do, this is another sure fire hit. One of the best scenes is when Cage is looking for a reason to completely go off the rails. It’s pretty amazing.
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Book 11 of the fiftyfiftyme Challenge: FF Vol 2
I’m not going to lie, I’m not entirely sure what all happened in this book. I know Dr. Doom was awesome. I know Black Bolt came back. and I know that I would like to read more in the future. Seriously I hope Doom is still on the FF. If not I will get sad.
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Movie 10 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - RED
For whatever reason I put off this movie for a while. I’m kind of sad that I did. It’s 100% fun stupid action. There is a plot, but I really didn’t care with the amount of funny one liners and awesome action sequences featuring people who could be your grandparents. It was one of the few movies in a while that I was genuinely excited about most of the characters that were involved. I think Karl Urban did a fantastic job for having arguably a small part in the movie.
Also the fight scene at the CIA headquarters along with the “Old man my Ass” scene (which is in the trailer) was worth it alone. Not too mention that Helen Mirren is adorable in this movie. Yes I used the word adorable to describe a 60+ y/o Wetworks expert.
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Movie 9 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - Bunraku
Man I wanted to like this movie. Josh Hartnett, Ron Pearlman, Woody Harrilson, Demi Moore this should have been a win. The movie dragged on for about a half hour too long. The action swayed drastically from fantastic to boring at moments as well.
Also the ending was super anti-climatic. The one saving grace of the entire movie was Kevin McKidd as Killer No 2. He was actually an interesting character. Great style and some of the best dialogue in the movie as well.
If I had to rate it, 2 out of 5. If they had edited it down to an hour and a half instead of 2 maybe it would have went up.
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Book 10 of the fiftyfiftyme Challenge: All Hail Megatron Vol 2
The second half of the All Hail Megatron story arc. This continues and completes probably one of the best Transformers comics I have ever read. They are both phenomenal. I highly recommend this series.
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Movie 8 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
The first Documentary of the challenge. This was incredibly interesting to watch. It’s odd to see Conan O’Brien almost completely unfiltered. It’s also pretty clear that this shows how angry he was at being pushed out by NBC while being excited to do something new.
When I first started watching the movie all I could think was how much of an asshole this portrays Conan. But when I remembered this was filmed almost right after he was sent packing from the Tonight Show I realized he has every right to be angry.
Anyone who is a Conan fan needs to watch this movie. It does a great job of showing how hard he pushes himself to entertain his fans.
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Book 9 of the fiftyfiftyme Challenge: All Hail Megatron Vol 1
This book is a litte confusing as it plays off of and reboots some continuity for the comics. If you can let that slide then it’s a super fun read. I especially liked the addition of General Hawk as a supporting character. He’s of course not the General Hawk we know, but it put a smile on my face.
The book is interesting because it tries to delve into the minds of a superior force as it has conquered everything. As we know the Decepticons don’t like to just sit around. There’s lots of questioning on Megatron’s authority. It’s also interesting to see more of the Starscream/Megatron interaction.
Something else that is super interesting to read is the Autobots as a bunch of PTSD Vets of a war they just lost. they’re at an all time low. They have no leadership at the moment and Optimus Prime is essentially on his death bed. Not too mention they’re stranded on Cybertron with no way back into the fight.
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Book 8 of the fiftyfiftyme Challenge: The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo
The first prose novel in the challenge! I actually started reading this when I started the challenge, possibly even right before. That should give you an indicator of how long it takes me to read a prose book. I started the second one and then put it down. I’m part way through the first Discworld book so I’m working on that next.
This book though is pretty amazing. I’m a big fan of the darker Crime Fiction and this is certainly Dark. I’ve seen the Swedish film and I hope to see the American one soon. But this book includes so much more that really adds value to the overall story. Unlike V for Vendetta where I thought the movie did a great job of boiling everything down (and honestly I think you could get away with only watching the movie) you get a lot more reading this book on top of watching one of the movies as well.
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Book 7 of the fiftyfiftyme Challenge: Flash: Road to Flashpoint
This book was a little disappointing. Nothing really seems to tie it to Flashpoint. I really enjoyed the first arc of this Flash series, but the second half was kind of boring. Well other than the Reverse Flash one-shot where he goes through and changes moments in his life. That was awesome.
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