The Top 5 List Thread

[HamburgerBoy]

I don't understand the point of watching people play Minecraft. It's one of the ultimate interactive experiences in gaming.

The very first Descent game kicked ass btw.

 

[EspaDa]

Top 5 Cattle Decapitation tracks

1. Kingdom of Tyrants
2. Regret & the Grave
3. To Serve Man
4. Lifestalker
5. A Living, Breathing Piece of Meat

 

[Satanstoenail]

Top 5 chill/ambient songs by Ozric that make me wish they'd put out a full-fledged ambient album:

2. Floating Seeds

This was always my fave Ozrics song. Love the fretless bass groove.

 

[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.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

John Carpenter has too much good work for me to make a top 5, brilliant director. He's like Stanley Kubrick or Francis Ford Coppola in that way for me, so many legendary movies, so much genius, too much to encapsulate in a top 5.

 

[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

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[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.