Howdy folks. Well, just recently I made a pre-order that shatters all other pre-orders that I've ever made. And for multiple reasons. First of all, the game doesn't come out for eight months, which I think is the longest I've ever had to wait for a game. Second, I got the collector's edition, which comes with so much stuff that I just couldn't resist. Third, in terms of anticipation, this may beat out Red Dead Redemption for me, and if you knew me before RDR was released, then you know how huge that is. So what's the game, you may ask? Well wonder no longer...
That's right, Mass Effect 3! Just reading the title makes me tingle with joy! Having missed out on Mass Effect 2's Collector's Edition, I knew I had to get it this time around for ME3. It comes with so much stuff too! I would list it all, but that could take too long, and I need to get back to the countdown. So I'll just say this, it may have cost me eighty dollars, but it will totally be worth it.
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Now back to my Top 70 Favorite Characters Countdown! Once again, I must remind you all that this is a "favorites" list, so if you feel like criticizing my choices, keep them to yourself, because critiquing someone's favorite things is just flat out stupid. So without further ado, I give you #50-41!
#50:
Captain Quint (Jaws)
Captain Quint is that wonderful stereotype of all aging sea-faring men come to life. He's a looney old boat captain whose clearly been out in the sun a little too long. He obsesses overkilling the shark that's been terrorizing the town of Amity, but refuses to do it with the assistance of fancy modern day mechanisms brought aboard the ship by the only two other people willing to go after the shark, Brody and Hooper. Robert Shaw's performance in the movie adaptation brings the character to a whole new level, making him both very entertaining to watch and a little unsettling at times. And of course, who could his bone chilling story about his experience aboard The Indianapolis?
#49:
Snake Plissken (Escape From New York)
Now, this is kind of my "stupid teenageness" getting in the way, because there really isn't anything to this character besides how awesome he is. But this is my favorites, not the greatest, so anything is acceptable. Everything that Snake Plissken does is just so cool that even Shaft wouldwet his pants upon seeing him. He's known as being an anti-hero, but in the context of Escape From New York, he doesn't really do anything wrong. Sure he can be a little cold at times, but he's still doing the right thing, even if it is against his will. And he was the inspiration for Solid Snake, so we all have him to thank for that.
#48:
Don Quixote
I'm reading this book right now for summer reading, and unlike all of my friends at school, I really like it. And the best thing about the book is of course, Don Quixote himself. The character is both comedic and tragic at the same time, because while he's lost both his library and his mind, Don Quixote's insane antics with his "squire" Sancho Panza can be very entertaining. The characterhimself really is more tragic when you get right down to it, buthis fantasies of his dream woman whom he's never seen before and his believing that windmills are giants can be as comedic as they sound.
#47:
Hal 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)
Most of you will probably think I'm a wimp for saying that a computer on a spaceship is scary, but Hal is one of the scariest characters in movie history. Hal was designed as an AI in full control of a spaceship, and is designed to eliminate anything that could be a threat to achieving the mission. When Hal sees the two astronauts aboard the ship as a potential road block, he has no choice but to try and eliminate them. And I was always a little creeped out by his appearance, it's just a glowing red dot, but I still find it pretty intimidating. And that monotone voice is surprisingly spooky as well. What makes Hal truly scary though is that he's a danger to humanity, but humans are the ones that built him to begin with. He's not betraying people, he's just doing what he thinks is necessary. And wheneverI hear"Daisy Bell" I was scream because of him.
#46:
The Waco Kid (Blazing Saddles)
What's great about The Waco Kid (besides being played by Gene Wilder) is that he's a parody of every bada** gunslinger from westerns, while still being one himself. He's never seen the point in eating, and all he does is drink alcohol, the hand that he shoots with is always violently shaking, the other never moves, and he can disarm about eight men in literally two seconds. Blazing Saddles is obviously one of my favorite movies of all time, and it definitely wouldn't be the same without The Waco Kid.
#45:
Raphael
I love all four of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But if I had to pick my favorite, I would go with Raphael. Why? Because he's easily the most complex of the four turtles. While the otherthree are very entertaining and lovable in thier own ways, Raph has always been the deepest, and overall, best written of the four. He knows how to have fun, a cares about his brothers, but at the same time, he has his own way of doing things. You get the feeling that he wants to see justice served, but not quite in the same heroic way that Leonardo sees crime fighting. Raph was the always the most intense and conflicted, making him the best character of the four turtles. And we gets mad, he can really raise shell (sorry, I just had to say it :P)
#44:
Two-Face (Batman)
Sorry, I know the picture is kinda creepy. What makes Two-Face really stand out among comic book villains is that he originally started out as Gotham's District Attorney, Harvey Dent, who wasset on taking down organized crime in Gotham City. While Batman was solving the city's problems with his fists and gadgets, Dent was doing it with words, making him sort of the opposite of Batman. But of course, The Joker had to come along and toss acid in his face, transforming him into the monstrous criminal known as Two-Face. While the acid clearly had some effects on Dent's psyche, his main motivation is to show people how even ahero like Harvey Dent cancome crashing down andbecome something horrible. His certainly the most tragic of comic book villains, and while he is genuinely evil, you kind of can't help but feel sorry for him at times.
#43:
Tobias Funke (Arrested Development)
In one of the funniest TV shows of all time, one where every character is funny, you've really got to stand out to be the most memorable character on the show. And Tobias just might take that title for Arrested Development. While not technically part of the Bluth family (the main family of the show), he still likes to think of himself as a major player in how things work. He also took up many professions during the show's run, such as a psychiatrist, an actor, aBritish nanny,a folk singer,the world's first analyst/therapist, and a member of the blue man group. But what makes Tobias such a funny character is that he has lots of different ways to make you laugh. He has some big gut busting moments, but also very awkward and uncomfortable moments that are funny but hard to laugh at. Still, Tobias is what made the funniest show of all time even funnier.
#42:
Buzz Lightyear
I grew up the 1990's and early 2000's, I think that's enough of an explanation as to why I love Buzz Lightyear and the rest of Toy Story characters. While over the movies, we've gotten a good understanding of all of the characters, I think thatBuzz is the one thatwe got the most out of in terms of what they came from. While we got Woody's backstory, we never saw what he himself was like before he got used to normal life as a toy. For the majority of the first movie, that's all we get from Buzz. I'm always really entertained by Buzz in all three movies, becausehe's the character that we've come to expect the least amount of comedy from, so when he does do something funny, it's twice of affective. And he's also the main bada** of the movies, and it takes a lot for a toy to be a genuine bada**.
#41:
Roy Batty (Blade Runner)
One of my favorite villains from one of my favorite movies. Roy Batty is an android, and the leader of the semi-uprising of his kind, even though there are only a few left. Batty however was the prodigal son of the who built the androids, and was expected to be the perfect humanoid being. Of course, that didn't go so well. Throughout the movie, you see Batty as both a great intellect and a somewhat sophisticated being, and at other times, he seems demonically posessed. I won't give away the ending, but I'll just say that it adds a whole new level to the character. He's complex, sophisticated, and homicidal... what's not to love?
Part IV with numbers 40-31 will be up soon!
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Song of the Day:
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue - Backatown
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