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Avocado Write & Word Results

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Here it is, the books that the Avocado loves the most: 1 The Lord of the Rings 13 mentions 2 Slaughterhouse-Five 10 mentions 3 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 9 mentions 4 Cat’s Cradle 8 mentions 4 Catch-22 8 mentions 4 Harry Potter 8 mentions 4 To Kill a Mockingbird 8 mentions 8 1984 7 mentions 8 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 7 mentions 8 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series 7 mentions 8 Moby-Dick 7 mentions 12 Discworld 6 mentions 12 Watchmen 6 mentions 14 A Confederacy of Dunces 5 mentions 14 Do Androids Dream of Electric … Continue reading Avocado Write & Word Results

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Avocado Write & Word

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I still haven’t gotten tired of making people make top 10 lists, so here we are. We’re doing books now. Here’s the rules: 1.) Your list can only contain 10 titles; no more, no less.2.) Twin Peaks: The Return isn’t a book.3.) As always, obvious joke ballots won’t be counted.4.) Full series can be counted.5.) More a suggestion than a rule: it’d be much easier if you included the author and year(s) for the books.6.) Comics books count7.) This one is important, so I’m going to bold it: There is to be no mocking of other people’s picks. This is supposed to … Continue reading Avocado Write & Word

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Avocado Sight & Sound: TV Edition results

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1.) The Simpsons 57 mentions 2.) The Wire 54 mentions 3.) Breaking Bad 41 mentions 4.) Mad Men 38 mentions 5.) Seinfeld 32 mentions 5.) Twin Peaks 32 mentions 7.) Community 31 mentions 8.) 30 Rock 26 mentions 9.) Arrested Development 25 mentions 9.) Deadwood 25 mentions 9.) The Good Place 25 mentions 9.) The Sopranos 25 mentions 13.) Futurama 23 mentions 14.) Buffy the Vampire Slayer 21 mentions 15.) The Americans 20 mentions 15.) Better Call Saul 20 mentions 15.) Bojack Horseman 20 mentions 15.) Justified 20 mentions 15.) Parks and Recreation 20 mentions 20.) Avatar: The Last Airbender … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound: TV Edition results

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Guess a movie based on clues

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I had a lot of fun last night last night making people guess what movie I was thinking of based on several clues. It was recommended that I make it its own thread. Here’s one of my sets of clues from last night, as an example: 1. Has a long title. 2. A character turns into a monkey man. 3. The cinematography is utterly gorgeous. (The answer was Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, BTW.) Continue reading Guess a movie based on clues

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Avocado Sight & Sound Year IV Results

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Here it is, the results for this year’s Avocado Sight & Sound and it was pretty lopsided this year. [spoiler title=’The best movies of the 2010s (according to us)’] 1. Mad Max: Fury Road-50 mentions 2. Get Out-28 mentions 3. Inception-21 mentions 3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse-21 mentions 5. Moonlight-19 mentions 6. The Social Network-18 mentions 7. Inside Llewyn Davis-17 mentions 8. Arrival-16 mentions 8. Parasite-16 mentions 10. Her-15 mentions 11. Blade Runner 2049-14 mentions 12. Inside Out-13 mentions 12. Under the Skin-13 mentions 14. Scott Pilgrim vs the World-11 mentions 14. Whiplash-11 mentions 14. The Witch-11 mentions 17. Before … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year IV Results

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The Razzie nominating ballot is awful again (shock of shocks)

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Last year, I went through the Razzie nominating ballot to show you all how it manages to be even worse than the actual nominees and this year didn’t disappoint. As always, all typos are left intact. WORST SCREEN COMBO Any Two Half-Feline/Half-Human Hairballs / Cats Jason Derulo & His CGI-Neutered “Bulge” / Cats Megan Fox & James Franco / Zeroville Godzilla & Any Flying, Fire-Breathing, Pagoda-Stomping Monster / Godzilla, King of the Monsters David Harbour & Milla Jovovich / Hellboy (2019) Anne Hathaway & Matthew McConaughey / Serenity Tyler Perry & Tyler Perry (or Tyler Perry) A Madea Family Funeral … Continue reading The Razzie nominating ballot is awful again (shock of shocks)

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Scott OT #206: The Last Night Thread of the Year (12/31)

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It’s the end of the month, so here’s the best movies I watched for the first time in December. [spoiler title=’The Movies’] 10. Dark Waters directed by Todd Haynes, 2019 (seen in theaters) 9. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya directed by Isao Takahara, 2013 (seen in theaters) 8. One, Two, Three directed by Billy Wilder, 1961 (rented from Netflix) 7. The Peanut Butter Falcon directed by Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz, 2019 (rented from Redbox) 6. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control directed by Errol Morris, 1997 (seen on The Criterion Channel) 5. Enthusiasm directed by Dziga Vertov, 1931 … Continue reading Scott OT #206: The Last Night Thread of the Year (12/31)

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Scott OT #204: The Last Night Thread of the Month (11/30)

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It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time in November. [spoiler title=Movies] 10.) Rocketman directed by Dexter Fletcher, 2019 (rented from Redbox) 9.) Shin Godzilla directed by Hideaki Anno, 2016 (rented from Netflix’s DVD service) 8.) 4 Little Girls directed by Spike Lee, 1997 (seen on Amazon Prime) 7.) Through the Olive Trees directed by Abbas Kiarostami, 1994 (seen on The Criterion Channel) 6.) Jojo Rabbit directed by Taika Waititi, 2019 (seen in theaters) 5.) Ford v Ferrari directed by James Mangold, 2019 (seen in theaters) 4.) Knives Out … Continue reading Scott OT #204: The Last Night Thread of the Month (11/30)

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Scott OT #202: The Last Night Thread of the Month (10/31)

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It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time in October. [spoiler title=’The movies’] 10.) My Name Is Joe directed by Ken Loach, 1998 (seen on Mubi) 9.) The Holy Girl directed by Lucrecia Martel, 2004 (rented from Netflix’s DVD service) 8.) Leolo directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon, 1992 (rented from Netflix’s DVD service) 7.) On the Beach at Night Alone directed by Hong Sang-soo, 2017 (seen on the Criterion Channel) 6.) Joker directed by Todd Phillips, 2019 (seen in theaters) 5.) Chaos (a.k.a. Kaos) directed by Vittorio Taviani & Paolo … Continue reading Scott OT #202: The Last Night Thread of the Month (10/31)

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Scott OT #200: The Night Thread of That Guy Who Died After Watching Avatar (10/6)

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In January 2010, the world was shocked to learn that a man died after watching the hit movie Avatar (it’s sometimes reported that he died while watching the movie but that’s inaccurate). He suffered a stroke while watching the movie and died 11 days later due to it. Over-excitement from watching the movie triggered his high blood pressure issues which caused the stroke. Yes, he died from enjoying a movie too much. I’ve long been fascinated by this story for reasons I could never put my finger on. It was only after learning of a similar incident involving the British … Continue reading Scott OT #200: The Night Thread of That Guy Who Died After Watching Avatar (10/6)

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Scott OT #199: The Last Night Thread of September (9/30)

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It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I watched for the first time in September. [spoiler title=’Movies’] 10.) A Little Princess directed by Alfonso Cuaron, 1995 (seen on Hulu) 9.) Velvet Goldmine directed by Todd Haynes, 1998 (seen on TV) 8.) George Harrison: Living in the Material World directed by Martin Scorsese, 2011 (seen on Netflix) 7.) Amazing Grace directed by Sydney Pollack, 2018 (rented from my local library) 6.) War and Peace directed by King Vidor, 1956 (seen on Amazon Prime) 5.) Hustlers directed by Lorene Scafaria, 2019 (seen in theaters) 4.) Extraordinary … Continue reading Scott OT #199: The Last Night Thread of September (9/30)

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