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Your Top Ten Favorite Movies of All Time

In no particular order, since I'd have to get a lot more specific to really compare them..... I mean I could give you my top ten kung-fu movies in order, or put them in order of best soundtracks, but just in general it's apples and oranges.

Gladiator
Hero
No Country for Old Men
3:10 to Yuma
Alien
Fight Club
Master and Commander
Interstellar
Whiplash
the Dark Knight

My neighbor keeps bugging me with her political ideals

As a Dane, I think everyone who complains about taxes should get shot in the ass. I gave half my paycheck away in taxes.
Mostly to pay for free healthcare and education, but everyone complains about the 2% of it that goes to helping other nations.

@The Mad Hatter

"Free" healthcare and education

My neighbor keeps bugging me with her political ideals

You're just mad because she's got dollars to tax.

new star wars

<Snipped quote by Dinh AaronMk>

I don't do the midnight showings or any of that shit because I am just not that organized. People have to be off of work, the weather has to be nice, I have to be awake... so the stars will align before I see it. Still, it's fucking Star Wars, so I'm sure I'll get to it in the first week or two, assuming Christmas doesn't derail things.

@Vilageidiotx

I try for the midnight/opening weekend rush, because movie producers care about those numbers a lot. Every opening-weekend dollar makes it much, much more likely for movies like that to be made more in the future -- so if it's a franchise or genre or director or whatever that you want to see more of, you should vote with your money.

Then again, Star Wars really isn't in any danger of losing its funding, so NBD.

new star wars

I was able to get tickets for opening day. :D

@Sherlock Holmes

I was *this close* to Imax 3D at 7:00 ET. Would've been the best and first showing.... but the internet hates me, and timed out while reserving my center-ish seats. So instead it's gonna be 7:30 in regular 3D. So lame.

Edit -- HAHA, snagged it! Website came back up later, after everyone gave up. Only ten other tickets sold when I got mine.

new star wars

RPGC #5: FEAR Voting and discussion

fixed! my bad

Pet the thing to your right and report how it went.

Amputee humor time! I reached out my hand and pet my own foot -- was it my right foot, or my left foot?

RPGC #5: FEAR Voting and discussion

Voting is now closed!

This was a low-volume contest, but certainly not a weak one -- contained here are some of my favorite RPGC entries of all time, and I get the feeling they'll stand up for a long time that way. These were INCREDIBLE, and if you haven't read them yet, you really should -- top to bottom, great job, and that's coming from the heart.

Because of the low volume, and the new thing we tried with bonuses that didn't really pan out, the trophies for this contest are gonna work a little different. Luckily, we do have a clear-cut winner of the open vote, so that part's normal, but in this weird instance, both runners-up are sorta self-awarding, and I feel like the Fonz-er move is to advance the 'second place'-ish trophy to the consensus staff-pick, because that was unanimous. So, without further ado:

Winner: 'Damocles' by @Keyguyperson!

I've probably said enough about how good this was by now, but let's say it again for good measure -- a total picture of mankind's truest nightmare, and a chilling one at that.

Staff Choice: 'The Elevator' by @WiseDragonGirl!

This simple narrative was optimistic and very well-written, and creatively subversive on the "Fear" theme. We simply love it.

Runners-up

'Kitsune' by @dedonus. Does a lot of things very right, and showcases some clear development as a writer. You're on the right track, [@deadonus]!

'The Trees' by @mdk. I guess I'd call it a supremely dark look through the eyes of a child, and reviewers agree it was chilling, if a little confusing at times.

And Remember!

The Fifth Labor is coming tonight! @Terminal's contest is absolutely fantastic -- if you haven't checked it out yet, you're doing it wrong! Find the conversation thread here and stand by for another chapter in the running challenge.

LOOKING AHEAD

Next month is November, and November is National Novel Writing Month! I absolutely swear by this marathon writing challenge. RPGC is scheming to incorporate NaNoWriMo participants into our prize pool. You should totally give it a try -- but whether you choose to NaNo or not, we'll have another RPGC coming in November.

Congratulations to all, and thanks!

Alright but what if the Antichrist actually showed up as a presidential candidate and they just did not hide it at all.

Anti-christ would never win.

Anti-christina, as in "female antichrist," is basically a shoe-in. I mean, the first woman president? I'd vote for her over Hilary.