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[Benjamin]

Last week I read an article about how Classical and Metal are similar. Now im wanting to try some Classical. Not sure where to start. Any Classical listeners?

 

[Sensinitis]

Movies (other than LOTR and SW) :
Batman trilogy
Dog Pound
Alpha Dog

Artists:
Wu Tang
Eminem
Biggie Smalls

TV Shows:
The OC (yeah yeah...)
True Blood
Prison Break

Games:
Batman Arkham trilogy
God of War trilogy
Prince of Persia trilogy

 

[Qward]

So annoying when the same person always orders the pizza and gets what they want. No one else likes green peppers on their pizza and are left picking them off all for the want of one.

 

[Sensinitis]

Replace Alpha Dog with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in the movies.

 

[bacon25]

Games: Final Fantasy IX
Resident Evil 4
Chrono Trigger

 

[DrakeAndJosh]

Pretty much every Tarantino movie has at least one scene in it that is unforgettable. And Christoph Waltz' performance in Inglorious Basterds is unreal.
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For me it's the first scene of inglorious basterds with the milk. Not sure what it is but everything about the scene is just perfect.

 

[BonkTastic]

Last week I read an article about how Classical and Metal are similar. Now im wanting to try some Classical. Not sure where to start. Any Classical listeners?

One of the more "Metal" classical pieces I can think of is the Carmina Burana by Orff.

You've guaranteed heard O Fortuna before, but there's a reason it's in a bunch of movies - it's badass.

 

[Senscore]

Anyone else own any Criterion films?

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Last week I read an article about how Classical and Metal are similar. Now im wanting to try some Classical. Not sure where to start. Any Classical listeners?

Antonin Dvorak
Bela Bartok
Giuseppe Verdi
Johann Sebastien Bach
Paul Anthony Romero (seriously, he's awesome)
Fryderyk Chopin
Gustav Mahler (not a favourite of mine but lots of people dig him)
Igor Stravinski

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

Games: Final Fantasy IX
Resident Evil 4
Chrono Trigger

Great choices man

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Last week I read an article about how Classical and Metal are similar. Now im wanting to try some Classical. Not sure where to start. Any Classical listeners?

Apocalyptica is a great "gateway" band, too.

 

[DrEasy]

Anyone else own any Criterion films?

I have a bunch of Antonioni movies on DVD, I think they're on Criterion but would have to check.

(just checked: L'eclisse and L'avventura are Criterion)

I don't collect much; just watch them either when they play them on TFO (my PVR is full of stuff I have yet to watch) or when I go to some city that has a art film club, like the Cinematheque in Vancouver.

What do you have?

 

[Do Make Say Think]

The only Criterion movie I own is In the Mood for Love

 

[Harbinger]

Music

Muse
Radiohead
Our Lady Peace

TV

Firefly
JAG
Archer

Movies
Super Troopers
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of The Dead

Games
Mass Effect
Dragon Age: Origins
Uncharted: Among Thieves

 

[DrEasy]

The only Criterion movie I own is In the Mood for Love

Great movie. I also recommend Chung-King Express by the same director.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Agreed

Wong Kar Wai is amazing but it's a real shame that he and Christopher Doyle had a falling out after 2046 (which was pretty poor)

 

[BonkTastic]

Anyone else own any Criterion films?

I have a lot of Kurosawa stuff from Criterion.

Criterion has the best release version of almost any Kurosawa movie.

 

[DrEasy]

I have a lot of Kurosawa stuff from Criterion.

Criterion has the best release version of almost any Kurosawa movie.

Coincidentally, just saw Ikiru a couple of days ago (PVR'd a while ago on TFO). Very pleasant surprise.

 

[Caeldan]

One of the more "Metal" classical pieces I can think of is the Carmina Burana by Orff.

You've guaranteed heard O Fortuna before, but there's a reason it's in a bunch of movies - it's badass.

Also, In the Hall of the Mountain King from Per Gynt... And Night on Bald Mountain.

Heck just watch both Fantasia movies. Also the BBC Proms have an excellent finale.

Main thing with classical is your speakers or headphones need to have decent dynamic range rather than just being bass boosted womp womp dr dre beatz crap. Because otherwise you'll be constantly adjusting volume to hear the entire symphony

 

[Senscore]

I have a bunch of Antonioni movies on DVD, I think they're on Criterion but would have to check.

(just checked: L'eclisse and L'avventura are Criterion)

I don't collect much; just watch them either when they play them on TFO (my PVR is full of stuff I have yet to watch) or when I go to some city that has a art film club, like the Cinematheque in Vancouver.

What do you have?

I've been taking advantage of their 50% off flash sales for the past year or so. They send them out to their email subscribers. Shipping to Canada is expensive but its still a worthwhile deal. I think my collection is up past 20 now.

Picked up Persona, the Qatsi trilogy, Wings of Desire, and a few others.

Ultimately I think the preservation and restoration work they do is important, and with the detail and effort they put into their releases its clear that it's a labour of love. Even the essay booklets are a great touch.

 

[Harbinger]

So GTA: San Andreas is selling for $3.45 right now on xbox.com. The regular price is supposed to be $15, so buy it while it's dirt cheap!


By the way, this is the HD re-make for the xbox 360.

 

[Sensinitis]

Cant believe I forgot GTA SA in favourite games

 

[Caeldan]

Favourite games (PC nonMMO)
Dragon Age Origins
Master of Magic
XWing vs TIE Fighter
HM: most of the classic SSI, TSR and Microprose games; KotOR; NWN2

Favourite games (console)
Final Fantasy 3 (US-SNES)
Secret of Mana
Chrono Trigger
HM: Super Mario RPG, Kingdom Hearts, KOEI grand strategy games (ie Bandit Kings, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Uncharted Waters, Aerobiz)

 

[Saabman0508]

Games:
Kingdom Hearts
Star Wars Battlefront
League of Legends (if that counts)

Movies:
LOTR Trilogy
Happy Gilmore
Quest for the Holy Grail

Music:
Tragically Hip
Dire Straits
Neil Young
(Those last two spots could have been any combination of Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan and Sam Roberts.)

TV:
Friends
ATLA
Stargate Atlantis or Breaking Bad

 

[MainDotC]

I love Star Wars Battlefront. Can't wait for SWBFIII - looks to be even more massive.