The Top 5 List Thread

[The Ozzman]

Top 5 House of Pain tracks

5) Jump Around

 

[Einherjar86]

Top 5 Contemporary (i.e. post-2000) SF films, w/ dominant theme:

1. Primer (time travel)
2. Ex Machina (artificial intelligence)
3. Children of Men (dystopian/post-apocalyptic)
4. Moon (isolation)
5. Europa Report (first contact)

 

[CiG]

5 best John Carpenter films:

• Dark Star
• The Thing
• Escape From New York
• Assault On Precinct 13
• Halloween

 

[no country for old wainds]

1) the thing
2) dark star
3) they live
4) assault on precinct 13
5) big trouble in little china

still notably haven't seen: in the mouth of madness, prince of darkness, starman. haven't seen the fog in over ten years either. have you ever seen cigarette burns dude? it was a TV special but i know people who think it's one of his greatest and most unique creations.

 

[CiG]

I haven't seen any of his tv shit unfortunately.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Shit I want to make a list too but I haven't seen either Dark Star or Precinct 13 and they're in both your lists. Regardless;

1) The Thing
2) Escape from New York
3) They Live
4) In the Mouth of Madness
5) Big Trouble in Little China

 

[EspaDa]

Top 5 seasons

1. Summer
2. Winter
3. Spring
4. Fall
5. Winter Reprise

 

[CiG]

4) In the Mouth of Madness

Need to see this.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Need to see this.

Its pretty incredible. Imagine Carpenter channeling Lovecraft by way of Stephen King and David Lynch.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

You guys were right, holy fuck Dark Star is amazing. Updated list:

1. The Thing
2. Dark Star
3. Escape from New York
4. They Live
5. In the Mouth of Madness

 

[EspaDa]

Top 5 Mastodon albums

1. Leviathan
2. Crack the Skye
3. Remission
4. The Hunter
5. Once More 'Round the Sun

 

[Baroque]

Top 5 seasons in Southern California

1-5) Summer

Top 5 Mastodon albums

0)

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Top 5 movies I've seen this year: (not released this year, obviously)

1. Blue Velvet
2. Lady Snowblood
3. Ran
4. Woman in the Dunes
5. Dark Star

Top 5 Ace Attorney games:

1. Ace Attorney 3
2. Ace Attorney 1
3. Ace Attorney Investigations 2
4. Ace Attorney 4
5. Ace Attorney Investigations

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Getting in on the Carpenter lists:

In the Mouth of Madness
Prince of Darkness
The Fog
They Live
Vampires

Vampires might be a controversial choice to put on a top 5 list but fuck it. Film rules.

 

[CiG]

Vampires might be a controversial choice to put on a top 5 list but fuck it. Film rules.

Great choice! I didn't consider it for my list mostly because I don't own it nor have I seen it in some time, but I loved that movie growing up.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Great choice! I didn't consider it for my list mostly because I don't own it nor have I seen it in some time, but I loved that movie growing up.

I've seen it get mixed reactions over the years which to be honest I've never really understood. Its a full on horror/western action hybrid with some really inspired casting (Woods is so spot on it hurts and seriously, Laura Palmer in a Carpenter flick!), savage vampire action and some of Carpenter's finest direction/photography. The opening credits alone are jaw-dropping. When it first came out and played on premium cable I watched it all the time.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Top 5 movies I've seen this year: (not released this year, obviously)

1. Blue Velvet
2. Lady Snowblood
3. Ran
4. Woman in the Dunes
5. Dark Star

(first time viewings only)
1. love streams
2. don't go breaking my heart 2
3. showgirls
4. husbands
5. aaaaaaaah!

haven't watched a massive amount this year though. i gotta check out lady snowblood soon.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

If I try to be objective I might be overrating it, but not a lot a of movies have enchanted me like it did. I hope the spell still holds on rewatch. It's basically an exploitation movie but with an almost fairytaleish beauty and timelessness to it.

 

[CiG]

I adore Lady Snowblood.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I should watch more newer movies. I'm totally out of the loop on almost everything from the last decade.