Favourite genre movies?

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

[Cletus]

ACTION: Terminator
Runner Up: Fight Club
Honourable Mention: Highlander

DRAMA: Chopper
Runner Up: To Kill A Mockingbird
Honourable Mention: Magnolia

COMEDY: Blazing Saddles
Runner Up: The Meaning Of Life/The Life Of Brian
Honourable Mention: Mystery Men /Groundhog Day

SCIENCE FICTION: Robocop
Runner Up: Existenz
Honourable Mention: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

THRILLER: Se7en
Runner Up: The Devil's Rejects
Honourable Mention: Donnie Darko

HORROR: The Exorcist
Runner Up: Evil Dead & Dead By Dawn & Army Of Darkness
Honourable Mention: The Amityville Horror/The Omen/Nightmare On Elm Street /Dawn Of the Dead(old and remake)

FAMILY: Willy Wonka (original version)
Runner Up: Pleasantville


FOREIGN: Man Bites Dog (french)
Runner Up: Monsoon Wedding (indian)
Honourable Mention: The Cup (indian)

[GreyWizzard]

I love Monsoon Wedding.

Good picks Cletus.

[DjBigK]

If the same film was created twice, once shot on film, and once animated, with exactly the same dialogue, would you still argue that the two films fall into different genres?

Yes! And I imagine they would be very different films. The beauty of animation (imo) is that you can do things in animation that you can't do with live action. But I doubt that any animated actor could have the screen presence possessed by great actors such as Brando and DeNiro.

I have doubts about "foreign" being a genre, especially when most movies are foreign from an Australian perspective. But this thread goes to show that anything is a genre. "Kevin Costner", "Kung Fu", "Adventure Trilogy", "Australian Cult", "Weird", "Movies in which Joe Pesci is a badass" - everything's a genre.

You missed my point.

[DjBigK]

Yes, some good picks Cletus. Though I though Mystery Men was crud, despite doing my best to like it.

Also you have to include Holy Grail along with Meaning of Life and Life of Brian.. you simply must!!!!!

[Cletus]

I love Monsoon Wedding.

Good picks Cletus.

I must credit my darling wife for that one..I wouldn't have seen it had she not insisted I watch it with her on her fourth or fifth time.I loved it.It's gold.The scene where the wedding planner falls instantly in love with the servant girl(when she drops the glasses) is magic.

Yes, some good picks Cletus. Though I though Mystery Men was crud, despite doing my best to like it.

Also you have to include Holy Grail along with Meaning of Life and Life of Brian.. you simply must!!!!!

Mystery Men has scenes of pure GOLD.I think it's one of the most stupid/funny/corny movies ever.I think it's Ben Stiller's only good role...everything after it has been a weaker version of Mr Furious.

Regarding Monty Python,I could have listed any of their movies...they're all absolute Masterpieces.I still feel The Meaning Of Life and The Life Of Brian are the standout gems in a treasure chest of pure gold.

[Pat]

ACTION: Aliens
Runner up: V for Vendetta
Honourable Mention: Highlander!

COMEDY: Broken Flowers
Runner Up: Pirates of the Carribean

SCIENCE FICTION: The Matrix
Runner Up: Terminator 2
Honourable Mention: Stargate

HORROR: 28 Days Later
Runner up: Wishmaster (sooo bad its good)

FOREIGN: Simon
Runner Up: Novo
Honourable Mention: Temmink

Not really a huge movie fan in general, no doubt Ive forgotten heaps.

Edit: Such as Sin City, Cube, The Postman, Die Hard 1-3, Rocky, Top Gun, 2001, Mortal Kombat, Quest, Predator, and a few more.

[DjBigK]

Regarding Monty Python,I could have listed any of their movies...they're all absolute Masterpieces.I still feel The Meaning Of Life and The Life Of Brian are the standout gems in a treasure chest of pure gold.

Holy Grail was always number one for me. Especially after seeing Spamalot. Life of Brian is great as well, and Meaning of Life has some absolutely cracking scenes! They're all great... Holy Grail just has a special place for me .... esp the Black Knight scene.

[Cletus]

It's just a flesh wound