The Syndicate

At least a Philip K. Dick movie won, I can take solace in that at least.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 8
Total Recall - 12
5th Element - 9

Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 12
Total Recall - 14
5th Element - 9

Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 12
Total Recall - 12
5th Element - 7

NO...you've already taken 12 monkeys from me (sob)

Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 16
Total Recall - 18
5th Element - 13

How dare you kill 12 monkeys, these last 5 movies makes me want to have a movie marathon night.

The Matrix - 2
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 10
12 Monkeys - 26
Total Recall - 23
5th Element - 26

The Matrix - 6
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 10
12 Monkeys - 26
Total Recall - 23
5th Element - 26

The Matrix - 12
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 12
12 Monkeys - 26
Total Recall - 23
5th Element - 26

Man this is a tough top 5. T2 and Total Recall just hit me at the right age, so maybe there's an Arnold bias over the Matrix.

The Matrix - 12
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 18
Jurassic Park - 10
12 Monkeys - 24
Total Recall - 20
5th Element - 22
Existenz - 4
Galaxy Quest - 15

Just glad 12 monkeys and 5th element are doing so well.

I guess I'll kill shot good old Mars Attacks...They came in peace.

The Matrix - 14
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 15
Dark City - 15
Jurassic Park - 15
Gattaca - 17
12 Monkeys - 21
Total Recall - 20
5th Element - 21
Existenz - 15
Tank Girl - 13
Stargate - 12
Mars Attacks - 0
Event Horizon - 15
Galaxy Quest - 20

MovingPictures07 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:MP, are you serious? T2 is hands down one of the greatest sci-fi/action movies ever made. Go watch it (and get the director's cut).

Yeah, there are so many movies I haven't seen. I haven't seen a lot of the big ones either (The Matrix, Jurassic Park, any Star Wars, any Terminator, etc.), even though I have been trying to remedy that. I'm just so incredibly picky when it comes to movies. I'll take your recommendation to heart nonetheless though.

I won't participate in this round further just because I'm completely uninformed.

I could point out the interesting correlation between your name.

thellama73 wrote:Oh, and I've seen all of these apart from Dark City, Existenz, Tank Girl, and Event Horizon. Most of them are really good.

Well they're all movies I like, so take that for what you will. Dark City and Existenz came out the same year as Matrix, but suffered because it had a similar theme, which is unfortunate because I think they both stand alone on their own merits, and cases could be made for being them superior movies. I mean Dark City was a Proyas project and Existenz was made by Cronenberg, if that gives any insight into what type of movies they are.

Tank Girl is just fun and Event Horizon is nuts.

Golden wrote:Oh my, I don't know where to start. Finally something I know about!

Yeah one of my favorite subjects, saw a lot of music otherwise.

The Matrix - 15
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 15
Dark City - 15
Jurassic Park - 15
Gattaca - 15
12 Monkeys -17
Total Recall - 15
Starship Troopers -15
5th Element - 15
Existenz - 15
Tank Girl - 15
Stargate - 15
Mars Attacks - 15
Event Horizon - 15
Galaxy Quest - 17

90's Science Fiction movies

The Matrix - 15
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 15
Dark City - 15
Jurassic Park - 15
Gattaca - 15
12 Monkeys -15
Total Recall - 15
Starship Troopers -15
5th Element - 15
Existenz - 15
Tank Girl - 15
Stargate - 15
Mars Attacks - 15
Event Horizon - 15
Galaxy Quest -15

thellama73 wrote:I picked the last two. Someone else go.

I'll do one.

Yes Steinbeck won, it's a small victory but it brings me joy.

Steinbeck, Whitman, Poe, Twain and Hemingway were my top 5.

Mark Twain - 20
Edgar Allan Poe - 23
John Steinbeck - 24
Jack London - 31


Actually what I thought the final 4 might be. I prefer Whitman over Poe, but that's only because I wish I was an optimist who loved himself.

William Faulkner - 37
Herman Melville - 20
Mark Twain - 16
Edgar Allan Poe - 18
John Steinbeck - 20
Jack London - 26
Tennessee Williams - 14
Walt Whitman - 25

William Faulkner - 36
Herman Melville - 20
Mark Twain - 16
Edgar Allan Poe - 18
John Steinbeck - 18
Jack London - 25
Tennessee Williams - 14
Walt Whitman - 25

William Faulkner - 34
Herman Melville - 20
Mark Twain - 16
Edgar Allan Poe - 18
John Steinbeck - 16
Jack London - 25
Tennessee Williams - 14
Walt Whitman - 25

William Faulkner - 20
Herman Melville - 19
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 8
John Steinbeck - 17
Jack London - 25
J.D. Salinger - 0
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 25

Killshot

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 12
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 6
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 8
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8
John Steinbeck - 17
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 21
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 10
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 22

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 12
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 6
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 7
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8
John Steinbeck - 17
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 21
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 10
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 21

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 12
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 10
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 7
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8
John Steinbeck - 16
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 21
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 10
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 20

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 12
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 12
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 7
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8
John Steinbeck - 16
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 20
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 10
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 17

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 14
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 12
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 7
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8
John Steinbeck - 16
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 19
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 11
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 17

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 16
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 12
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 7
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8
John Steinbeck - 16
Henry James - 0
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 19
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 13
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 17

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 16
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 12
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 7
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 7
John Steinbeck - 16
Henry James - 9
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 19
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 13
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 17

Poor Henry James, didn't want to be an American and eventually became British. I guess I can get behind him being the first off the list since he didn't die "American".

Golden wrote:

Fredwood wrote:Sorry, I'm a bit too serious about American Literature.

If it's any consolation, I don't really read New Zealand literature either. I think it takes itself too seriously.

As far as classic literature is concerned, I've read a lot of British classic literature. With American literature, I've read a lot of modern authors (although even in modern literature I probably enjoy British authors the most).

Have you seen the film 'Midnight in Paris'? I think it has a great characterisation of Hemingway and Fitzgerald.

I haven't read any book originating from New Zealand, though I did see Whale Rider (that counts right?). I think my issue is more as a result of the view that they American literature is the bastard child and inferior by far to British. Aside from the history, I don't really think that's a fair assessment, accounting for tastes, I think they're pretty equal since the 19th century.

As far as classic lit goes, they all pale in my eyes to those crazy 19th century Russian writers.

I kind of gave up on Woody after that movie with Jason Biggs, and that one movie with Will Ferrell was the final straw. I've been hearing good things recently and probably should give his recent stuff a go. Considering how many interesting people are in the Lost Generation I probably should have watched it already.

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 16
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 12
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 7
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 7
John Steinbeck - 16
Henry James - 13
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 19
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 13
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 17

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 16
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 12
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 6
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 5
John Steinbeck - 16
Henry James - 13
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 19
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 14
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 17

I don't like the Great Gatsby, or F Scott, he was a drunk who only wrote 4 books and got lucky with one of them. It's considered a classic and there are about 3 or 4 others that should be off this list first. Where as Hemingway was a drunk who wrote a ton of books and has 4 classics (A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and the Sea, and For Whom the Bell Tolls). I've only read Old Man and Sun also rises, his stuff is pretty depressing, he's the master of the impotent hero who can never have what he desires because of past mistakes. Fun fact they were drinking buddies.

I don't know what your tastes are but for my money Steinbeck is my favorite of any of these (well maybe Whitman will give him a run for his money), Of Mice and Men is a really quick read (less then 200 pages) and would be a good starting point.

I hate Salinger, his only readable book is whiny spoiled rich kid awful, and his others are just him showing off his vocabulary.

Sorry, I'm a bit too serious about American Literature.

William Faulkner - 15
Herman Melville - 16
Nathaniel Hawthorne - 12
Mark Twain - 18
Edgar Allan Poe - 17
Ernest Hemingway - 6
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 6
John Steinbeck - 16
Henry James - 13
Ralph Waldo Emerson - 16
Jack London - 19
Edith Wharton - 14
J.D. Salinger - 15
Tennessee Williams - 17
Walt Whitman - 17

I know I'm new, and forgive my impertinence, but no way is Ernest Hemingway the first off the list.