I was just telling my friend how there are so many movies I’ve been wanting to watch but just haven’t had the time lately. Well Suresh Joachim of Toronto, and Claudia Wavra, of Germany certainly found time. These two claim to have broken the world record for continuous movie watching, after seeing 57 films in 123 hours at Netflix Movie Watching World Championship. The movie-watching took place in a plexi-glass house in Times Square. Wow!
A Guinness World Records spokesman says it appears the non-dynamic duo have broken the movie-watching record but says it will take two weeks to officially verify.The attempt began Oct. 2 when eight challengers started watching “Iron Man.” After 72 hours, only two remained. They watched “Thelma and Louise” until the end on 3:10 p.m. Tuesday.Susan Sarandon, a star of that film, dropped off the final film.The rules: Each movie had to be viewed until the last credit rolled, and competitors could not divert their eyes from the screen. They were allowed 10-minute breaks between movies. -Associated Press
If I had to watch 123 hours worth of movies I don’t even know where I’d begin. I have yet to see some classics like Gone With the Wind and Some Like It Hot as well as recent talked about flicks like Dark Knight or The Sex in the City Movie. I so wish I were more a movie buff, but I’m more the type of gal who sees a flick and often forgets it. I want to start a list of movies I must see in my lifetime. Do you have some suggestions? Leave some ideas in the comments and I’ll compile a Takepart Readers Recommended Viewing List!
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I would definitely want to watch Back to the Future 1, 2 and 3, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Grease 1 and 2, C.R.A.Z.Y, Little Miss Sunshine… that’s just off the top of my head!
If we’re talking social issue films…All the President’s Men, Network, Do the Right Thing, Chinatown, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and of course the Participant collection.
Ha - my to see list is way too large… But here are a few movies I havent’ seen that I want to
I’ll be back later on with a true list:
Sailor Who Fell From Grace
The Long Goodbye
Battle in Heaven
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr. Zhivago
The Burmese Harp
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Casablanca
I am Curious : Yellow
Westworld
Fanny and Alexander
Blue
The Story of Adele H
Cool Hand Luke
8 1/2
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
eeek - and that’s just the top top top of my Netflix queue (not the Lean though, I’m waiting for the movie theater for those)
Movies I have seen and think others should see:
Psycho
Brief Encounter
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Badlands
Jules and Jim
Still Life
Cluny Brown
Dead Ringers