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I’ve recently been trying to mentally work out my all time 10 favourite films. I start to think it would be hard but not as difficult as I’m making it. I was watching a little bit of High Fidelity and they were doing the top five lists and then that got me inspired on this subject.

The first thing I did was write down some films just at the top of my head and they were This is Spinal Tap, Jerry Maguire, Rocky, Wall-e, Raging Bull and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and then I started to think what other films I would include. Then I really started to think about other films. I first looked at the films I’ve seen the most and it was Caddyshack, Anchorman, Old School, Ghostbusters, Knocked Up and Clerks. Comedies are my go-to film if I need something to watch because they are easy on the brain, they are usually no longer than 2 hours and I don’t mind if I don’t watch the whole thing. So maybe these films should go on the list, but then I thought about it even more.

I love Knocked Up but I prefer Once Upon a Time in America, a film I have only seen twice and don’t watch as often because it’s 3 hours and 50 minutes long so you have to find the time for it. So does that mean I should put this on my list? But if I liked it that much then wouldn’t I find time to watch it more? So then I tried to make rules and that just doesn’t work because how can you say only one comedy when I know I probably like two comedies more than my favourite superhero film. Then I started to think about my favourite superheroes film and that I know I have to choose one to go on my list, but which one is my favourite? Spider-Man 2? Hellboy 2? Sin City? It all became very confusing at this point.

Then I looked at the ones I said of the top of my head and started questioning those choices. I can’t pick the Rocky films apart because I love the whole story, so do I have to disqualify them because I can’t separate the films? Wall-e has only been out for a year, maybe it’s just the freshness of it that’s putting in there. Monsters Inc. was my favourite animation before that cute little robot came along (I really am obsessed with that robot), so maybe in a couple of years time I will realise it that Sulley & co. were better.

I’ve chosen Butch Cassidy but there are films with better Paul Newman performances, so shouldn’t they be on my list instead? Then a new problem has risen, wouldn’t the films with my favourite performances from an actor be the one that’s my favourite film? So I looked at my favourite performances but I wouldn’t say The Libertine was one of my tope ten films even though I think it is quite possibly Johnny Depp’s greatest performance.

More thoughts took over at this point (Directors, Scripts, Childhood memories), it was all too much to take so I thought about how this list might be impossible, but I’m not going to give up because I’ve spent way too much time thinking about it. I did realise one thing though, High Fidelity would not make my top ten.

Death Magnetic Party: Electric Boogaloo

The fact i'm writing a blog can only mean one of two things.

1.) Pixar have announced a sequel for Wall-e

2.) I have seen Metallica live again.

Thankfully Pixar won't whore themselves to make a sequel to Wall-e (i'd still watch it though) and on Monday i went back to the 02 to see Metallica live for the fifth time and must say it was quite a good show.

Lets look at the facts: Metallica have made my favourite albums, my favourite songs, they are my favourite band to see live and i don't think any band comes close to comparing to them. With this all said, for a band where i expect something amazing everytime i see them live (something they seem to do with ease), after almost every song, i'd turn to me brother and just be shocked at at how how fucking awesome they sound. For a band to still perform at a level where you are in awe for the whole set shows that Metallica fucking rule. 

The only negative point is that for a second time, i missed out on a Metallica beach ball! I don't know what i'd do with it, my girlfriend would probably kill me if i brought it home but i know, in my head, i'll be a little bit cooler because i could tell people that i have a metallica beach ball!