James Rolfe's Top Ten Lists

Some of you might know James Rolfe for his famous Internet persona "The Angry Video Game Nerd." He is also a Indie filmmaker who provides a lot of analysis and criticisms on films. Be Sure to check out his website http://www.cinemassacre.com

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RoboCop needs to be higher.

Top Ten Dumbest Indian Jones Moments



Guess which one in NOT Number 1.

Top Ten Twilight Zone Episodes



I Need to watch some of these.

Top Ten Worst Movie Clichés

Chalres Bukowski - "Bluebird in My Heart"

Thanks for posting Bukowski's reaction to "Eraserhead". Here is a nice little something for you.

Dario Argento & "Susperia"

Argento seemed to hit a creative peak with "Susperia". Of all his subsequent films, only "Inferno" (a sequel, directly following) captured some of this movie's psychedelic and surrealistic energy. His later projects certainly have no lack of violence (directed primarily at women), but they don't equal the nightmare quality achieved in "Susperia". Earlier films of interest from this Italian director are "The Bird With the Crystal Plumage" and "Deep Red".

Judge For Yourself

Watch this and comment on what you think.

Kubrick On Eraserhead

Director Stanley Kubrick once stated in an interview that he would have liked to direct this film, as it was one of his favorites.Before beginning production on The Shining, Kubrick screened Eraserhead for the cast to put them into the atmosphere he wanted to convey.

Kids In The Hall Star Makes A Song About Eraserhead

Bruce Ian McCulloch: Canadian actor, writer, comedian, and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of The Kids in the Hall, a popular Canadian comedy troupe, and as a writer for Saturday Night Live recorded a song titled (and about) 'Eraserhead' on his album Shame Based Man released in 1995.


Lyrics:
I walk around the house...drunk. I'm wearing women's slippers. Man, I must be a sight to behold. But I'm not quite sure; I lost my mirror. And the pizza I ordered offers no reflection. I walk around the house. I think about people who have fouled me and therefore should die. But then, I think of all the interesting crafts you can make with toilet paper rolls.
Once a year, I get drunk in a darkened house, for a week. I get drunk and watch..."Eraserhead", as I think we all do sometimes. It's my vacation. Once a year I have a little black and white drunk-a-thon. No phones; not a single luxury. My horoscrope has been suspended. Loud, industrial noises.

The first three days I just watch. Well, I *drink* and watch..."Eraserhead". The third and fourth day I find myself pacing, circling the TV, looking at the glow from behind. I'll pause for a pizza. I won't eat it; I just order it to prove I'm still -- in control. "Eraserhead".

By the end of the week, I interact with this majestic little film. Not so much words as -- gesticulations. I kiss the screen. I rub my buttered belly on the screen, as I think we all do sometimes. I roam around the house. The darkened, drunken house. Sometimes, and this has got to be an hour before dawn, I put a rose up my bum. You know, the business end sticking out. And I sort of improvise a playful dance in my surroundings. "La la la la la la la 'Eraserheeead'." If you were there, in my house, you could follow a trail of those rose petals, and they would lead to me. Curled up, fetal position, quivering, crying, my teeth chattering, industrial, "Eraserhead"-type noises coming from inside me. And as you pick me up, and wrap me in a blanket, my vacation would be -- complete.

This behaviour might disturb me if "Eraserhead" weren't such a fine little film. Don'tcha think?

Charles Bukowski's Thoughts On Eraserhead

Charles Bukowski: American poet, novelist, and short story writer referenced the film when interviewed on the subject of cable television, Bukowski said, "We got cable TV here, and the first thing we switched on happened to be Eraserhead. I said, 'What’s this?' I didn’t know what it was. It was so great. I said, 'Oh, this cable TV has opened up a whole new world. We’re gonna be sitting in front of this thing for centuries. What next?' So starting with Eraserhead we sit here, click, click, click — nothing."