Apologies for the radio silence for the last week or so, but I’ve just been taking the time to enjoy the Christmas break, as well as deal with a lot of illnesses (and a broken TV!) in the family. I’ve spent some time planning for 2019 and part of that includes taking part in the Blind Spot challenge, created originally by Ryan at The Matinee and now hosted by Sofia at Returning Videotapes.
I’ve tried a couple of years to take part but always fell behind around Spring. I think it’s because I picked movies that although deemed classic, amazing, must-see, etc – they weren’t movies that really interested me, so it was really hard to find the drive to give up an evening for them.
This year I’ve been more realistic about what I think I would actually like to watch, and so without further ado, here are my choices for 2019:
JANUARY – Oldboy (2003)
FEBRUARY – Rear Window (1954)
MARCH – Saving Private Ryan (1998)
APRIL – Heat (1995)
MAY – The Matrix (1999)
JUNE – Gladiator (2000)
JULY – American Beauty (1999)
AUGUST – Chicago (2002)
SEPTEMBER – The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
OCTOBER – The Shining (1980)
NOVEMBER – Million Dollar Baby (2004)
DECEMBER – Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Wish me luck! I’ll update this post with links as and when my reviews are up, and I’ll probably pin the post to the menu of my blog for easy viewing.
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GReat picks, Hope you enjoy them all
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This year I can honestly say I’m feeling hopeful about each and every one of them 🙂
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Oh man! I can say one of my favourites is on this list! I can say that two really great ones are here as well, and I’m thinking, you’re going to have a great year! We also match with one! 😀
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Oooooh your comment has really made me feel like I’ve picked some good choices! Also, great minds think alike ;D
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Nice list. I’ve seen all of these films. A few of them that I think are…. eh… but I hope you enjoy them.
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Hey I guess they can’t all be winners right? Thank you!
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You’re welcome. Happy New Year.
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Good luck!
And a Happy New Year!
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Thank you, fingers crossed! And Happy New Year to you, too 🙂
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Plenty of excellent choices there!
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I’m really quite excited to see all of these!
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I watched all of those films except for Oldboy and Heat. Can’t wait to read your opinion on the movie though!
I’m also trying to include some of my blindspots in my 2019 reviews 🙂
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I’m really hoping I can start off with a bang to give me momentum to watch the rest. Looking forward to reading yours next year!
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You have a few of my absolute favs on here (Rear Window, Gladiator, Heat and Chicago) can’t wait to hear what you think of all of them! Have fun 🙂
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Ooh this fills me with positivity! I’m really hoping I can stick to it this year 😀
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Some excellent picks! I’m rather partial to The Shining–maybe I’ll rewatch that one too!
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I’m most nervous about that one – I’m a bit of a horror wuss!
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It’s pretty scary, I’ll be honest, but so good!
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Awesome picks! I love Rear Window, The Matrix, and Chicago. I hope you enjoy all of your Blindspots!
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I’m really looking forward to The Matrix. It’s such a popular movie I think I know what it’s all about, but I feel like I might be surprised 🙂
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Good luck! I’ve seen 8 out of 12 of those movies. 2 of them I consider to be personal favorites.
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Thank you! I’m feeling super positive about these choices 🙂
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Oh you’re in for a treat with these! I’ve seen all except Heat and Million Dollar Baby.
Oldboy was one of my first blind spots! I loved it. Rear Window, The Matrix, The Shining and Chicago are favourites. I should rewatch American Beauty 🙈
Thanks for participating, hope you love your picks!! 😍
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Oh that’s so cool to know! I’m really excited to be taking part 🙂
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So many good movies in your list! If I had to take out one, I would take out Gladiator, but hey, it’s still a Ridley Scott movie so at least you know that it’s visually impressive.
As for the rest… all great!
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Funnily enough out of all of them, Gladiator is the only one I feel a bit iffy about, but we’ll see!
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Looking forward to reading your thoughts!
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