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by Area Man
Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:50 pm
Forum: Video / Computer Games
Topic: DDD's Favorite Games List
Replies: 11
Views: 2852

Re: DDD's Favorite Games List

If you still have a copy of RCT2 (physical or on Steam), there's a cool download, OpenRCT2, that's an open-source version of the game with in-game cheats, sandbox mode (infinite cash), and other changes that make it more user-friendly.
by Area Man
Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:38 pm
Forum: Small Rock Subgenres
Topic: Top Classic-Era AOR/Melodic Rock Artists
Replies: 3
Views: 2227

Re: Top Classic-Era AOR/Melodic Rock Artists

Thank you! I must give a shout-out to all those who helped me on it, as I was originally putting REO Speedwagon at #4 and Styx at #5, and I was convinced otherwise, which is a more proper order.
by Area Man
Tue Jun 24, 2025 1:19 am
Forum: Video / Computer Games
Topic: DDD's Favorite Games List
Replies: 11
Views: 2852

Re: DDD's Favorite Games List

I'm not a huge video game guy, but I do enjoy them sometimes. Here is my list, coming from a highly casual gamer:

1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
2. Super Mario World
3. Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars
4. Minecraft
5. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble ...
by Area Man
Tue Jun 24, 2025 1:08 am
Forum: Small Rock Subgenres
Topic: Top Classic-Era AOR/Melodic Rock Artists
Replies: 3
Views: 2227

Top Classic-Era AOR/Melodic Rock Artists

I'm going to propose some relatively minor changes to the classic-era AOR/melodic rock artists list. Here are the proposed changes:

Alteration #1:
Add ten new artists to the main list, knocking ten artists into the honorable mentions. The new additions are:
-Diesel (#102)
-Don Johnson (#110 ...
by Area Man
Mon May 12, 2025 5:40 pm
Forum: Directors
Topic: Movie Directors' Top Films
Replies: 228
Views: 1372105

Re: Movie Directors' Top Films

Dumb question, but is the World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) eligible for the Peter Jackson list?
by Area Man
Thu May 08, 2025 12:48 am
Forum: General Films & Television
Topic: Greatest Film Score Composers (Revision Version)
Replies: 16
Views: 10471

Re: Greatest Film Score Composers (Revision Version)

I'm not an expert on the subject of film scores, but I will try to contribute to this conversation.

I don't have a specific placement for Vangelis in mind, but I could definitely see him being much higher. Pitchfork called his score for Blade Runner the greatest musical score of all time, and ...
by Area Man
Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:21 pm
Forum: Films by Genre
Topic: Greatest Sci-Fi Movies (Revision Version)
Replies: 9
Views: 9810

Re: Greatest Sci-Fi Movies

Kind of a dumb questions, but do Eraserhead (1977) and Island of Lost Souls (1932) have strong enough sci-fi elements to make such a list, even if they belong to the horror genre, first and foremost.

The Wild Robot (2024) is a new/just-released movie that might have what it takes to make the list ...
by Area Man
Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:42 pm
Forum: Films by Genre
Topic: Greatest Guy Movies
Replies: 4
Views: 11182

Re: Greatest Guy Movies

The reason I listed the romantic drama Casablanca in the list of potential candidates for such a project was because I once saw a Top X Movies list on the Internet that mentioned that it was ranked higher by male audience members than female viewers (well, that and because I love the movie).

Anyway ...
by Area Man
Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:49 pm
Forum: Actors & Performances
Topic: Greatest Movie Heroes (Revision Version)
Replies: 32
Views: 33631

Re: Greatest Movie Heroes

I know criteria hasn't been laid down yet, but I could see Indiana Jones being number one (of course, I am biased). Empire named him the greatest movie character of all time ( link ), and, according to a poll on IMDb, he was, at one time, leading the vote for best movie character on Ranker ( though ...
by Area Man
Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:48 pm
Forum: Metal
Topic: Greatest Hair/Glam Metal Bands (Revision Version)
Replies: 1
Views: 13865

Re: Greatest Hair/Glam Metal Bands

I'm not an expert by any means on glam/hair metal, but, if updates are ever made to this list, here are some notes:

1. A date-range qualifier for Kiss (say, 1983-1993, from Lick It Up to Alive III ) might be necessary. Sure, Kiss was always glammy and hairy, but their glam/hair metal period when ...
by Area Man
Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:24 pm
Forum: Films by Genre
Topic: Greatest Gangster Movies (Revision Version)
Replies: 3
Views: 8282

Re: Greatest Gangster Movies

I love the movie This Gun for Hire (1942), which is currently ranked #50 on the list, but is it really a gangster movie? With the exception of the greedy corporate overlords trying to sell American chemical weapons to the Axis Powers during World War II (are they the gangsters?), the only criminal ...
by Area Man
Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:19 pm
Forum: General Films & Television
Topic: 500 Greatest Movies of All Time (Revision Version)
Replies: 20
Views: 26468

Re: 500 Greatest Movies of All Time

On the old forums, I brought up adding The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) to this list. I believe that the consensus was against this, arguing that John Sturges was too undistinguished a director to have more than one film on the list (his The Great ...
by Area Man
Sun Dec 15, 2024 12:09 am
Forum: Films by Genre
Topic: Greatest Guy Movies
Replies: 4
Views: 11182

Re: Greatest Guy Movies

Fight Club?

I actually haven't seen Fight Club yet, but it would surely make a list of this nature. The films in the original post are just some of my favorites, made to get the conversation started. It lacks certain movies, like Die Hard (1988), that would surely make the finished list, but aren ...
by Area Man
Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:42 pm
Forum: Films by Genre
Topic: Greatest Guy Movies
Replies: 4
Views: 11182

Greatest Guy Movies

Digital Dream Door currently has a list of the best chick flicks, but what about guy movies? Would there be any interest in making such a list?

I really don't feel qualified to construct the list by myself, so I'm just here to get the ball rolling.

Some potential entries on the list might include ...
by Area Man
Fri Dec 06, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Films by Genre
Topic: Greatest Gangster Movies (Revision Version)
Replies: 3
Views: 8282

Re: Greatest Gangster Movies

I'm biased, as it's one of my favorite movies, but how about The Penalty (1920)? It's sometimes considered Lon Chaney's breakout film.

Also, if A Better Tomorrow (1986) made the list, how about The Killer (1989) (another favorite of mine) or even Hard Boiled (1992)? Yes, they're primarily heroic ...

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