25 February 2018

My favourite movies/films

Not an exhaustive list, but it’s a start.

Generally in order of which ones I've either seen the most, have fond memories of, would recommend the most, or simply think are the best. Not including horror movies on this list, as that's really a different category/goal of film.
  1. Spirited Away
  2. Matrix
  3. Truman Show
  4. Donnie Darko
  5. Back To The Future
  6. Groundhog Day
  7. Iron Man
  8. Avengers: Infinity War
  9. Parasite (2019)
  10. WALL-E
  11. Monsters, Inc
  12. Iron Giant
  13. Matilda
  14. Belle (2021)
  15. Hot Fuzz
  16. Shaun of the Dead
  17. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 
  18. Princess Mononoke
  19. Coraline
  20. Moon
  21. Butterfly Effect
  22. Inside Out
  23. Day The Earth Stood Still (original)
  24. Lion King
  25. Aladdin
  26. Terminator 2
  27. Inception
  28. Arrival
  29. Avengers: Endgame
  30. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  31. Toy Story
  32. Toy Story 3
  33. Up
  34. Pan’s Labyrinth
  35. A Beautiful Mind
  36. 12 Years A Slave
  37. Beauty and the Beast
  38. Incredibles
  39. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2
  40. Oblivion
  41. 2001 Space Odyssey
  42. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  43. It's a Wonderful Life
  44. X-Men Days of Future Past
  45. Knives Out
  46. Fifth Element
  47. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  48. Shawshank Redemption
  49. Clockwork Orange
  50. Moonlight
  51. Godfather 2
  52. Kill Bill 2
  53. Elephant Man
  54. Bedazzled
  55. Bruce Almighty
  56. Your Name

Horror

  1. Jeepers Creepers
  2. Shining
  3. The Fly
  4. The Thing
  5. Insidious
  6. Signs
  7. Creep 2
  8. Sixth Sense
  9. Saw
  10. Se7en
  11. It Follows
  12. Babadook
  13. Requiem For A Dream
  14. Ghost Stories
  15. Lights Out
  16. It
  17. A Quiet Place
  18. Grudge
  19. Ring
  20. Paranormal Activity
  21. Invisible Man (2020)
  22. Rec
  23. Blair Witch
  24. Alien
  25. Psycho
  26. Unfriended
  27. Annabelle
  28. Rosemary's Baby
  29. Drag Me To Hell
  30. Mist
  31. Split
  32. Ma
I don't find scary:

  1. Exorcist
  2. Nightmare on Elm Street
  3. Loved Ones
  4. Funny Games
  5. Carrie
  6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  7. Hereditary
  8. Any zombie films
  9. Jaws
  10. Get Out
  11. Shutter Island


13 February 2018

Force Awakens vs Last Jedi


  • Indigenous species
    • Ending of FA shows black seagulls occupying the island
    • LJ replaces with with Porgs. Add the crystal foxes, and the toad creatures on the island
  • Plot
    • FA reveals the plot of Luke Skywalker vs Ben Solo shortly after we meet Han Solo again and why Luke ran away.
    • LJ revolves around the reasoning behind Luke's story
    • In LJ, Rey learning the light/dark side of the force even though she'd mastered it in the first film
  • Villains
    • FA reveals Snoke as an intimidating but not formidable character.
    • LJ reveals him in detail, but he is easily killed by Kylo Ren.
  • Powers
    • FA introduces Rey picking up her powers really quickly, never recognised by herself before, compared to Luke doing weeks/months of training
    • LJ introduces new never-before seen powers like:
      • Snoke bringing Kylo and Rey together
      • Leia flying through space
      • Luke creating an interstellar hologram
      • Ghost Yoda is able to cast lightning
  • Fight battles
    • FA has the fights with Kylo (Rey and Finn), and Finn vs the 'Traitor' Stormtrooper
    • LJ has the Praetorian Guard scene
  • Starships
    • LJ introduces the Dreadnought and Snoke's ship
    • LJ introduces a hyperspace jump through a ship to destroy it
  • Humour
    • FA has BB-8, C-3PO providing quips, and Kylo attacking the computer consoles twice
    • LJ has Chewie preparing to eat roast Prog, the toad creatures getty angry, Yoda making quips, and Kylo attacking the elevator