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33 Best Hardcore Entertainments
By an Amazon.com customer
Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic (+ Digital Copy and BD-Live) [Blu-ray]Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic (+ Digital Copy and BD-Live) [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $5.40
Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2 (Box Set)Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2 (Box Set)
Buy used from: $15.99
I love KB1. QT + Woo Ping = Bliss. (+DC at his finest.)
Mother Warrior Goddess Queen: The Complete Four Book Series Of The Great And Terrible War Of The AmazonsMother Warrior Goddess Queen: The Complete Four Book Series Of The Great And Terrible War Of The Amazons by JHHK
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $10.87
update: ***** Get yours now, because, to reward collectors and the enthusiast elite, once popular demand sells through all 300,000 books, per the author’s contract, this singular work will go out-of-print forever! (found this out from the source: jhhk-author.blogspot.com )
Grand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IV
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $13.95
Yep, I'm still playing it. 3rd time through. Dark Comedy at its most interactive. Rockstar, you had me at Gang Bang.
I Hope They Serve Beer in HellI Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max
Buy used from: $17.97
BS {Brutal Satire} from The Man Who Never Lies.
No One Loves a Fatty: How to Put Your Woman on a DietNo One Loves a Fatty: How to Put Your Woman on a Diet by J. H. H. K.
Buy new: $12.55 / Used from: $19.64
update: ***** Get yours now, because, to reward collectors and the enthusiast elite, once popular demand sells through all 300,000 books, per the author’s contract, this singular work will go out-of-print forever! (found this out from the source: jhhk-author.blogspot.com )
An Evening with Kevin SmithAn Evening with Kevin Smith
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.59
Hilarious. Almost better than his movies.
Glengarry Glen Ross: A PlayGlengarry Glen Ross: A Play by David Mamet
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $1.06
A writer's guide to profanity in action.
RomanceRomance by David Mamet
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $0.98
"Are elm trees, trees?"
Sports Night - The Complete Series Boxed SetSports Night - The Complete Series Boxed Set
Buy used from: $21.00
Sports Night, I love you more than my first and third child.
The West Wing - The Complete First Four Seasons (4-Pack)The West Wing - The Complete First Four Seasons (4-Pack)
Buy used from: $95.06
The four Sorkin seasons. Season two might just be the single best season of television ever.
Firefly - The Complete SeriesFirefly - The Complete Series
Buy new: $38.49 / Used from: $19.75
Greatness. Great dialogue. Classic Sci-Fi. My personal favorite Whedon product.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector's Set (40 discs)Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector's Set (40 discs)
Buy new: $166.99 / Used from: $107.98
A Whedon marathon. If you're late to the party, dive in hardcore.
Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.69
Another example of great dialogue writing. A workshop on subtext for new screenwriters.
Chasing Amy: The Criterion CollectionChasing Amy: The Criterion Collection
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.94
KS's Best. Dark Lesbian Comedy makes me happy in a way that few things can.
The Coen Brothers Movie Collection (Fargo / Miller's Crossing / Barton Fink / Raising Arizona / Blood Simple)The Coen Brothers Movie Collection (Fargo / Miller's Crossing / Barton Fink / Raising Arizona / Blood Simple)
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $22.39
Great Introduction to the Brothers.
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative BattlesThe War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $6.00
Must Own guide to life. This book will help anyone succed at anything. Writer or not.
Killing Rommel: A NovelKilling Rommel: A Novel by Steven Pressfield
Buy used from: $0.40
The new Pressfield. Virtues of War is still my favorite, but I anticipate this greatly.
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of ScreenwritingStory: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting by Robert Mckee
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $16.87
Best book ever written about how to learn the craft of dramatic structure. Must own for screenwriters and novelists.
Batman: Year OneBatman: Year One by Frank Miller
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $7.82
Classic. Use this to hype up for the new batman movie.
300 (Two-Disc Special Edition)300 (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $18.49 / Used from: $2.29
With 300 and Sin City, Frank Miller is finally getting the attention he deserves.
Lost GirlsLost Girls by Alan Moore
Buy used from: $33.95
This work is the definition of an artist with big balls. Hardcore product for hardcore audiences.
V for Vendetta (Two-Disc Special Edition)V for Vendetta (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $4.12
I just love this film adaption, even if AM doesn't. But, the consumer is always right.
OnceOnce
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.99
Glen Hansard, when he unleashes, can blow down brick walls. This might just be my favorite musical film of all time.
Boogie NightsBoogie Nights
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $5.70
PTA + Porn = Hardcore Entertainment.
The Dark Tower: v. 1-1vThe Dark Tower: v. 1-1v by Stephen King
Flawed, but I still love this series. I think because I respect King's ambition.
Jurassic ParkJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
My favorite MC. Read it young. Back when he still wrote Adventures. I still keep picking it up every few years.
CongoCongo by Michael Crichton
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
If you saw the movie you might think the book would suck, but it doesn't. This is my other favorite classic MC.
Assholes Finish FirstAssholes Finish First by Tucker Max
The new Max. I can't wait to read this one.
I Am America (And So Can You!)I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
Buy new: $17.81 / Used from: $1.24
More Brutal Satire. From the Master. This book is like having Colbert-In-A-Box.
Halo 3Halo 3
Buy new: $35.99 / Used from: $18.99
I just love the Halo Universe. I wish other sci-fi writers tried this hard to create something this epic.
Mass EffectMass Effect
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $10.95
Bioware will receive my entertainment dollars for life. That said, I wish they would step up and go r-rated. They could own me harded.
Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Buy used from: $26.98
These guys are like the only guys who can make WW2 not boring. They have some sort of dark magic.
Fallout 3Fallout 3
Buy new: $36.99 / Used from: $21.47
Oh Beth, I'm ready for the lovemaking now...