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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Ok, here is a chance for all the critis that reside at Flare, and lo there are many (I must start using lo more often) to sound off on the top ten in a couple of categories from the year past...2000.

Top ten films that you saw this year
Top ten albums or songs released tn the year
Top books you read this year
Top things* of 2000

*Things is a rather open topic, rather a catchall.

Discuss like the wind!

D'oh, I meant to put that in the Lounge, but it will most likely get flamed at some point.

*shrug*
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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Film:

I saw none. I am incredibly lame. At least, I don't remember many. I think I saw Mission Impossible 2 and Dungeons and Dragons. I didn't pay for the latter. Of the two, I guess MI:2 wins because watered down Woo is better than no Woo at all. Dungeons and Dragons was less painful than blunt trauma, but only slightly. (Though it did feature a couple of hotties.)

Music:

Wasp Star, Apple Venus Vol. II, by XTC.
The Moon & Antarctica, by Modest Mouse.

Wasp Star is the better album, with a more constant voice and better songwriting. But The Moon & Antarctica is much more ambitious.

Things:

10: Being 20. (This also qualifies as one of the worst)
9: Elite Force. (No, really!)
8: Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese
7: The way my friend's son, who is one year old, refers to me solely as "Ssssssssssss"
6: Six has been omitted due to time constraints and lack of imagination on the part of the author
5: The fancy special edition release of Being John Malkovich
4: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
3: A Deepness In The Sky
2: McSweeney's Internet Tendancy
1: Space stations

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

The official rules of the forums say that if a forum moderator posts the first reply to a topic, then the topic shall be moved to that moderator's forum. Unless the moderator is an iguana.

Actually...that's all a lie!

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Thanks for the move Frank.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Well, there weren't Top 10 Movies out this year, except for a few notable exceptions, the films out this year totally blew. I only really enjoyed two that I saw ...

The Replacements -- a football comedy with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman. I'm not a fan of football, but I picked this up on DVD because its simple a great flick.

!$^$@& -- I can never think of this film's title. It's with Bruce Willis and Matt Perry. Willis is a hit-man in the witness protection program, it's set in Canada, very good flick ...

Other films I saw which blew: Dungeons & Dragons, Perfect Storm, Scary Movie (ick), Highlander: Endgame (although, the DVD release is supposed to be the director's cut, so there might still be hope), Hollow Man, Rules of Engagement, and most of the others released this year. No, I didn't think very much of Gladiator either, it was all FX and not much of a story.

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

"The Whole Nine Yards."

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

That's the one! Going to pick it up on DVD tommorow.

Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :

My lists are short and/or unorganized, so I'll just list them.

Films: Well I didn't see many films this year.
Gladiator
U-571
Chicken Run
Fantasia 2000 (or was it released in '99?)
The Patriot
I haven't seen The Green Mile, but I hear it was really good.

Albums: Not many either.
All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
Gladiator OST - Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
Fantasia 2000 OST - Various Artists
Blender - Collective Soul

Song: Ditto
Beautiful Day - U2
Elevation - U2
Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out of - U2
New York - U2
When I Look at the World - U2
With Arms Wide Open - Creed
You're a God - Vertical Horizon
Higher - Creed
Always - U2

Stupid things/people/events/etc.:
The election
Al Gore
Joe Lieberman
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
The whole Elian Gonzalez affair
Ralph Nader
The state of Florida
Jeb Bush...actually the whole Bush family
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Teen pop music
MTV
My British History professor
People in general
I could go on, but I won't

And I really don't have a top list of books seeing as I really had no time to read any.

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Bart: Ohhh, I see... you HATE him, so you gave him to the church.
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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Can't really think of 10 things for any catagory...

I hope this includes movies that were released prior to 2000.
In the Name of the Emperor-documentary, very good.
The Patriot
Gladiator was good, even tho I missed the first hour or so.
Ghost in the Shell - superior anime movie

Strange Times- Latest album by the Moody Blues... not as good as their older stuff, but it shows they still got it.
Mind Sculptures Flesh- second album by Individual Totem

Great books include Vector Prime from the Star Wars books, Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman(which I am rereading right now), and the Rape of Nanking.

Dunno if there was a lot of Top things in this year... a lot of crap if you ask me.
I suppose getting this crap-for-a-semester over with is a good thing. Getting a good summer job(yes they do exist) was a good thing too.

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Top ten movies of 2000! In Frank's humble opinion, of course.

1. The Patriot
2. Cast Away
3. Titan AE
4. Family Man
5. Gone in 60 Seconds
6. X-Men
7. Gladiator
8. Mission: Impossible II
9. Road Trip
10. Shanghai Noon

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Uh...I could think of many things, but few of them only from 2000...

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Oh wait! I take that back.

Top Ten Video/Computer games of 2000

1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Escape from Monkey Island
3. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
4. Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete
5. The Sims
6. The Longest Journey
7. Chrono Cross
8. Mario Tennis
9. Valkyrie Profile
10.Harvest Moon

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Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :

*drool*

Movies:
Gone in 60 Seconds... the only one that matters......

~LOA

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Top 10 Potatoes:

10. 6/24/00
9. 2/03/00
8. 2/04/00 (Two in two days, I was in potato heaven.)
7. 4/12/00
6. 1/29/00
5. 7/11/00
4. 11/02/00
3. 12/12/00
2. 3/03/00
1. 11/24/00

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Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :

Gone in 60 Seconds wasn't all that great; it was good but not great. Was there even a great movie during 2000? I don't think so...

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

Scary Movie, Gladiator, The Patriot cause I got to watch them when I spent time with my g/f this summer (was fun too

), and X-Men cause it was made and didn't totally suck but it was too fucking short.

The rest, blah, dunno. I'll get them later.

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

UM, that was freakin PERFECT representation of the things!

Rock on homeslice!

*save for the fact that I hate potatoes.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Scary Movie was ... ugh. I prefer my comedies to be actually funny ...

Jeff's Top Ten Comedy Movies: (in no particular order, and at the moment)

Monty Python & The Holy Grail
A Fish Named Wanda
Fierce Creatures
Dazed & Confused
Speed 2
Clue
Grosse Point Blank
Clerks
Office Space
Dogma
The American President
The Replacements

Oh. That's 12, isn't it? Oh well.

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

"The American President" was a comedy? I thought it was more of a chick flick. Sure you're not thinking of "Wag the Dog?"

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Well, I'd define the "American President" as a drama with comedic elements, so a "Dramedy." Same with "The Replacements" ... they're a mix.

I don't think "Chick Flick" is a section they'll have at Blockbuster any time soon ... besides which, how do you define a chick flick? People I know have called "The Princess Bride" a chick flick ... I don't think of it that way.

I didn't care much for "Wag the Dog" myself ...

Jeff's Top 10 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films Of All Time (in no particular order, and at the moment)

Highlander
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Fifth Element
Aliens
Contact
Star Wars
Sleepy Hollow
The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (Animated)

Um. Well, hmmm. That about covers it ...

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

The Princess Bride = Process of rediscovering those pieces of corn that weren't fully digested from last nights supper.

That is all.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Well, there goes all my respect for you. The very stars will weep!

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

How can anyone NOT love "The Princess Bride"?!?!?!?!

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Okay, this is too obvious, but it must be said...

Inconceiveable!

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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Fear not. UM will attempt a land war in Asia, and THEN he'll be sorry. . .

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Posted by Krenim (Member # 22) on :

*Walks into thread*

*Reads that someone does not like "The Princess Bride"*

*Whips out portable chroniton torpedo launcher and destroys offender*

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

I forgot to add "Fight Club" to that list of great flicks.

Posted by Free ThoughtCrime America (Member # 480) on :

fight club was good. I actually made soap in the kitchen after that one. but I used to much lye. should have read the directions more carefully instead of being drunk.

Top Ten Sci-fi movies, in some kind of order:

Uhm...Star wars.
and...uh star trek 2: the wrath of ricardo
I kinda liked that movie with the aliens too

Altered States is actually one of my favorites, or at least, the first half of altered states is...right up until he becomes a fucking monkey. Then it loses me every time. Had such a cool Carlos Castaneda feel to it, and then he de-evolves and shit...

The terminator was pretty good, but i could never figure out why a computer would have an austrian accent, and so I'm afraid I have to leave it out. Can't stand those horrible loop holes in the plot like that...

Ninja Scroll is excellent, especially when you turn off the sound and make up your own dialogue. This works with virtually anything, but somehow the funniest shit happens in manga with my crew...

I have no idea why nobody mentioned Ghostbusters. that scene with Ray getting the blow job from the spectral babe made me throw up I was laughing so hard.

Dune was...not on this list. Every dune thing on screen sucks sucks sucks. When are they going to get it right? Oh yeah...they did. It was called Star Wars. eh, whatever.

That's not ten but i'm bored with this already.

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