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Post by Subtext Mining on Dec 9, 2022 15:24:34 GMT
My usual tiny list of new movies I've seen this year.
Dune (on an airplane)
Batman (on an airplane)
Jan Žižka aka Medieval (first movie I've seen in a theatre since Joker in 2019)
I want to see Banshees of Inisherin and Weird but they're not in Czech Republic yet.
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Post by smittysgelato on Dec 10, 2022 5:49:58 GMT
I just finished watching Del Toro's Pinocchio. That is a strong contender to top my Best Movies list for 2022!
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Post by Subtext Mining on Jan 16, 2023 10:40:11 GMT
My favorite board/card games.
Love Letter
Codenames
Avalon
It's Obvious
Azul
Dixit
The Mind
Wits and Wagers
Celestia
Smart 10
Spicy
Chameleon
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Jan 17, 2023 1:54:13 GMT
Hmmm hard for me to rank board games, but I do like Catan and Hnefatafl
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Post by Subtext Mining on Jan 17, 2023 22:18:43 GMT
Note, as with all my lists, they're in no particular order.
But Catan, I still haven't played it but my friends love it. I'm curious to try it sometime.
What is Hnefatafl? Sounds like something native to your area.
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Post by Somny on Jan 17, 2023 22:30:28 GMT
Put me down for Rummikub. Fun times!
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Jan 19, 2023 1:32:37 GMT
Note, as with all my lists, they're in no particular order. But Catan, I still haven't played it but my friends love it. I'm curious to try it sometime. What is Hnefatafl? Sounds like something native to your area. It's a game the Vikings invented- kind of a precursor to chess, if it makes sense. I bought it when I visited Oslo at the Viking Ship Museum there |
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Post by Ingram on Oct 31, 2023 9:47:36 GMT
Your Top 20, 12 or 10 Favorite Horror films
Only one of those three numbers, or else you're disqualified. Banished. Buried alive. Cursed by a reanimated mummy!
Thems the breaks.
20. The Invisible Man 1933
19. An American Werewolf in London 1981
18. The Innocents 1961
17. The Shining 1980
16. Brotherhood of the Wolf 2001
15. The Fly 1986
14. Wolf 1994
13. The Exorcist 1973
12. The Company of Wolves 1984
11. Hausu 1977
10. Eraserhead 1977
09. Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
08. The Omen 1976
07. Christine 1983
06. Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
05. Cape Fear 1991
04. Poltergeist 1982
03. The Fog 1980
02. Alien 1979
01. The Thing 1982
Runner-ups:
Critters
Cujo The Mummy (original)
Prince of Darkness
In the Mouth of Madness
The Lost Boys
Interview with the Vampire
The Silence of the Lambs
The Birds |
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Post by ArchdukeOfNaboo on Oct 31, 2023 12:49:09 GMT
Your Top 20, 12 or 10 Favorite Horror films
Only one of those three numbers, or else you're disqualified. Banished. Buried alive. Cursed by a reanimated mummy!
Thems the breaks.
20. The Invisible Man 1933
19. An American Werewolf in London 1981
18. The Innocents 1961
17. The Shining 1980
16. Brotherhood of the Wolf 2001
15. The Fly 1986
14. Wolf 1994
13. The Exorcist 1973
12. The Company of Wolves 1984
11. Hausu 1977
10. Eraserhead 1977
09. Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
08. The Omen 1976
07. Christine 1983
06. Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
05. Cape Fear 1991
04. Poltergeist 1982
03. The Fog 1980
02. Alien 1979
01. The Thing 1982
In other words, there hasn't been any good horror films in the past 20 years?
No Scream. No Saw. The cheek of you!!!!!!!!!1111
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Oct 31, 2023 19:05:30 GMT
No Psycho? You disappoint me Ings
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Oct 31, 2023 19:13:31 GMT
No Psycho? You disappoint me Ings I noticed that too. Personally, I like Freddy Krueger. |
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Post by Ingram on Oct 31, 2023 19:24:17 GMT
In other words, there hasn't been any good horror films in the past 20 years? No Scream. No Saw. The cheek of you!!!!!!!!!1111
The horror genre is as popular & plentiful now as it's likely ever been and moreover has been averaging as the most profitable at the box office in the past few years. Many would even argue that we've been enjoying a new golden age or renaissance of chic-sophisticated horror filmmaking. And yet, you're correct in that I personally, at least, haven't been impressed. I don't care about any of the trendiest titles from Blumhouse or A24, most of which I find rote or pretentious. Frankly, I think the genre has since been flattened out and overcooked with too much commercialist self-awareness and indie-pop affectation, or with, say, The Conjuring and it's ilk, is just kinda drab and boring.
As for Scream, I remember the first one being...cute. Effectively hip, I suppose. It just didn't stay with me enough to follow the sequels. And I never took to torture-porn stuff that was the Saw franchise.
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Post by Ingram on Oct 31, 2023 19:34:28 GMT
No Psycho? You disappoint me Ings Yeah, they're plenty of celebrated classics or fandom favorites that wouldn't make my cut: Psycho, Carrie, Rosemary's Baby, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... the list goes on. Not even Halloween made my selection, which includes three other Carpenter entries! Lots of good movies in their own right but, hey, I gotta serve my own whimsies first and foremost.
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Oct 31, 2023 21:44:14 GMT
This was my attempt to do a list of favorite Westerns
30. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
29. The Naked Spur
28. How the West was Won
27. Ride Lonesome
26. The Gunfighter
25. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
24. Rio Grande
23. Man of the West
22. Sergeant Rutledge
21. Blood on the Moon
20. Fort Apache
19. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
18. My Name is Nobody
17. A Fistful of Dollars
16. Tombstone
15. Winchester 73
14. The Westerner
13. Once Upon a Time in the West
12. Destry Rides Again
11. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
10. The Searchers
9. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
8. For a Few Dollars More
7. The Hanging Tree
6. My Darling Clementine
5. Rio Bravo
4. High Noon
3. Shane
2. Red River
1. The Big Country
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Post by jppiper on Oct 31, 2023 22:11:59 GMT
In other words, there hasn't been any good horror films in the past 20 years? No Scream. No Saw. The cheek of you!!!!!!!!!1111
The horror genre is as popular & plentiful now as it's likely ever been and moreover has been averaging as the most profitable at the box office in the past few years. Many would even argue that we've been enjoying a new golden age or renaissance of chic-sophisticated horror filmmaking. And yet, you're correct in that I personally, at least, haven't been impressed. I don't care about any of the trendiest titles from Blumhouse or A24, most of which I find rote or pretentious. Frankly, I think the genre has since been flattened out and overcooked with too much commercialist self-awareness and indie-pop affectation, or with, say, The Conjuring and it's ilk, is just kinda drab and boring.
As for Scream, I remember the first one being...cute. Effectively hip, I suppose. It just didn't stay with me enough to follow the sequels. And I never took to torture-porn stuff that was the Saw franchise.
And some are too bleak and depressing for my taste |
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Oct 31, 2023 22:20:04 GMT
I'm a big pussy when it comes to horror movies. Evil Dead 2 probably made me laugh harder than any other movie though.
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Post by Subtext Mining on Nov 2, 2023 17:32:17 GMT
Hmm, I'm not sure I've seen that many horror films, I'll give it a try.
Viy
Brain Dead
Nosferatu
The Lodger
Us
The People Under The Stairs
The Lost Boys
Rosemary's Baby
The Tenant
Eye of the Devil
Lost Highway
Fire Walk With Me
Eraserhead
Evil Dead
Dead Alive
The Freighteners
Alien
Psycho
The Shining (first movie I remember watching)
Poltergeist (Another early childhood favorite)
#1, The Innocents
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Post by Ingram on Nov 3, 2023 10:27:09 GMT
Hmm, I'm not sure I've seen that many horror films, I'll give it a try. Viy Brain Dead Nosferatu The Lodger Us The People Under The Stairs The Lost Boys Rosemary's Baby The Tenant Eye of the Devil Lost Highway Fire Walk With Me Eraserhead Evil Dead Dead Alive The Freighteners Alien Psycho The Shining (first movie I remember watching) Poltergeist (Another early childhood favorite) #1, The Innocents The Freighteners and Eye of the Devil are fun, though wildly different from one another. I also appreciate your Lynchian proclivity, nor did I ever expect to see Viy making its way aboard anyone's list; good on you for surprising me with that one.
This was my attempt to do a list of favorite Westerns 30. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 29. The Naked Spur 28. How the West was Won 27. Ride Lonesome 26. The Gunfighter 25. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 24. Rio Grande 23. Man of the West 22. Sergeant Rutledge 21. Blood on the Moon 20. Fort Apache 19. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 18. My Name is Nobody 17. A Fistful of Dollars 16. Tombstone 15. Winchester 73 14. The Westerner 13. Once Upon a Time in the West 12. Destry Rides Again 11. The Good the Bad and the Ugly 10. The Searchers 9. The Magnificent Seven (1960) 8. For a Few Dollars More 7. The Hanging Tree 6. My Darling Clementine 5. Rio Bravo 4. High Noon 3. Shane 2. Red River 1. The Big Country
Sorry for the late response, EJC. Your list, however, surprises me not. Naturally your picks will hail almost entirely from the 1940s to the end of the '60s-ish studio heydays.
20. The Comancheros 19. The Outlaw Josey Wales
18. Meek's Cutoff 17. Rancho Notorious 16. The Outlaw
15. Vera Cruz 14. The Mountain Men
13. The Long Riders 12. Red Sun
11. The Westerner
10. True Grit (2010)
09. The Professionals 08. Pale Rider
07. Wild Bill
06. Quigley Down Under
05. Wagon Master 04. Tombstone
03. Rio Bravo 02. Shane
01. Red River
Special goofball shout-out to The Valley Of Gwangi
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Post by Somny on Nov 3, 2023 16:44:34 GMT
Wagon Master! Ford's personal favorite in terms of form! Reference to that film was one of the main takeaways from a thick biography of the legendary director I read 15 years ago. Nice!
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Nov 3, 2023 17:25:35 GMT
I feel like a movie-viewing midget right now. I will refer to your lists as I continue to watch more movies.
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