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Welcome to Jalj's Not-in-order-always-changing-top-10! HAPPY BIRTHDAY XDBX!!!!!! I figured i couldn't be calling myself the so called resident list maker while not actively making list for everyone to see... ...so i stopped calling myself so! I had to take a step back from my bi weekly list due to work, hobbies and school schedule. I still love list though, so now instead of biweekly, Im making this into a bimonthly list! So heres how this is going to work, Im going to post my favorite things in a list of top 10 and while the list will be numbered from 1 to 10, unless specified, the lists will not be in order. Sure I could just list them in order from my favorit…
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[With Spoilers!] The Force Awakens, what did you think? 1 2
by MrBump360- 43 replies
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I thought it was awesome to be honest... ok you can make a case for the plot being basically a remake for large parts, but what the hell. for me the new Characters were really good, but Han and Chewy stole the show. Harrison Ford was head an shoulders above anyone else. And yeah, it was kinda obvious wasn't it that he wouldn't make it? Mark Hamil.... just managed to sneak into the Credits? what a performance lol. Can pick some holes in the film, but I loved it anyway, Episode I-III can now be laid to rest, we have a worthy follower at last :-) May the force be with you!
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RIP Alan Rickman
by Dodge- 1 follower
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/ Alan Rickman was born on a council estate in Acton, West London, to Margaret Doreen Rose (Bartlett) and Bernard Rickman, who worked at a factory. He has English, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Alan has an older brother David, a younger brother Michael and a younger sister Sheila. When Alan was 8 years old, his father died. He attended Latymer Upper School on a scholarship. He studied Graphic Design at Chelsea College of Art and Design, where he met Rima Horton, who would later become his life partner. After three years at Chelsea College, Rickman did graduate studies at the Royal College of Art. He opened a successful graphics design …
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RIP David Bowie
by SeymorScagneti- 6 replies
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Guns n FN Roses
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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The originals getting back together (Axl, Slash and Duff anyways) for the Cochella concert. I'm a GnR fan since the old days and while I like the Chinese Democracy album it just wasnt the same. Hopefully they put out a new album at some point in Appetite for Destruction style. And hopefully Axl don't fuck this up. I seen them in concert just before Appetite hit big, it was at a very small venue that holds a a 1,000 people. I made sense then, Axl is from about 40 miles from me so he knows/knew the area then quite well and the cities around. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/8-unanswered-questions-about-the-guns-n-roses-reunion-20160105
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Karaoke?
by ScottyB- 10 replies
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Who here enjoys doing karaoke? Have you ever done it before or would you consider doing it in the future? Feel free to share any experiences that you'd like too as well I've only ever done it once and since I'm rather shy I got quite drunk and done it in a group with 3 haha.
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Super Heroes Movies & TV Shows 1 2
by Fido_le_muet- 1 follower
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Hey guys ! So Avengers: Age Of Ultron comes out in less than 10 days here in France. And I'm freaking excited !!! Early reviews are in and it looks like we are in for a treat once again. Ever since Iron Man came out back in 2008, I became a huge fan of super heroes movies and TV Shows. I already kind of liked the genre thanks to movies like Tim Burton's Batman and later Spider-Man and the Dark Knight trilogy. But I really got hooked with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The way Marvel chose to make all their movies and TV shows part of the same world, I found this amazing. Besides, it's brilliantly executed and all the pieces fit perfectly together. I'm really …
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The Gamechangers
by Squirrel- 1 follower
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I don't watch much TV, especially TV produced by ageing institution that is the BBC but this Tuesday evening there is a docufilm which should interest all of us. Called The Gamechangers its the story of Sam Houser and his case against American lawyers who were trying to ban the GTA series. It's starring Harry Potter (no magic involved) and has been based on the court documents. This film hasn't been endorsed by Rockstar so I'm expecting to see some gritty truths as well as an intriguing look behind the scenes of the most successful game series ever. How to watch it I'm not sure, UK residents will be able to watch it, I'm going to record it as it's the same time…
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Random 80s/90s rock band quiz 1 2 3
by Pb76- 1 follower
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Because boredom..... Can anyone identify this fella?
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Aussie UFC
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https://www.facebook.com/quinton.turner.96/videos/882400565185331/
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Finished drawing something.
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 1 reply
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After 2 months of day dreaming, 3 days if working, I finally managed to muster up time to actually draw something. http://imgur.com/ziqr28d Once a Star Wars fan, and will still be a fan.
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Me and the wife rarely watch TV, mostly just box sets that I get. Need some suggestions for a new one soon as most of the ones we watch have finished for now, or finished for good. We have already seen/are watching: Walking Dead Scandal Prison Break Lost Banshee Pretty Little Liars Under The Dome Dexter Breaking Bad Sons Of Anarchy Game Of Thrones Currently watching Wayward Pines, but have nearly finished what they've released so far. Thanks in advance.
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Movie and song on your DOB
by Jedi_Rasta- 1 follower
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so i came across this website during my busy work day tells you the film and song that was number one when you were born http://playback.fm/birthday-movie #1 film: good morning, veitnam #1 song: Phil Collins A groovey kind of love
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Music Videos to Get You Pumped for Heists
by UberL33tPwner69- 6 replies
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I am stoked to take on the Criminal Mastermind challenge with Rev, Rich and ???! Here's some heist themed music videos to get you pumped for heists in order of intensity, from laid back bank jobs to glorious, GTA-style, gratuitously violent shootouts! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4SE1QLlkfA
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Jalj's Not-In-Order-Always-Changing Top 10 - Bimonthly List #2: Hit Songs of the 2000's Part 1!
by RSCnet- 0 replies
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Jalj's Not-In-Order-Always-Changing Top 10 List Number 1: Songs of the 2000's! Welcome to Jalj's Not-in-order-always-changing-top-10! I figured i can't be calling myself the so called resident list maker while not actively making list for everyone to see. So heres how this is going to work, Im going to post my favorite things in a list of top 10 and while the list will be numbered from 1 to 10, unless specified, the lists will not be in order. Sure I could just list them in order from my favorite to least but my purpose of these list is to list "the top 10" as opposed ranking them. To be honest too, I don't feel like choosing which is best over another, its hard en…
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Jalj's Not-In-Order-Always-Changing Top 10 - Biweekly List #2: Hit Songs of the 2000's Part 1!
by RSCnet- 0 replies
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Jalj's Not-In-Order-Always-Changing Top 10 List Number 1: Songs of the 2000's! Welcome to Jalj's Not-in-order-always-changing-top-10! I figured i can't be calling myself the so called resident list maker while not actively making list for everyone to see. So heres how this is going to work, Im going to post my favorite things in a list of top 10 and while the list will be numbered from 1 to 10, unless specified, the lists will not be in order. Sure I could just list them in order from my favorite to least but my purpose of these list is to list "the top 10" as opposed ranking them. To be honest too, I don't feel like choosing which is best over another, its hard en…
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Thank Lord Kramdar for Re-releases!
by UberL33tPwner69- 3 replies
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I've planned on playing these since their releases in early 2000. Thanks to the power of re-releases, a decade of procrastination won't stop me! What re-releases has everyone else enjoyed?
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TED Talks
by ScottyB- 1 reply
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I have only watched a few, but they are always really cool and interesting, especially when you find one on a topic that interests you. If you haven't seen them, you most definitely should search it and watch one! So, Post your favourite ted talks here!
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Live Music Performances.
by RealOG- 1 follower
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Same idea as the funny video topic. If you see a live music performance that you like or think that others will like. Please link it so we can all watch it and enjoy it.
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The History Behind "Convoy"
by Beez- 1 reply
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We've all hear the song Convoy a million times by now. Here's the story behind it. http://www.cartalk.com/blogs/craig-fitzgerald/convoy-story-or-what-if-quaker-oats-guy-had-no-1-hit-record
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The Terminator Movie
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Must See!!!
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Band of Brothers
by Burgermauger- 1 reply
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On the eve of Memmorial Day in the U.S., I am sitting here watching Band of Brothers and feeling proud of both of my own grandfathers that served in WW2. Also Thank you to the fighting men then and now, I appreciate my own freedoms here in Canada !
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my tattoo sketch
by Ninja- 8 replies
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So today i went to see my sketch, i personally really love and i wondered what your thoughts are about it! Maybe you got some sketches of your own
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Getting old....
by Pb76- 21 replies
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So with hatch hitting 40 I'm reminded that I'm rapidly heading towards that dreaded milestone. But why should it be dreaded? There must be something good about getting older......... If you could list the great things about getting older here that'd be super (there'd better be some).
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Karaoke anyone???
by Xyon14- 4 replies
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So you like Karaoke right? Well Shit just got interesting!! http://elitedaily.com/humor/sng-what-happens-jacked-off-karaoke/1002824/?utm_source=moviepilot&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=moviepilot
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What I Watched This Week #168 (Mar 17-23) Sisu dir. Jalmari Helander/2022/1h31m Sisu is a Finnish action film set during the latter stages of WWII in the Finnish countryside where a grizzled old gold-miner, Aatami (Jorma Tommila), has just struck the motherlode. Unfortunately he runs into a group of n*zis led by SS officer Bruno (Askel Hennie) who are retreating out of the country and they steal his stash. What they don't know is that he is a legendary badass soldier who then proceeds to go on a bloody rampage to get his gold back. There are few things more satisfying to see in a movie than n*zis getting absolutely brutalised (Hitler getting his face machine-gunned into Swiss cheese in Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is a personal fav) and this delivers that by the blood and guts full bucket load. If you want to see a n*zi get exploded by having a landmine f*cking thrown directly at his face then this is the film for you. Tommila gives a great performance in the lead, even though his character doesn't have a single word of dialogue. This is a man who speaks with his actions. Plus he just looks like a badass, I can totally believe that he could take on an entire troop of n*zis and win. Hennie is also good, but his character is very one dimensional, but his presence is more symbolic here of how evil the n*zis were as a whole. If you want a straight forward and thrilling action film then you should check this out. 8/10 Breaking dir. Abi Damaris Corbin/2022/1h43m Based on a true story, Breaking stars John Boyega as Brian Brown-Easley, a former Marine suffering from severe PTSD who has had his VA benefits taken away, straight out of his bank account. Desperate and seeing no other option he holds up the bank with a bomb, taking two hostages. What follows is a tense standoff involving the police, the media and Brian, with Boyega's performance really carrying what is a pretty generic film. The way the public and media sympathy is on Brian's side as he's able to explain his situation put me in mind of Dog Day Afternoon - also based on a true story of another bank robbery gone wrong - but that just makes this film feel even blander. Now this isn't a bad film by any stretch of the imagination, it does its job well, but apart from Boyega's performance there isn't anything that really stands out. It did make me sympathise with the real Brian Brown-Easley as this is a tragic story from every angle, and it does a good job of showing who he was as a person with flashbacks showing him spending time with his young daughter and not just focusing on that day. 6.5/10 Furious 7 dir. James Wan/2015/2h17m Jason Statham enters the Fast and Furious series - after a post-credit teaser in the last film - as the brother of the baddie from the last film and he wants revenge (it's about family). Djimon Hounsou is also here as a totally underwritten bad guy who is totally forgettable and unnecessary and I don't know why he was there because Statham is already the bad guy. I can't even remember what relevance he had to the plot, if he had any at all. But I like Djimon Hounsou so it was nice just to see him I guess. I did have fun with this one, the less grounded the plots the more enjoyable they're becoming, especially since everyone is acting so seriously, particularly Vin Diesel. One aspect where this actually works is where they keep going on about family, their sincerity really makes me believe they care about each other, and that made the tribute to Paul Walker at the end of the film genuinely touching. 6/10 Le Corbeau dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot/1943/1h32m In this French mystery/thriller Pierre Fresnay plays Remy Germain, a doctor in a small village who is the victim of poison pen letters accusing him of having an affair with the wife of another doctor and performing illegal abortions. Soon other villagers start getting letters, all of them signed Le Corbeau - The Raven. As everyone's secrets start getting exposed, desperation to find The Raven grows. This is a very dark film made during a dark time in France's history, and the way the film shows how easily people can be turned against one another speaks to what was going on at the time. The actual mystery is well written, with the audience left guessing right up to the shocking finale, and it's all shot in a film-noir style that really sets the tone perfectly. It's a little slow at the start, but the third act really ramps up the pace as we start eliminating possible suspects, leading to what I think is a satisfying reveal. The performances are all good, especially that of the person eventually revealed as The Raven, but this is more about the atmosphere. 8/10 The Electric State dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo/2025/2h5m The Electric State is the latest film from the Russo brothers, directors of Avengers Infinity War and Endgame, and apparently cost Netflix 320 million dollars to make. It looks alright, and by that I mean the effects look alright, the actual art and production design is bland and derivative nostalgia bait, but it doesn't look like 320 million dollars. The actual plot, adapted from a graphic novel, sees Millie Bobby Brown play an orphaned teenager living in an alternate history 90's after some war with robots or something. She has to find her brother, who she thought was dead, but has been kidnapped by an evil tech guy played by Stanley Tucci and is now in a coma with his consciousness in a robot based on an old cartoon character and is the power source for his new VR tech I think. Also Chris Pratt is there doing the same character he's been doing for the last decade. There are some things I liked about this. Stanley Tucci is always good and is almost able to give his character some depth. Brian Cox voices a baseball robot, that was fun. I'm struggling now. Millie Bobby Brown's American accent is passable. I guess it's not the worst film I've seen this year, that would be Borderlands. This is slightly less obnoxious. 3/10 Cars 2 dir. John Lasseter/2011/1h46m The first non Toy Story sequel for Pixar kicked off an era of sequels where out of their next ten films only four were original. But at least the plot here is very different from the original, which was all about slowing down and enjoying the smaller pleasures of life. Cars 2 is a spy thriller where Mater the Tow Truck (Larry the Cable Guy) is mistaken for a secret agent by superspy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine). He is caught up in a plot involving eco-friendly oil invented by billionaire Miles Axelrod (Eddie Izzard), who is also hosting a worldwide grand prix in which Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is competing. There's a lot going on, but I do like how they've decided to go in such a mad direction after the relatively grounded first film. My biggest problem with this film is the same one I had with the first, and that's how much I f*cking hate Larry the Cable Guy and his stupid f*cking voice. And now he's basically the lead character, with more time given to his plot than McQueen's. 5/10 Across 110th Street dir. Barry Shear/1972/1h42m This film opens with two nobody crooks stealing a few hundred grand from a Mafia deal in Harlem, killing them and a couple of cops in the process. This threatens to incite a race riot if the two detectives assigned to the case can't find who did it. They are the gruff, no nonsense, racist Italian Captain Mattelli (Anthony Quinn), and the Black liberal Lt. Pope (Yaphet Kotto). A gritty crime film that's a perfect time capsule of the era, this is both very real feeling and stylised at the same time. There's a brilliant use of location shooting and handheld camera that give it a raw, almost documentary like feel. Quinn and Kotto are excellent as the diametrically opposed duo, butting heads while still trying to pull in the right direction. Their relationship is symbolic of the film as a whole, a powder keg just waiting to go up, and that level of tension is sustained throughout the film. The cherry on top is the brilliant soundtrack, which includes the legendary title song by Bobby Womack. 9/10 Lime's Film of the Week!- 2
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Alien Romulus (2024) dir Fede Alvarez Another film in the Alien franchise. More of the same reasonably high quality sci-fi horror, quite gory at times with dark, atmospheric, industrial looking sets. A cast of relatively unknown actors do a good job playing a group of young off-worlders, including an android, who see a way to escape their dreary mining colony planet by boarding an abandoned space craft to use it's resources to get their ship to another planet. But this craft is research station, with all human crew dead, because, of course, it had an alien on board. It then becomes the familiar last-woman-standing as one by one they meet the usual face-hugging / chest-bursting or other death by xenomorph. There is a lot that refers to one of more of the original films, including an appearance by an Android “played” by an AI version of Ian Holm (Ash in the Aliens). It is essentially a sequel to Alien that could be happening before, after or even about the same time as Aliens. So it fits into the original films rather than the newer ones from the 2010s. Although I like some of the references to the original films the problem with this for me is it has very little that we have not already seen in those originals. It does not bring much that is new to the franchise, unlike Prometheus and Covenant. Whilst I would have seen it as quite a good film if it was the 2nd or 3rd film in the franchise, I really don't see it adds anything more to the story. So it's fine if you just want more of the same, but for me if you are going to keep adding to a franchise the films needs to bring something original, some aspect of the overall plot not explored before, and this does not do that. I was actually getting slightly bored towards the end and would have been quite happy with it finishing maybe 20 minutes earlier. 6 / 10- 1
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