Q & A Thread

[Zaraki]

A mini-nuke BFG.

 

Repeat.

[HGARR]

There would be no end to the fun had if Half-Life 2's gravity gun was real!

 

Greatest author of all time?

[Selous Templar]

Either Tolken, Strugatsky, or Konrad

 

Say again

[HGARR]

Roald Dahl.

 

What will you name your children, when you have them?

[Selous Templar]

Either Eckhardt, McCoy, Jason, Martin, Rex, Bryan, or Sylvester if it's a boy, and McCalia, Jasmin(e), Nikki, Betty, Mona, Hannah, or Jessie if it's a girl

 

Say again

[HGARR]

For the boys: Norman, Albert, Kristopher, Alf, Joey.

For the Girls: Felicity, Helga, Prudence, Molly, Olga.

 

Reap-Eat

[Alyxx Thorne]

Haven't really thought about it yet.

 

What's your favourite build engine game (Duke 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior etc.)?

[Zaraki]

Blood. Lots of dark comedy in a game is rare.

 

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[Alyxx Thorne]

Yeah I agree with you on Blood. Bloody hard game though.

 

Have you ever tried Ben & Jerry's peanut butter cups ice cream?

[HGARR]

I havent! Is it any good? Is it available in Australia?

 

What were your favourite movies as a child?

[Alyxx Thorne]

Dunno if it's available in Australia but it's pretty damn good.

 

My top 10 movies as a child (not ranked in any particular order), and I'm gonna try my best to not make it ALL Disney films (cause I was kind of raised on Disney):

 

01. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Just one of Disney's best live action movies. Even as an adult I find it an incredibly engaging movie with incredibly talented animals acting as the main roles. Was always weak for movies like these as a kid that had animals in them.

 

02. Beauty and the Beast

I don't think I need to say more, I think it's Disney's best animated movie, it moved me to tears as a child and captivated me in so many ways.

 

03. Garfield On The Town

Technically a TV special but I'm listing it here since it remains my favourite Garfield related animated thing to this day and it's much better than any of the "movies" that came later on

 

04. Michael Jackson Moonwalker

Really just a collage of music videos but it was still amazing

 

05. Flåklypa Grand Prix

Known internationally as Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, Norwegian animated puppet movie about an inventor who builds a race car to get revenge on a former assistant who stole his blueprints for a revolutionary car part, considered a national treasure in Norway

 

06. The Adventures of Chataran (known in the US as Milo & Otis)

A Japanese movie similar to Homeward Bound though it's more the life story of a curious and adventurous cat named Chataran. Allegedly a lot of animal cruelty happened behind the scenes of this film which kind of makes it a bit cringy to watch nowadays but it has an amazing soundtrack and the cinematography is also stellar.

 

07. Rock-a-Doodle

Amazing Don Bluth movie about a rooster who is shunned by his friends and leaves to become a rock star in the big city. It's both a great love letter to Elvis and 50's culture as well as a really engaging story about how a mere child can accomplish grand things. It also gets really dark at times.

 

08. Atlantis: The Lost Empire

HUGELY underrated Disney flick in my opinion. While I don't think it's objectively one of their best, I just love the side characters in the movie and the TON of quotable lines. In this time period, Disney released some of their funniest animated movies so this and The Emperor's New Groove was my jam for a long time and I watched both to the point I could recite entire scenes verbatim.

 

09. The Rescuers Down Under

How do you make a sequel that is superior to the original movie, especially when it's Disney? Well, Disney kinda did it with this one. This has to be one of the best Disney movies with just breathtaking animation, a great score and a lot of great scenes. I didn't even know about the original when I watched this one, so it truly did overshadow the original.

 

10. The Little Mermaid

I've ALWAYS identified so much with Ariel... I've always felt different, always felt a bit uncomfortable with my body (especially when I hit puberty and even up until now...) and I still see a lot of myself in her. I also think Ursula is an amazing villain.

 

Repeat question

[HGARR]

These are not in any order whatsoever.

 

The adventures of Tintin: secret of the unicorn.

Harry potter and the Philosopher's stone

Robin Hood (disney).

The Magic Pudding.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Tarzan.

Indiana Jones quadrilogy

Star Wars hexology

The three Musketeers (1993 disney).

A Knights tale.

 

Repeat again!

[Psychotic Ninja]

Uhhh..... The Matrix, Digimon The Movie, Stuart Little, and Star Wars trilogy. There's probably others, but I'm blanking here.

 

What are some of your favorite movies that came out in the 2000's or later?

[Alyxx Thorne]

Shaun Of The Dead (and Hot Fuzz)

Doom

Mulholland Drive

Grindhouse (Death Proof / Planet Terror)

The Bothersome Man (Norwegian film, original title "Den Brysomme Mannen")

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

The Room

Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2

Dude, Where's My Car

The Island

Casino Royale

Click

Slither

Over the Hedge

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Avatar

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Inglourious Basterds

Fantastic Mr Fox

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

TRON: Legacy

Toy Story 3

Inception

Cowboys & Aliens

 

 

Repeat question

[Psychotic Ninja]

*Pulls out premade list of top 10, in no particular order*

 

Spirited Away

Your Name

A Silent Voice

Wolf Children

The Dark Knight

Cowboy Bebop

Ponyo

Coco

Inside Out

Deadpool

 

Repeat

[Spagelo]

At least you didn't say pre-2000, I'd be here all night.

 

No order...

 

There Will Be Blood

Casino Royale (2006)

The Dark Knight

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Lord of the Rings (2001-03)

Spider-Man 2

Finding Nemo

King Kong (2005)

Kung Fu Panda

The Departed

Inception

The Revenant

Guardians of the Galaxy

Toy Story

Blade Runner 2049

Captain Phillips

Avatar

District 9

Taken

3:10 to Yuma

V for Vendetta

300 (laugh all you want...)

No Country for Old Men

Django Unchained

 

And technically, it's a show before it's a movie, but Ninja is justified in the exception. Cowboy Bebop is the best anime.

[Psychotic Ninja]

Well, when I said Cowboy Bebop, I did mean the movie...

 

And now that you've brought it up:

 

What are your top 10 movies pre-2000?

[Alyxx Thorne]

Escape From New York

Videodrome

Scanners

Blue Velvet

Lost Highway

Star Wars: A New Hope

THX-1138

The Fly

Blade Runner

Robocop

Alien

Aliens

Eraser

Commando

The Terminator

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

The Green Mile

Escape From L.A.

They Live

Jacob's Ladder

Ghost In The Shell

James Bond: GoldenEye

 

Repeat question

[Psychotic Ninja]

Tin Cup

The Matrix

Big Lebowski

Office Space

Fight Club

Star Wars A New Hope

Star Wars Empire Strikes Back

The Lion King

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

The Iron Giant

 

Repeat question

[Blue]

Empire Strikes Back

Apollo 13

Nausicaa or Mononoke

The Iron Giant

Schindler's List

Ghandi

The Shawshank Redemption

Ghost in the Shell

Beauty & the Beast

Back to the Future III

 

If you could have swapped the opportunity/idea/time/history with anyone, what great invention would you like to be the inventor of?