tonyh29 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 28 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: It's not if your going by the strict genre tropes/definitions, but it did get tags like Neo-Western thrown at it. So I'm having it, because they aren't 3 traditional Westerns that I actually like all that much. as you also went with Bone Tomahawk , all is forgiven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted April 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2022 2 hours ago, tonyh29 said: as you also went with Bone Tomahawk , all is forgiven Still makes me wince when I think of that decapitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Some potential for crossover here, with action/sci fi etc, but I'll start with: Comedy Trading Places Withnail & I Uncle Buck Drama Dead Man's Shoes A Room For Romeo Brass Kes Action Where Eagles Dare Terminator 2 The Matrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Comedy Airplane! Hot Fuzz Monty Python and the Holy Grail Drama The Shawshank Redemption No Country for Old Men Goodfellas Thriller The Fugitive Children of Men Three Days of the Condor Action Raiders of the Lost Ark Terminator 2 The Dark Knight Sci-fi 2001: A Space Odyssey The Matrix Back to the Future Horror Alien The Shining Jaws Western 3.10 to Yuma Blazing Saddles Tombstone Animated The Incredibles Beauty and the Beast Finding Nemo Musical South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut Sound of Music The Wizard of Oz Foreign language Parasite The Secret In Their Eyes City of God Christmas Movie Muppets Christmas Carol Die Hard Home Alone Documentary 13th Bowling for Columbine Free Solo Some cross definition films here. Could have added more categories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) Comedy. Jo Jo Rabbit. What a film! Funny, tragic, set in WW2 and with an soundtrack that's German versions of classic pops songs. This is Spinal Tap. This is the first mockumentary I can recall. I hope I die by choking on vomit that's not my own. Knight & Day. I cannot believe that I am including. Its a guilty pleasure. Its all action nonsense. Tom Cruises portrays an overly friendly and overly confident hero and does it perfectly. Action. JAWS. Just an all time classic. Skyfall. I am not a big fan of Bond. This was the first Bond Movie that I thought was an excellent film as opposed to an excellent Bond film. The plot has more holes than the foundations at St Andrews. But its action. The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger's performance must be one of the greatest of all time. Mild Horror. Aliens. I jumped out of my skin when I first saw this. It's even got a character called Spunkmeyer and no-one mentions it. Silence Of The Lambs. Its amazing how we can be scared by what we don't see and events the characters recount. If you like the film I recommend reading the book. It's got some major differences. Nosferatu 1922. This film is 100 years old! It' was groundbreaking in its time and is still worth a watch. Edited April 5, 2022 by Mandy Lifeboats Speeling mishsteaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 ****. I should have gone for Spinal Tap for Documentary. I feel like @Designer1 because I could have posted about 50 each of these, bar the Westerns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 10 hours ago, KentVillan said: “foreign language” as a film genre is a weird one… not sure a Japanese martial arts film has much in common with a Spanish romantic comedy Nowadays with streaming services it’s much easier to watch loads of foreign language films and it’s less of a niche middle class culture culture hobby… maybe better to just include them in the main categories No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Needs a crime category! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Comedy. Jo Jo Rabbit. What a film! Funny, tragic, set in WW2 and with an soundtrack that's German versions of classic pops songs. That’s a good shout and one I overlooked (for shame) I’ll never get bored of this scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 2 hours ago, maqroll said: Needs a crime category! There are so many good sub-genres of crime... Mafia, Heist, Murder Mystery, Police Comedy, etc. Besides the stuff that's already been mentioned a lot (Godfather, Goodfellas, etc) I think these three are excellent LA Confidential Carlito's Way Chinatown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Forrin: Pan's Labyrinth Jean de Florette Cinema Paradiso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I'm not a big film watcher but I'll give it a go Comedy: Four Lions, Sideways, Office Space Drama/Crime: Shawshank, Usual Suspects, Seven Action: Goldeneye, Empire Of The State, Bourne Identity Sci-Fi: Jurassic Park, that's about it Horror: Scream, Silence Of The Lambs I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Foreign Language. Train-spotting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Think we need a ‘War’ movie category as well? Huge selection to choose from. Off the top of my head and no way I could pick three, but some of my favourites have been: The Colditz Story, The One That Got Away, The Wooden Horse, The Train, The Great Escape, Where Eagles Dare, Zulu, Saving Private Ryan, 1917, Dunkirk, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, The Hurt Locker, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Das Boot, The Thin Red Line, Lone Survivor, American Sniper, The Pianist, Schindlers List, 13 Hours, Defiance, The Dam Busters, Downfall, Ice Cold in Alex, Apocalypse Now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 12 minutes ago, ferguson1 said: Think we need a ‘War’ movie category as well? Huge selection to choose from. Off the top of my head and no way I could pick three, but some of my favourites have been: The Colditz Story, The One That Got Away, The Wooden Horse, The Train, The Great Escape, Where Eagles Dare, Zulu, Saving Private Ryan, 1917, Dunkirk, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, The Hurt Locker, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Das Boot, The Thin Red Line, Lone Survivor, American Sniper, The Pianist, Schindlers List, 13 Hours, Defiance, The Dam Busters, Downfall, Ice Cold in Alex, Apocalypse Now. Off the top of my head I would add Tora, Tora, Tora. Laurence of Arabia, from here to eternity, the man who never was and the deer hunter to this already great list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 27 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Off the top of my head I would add Tora, Tora, Tora. Laurence of Arabia, from here to eternity, the man who never was and the deer hunter to this already great list. Damn it, I would forget some others It’s such a decent category for me, particularly when growing up and watching some with my dad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, ferguson1 said: Damn it, I would forget some others It’s such a decent category for me, particularly when growing up and watching some with my dad. Same here, even the second or even third rate stuff is more then watchable for me. Next category, screwball comedies. Just three but I could go all day with this list. His girl Friday. It happened one night. Arsenic and old lace. edit, holy crap, we almost forgot The Dambusters. Edited April 6, 2022 by Phil Silvers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 If I'm getting fast and loose with the definition I'm counting The Hunt For Red October as a war movie although in hindsight I'd put it in my thrillers list. War - Hunt For Red October, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lord of The Rings (being a little facetious there. That would go into fantasy ideally but is set during the War of the Ring so...) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 37 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: edit, holy crap, we almost forgot The Dambusters. Nah, it was on my original list! Still more than watchable today that one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 45 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Next category, screwball comedies. Just three but I could go all day with this list. His girl Friday. It happened one night. Arsenic and old lace. Ahh, I know a few of these - Bringing Up Baby, After The Thin Man, Bombshell. I like the era, Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Jimmy Cagney, Clark Gable etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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