Head in a Vice is proud to be the recipient of the Liebster Award. My site was kindly nominated by Green People Soup & Cinematic. My humble thanks to you both, and please read on for the rules and my nominations.
I know these ‘viral/chain letter’ awards are all just a bit of fun and dismissed by some people, but I feel if someone has gone to the effort to think of my site as a nomination and set some questions, the least I can do is answer them and post it up, linking back to them as a way of thanks and maybe shedding some light on myself and other bloggers in the process, which is what these awards are really all about, getting to know our community a little better. (Also, Sir Phobos threatened me with a ‘horse head somewhere in your vicinity. Or something’). I definitely don’ t want that, so here we go:
The Rules:
1. Each person must post eleven things about themselves
2. Answer the eleven questions the person giving the award has set for you
3. Create eleven questions for the people you will be giving the award to
4. Choose eleven people to award and send them a link to your post
5. Go to their page and tell them
6. No tag backs
11 Things About Me (copied from my previous awards, I’m really not that interesting to have more stuff going on, and I struggled to think of things last time) 
1) My favourite video game of all time is Shenmue.
2) I’m a black belt in Ju-Jitsu.
3) I’ve had 3 cats and love them all more than anything (except my wife, she made me add that!)
4) I have an unhealthy obsession (not my words) with Jared Leto. I went to jelly when I met him.
5) I love Alan Partridge (please YouTube him if you’ve never heard of him!)
6) I very nearly made it as a professional football (soccer) player until injury got my contract ripped up.
7) My favourite football (soccer) player is Francesco Totti.
8) One day I will write a book.
9) I share many characteristics with the serial killer Dexter Morgan on the TV show Dexter apparently (aside from the killing aspect, obviously)
10) My favourite band is 30 Seconds To Mars.
11) TED truly is the funniest film I have seen in years. The Apache Helicopter bit at the beginning still makes my cry with laughter.
Sir Phobos from Green People Soup Questions:
In what decade were you born?
1980′s
What do you think you’ll die of, and when?
Death Clock tells me I’ll die in 2062, so I’m guessing disappointment as I really want to make it to 100 years old.
Can I borrow a hundred bucks?
Sure, you have to come to England for it though.
What’s your favorite film genre, and why?
Horror – I love to see boundaries being pushed and nothing beats being shocked at something or scared shitless.
Are “definitive” greatest-of film lists bullshit? Why or why not?
Yes, because it’s all subjective and there is no true way of measuring this. Like asking who is the greatest ever boxer (Mike Tyson obviously) or best ever football (soccer…..ergh stupid American Football taking the name) team. Opinions are fun though.
What decade produced the best action stars?
1980′s
Where is the best place to sit in a theater, and why?
In the middle, on an aisle, so that when I inevitably need the toilet I don’t have to move anyone out of the way.
Does nihilism solve any cultural problems?
Yes
Why don’t you care more about stuff? Jeez!
Some people care too much, so I counter balance them out.
If you could, would you force filmmakers to revert back to using combinations of practical effects (miniatures, matte paintings, etc.) alongside some CG? If not, explain yourself.
Yes
Why do we exist?
We are on a loop, dinosaurs will be back soon.
Ckckred from Cinematic Questions:
1. What’s a movie that you think is terrible but you enjoy anyway?
IT. Looks awfully dated now and is cheesy as hell, but Ill always love IT for the fear it brought me as a young boy growing up being petrified of drains.
2. What movie received positive reviews but you don’t like?
Star Wars (I’m guessing some of them got positive reviews?)
3. Is there a movie which you disliked the first time but liked later?
The Mist – the more I watch it the more I like it. Initially I thought it was dull but I kept thinking about it and eventually after repeat viewings I realised it was actually great!
4. If you can meet any director/actor/producer, who would it be?
Jared Leto – but I met him. So I’ll say Robert De Niro but I imagine I would die on the spot out of fear and excitement.
5. If you could change one award at the Oscars, which one would it be?
If you mean taking it from a movie that won and giving it to one I think should of won I would say Pulp Fiction at the 1994 Oscars. If you didnt mean that I apologise
6. If there was one movie you could watch over and over for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Goodfellas
7. What film would you like to see a remake of?
I really don’t like remakes………but Escape To Victory could be good fun with loads of the new modern age footballers!
8. Do you refuse to watch any movie from a certain actor or director just because you didn’t like one of their films?
Sarah Jessica Parker. Just an awful actress.
9. Who is your favorite director?
Martin Scorsese
10. Which film do you wish had never been made?
Magic Mike – my wife insists I do 1000 sit ups a day to try and look like them guys.
11. What is your favorite moment in any film?
Joe Pesci – Goodfellas, the whole ‘like a clown’ speech. Never fails to make me smile, perfect combination of fear and humour.
Now for my 11 blogs to pass this on to. I was going to cop-out and not forward this on, but since Andy Watches Movies beat me to that tactic I thought I should make the effort since he didn’t as I’m nice It’s hard as there are way more than 11 superb blogs I read, so I decided to go for a different group of people that I haven’t seen get annoyed nominated for this yet, and trying to choose different people than I chose the last time I got one of these awards. For those I have missed out I apologise, please don’t un-follow me as I love every visitor I get, that’s the poisoned chalice with this responsibility missing people out, but here are my 11 nominations in no particular order:
Badasses, Boobs and Bodycounts
My questions (there may be a lazy pattern to them) to you lucky/unlucky 11 are:
- Would you rather have a pet polar bear or a pet kangaroo?
- Would you rather be a movie star or be a singer?
- Would you rather eat a dead rat or a live roach?
- Would you rather be a vampire or a dragon?
- Would you rather die in the arms of your one true love or your one true love die in your arms?
- Would you rather be buried alive or stabbed to death?
- Would you rather turn invisible or go through time?
- Would you rather walk through walls or control the weather?
- Would you rather always be hot or always be cold?
- Would you rather be eaten by a shark or a gorilla?
- Would you rather sneeze 1000 times a day or hiccup 1000 times a day?
I totally understand if you chosen 11 can’t be bothered to do a post and answer these; I’ll settle for a place on your blog roll, 100 visits to my site a day and 50 retweets for everything I post on twitter. Pretty fair deal I think Thanks again to Green People Soup & Cinematic for thinking of my site, I really appreciate it, and thanks for reading!.
Tyson
I think Pulp Fiction should have won Best Picture too. Forrest Gump’s a good movie, but Pulp’s really changed the way films are made. I’d also love to meet Robert DeNiro, and I’d say Joe Pesci’s “Do I amuse you” speech from GoodFellas is probably my favorite moment in a film as well.
Yeah, I feel that I would be more annoyed if a crappier film won it, but Forrest gump was pretty great, just Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece. Thanks again for the questions and award
all good fun!
I’ll see what I can do about working on those questions. It might take a few days though.
You don’t even have to do them, just wanted to pass round the love and shout out your site
Thanks for the help and site love. It is always appreciated.
More than welcome, appreciate the time you put in on your Desert Island Films list and the visits/comments etc
Thanks for the nomination!
I am going to enjoy answering those questions, lol! I find your Jared Leto obsession adorable (because you went to jelly when you met him) – awww! I can’t wait to read your book, agreed with your comments on “definitive film lists” and SJP is iffy for me.
Your most welcome! Jared is just a beautiful man……..plus I always loved his movies and when I went to watch his band play I queued for his autograph………. I’m a grown man but not ashamed of it
Thank you! I also agree about Pulp Fiction and Best Picture.
Your very welcome!! Still, whilst Pulp Fiction didn’t get the award, it at least still stands as one of cinemas finest films. I really need to watch it again, been a while.
Hey, Tyson.
I’ve wrote the post on my blog.
Nice one mate, I’ll swing by and check it out!
Tyson , I had no idea that you nominated me until you told me. I have a tendency to miss tweets at times. Here is my answers.
1. Polar Bear
2. Movie Star
3.Dead Rat
4.Vampire
5. We’ll both go out in a blaze of glory.
6. Stabbed to death
7. Invisible.
8. Walk through walls.
9. Hot
10. Shark.
11. Sneeze
Haha, no worries Jmount. I was going to post on sites and email but didn’t get time until today then I saw Mike had already got round to it! Thanks for answering the questions, you didn’t need to but I tried to make them pretty easy one word ones to be different
Cheers Tyson, I will get to this and will throw in a place on my blog roll too!
Haha that’s cool thanks mate, although obviously was a joke and not a Sir Phobos style bribe I promise! Your welcome
It was a threat, not a bribe.
Haha, apologies
Either way you struck fear into me!
Excellent and very funny post, man! I liked getting to you know you a little better.
Also, I answered your questions; I couldn’t resist, hehe:
1. Polar Bear
2. Movie Star
3. Dead Rat
4. Vampire
5. Die in the arms of my true love
6. Stabbed to death
7. Go through time
8. Control the weather
9. Hot
10. Shark
11. Hiccup
Cheers buddy, glad you liked it! Thanks for answering, some interesting answers. I would definitely rather be cold though, always easier to warm up
Thanks for even thinking about my blog for this award. I very much appreciate it!
More than welcome, love your work dude
THANK YOU TYSON! I view this as fun and not a burden! Thanks for thinking about my site! I should have my follow up post published shortly. Thanks again!!
No worries
Your more than welcome!
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Well, damn, I want to answer your 11 questions now. Lazy questions? Maybe. But I have very good answers to them.
Shenmue is awesome. Nowadays I find it hard to get past the voice acting, but it’s also part of the charm. It was the first open-world game that felt like it was a real place.
Next time the dinosaurs come back, I hope I can ride one.
I agree with the reasoning for passing on these kinds of things. I really just wanted to get to know the people I passed it on to a little more. It might be annoying for some people, but they can just ignore it while the rest of us talk about fun, stupid shit.
You have to share your answers now, I can’t wait to hear them. Thought they would just be a bit of fun and not really related to movies (or anything really!)
I haven’t played Shenmue since I completed part 2 on the Dreamcast. I still dream that one day there will be a part 3 on a modern console. I loved just driving the fork lift truck, working, playing some games, simple times
Yup, I don’t mind at all if people don’t join in but I will always try and do it even if i have to wait a while to find time, least I can do if someone such as yourself has thought of my humble site. Thanks again! And its all good fun for those that do play along, learn some good stuff about people – like Eric at the IPC with his gag reflex when brushing his teeth. Priceless information
I also have a tooth-brushing gag reflex. I would make a horrible prostitute.
You’re not getting Shenmue 3. Ever. You’ll have to make do with Yakuza.
1) Kangaroo. Polar bears would need more care, I think. With a kangaroo, I would train it to jump kick people I don’t like.
2) Metal singer. I’d form a Dio cover band.
3) Dead rat. Growing up in Texas, I had to battle many a roach. They are the most vile things on this earth. They’re also why I love Mimic so much.
4) Vampire, but it depends on what lore you go with. I don’t want to be apathetic toward EVERYthing.
5) It’s a toss-up. If I die in my love’s arms, that means she has to go on living with that sadness. Of course, she could always find happiness elsewhere once time has passed, so that needs to be taken into consideration. Double suicide, maybe?
6) Stabbed to death. Who the hell would want to slowly suffocate inside a box?
7) Go through time. It would be much more exciting to see things from the past being acted out in the present. Yes, I know, if I was invisible, the whole girls’ locker room thing…
8) Control the weather. I would prevent so many natural disasters.
9) Well, the reality is I’m always hot. I like it when it’s cold, so I’ll stick with what I’m stuck with.
10) Gorilla. Deep water scares me, so being eaten by a shark would actually be two horrendously frightening things at once.
11) I’d rather be buried alive.
Wow, this toothbrush issue is more common than I thought. I’m sorry to hear about your career ending issue though buddy!
I will get Shenmue 3, they keep acknowledging its existence and they know fans want it. One day, then you will have to seek out this post and apologise! I only played the first Yakuza, I’m too lazy to play games with subtitles.
Loving your answers, thanks for doing it. At least shark attack you COULD survive, Gorilla would just tear every limb off. I might be the only one who would prefer a live roach, couple of quick chews and done. Dead rat, all the guts, etc. No way man
Keep holding your breath for Shenmue. Last I heard, the failed MMO was supposed to help pay for it in a huge way. That, and the creator of the series keeps apologizing to everyone in ear-shot for never fulfilling his promises.
By the way, you could totally live with no limbs. Just look at the black knight.
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