Because Mischa's journal put me up to it...
100 Movies that Deserve More Love
My picks:
30. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) - I haven't paid to see an animated Disney Movie in theaters since Aladdin... I paid to see this one. It's one of the few Disney movies I decided I had to own... It's that amazing.
43. James and the Giant Peach (1996) - Except for the part where Jack Skellington was relegated to a dead pirate, this movie was awesome and really captured the magic of the book.
48. LA Story (1991) - "That's because they're real"... heh....
51. Universal Soldier (1992) - Jean Claude Van Dame chilling in a tub full of ice... heh...
62. Stir of Echoes (1999) - I swear I'd seen this movie before when I first saw it. Woah...
66. Ed Wood (1994) - It pissed me off that the make up team for this movie beat out Frankenstein that year, but other than that... Tim Burton's a fuckin' genius.
91. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) - My second favorite Batman movie of all time.
92. Gremlins 2 (1990) - The lake of melting gremlin goo at the end aside, we have Rambo Gizmo, a super genius gremlin, Christopher Lee and Grandpa Munster. Fuck yeah!!!
93. Pump Up The Volume (1990) - I didn't get to see this until way after I'd finished high school. Makes me wish I had...
Well, hello there! Yes I know, it's been a long time. I've gotten really lazy and too preoccupied with finishing school to have any desire to do much else... I also needed a rest. I've been going almost non-stop for 15+ months, after all. I deserve a break, don't I?
But let's see if I can sum up what's been happening in the last month or so...
1. I've officially finished culinary school.
2. I'm an official graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu program... official graduation ceremony involving the conferrals of all appropriate documents and honors forthcoming.
3. I'm not a chef. That takes years and much experience and knowing the right people
4. I'm attempting to get back in shape.
5. Most of my plants have died. I'm slowly re-planting them.
6. The story I sent to Realms of Fantasy was rejected as not standing out enough.
7. Earthshadow is now completely and totally mine!!
8. The tripled car tax in California this year means that my registration fee for Earthshadow is about $5 less than it was last year, when I had an outstanding parking ticket.
9. I'm still poor.
10. My apartment is slowly getting cleaned.
11. I've now seen Pirates of the Caribbean twice.
12. I'm still working on that script idea
13. But I've had major writer's block for the past several months.
14. My plumeria tree no longer looks like a phallic symbol and will actually be producing flowers soon!!
15. Pictures forthcoming.
16. I've finally managed to take a pic of the tattoo I got 2 1/2 years ago.
17. I know it's not a good pic. I had to prop the camera up on my shower door to take it.
18. I know it's a couple days early, but on the off chance I forget, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WIGHEAD!!!!!
19. I will be making updates to this site... eventually
20. I need to reorganize my links page.
21. I've become hooked on Queen of Wands and Oh My Gods!
22. I have to get used to the idea of being at home and having to cook for myself.
23. I'm still adjusting to life without school.
24. I'm bored out of my fucking mind
25. And I think that's pretty much everything right now...
The measure of my movie geekiness MEME:
* Movies I own
@ Movies I've seen but don't own
1 The Godfather (1972)
2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)@
3 The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) *@ (theatrical and extended versions)
5 Schindler's List (1993)@
6 Citizen Kane (1941)
7 Casablanca (1942)
8 Seven Samurai (1954)
9 Star Wars (1977)*@ (original, THX and special editions)
10 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964)
11 Memento (2000)
12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13 Rear Window (1954)
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)*@ (on pre-order)
15 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)*@ (original, THX
and special editions)
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)@
17 The Usual Suspects (1995)
18 Amelie (2001)
19 Pulp Fiction (1994) @
20 North by Northwest (1959) @
21 Psycho (1960)
22 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) @
23 12 Angry Men (1957) @
24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)@
26 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
27 Goodfellas (1990)
28 American Beauty (1999)
29 Vertigo (1958)
30 The Pianist (2002)
31 Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32 Apocalypse Now (1979)
33 Some Like It Hot (1959)
34 The Matrix (1999) @*
35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) @
36 Taxi Driver (1976)
37 The Third Man (1949)
38 Paths of Glory (1957)
39 Fight Club (1999) @*
40 Das Boot (1981)
41 L.A. Confidential (1997) @
42 Double Indemnity (1944)
43 Chinatown (1974)
44 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45 The Maltese Falcon (1941)
46 Singin' in the Rain (1952)@
47 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
48 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)@*
49 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
50 All About Eve (1950)
51 M (1931)
52 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) @*
53 Raging Bull (1980)
54 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55 Se7en (1995)
56 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000) @*
57 The Wizard of Oz (1939)@
58 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
59 La Vita e bella (1997)
60 American History X (1998)
61 The Sting (1973)
62 Touch of Evil (1958)
63 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
64 Alien (1979)
65 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66 Rashomon (1950)
67 Leon (1994)
68 Annie Hall (1977)
69 The Great Escape (1963)@
70 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
71 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
72 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73 The Sixth Sense (1999)@*
74 Jaws (1975)
75 Amadeus (1984)
76 On the Waterfront (1954)
77 Ran (1985)
78 Braveheart (1995) @*
79 High Noon (1952)
80 Fargo (1996) @
81 Blade Runner (1982)
82 The Apartment (1960)
83 Aliens (1986)
84 Toy Story 2 (1999)
85 Strangers on a Train (1951)
86 Modern Times (1936)
87 The Shining (1980)
88 Donnie Darko (2001)
89 Duck Soup (1933)
90 The Princess Bride (1987) @
91 Lola rennt (1998)
92 City Lights (1931)
93 The General (1927)
94 Metropolis (1927)
95 The Searchers (1956)
96 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
97 Notorious (1946)
98 Manhattan (1979)
99 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
100 Graduate, The (1967)@
Seen 26. Own 11... I guess I'm not much of a movie geek... Gotta wonder though if I should count Star Wars and Empire once or three times....
These ones make me feel a little better about myself...
Again... *=seen, @=own
Top 50 Animated movies
Rank Title
1 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 8.5/10 (7322 votes) *@
2 Finding Nemo (2003) 8.3/10 (2286 votes)
3 Toy Story 2 (1999) 8.2/10 (25639 votes)
4 Mononoke-hime (1997) 8.1/10 (10906 votes) *@
5 Shrek (2001) 8.0/10 (36080 votes)
6 Hotaru no haka (1988) 8.0/10 (2890 votes)
7 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 8.0/10 (21039 votes)
8 Toy Story (1995) 7.9/10 (30968 votes) *
9 Iron Giant, The (1999) 7.8/10 (9428 votes)
10 Fantasia (1940) 7.8/10 (10328 votes) *
11 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 7.8/10 (9248 votes) *
12 Beauty and the Beast (1991) 7.8/10 (16427 votes) *
13 Pinocchio (1940) 7.7/10 (3981 votes) *
14 Tonari no Totoro (1988) 7.7/10 (2587 votes)
15 Tenku no shiro Rapyuta (1986) 7.6/10 (1769 votes) *
16 Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) 7.6/10 (11325 votes) *@
17 Mary Poppins (1964) 7.6/10 (9091 votes) *
18 Lion King, The (1994) 7.5/10 (19951 votes)*
19 Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The (1977) 7.5/10 (933 votes) *
20 Akira (1988) 7.5/10 (9414 votes)
21 South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) 7.5/10 (20591votes)
22 Chicken Run (2000) 7.5/10 (17890 votes) *
23 Waking Life (2001) 7.5/10 (3695 votes)
24 Bambi (1942) 7.5/10 (5737 votes) *
25 Aladdin (1992) 7.4/10 (14315 votes) *
26 Bug's Life, A (1998) 7.4/10 (15898 votes) *
27 Jungle Book, The (1967) 7.4/10 (6059 votes) *
28 Dumbo (1941) 7.4/10 (3941 votes) *
29 Fantasia/2000 (1999) 7.4/10 (3447 votes)
30 Lady and the Tramp (1955) 7.4/10 (4916 votes) *
31 Kôkaku kidôtai (1995) 7.4/10 (4874 votes) *@
32 Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation (1996) 7.4/10 (634 votes)
33 Majo no takkyubin (1989) 7.4/10 (1568 votes)
34 Cinderella (1950) 7.3/10 (3560 votes) *
35 Lilo & Stitch (2002) 7.3/10 (6286 votes) *
36 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) 7.3/10 (14456 votes) *
37 Sleeping Beauty (1959) 7.3/10 (3508 votes) *
38 Jűbei ninpűchô (1995) 7.3/10 (2571 votes)
39 Kurenai no buta (1992) 7.3/10 (934 votes)
40 Little Mermaid, The (1989) 7.3/10 (8757 votes) *
41 Ice Age (2002) 7.3/10 (11202 votes)
42 Emperor's New Groove, The (2000) 7.3/10 (5189 votes)
43 Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979) 7.3/10 (1054 votes)
44 Watership Down (1978) 7.2/10 (1811 votes)
45 Perfect Blue (1997/I) 7.2/10 (1434 votes)
46 Metropolis (2001/II) 7.2/10 (1758 votes)
47 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) 7.2/10 (997 votes)
48 Peter Pan (1953) 7.2/10 (3115 votes) *
49 Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984) 7.2/10 (1464 votes) *
50 Jin-Roh (1998) 7.2/10 (977 votes)
Seen 27, own 4
Ten WORST animated movies... I'm only doing this one because I've actually seen one of the movies on this list. However I think it's hilarious that all 4 Pokemon movies are on this one.
10 Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001) 4.1/10 (353 votes)
9 Gekijô-ban poketto monsutaa: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan (1999) 4.0/10 (205 votes)
8 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (2000) 4.0/10 (438 votes)
7 Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) 3.9/10 (196 votes)
6 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) 3.8/10 (179 votes) *
5 King and I, The (1999) 3.7/10 (307 votes)
4 Digimon: The Movie (2000) 3.5/10 (249 votes)
3 Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1999) 3.4/10 (2132 votes)
2 Mr. Magoo (1997) 3.3/10 (1470 votes)
1 Evil Toons (1990) 2.8/10 (158 votes)
Top 50 Fantasy Movies
1 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) 8.8/10 (94821 votes) *@
2 Star Wars (1977) 8.7/10 (94827 votes) *@
3 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) 8.7/10 (45893 votes) *@
4 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 8.6/10 (72966 votes) *@
5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 8.6/10 (3222 votes)
6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 8.5/10 (27875 votes) *
7 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 8.5/10 (7322 votes) *@
8 Wizard of Oz, The (1939) 8.3/10 (25727 votes) *
9 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 8.3/10 (39279 votes) *@
10 Wo hu cang long (2000) 8.3/10 (36471 votes) *@
11 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 8.3/10 (5516 votes)
12 Donnie Darko (2001) 8.2/10 (16575 votes)
13 Toy Story 2 (1999) 8.2/10 (25639 votes)
14 Princess Bride, The (1987) 8.1/10 (37509 votes)*
15 Mononoke-hime (1997) 8.1/10 (10906 votes) *@
16 Belle et la bęte, La (1946) 8.0/10 (1423 votes)
17 Shrek (2001) 8.0/10 (36080 votes) *@
18 Harvey (1950) 8.0/10 (5031 votes)
19 Matter of Life and Death, A (1946) 8.0/10 (1365 votes)
20 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 8.0/10 (21039 votes)
21 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 8.0/10 (56604 votes) *@
22 Being John Malkovich (1999) 7.9/10 (34574 votes)
23 Kabinett des Doktor Caligari, Das (1920) 7.9/10 (2011 votes)
24 Scrooge (1951) 7.9/10 (2607 votes)
25 Brazil (1985) 7.9/10 (21002 votes)
26 King Kong (1933) 7.9/10 (6338 votes)
27 Toy Story (1995) 7.9/10 (30968 votes) *
28 Fantasia (1940) 7.8/10 (10328 votes) *
29 Groundhog Day (1993) 7.8/10 (27957 votes)
30 Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 7.8/10 (3937 votes) *
31 Himmel über Berlin, Der (1987) 7.7/10 (4838 votes)
32 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 7.7/10 (29839 votes) *
33 Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947) 7.7/10 (1263 votes) *
34 Lost Horizon (1937) 7.7/10 (1326 votes)
35 Tonari no Totoro (1988) 7.7/10 (2587 votes)
36 Mies vailla menneisyyttä (2002) 7.7/10 (1826 votes)
37 Tenku no shiro Rapyuta (1986) 7.6/10 (1769 votes) *
38 Truman Show, The (1998) 7.6/10 (44287 votes) *
39 Field of Dreams (1989) 7.6/10 (15702 votes) *
40 Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) 7.6/10 (513 votes)
41 Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) 7.6/10 (11325 votes) *@
42 Cité des enfants perdus, La (1995) 7.6/10 (7387 votes)
43 Mary Poppins (1964) 7.6/10 (9091 votes) *
44 Bishop's Wife, The (1947) 7.5/10 (1244 votes)
45 Spider-Man (2002) 7.5/10 (35822 votes) *@
46 Dawn of the Dead (1978) 7.5/10 (6419 votes)
47 Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) 7.5/10 (3668 votes)
48 Thief of Bagdad, The (1940) 7.5/10 (843 votes)
49 Waking Life (2001) 7.5/10 (3695 votes)
50 Aladdin (1992) 7.4/10 (14315 votes)*
Seen 25, own 11
Top 50 Sci-Fi movies
1 Star Wars (1977) 8.7/10 (94827 votes) *@
2 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 8.7/10 (41314 votes)
3 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 8.6/10 (72966 votes) *@
4 Matrix, The (1999) 8.4/10 (92570 votes) *@
5 Metropolis (1927) 8.2/10 (7193 votes)
6 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 8.2/10 (45460 votes)
7 Alien (1979) 8.2/10 (40946 votes)
8 Clockwork Orange, A (1971) 8.2/10 (42600 votes)
9 Donnie Darko (2001) 8.2/10 (16575 votes)
10 Blade Runner (1982) 8.1/10 (53147 votes)
11 Aliens (1986) 8.1/10 (43653 votes)
12 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 8.1/10 (2409 votes)
13 Young Frankenstein (1974) 8.0/10 (14428 votes) *
14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951) 8.0/10 (6549 votes) *@
15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 8.0/10 (50192 votes) *@
16 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 8.0/10 (56604 votes) *@
17 Brazil (1985) 7.9/10 (21002 votes)
18 Back to the Future (1985) 7.9/10 (45335 votes) *
19 Frankenstein (1931) 7.9/10 (3627 votes)
20 Minority Report (2002) 7.9/10 (27826 votes)
21 Iron Giant, The (1999) 7.8/10 (9428 votes)
22 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 7.8/10 (42254 votes)
23 Terminator, The (1984) 7.8/10 (38070 votes) *@
24 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 7.8/10 (3310 votes)
25 Planet of the Apes (1968) 7.8/10 (12984 votes) *
26 Abre los ojos (1997) 7.7/10 (4592 votes)
27 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 7.7/10 (18351 votes) *
28 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 7.7/10 (29839 votes) *
29 Fail-Safe (1964) 7.7/10 (2202 votes)
30 Lost Horizon (1937) 7.7/10 (1326 votes)
31 Delicatessen (1991) 7.7/10 (7802 votes)
32 Invisible Man, The (1933) 7.7/10 (1412 votes)
33 Thing, The (1982) 7.7/10 (10272 votes)
34 X2 (2003) 7.7/10 (14751 votes) *
35 Truman Show, The (1998) 7.6/10 (44287 votes) *
36 Cité des enfants perdus, La (1995) 7.6/10 (7387 votes)
37 Forbidden Planet (1956) 7.6/10 (4810 votes)
38 Equilibrium (2002) 7.6/10 (4127 votes)
39 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957) 7.5/10 (946 votes)
40 Night of the Living Dead (1968) 7.5/10 (6748 votes)
41 Thing From Another World, The (1951) 7.5/10 (1684 votes) 42 Spider-Man (2002) 7.5/10 (35822 votes) *@
43 Dawn of the Dead (1978) 7.5/10 (6419 votes)
44 Akira (1988) 7.5/10 (9414 votes)
45 Seconds (1966) 7.5/10 (1036 votes)
46 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) 7.5/10 (11907 votes) *@
47 Man in the White Suit, The (1951) 7.5/10 (688 votes)
48 Dark City (1998) 7.4/10 (15602 votes) *@
49 On the Beach (1959) 7.4/10 (1101 votes)
50 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) 7.4/10 (8190 votes)
Seen 17, Own 10
Further movie geek goodness
IMDB top 101 - 250
101 Graduate, The (1967)@
102 Rebecca (1940) @
103 Sjunde inseglet, Det
104 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)
105 Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)
106 Glory (1989)@
107 Deer Hunter, The (1978)
108 Cidade de Deus (2002)
109 Ladri di biciclette (1948)
110 Great Dictator, The (1940)
111 Shrek (2001)@
112 Patton (1970)
113 African Queen, The (1951)
114 Green Mile, The (1999)
115 Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
116 Ben-Hur (1959)@
117 It Happened One Night (1934)
118 Mononoke-hime (1997) *@
119 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
120 Cool Hand Luke (1967)
121 Straight Story, The (1999)
122 Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)@ (unfortunately)
123 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) *@
124 Yojimbo (1961)
125 Forrest Gump (1994)@
126 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)*@
127 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)@
128 Wild Bunch, The (1969)
129 Unforgiven (1992)
130 Christmas Story, A (1983)
131 Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
132 Young Frankenstein (1974) @
133 Gone with the Wind (1939)@
134 Almost Famous (2000)
135 Stalag 17 (1953)
136 Hustler, The (1961)
137 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)@
138 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
139 Conversation, The (1974)
140 Hable con ella (2002)
141 Festen (1998)
142 Elephant Man, The (1980)
143 Being John Malkovich (1999)
144 Mulholland Dr. (2001)
145 Insider, The (1999)
146 Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
147 Platoon (1986)
148 Die Hard (1988)@
149 His Girl Friday (1940)
150 Grande illusion, La (1937)
151 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)@
152 Spartacus (1960)@
153 Gladiator (2000) *@
154 Back to the Future (1985)@
155 Magnolia (1999)
156 Sling Blade (1996)
157 Gold Rush, The (1925)
158 Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)
159 Charade (1963)
160 Toy Story (1995)@
161 Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)@
162 Brazil (1985)
163 Life of Brian (1979)
164 Amores perros (2000)
165 Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)
166 Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)
167 Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
168 Exorcist, The (1973)
169 Night at the Opera, A (1935)
170 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)@
171 All the President's Men (1976)
172 Others, The (2001) *@
173 Minority Report (2002)
174 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)*@
175 Roman Holiday (1953)@
176 Stand by Me (1986) @
177 Killing, The (1956)
178 Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994)
179 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
180 Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
181 Right Stuff, The (1983)
182 Traffic (2000)
183 Midnight Cowboy (1969)
184 Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
185 Smultronstället (1957)
186 Terminator, The (1984) *@
187 Ed Wood (1994)@ (Only Tim Burton movie I don't own yet)
188 Quatre cents coups, Les (1959)
189 Harvey (1950)
190 To Be or Not to Be (1942)@
191 This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
192 Gandhi (1982)
193 Trainspotting (1996)
194 Lion in Winter, The (1968) @
195 Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
196 Rain Man (1988)@
197 Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
198 Network (1976)
199 Miller's Crossing (1990)
200 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
201 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
202 Henry V (1989) @
203 Stagecoach (1939)
204 Snatch. (2000)
205 Groundhog Day (1993)
206 39 Steps, The (1935)
207 Laura (1944)
208 Beautiful Mind, A (2001)
209 King Kong (1933)
210 Untouchables, The (1987)@
211 Die xue shuang xiong (1989)
212 Strada, La (1954)
213 8 1/2 (1963)
214 Fantasia (1940)@
215 MASH (1970)@
216 Iron Giant, The (1999)
217 Good Will Hunting (1997)
218 Beauty and the Beast (1991) @
219 Planet of the Apes (1968)@
220 Being There (1979)
221 Rio Bravo (1959)@
222 Clerks. (1994)
223 Road to Perdition (2002)
224 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)@
225 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
226 In the Heat of the Night (1967)
227 Quiet Man, The (1952)@
228 Deliverance (1972)
229 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)@
230 Thin Man, The (1934)
231 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)@
232 Red River (1948)
233 Big Lebowski, The (1998)
234 Man Who Wasn't There, The (2001)
235 Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La (1928)
236 Man Who Would Be King, The (1975)
237 Ghost World (2000)
238 Birds, The (1963)
239 Jean de Florette (1986)
240 From Here to Eternity (1953)
241 Sweet Hereafter, The (1997)
242 Moulin Rouge! (2001)
243 Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
244 French Connection, The (1971)
245 You Can Count on Me (2000)
246 Sleuth (1972)
247 Player, The (1992)
248 Killing Fields, The (1984)
249 Heat (1995) @
250 My Fair Lady (1964)@
Seen 42, own 7
And now the Sci-Fi and Fantasy book MEME'S... This is truely pathetic, all things considered...
*=read
@=Own
Dune, Frank Herbert*@
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein
The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller Jr
Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
Hyperion, Dan Simmons
Gateway, Frederik Pohl
The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
Neuromancer, William Gibson
Startide Rising, David Brin
The Time Machine, H.G. Wells@
The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin
Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
Downbelow Station, C.J. Cherryh
Ringworld, Larry Niven
2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke
The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells @
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
The Mote in God's Eye, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Way Station, Clifford D. Simak
Star Maker, Olaf Stapledon
Dying Inside, Robert Silverberg
The City and the Stars, Arthur C. Clarke
Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
City, Clifford D. Simak
Cyteen, C.J. Cherryh
Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes *
Double Star, Robert A. Heinlein
Earth Abides, George R. Stewart
The Door Into Summer, Robert A. Heinlein
Last and First Men, Olaf Stapledon
Ubik, Philip K. Dick
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith
The Witches of Karres, James H. Schmitz
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley *@
Have Space Suit Will Travel, Robert A. Heinlein
Time Enough for Love, Robert A. Heinlein
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov
"Riverworld" series, Philip Jose Farmer
Read 3 own 3
Fantasy novels :
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien*@
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien*@
The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
"Earthsea" series, Ursula K. Le Guin
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll@
"Gormenghast" series, Mervyn Peake@
The Once and Future King, T.H. White @
Little, Big, John Crowley@
Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny@
"The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant", Stephen R. Donaldson
Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey@*
"The Belgariad", David Eddings (and the Malloreon). @*
The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis@*
The Anubis Gates, Tim Powers
"The Dying Earth" series, Jack Vance
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
Dracula, Bram Stoker@*
The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle@
The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Stand, Stephen King@*
Watership Down, Richard Adams
The Riddle-Master of Hed, Patricia A. McKillip
The Worm Ouroboros, E.R. Eddison
Glory Road, Robert A. Heinlein
Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock
"Alvin Maker" series, Orson Scott Card
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle@*
Witch World, Andre Norton@
"The Fionavar Tapestry", Guy Gavriel Kay
Deryni Rising, Katherine Kurtz @*
"Discworld" series, Terry Pratchett
"Elric" series, Michael Moorcock
Replay, Ken Grimwood
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury
"Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" series, Fritz Leiber
The Incomplete Enchanter, Fletcher Pratt & L. Sprague de Camp
Own 16, Read 9... Like I said... pathetic...
IMDB's 100 worst movies MEME... Again, *=own, @=seen
1 Manos, the Hands of Fate (1966) 1.5 (4141 votes)
2 Space Mutiny (1988) 1.6 (987 votes)
3 Backyard Dogs (2000) 1.6 (851 votes)
4 Hobgoblins (1987) 1.7 (1388 votes)
5 Future War (1995) 1.7 (752 votes)
6 Troll 2 (1990) 1.7 (989 votes)
7 Santa with Muscles (1996) 1.8 (1687 votes)
8 Werewolf (1996) 2.0 (658 votes)
9 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) 2.1 (633 votes)
10 Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) 2.1 (3417 votes) @
11 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) 2.2 (1180 votes)
12 Glitter (2001) 2.2 (2748 votes)
13 Leonard Part 6 (1987) 2.2 (1589 votes)
14 Kazaam (1996) 2.3 (1807 votes)
15 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) 2.3 (9702 votes)
16 Hercules in New York (1970) 2.4 (1343 votes)
17 Baby Geniuses (1999) 2.4 (1732 votes)
18 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) 2.4 (1592 votes)
19 It's Pat (1994) 2.4 (1589 votes)
20 Mitchell (1975) 2.5 (857 votes)
21 2001: A Space Travesty (2000) 2.6 (771 votes)
22 Bolero (1984) 2.6 (894 votes)
23 Jaws: The Revenge (1987) 2.6 (3168 votes)
24 Smokey and the Bandit III (1983) 2.7 (853 votes) @
25 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989) 2.7 (2768 votes) @
26 Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1994) 2.7 (1327 votes)
27 Kangaroo Jack (2003) 2.7 (1122 votes)
28 Cool as Ice (1991) 2.7 (727 votes)
29 Teen Wolf Too (1987) 2.7 (1347 votes) @
30 Vercingétorix (2001) 2.7 (725 votes)
31 Steel (1997) 2.7 (813 votes)
32 Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988) 2.7 (3280 votes) @
33 Captain America (1991) 2.7 (729 votes)
34 Mannequin: On the Move (1991) 2.8 (675 votes) @
35 Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) 2.9 (769 votes)
36 Ringmaster (1998) 2.9 (924 votes)
37 Rollerball (2002) 2.9 (2594 votes)
38 Problem Child 2 (1991) 2.9 (2002 votes) @
39 Master of Disguise, The (2002) 3.0 (1548 votes)
40 Cop & 1/2 (1993) 3.0 (822 votes)
41 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) 3.0 (976 votes)
42 Mr. Nanny (1993) 3.0 (665 votes)
43 Spice World (1997) 3.0 (4537 votes)
44 Street Fighter (1994) 3.1 (3772 votes)
45 Jaws 3-D (1983) 3.1 (3073 votes)
46 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) 3.1 (3163 votes) *@
47 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) 3.2 (3343 votes) @
48 Double Dragon (1994) 3.2 (625 votes) @
49 Crossroads (2002) 3.2 (4639 votes)
50 Barb Wire (1996) 3.2 (3289 votes)
51 Bats (1999/I) 3.2 (1715 votes)
52 Ticker (2001) 3.3 (834 votes)
53 Iron Eagle II (1988) 3.3 (656 votes) @
54 Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, An (1997) 3.3 (788 votes)
55 RoboCop 3 (1993) 3.3 (2432 votes) @
56 Mr. Magoo (1997) 3.3 (1452 votes)
57 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) 3.3 (3923 votes) @
58 Glen or Glenda (1953) 3.3 (858 votes)
59 Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) 3.3 (1924 votes)
60 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) 3.3 (1551 votes)
61 FearDotCom (2002) 3.3 (1762 votes)
62 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) 3.3 (3535 votes) @
63 Best Defense (1984) 3.3 (836 votes)
64 Grease 2 (1982) 3.3 (3355 votes) @
65 Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) 3.3 (8117 votes) @
66 Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) 3.3 (6532 votes) *@
67 Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) 3.3 (4773 votes) @
68 Mr. Wrong (1996) 3.3 (1102 votes) @ (My sister made me watch this one)
69 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) 3.4 (1684 votes)
70 Jury Duty (1995) 3.4 (1141 votes)
71 Avengers, The (1998) 3.4 (7678 votes)
72 Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1999) 3.4 (2111 votes)
73 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) 3.4 (2321 votes)
74 Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) 3.4 (1208 votes) @
75 Freddy Got Fingered (2001) 3.4 (4549 votes)
76 Caddyshack II (1988) 3.4 (2607 votes)
77 Super Mario Bros. (1993) 3.4 (2617 votes) @
78 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) 3.4 (1696 votes)
79 Omega Code, The (1999) 3.5 (1379 votes)
80 McHale's Navy (1997) 3.5 (990 votes)
81 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) 3.5 (1164 votes) @
82 Dudley Do-Right (1999) 3.5 (947 votes)
83 Endless Love (1981) 3.5 (710 votes)
84 Nothing But Trouble (1991) 3.5 (2360 votes) @
85 Stupids, The (1996) 3.5 (863 votes)
86 Leprechaun (1993) 3.5 (1253 votes)
87 Pet Sematary II (1992) 3.5 (1122 votes)
88 Gone Fishin' (1997) 3.6 (1057 votes)
89 Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) 3.6 (1133 votes)
90 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) 3.6 (1843 votes)
91 Batman & Robin (1997) 3.6 (18950 votes) *@ (I can't believe I sat through this... even on stolen cable, it was a waste of time... the only reason I own it is because I bought the Batman Movie box set)
92 Bio-Dome (1996) 3.6 (2433 votes) @ (another one my sister made me sit through...)
93 Soul Survivors (2001) 3.6 (1244 votes)
94 Poltergeist III (1988) 3.6 (1329 votes)
95 Suburban Commando (1991) 3.6 (666 votes)
96 On Deadly Ground (1994) 3.6 (2128 votes)
97 Look Who's Talking Now (1993) 3.6 (2259 votes) @
98 Child's Play 3 (1991) 3.6 (1179 votes)
99 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) 3.6 (821 votes)
100 Porky's Revenge (1985) 3.6 (757 votes)
Seen 26... own 3...
Things your internet customer service rep doesn't need to know about when you contact them... (gleaned from almost 3 1/2 years of working in the dungeons of an internet company.)
1. We don't need to know how many fans your computer has. - And if your the CTO of a company and think this information is absolutely necessary, I worry for your company.
2. We don't need to know what kind of credit card you are using or what the limit is. - Unless of course the credit card company is regularly blocking charges and then we'll ask but otherwise we don't care.
3. We don't need to know what your IQ is - Even geniuses can be complete morons when it comes to computers. Telling us that you ARE a genius only gives us more to make fun of later.
4. We don't need to know what color your CPU tower is. - We don't have to see your computer. We don't have to know that if it's black, white or paisley and we don't care! ...Again if you're the CTO of a company, I fear you.
5. We do not need to know that you paid for the service. - Of course you did - unless you're a free customer. Paying for something does not guarantee that it will work 100%. Please refer to Murphy's Law.
6. Exactly how bad you think our staff is. - Telling us that you think our staff belongs in welfare lines will not put you in our good graces and may make things worse for you, since we'll probably cancel your account on principle.
(Mischa's inspired me and I'm bored)
1. It's very likely that no one will read this entry until Saturday.
2. Along with the other 3 entries I've written this week.
3. I can survive on 5 hours of sleep... barely.
4. I spend a lot of my weekend sleeping.
5. I'm still trying to figure out why the Universe put me here at this moment in time.
6. I shared a room with my sister until I was 10.
7. I then shared a camper with my entire family while our house was remodeled.
8. After that, my sister and I shared the concrete floor of the den until our new rooms were inhabitable (we had mattresses and sleeping bags).
9. I fell off a bar on the playground at school when I was in 5th grade and blacked out.
10. Received my first and only ambulance ride because of it.
11. Ever since, I still love heights... as long as there's no possible way I can fall.
12. I couldn't ride roller coasters until I was 10 too scared.
13. I haven't been to an amusement park since I was 19.
14. My story ideas are great... until I start writing them down.
15. When I was 2, I watched Mom and Grandma scream at each other in my driveway.
16. A lot of the time, I'm pretty certain that they only keep me working here because I know more than a lot of people here.
17. I'd do pretty much anything for people I care about.
18. I like having my own space.
19. I can live alone, but I don't like to be alone all the time.
20. I firmly believe that basic elements necessary to live, such as food, shelter, clothing, power, etc should not be things one has to pay for.
21. My dream is to own a really big house so that all my friends can live together, yet still have their own space.
22. I believe that the destruction of the Library of Alexandria is one of the world's greatest tragedies.
23. A roach just crawled across my desk here at work.
24. I killed it with a Neopets notebook.
25. I recently discovered that I like braised rabbit.
26. Fundamentalists and religious fanatics scare me.
27. My nightmare involves nuclear holocausts, bio-engineered plagues and the rise of the Western Hemisphere as a fundamentalist military state by the year 2030.
28. I'd like to see Egypt before someone blows up the Middle East.
29. I miss my grandmother.
30. I'm afraid of ending up alone like my aunt and bitter like Grandma.
31. I don't express myself very well verbally.
32. I can express myself better literally... not that people in my family understand what I'm saying.
33. The new girl who sits next to me REALLY needs to learn to think more independently.
34. The new guy who works for me may just be more aggravating that Birdy was when he started here.
35. I'm not sure if I can survive this place one more day... let alone at least 4 more months.
36. The more I read stuff Bill Clinton has written since leaving office, the more I like him.
37. I've achieved a Zen state several times in my life.
38. I've come to terms with my dark side.
39. I believe that "darkness" and "evil" are two completely different things.
40. I'd like to see Asia before the US provokes North Korea into blowing it up.
41. I have a hard time respecting the Judeo/Christian/Muslim god because of what he's allowed his followers to do to each other.
42. I once got suspended from elementary school for getting caught on the school's roof on a Saturday.
43. Maybe some day, the person from 10 lines up will remember shit I tell her.
44. I believe that a promise is an oath that is kept for time and all eternity.
45. My concept of "time and all eternity" is exactly that... no strings, no clauses, no loopholes.
46. I don't make promises unless I know I can keep them.
47. I wish my German relatives weren't so far away.
48. Sometimes I wonder if that incident in 8th grade has made me too wary of relationships (Esowolf knows the one I'm talking about).
49. I have a hard time believing that people are interested in me just because and not because they want something from me.
50. I dream of opening a tavern and bake shoppe somewhere where there's enough room on the property for me to build my house behind it.
51. I like to sit center stage, alone, in an empty theatre.
52. I've never been afraid of the dark.
53. I sometimes wonder why the relatives I love the most are the ones I lose first, while the one that causes hate and discontent is still around.
54. I've never been very good at sending out resumes and shit. I always feel like I'm pimping myself.
55. I wish I'd known my Uncle Angelo.
56. I wish someone would take care of all my bills and everyday crap until I'm out of school.
57. Yeah... like THAT's going to happen...
58. I'd like to know where I go at night when I sleep.
59. I don't want to be right about the 2030 thing, but some how I feel I will be.
60. I hope I can afford to live in Fiji or Ireland or Germany by then.
61. I care a lot more than I want to sometimes.
62.The man of my dreams has pretty much always been a vampire... sick huh?
63. I'm sure that means something on a metaphysical level.
64. I wonder how long my hair would be if I'd never hacked it off in 3rd grade then proceeded to get it permmed the next year.
65. I've never been addicted to a drug. I drink caffinated beverages only as a means to stay awake during the day and it doesn't help for very long
|66. I smoked pot for about 8 months straight then stopped.
67. My parents never noticed.
68. Microwaved and buried in cous cous... I still like rabbit.
69. I wonder if I could ever bring myself to do that...
70. It's taken this long and I can't afford it but I've finally ordered the first 4 Harry Potter books.
71. The 5th one may be out before I have time to read them, however.
72. I may not be addicted to drugs but I am addicted to media.
73. After 8 months of culinary school, I still can't stand the idea of eating snails.
74. I just realized that I forgot to unload my pictures from last night.
75. I think it's very depressing that it's taken me almost an entire shift to get this far.
76. I don't think I'm capable of killing anything bigger than an insect.
77. I'd like to send all stupid people in the world to Antarctica, however.
78. I hate being stuck behind this desk.
79. I'm like a Kender... being bored depresses me.
80. I've felt the presence of something greater than myself.
81. I wouldn't call it "God" though.
82. I want to be outside right now.
83. I first went to Germany when I was 12. I've gone once every 4 years since then.
84. If I were to stay in this country, I don't think I could live outside of California.
85. I'd like to see New Orleans and Salem, Mass before I skip the country.
86. I've never broken a bone.
87. I have, however, sprained both of my ankles multiple times.
88. I'd like to be asleep right now.
89. I've sent 3 manuscripts in for publication - one to a contest, one came back return to sender and the last one finally came back with a rejection notice.
90. I'm pissed that Witchblade got canceled.
91. I suck ass at fighting games
92. I wish a certain employee of Sejik's would finally get it into her head that I'm not going to pick up the phone when she intercoms me.
93. There she is again.
94. I wish I had more time to play through the RPG's I'm stuck on.
95. Conker's Bad Fur Day is pissing me off.
96. The next time they change the calendar, they need to give us a 25 hour day.
97. On the home stretch and I'm running out of things to say
98. All but one of my plants are thriving right now.
99. It's taken me exactly 5 hours to get this far.
100. I won't be able to post this for another 3 hours.
1) "You think that's air you're breathing now?"
2) "I chewed in self defense. But I never swallowed."
3) "Shall I describe it for you? Or do you want me to find you a box?"
4) "Have you had enough? I've had to listen to that for centuries!"
5) "Where have you been?"
"Taking care of something ugly."
6) "Why are we here?"
"Meep"
7) "They're our food for fuck's sake!"
8) "If your prick is as limp as your verse, no amount could be coin enough."
9) "If you fight with us, you get to kill Englishmen."
"Excellent!"
10) "My Aunt Trudy, I told her."
11) [honorable mention] "Oh shit!"
This year's New Years resolutions:
1. Finish school
2. Finish my writing course
3. Get out of the customer service gig
4. Get a job as a pastry chef
5. Finish some of my stories
6. Work on the script I'm writing
7. With any luck, get published
Courtesy of Mischa
wallet: Don't use one. I have a purse. But there's a black leather one in my closet with chain and a silver dragon carved into the front.
hairbrush: A big paddle brush for my big frizzy hair
toothbrush: I just got a reach from the Millennium Rite Aid
jewelry worn daily: A dragon ring on my right hand that I haven't taken off since Esowolf gave it to me 4 Yules ago, a small ankh on a cord that I've had since senior year, a tarnished pendant with the Chinese symbol for the year of the Snake that I got while I was going to UCSD, three toe rings and a pair of gold studs with green gemstones
socks: Black
pillow cover: Green flannel
blanket: 2 comforters, a throw with a huge humpback on it, three small throw blankets, a blue wool one, a brown one with dogs on it and a black tapestry throw with a gold dragon on it
coffee cup: A pocket dragon with a stash of candy. Says, "Start with dessert"
sunglasses: A cheep pair of black ones I got across the street.
shoes: Birkenstock sandals
nail polish: Can't wear it. School doesn't allow it. Unsanitary...
handbag: Black canvas with a black, white and red skull and crossbones flag safety pinned on it and enough space to haul all my recipes from school everywhere...
keychain: VW key with a Ralph's card, blue photon light and a green masterlock key. House keys have a whole bunch of shit on them. (Evil Panda swears that the key to Fort Knox is in there somewhere. If it is, I haven't found it yet...)
favourite top: Black T-shirt with a black Asian dragon hanging over a pile of skulls with blue/purple/black flames all over the place
favourite pants: The black yoga pants I got from Victoria's Secret. My baggy faire pants having grown too many holes recently.
soap: Dial mountain spring scent
perfume: Hazelnut body spray from Bath and Body Works
cd in stereo right now: 6 Inkubus Sukkubus CD's. 5 albums I was able to piece together, thanks to Kazaa and 1 mix CD.
car: Black 2000 VW Jetta
tattoos: Above my right shoulder blade: The constellation Draco with outlines and of the dragon and stars
piercings: 2 in each ear. I may get a third pair eventually, but I'll leave the funky piercings to my sister.
6:00am - Stumble into work
6:01am - Unlock computer, search for vending machine money, grab coffee mug
6:06am - Wander into break room, get pop tarts and coffee
6:15am - Trudge back to desk
6:17am - Scan Kevin & Kell and Salon.com before bosses arrive
6:20am - Check email, respond to any unfinished billing issues, log into programs
6:30am - Return to break room and rinse coffee mug
6:32am - Take a nap
6:45am - Wake up, start signing refunds, answer billing questions, check on open issues, ignore 20 minute hold times, walk at least 2 laps around office, fend off supervisor escalations, manage to be away from desk as much as possible
11:00am - Lunch
12:00pm - Walk refunds to accounting, walk another lap around office
12:15pm - Start answering emails, more billing issues, more billing
questions, take an occasional phone call, monitor minions on phone calls
1:00pm - Scrounge for loose change and return to break room for vending machine raid
1:10pm - Return to desk and emails
2:40pm - Another trip to the vending machine (or another lap around the office if out of change)
2:45pm - Return to desk, search for emails to answer
2:55pm - Close all programs and lock computer
3:00pm - Leave office
Oh hell... why not...
1. What's your favorite TV show and why? - Witchblade is becoming my favorite this season. It's dark. It's fun. It's kind of like how the Crow: Stairway to Heaven was turning out to be.
2. Who is your favorite television star? - Because I'm shallow that way... I'd have to go with James Marsters... That is one good looking corps. ::drool::
3. What was your favorite TV show as a child? - Buck Rogers... Loved twiggy.
4. What show do you think should have been cancelled by now? - Star Trek... Since the producers have done such a good job of killing it... And the Simpsons... for reasons I will not discuss here.
5. What new show do you hope escapes the axe this season? - Roswell... If nothing else, because I'm very shallow and like watching cute aliens... The storyline's getting really good too.