A few of my favorite things
I made this up tonight out of boredom - argue with me if you'd like, or do your own!
Tops tops tops (my favorite games, music, movies, books etc.)
Top 35 songs:
35. Sunny Day Real Estate - Iscarabaid - off LP2
34. Smashing Pumpkins - Soothe - off Pisces Iscariot
33. The Shins - The Past and Pending - off Chutes Too Narrow
32. Treble Charger - Ever She Flows - off not sure...
31. Aloha - Heading East - off That's Your Fire
30. Sonic Youth - Unwind - off Washing Machine
29. Animal Collective - Banshee Beat - off Feels
28. Oh My God - Action - off Action Album
27. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice - off Pet Sounds
26. Kanye West - Good Morning - off Graduation (Token Black? Nah, just a good song)
25. Beck - Ramshackle - off Odelay
24. Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break - off When Your Heartstrings Break
23. Cake - Mexico - off Prolonging the Magic
22. Spoon - The Way We Get By - off Kill the Moonlight
21. Cornelius - Music - Sensuous
20. Dismemberment Plan - Life of Possibilities - off Emergency and I
19. Elliot Smith - No name #3 - off Good Will Hunting
18. Jon Brion - Eternal Sunshine Theme - obvious
17. The Flaming Lips - Vaseline - off Transmissions
16. Pinback - Some Voices - off Some Voices EP
15. Pavement - Stop Breathin - off Crooked Rain (I think)
14. Sonic Youth - Skip Tracer - off Washing Machine
13. Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God - not sure?
12. Nada Surf - Blizzard of 77 - off Let Go
11. Neil Young - Ohio - off So Far
10. The Cardigans - Lovefool - off Gran Turismo (I think)
9. Blind Melon - No Rain - hm, uh...
8. Pinback - Boo - off Blue Screen Life
7. Radiohead - Idioteque - off Kid A
6. Beck - Loser - off Mellow Gold
5. Aloha - Ferocious Love - off That's Your Fire
4. Grandaddy - The Crystal Lake - off Sophtware Slump
3. Air - Run - off Talkie Walkie
2. Pinback - Loro - off S/T
1. Radiohead - Paranoid Android - off Ok Computer
Top 30 video games:
(These are my favorites anyway) There's probably only one person on my livejournal that could possibly have anything to say about this list - feel free to argue with me! Let's get nerdy...
30. MLB 07: The Show (PS2)
29. Marble Madness (NES)
28. Excitebike (NES)
27. Castlevania (NES)
26. Tetris (NES)
25. Bubble Bobble (NES)
24. Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis)
23. Mortal Kombat (SNES)
22. Rampage (Arcade)
21. Golden Tee (Arcade)
20. Mike Tyson's Punchout (NES)
19. NHL 94 (Sega Genesis)
18. Tombraider (PS)
17. Dr. Mario (NES)
16. Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2)
15. Mario Kart (Gamecube)
14. Mario Tennis (Gamecube)
13. Hot Shots Golf 3 (PS2)
12. Gran Turismo 3 (PS2)
11. Madden 08 (PS2)
10. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PS)
9. Syphon Filter (PS)
8. Contra (NES)
7. RBI Baseball (NES)
6. Half Life 2 (PC)
5. Call of Duty 4 (XBOX 360)
4. NBA Jam (Arcade)
3. Tecmo Bowl (NES)
2. Resident Evil 2 (PS)
1. Super Mario 3 (NES)
Super Mario 3 is still amazing every time I play it. Mario 1 is a classic, but I don't have the attachment to it that you would expect from it being the original. Mario 2 is not on here because it wasn't a good game.
A few games are surely missing: mega man, sonic the hedgehog, halo, doom, probably a lot of XBox and SNES titles etc. but in all honesty, i never got into those games/didn't have the right system or enough ram to run them when they were hip, so oh well.
I also did not include Atari because i can't really seperate the games in my head. They were all fun, but the atari's range was obviously limited. Comparing them even to Nintendo games is hard for me.
Top 25 movies:
25. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - every Xmas, like 10 times
24. Home Alone - every Xmas, like 11 times
23. 28 Days Later - Danny Boyle, yeah
22. The Saint - not even sure why
21. The Quick and the Dead - Cheesy as all hell, but sooo cool
20. Tombstone - Val Kilmer in his best role ever (I'm ya huckleberry)
19. Fight Club - i get the point, we're too materialistic (tyler durden is f'in cool though)
18. Willow - wait, this is Val Kimer's best role (He stole our blackroot!)
17. The Excorcist - still scary this many years later
16. The Princess Bride - "Mehwedge"
15. Knocked Up - man comedy, except kind of smart
14. Rounders - "p'ay that m'an his m'oney"
13. Groundhog Day - Bill Murray living the same day over and over
12. Borat - played out at this point, sure, but I don't usually laugh this hard at movies
11. Dumb and Dumber - I've watched this more times than any other movie
10. 12 Monkeys - I love Bruce Willis in this movie
9. The Shawshank Redemption - Morgan Freeman for president (didn't he play one at some point?)
8. Forrest Gump - could/should be higher, but it really is too long for my taste
7. Lost in Translation - only because of the opening scene
6. Saved - not just for teens, lotta heart and funny
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey as a serious actor (worked just this once)
4. The Usual Suspects - KAISER SOSE!
3. Star Wars IV
2. Star Wars VI
1. Star Wars V
Who knew the original trilogy be representin my top 3? As it turns out, I couldn't find a movie to put ahead of any of them. Probably has something to do with Leia. I understand that there are some serious classics missing here (Silence of the Lambs, American Beauty, Pulp Fiction, etc.) but the above 25 are movies that for some reason I can watch over and over.
Top 15 TV shows:
15. Insomniac with Dave Attell
14. Star Trek: The Next Generation
13. Star Trek
12. King of the Hill
11. The Daily Show
10. Colbert Report
9. South Park
8. The Office
7. Saturday Night Live
6. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
5. The Simpsons
4. Chappelle's Show
3. Seinfeld
2. Scrubs
1. Home Movies
Top 10 books:
I read, like all the time. I have a huge library. Blah blah blah.
10. The Cat's Pajamas by Ray Bradbury
9. The Manly Art by Elliot Gorn
8. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
7. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
6. Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
4. Fahrenheit 454 by Ray Bradbury
3. The Beach by Alex Garland
2. 1984 by George Orwell
1. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
A couple of these books were turned into good movies too. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, specifically is a favorite of mine. The Beach in book form is waaay better than the movie, although after reading it, I found I kinda liked the movie (I found it boring before). Fast Food Nation made me consider being a vegetarian. I think C.S. Lewis is just plain amazing, and for some reason Out of the Silent Planet is my favorite.
So that's it. Anyone still reading this must be more bored than I am, which is crazy.
I hate winter. I can't wait til people start moving around again.
G'night ol' livejournal.
Tops tops tops (my favorite games, music, movies, books etc.)
Top 35 songs:
35. Sunny Day Real Estate - Iscarabaid - off LP2
34. Smashing Pumpkins - Soothe - off Pisces Iscariot
33. The Shins - The Past and Pending - off Chutes Too Narrow
32. Treble Charger - Ever She Flows - off not sure...
31. Aloha - Heading East - off That's Your Fire
30. Sonic Youth - Unwind - off Washing Machine
29. Animal Collective - Banshee Beat - off Feels
28. Oh My God - Action - off Action Album
27. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice - off Pet Sounds
26. Kanye West - Good Morning - off Graduation (Token Black? Nah, just a good song)
25. Beck - Ramshackle - off Odelay
24. Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break - off When Your Heartstrings Break
23. Cake - Mexico - off Prolonging the Magic
22. Spoon - The Way We Get By - off Kill the Moonlight
21. Cornelius - Music - Sensuous
20. Dismemberment Plan - Life of Possibilities - off Emergency and I
19. Elliot Smith - No name #3 - off Good Will Hunting
18. Jon Brion - Eternal Sunshine Theme - obvious
17. The Flaming Lips - Vaseline - off Transmissions
16. Pinback - Some Voices - off Some Voices EP
15. Pavement - Stop Breathin - off Crooked Rain (I think)
14. Sonic Youth - Skip Tracer - off Washing Machine
13. Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God - not sure?
12. Nada Surf - Blizzard of 77 - off Let Go
11. Neil Young - Ohio - off So Far
10. The Cardigans - Lovefool - off Gran Turismo (I think)
9. Blind Melon - No Rain - hm, uh...
8. Pinback - Boo - off Blue Screen Life
7. Radiohead - Idioteque - off Kid A
6. Beck - Loser - off Mellow Gold
5. Aloha - Ferocious Love - off That's Your Fire
4. Grandaddy - The Crystal Lake - off Sophtware Slump
3. Air - Run - off Talkie Walkie
2. Pinback - Loro - off S/T
1. Radiohead - Paranoid Android - off Ok Computer
Top 30 video games:
(These are my favorites anyway) There's probably only one person on my livejournal that could possibly have anything to say about this list - feel free to argue with me! Let's get nerdy...
30. MLB 07: The Show (PS2)
29. Marble Madness (NES)
28. Excitebike (NES)
27. Castlevania (NES)
26. Tetris (NES)
25. Bubble Bobble (NES)
24. Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis)
23. Mortal Kombat (SNES)
22. Rampage (Arcade)
21. Golden Tee (Arcade)
20. Mike Tyson's Punchout (NES)
19. NHL 94 (Sega Genesis)
18. Tombraider (PS)
17. Dr. Mario (NES)
16. Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2)
15. Mario Kart (Gamecube)
14. Mario Tennis (Gamecube)
13. Hot Shots Golf 3 (PS2)
12. Gran Turismo 3 (PS2)
11. Madden 08 (PS2)
10. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PS)
9. Syphon Filter (PS)
8. Contra (NES)
7. RBI Baseball (NES)
6. Half Life 2 (PC)
5. Call of Duty 4 (XBOX 360)
4. NBA Jam (Arcade)
3. Tecmo Bowl (NES)
2. Resident Evil 2 (PS)
1. Super Mario 3 (NES)
Super Mario 3 is still amazing every time I play it. Mario 1 is a classic, but I don't have the attachment to it that you would expect from it being the original. Mario 2 is not on here because it wasn't a good game.
A few games are surely missing: mega man, sonic the hedgehog, halo, doom, probably a lot of XBox and SNES titles etc. but in all honesty, i never got into those games/didn't have the right system or enough ram to run them when they were hip, so oh well.
I also did not include Atari because i can't really seperate the games in my head. They were all fun, but the atari's range was obviously limited. Comparing them even to Nintendo games is hard for me.
Top 25 movies:
25. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - every Xmas, like 10 times
24. Home Alone - every Xmas, like 11 times
23. 28 Days Later - Danny Boyle, yeah
22. The Saint - not even sure why
21. The Quick and the Dead - Cheesy as all hell, but sooo cool
20. Tombstone - Val Kilmer in his best role ever (I'm ya huckleberry)
19. Fight Club - i get the point, we're too materialistic (tyler durden is f'in cool though)
18. Willow - wait, this is Val Kimer's best role (He stole our blackroot!)
17. The Excorcist - still scary this many years later
16. The Princess Bride - "Mehwedge"
15. Knocked Up - man comedy, except kind of smart
14. Rounders - "p'ay that m'an his m'oney"
13. Groundhog Day - Bill Murray living the same day over and over
12. Borat - played out at this point, sure, but I don't usually laugh this hard at movies
11. Dumb and Dumber - I've watched this more times than any other movie
10. 12 Monkeys - I love Bruce Willis in this movie
9. The Shawshank Redemption - Morgan Freeman for president (didn't he play one at some point?)
8. Forrest Gump - could/should be higher, but it really is too long for my taste
7. Lost in Translation - only because of the opening scene
6. Saved - not just for teens, lotta heart and funny
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey as a serious actor (worked just this once)
4. The Usual Suspects - KAISER SOSE!
3. Star Wars IV
2. Star Wars VI
1. Star Wars V
Who knew the original trilogy be representin my top 3? As it turns out, I couldn't find a movie to put ahead of any of them. Probably has something to do with Leia. I understand that there are some serious classics missing here (Silence of the Lambs, American Beauty, Pulp Fiction, etc.) but the above 25 are movies that for some reason I can watch over and over.
Top 15 TV shows:
15. Insomniac with Dave Attell
14. Star Trek: The Next Generation
13. Star Trek
12. King of the Hill
11. The Daily Show
10. Colbert Report
9. South Park
8. The Office
7. Saturday Night Live
6. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
5. The Simpsons
4. Chappelle's Show
3. Seinfeld
2. Scrubs
1. Home Movies
Top 10 books:
I read, like all the time. I have a huge library. Blah blah blah.
10. The Cat's Pajamas by Ray Bradbury
9. The Manly Art by Elliot Gorn
8. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
7. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
6. Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
4. Fahrenheit 454 by Ray Bradbury
3. The Beach by Alex Garland
2. 1984 by George Orwell
1. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
A couple of these books were turned into good movies too. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, specifically is a favorite of mine. The Beach in book form is waaay better than the movie, although after reading it, I found I kinda liked the movie (I found it boring before). Fast Food Nation made me consider being a vegetarian. I think C.S. Lewis is just plain amazing, and for some reason Out of the Silent Planet is my favorite.
So that's it. Anyone still reading this must be more bored than I am, which is crazy.
I hate winter. I can't wait til people start moving around again.
G'night ol' livejournal.