That's a rhetorical question, right?Akalabeth said:Legolas riding a skateboard down some stairs is a positive thing?Elfgore said:The only thing I could view as almost perfect is The Lord of the Rings movies.
That's a rhetorical question, right?Akalabeth said:Legolas riding a skateboard down some stairs is a positive thing?Elfgore said:The only thing I could view as almost perfect is The Lord of the Rings movies.
Jasper van Heycop said:Not a big Beethoven fan but I'll give you the Mozart and the Vivaldi. For some reason Requiems tend to bring out the best in composers and I'd add to your list of classical music greats Bach's Mass in B Minor, Faure's Requiem, Verdi's Requiem and Britten's War Requiem. Also Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's 3 Gnossiennes and Poulenc's Sonata for Flute and Pianobauke67 said:Well if we are bringing music into the equation I would suggest Mozarts Requiem, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Beethoven's symphonies or Wagner's die Walkure
Movies: Some Like It Hot and Casablanca, and shifting gears slightly I'd be tempted to say the original version of Star Wars. The fact that the special edition made it so obviously worse proves that point, I think!
For books I might say Iain Pears' An Instance Of The Fingerpost. Although it's not my all-time favourite (which would be Catch-22) it's just perfectly put together. Also pretty much everything by PG Wodehouse.
nyankaty said:And video game wise, nothing will ever top Earthbound, ever. It's perfect. Mother 3 is a very close second, but nothing can quite top Earthbound. Although it is worth noting that the storyline of Mother 3 is way more emotional and intense. It just depends on what type of perfection you're looking for!
So basically you're looking for works that while they may have flaws,they transcend them in a way. I'll echo what someone up above said, FLCL, and then add my own. The book Dune by Frank Herbert. It is simply a masterpiece and in my opinion everything what a sci-fi book should be. I will add though, for those who haven't read it, to continue on and read at least the next two books to fully understand everything (Dune Messiah and Children of Dune). But the original is still fantastic on it's own (the later sequels, prequels and midquels though...trash in my opinion. An empire with a ruling class of women who enslave men with sexual orgasms? WTF?)TheRiddler said:Is there any book, movie, comic, video game or TV show that you consider close to perfect? Not necessarily your favorite thing in the world, but something that you couldn't really find any major flaws in.
For example, I love Doctor Who and have watched it for years, but it still has plenty of poorly-executed scenes, occasionally crappy CGI, overly-hammy acting, etc.
On the other hand, although Watchmen (the comic) kind of bored me, I couldn't find any flaws in it. It was clever, dramatic and used compelling characters to drive the plot forward.
What I'm looking for are things like Watchmen. Things that are (ideally enjoyable, but even if not,) more or less flawless.
Have to second Death Note. The first anime I ever watched, and still my favorite to this day. I cannot find any flaws in it no matter how hard I try.BleedingPride said:I'd say Death Note is a masterpiece. The story as a whole was thought provoking, with twists at every turn, and it never slowed down for an instant. Plus it had one of the best plot twists and endings known to this kind of fiction. It was so beautifully done, both the Manga and I especially love the anime because of the acting (especially with the english version) and the little bits they added to the ending.
yah, even yatzee agrees with you, his only criticism of Portal 2 was that it wasn't portal 1, and he didn't have any criticism for Portal 1, and if you watch his show you know that is practically impossible.TheDoctor455 said:Portal 1 and 2.
Need I explain?