oh yeah, forgot to add animes...

Huge fan of Cowboy Bebop. It's the only anime that I've ever *really* gotten into.

I also like Trigun. It's short (13 episodes or so). It's a little more goofy but very enjoyable.

Another one I enjoy - but have never seen the whole series - is "Big O." I never completely got familiar with the plot, but it was one I always enjoyed catching when it was on.

Definitely look into Cowboy Bebop though.

 

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When trigun's not being silly it's pretty cool.

I didn't really consider big o anime since it was produced by cartoon network and animated in Korea by the studio that did batman TAS, but it is good as well, even if it makes no sense.

tbh I enjoyed the silly parts too... but I figured that aspect probably wouldn't appeal to the hardcore anime enthusiasts (of which I am not).

 

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The silly parts are kinda standard to anime and really annoy me. It's a big part of why I'm not a huge fan of the vast majority of it.

Turner and Hooch

 

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Christopher Nolan has made some great films: Memento, The Prestige, Inception to name a few. I recently got the LOTR extended blu-rays for Christmas, I believe no collection is complete without the trilogy (I am a huge Tolkien fan, though. But who isn't?). A few other good ones are Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 500 Days of Summer.

 

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Memento is definitely an awesome movie and I agree that no collection is complete unless you have the LOTR movies. Speaking of which I cannot wait for the Hobbit to come out

 

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