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Johnbobb posted...

but any others people would want to specifically see?

I feel like Dogs and Cats are a must
General mammals is probably fine after that
Reptiles
Bugs and Fish too

Anyway today's votes:
Against Me - I Was a Teenage Anarchist
The Cramps - I Was a Teenage Werewolf


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Apparently Rev 3 is coming so there's still hope for that.

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I don't really care if its "stupid" I've always personally found the RE lore really interesting and do agree there could've been more. For some reason they were especially hung up on the stuff Umbrella Corps introduced though I did like the smaller lore stuff like Alyssa from Outbreak writing a news story.

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Even though it was first-person I felt like RE7 was easily the closest to classic RE as you could get. If it had one unfortunate misstep it was lack of enemy variety. With so many experimentations in the franchise up to this point the point is kind of moot anyay.

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George Washington

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I'm not even shocked or disappointed about Re:Verse, I mean it's not like it's really going to make much of an impact on anything just like the last three RE multiplayer games.

In other news, I really wish I had a PS5 to play the Maiden demo!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btFclZUXpzA

And Re:Verse, looks like a battle royale/deathmatch thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtX1pxZ3aqE

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Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
Guardians (2017)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties

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Corrosion of Conformity - Albatross
Down - Stone the Crow

I do think this could've been split a little bit! Not too tough but it would've been cool to maybe select dog, cat, bird, reptile etc. specific songs just to highlight them.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake (PlayStation 4)
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Kentucky Route Zero (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Half-Life: Alyx (PC)

World of Horror actually did better than I expected!

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I think I like Seven Psychopaths even better than In Bruges.

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kateee posted...

great writeup!

Thank you! Despite the film's reputation as a comedy I do tend to think of it more as a drama with most of the humor extremely mean-spirited and supremely dark rather than straight up side-splittingly hilarious. Like I think a lot of films bill themselves as black comedies but don't really commit all the way and are just content to throw jokes in there about someone's death or some sexually inappropriate scenario with not a lot depth or grace to it. Just dark for the sake of being dark. To me, the best black comedies use the style to genuinely highlight real-life hypocrisies, tragedies, and issues in a way that still takes the main points seriously while providing a fresh if sometimes extreme or outlandish take that still makes you laugh from the extreme absurdity of it. In Bruges is an excellent black comedy to me because of the way it tackles race and culture to provide one example, where it's shown that whether American, Canadian, Irish, Black, White, or what have you, there are no distinct lines on how our personal human experience is going to play out, and this is demonstrated to us through a drug-fueled rant I bet many would take a lot of issue with. I guess what I'm trying to get at is black comedy doesn't really concern itself with if its funny or not, just in the point its trying to make, if that makes any sense.

kateee posted...

What do you think are the consistently funniest movies of all time?

I personally struggle too to find a lot of films "funny". I would say my favorite comedies are genre parodies like Shaun of the Dead or Deadpool 2, where they're still excellent examples of the genre they're lampooning but also take the opportunity to poke holes in itself wherever it can. I also like films that inject comedy into what would be a serious plot in another film, Burn After Reading an excellent example of this.

I think my top 5 TRUE comedies would be (as in, to me it sets out to be COMEDY first and whatever other genre if any second, it's extremely subjective I know):

1. Shaun of the Dead
2. Burn After Reading
3. Mean Girls
4. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
5. This is Spinal Tap

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Joe

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Slipknot - Eyeless
Metallica - Eye of the Beholder

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World of Horror (PC)
Murder House (PC)
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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (PS4, PC)


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Slugworth

(I know it's really Slughorn, I get Willy Wonka and Harry Potter mixed up I guess?)

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Resident Evil Code Veronica, the game can totally screw you when it switches from Claire to Chris if you leave the wrong items & weapons on the former.

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In Bruges

This has always been a personal favorite of mine. It's a great example of the perfect script, everything set up and paid off, almost business-like, but throw in two leads with excellent chemistry, just the most in-your-face crass, obscene, and offensive black comedy, and genuine reflections on religion and faith and now have yourself a film that bursts with personality and each scene more unexpected, hilarious, and heart-wrenching than the last. With its Christmas setting (I like to think of it as a Shane Black nod), In Bruges does not allow you escape from its deliberately Catholic background, and meditates deeply on the nature of redemption, showing that it does not come from established institutions or tourist trap nonsense like touching Jesus' dried blood but from true change only within the self. By the same token, religion is nonetheless an inescapable monolith with constant reminders of the past at every corner. We are shown this best with Ray's character development; he initially embodies the traits of a child, as if some part of him has taken up what he has taken away and through this he ignores all responsibility for his actions. This facade quickly melts away however with Ray left only with the pain of his past actions even as he tries everything in his power to change and make up for it, Bruges literally taunting him with portraits of the afterlife as if they weren't already playing 24/7 in his head. I like this because it tells me it doesn't really matter whether you believe in religion or not; the concepts will still always be there, it's all a matter of how you interpret it and decide what to do with those concepts that makes you who you are.

A less-pronounced but nonetheless interesting angle of the film is how it maligns the concept of a fairy tale. The film plays loosely with magical realism concepts, the inclusion of a major dwarf character being one of the more on-the-nose elements, but also points like the Christmas fog or the angelic raining of coins that give the film an unnaturally dreamy vibe that ties into the whole "dream but I'm awake" thing. I also see a lot of Aesop's Fables in here, particularly the many themes of disproportionate punishment and retribution.

However, I think it's also a commentary on how sort of "hitman" movies are fairy tales in their own regard. The kind of movie where a pair off a target and head out for burgers and fries while discussing the latest popcorn flicks as if nothing phases them. In Bruges viciously rips that narrative apart as unrealistic and worst of all emotionally unsustainable, a childish fantasy where even more responsibility and consequences can be skirted, totally disconnected from reality. Sure, In Bruges isn't the only film to attempt this kind of deconstruction but I do think it does it one of the most grounded ways they could.

Ultimately, In Bruges is one of the best takes on how ending another's life, whether on purpose or accidentally, can truly take a toll on you. It's also a film that shows how skirting one's responsibilities in life can only lead you down a never-ending spiral of violence, lies, and debauchery. Yes, it's a movie that wants you to laugh with it, but at the same time, doesn't want to make you forget the true darkness that lies in every alcove of every person's soul, the same darkness we all must face up to eventually, whether we like it or not.

10/10

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Beth
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Bullet for My Valentine - Tears Don't Fall
Lesley Gore - Judy's Turn to Cry

HUGE HM to Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

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Dreams (PlayStation 4)
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Ghost of Tsushima (PlayStation 4)

OVERTIME
Cyberpunk 2077 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

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Joe

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Johnbobb posted...

Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way

Kenri posted...

OneRepublic - Good Life

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Cyberpunk 2077 (PS5, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Tales from Off-Peak City Volume 1 (PC)
The Last of Us Part II (Playstation 4)


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This is a really good video on it for anyone interested in the situation further:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-c8o_Cphn8

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Volbeat - Black Rose
Ashley Monroe - Weed Instead of Roses


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Terry
Mebh

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Visage (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
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Phasmophobia (PC)
Resident Evil 3 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)


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Always appreciate your unique perspective on things and for giving all my songs an honest chance!

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Neutral no

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Crossbones

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Wait drop Surfing in a Hurricane for Carrie Underwood - Blown Away.

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Pantera - Floods
Jimmy Buffett - Surfing in a Hurricane

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Carrion

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Seginustemple posted...

Psycho. There's three direct sequels but people are barely aware they exist.

And yeah Advance Wars was released a day before 9/11 in North America, after shit went down the Japan release got shelved until 2004

There's Bates Motel though, which has gotten a lot of critical acclaim! And the sequels to be fair are decent for what they are even if not well known. Not bad for something that probably shouldn't have been a franchise in the first place.

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Carrion (Switch, Xbox One, PC)
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (PS4, Xbox One)
Nioh 2 (PlayStation 4)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Switch, Xbox One, PC)


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You don't know how happy I am to see that huge jump, Cabrona is one of my absolute favorite songs ever!

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You already know

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Zagreus
Lev

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Moon Knight > Hawkeye > Loki > What If > She-Hulk > Falcon/WS > WandaVision > I Am Groot > Ironheart > Secret Invasion > Ms. Marvel > Armor Wars

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Metallica - Trapped Under Ice
La Dispute - First Reactions After Falling Through The Ice


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Doom Eternal (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
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DIRT 5 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)


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First batch I've seen 'em all!

I'll nevertheless vote for:
In Bruges (2008)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Baby Driver (2017)

Not Ranked

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Just thought of another:

La Dispute - Extraordinary Dinner Party

I'll trade it for Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow. I do like it better than Zappa but I don't want to ruin the double.

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Joe
Dina
Tasya
Paul

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Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
Frank Zappa - Don't Eat The Yellow Snow

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Sears

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Huh, not bad I'll take it!

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Frog Fractions 3 (PC)
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Half-Life: Alyx (PC)


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January 13, 2021

White Reaper - Might Be Right
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Don't feel like going crazy in depth today, but here's one of my favorite songs from the past couple of years, with a chorus I can guarantee you will struggle to get out of your head. The bass line is bliss. It will have you dancing and screaming your heart out too.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-zBIN_6XhWnxruaaPBCUeMmjxgFjnUqT
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jTxT9jsJalDGBUw3AUGL5

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