Joe Ross' Top 5
Movies:
Star Wars - The original trilogy never gets old for me, and the special effects that Lucas uses are incredible for the time. The new movies are also good, but I don't think they can ever be considered classics like the originals.
Tommy Boy - The best performance by one of the funniest men to have ever lived, Chis Farley.
Dazed and Confused - Anybody that has lived through high school can relate to this movie in one way or another.
Boondock Saints - This movie really makes you think about the differences between right and wrong/ good vs. evil and whether ordinary citizens have the right to take the law into their own hands if the law enforcement is less than sufficient. And it's just straight up bad ass.
Girl's 'Yeah Right' - A skateboarding video that turns the sport and the filming of it into a piece of art. The tricks are innovative and technical as hell, great use of special effects (special effects in skate video? yep.), and the audio/video synchronization is amazing (the entire film is perfectly edited so that every trick pops and/or lands on the beat of the song playing in the background). Anyone can appreciate this video, even if you don't skateboard or know anything about the sport.
Music
Operation Ivy - Even though they only recorded one full length album, they completely changed the way punk rock would be played from then on.
Black Keys - A twosome that puts a modern twist on blues rock, but still stays true to the roots.
The Roots - These guys have the best beats in all of hip hop, no questions asked.
Led Zeppelin - I don't think I could live with myself if I didn't put the greatest rock and roll band of all time on my list.
Pennywise - A punk band that plays hard and fast every song. They didn't really change the scene at all like Op Ivy, and after a while all their songs start to sound the same, but I love them nonetheless.