The Top 5 List Thread

[no country for old wainds]

3. The Terminator/T2 (depending on my mood)

this speaks to me

1. Hana-bi

this also

 

[no country for old wainds]

The Long Goodbye I already knew about

speaking of arnie films...

 

[zabu of nΩd]

@zabu of nΩd any particular reason for the way you split up the eras?

1966 ... cultural revolution marks radical departure in acting and cinematography
1977 ... Star Wars revolutionizes special effects and action sequences
1997 ... CGI and Internet culture break new technical and conceptual ground

 

[CiG]

derp

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Just realized that out of the ~40 movies I saw for the first time this year, none of them made it into my above lists, which is kinda boring. Here are my "saw for the first time" top fives:

1997-Present:

1. Princess Mononoke
2. The Ninth Gate
3. The Devil's Advocate
4. The Blair Witch Project
5. Coherence

• HM: eXistenZ (grateful to @Oblivious Maximus for recommending this a few months back)

1900-1996 (no need to break down further as I've overwhelmingly been watching newer stuff):

1. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
2. The Seventh Seal (1957)
3. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
   
4. The Third Man (1949)
5. Institute Benjamenta (1995)

 

[challenge_everything]

It seems odd combining the silent era with 40s/50s "golden age" of Hollywood, with French nouvelle vague, Italian neo-realism etc.

People that think cinema drastically changed from about 1967 are right only insofar as we're talking about American cinema. They were playing catch up.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

It seems odd combining the silent era with 40s/50s "golden age" of Hollywood, with French nouvelle vague, Italian neo-realism etc.

People that think cinema drastically changed from about 1967 are right only insofar as we're talking about American cinema. They were playing catch up.

I didn't mean it as a definitive way of dividing movie eras, just a useful way based on my own tastes. If you were to combine any two of the adjacent periods I used, my top X list would be dominated by movies of the later period. It's a way of parsing out movies I admire from ones that give me more pleasure just because they're newer / more relateable.

In the case of 1900-1965, I just don't watch enough from that era to justify dividing it further for myself.

 

[The Ozzman]

Top 5 Obituary albums:

1) World Demise
2) Cause of Death
3) Obituary
4) Slowly We Rot
5) The End Complete

 

[CiG]

I didn't mean it as a definitive way of dividing movie eras, just a useful way based on my own tastes. If you were to combine any two of the adjacent periods I used, my top X list would be dominated by movies of the later period. It's a way of parsing out movies I admire from ones that give me more pleasure just because they're newer / more relateable.

In the case of 1900-1965, I just don't watch enough from that era to justify dividing it further for myself.

lol the fuck, so your response to me when I asked you was basically bullshit?

 

[zabu of nΩd]

lol the fuck, so your response to me when I asked you was basically bullshit?

Try this shocker out: it was a combination of both reasons.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Top 5 episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

1. The Gang Goes on Family Fight
2. The Nightman Cometh
3. Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo
4. The Gang Solves the Bathroom Problem
5. The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis
6. Charlie Work

(couldn't leave out Charlie Work)

 

[CiG]

Try this shocker out: it was a combination of both reasons.

No.

 

[Bloopy]

Top 5 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games I own:

1. Road Rash II
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. Cool Spot
4. Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All-Stars
5. Taz in Escape from Mars (maybe not the most exciting gameplay but I like the style and the shrink/grow thing is genius)

HM to TaleSpin and Road Rash 3.

Top 5 things I'd like to do (or do more of) if I had more time

1. Software development (games or desktop applications mainly)
2. Make more noise music
3. Tinker with mathematics
4. Paint/draw art (including on the PC)
5. Bust nuts

Actually I have a bit of time, just prefer wasting it posting lists on forums instead. Things like travel are more about the money. Need to rake in the dough so I feel more comfortable splashing out rather than saving it for the longer picture.

Well at least I'm doing work on #5

 

[CiG]

Top 5 Obituary albums:

1) World Demise
2) Cause of Death
3) Obituary
4) Slowly We Rot
5) The End Complete

1. Slowly We Rot
2. Cause of Death
3. Back from the Dead
4. World Demise
5. Obituary

 

[The Ozzman]

1. Slowly We Rot
2. Cause of Death
3. Back from the Dead
4. World Demise
5. Obituary

High spot for BFTD. That has some bangers on it. We need a poll for this band.

 

[CiG]

Yeah man, I've been really digging it lately. Could just be a momentary hype though.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Top 5 Obituary albums:

1) World Demise
2) Cause of Death
3) Obituary
4) Slowly We Rot
5) The End Complete

1- Slowly We Rot
2 - Cause of Death
3 - The End Complete
4 - Frozen in Time
5 - Inked in Blood or their S/T

 

[CiG]

5 favourite Paul Verhoeven films:

1. Starship Troopers
2. RoboCop
3. Total Recall
4. Flesh and Blood
5. Hollow Man

@Vegard Pompey speaking of Always Sunny, fave character?

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I saw Total Recall just last weekend. Only other Verhoeven I've seen is Starship Troopers (one of my favorite movies), and I enjoyed TR's similarly over-the-top comedic quality. The set and costume design are cringeworthy, though. Was surprised to learn it was one of the most expensive movies of its time. They must have spent it all on Arnie.

RoboCop is near the top of my watchlist.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

@Vegard Pompey speaking of Always Sunny, fave character?

Charlie.