I decided this year to watch 101 movies I've never seen before. This is the list so far...

1. Mondo Cane
2. Do the Right Thing
3. Spirited Away
4. Hamlet 2
5. Mr. Vampire
6. The Grey
7. Poultrygesit: Night of the Chicken Undead
8. Cannibal! The Musical
9. Team America: World Police
10. This Film is Not Yet Rated
11. Bronson
12. 12 Monkeys
13. Orgazmo
14. Valhalla Rising
15. Oldboy
16. The Battleship Potemkin
17. Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil
18. Blue Velvet
19. Take Shelter
20. Being John Malkovich
21. Rashomon
22. Adaptation
23. The Jerk
24. A Hard Day's Night
25. Merantau
26. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
27. Taxi Driver
28. Safety Last!
29. Annie Hall
30. Blade Runner (The Final Cut)
31. The Avengers
32. Metropolis (Complete Restoration)
33. Big Trouble in Little China

Saw The Avengers tonight...... didn't like it. I didn't hate it either really.... just thought it was insanely average. Just the typical mindless superhero movie where you can turn off your brain for 2 and a half hours, and just watch pointless action scenes. Deft. not going on the list of best superhero movies of all-time.... The Dark Knight still beats em all.

i feel the same way

though you already know i disagree with you about TDK

I've been using movies as my main form of procrastination over the last few days. I have watched:

Unbreakable - 8/10
I usually hate M. Night Shyamalan but I had heard good things about this movie and I was in the mood for a superhero film. I really enjoyed it. Great performances from Willis and Jackson, and a twist ending that genuinely surprised me. I'd say this is his best movie.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 9/10
I've been slowly working my way through Charlie Kaufman films. I had seen this one before but it was a lot better on the second viewing. Such an original plot and the characters are great. The relationship between Joel and Clementine is believable and great to watch. The background characters like Mark Ruffalo and Kirsten Dunst were also interesting so it kept me captivated.

Gangs of New York - 7/10
This was one of the few Scorsese films I hadn't seen and I was excited as I love all three of the leads. The story is very good and it's a piece of history that I haven't seen on the big screen before. Daniel Day Lewis is fantastic as The Butcher, a real interesting and three dimensional performance. But DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz are just plain boring in this film, they were very dull and this was clear when they were alongside Daniel Day Lewis.

I Need That Record, this is a good film.

Yeah. I know your side on TDK. While I agree with you, elements may are undoubtably similar to other movies, what TDK accomplishes is still brilliant - the action scenes were amazing, the dialogue was not just one dimensional and cliched (for the most part) and the chemistry between the leads was brilliant. Take away the similarities of Heat and you are still left with an amazing movie that I think did what no other superhero movie has done before or since... the dialogue is great and keeps you interested - something The Avengers did not have.

The Avengers was typical Marvel movie, a good action scene, long dialogue, another action scene, more dialogue, another action scene, the end.

Though The Avengers had promise for a great movie, and may be like what Batman Begins was, an introduction to a series that will get better as it goes. Though Batman Begins was still a much better and more interesting film.

The Avengers was just your typical recycled plot, typical characters (the one who is team oriented, the rebel who only listens to himself, and the rest)

The 3D is the last thing... just felt like 3D for the sake of having 3D, never felt like it enhanced the movie, a few times it was cool.. but for the most part, found it pointless.

looks like a good project, how did you choose these films, what was the criteria?

Mondo Cane kinda sucks, rest are decent.

Tried watching Mondo Cane, hearing it was the spark for all exploitation films that came out after it, and sure as the first it was controversial, but been bettered since. I found myself bored and skipping though 90% of it just to find anything that would be as shocking as they claimed. Apart from the opening sequence, and a few scattered moments.

There isn't a ton of criteria for what I'm watching. A lot of it is recommendations for movie fluent friends and occasionally Netflix. Mostly, my goal by the end of their list is to watch many different kinds of movies as possible. I want to find out more about my taste in movies and have a better background of movies.

I think I have 3-4 silent movies on the list so far and plan on 3-4 more. I'm not a huge fan of anime, but I watched Akira last year and I really liked it. So far, I've only watched Spirited Away; but Ghost in the Shell, Perfect Blue and Paprika in the wings so far.

I must be one of the few people around to not liking The Shining. I appreciate it's technical bravado (I am a film fan after all, would be ignorant of me not to notice how well it's made) but I just find it cold and unsatisfying but I find that with most of Kubrick's work. Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange don't do anything for me either. 2001 though is bloody brilliant and suits his style perfectly. Spartacus doesn't count as he didn't make all of the film even though it's a great film.

Electrophonic Tonic - Valhalla Rising is stunning, stunning, stunning but certainly not for all tastes.