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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 6, 2010 -> 12:07 PM) How do we deal with foreign films that are remade in the states? Like Ringu (The Ring), Let the Right One In (Let Me In), etc? Are those considered separate entries or will they be consolidated? Absolutely they are separate films. I made sure to put the relaese year on all my picks so it was clear which films were which.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 6, 2010 -> 10:50 AM) If your list doesn't include "The Stuff," I don't think I know who you are anymore. Hard to believe neither The Stuff nor C.H.U.D made my top 50.

Just because 3D is again the gimmick du jour does it mean everything has to be converted for its release to con folks into the theaters?

Historic documant that Magna Carta thingie.

Frank Langella's 1979 Dracula did not make my top 50 but is still among the better film adaptations.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 5, 2010 -> 02:02 PM) Okay. I can count Direct to video and TV movies... Kool Beanz! Except now I have a list of 52 films to whittle down.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Oct 2, 2010 -> 10:15 PM) They...the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost? And you claim to be an atheist. I remember the first time I had sex with a fellow atheist. I can almost still hear her passionate cries of, "Oh My Non-Existant!. . . Oh My Non-Existant!!"

I have a list of about 50 that I'm trying to cut in half. My list has a lot of silent, Universal, Hammer, etc. that are classic cinema but wouldn't make lists based on "scarriness" per se. I also really really want to include a couple of made for teevee classics like Salem's Lot and the Karen Black Trilogy of Terror anthology, despite knightni's rules excluding such. Growing up those two titles scared the hell out of me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2010 -> 11:08 AM) Say thank you to a teacher if you can read this! http://www.5oct.org/index.php/en/index :headbang My academic success in life comes down to a handful of excellent teachers I was fortunate enough to encounter during my schooling. To them and all the dedicated and talented teachers I say, Thanks!

I'm definitely one of the ones who works very obscure quotes into practically every conversation mostly just to screw with people and see who's on their toes. As far as less obscure go to quotables. . . Teevee: Seinfeld Curb Your Enthusiasm Arrested Development Simpsons Buffy the Vampire Slayer South Park Movies: This Is Spinal Tap Breakfast Club Diner Princess Bride Young Frankenstein Jaws The Graduate Godfather movies Star Wars original trilogy

I wholeheartedly endorse the horror-only refinement of the list!

Isn't it amazing how different a drink can come out when you use a different rum? I mostly save the Pussers for paikillers and navy grogs or for sipping. There's actually I think six different runs from different stills from Jamaica, Guyana and/or Trinidad (I can't remember), aged in vats and barrels stored beneath the Thames in London. There's a lot going on in that rum

QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 2, 2010 -> 10:20 PM) No no. I measure everything. But I cannot off hand tell the size of a tablespoon compared to an ounce. Ok that makes me feel better. Get yourself a measuring shot that has ounces, tablespoons, teaspoons, and ml on it and you'll very quickly get a feel for converting between units. A tablespoon is about a half-ounce, and there are three teaspoons to a tablespoon. That is the most common interconversion you'll have to make.

QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 2, 2010 -> 09:47 PM) Frankly, measurements are foreign to me so i have no concepts of whats bigger than what. I need to work on that. Ach! Measure everything! You're not making a jack and coke, precision counts. Especially as you are groundtruthing a new drink you're going to want to know how much of each ingredient you used so once you get it just right you can repeat it.

QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 2, 2010 -> 07:58 PM) That seems overly syruppy, no? And I did warm the cream but there still some chunks. Oh well, still awesome. Two teaspoons of simple is about 2/3 of what is called for in the typical 1/2-oz specification. I find it a good balance of rum and tart and sweet, bu by all means back it down if you don't like much sweetness to balance the lime.

QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 2, 2010 -> 06:37 PM) Pussers painkillers are yummy. But how do I keep the coconut cream from congealing at the bottom? Prewarm the coco Lopez by putting it into a pan of water and heating it on the stove. Then shake it thoroughly to mix up the fatty layer with the thick syrupy layer. Then add it to the rest of the ingredients in the iced shaker last and shake like crazy again. Perfect every time.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 2, 2010 -> 04:39 PM) I hear that those things have red eyes and BIG POINTY TEETH. LOOK at the Bones!!

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 10:10 AM) Step on something endangered for me! No can do, but I might eat an invasive feral goat or two for you.

A classic shaken daiquiri with rum lime and sugar served up is a thing of beauty. The standard rum-lime-simple ratio of 2-1-1/2 is a good starting point. More recently I've been hooked on booze logger Rumdood's tweaked ratio of 2 oz rum to 0.75 ps lime to 2 tsp rich simple as an almost bulletproof recipe. Add 1-2 tsp of maraschino liqueur for a Floridita daiquiri or a splash of fresh white grapefruit juice for a Hemmingway daiquiri. Yumm!

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 10:48 PM) 14/15. Also got the last one wrong. 12 years Catholic school. Little break from the weekly thing in my 20's. Weekly participant now in my late 30's. Just when you thought you were out. . . they keep pulling you back in!

X is probably still the letter nobody wants to deal with, so count me out.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 10:25 PM) Favorite SNL feature film Favorite horror movie Favorite fast food joint Favorite Chicago hot dog stand I TOTALLY AGREE.

Barack and Roll Over

LIST!!!! :headbang How about best horror films to lead up to Halloween?