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Clerks – (1994 movie)

2016-01-11

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109445/
https://www.miramax.com/movie/clerks/

Instead of being allowed to sleep in on his day off, a man is called in to work an extra shift at his convenience store job, and his day goes to complete shit.

The acting is a little halted in places, since these are mostly or perhaps entirely first-timers, but the writing is spectacular. It’s got great flow and style, and is hilarious and memorable.

I first rented this as a VHS tape back in the day, and was immediately impressed. I’m glad this movie, and its author, have done well.

aka Clerks. (with a trailing period)
Takes place in Leonardo, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Re-issued as “Clerks. X”

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I’ll add notes when I re-watch this.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/
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In a future Tokyo which has survived a massive explosion, a highschool student motorcycle gang stumbles into a military research program whose earlier efforts lead to that disaster, and they become embroiled in the revived project.

A genre-defining movie on so many levels. It portrays a world unique to those unfamiliar with manga (a form of Japanese comics) and has both great storytelling and incredible animation.

Castle – (2009 show)

2016-01-01

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219024/
was https://abc.com/shows/castle

Though an author tags along with the police because a particular detective is particularly hot, it turns out he’s actually helpful.

I adore this series, even though it gets repetitive later on.

If I get to re-watching things, I’ll add notes.

Abandoned – ABC doesn’t list it any more.

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Lacuna Coil

2015-12-29

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TODO – Select songs
TODO – import notes

Music >

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https://www.lacunacoil.com/

A gothic/”alternative” metal band, who I know from their days of opening for The Gathering.

They were really great, but like their peers they slid downhill. Andrea Ferro ruins pretty much every song he’s in, and I’ve always wished him completely removed from the band.

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The Gathering

2015-12-29

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TODO – Select songs
TODO – import notes

(They don’t appear to have a logo!)

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(on Wikipedia)
https://gathering.nl/

They could alternately be called metal or “alternative rock”, whatever the fuck that means.

My favourite songs are more ambient/atmospheric or focus strongly on Anneke van Giersbergen‘s strong vocals.

2007 – I lost interest in this band when Anneke van Giersbergen left.

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Babylon 5 – The Gathering – (1993 movie)

2015-11-09

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Babylon 5 - The Gathering - (1993 movie) dvd cover

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106336/

The feature-length movie and test pilot for Babylon 5 – (1994 show).

This is the first item to view in the Babylon 5 viewing order. See Babylon 5 binge 01 notes.

Properly titled Babylon 5: The Gathering
This is technically “film 0”, as it is the feature-length pilot episode.
Movie Box, cd 1 – Babylon 5 – The Gathering – (1993 movie)
- The first disk, which is labeled “1”. It is extremely important to get this right! Look at the number and title on the disk.
SPOILER ALERT – Although there is important information in the introduction to the station, I think it’s important to skip to 1:15.

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on ninjakiwi.com (Flash)
on steam (Steam)

Balloons threaten monkeys, and you coordinate their defence.

I’m big on tower defence games, and this is a very good one.

The Flash version is liked. The Steam version is disliked. Maybe the more adult multiplay on the Steam version would make it worth some money, but not at its price.

The differences between the Flash and Steam versions

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/

A corporate drone goes mad and spirals into psychopathy, violently lashing out at society.

An absolutely mandatory film. As heavy-handed as its anti-corporatism is, it has fantastic subtleties requiring multiple viewings. There are very few movies which can achieve this level of watchability. This is absolutely an A-class dudebro movie.

Based on Fight Club – (1996 book), by Chuck Palahniuk

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Guild Wars 2 – (2012 game)

2015-09-17

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/

A great MMORPG with spectacular mechanics but no endgame.

I had a lot of fun with it way back when, but my most recent visit had me wandering around in circles for an inexcusable length of time. An utter failure. Still highly recommended.

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