A to Z Challenge REFLECTIONS

This was the first year I signed up Wait Watch Wonder in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. I had participated last year with my other blog (What Shall We Blog About Today? a.k.a What Blog?) and decided this year to take the challenge to the max and signed up all four of my blogs. I just nearly evaded insanity, but nonetheless, had a great experience with the challenge. I didn't have a real plan in the beginning, I winged it, and (I think) the result turned out pretty awesome! As a blog about shows and movies, I decided this year to compile (originally) a top 10 list of favorite movies for each letter of the alphabet. I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I think next year I will focus more on a specific genre because some of the letters there were just too many to choose from! However, originally I just wanted to do a top 10 but it turned out to be more like a top 20-60 movies. Either way, it was fun to research movies and compile the lists - but out of all four blogs, this was the most challenging one to put together.

What say you? Do you think I should stick to a top 10 for next year or focus on a more specific topic - like a particular show for each letter next year? What would you like to see?

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A to Z Challenge - Z

Top 10 Movies - "Z" and more...

Here we are - we've reached the end of the April A to Z Blogging Challenge! Thank you so much for sticking it out with me through this years challenge. I think I definitely bit off more than I could chew at times. I do feel a sense of accomplishment though for sticking with it and making it to the end. Especially since I included all four of my blogs in the challenge (yes, apparently I am crazy).

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Zookeeper (2011)

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Zodiac (2007)

Zombieland (2009)

The A to Z Challenge is great, but when doing a ultimate list like movies, there might be a little glitch when it comes to numerals. Some of the movies on the list if the title spelled out the number, I could include it with the coordinating letter. However, there are tons of movies that start with numbers. So here are just a few of my favorites.

10,000 BC (2008)

13 Going on 30 (2004)

101 Dalmatians (1996)

101 Dalmatians (1961)

A to Z Challenge - Y

My Favorite Top 10 "Y" Movies

Yogi Bear (2010)

Yes Man (2008)

The Yards (2000)

The Young Victoria (2009)

You, Me and Dupree (2006)

Young Frankenstein (1974)

You Again (2010)

Young Guns II (1990)

Young Guns (1988)

You've Got Mail (1998)

A to Z Challenge - X

My Favorite Top 10 "X" Movies

Usually in the lists that I have compiled, for series I just put the first to state that they are among my favorites. Sometimes, if there were two movies and I thought they were great, I added them too. For the sake of a difficult letter to create the list with; I've decided to add an entire series - even a movie that hasn't been released yet (the trailers look amazing though). I would also say that the list are in sections, the X-Men series being my favorite, then the X-Files series, and lastly XXX. I want to give a nod to Xanadu (1980) not because I think it's a great movie - more because other people might like it.

X-Men (2000)

X2 (2003)

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

X-Men First Class (2011)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

The X Files (1993-1998) TV Series

The X Files (1998)

The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

XXX (2002)

A to Z Challenge - W

My Favorite Top 10 "W" Movies

Classic Collection

Willow (1988)

Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

War Horse (2011)

Weird Science (1985)

Walk the Line (2005)

White Christmas (1954)

West Side Story (1961)

Family Fun

When in Rome PG13 (2010)

While You Were Sleeping (1995)

With Honors PG13 (1994)

White Fang (1991)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

We Bought a Zoo (2011)

The Wolverine PG13 (2013)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz should really be in the Classic section. Just seemed more appropriate in the Family section. Either way it's one of the best movies and I'm sure is on a lot of favorite lists.

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

WALL-E (2008)

Adult Admittance

Warlock (1989)

Watchmen (2009)

The War of the Roses (1985)

A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

What Women Want (2000)

Whip It (2009)

Where the Heart Is (2000)

The Waterboy (1998)

The Wedding Singer (1998)

World War Z (2013)