At this time I've seen 898 movies. My 899th will most likely be Chopping Mall. From there, I don't know.
I've created this blog to keep track of what I watch from movie #900 to #1000. I hope to hit some of my movie watching blind-spots, both classic (I've never seen Casablanca, most Hitchcock and I've never gotten all the way through a silent movie) and contemporary (I've never seen any Nightmare on Elm Street movies or The Untouchables or American Beauty (you know what? probably not going to watch American beauty). Hopefully, I'll have something to say about each movie.
I don't see 1,000 movies as an achievement really. It's a very passive landmark. It's almost like seeing 1 million billboards. As I get closer, I'm becoming ever more conscious of just how much time I've spent sitting and watching. But I love movies. I can't stop loving movies, so as much as 1,000 doesn't mean anything, it carries a personal currency. And maybe this isn't just about documenting what I'm watching as I close in on this mile marker, but it's a way to try and figure out what the sum of my experience has been so far.
In truth, I've probably already seen 1,000 movies. Between stuff I've forgotten and countless hours of Mystery Science Theater 3,000, 1,000 is most likely far behind me. Still, I'm playing this straight. If I happen to remember something I haven't added to my list, I'm not counting it at the moment (unless it's something big, but not something like that Sublime documentary I can't remember the name of). I have to see all of the movie otherwise it doesn't count. Except in the case of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I'm pretty sure I saw enough of that movie to figure it out (apparently, there's a fucking Scotland in space and it sent a magic robot to be part of the Autobot Consortium).
With that said, it's time to watch Chopping Mall, a movie where robots do what they're supposed to do. Murder humans to remind us that robots mean us nothing but harm and speak in non-regional accents.
Here's to 1,000.
