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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
by revbouncer- 0 replies
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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- 2 followers
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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- 2 followers
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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 #154 (Dec 9-15) The Hound of the Baskervilles dir. Terence Fisher/1959/1h27m The winning Hammer trio of director Terence Fisher and actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, who had previous success with Dracula and The Mummy, team up once again for this adaptation of the most famous, and spookiest, Sherlock Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Cushing plays Holmes with Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville, under threat from a family curse. Cushing makes for a wonderful Holmes, fitting into the role perfectly, and he has a capable Watson played by Andre Morell, but I did find Lee's role lacking in screen time, though he makes the most of what he gets. I think I would have much preferred to see him play Moriarty in a different story as The Hound of the Baskervilles isn't one of my favourites. What this film does well is atmosphere, particularly in the more supernatural scenes, with some wonderfully otherworldly lighting that feels like a precursor to the Italian giallo horror films of the 70s. 7/10 Memoir of a Snail dir. Adam Elliot/2024/1h34m This Australian stop-motion animation sees Grace (Sarah Snook) tell her sad life story, which starts with her mother dying whilst giving birth to her and her twin brother Gilbert (Kodi Smit-McPhee). When their father dies while they are still young they are sent to separate foster homes. From there Grace grows into a lonely, depressed woman whose only friend is an eccentric old lady called Pinky (Jacki Weaver). Like Elliot's previous feature from 2009, Mary and Max – the story of a pen pal friendship between a lonely, bullied, little Australian girl and a lonely, autistic middle-aged New York man - this is a brutally open and emotionally raw film that still finds beauty in the ugliness of life. This extends to the character design, as these characters all border on the grotesque looking but are still endearing and beautiful in their own way. Going further, this applies to Elliot's own life. After watching his much more autobiographical shorts (see next review) I can see how much of this film is based on experience, and the fact that he's been able to make such a profoundly moving film out of his pain (this also applies to Mary and Max) is deeply touching. As far as feature films go he's two for two in my books and I can't wait to see his next film, even if it takes another 15 years. 10/10 Lime's Film of the Week! Four shorts by Adam Elliot: Human Behavioural Case Studies. Series One. 1996/1m Uncle 1996/6m Cousin 1999/4m Brother 2000/8m These four shorts make up Elliot's filmography prior to the release of his first feature, Mary and Max, and offer up bite-sized samples of his signature style and deeply personal storytelling. That is, with one outlier – his very first film, Human Behavioural Case Studies. Series One. This is a simply animated film, drawn with pencil rather than his usual Claymation stop-motion, where we hear three stories about weird hobbies that some children have. While probably based on reality this lacks the emotional heft that really makes his films hit hard. But this is more than present in his other three shorts that make up a trilogy, Uncle, Cousin, and Brother. These are all autobiographical and relate Elliot's feelings and relationships with each of the named family members, his eccentric, hardware store owning uncle, his cousin with cerebral palsy, and his wild and free older brother. These films are all tinged with sadness and melancholy but there is always humour present, something to make life bearable. If you don't laugh you'll cry. Like I said in the previous review, it's incredible that Elliot has taken so much pain and sadness and transformed that into these works of art. Not as refined as his feature films, these are still very much worth watching and I'll give the whole collection a score of 8.5/10 Mandibles dir. Quentin Dupieux/2020/1h17m Quentin Dupieux is a very unique director who has previously made films about a killer tyre (Rubber), a possessed jacket that wants to be the only jacket in the world (Deerskin), and a man who takes a play, and its audience, hostage because he thinks it's bad (Yannick), so I wasn't that surprised to find that this film is about a couple of idiotic chancers, Manu and Jean-Gab (Gregoire Ludig, David Marsais), who find a giant fly in the boot of their car and see it as a way to make some money. Deadpan Kafkaesque absurdity is the name of the game here, with the two main characters just going with the flow, seeing where their moronic scheme will take them. It's like if Dumb and Dumber was a surreal, European arthouse film. The two leads do a good job of making what could be very unlikeable characters – they're not only stupid, they're also selfish, manipulative, and deceitful – quite charming, and their almost childlike friendship I found to be quite sweet, they even have a special best friends fist bump. I also found it hilarious that at the end, just when we think that they are going to learn a lesson and grow as people, their idiocy is rewarded and reinforced. The more films of his I watch, the more I like the weird world of Quentin Dupieux. 9/10 Women Talking dir. Sarah Polley/2022/1h35m A group of women in an isolated, deeply religious community meet to discuss what they are to do after several of their men are arrested for sexually assaulting them. They decide they have three options, stay and fight for equality in the community, stay and do nothing, or leave. This is a true ensemble piece with many characters, but led by the brilliant trio of Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, and Claire Foy each delivering amazing performances. Ben Whishaw is also excellent as August, a kind and gentle man who has recently been let back into the community after previously being excommunicated due to his mother. He is at the meeting to take minutes because of course none of the women were ever taught to read or write. This is a film that is made by the dialogue, with the Oscar winning screenplay really making each discussion totally enthralling as the women struggle to reconcile their faith with the massively traumatic experience they've all been through. 9/10 Seven Chances dir. Buster Keaton/1925/56m This silent comedy stars Buster Keaton as Jimmie Shannon who discovers he's been left seven million dollars in a distant relative's will. The only catch is that he has to be married by seven pm on the evening of his twenty seventh birthday, which happens to be today. This film builds up the comedy over the runtime, starting off with quite subtle slapstick and culminating with a ridiculously over the top chase where he is pursued through the city streets by hundreds of would-be brides. Buster gives a very typical performance of his here, his stony expression exuding a slight air of sadness. While this is very well crafted I do find it to be less imaginative than his best films like Sherlock Jr. or The General. The chase scene is fun but there are no real big set pieces that stand out. But this is still a funny and charming film and well worth watching. 7/10 Toy Story 2 dir. John Lasseter/1999/1h32m Pixar's third film started out as a direct to video project, but when they exceeded all expectations when it came to quality and story it was pushed to full release. Woody (Tom Hanks) is kidnapped by toy store owner Al (Wayne Knight) who's going to sell him to a museum in Tokyo because it turns out he's a rare collectable piece of merchandise from an old TV show. This is how we meet the rest of the Woody's Roundup gang, exuberant cowgirl Jessie (Joan Cusack) and Stinky Pete the Prospector (Kelsey Grammer). This is one of those rare sequels that is almost, if not as good as the original. Woody having to face the prospect of a life where Andy grows up and doesn't need him anymore is really well handled, with the song where Jessie recounts her own owner abandoning her being genuinely heart-breaking. This is also just as funny as the original, with most of that coming from Buzz (Tim Allen), leading a rescue party out looking for Woody. There's also a marked improvement in the animation from the first film here, especially with the human characters who are no longer nightmare inducing. The textures of the fabrics and plastics that make up the toys also look much more detailed. 9.5/10 Wasp dir. Andrea Arnold/2003/26m (no trailer for this) This Oscar winning short film from Andrea Arnold stars Natalie Press as Zoe, a single mother to four young children living in poverty on a council estate. She is asked out to the pub by an old flame Dave (Danny Dyer) but can't get a babysitter, so she makes her kids wait outside for her. This is an honest and non-judgemental look at what it's like for the poorest people in this country. Zoe, as a character is someone who you sympathise with, pity, are outraged by and can feel disgusted by how she treats her children. Her love for them is never called into question, it's a case of a desperate person not making the best decisions. Press gives an amazing performance that feels real and lived in. I'm also amazed that Dyer gave a good performance as I've hated him in everything else I've seen him in. Bleak and raw, there's still a spirit of hope here, small as it may be. 10/10- 2
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Let The Sunshine In (2017) dir Claire Denis Juliette Binoche plays Parisian artist Isabelle, looking for her ideal man after a divorce. That makes it sound like a romantic comedy, but it isn't. There's no real romance and although not to be taken too seriously it's not exactly full of jokes either. Isabelle basically tries out various lovers who all fail to live up to expectation on some level; such as the wealthy married man who only calls when it suits him or the younger man who decides he just wants to be friends. Interwoven between these scenes we learn a bit more about who Isabelle is, what she does for a job, meet a few of her friends etc. Binoche is very good, as always, most of the rest of the cast are OK. I did start to get a little bored after about halfway through. There was very little chemistry between the actors, which I guess was deliberate since she was never finding the right man. But right at the end it did step up. The very final scene is great. Isabelle goes to see a psychic, played by Gerard Depadieu. There follows a dialogue as they discuss her various lovers, with him kind of reviewing them. It's almost like she was seeing a therapist, until he brought out a “magic” pendulum type of thing and started making predictions of which ones might turn out to be the right man for her. The film actually ends at this scene plays out with the credits beginning whilst their conversation continues. I'm not sure if the intention of this was to make you watch the credits or maybe it was saying “you can stop watching now, there's nothing important left to see”. But whatever, it was an original bit of film making for me. 6 / 10- 2
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