My name is Ben, and I've lived in Chicagoland all my life.
I’m a recreational boxer (and of course, a huge boxing fan). I’ve also enjoyed the sport of MMA, and am proud of its growth in the last 14 years. I’m a die-hard Cubs fan, and can be found throughout the summer at Wrigley in the bleachers. I used to skate (still have all my decks) but have been off my board for some time. That said, there’s a new skate park that has opened not too far from me, and from the looks of those youngins, they could use some schoolin’. ;) I try to bike as much as possible, especially in the local forest preserves.
I like all types of music, but focus on classic rock, blues, and alternative. Anything from Chevelle to Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull to Alan Jackson. Siouxsie and the Banshees to Toadies, The Cure to Molotov…and everything in between.
I read anything from Paulo Coelho to Michael Crichton, Dan Brown, Sebastian Junger…you name it. If it’s good, I’ll check it out.
My love of Cinema started when I was four years old, and saw Star Wars (New Hope) in the theater. Then came the likes of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark…and forget it….I wanted to go to the movies every week. My parents used to take us to the Twin Drive-in in Wheeling, Illinois and they really were not too selective on what they did or didn’t show us. For example, I was eleven when I saw John Carpenter’s The Thing, and therefore couldn’t sleep with the light off for months. To tell you the truth, I loved being scared.
My taste in movies, like my taste in music, varies in genre. I really don’t go to the theater every week anymore, as I am busy with work and other things. That said; I’ve got plenty to catch up on. It takes a big special effects movie to drag me to the theater; otherwise I will wait for the DVD (or PPV). Examples of “must see in theater†are movies like Batman Begins, Spiderman, War of the Worlds, Transformers, Matrix Trilogy, Gladiator, etc. Examples of movies I’m content waiting for home viewing are like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Clerks, Napoleon Dynamite, etc. Of course my preference would be to see everything in the theater, but my time just does not allow it these days.
Here’s a list of some of my favorite movies, in no particular order, other than the way they came to my mind:
1. The Hustler
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. King Arthur - The Director’s Cut (Antoine Fuqua)
4. Aliens (IMHO – all time greatest sci-fi movie every produced/directed)
5. Excalibur
6. Ghost Dog The Way of the Samurai
7. The Untouchables (Kevin Costner, Sean Connery)
8. Star Wars Episode 5 (Best chapter IMHO)
9. Star Wars Episode 4
10. Batman Begins
11. Matrix trilogy (I consider these all one movie, three different acts)
12. Enter the Dragon
13. Midnight Express
14. The Godfather
15. Field of Dreams
16. Green Mile
17. Stand By Me
18. Karate Kid
19. Dark City
20. War of the Worlds (original)
21. Desperado
22. Lords of Dogtown
23. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
24. The Doors
25. The Rock
26. Silence of the Lambs
27. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
28. Top Gun
29. Terminator II
30. Robocop
31. Spiderman (I)
32. Spiderman (II)
33. Pirates of the Caribbean (I)
34. Shattered
35. Signs
36. Gladiator
37. Secret Window
38. Edward Scissorhands
39. Hero (Jet Li)
40. Reservoir Dogs
41. True Romance
42. The Prophecy
43. The Day the Earth Stood Still
44. Rocky (I-II)
45. Miracle Mile
46. Exorcist Director’s Cut
47. A Bronx Tale
48. Sandlot
49. Memento
50. Pi
51. Deadman
52. Transformers The Movie (1984
53. Mallrats
54. Clerks (I)
55. Napoleon Dynamite
56. Transformers 2007
57. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
58. Children of Men
59. The Princess Bride
60. The Thing (1984)
61. Inside Man
62. X-Files
63. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
64. ET
65. Raiders of the Lost Ark
66. War of the Worlds (Spielberg)
67. V for Vendetta
68. The Lost Boys
69. Pink Floyd The Wall
70. Predator (I)
71. Blade Runner
72. The Jacket
73. 12 Monkeys
74. Stand By Me
75. Alien
76. Sand Pebbles
77. Morituri
78. Sin City
79. Finding Neverland
80. Blow
81. Rush
82. Donnie Brasco
83. Full Metal Jacket
84. Vision Quest
85. Risky Business
86. Donnie Darko
87. Lucky Number Slevin
88. The Sixth Sense
89. Pulp Fiction
90. Cloverfield
91. The Shining
92. Constantine
93. A Clockwork Orange
94. Dances with Wolves
95. Thunderheart
96. 2001 A Space Odyssey
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98.
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I’m a recreational boxer (and of course, a huge boxing fan). I’ve also enjoyed the sport of MMA, and am proud of its growth in the last 14 years. I’m a die-hard Cubs fan, and can be found throughout the summer at Wrigley in the bleachers. I used to skate (still have all my decks) but have been off my board for some time. That said, there’s a new skate park that has opened not too far from me, and from the looks of those youngins, they could use some schoolin’. ;) I try to bike as much as possible, especially in the local forest preserves.
I like all types of music, but focus on classic rock, blues, and alternative. Anything from Chevelle to Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull to Alan Jackson. Siouxsie and the Banshees to Toadies, The Cure to Molotov…and everything in between.
I read anything from Paulo Coelho to Michael Crichton, Dan Brown, Sebastian Junger…you name it. If it’s good, I’ll check it out.
My love of Cinema started when I was four years old, and saw Star Wars (New Hope) in the theater. Then came the likes of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark…and forget it….I wanted to go to the movies every week. My parents used to take us to the Twin Drive-in in Wheeling, Illinois and they really were not too selective on what they did or didn’t show us. For example, I was eleven when I saw John Carpenter’s The Thing, and therefore couldn’t sleep with the light off for months. To tell you the truth, I loved being scared.
My taste in movies, like my taste in music, varies in genre. I really don’t go to the theater every week anymore, as I am busy with work and other things. That said; I’ve got plenty to catch up on. It takes a big special effects movie to drag me to the theater; otherwise I will wait for the DVD (or PPV). Examples of “must see in theater†are movies like Batman Begins, Spiderman, War of the Worlds, Transformers, Matrix Trilogy, Gladiator, etc. Examples of movies I’m content waiting for home viewing are like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Clerks, Napoleon Dynamite, etc. Of course my preference would be to see everything in the theater, but my time just does not allow it these days.
Here’s a list of some of my favorite movies, in no particular order, other than the way they came to my mind:
1. The Hustler
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. King Arthur - The Director’s Cut (Antoine Fuqua)
4. Aliens (IMHO – all time greatest sci-fi movie every produced/directed)
5. Excalibur
6. Ghost Dog The Way of the Samurai
7. The Untouchables (Kevin Costner, Sean Connery)
8. Star Wars Episode 5 (Best chapter IMHO)
9. Star Wars Episode 4
10. Batman Begins
11. Matrix trilogy (I consider these all one movie, three different acts)
12. Enter the Dragon
13. Midnight Express
14. The Godfather
15. Field of Dreams
16. Green Mile
17. Stand By Me
18. Karate Kid
19. Dark City
20. War of the Worlds (original)
21. Desperado
22. Lords of Dogtown
23. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
24. The Doors
25. The Rock
26. Silence of the Lambs
27. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
28. Top Gun
29. Terminator II
30. Robocop
31. Spiderman (I)
32. Spiderman (II)
33. Pirates of the Caribbean (I)
34. Shattered
35. Signs
36. Gladiator
37. Secret Window
38. Edward Scissorhands
39. Hero (Jet Li)
40. Reservoir Dogs
41. True Romance
42. The Prophecy
43. The Day the Earth Stood Still
44. Rocky (I-II)
45. Miracle Mile
46. Exorcist Director’s Cut
47. A Bronx Tale
48. Sandlot
49. Memento
50. Pi
51. Deadman
52. Transformers The Movie (1984
53. Mallrats
54. Clerks (I)
55. Napoleon Dynamite
56. Transformers 2007
57. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
58. Children of Men
59. The Princess Bride
60. The Thing (1984)
61. Inside Man
62. X-Files
63. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
64. ET
65. Raiders of the Lost Ark
66. War of the Worlds (Spielberg)
67. V for Vendetta
68. The Lost Boys
69. Pink Floyd The Wall
70. Predator (I)
71. Blade Runner
72. The Jacket
73. 12 Monkeys
74. Stand By Me
75. Alien
76. Sand Pebbles
77. Morituri
78. Sin City
79. Finding Neverland
80. Blow
81. Rush
82. Donnie Brasco
83. Full Metal Jacket
84. Vision Quest
85. Risky Business
86. Donnie Darko
87. Lucky Number Slevin
88. The Sixth Sense
89. Pulp Fiction
90. Cloverfield
91. The Shining
92. Constantine
93. A Clockwork Orange
94. Dances with Wolves
95. Thunderheart
96. 2001 A Space Odyssey
97.
98.
99.
100.