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Post by Quazimoto on Mar 13, 2015 0:18:22 GMT -5
GROUP A
Zombieland 28 Days Later Dawn of the Dead (1978) Evil Dead (1981)
GROUP B
Ringu (The Ring) Ju-On: The Grudge House on Haunted Hill (1999) The Amityville Horror (1979)
GROUP C
The Strangers Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
GROUP D
Nosferatu Silver Bullet An American Werewolf in London Trick R Treat
GROUP E
Signs Hellraiser Red Dragon The Others
GROUP F
The Mist Jeepers Creepers Cloverfield (Really hard to eliminate Tremors, but I just really, really like Cloverfield) Sinister
GROUP G
Halloween (1978) Dead Silence Nightbreed The Thing (1982)
GROUP H
The Exorcist (This was the hardest choice for me. I honestly think The Conjuring is one of the best modern horror films made, but I just can't pick it over a classic like The Exorcist) Night of the Living Dead (1968) The Shining (1980) Psycho (1960)
I do have one ponderence to add (mainly because I seem to have missed the nomination phase), but where the hell are House Of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects? Modern horror movies don't get a whole lot better than those two IMO. But, there's a lot of horror movies out there, so perhaps we could have a second tournament once this one finishes.
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Post by Quazimoto on Mar 10, 2015 1:47:49 GMT -5
FYI for the folks saying that the timing is off with the Bellas three year deals coming to an end two years after they returned... It's not an uncommon practice in the entertainment or sports world to start renewal negotiations on a contract once it gets down to one year remaining on a multi-year deal. Happens all the time. The Bellas actually saying that they deals were coming to an end was probably just added as dialogue to make it easy on the viewer and not take a few minutes to explain contract renewal processes. Either that or the whole thing is just BS done for the sake of storyline on the show. Just saying that it wouldn't be weird for the company to want to start talking renewal of contract when someone has a year left on the current deal.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 16, 2015 22:12:54 GMT -5
Just got a chance to watch RIVAL... Holy hell the last three matches were flippin' amazing! And seriously, both Finn Balor and Kevin Owens aren't just main roster ready, they're main EVENT ready right now.
One thing I don't like is Baron Corbin. I just don't see much in him. For the past few weeks, I've heard people spout about how he has 'presence'... I don't get it. Adrian Neville, Sami Zayn, and Hideo Itami have presence. Kevin Owens and Finn Balor absolutely ooze presence. Baron Corbin... not so much IMO. Maybe he develops into something special someday, but right now I feel like they're trying too hard to manufacture a mystique that's not there. Not that I hate the guy any, I just don't think he's as special as he's made out to be right now.
But, that's a tiny gripe in the all around stellar show that is NXT. I still watch and mostly enjoy RAW and SmackDown, but I eagerly anticipate every new episode of NXT.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 16, 2015 22:05:53 GMT -5
Gotta be Lacey Von Erich for me. Okay, so maybe some guys or gals were actually worse in ring, but I think the simple fact that she was a dag-burned Von Erich jumps her to the top of the list for me. I mean, how do you not inherit at least a little wrestling talent being from such a legendary family? It's almost like she actively tried to be awful.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 16, 2015 12:22:26 GMT -5
Okay, I know I'm going to be in the minority here, but... I dislike Paige more and more with each new episode of this show. I like her as an in-ring competitor, but her personality is that of a thirteen year old emo who's desperate for attention.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 23, 2015 5:15:08 GMT -5
I used to steal razor blades from the grocery store when I went shopping with my Dad. Had a stockpile of about 150 or so that I used to cut myself for almost thirteen years.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 16, 2015 10:32:09 GMT -5
Boyd Crowder from Justified - Such a dynamic character and so well played that I find myself rooting for him half the time.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 13, 2015 23:05:45 GMT -5
The 1998 Godzilla movie. People seem to rip it apart all the time, but I love it. Sure, it's not technically a great movie, but IM, it's incredibly fun.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 8, 2015 17:58:01 GMT -5
PlayStation 2 gets my vote. N64 is a great console and all, but the controller really holds it back IMO. Plus, PS2 has a massive and varied game library that just can't be matched.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 6, 2015 22:51:45 GMT -5
Semi-Finals already? Man, I was hoping to vote in each round. SNES Sorry PS2, you just couldn't compete with Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country in my heart. Yeah, this. It's close for me though, ridiculously close (this is finals material) but my favorite genre of games is side-scrolling platformers & guess which system is the king of those (SNES). The DKC trilogy stands out as my favorite of all them to this day. As for Genesis vs N64, that's probably harder. I'm going to go with the Genesis, the extensive library of amazing games on the N64 is hard to top but for the few Genesis games I really love (Sonic 2 being the main one but Ristar & Toejam & Earl are another) are enough to do it for me. Also, I don't hate the controller for the Genesis.
Seriously one of the most criminally underrated/unknown games from that era IMO.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 6, 2015 22:45:12 GMT -5
HonkyTonkMan...I started watching wrestling in Jan 1987. I was young...15 and had no idea who Elvis was or the Colonel. Jimmy Hart was the Colonel etc. Years later I finally figured out it was all about Elvis. I must had been living in a cave!
True Story... When I was younger, my Dad and I would always watch wrestling together. Dad was also a huge Elvis fan. One day I walked into the living room while he was watching some sort of special on Elvis and the first thing I said was "That guy's totally ripping off The Honky Tonk Man". Dad bust out laughing for about five minutes before he could explain to me who Elvis was and that HTM was actually a parody of him.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 6, 2015 10:29:10 GMT -5
PS2 Genesis
Easy choices for me this time.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 5, 2015 16:05:54 GMT -5
PSOne for the tie-breaker
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 4, 2015 23:34:23 GMT -5
Glad I'm not alone. LOL. I tend to have a bit of an addictive personality, so when I find something I like, I make it a point to go all in. Decided to get into collecting Sega Genesis a few years back. Within ten months I'd gone from nothing to seven systems and about 100 games. Probably a good thing I'm not into drinking or drugs 'cause I'd be an addict for sure. At least Pops are fairly cheap and small enough not to take up that much room.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 4, 2015 2:46:51 GMT -5
Okay guys and gals... I think I may have a problem. I recently sold my elite figure collection, largely due to my Brother needing money for some car repairs. Well, said Brother got really lucky with his Christmas stocking stuffers this year and won $400 on a scratch off lotto ticket (we always get about ten in each of our stockings - he always wins something, I won $10 one year and $2 another year). To my shock, he paid back about $250 of what I gave him from the elite figure sales. I've loaned him money before - lots of it - and never been paid back, so I don't ever expect to be anymore. Anyway, I decided to buy myself some Funko Pops with that money. Didn't intend to spend it all, but before I knew it my Pop! collection had grown from about 20 to now almost 60. Damned things are addicting I tell ya. Will post some pics once I get the shelf for them set up.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 4, 2015 2:33:59 GMT -5
Didn't really care for it that much. Not like I feel I wasted two hours of my life, but to me it was just okay. Of course, the past five years I've seen very few movies which I thought were great (and I've watched just about anything that came to theatres anywhere in the country), so perhaps I'm just a bit jaded by the modern movie scene.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 3, 2015 19:32:32 GMT -5
If Knight Train doesn't happen to have a 'Taker head for ya, I do have an Elite 1 Undertaker that would be great for custom fodder (his arm tats are a bit faded and worn). Just PM me and let me know if you need it.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 3, 2015 0:33:08 GMT -5
Raven... Yeah, he was an ECW guy through and through really, but much better used in WCW than the criminally short and underutilized run in WWE.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 2, 2015 14:48:19 GMT -5
Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Tough for me to eliminate the GBC, but the SNES was just superior (though, for me the SNES would have lost to GameBoy Advance - can't beat a handheld system that's just as powerful as the SNES, plays just about all the passed GB games, and has remade/rereleased versions of all the top SNES games)
Sony Playstation 2 - Really tough to choose here, but the shear size and variety of the PS2 game library wins out. The controller was also a major factor in it's victory as the PS2 controller was just about flawless.
Sega Genesis - holy heck that was a tough one there. On one hand, the NES has such a great game library and is absolutely responsible for the rebirth of home video gaming (which was pretty much written off as dead when the NES launched). But, on the other hand, the Genesis was just about perfect with it's bright color palette, smooth frame rates, and a vast and variety game library of it's own (not to mention some really catchy music in games - I still find the Sonic The Hedgehog theme rattling around in my head sometimes). In the end, personal nostalgia wins the day for this matchup as the Sega Genesis was, is, and always will be my favorite game system.
Sony Playstation - This was actually a pretty easy choice for me. N64 was and is a great system, but the controller is terrible (IMO) and uncomfortable to use.
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Post by Quazimoto on Dec 30, 2014 18:33:43 GMT -5
Nintendo Game Boy Color Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sony Playstation 2 Nintendo Gamecube
Sega Genesis Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo 64 Sony Playstation
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