3D Movie Experience

With all the 3D movies coming out these days it does make us think about some of the great movies that could have been done (and maybe still can be done) in 3D.   Whilst this list might be slightly bias to our own tastes it could be the start of something big….maybe the movie producers will listen to The Quick Ten and start re-producing some of the below movies.  Or maybe they will stick to what they know best, making bucket loads of cash.

However if the producers of Street Dance 3D are listening, please, please, please never ever make this shit again.  It’s bad enough in 2D let alone some angry teenager “battling” in 3D.  I mean come on people!

1. The Matrix – the first and original one only please.
2. Alien – I remember weeing my pants slightly to this when watching it in 1990 via VCR  11 years after it’s release so I’m sure in 3D I might actually shit my pants.
3. Top Gun – Goose dying in 3D, bad but Maverick taking down some Mig’s, good.
4. Die Hard – this is where our bias comes in but I mean you would have to be crazy not to want to see Bruce Willis bleeding and shooting in 3D?
5. Star Wars Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – The best one of them all and no Hayden Christensen in site to ruin a franchise with lines such as; “Hold me, like you did by the lake on Naboo.”
6. Saving Private Ryan – It would be a brutal watch but a memorable one.
7. Gladiator – We know Russel Crowe is a bit of a knob but Gladiator in 3D? Where is the popcorn and beer please.
8. Ghost Busters – Not crossing the beams would take on a whole new experience.
9. District 9 – This standout movie of 2009 would be amazing in 3D.
10. The Bourne Ultimatum – Bit of a wild card we know but for the raw fight scenes alone this would be brilliant .

Yes, Gym can Kill you dead.

From unrealistic volcanoes to human tornadoes, gingerbread mutants to ginger mullets, behold the most pathetic previews of all time. Forget the voiceover man’s subterranean growl, these terrible trailers are NOT coming to a cinema near you…

1. Eyeball – View Trailer
2. Dr Black, Mr Hyde – View Trailer
3. When Time Ran Out – View Trailer
4. Gymkata – View Trailer
5. The Gingerdead Man – View Trailer
6. Troll 2 – View Trailer
7. Bury Me An Angel – View Trailer
8. The Human Tornado – View Trailer
9. The Thing With Two Heads – View Trailer
10. Megashark vs Giant Octopus – View Trailer

1. Monsters Ball
2. A History of Violence
3. Y Tu Mamá También
4. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
5. The Hunger
6. Unfaithful
7. 9 1/2 weeks
8. Secretary
9. Last Tango in Paris
10. Basic Instinct

I can act, I really can!

It happens to us all, we sit there watching a movie and wonder to ourselves, “how can that actor possibly be successful when they are so shit?”. Well this Top Ten list looks at those very actors who constantly grace the silver screen with their below average acting.
Are The Quick Ten a little jealous? Yes and we must admit we have to give credit where credit is due because these actors are survivors and obviously worth a lot of money……but they are still shit actors. So let the bad times roll.

1. Orlando Bloom
2. Nicholas Cage
3. Jennifer Lopez
4. Hayden Christensen
5. Vin Diesel
6. Jason Statham
7. Lindsay Lohan
8. Hugh Grant
9. Ashton Kutcher
10. Paul Walker

The One and Only

It’s not often you find a podcast that is truly brilliant and has you coming back for more every single time.  But Tony Colman and the crew at Hospital Records continue to deliver the goods week in week out within the realms of drum n bass.

We enjoy the Hospital Records podcast so much here at The Quick Ten we thought we would honor it by breaking down the Top Ten tracks that have been played during the Podcasts of 2009.   These tracks have given us the inspiration to keep going during some pretty long and stressful days and nights.  Looking forward to 2010.

1. Logistics – Transporter
2. Mutated Forms – Pessimist
3. The Temper Trap – Science of Fear (Mistabishi Remix)
4. High Contrast - When the Lights Go Down
5. Sigma – Paint it Black
6. Subwave – Stars Get Down
7. Johnny L – Microdaze
8. Logistics – Repetition
9. MJ Cole – Sincere D+B mix
10. Danny Byrd & Brookes Bros – Paper Chase
11. Electrosoul System feat Ashley Slater – Sunshine

The Usual Suspects

1. The Usual Suspects
2. Psycho
3. 6th Sense
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. Memento
6. Planet of the Apes
7. Se7en
8. Oldboy
9. Fallen
10. Fight Club

30 Rock

2009 has been a great year for comedy with some really unique series coming to the forefront. Some classics have managed to stay in the top ten purely based on their brilliance and down right willingness to abuse anyone and everyone.
You can rest assure that the recommendations below caused a bit of a stir in the office and it took us a while to come up with the final ten that we were happy to put our names to.
So here where go!

1. 30 Rock – Still going strong in it’s fourth season 30 Rock has really shown some true class this year in continuing to  draw out more comedic genius from its classic characters such as Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy.  Buy Now- Season 1 to 3!
2. East Bound and Down –  One of the more controversial ones in the list but for us East Bound and Down provided some much needed perspective in the TV comedy scene this year.  It’s not trying to be clever it’s just trying to be funny and in our eyes it has succeeded along with its great cast. Buy Now – Complete Season 1!
3. Important Things with Demetri Martin – The dead pan skills of Demetri Martin were are breath of fresh air from a a seemingly dying trend of  sketch comedy.  Clever, funny and no need to make every second word “fuck”….although we quite liked this about East Bound and Down hahaha Ho hum. Buy Now – Season 1!
4. Family Guy – We just don’t get sick of this show and the characters. Well thats not entirely true I have been close to throwing a few things at the TV when I’m hung over and Peter or Stewie go into one of their infamous scenes that carry on  forever.   But anyway a solid comedy after 8 seasons, that will be around for many years to come. Buy Now – Vol. 7!
5. Flight of The Concords – Not as good as the first series but it was never going to be.  However Flight of the Concords is still worthy of the number 5 spot due to the fact that the kiwi boys kept on delivering quirky comedy through its absurd story lines. Buy Now – Complete Season 1!
6. The Office – When we heard that The Office was going to be imported into the US from the UK we were very skeptical but it really has proven itself.  It now exists in its own right. Buy Now – Season Five!
7. Entourage –  A great take on the mostly vacuous world of movies in LA.  Entourage has been going strong since 2004 and does not show any signs of slowing down. Buy Now – Complete Seasons 1-5!
8. Weeds – Nancy’s soccer mum character gone a bit wrong, well a lot wrong  has still been pulling in the viewers in 2009.  Another unique plot in this Top Ten list but sometimes too unique for some viewers who were a little unsettled with the Esteban and Nancy scene. Buy Now – Season Five!
9. Two and a Half Men – The hedonistic lifestyle of jingle maker Charlie seems to still have the right formula.  Although the cliché sexual innuendo’s  fly thick and fast on this show its still adding enough new material to stay in the Top Ten. Buy Now – Complete Seasons 1-6
10. Californication – David Duchovny continues to spear head this mid-life crisis comedy series set in LA.  His care free and oblivious manor is what sets this witty and clever series apart.  Mulder who? Buy Now – Season 1

Best Film of 2009

Welcome to the very first post for this special little category of “The Quick Ten Recommends”. We aim to bring you the best of the best or worst of the worst depending on the type of recommendation.
So to kick things off we thought we would start with the  Top Blockbuster Movies of 2009 as voted and recommended by the team at The Quick Ten. The recommendations were based on a bit of knowledge, a bit of ‘cool’ value, a small bit of public opinion and a bit of…well just movies that made you come feeling like it was money well spent!
So lets get into it!!

1. Inglorious Bastards – Speaking with fellow bloggers this film is a bit like Marmite, you either love it or hate it. But here at The Quick Ten we loved it. Brad your a Legend! Buy Now
2. District 9 – Simply brilliant. This was by far the most original movie we had seen this year! Sharlto Copley had a truly remarkable performance. Buy Now
3. The Hang Over – I don’t know about any one else but we all laughed out loud at this movie. The unfolding of the night before was brilliantly encapsulated by the cast. Buy Now
4. Watchmen – Rorschach was one of the coolest characters we had seen all year. This movie did not disappoint. Buy Now
5. Zombieland – I saw people walk out during the opening seen hahahaha. I mean surely you knew what you were getting yourself in for? A great dark comedy! Buy Now
6. Terminator Salvation – Phew this one saved the Terminator franchise! If this movie had not been made then it would have been a sad note to end on. Buy Now
7. Up - A movie not really for the kids it seemed. But this tear jerker was fantastic. Buy Now
8. Moon – Sam Rockwell puts on a unique performance in this brilliant movie. Buy Now
9. Taken – Some of the best action sequences from a man over 50. Worst running by a grown woman had to go to Maggie Grace, what are you 5? Buy Now
10. The Hurt Locker – A good movie from left field here! About as left field though as Ralph Finnes and Guy Pierce’s roles in the movie. Buy Now

Home Theatre

So you have gone out against your better half’s advice and bought the biggest, baddest, home theatre system out there with enough surround sound to fully immerse you in the movie.  Or in most cases piss the neighbours off so much that they stop talking to you and ignore your mornings greetings.

But what are the movies out there that are really going to set your neighbours a fluttering and your ear drums a pounding? This best of the best list of movies works more on the immersion factor that they draw you into and of course the share amount of audio effects going on.

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Star Wars (remastered)
3. Gladiator
4. Top Gun (remastered)
5. Black Hawk Down
6. The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy)
7. The Matrix
8. The Incredible’s
9. Sin City
10. Bourne Supremacy

A Bridge Too Far

1. A Bridge too Far
2. Battle of Britain
3. Platoon
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. The Bridge on the River Kwai
6. The Great Escape
7. Full Metal Jacket
8. Apocalypse Now
9. Hamburger Hill
10. Das Boot