Master_Ginn Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I just thinking that if it wasn't for all my friends i would be stuck in the same old rut of music, tv, and movies. So i was thinking of a thread that people could share movies, music, games and tv that could possibly be unknown to others. For instance Firefly, i'd never even heard of that TV show till ET showed me a couple episodes. All I gotta say is wow, i wish i would've heard of it sooner. I thought i saw a thread like this a while back, but i couldn't remember, so i'm bringing it back! The Boondock Saints(movie)- Great movie, lots of violence, and great lines. The Queens Gambit(board Game)- Quite possibly the coolest board game ever. Take contro of the Naboo, gungan, Obi, Qui-Gon, and ani to defeat maul and the driod army. Red Dwarf(TV Show)- Halarious tv show in the UK, there supposed to be a movie coming out soon. World Soccer Winning Eleven 8(video game)- Best soccer game ever made, if you are a soccer fan this is the game for you. Theres just a few to get started, hopefully this thread can open a new horizon of entertainment for some of us who are stuck in a rut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Good thread idea. I definately have to recommend the album "Relics" by Pink Floyd to everyone. I thought of it as an album I wouldn't want to listen to because it had songs like, leftover from the Syd Barret days (or at least, it sounds like it), and it is one of the most amazing albums I've heard in a while. "Julia Dream" is just a beautiful song. I can't explain it. Piper at the Gates of Dawn is pretty good too. I also gave that a listen yesterday. Not nearly as good as some Floyd albums (IMO), it's still good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I recommend the book, "The Lives of The Artists" by Giorgio Vasari. He was the artist/sculptor Michelangelo's apprentice. He gives you a first hand account of what those magnficent Renaissance artists were like and how they went about their amazing work mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastila Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Good thread idea. I definately have to recommend the album "Relics" by Pink Floyd to everyone. I'd have to agree with that as well it's a top album i don't know many people who like that, but it is a great album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I recomend reading the Silmarillion I also Listen to music most people don't even know of ie Jeremy Camp (if you can guess what he sings you get a shiny new cookie, bastila doesn't count) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Songs. He sings songs. I win. As for movies that a lot of people I know haven't seen, but I'll bet alot of you have.... Garden State, Resevoir Dogs, Equilibrium, Pulp Fiction, House of Flying Daggers, Hero. All of those are REALLY good, and you should watch them. Now. I demand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Ginn Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 oh yeah, Equilibrium was way sweet. Kungfu hustle was pretty cool, comes out on dvd tuesday. Elbow- Cast of Thousands is a pretty good cd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Yep, I have seen those recommended by ET, and they are definitely worth checking out quicksmart Here's some more movies for you, recommended by Astro.com Blue Velvet - Directed by David Lynch The Seven Samurai - Japanese movie directed by Akira Kurosawa Naked - Directed by Mike Leigh The Draftman's Contract - Directed by (Sir) Peter Greenaway Barry Lyndon - Directed by Stanley Kubrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightNinja Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Good thread idea. I definately have to recommend the album "Relics" by Pink Floyd Yep thats a really good album, also "Animals" is quite good too . And i'm almost finishing the Sillmarillion and i have to say that athought the start is a bit confusing then it gets much more interesant, is a good book. Also i recomend the last album of Coldplay "X&Y" but i don't think theres anybody here who likes coldplay :S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Ginn Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 Also i recomend the last album of Coldplay "X&Y" but i don't think theres anybody here who likes coldplay :S. Best CD yet, my fav. band too! If you like coldplay, check out some Radiohead, Beta Band, Travis, Snow Patrol and Keane. All really good bands with some really catchy tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I forgot about Kung Fu Hustle. It did poorly at the box office, but it was REALLY good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 House of Flying Daggers is a great movie Rush Hour >_> For books I'd go with Gods and Generals and A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Music... check the Grey Album by DJ Dangermouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightNinja Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Best CD yet, my fav. band too! If you like coldplay, check out some Radiohead, Beta Band, Travis, Snow Patrol and Keane. All really good bands with some really catchy tunes. I listen radiohead and Travis too xD, also ill check beta band, snow patrol and keane. Btw, fix you and x&y best songs ever ^^, also i like swallowed in the sea.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Ginn Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 For books I'd go with Gods and Generals and A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Did they make that into a movie with Robert Duval? I listen radiohead and Travis too xD, also ill check beta band, snow patrol and keane. Btw, fix you and x&y best songs ever ^^, also i like swallowed in the sea.... Yes they are, this CD was amazing, they have a lot to live up to next time they release an album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermie Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 great thread! I recommend the PC game Massive Assault. It's a turn-based strategy game that came out some time ago, but it didn't get a very wide media coverage. I hadn't heard of it until I found a demo on an old PC Gamer disc. Great for any strategy fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 City of God is a great film. By far the best foreign film I've seen. Perhaps one of the greatest films I've ever seen. I can't find it anywhere off the net to purchase and was tempted to rent and 'lose' it from work and just pay for it that way, but we are down to one copy so I'd better not do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupes. Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Franz Ferdinand is an awsome band I discovered last year. They sound somewhat like a mix of The Strokes, Jet and Led Zepplin. So far, I think they only have one album out, and it's self titled. Edit : Yeah... they do have 4 albums out already, I've just only seen their self-titled album in stores, perhaps they're not distributed here or they're very hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Franz Ferdinand is an awsome band I discovered last year. They sound somewhat like a mix of The Strokes, Jet and Led Zepplin. So far, I think they only have one album out, and it's self titled. They have like 3 or 4 albums out, but the self-titled one is their mainstream hit. I personally despise them, especially their self-titled album, but that's just my opinion. A movie I never got why few people have seen would be Ronin. Better than a lot of flicks people see. Reno and DeNiro = **** awesome combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 band: Wintersun -> check some samples at the website, http://www.wintermadness.net movie: Hard Boiled -> best action/Chow Yun-Fat flick ever, John Woo directs. http://imdb.com/title/tt0104684/ plot elements and ever signature move (and some from The Killer) for Max Payne were lifted from this movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Writer Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I highly reccommend the movie "AntiTrust". I've found it's a very rare thing for me to find somebody who's even heard of the movie, but my personal opinion is that it's very good (a couple of my friends now share my opinion ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 AntiTrust was alright, I just couldn't buy Ryan Phillipe and Rachel Leigh Cook working on computers, much less being able to type more than 3wpm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Writer Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 As I've never seen them in anything else, I don't share your difficulty (which may have been part of the reason I liked it... who knows?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 AntiTrust was alright, I just couldn't buy Ryan Phillipe and Rachel Leigh Cook working on computers, much less being able to type more than 3wpm. As far as I know, Ryan Phillipe only made one good movie ever, and that was Way of the Gun. That movie kicks ass, I don't care what anybody says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 Cmon Cap, Way of The Gun final edit was shocking... Just because it has Benicio Del Toro, James Caan and Juliette Lewis in it doesnt automatically make it cool.... and that opening sequence, sure its cool, but it just didnt mean anything.... anyone wants to see a *good* movie with Benicio Del Toro try *Snatch *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas *21 grams The only movie I felt Ryan Phillipe was half OK, as he was playing a bratty pretty boy, was Cruel Intentions...but Im sure most people have seen/heard about that mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 Cmon Cap, Way of The Gun final edit was shocking... Just because it has Benicio Del Toro, James Caan and Juliette Lewis in it doesnt automatically make it cool.... and that opening sequence, sure its cool, but it just didnt mean anything.... anyone wants to see a *good* movie with Benicio Del Toro try *Snatch *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas *21 grams The only movie I felt Ryan Phillipe was half OK, as he was playing a bratty pretty boy, was Cruel Intentions...but Im sure most people have seen/heard about that mtfbwya Bah, I think it was a good movie. The opening, the car chase (which is imho one of the best and most unique car chases ever), the sniper shootout at the Mexican motel, the final shootout for the money, the ending, the "are you a faggot?" speech...I love that movie. Oh and **** Cruel Intentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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