We all do this, usually in conversation where there's nothing left to talk about or when you're trying to determine if the new person you're seeing is worth having children with. I do this a lot. And my theory here is that if I put it out in the open once and for all then maybe I'll stop doing it and maybe put my thought power to better use. So, here we go...
Top 5 Films - The Obvious Choices
- The Exorcist (1973)
- The Shining (1980)
- The Godfather pt.1 (1972)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
Top 5 Films - The Obscure Choices (although in all honesty, these could be in the list above.)
- Rear Window (1954)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Alien (1979)
- El Topo (1970)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Top 5 Least Favourite Films (ones I've watched in their entirety.)
- Killers (1996)
- Four Brothers (2005)
- The Forgotten (2004)
- Signs (2002)
- Saw IV (2007)
Top 5 Actors - The Obvious Choices (w/ favourite works)
- Al Pacino (The Godfather, The Panic in Needle Park, Insomnia.)
- Robert DeNiro (Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Cape Fear, Casino)
- Marlon Brando (Apocalypse Now, A Streetcar Named Desire, Last Tango in Paris)
- Anthony Hopkins (The Elephant Man, The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, Dracula)
- Jack Nicholson (The Shining, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, The Witches of Eastwick)
Top 5 Actors - The Obscure Choices (w/ favourite works)
- John Hurt (The Elephant Man, Alien, The Proposition)
- Willem Dafoe (The Last Temptation of Christ, Platoon, Shadow of the Vampire, Animal Factory)
- Val Kilmer (Heat, Batman Forever, True Romance, The Doors, Wonderland)
- Benicio Del Toro (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Usual Suspects, Che)
- Jim Carrey (Man on the Moon, The Truman Show, Dumb and Dumber)
Top 5 Actresses (w/ favourite works)
- Jodie Foster (Taxi Driver, The Silence of the Lambs)
- Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, The Godfather, Manhattan)
- Meryl Streep (The Deer Hunter, Death Becomes Her, Manhattan)
- Charlize Theron (The Devil's Advocate, Monster)
- Michelle Pfeiffer (Scarface, What lies Beneath, White Oleander, Batman Returns)
Top 5 Film Soundtracks (w/ notable artists)
- Wonderland (2003) (Roxy Music, Terry Reid, Iggy and The Stooges)
- Casino (1995) (Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, Mickey & Sylvia)
- High Fidelity (2000) (Bob Dylan, The 13th Floor Elevators, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen)
- The Crow (1994) (The Cure, The Violent Femmes, Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails)
- Velvet Goldmine (1998) (Shudder To Think, Brian Eno, Placebo, The Venus in Furs)
Top 5 Directors - The Obvious Choices (w/ favourite works)
- Stanley Kubrick (The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Lolita)
- Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Casino, Goodfellas, Raging Bull)
- Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window, North By North West, Vertigo, Rope, The Birds, Psycho)
- Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Dracula)
- Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Manhattan, Play It Again Sam, Love and Death, Everybody Says I Love You)
Top 5 Directors - The Obscure Choices (w/ favourite works) (again, any of these could fit in the list above)
- Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers, Platoon, The Doors)
- Mel Brooks (Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, History of the World pt.1, Spaceballs)
- David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Eraserhead, Twin Peaks)
- William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection)
- Michael Mann (Heat, Manhunter)
Top 5 Writers (w/ favourite works)
- Hunter S. Thompson (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Rum Diary, plus various collections of letters)
- Charles Bukowski (Pulp, Hollywood, Post Office, Ham on Rye)
- William Peter Blatty (The Exorcist, Legion)
- H.P. Lovecraft (The Hound, The Whisperer in Darkness)
- Edgar Allen Poe (The Raven, Berenice, The Tell Tale Heart)
Top 5 Works of Fiction
- L'etranger (Albert Camus, 1942)
- Death in Venice (Thomas Mann, 1912)
- The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty, 1971)
- The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925)
- The Rum Diary (Hunter S. Thompson, written circa 1960, published 1998)
Top 5 Biographies/Autobiographies
- Brando: Songs My Mother Taught Me (Marlon Brando)
- Innocent When You Dream: Tom Waits: The Collected Interviews (Tom Waits & Mac Montandon)
- Scar Tissue (Anthony Kiedis)
- The Long, Hard Road Out Of Hell (Marilyn Manson & Neil Strauss)
- Hitman (Bret Hart)
Top 5 Recording Artists (w/ favourite works)
- Marilyn Manson (Holywood, Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals)
- Placebo (Without You I'm Nothing, Black Market Music, Sleeping With Ghosts)
- Tom Waits (Small Change, Blue Valentine, Foreign Affairs)
- Mark Lanegan (Field Songs, Bubblegum, plus works with Isobel Campbell, Soulsavers and as The Gutter Twins with Greg Dulli)
- The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground & Nico, Loaded, White Light/White Heat)
Top 5 Computer Games
- The Warriors (Rockstar Toronto, 2005)
- Blade Runner (Westwood Studios, 1997)
- Shadow Fighter (Gremlin Interactive, 1994)
- Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega, 1996)
- Silent Hill (Konami/Team Silent, 1999)
Top 5 TV Shows
- The Big Bang Theory (2007 - present)
- South Park (1997 - present)
- Twin Peaks (1990 - 1991)
- The Sopranos (1999 - 2007)
- Family Guy (2005 - present)
Top 5 Places I've Visited
- Orlando, Florida
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- San Francisco, California
- Los Angeles, California
- St. Petersburg, Florida
Top 5 Places I'd Love To Visit
- New York City, New York
- Edmonton, Canada
- Port Antonio, Jamaica
- Chicago, Illinois
- Oakley Court, Windsor
And, finally...
Top 5 Consumables I'd Request Before Being Put To Death
- A large bottle of Chivas Regal
- A case of chilled Miller GD
- A pack of Marlboro 100 Reds
- A Kobi steak, rare
- A whole baked Vanilla Cheesecake
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