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More allusions to this movie in common Internet culture than possibly any other. If you haven't watched this, you've committed one of the classic blunders...
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2.Play a roguelike computer game (en.wikipedia.org)
Rogue is, quite possibly, the most defining game of my childhood.
(fast-forward 10 minutes while I download, compile, play rogue and get killed by a Hobgoblin on Level 1 - weak!)
NetHack is a successor to Rogue and quite popular among those early Internets geeks, but I, as an anti-social rugrat, preferred to challenge my brother in Rogue.
Rogue is quite likely also the reason that I am, to this day, a vi/vim fan. I only just realized this now. I must pray on this revelation and retrieve the Amulet of Yendor to honor the vi gods.
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Possibly THE cultural barometer of our time. '93 - '96 are the best seasons IMHO.
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A must for any geek. Matthew Broderick's first movie.
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5.Self Educate on Half Life (en.wikipedia.org)
Understand (preferably play) assorted games in the Half Life series, arguably the most important computer games EVER. Understand what a headcrab is. Laugh knowingly if you hear someone say, "The Cake is a Lie".
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6.DON'T THINK MOVIES...THINK DIRECTORS! (www.hesaidshesaidmoviereviews.com)
Here's a short list to get you started. Remember the movies you really like, and then find other movies from that same director:
--Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW
--Tim Burton's ED WOOD
--Ingmar Bergman's THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY
--Joel & Ethan Coen's FARGO
--Woody Allen's ANNIE HALL
--Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
--David Lynch's BLUE VELVET
--Orson Welles's CITIZEN KANE.
Those are a good place to start and pretty across the board. Let me know what you think. (& check out our review of BLUE VELVET and more on hesaidshesaidmoviereviews.com coming October 01.
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Blizzard is one of the most revered game publishing studios. You should be aware of (if not try) playing Warcraft III, Starcraft, and Diablo II. This is the same company who produces World of Warcraft.
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I'm not the biggest comic book reader in the world, but a couple of classics I have read and would recommend are the following:
- The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Dark_Knight_Returns)
- Watchmen written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen)For comic book movies:
- Batman (original), Batman Begins (reprise), The Dark Knight
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10.Movies About Life That Can Move You (www.rustedruminations.com)
Movies About Life That Can Move You:
Always (Hunter, Dreyfuss, Goodman) << poignant, charming
Deep Impact (Leoni) << thought-provoking
Groundhog Day (Murray, MacDowell) << attitude changing
Joe Versus the Volcano (Hanks, Ryan) << what's important in life
Possession (Paltrow) << fascinating story
Michael (Travolta, Hurt) << playful look at life
School of Rock (Black) << fun on a stick
Secondhand Lions (Duvall, Caine) << heroes and growing up
French Kiss (Kline, Ryan) << realistic poke at relationships
American Beauty (Spacey) << multi-tiered overtones of people and their directions
Pulp Fiction (Jackson, Travolta, Thurman) << bizarre, quirky, indescribableAll of these can add culture to your life
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11.Watch E.T. (www.imdb.com)
E.T. is essential to the cultural literacy of pretty much anybody alive right now. This (and several others, as noted in the sidebar) must be seen.
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