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Post by twothousandonemark on May 8, 2020 23:40:14 GMT
Music videos...
1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
2. Take on Me - Aha
3. Sabotage - The Beastie Boys
4. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
5. November Rain - Guns N' Roses
6. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
7. California Love - 2Pac & Dre
8. Stan - Eminem
9. Beat It - Michael Jackson
10.D'You Know What I Mean? - Oasis
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 1:02:40 GMT
Top 10 Action Movie Stars: (Now obviously the list goes on and on especially for the guys at the top, but I'm limiting my choice performances to 3 roles each) 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator/T2, Predator, Commando) 2. Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Fugitive) 3. Sylvester Stallone (Rambo franchise, Rocky franchise, Cobra) 4. Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible franchise, Top Gun, Edge of Tomorrow) 5. Mel Gibson (Mad Max original trilogy, Lethal Weapon franchise, Braveheart) 6. Bruce Willis (Die Hard original trilogy, Last Man Standing, Unbreakable) 7. Keanu Reeves (Speed, The Matrix, John Wick franchise) 8. Will Smith (Bad Boys franchise, Independence Day, Men In Black) 9. Kurt Russell (Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China, Tombstone) 10. Bruce Lee (Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon) HM: Steven Seagal (Hard To Kill, Out For Justice, Marked For Death Matt Damon (for the Bourne trilogy alone) Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target) Wesley Snipes (Blade franchise, Demolition Man, The Art of War) Steve McQueen (Bullitt, The Great Escape, The Getaway) Interesting. My man Bruce Willis is pretty shockingly low in such a ranking. Even his shitty 90's action movies like Last Boy Scout and Striking Distance were highly entertaining action flicks. I for one, have never seen an Arnold movie that I enjoyed. I know people love him but the appeal never reached me. Same for Sly outside of 1 or 2 Rocky movies. Harrison Ford isn't somebody I think of in terms of action flicks. Never seen the Indiana Jones movies (outside of the shitty one with Shia) and I'm not a fan of Star Wars. Glad to see Keanu get in there with John Wick. No love for Vin Deisel and the Fast franchise? No Jason Statham via Transporter or Crank? Daniel Craig's James Bond films? Jackie Chan has some entertaining ones.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 1:06:34 GMT
Top 10 Action Movie Stars: (Now obviously the list goes on and on especially for the guys at the top, but I'm limiting my choice performances to 3 roles each) 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator/T2, Predator, Commando) 2. Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Fugitive) 3. Sylvester Stallone (Rambo franchise, Rocky franchise, Cobra) 4. Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible franchise, Top Gun, Edge of Tomorrow) 5. Mel Gibson (Mad Max original trilogy, Lethal Weapon franchise, Braveheart) 6. Bruce Willis (Die Hard original trilogy, Last Man Standing, Unbreakable) 7. Keanu Reeves (Speed, The Matrix, John Wick franchise) 8. Will Smith (Bad Boys franchise, Independence Day, Men In Black)9. Kurt Russell (Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China, Tombstone) 10. Bruce Lee (Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon) HM: Steven Seagal (Hard To Kill, Out For Justice, Marked For Death Matt Damon (for the Bourne trilogy alone) Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target) Wesley Snipes (Blade franchise, Demolition Man, The Art of War) Steve McQueen (Bullitt, The Great Escape, The Getaway) Ben Affleck and Mark Wahlberg also deserve a mention, as does Kevin Costner, but there are plenty of actors who have done a few great action movies and I have to cut the list off somewhere. And I haven't even mentioned guys who are primarily known for Marvel movies even though Chris Evans has been part of some of the best hand to hand action scenes in the MCU. Clint Eastwood's Westerns and even his contemporary stuff like the Dirty Harry franchise or In The Line of Fire were more thrillers than true action flicks, hence his omission. Then of course you have John Wayne. I just think action is judged to a different standard these days, and you can't really compare. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Searchers are incredible films, but I'm not throwing them on when I want to turn my brain off and eat popcorn, you know? Kurt Russell is kind of a forgotten action hero these days. It feels a little weird putting him on the top ten over Seagal or Van Damme for example, whose entire careers were built on B action movies. And I know art is subjective and all that, but if you don't think the three Kurt Russell films I listed (and The Thing is an all time fave of mine as well, but again it's a thriller more than an action film) are amazing action movies, you're wrong. You just are. No Wild Wild West?! No joke; I've unashamedly loved that movie for years. I know I've seen it but I barely remember anything about it. I remember a giant spider, mostly because of the Superman doc that was made about the Nick Cage never made Superman movie and Kevin Smith talking about how the studio head wanted a giant spider to fight. So Kev was happy that the studio head finally got his giant spider. Plus Salma Hayek, but I mean, who could forget anything that she does? Oh, and of course the banger that was the soundtrack with Will Smith and Sisqo.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 9, 2020 2:48:46 GMT
Top 10 Action Movie Stars: (Now obviously the list goes on and on especially for the guys at the top, but I'm limiting my choice performances to 3 roles each) 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator/T2, Predator, Commando) 2. Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Fugitive) 3. Sylvester Stallone (Rambo franchise, Rocky franchise, Cobra) 4. Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible franchise, Top Gun, Edge of Tomorrow) 5. Mel Gibson (Mad Max original trilogy, Lethal Weapon franchise, Braveheart) 6. Bruce Willis (Die Hard original trilogy, Last Man Standing, Unbreakable) 7. Keanu Reeves (Speed, The Matrix, John Wick franchise) 8. Will Smith (Bad Boys franchise, Independence Day, Men In Black) 9. Kurt Russell (Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China, Tombstone) 10. Bruce Lee (Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon) HM: Steven Seagal (Hard To Kill, Out For Justice, Marked For Death Matt Damon (for the Bourne trilogy alone) Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target) Wesley Snipes (Blade franchise, Demolition Man, The Art of War) Steve McQueen (Bullitt, The Great Escape, The Getaway) Interesting. My man Bruce Willis is pretty shockingly low in such a ranking. Even his shitty 90's action movies like Last Boy Scout and Striking Distance were highly entertaining action flicks. I for one, have never seen an Arnold movie that I enjoyed. I know people love him but the appeal never reached me. Same for Sly outside of 1 or 2 Rocky movies. Harrison Ford isn't somebody I think of in terms of action flicks. Never seen the Indiana Jones movies (outside of the shitty one with Shia) and I'm not a fan of Star Wars. Glad to see Keanu get in there with John Wick. No love for Vin Deisel and the Fast franchise? No Jason Statham via Transporter or Crank? Daniel Craig's James Bond films? Jackie Chan has some entertaining ones. Yeah the rankings were tough. Gibson over Willis was a hard call to make, Die Hard edges out any single Gibson project. From a standpoint of body of work, I had to give the edge to Gibson. And yes, I also considered Craig's Bond flicks, and Connery's for that matter. Good call on Chan, also should've mentioned Denzel Washington, but like I said it's a list that can go on forever if you let it. I'm going to revisit this topic in its own thread at some point, probably expand the field to 25.
I've never been a fan of the FF franchise. I don't have anything against Vin Diesel, but for whatever reason I don't like his movies. I still think his best flick was Pitch Black, and he's essentially the co-lead in that. The sequels were terrible. Ditto for Dwayne Johnson. Like the guy, don't like his movies. The only Statham movie I've ever enjoyed is Snatch, which is an ensemble piece more than a Statham vehicle.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 9, 2020 2:56:26 GMT
Top 10 Metallica Songs (non-cover songs): 1. Battery 2. Creeping Death 3. Master of Puppets 4. Harvester of Sorrow 5. Orion 6. Hit the Lights 7. For Whom the Bell Tolls 8. Damage, Inc. 9. Enter Sandman 10. No Remorse And 5 covers: 1. Breadfan 2. Stone Cold Crazy 3. Am I Evil 4. So What 5. Last Caress / Green Hell Sweet list. Honorable mention: The Thing That Should Not Be, Jump In The Fire, Metal Militia, shit I think I could list 90% of their material before the Black album.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 3:34:30 GMT
Interesting. My man Bruce Willis is pretty shockingly low in such a ranking. Even his shitty 90's action movies like Last Boy Scout and Striking Distance were highly entertaining action flicks. I for one, have never seen an Arnold movie that I enjoyed. I know people love him but the appeal never reached me. Same for Sly outside of 1 or 2 Rocky movies. Harrison Ford isn't somebody I think of in terms of action flicks. Never seen the Indiana Jones movies (outside of the shitty one with Shia) and I'm not a fan of Star Wars. Glad to see Keanu get in there with John Wick. No love for Vin Deisel and the Fast franchise? No Jason Statham via Transporter or Crank? Daniel Craig's James Bond films? Jackie Chan has some entertaining ones. Yeah the rankings were tough. Gibson over Willis was a hard call to make, Die Hard edges out any single Gibson project. From a standpoint of body of work, I had to give the edge to Gibson. And yes, I also considered Craig's Bond flicks, and Connery's for that matter. Good call on Chan, also should've mentioned Denzel Washington, but like I said it's a list that can go on forever if you let it. I'm going to revisit this topic in its own thread at some point, probably expand the field to 25.
I've never been a fan of the FF franchise. I don't have anything against Vin Diesel, but for whatever reason I don't like his movies. I still think his best flick was Pitch Black, and he's essentially the co-lead in that. The sequels were terrible. Ditto for Dwayne Johnson. Like the guy, don't like his movies. The only Statham movie I've ever enjoyed is Snatch, which is an ensemble piece more than a Statham vehicle.
That's fair. Die Hard and the Lethal Weapon franchise are some of my favorites. Die Hard to me is just damn near impossible to surpass. I really liked the first 3 of them. LW 1 & 2 were solid. Not the biggest fan of the third. Willis for me while the movies weren't always the best I'd still get entertainment out of them so he'd rank a lot higher for me. Love the "every man" falls into being a hero type of story. In regards to Vin, yeah I understand the Fast franchise isn't for everybody. I personally liked quite a few of them. Outside of that franchise he doesn't really do it for me though. Pitch Black was alright but I don't really remember much of it. The Rock, in terms of his big action movies the only one I really enjoyed was Jumanji. The sequel sucked though so I'd agree he wouldn't make my top 10. Nice shout on Snatch though. I fucking love that movie. Brad Pitt's accent in it still cracks me up. What would you use as examples for Denzel? Is Training Day an action movie? 2 Guns with Wahlberg was good. The Equalizer movies maybe. He had that one with Dakota Fanning as well that was good. Another with Eva Mendes I wanna say. Alright, yeah...as I'm thinking of it he has a lot more than I originally thought.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 9, 2020 3:56:19 GMT
Top 10 Action Movie Stars: (Now obviously the list goes on and on especially for the guys at the top, but I'm limiting my choice performances to 3 roles each) 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator/T2, Predator, Commando) 2. Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Fugitive) 3. Sylvester Stallone (Rambo franchise, Rocky franchise, Cobra) 4. Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible franchise, Top Gun, Edge of Tomorrow) 5. Mel Gibson (Mad Max original trilogy, Lethal Weapon franchise, Braveheart) 6. Bruce Willis (Die Hard original trilogy, Last Man Standing, Unbreakable) 7. Keanu Reeves (Speed, The Matrix, John Wick franchise) 8. Will Smith (Bad Boys franchise, Independence Day, Men In Black) 9. Kurt Russell (Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China, Tombstone) 10. Bruce Lee (Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon) HM: Steven Seagal (Hard To Kill, Out For Justice, Marked For Death Matt Damon (for the Bourne trilogy alone) Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target) Wesley Snipes (Blade franchise, Demolition Man, The Art of War) Steve McQueen (Bullitt, The Great Escape, The Getaway) Never seen the Indiana Jones movies (outside of the shitty one with Shia) Why are you wasting your time posting on an Internet message board when you could be watching ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ for the first time?
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Post by twothousandonemark on May 9, 2020 6:21:48 GMT
Trailer Park Boys characters:
1. Ricky ...electrifying IQ & linguist
2. Bubbles ...soul of the show
3. Lahey ...greatest drunk in the history of tv/film
4. Randy ...sneaky strong foil for all, underrated
5. J-Roc ...fun levity on the side
6. Julian ...his Patrick Swayze muscles are fun to mock
7. Jacob ...underrated, solid deadpan go-to
8. Cory ...can't help but fcuk everything up
9. Trevor ...indestructible comedic foil
10.Ray ...Ricky's dad, nuff said
I've been bingeing in reverse season order via Netflix. Glorious late night empty comedic calories.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 7:46:54 GMT
Never seen the Indiana Jones movies (outside of the shitty one with Shia) Why are you wasting your time posting on an Internet message board when you could be watching ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ for the first time? I have always intended on watching them because I know I'd like them. I just haven't yet. I'll get to them eventually.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 9, 2020 9:20:09 GMT
My 10 favorite Russian rulers (not in order)
1 Alexander II (1818-1881) 1855-1881
2 Peter I The Great (1672-1725) 1682-1725
3 Catherine II The Great (1729-1796) 1762-1796
4 Alexander I (1777-1825) 1801-1825
5 Ivan III The Great (1440-1505) 1462-1505
6 Elizabeth I (1709-1762) 1741-1762
7 Michael I (1596-1645) 1613-1645
8 Nicholas I (1796-1855) 1825-1855
9 Nicholas II (1868-1918) 1894-1917
10 Alexander Nevsky (1221-1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40 and 1240–56 and 1258-1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–63) during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Rus' history.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 9, 2020 13:22:15 GMT
My 10 favorite Russian rulers (not in order) 1 Alexander II (1818-1881) 1855-1881 2 Peter I The Great (1672-1725) 1682-1725 3 Catherine II The Great (1729-1796) 1762-1796 4 Alexander I (1777-1825) 1801-1825 5 Ivan III The Great (1440-1505) 1462-1505 6 Elizabeth I (1709-1762) 1741-1762 7 Michael I (1596-1645) 1613-1645 8 Nicholas I (1796-1855) 1825-1855 9 Nicholas II (1868-1918) 1894-1917 10 Alexander Nevsky (1221-1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40 and 1240–56 and 1258-1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–63) during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Rus' history. Peter the Great would be my #1 (I know you said these aren't in order), probably followed by Catherine. Interesting to see Nicholas on the list. He was dealt a tough hand I suppose, but he seemed to make poor decision after poor decision, ultimately leading to his overthrow. Again, it was perhaps inevitable, but he didn't seem to be a man of vision.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 9, 2020 13:29:41 GMT
My 10 favorite Russian rulers (not in order) 1 Alexander II (1818-1881) 1855-1881 2 Peter I The Great (1672-1725) 1682-1725 3 Catherine II The Great (1729-1796) 1762-1796 4 Alexander I (1777-1825) 1801-1825 5 Ivan III The Great (1440-1505) 1462-1505 6 Elizabeth I (1709-1762) 1741-1762 7 Michael I (1596-1645) 1613-1645 8 Nicholas I (1796-1855) 1825-1855 9 Nicholas II (1868-1918) 1894-1917 10 Alexander Nevsky (1221-1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40 and 1240–56 and 1258-1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–63) during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Rus' history. Peter the Great would be my #1 (I know you said these aren't in order), probably followed by Catherine. Interesting to see Nicholas on the list. He was dealt a tough hand I suppose, but he seemed to make poor decision after poor decision, ultimately leading to his overthrow. Again, it was perhaps inevitable, but he didn't seem to be a man of vision. Its actually a myth that Nicholas II was all bad. Also its my list of favorite rulers not a list of who i think the 10 best Russians rulers have been.
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Post by sdm3 on May 9, 2020 13:40:37 GMT
Top 10 Fictional Dictators
1. The Benevolent General Krul
2. Andrew Ryan
3. Sauron
4. Kefka
5. Big Brother
6. General Bison
7. Napoleon (Animal Farm)
8. The Emperor
9. Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
10. The Founders
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 9, 2020 13:44:26 GMT
My 10 favorite English/British Monarchs
1 Edward III (1312-1377) 1327-1377
2 Victoria I (1819-1901) 1837-1901
3 Henry VII (1457-1509) 1485-1501
4 Edward I (1239-1307 ) 1272-1307
5 Elizabeth I (1533-1503 ) 1558-1603
6 Charles II (1630-1685 ) 1660-1685
7 Henry V (1386-1422) 1413-1422
8 George V (1865-1936) 1910-1936
9 William the Conqueror (c 1028-1087) 1066-1087
10 Edward the Confessor (1003-1066) 1042-1066
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 13:48:28 GMT
Top 10 rock types
1. Limestone
2. Sandstone
3. Gritstone
4. Granite
5. Gneiss
6. Soapstone
7. Chalk
8. Shale
9. Marble
10. Conglomerate
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 9, 2020 23:36:57 GMT
Peter the Great would be my #1 (I know you said these aren't in order), probably followed by Catherine. Interesting to see Nicholas on the list. He was dealt a tough hand I suppose, but he seemed to make poor decision after poor decision, ultimately leading to his overthrow. Again, it was perhaps inevitable, but he didn't seem to be a man of vision. Its actually a myth that Nicholas II was all bad. Also its my list of favorite rulers not a list of who i think the 10 best Russians rulers have been. I don't think he was all bad, I just thought he was ultimately a poor ruler. Doesn't mean his story isn't interesting, I hear where you're coming from. I've done top tens of US Presidents and English monarchs and both lists featured unsavory characters.
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Post by Aj_June on May 10, 2020 1:47:30 GMT
Top 10 Action Movie Stars: (Now obviously the list goes on and on especially for the guys at the top, but I'm limiting my choice performances to 3 roles each) 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator/T2, Predator, Commando) 2. Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Fugitive) 3. Sylvester Stallone (Rambo franchise, Rocky franchise, Cobra) 4. Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible franchise, Top Gun, Edge of Tomorrow) 5. Mel Gibson (Mad Max original trilogy, Lethal Weapon franchise, Braveheart) 6. Bruce Willis (Die Hard original trilogy, Last Man Standing, Unbreakable) 7. Keanu Reeves (Speed, The Matrix, John Wick franchise) 8. Will Smith (Bad Boys franchise, Independence Day, Men In Black) 9. Kurt Russell (Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China, Tombstone) 10. Bruce Lee (Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon) Good list. If I had to add a name it would be Jean Reno. Don"t know he can be counted as an action star but he was superb in Leon and in La Femme Nikita as the "cleaner". 
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 10, 2020 7:42:19 GMT
Its actually a myth that Nicholas II was all bad. Also its my list of favorite rulers not a list of who i think the 10 best Russians rulers have been. I don't think he was all bad, I just thought he was ultimately a poor ruler. Doesn't mean his story isn't interesting, I hear where you're coming from. I've done top tens of US Presidents and English monarchs and both lists featured unsavory characters. Well yes overall he was a poor ruler, but my list was not who i think are the best rulers of Russia.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 8:31:48 GMT
Top 10 spring flowers
1. Bluebells
2. Ramsons
3. Wood anemones
4. Tulips
5. Daffodils
6. Snakes head fritillaries
7. Crocuses
8. Chives
9. Lily of the valley
10. Grape hyacinths
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 9:06:39 GMT
Top 10 cloud types
1. Stratocumulus
2. Stratus
3. Cirrus
4. Cumulonimbus
5. Cirrostratus
6. Cumulus
7. Altocumulus
8. Nimbostratus
9. Cirrocumulus
10. Altostratus
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