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Whatever the movie is like (I haven't seen it yet), the rhyme surely rocks. So catchy! ;d Cool that you posted the entire rhyme, Necromagus, I didn't know there was more to it.

Bye Bye Baby by Bay City Rollers :lol: or Joyride by Roxette o/

The Exorcism of Emily Rose is some scary stuff ;( Especially since it claims to have been made after a real life case. I dunno if that's actually true or just a gimmick.

Seconds that. I'm not usually making a point against violence in movies but that was just over the top. And uselessly so. Meh, I saw an interesting movie. There's this movie festival in my city and they show anthropological movies and documentaries from various countries. (http://www.astrafilm.ro). And I saw this movie, 'The Curse of the Hedgehog' it was called, a documentary about a Gypsy community. The director went with a few of them and followed them around as they made broomsticks and baskets from the wood that they cut and then go to villages to sell them. They were very poor and didn't have much luck to sell stuff, the villagers were bargaining with them all the time even though the prices were very low to begin with, and some of them didn't even let them inside the yard because they didn't trust them.The reason they didn't trust them was that other Gypsies were not honest workers, but thieves and beggars. Despite the fact that they were really extremely poor, they were strangely light-hearted most of the time. At some point they trusted the director enough to tell him about the tragedies in their lives. A woman for instance had lost her 17 year old son, and her husband was bed-ridden and unable to work at all, so you sort of wondered what joy could this woman get out of life. Yet they carried on somehow, which was interesting to see. A thing I can somewhat relate to is that one can find humour and even a sort of sadistic pleasure in the adversities of life, if one is not alone and shares them with others. These people had just the personality for that. And the weird thing was that the characters were quite likeable and funny, and natural (with a few exceptions). Weird for me because I've seen other movies about Gypsies, which are usually made because of this pro-European Union propaganda of helping minorities and such and they all seemed to be a bit, well, propagandistic. This documentary had a natural feel to it, and that was mainly why I liked it. I admit I am among the people who are 'on guard' (observe the avoidance of the term 'prejudiced') when it comes to Gypsies. I'm not saying this movie made me love them (and I certainly wouldn't have enjoyed a movie about the Gypsy thieves and beggars, no matter how much sentimental propaganda would have gone into it). But I ended up feeling interested and sympathetic for the people in the movie. In conclusion, good movie. I hope it becomes more famous and can be seen around the world.

In no particular order (and not exactly 10 but rather the magical number 7 :P) 1. The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King Movie Soundtrack 2. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 3. Nightwish - Oceanborn 4. Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth 5. Ayreon - The Human Equation 6. Avantasia - Avantasia 7. Iron Maiden -Brave New World Yeah I'm sure there are others. But the one I mentioned are definitely outstanding.

Thin Lizzy - Black Rose (amazing song)

+ 1. I just love Cristina Scabbia's voice. It's...yeah special, for lack of a better term. :P Another female voice which stands out for me is Joan Baez. She's fabulous. And yes, Tarja Turunen, who is not over rated at all, hell no...she has an amazing powerful voice the likes of which are very hard to find *looks at the calendar since NW has been looking for a new vocalist...:P Right moving on ;d I tend to prefer guys' voices lately though, I don't know why, sorry. I just do. One of my favourite voices atm is the dude from Falconer, Mathias Blad I think his name is. He has such clear epic vocals, it sends shivers down your spine. (if you're into this sort of stuff, of course....)

How 'bout Fejd and the famous (afaik) Nordman? Nordman sings some folk-ish pop, Fejd is altogether folk (apologies in advance if Fejd are actually Norwegian, it's late here atm and I'm a bit confused :P). Oh and Gyllene Tider are pretty famous in Sweden as far as I heard and they sing catchy pop/rock, in Swedish mainly though some are in English.

+1 with Lux Aeterna. A few other songs that literally send chills down my spine: Summoning - Land of the dead Ensiferum - Guardians of Fate Nightwish - Dead Boy's Poem Blind Guardian - Mordred's Song Freternia - Dragonsong Thin Lizzy - Black Rose and most of all these two: Sonata Arctica - Power of One Avantasia - The Seven Angels There's something about these two songs, it's almost spiritual. o_o At least for me.

1. Books 2. Music. 3. Movies. 4. Video games. 5. Tv. The last one I can go completely without with no problems. The first and second places (books and music) are very tight, as in, they're both almost equally important. Oh and I almost put video games in front of movies, since when I find one I really like a lot, I don't care about other forms of entertainment with the exception of some background music. I think it's a matter of stimulation, books and video games are the most stimulating to me while with music and movies you can be more of a passive observer.

Mhm, heard them, they kick [wagon]. I was so happy when they won at Eurovision Really, it was a great moment for metal. =D> . And for Finland too. Cause there were all these jokes going around that Finland will win Eurovision when hell freezes over, and then Lordi came along and everyone was like " *groan* oh no, not them' and then 'surprise, they won!' So it was great fun. And btw, glam rock ftw. Seriously. Just because it's not 'oh so deep and intellectual' doesn't automatically make it garbage. Definitely. Especially since it's gonna be in Finland. Yay for that. I can just see Tarja Turunen presenting the show. :XD:

Yeah, it's interesting....I'm beginning to wonder how many people watched Steve Irwin just for the 'spectacular element' and how many actually learned something from him. I have this sinking feeling that it's this second category that's a minority... The writer of that article sure fell into the second category and still he thought of himself as a fan. Other people watched him just to see when his luck would finally run out. For these people all his messages of conservation and preserving wildlife would just go unnoticed, they'd just cheer at his antiques. And then, frustrated that their favourite entertainment is no more, start to kill stingrays out of revenge. Sad and pathetic? Of course. But it sort of makes sense, in this world we live in.

I'm pretty sure it's *not* by Emily [bleep]inson, wherever it's from. :P Not her style at all.

Yeap, I've seen some Bergman movies. And I agree, they're great. Like for instance 'The Seventh Seal', I'll never forget the atmosphere in that one. I have yet to watch Nostalgia by Tarkovski, meaning I have it but I didn't watch it yet. I've heard a lot about it, I'm waiting especially to see that famous scene with the man holding a candle and trying not to let it go out. Can't believe I forgot to name Peter Jackson as one of my favourite directors. I've only seen LOTR by him (no, I didn't see King Kong), but that was brilliant enough. I have my problems with the script to the movies, but the directing was flawless.

I think I need more than 8 hours. I never get that though. Usually I sleep 7-8 hours.

NP: Avantasia - The Seven Angels (only one of the best songs known to mankind)

It's such a complete shock :( I've been watching his shows since I was a kid and I loved him for his passion for wildlife and his unique style. He had such a childish enthusiasm for all the creatures he encountered... He was one of the very few people who made me want to make a difference in this world. Really a person whom you could look up to. A legend indeed. I was starting to think the guy was invincible, he had so many close calls, and he had been unbelievably lucky so far, but I guess his luck ran out this time...Most likely it was his mistake, which I think he himself would have agreed on, since animals never attack unprovoked. I imagine he died saying 'Oh, crikey, look at this little beauty' and getting really close to it for a better view. He wasn't quick enough to see this attack coming and move out of the way. Also the fact that this stingray got him straight to his heart...what are the chances of that happening? A few milimiters away and he could have been saved. Stupid thing to happen, really, when you consider what he's been previously up against, venimous snakes and crocs and all. But come to think of it, it's not a bad way for someone like him to go. I can't imagine a man like him dying of old age in his bed. As everyone has said, he died doing what he loved and he fully knew the risk of what he was doing. He wasn't just a crackpot pouncing on animals and not knowing what could come of that. He knew exactly what he was doing and he had a great amount of experience doing it. But even knowing the great risks he was up against, he chose to do these things nonetheless and live life to the fullest. Not only for his personal fun but also to instruct and entertain others. And what he left behind is really impressive, not least of all those people who watched his shows and who decided to become involved with protecting wildlife (not just the cute and furry animals). But yeah, I can understand how some people who posted on this thread gave undermining replies...I even expected to see more of those. If someone will choose to be original and not make compromises he's bound to be disliked by some. But it's important to understand that his work made a difference, and it's a tragedy that the world has lost such a man, especially in these days when so few people feel passionately enough about things to make a difference. Condoleances to Terri and the two kids. It must be really awful for them. :( EDIT: He also had some very unpopular opinions on "sustainable use", which is considered very fashionable today. (Sustainable use means, among others, raising wild animals, crocodiles for instance, like you would raise domestic ones - to ultimately kill them for their skin or whatever else they can be good for.) He saw this for what it was, a comfortable compromising solution, when the less popular but more reasonable and fair idea is to get people to ask themselves whether they really need purses made of crocodile skin... :roll:

Hah, my thoughts exactly. Say hello to the modern Inquisition. Funny how history repeats itself.

You're implying he's over-rated? I don't know, but he seems to be less of a 'hip' director, like take for instance Tarantino... On a different note, I like what you said about Tarkovski. I wouldn't name him one of my favourites and this is probably for lack of patience. It needs a certain 'mood'. I saw Stalker when I was around 13 or so and it bored me to death...Then somewhat more recently I saw The Sacrifice and I liked much better.

'Watching a game, having a Bud" <--- best commercial ever.

Boy: David Girl: Mia

Oh gosh, I wish I lived in England! Flogging Molly live, how completely awesome :| I'd also see Muse, Coheed and Cambria and Placebo from that list, as a must. I wouldn't say no to most of the others either. Except Slayer, I don't like 'em. :P

Milos Forman (*the most greatly underated director ever imo). He directed: Valmont Amadeus Man on the Moon One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest The People vs Larry Flynt Each of these movies is fantastic, for storytelling too but imo especially for directing so you should check them out. David Lynch. He's been mentioned before, I know, but the reason he stands out for me is because I finally managed to see Twin Peaks (the series). There is also a movie as well, Twin Peaks: Fire walk with me, but you shouldn't see that unless you saw the series first. Twin Peaks is a remarkably creepy series that has its share of humour and some soap opera-ish bits. But what's great about it is the atmosphere of that small town, the interesting characters and of course, the directing.

Yeap, long hair on guys rules. The ideal is shoulder-length or a little longer. Bonus points for braiding it sometimes. What? Braids are metal :wink:

Not to sound negative, but I like neither of these.... Also, I find it strange that so few people sent in their demos for the audition. Apparently only around 1000. They must have a hard time choosing between them, this must be why the decision is taking so long. A few days ago, they requested more demos be sent in. Obviously no one stands out yet as Cinderella :P