All Things "Top 5" Thread (Movies, TV Shows, Cities, Countries, Actors, Beers, Restaurants, Athletes, Sporting Events etc.)

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WilliamsArenaGuy said:
Top Five Comedies that Don't get enough Respect:

1. Walk Hard: THe Dewey Cox Story (absolutely hilarious)
2. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
3. I Love You, Man
4. Team America: World Police
5. School of Rock
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Popstar was very funny. Just didn't get enough build-up. Much like another Andy Samberg movie, Hot Rod (brilliant). And another Andy Samberg movie, which is more of an Adam Sandler movie, which is probably why is is so poorly thought of.....That's My Boy. Very 'R' rated and very funny.
 

cjbfbp said:
Well, we were limited to 5 albums! You could also say that Led IV (despite the overplaying of Stairway to Heaven), Led II, or even Houses of the Holy are very tough to eliminate. I think I went with Led III because of its sublime acoustic songs.
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Very difficult to choose a favourite Zeppelin album. I happen to go with Houses of the Holy. Over the Hills and Far Away is probably my favourite LZ song. The Ocean contains of my favourite riffs by them.....and the changing time signature is really cool and well done. A great song. And No Quarter is a criminally underrated song as is the Rain Song.

IV (Zoso) and Physical Graffiti are right there as well.
 
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stocker08 said:
Popstar was very funny. Just didn't get enough build-up. Much like another Andy Samberg movie, Hot Rod (brilliant). And another Andy Samberg movie, which is more of an Adam Sandler movie, which is probably why is is so poorly thought of.....That's My Boy. Very 'R' rated and very funny.
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I haven't seen Hot Rod, but I have a friend who swears by it.

Walk Hard is not only flat out hilarious, the music in it is fantastic.
 

Nokomis said:
1. Minneapolis
2. Nashville
3. San Francisco
4. Duluth
5. San Antonio
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I'd probably put Duluth no. 1, mainly because of its scenic perch at the pointed western end of vast, cold and mysterious Gitchee Gummee (Lake Superior).
 



WilliamsArenaGuy said:
Top Five Comedies that Don't get enough Respect:

1. Walk Hard: THe Dewey Cox Story (absolutely hilarious)
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Favorite line (not verbatim - from memory): I think I'm doing fine for a 16 year old guy with a 14 year old wife and a couple of kids.
stocker08 said:
Very difficult to choose a favourite Zeppelin album. I happen to go with Houses of the Holy. Over the Hills and Far Away is probably my favourite LZ song. The Ocean Song contains of my favourite riffs by them.....and the changing time signature is really cool and well done. A great song. And No Quarter is a criminally underrated song as is the Rain Song.

IV (Zoso) and Physical Graffiti are right there as well.
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Over the Hills and Far Away is also my favorite Zeppelin song.
 

cjbfbp said:
Favorite line (not verbatim - from memory): I think I'm doing fine for a 16 year old guy with a 14 year old wife and a couple of kids.
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The whole age thing is awesome, and that quote sums it up.

"Get out of here Dewey! You don't want none of this!!"
 


cjbfbp said:
Over the Hills and Far Away is also my favorite Zeppelin song.
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I just realized that in my post....that I called The Ocean.....The Ocean Song. I was already thinking about The Rain Song. ?

Anyways......Top Five Favourite Comedy TV Shows (live action - not cartoons)

1. Curb Your Enthusiasm
2. Always Sunny in Philadelphia
3. Arrested Development
4. Community
5. Parks and Recreation

Honourable mentions for 30 Rock, Veep, and Vice Principals

Wanted to point out how underrated Community was. Dan Harmon is more famous for Rick and Morty these days....but Community was such a great show.

 



stocker08 said:
I just realized that in my post....that I called The Ocean.....The Ocean Song. I was already thinking about The Rain Song. ?

Anyways......Top Five Favourite Comedy TV Shows (live action - not cartoons)

1. Curb Your Enthusiasm
2. Always Sunny in Philadelphia
3. Arrested Development
4. Community
5. Parks and Recreation

Honourable mentions for 30 Rock, Veep, and Vice Principals

Wanted to point out how underrated Community was. Dan Harmon is more famous for Rick and Morty these days....but Community was such a great show.

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I can live with that list very easily. I still liked Seinfeld better than Parks/Rec but everything else is stellar.
 

tikited said:
I can live with that list very easily. I still liked Seinfeld better than Parks/Rec but everything else is stellar.
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Seinfeld....and The Office also belong on my honourable mentions list.

 


top 5 low-budget cheesy Monster movies.
1. The Giant Claw (google this and watch the trailer....)
2. The Deadly Mantis
3. Tarantula (Clint Eastwood plays a fighter pilot near the end of the movie)
4. The Blob (one of Steve McQueen's first starring roles)
5. The Tingler
 



Top 5 Springsteen Albums
1. Darkness on the Edge of Town
2. The River
3. Born to Run
4. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
5. Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ
 

Top 5 Minnesota Sporting Events I've Attended

1. 1997 Gophers Final Four vs Kentucky
2. 2019 Gopher football win over Penn State
3. 2004 Game 7, Timberwolves over Kings, best game in franchise history, randomly sat next to Ope3 in the very last row of the Target Center
4. 1997 Gopher basketball win over Indiana, after the game the Big Ten trophy was presented
5. 2019 Minnesota Vikings playoff win over the Saints

Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Top 5 TV Shows (Dramas):

1. Friday Night Lights
2. The Wire
3. Breaking Bad
4. Sons of Anarchy
5. Dexter (though I hated the way the show ended)

Go Gophers!!
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Of those, I’ve only seen FNL and Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad would be my #1. Now like Better Call Saul. I’d have to include Sopranos. Addicted to all. Would like to watch Madmen, but haven’t gotten around to it.
 

BleedGopher said:
Top 5 TV Shows (Comedys):

1. Seinfeld
2. Parks and Recreation
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
4. Cheers
5. The Office

Go Gophers!!
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Of those, love all of them, but haven’t seen many of Parks & Rec. #1 Seinfeld, #2 The Office. Everybody Loves Raymond would be in my top 5. And for those older types, The Andy Griffith Show was classic. Barney Fife is the best comedy character in TV history.
 

BleedGopher said:
Top 5 Sports Movies:

1. Hoosiers
2. Miracle
3. Field of Dreams
4. Major League
5. Rocky

Go Gophers!!
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I’m on a different page with you on these. Hoosiers in my top 5, but I would also have Friday Night Lights, Rudy, Brian’s Song, Remember the Titans. I’m a sentimental guy.
 

BleedGopher said:
Top 5 Movies (Comedies):

1. Borat (no movie made me laugh harder than this one)
2. Old School
3. Airplane
4. American Pie (when this movie came out I was the perfect age for it)
5. Animal House

Go Gophers!!
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My best comedy movies:
#1 Young Frankenstein
5 thereafter:
Animal House
Airplane
CaddyShack
Naked Gun
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
 

Top Five Favourite TV Shows - Animated

1. Futurama (First five seasons on FOX)
2. Bojack Horseman
3. The Life and Times of Tim
4. Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
5. Sealab 2021
 

tikited said:
1. Monty Python/Grail
2. Dazed and Confused
3. Animal House
4. Spinal Tap
5. A Day at the Races-Marx Brothers

Fast Times at Ridgemount High gets an honorary mention as well.
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Love your choice for #3, #5, and honorary pick
 

stocker08 said:
Favorite Albums of all-time (No specific order)(Plus my VERY honourable mentions):

1. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
2. Nevermind - Nirvana
3. Rage Against the Machine (Self-Titled)
4. The Colour and the Shape - Foo Fighters
5. Make Yourself - Incubus

6. American Thighs - Veruca Salt
7. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
8. Dookie - Green Day
9. Sixteen Stone - Bush
10. Toxicity - System of a Down
11. Weezer (Blue Album)
12. There is Nothing Left to Lose - Foo Fighters
13. Morning View - Incubus
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Love your music tastes
 

WilliamsArenaGuy said:
Top Five Comedies that Don't get enough Respect:

1. Walk Hard: THe Dewey Cox Story (absolutely hilarious)
2. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
3. I Love You, Man
4. Team America: World Police
5. School of Rock
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Pop Star and I Love You, Man are both very underrated
 

Top Five Rolling Stones songs:

1. Jumping Jack Flash
2. Sympathy for the Devil
3. Give me Shelter
4. Winter
5. Moonlight Mile
 

John Galt said:
Top 5 Sports Teams of All-Time:

1. 2019 Gophers football
2. 1984-85 Lakers
3. 1998 Vikings
4. 1996-97 Gophers basketball
5. 1987 Twins
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1. 2019 Gopher Football
2. 1987 Minnesota Twins
3. 1998 Vikings
4. 1987 Vikings
5. 1997 Gopher Basketball
 



Ok, I had to sleep on it, but here are my top 5 favorite albums. I'll probably lose the respect of my peers for #1 & #4, but both are undeniably solid.

1. Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
2. Never Better - P.O.S
3. The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
4. The Stranger - Billy Joel
5. Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) - The Kinks
 

Film comedy is another tough category to pair down. I'm going to divide this into 21st century and pre-21st century and limit the list mostly to pure comedies that are not equally weighted toward some other emotion (pathos, romance, reflections on the human condition, etc.).

Pre-21st Century (in no particular order)
Tampopo (1987 - Japanese)
Blazing Saddles
Airplane!
Animal House
The Bird Cage

Honorable mention: The Bank Dick (1940)

21st Century (in no particular order)
Superbad
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Pitch Perfect
Walk Hard
Borat

Honorable mention: In Bruges
 

Nokomis said:
Ok, I had to sleep on it, but here are my top 5 favorite albums. I'll probably lose the respect of my peers for #1 & #4, but both are undeniably solid.

1. Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
2. Never Better - P.O.S
3. The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
4. The Stranger - Billy Joel
5. Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) - The Kinks
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I recently replied to a tweet asking for an artist that's not necessarily cool but that you love nonetheless. Mine was Billy Joel. The Stranger, 52nd Street, and Glass Houses is as good a three-album stretch as anyone ever.

Not to mention the records preceeding them: Streetlife Serenade and Turnstiles. Wife was watching (I think it was) This Is Us the other night, and the episode featured "Summer, Highland Falls" from Turnstiles. It could be that these older recordings are being rediscovered by a new generation. And Streetlife Serenade is a briliant, overlooked album.
 
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