Like the title says, this is the one where I recommend stuff to you all, because these things deserved to be read, seen and listened to.
I'll put it into categories, so it's better organised, like eh? Ken?
Comics
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life - Bryan Lee O'Malley
And not just because the film's out next month. The first (in a series of 6) is among the best things I've ever read, and I'm making a strong statement here - it's a better book than The Dark Knight Returns, which is still goddamn epic!
Scott Pilgrim vs The World - Bryan Lee O'Malley
This book, the second, is just as good as the first. Just so you know, the film's based on all 6 books
Batman: Year One - Frank Miller
A Frank Miller-written origin story, part of this was the basis for Batman Begins, and it shows. Fantastic art, well-written and a great read.
Kick-Ass - Mark Millar
Epic. 'Nuff said, really!
Civil War - Mark Millar
It's not the greatest-written comic series I've read, but that fact that it has near enough all of the great Marvel characters in it, the art is fantastic, and the fact that a very fecking MAJOR character dies in the series is a lure enough!
Books
The Millenium Trilogy:
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
Hands down, the best series of books I have ever read. Mikael Blomkvist works wonders as a likeable bastard, whereas Lisbeth Salander is among the best characters I've had the pleasure of reading about. The books have recently been adapted, and although I've only seen the first, the performances completely do the books justice.
The Sicilian - Mario Puzo
This, a semi-sequel to The Godfather, sees Michael Corleone during his time in Sicily, after he went there to hide after killing Captain McCluskey. Despite this, it's also based on Turi Giuliano, an Robin Hood-style bandit in Sicily. Fantastic book, even better than the first. Shame the adaptation (a TV film, I think,) sucked!
Films
There are so many of these, I'm not going to describe them. Take them all to be awesome. In no particular order...
Control - Anton Corbijn
The Damned United - Tom Hooper
The Big Lebowski - The Coen Brothers
Back To The Future - Robert Zemeckis
Terminator 2 - James Cameron
Hellboy - Guillermo Del Toro
Training Day - Antoine Fuqua
X-Men 2 - Bryan Singer
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The Departed - Martin Scorsese
Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan - Nicholas Meyer
(500) Days of Summer - Marc Webb
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Layer Cake - Matthew Vaughn
Kick-Ass - Matthew Vaughn
The Princess Bride - Rob Reiner
This Is Spinal Tap - Rob Reiner
Mean Girls - Tina Fey - Not joking, I actually love this film!
The Lives of Others - Florian Henkel von Donnersmark
Zombieland - Paul Wernick & Rhett Reese
Goodbye! Lenin - Wolfgang Becker
Adventureland - Greg Mottola
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Chris Weitz (I am, of course, kidding!)
RocknRolla - Guy Ritchie
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa, and finally...
EVERY FILM PIXAR HAS EVER MADE
Also, some Music: (NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
The Beatles
U2
LCD Soundsystem
Daft Punk
Arcade Fire
Queen
Lamb of God
Metallica
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Joy Division
The Smiths
The Gaslight Anthem
Pearl Jam
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
Nirvana
Paramore (ALSO JOKING)
The Stone Roses
The Doors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
David Bowie
Queens of the Stone Age
Nine Inch Nails
Justice
Vampire Weekend
The Strokes
Elbow
Mumford and Sons
Coldplay and
Alice In Chains
This probably won't be them all, but it's a fair bit.
So guys, listen, read, watch and enjoy! Ask me to borrow something if need be, not a problem...
Darren out, saying my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!
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