So Many Movies So Little Time

With two movie challenges on my list, it may be some time before I manage to cross these items off my bucket list. After a month I am only a quarter way through the Oscar winners and I have barely scratched the surface on the Disney list.

Thank goodness for Now TV and Netflix because they are going to be my saviour. The Never Miss option on the Sky website is so handy. I have updated it with all the films I need to watch, and it will notify me if one comes up on the TV schedule. Meanwhile, there are plenty available on demand for me to work through. 

There is a big difference between having a list of movies you would like to watch and working through lists like these. Obviously, there are going to be many films I wouldn't have chosen myself. For some people, this could make this challenge a bit of a chore. Luckily, I am no movie snob. I will watch any genre of film as long as it is entertaining. 

Of the two challenges, I am more likely to struggle with the Oscars list, mainly because there are far too many heavy, deep and meaningful dramas and not enough laughs. I have always had a love of Disney, so this list will be easier I think. I watch movies for escape and what better form of escapism is there than a good old fashioned everything-will-be-okay-in-the-end Disney flick.    

Hello My Name is Sally and I am addicted to Disney

There are a lot more Disney theatre releases than I thought but a challenge is a challenge. If you want to play along here is the list. As with the Oscar winners, I am starting with a clean sheet. The film will only count as watched if I have seen it since setting myself the challenge.

1937 Snow White and the seven Dwarfs
1940 Pinocchio
1940 Fantasia
1941 The Reluctant Dragon
1941 Dumbo
1942 Bambi
1943 Saludos Amigos
1943 Victory Through Airpower
1945 The Three Caballeros
1946 Make Mine Music
1946 Song of the South
1947 Fun and Fancy Free
1948 Melody Time
1948 So Dear to my Heart
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad
1950 Cinderella
1950 Treasure Island
1951 Alice in Wonderland
1952 The Story of Robin Hood and his Merry Men
1953 Peter Pan
1953 The Sword and the Rose
1953 The Living Desert
1954 Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
1954 The Vanishing Prairie
1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1955 Davy Crockett
1955 Lady and the Tramp
1955 The African Lion
1955 The Littlest Outlaw
1956 The Great Locomotive Chase
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956 Secrets of Life
1956 Westward Ho
1957 Johnny Tremain
1957 Perri
1957 Old Yeller
1958 The Light in the Forest
1958 White Wilderness
1958 Tonka
1959 Sleeping Beauty
1959 The Shaggy Dog
1959 Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959 Third Man on the Mountain
1959 Jungle Cat
1960 Toby Tyler
1960 Kidnapped
1960 Pollyanna
1960 The Sign of Zorro
1960 Ten Who Dared
1960 Swiss Family Robinson
1961 101 Dalmatians
1961 Absent Minded Professor
1961 The Parent Trap
1961 Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
1961 Greyfriar's Bobby
1961 Babes in Toyland
1962 Moon Pilot
1962 Bon Voyage
1962 Big Red
1962 Almost Angels
1962 The Legend of Lobo
1962 In Search of the Castaways
1963 Son of Flubber
1963 Miracle of the White Stallion
1963 Savage Sam
1963 Summer Magic
1963 The Incredible Journey
1963 The Sword in the Stone
1964 A Tiger Walks
1964 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964 The Three Lives of Thomasina
1964 The Moon-Spinners
1964 Mary Poppins
1964 Emil and the Detectives
1965 Those Calloways
1965 The Monkey's Uncle
1965 That Darn Cat
1966 The Ugly Dachshund
1966 Lt Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966 The Fighting Prince of Donegal
1966 Follow Me Boys
1967 Monkeys Go Home
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967 The Gnome Mobile
1967 The Jungle Book
1967 Charlie the Lonesome Cougar
1967 The Happiest Millionaire
1968 Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968 Never a Dull Moment
1968 The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968 The Love Bug
1969 Smith
1969 Rascal
1969 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1970 King of the Grizzlies
1970 The Boatniks
1970 The Wild Country
1970 The Aristocats
1971 The Barefoot Executive
1971 Scandalous John
1971 The Million Dollar Duck
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1972 The Biscuit Eater
1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972 Napoleon and Samantha
1972 Run, Cougar, Run
1972 Snowball Express
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete
1973 Charley and the Angel
1973 One Little Indian
1973 Robin Hood
1973 Superdad
1974 Herbie Rides Again
1974 The Bears and I
1974 The Castaway Cowboy
1975 The Strongest Man in the World
1975 Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing
1975 The Best of Walt Disney's True Life Adventures
1975 Ride a Wild Pony
1976 No Deposit, No Return
1976 Treasure of Matecombe
1976 Gus
1976 The Shaggy D.A.
1976 Freaky Friday
1977 Escape From the Dark
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 A Tale of Two Critters
1977 The Rescuers
1977 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977 Pete's Dragon
1977 Candleshoe
1978 Return From Witch Mountain
1978 The Cat From Outer Space
1978 Hot Lead and Cold Feet
1979 The North Avenue Irregulars
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979 The Black Hole
1980 Midnight Madness
1980 The Watcher in the Woods
1980 Herbie Goes Bananas
1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980 Popeye
1981 The Devil and Max Devlin
1981 Amy
1981 Dragonslayer
1981 The Fox and the Hound
1981 Condorman
1982 Night Crossing
1982 Tron
1982 Tex
1983 Trenchcoat
1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 Never Cry Wolf
1985 Return to Oz
1985 The Black Cauldron
1985 The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 One Magic Christmas
1986 Basil the Great Mouse Detective
1986 Flight of the Navigator
1987 Benji the Hunted
1988 Return to Snowy River
1988 Oliver and Company
1989 Honey I Shrunk the Kids
1989 Cheetah
1989 The Little Mermaid
1990 Duck Tales the Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990 The Rescuers Down Under
1991 White Fang
1991 Shipwrecked
1991 Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
1991 The Rocketeer
1991 Beauty and the Beast
1992 Newsies
1992 Honey I Blew Up the Kid
1992 The Mighty Ducks
1992 Aladdin
1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
1993 Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey
1993 A Far Off Place
1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993 Hocus Pocus
1993 Cool Runnings
1993 The Three Musketeers
1994 Iron Will
1994 Blank Check
1994 D2 The Might Ducks
1994 White Fang 2 Myth of the White Wolf
1994 The Lion King
1994 Angels in the Outfield
1994 Squanto - A Warrior's Tale
1994 The Santa Clause
1994 The Jungle Book
1995 Heavyweights
1995 Man of the House
1995 Tall Tale
1995 A Goofy Movie
1995 Pocahontas
1995 Operation Dumbo Drop
1995 A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995 The Big Green
1995 Frank and Ollie
1995 Toy Story
1995 Tom and Huck
1996 Muppet Treasure Island
1996 Homeward Bound 2 Lost in San Francisco
1996 James and the Giant Peach
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 First Kid
1996 D3 The Mighty Ducks
1996 101 Dalmatians
1997 That Darn Cat
1997 Jungle 2 Jungle
1997 Hercules
1997 George of the Jungle
1997 Air Bud
1997 Rocketman
1997 Flubber
1997 Mr Magoo
1998 Meet the Deedles
1998 Kiki's Delivery Service
1998 Mulan
1998 The Parent Trap
1998 Air Bud Golden Retriever
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998 A Big's Life
1998 Mighty Joe Young
1999 My Favourite Alien
1999 Doug's First Movie
1999 Endurance
1999 Tarzan
1999 Inspector Gadget
1999 The Straight Story
1999 Toy Story 2
1999 Fantasia 2000
2000 The Tigger Movie
2000 Dinosaur
2000 Disney's The Kid
2000 Remember the Titans
2000 102 Dalmatians
2000 The Emperor's New Groove
2001 Recess - School's Out
2001 Atlantis The Lost Empire
2001 The Princess Diaries
2001 Max Keeble's Big Movie
2001 Monsters Inc
2002 Snow Dogs
2002 Return to Neverland
2002 The Rookie
2002 Lilo and Stitch
2002 The Country Bears
2002 Tuck Everlasting
2002 The Santa Clause 2
2002 Treasure Planet
2003 The Jungle Book 2
2003 Piglet's Big Movie
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss
2003 Holes
2003 The Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003 Finding Nemo
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003 Freaky Friday
2003 Brother Bear
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2003 The Young Black Stallion
2004 Teacher's Pet
2004 Miracle
2004 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004 Home on the Range
2004 Sacred Planet
2004 Around the World in 80 days
2004 America's Heart and Soul
2004 The Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement
2004 The Incredibles
2004 National Treasure
2005 Aliens of the Deep
2005 Pooh's Heffalump Movie
2005 The Pacifier
2005 Ice Princess
2005 Herbie Fully Loaded
2005 Sky High
2005 Valiant
2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005 Chicken Little
2005 Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
2006 Glory Road
2006 Roving Mars
2006 Eight Below
2006 The Shaggy Dog
2006 The Wild
2006 Cars
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest
2006 Invincible
2006 The Nightmare Before Christmas
2006 The Santa Clause 3 The Escape Clause
2007 Bridge to Teribithia
2007 Meet the Robinsons
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End
2007 Ratatouille
2007 Underdog
2007 The Pixar Story
2007 The Game Plan
2007 Enchanted
2007 National Treasure Book of Secrets
2008 Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus Best of Two Worlds Concert
2008 College Road Trip
2008 Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008 Wall-E
2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008 Morning Light
2008 High School Musical 3 Senior Year
2008 Roadside Romeo
2008 Bolt
2008 Bedtime Stories
2009 Jonas Brothers The 3D Concert Experience
2009 Race to Witch Mountain
2009 Hannah Montana the Movie
2009 Earth
2009 Trail of the Panda
2009 Up
2009 Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
2009 G-Force
2009 Walt and El Grupo
2009 A Christmas Carol
2009 Old Dogs
2009 The Princess and the Frog
2010 Alice in Wonderland
2010 Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010 Oceans
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010 Toy Story 3
2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010 The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
2010 Secreteriat
2010 Tangled
2010 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2010 Tron Legacy
2011 Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan
2011 Mars Needs Moms
2011 African Cats
2011 Prom
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides
2011 Cars 2
2011 Winnie the Pooh
2001 The Muppets
2012 John Carter
2012 Chimpanzee
2012 Arjun the Warrior Prince
2012 Brave
2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 Frankenweenie
2012 Wreck it Ralph
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful
2013 Wings of Life
2013 Monsters University
2013 The Lone Ranger
2013 Planes
2013 Frozen
2013 Saving Mr Banks
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2014 Bears
2014 Million Dollar Arm
2014 Maleficent
2014 Planes: Fire and Rescue
2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014 Big Hero 6
2014 Into the Woods
2015 McFarland, USA
2015 Cinderella
2015 Monkey Kingdom
2015 Tomorrowland
2015 Inside Out
2015 ABCD 2
2015 The Good Dinosaur
2016 The Finest Hours
2016 Zootopia
2016 The Jungle Book
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 Finding Dory
2016 The BFG
2016 Pete's Dragon
2016 Queen of Katwe

And the Winner of the Oscar for Best Picture Goes To...

Here is a list of all the winners. Obviously, I have seen many of these films but, for the purposes of the challenge, I decided to wipe the slate clean and start from scratch. I am also setting a deadline on this one of twelve months beginning from August 2016 (when I started my bucket list). I'll cross off the films as I go along. Play along if you want to.

1928 - Wings
1929 - The Broadway Melody
1930 - All Quiet on the Western Front
1931 - Cimarron
1932 - Grand Hotel
1933 - Cavalcade
1934 - It Happened One Night
1935 - Mutiny on the Bounty
1936 - The Great Ziegfeld
1937 - The Life of Emile Zola
1938 - You Can't Take It With You
1939 - Gone With the Wind
1940 - Rebecca
1941 - How Green Was My Valley
1942 - Mrs Miniver
1943 - Casablanca
1944 - Going My Way
1945 - The Lost Weekend
1946 - The Best Years of Our Lives
1947 - Gentlemen's Agreement
1948 - Hamlet
1949 - All the King's Men
1950 - All About Eve
1951 - An American in Paris
1952 - The Greatest Show on Earth
1953 - From Here to Eternity
1954 - On The Waterfront
1955 - Marty
1956 - Around the World in 80 Days
1957 - The Bridge on the River Kwai
1958 - Gigi
1959 - Ben Hur
1960 - Apartment
1961 - West Side Story
1962 - Lawrence of Arabia
1963 - Tom Jones
1964 - My Fair Lady
1965 - The Sound of Music
1966 - A Man For All Seasons
1967 - In the Heat of the Night
1968 - Oliver
1969 - Midnight Cowboy
1970 - Patton
1971 - The French Connection
1972 - The Godfather
1973 - The Sting
1974 - The Godfather II
1975 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1976 - Rocky
1977 - Annie Hall
1978 - The Deer Hunter
1979 - Kramer Vs Kramer
1980 - Ordinary People
1981 - Chariots of Fire
1982 - Gandhi
1983 - Terms of Endearment
1984 - Amadeus
1985 - Out of Africa
1986 - Platoon
1987 - The Last Emperor
1988 - Rain Man
1989 - Driving Miss Daisy
1990 - Dances With Wolves
1991 - The Silence of the Lambs
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - Schindler's List
1994 - Forrest Gump
1995 - Braveheart
1996 - The English Patient
1997 - Titanic
1998 - Shakespeare in Love
1999 - American Beauty
2000 - Gladiator
2001 - A Beautiful Mind
2002 - Chicago
2003 - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
2004 - Million Dollar Baby
2005 - Crash
2006 - The Departed
2007 - No Country for Old Men
2008 - Slumdog Millionaire
2009 - The Hurt Locker
2010 - The King's Speech
2011 - The Artist
2012 - Argo
2013 - 12 Years a Slave
2014 - Birdman
2015 - Spotlight

The Ever Growing Bucket List

I fully expect this list to grow as I come up with more ideas to add to it. As I posted before, I wanted all the challenges on my list to be achievable. If money were no object, then there would be a lot more travelling listed but until I win the lottery or some long lost relative wills me a fortune...

So, here we go, in no particular order...

1. Go to a shooting range / shoot a gun
2. See the Angel of the North
3. Visit the Yorkshire Dales
4. Attend a film premiere
5. Ride in a cable car
6. Drive through a Safari Park
7. Have afternoon tea at the Savoy
8. See the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace
9. Watch a live airshow
10. Travel on a hovercraft
11. Fly first class
12. Be an extra in a movie
13. Drive the Atlantic Coast
14. Pan for gold
15. Experience a white Christmas
16. Survive a zombie attack 
17. Visit Blackpool
18. Travel in a seaplane
19. Learn a flair bartending trick
20. Swim with manatees
21. Take a ride on an airboat
22. Visit Nashville
23. Ride a London Tour Bus
24. Hire a tandem bike for the day
25. Sleep on an overnight train
26. Learn to hula hoop
27. Visit Ocean Falls, Canada
28. Hold a tarantula
29. Dance on a bar
30. Learn to juggle three balls
31. See a proper play at the theatre
32. Bake 20 different types of cake from scratch
33. Cook something new every day for 30 days
34. Visit Liverpool
35. Visit a ghost town
36. Go to a major sporting event i.e. World Championships, Olympics etc.
37. Sleep in a tree house
38. Rope swing into water
39. Be part of a flash mob
40. Donate blood
41. See a Cirque de Soleil show
42. Visit Ireland
43. Go to a drive in movie
44. Visit Niagara Falls
45. Write a list of 101 things that make me happy and take a photo of them.
46. Visit 101 museums in London
47. Watch a sunrise and sunset in one day
48. See the Northern Lights
49. Order room service
50. Get a photo with someone famous
51. Watch every film that has won a best picture Oscar
52. Crash a wedding
53. Ride a Segway
54. Stay overnight in a haunted building
55. Go parasailing
56. See a professional Ice Hockey game
57. Go indoor skydiving
58. Go Ziplining
59. Go canoeing
60. Go whitewater rafting
61. Quit smoking
62. Do Go-Ape
63. Learn how to sail
64. Get in the Guinness Book of World Records
65. Ride a horse
66. Learn archery
67. Get a tattoo in memory of my Dad
68. Ride a hot air balloon
69. Walk across every London Bridge (that can be walked on)
70. Walk the Thames Path from the Thames Barrier to the source at Oxford (184 miles)
71. Watch every theatre released Disney film

Bucket List Beginnings

People make Bucket Lists for many reasons. For me, I am bored. I have got myself stuck in a rut; work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep. I am fast approaching the big 5-0 and Í figure there must be a huge list of things I want to do or places I want to go.

 

When I was trying to come up with things to put on my list I did a bit of Googling. There are quite a few sites and blogs dedicated to Bucket Lists so there is plenty of inspiration out there. I scrolled through thousands of ideas and surprised myself with how many of these ambitions I had already done. I also surprised myself with how many I didn't want to do.

 

I have decided that the list has to be achievable. There is no point listing "winning the lottery" as this is totally out of my control. Likewise, aims that are likely to always be out of reach financially were immediately dismissed.

 

I wanted to make sure there were some items on my list that were easy to achieve so I could begin crossing things off. I am hoping progress will inspire me to keep going. Some will take longer as they will require funds I don't have yet, but others are free or low cost enough for me get started.

 

My list isn't final. I expect it will grow as I come across new ideas, or perhaps one item will inspire another. I am not putting a deadline on my list like some people do. I want my list to become a way of life to combat the monotony.