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Corrected list on the Melee weapons:


Dramborleg (Thudder-sharp) (I read this is briefly visible in the Rings of Power series)

The Axe of Tuor, he wielded it during the first age. In the Fall of Gondolin he used it to slay three (three!!) Balrogs and several Orcs. When Tuor left Beleriand to sail west he left his Axe to Elros (brother of Elrond) who took it with him to Númenor. There it got lost together with the Island.


Glamdring (Foe-hammer)/ Beater (The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, The Battle of the Five Armies; The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Return of the King)

Sword crafted by Thingol, King of Godolin during the First Age. Most likely wielded during the Battle of the Unnumbered Tears and the Fall of Gondolin. Thereafter went missing for approximately 6.000 years. Found by Gandalf in a Troll cave during the events of the Hobbit. He used it to kill the Goblin King under the mountain and during the Lord of the Rings the Balrog Durin’s Bane


Sting (The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, The Battle of the Five Armies; The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Return of the King)

Sword crafted by the elves in the first age. Lost and discovered together with Glamdring. Found and wielded by Bilbo during the events of the Hobbit and later bestowed upon Frodo who wielded it during the events of the Lord of the Rings


Narsil (Red and White flame) /Andúril (Flame of the West) (The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Return of the King)

Sword crafted by the dwarf-smith Telchar during the First Age. The sword came in possession of the Kings of Númenor, was wielded by Elendil during the Battle of the Last Alliance, and we all know what happened next. Reforged into Andúril for Aragorn.


Orcrist (Goblin-cleaver) (The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, The Battle of the Five Armies)

Sword crafted together with Glamdring during the first age, probably wielded during the Fall of Gondolin and got lost. Found in the Troll cave by Thorin Oakenshield he wielded it up to their captivity in Mirkwood. After Thorins death the sword was returned to him and set in his tomb. Like Sting it glowed in the presence of Orcs.


Staff of Saruman (The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)

Though not much is known about the staff the movie adaptation gives us a slick looking badass black staff.


Gimli’s double sided Axe (The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)


Herugrim (The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)

Sword of the Kings of Rohan for over 500 years before it became the trusted sword of Theoden. Beautiful design with the two horses making up the guard. Set with green gems.


Gúthwinë (The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)

Rohan sword, wielded by Éomer.


Hadhafang (The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, The Battle of the Five Armies; The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Return of the King)

Sword of Arwen, first belonging to Elrond. The sword is not originally named by Tolkien, the name was derived by Peter Jackson from notes of Tolkien.


At least they are all shown in movies/series, but the motivation behind the list might still be heavily lore based

I have a think on the directors list, I am usually not the one to keep track of that sort of thing.

Grrr, !mrahil

 

I had the time to go at it directly


Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy)

Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Catch Me If You Can, Indiana Jones movies)

Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island, The Irishman, Killers of the Flower Moon)

Christopher Nolan (Batman movies, Inception, Memento, The Prestige)

Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future Trilogy, Forrest Gump)

Sergio Leone (the dollar trilogy, Once upon a time in the West, Once upon a time in America)

Guy Richie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Sherlock Holmes, The Gentlemen)

Chris Colombus (Home Alone, Harry Potter 1 & 2)

David Yates (Harry Potter 6, 7 & 8, Fantastic Beasts Trilogy)

Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2 & 3)


Grrr, !mrahil

 

Sorry, but I've been sidetracked with work and just the day to day. This might be a bit of a tough one for me. I don't really think about "favorite" directors too often. Mostly, just movies/shows/characters I enjoy. Your list and @Killer Angel 's list is pretty strong. I'll come up with something, even it's just a repeat of most of the good ones you guys have already ranked.

EDIT: Oh, @Imrahil has also posted a good list, I see.

 

Top 10 Directors
Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Close Encounters, E.T., Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Shindler's List, Saving Private Ryan... and more)
Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future trilogy, Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forest Gump)
Peter Jackson (The Frighteners, LoTR trilogy)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy, The Prestige, Inception)
James Cameron (Terminator, Terminator 2, Aliens, Titanic, The Abyss, Avatar)
Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Legend, Gladiator)
Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters 1 & 2, Stripes, Kindergarten Cop)
John Hughes (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Uncle Buck)
Tim Burton (Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands)
George Lucas (Star Wars. That alone puts him on my list)

Honorable Mentions that should be on the actual list
Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Defending My Life)
Jim Henson & Frank Oz (Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, The Great Muppet Caper; plus, creator of The Muppets and The Muppet Show)
Joss Whedon (Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Serenity; plus creator of Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV)
Joe & Anthony Russo (Captain America: Winter Soldier, Avengers: Infinity Wars, Avengers: Endgame)
Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenanbaums, Rushmore, Fantastic Mr. Fox)
Coen Brothers (Raising Arizona, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pacific Rim, Blade 2, Pan's Labyrinth, Shape of Water)
Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter 1 & 2, Mrs. Doubtfire)
Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2 & 3)
Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, High Plains Drifter, Pale Rider, Heartbreak Ridge, Gran Torino)
Guy Richie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Sherlock Holmes, The Gentlemen)

EDIT: How could I forget?
Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of NY, Wolf of Wall Street, and more...)
However, I must confess that I have not seen many of his movies. But the Scorsese movies I have seen are very well done and make an impact on you.

 

Coincidentally, I just happened to watch this for the first time a couple of days ago. Pretty good!

 

I have to say @NIGHTBRINGER, I really like the inclusion of Genndy Tartakovsky. I love both the visual and audio aesthetic of his work. Samurai Jack, the animated Clone Wars, and Primal have such great looks.

It's kind of similar to why I put Tim Burton and del Toro in my lists. They definitely have a unique vision that helps you know it's one of their movies.

 

Agreed. His work is very unique and very recognizable as being his. He took some very creative risks in Samurai Jack and they paid off very well.

 

Is this an ordered list?

(am I the only one still submitted ranked/ordered lists?)

 

Mine is in order as well, just didn't bother with the numbers

Grrr, !mrahil

 

Good man!

 

Apologies everyone for my lateness, but here's my Top 10 Directors list:

1. Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies)
2. Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
3. George Lucas (Star Wars Episodes I-III)
   
4. David Yates (Harry Potter films from Order of the Phoenix onwards)
5. Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Napoleon)
6. James Cameron (Aliens, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Avatar)
7. Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future trilogy)
   
8. Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
   
9. Steven Spielberg (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jaws, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
10. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum 1 & 2)

Honourable Mentions: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), Sergio Leone (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly), Mel Gibson (Apocalypto), John McTiernan (Predator), Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Sam Mendes (Skyfall, Spectre)

 

No worries, better late than never.

Interesting list, some unique selections (as would be expected of @Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl ).

 

Topic #23 - Top Ten Movie and TV Show "One-liners"

So this is the companion topic to one of our previous lists (Topic #15 - Top Ten Movie / TV Speeches). Whereas previously we looked at longer speeches, now we're doing the opposite. I use the term "one-liners" loosely. Your selections can be a sentence or two or three, as long as it is short overall. Where you draw the line between a speech and a one-liner is ultimately up to you. But aim for brevity. The one-liner may or may not be preceded by a set-up line by another character. Make sure you include the name of the movie / tv show from which the line originates. If you can clip the line directly from a video, even better!

I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. This one should be interesting. I'll wait for a couple of lists to be posted before I post mine.

 

The Terminator: There are so many, but here's a few...
"I'll be back"
"Hasta La Vista Baby"
"Come with me if you want to live"
"Fuck you arsehole!"
"I'll need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle"
"You're terminated"

The Big Lebowski:
"I'm The Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.”
"The Dude abides."
"You're being very un-dude"

The Godfather:
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."

Sudden Impact:
"Go ahead. Make my day"

Taxi Driver:
"You talkin' to me?"

Any Bond movie:
" Bond. James Bond"
"A martini. Shaken. Not stirred"

Apollo 13:
"Houston, we have a problem."

Animal Crackers (there are so many from every Marx Bros movies:
"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know."

Dr Strangelove:
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

Flying High (its Australian name) known as Airplane elsewhere:
"Surely you can't be serious."
"I am serious … and don't call me Shirley."

Dozens in any Mel Brooks movie...
History of the World, Part I
"The Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen [drops tablet]... Oy. TEN! Ten commandments for all to obey!"
"It's good to be the King."

Blazing Saddles:
"Mongo only pawn in game of Life."
"You've Got To Remember That These Are Just Simple Farmers. These Are People Of The Land. The Common Clay Of The New West. You Know... Morons."

 

Those are some great one-liners @WildColonial Boy !

 

Another great list.

Definitely a lot more iconic than my list. Mine is more or less comprised of a series of lines that I personally think are pretty cool, but are not nearly as time tested or popular.