your favorite films,from each genre.
your favorite films,from each genre.
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obikaii

Original Poster:

156 posts

190 months

Tuesday 29th November 2011
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people often ask,whats your favorite film,but ive got quite a few,so the above question makes more sense i think,so here are mine
scf fi-aliens
horror-30 days of night
action-the boondock saints
comedy -airplane
war-saving private ryan
superhero-ironman
fantasy-lord of the rings trilogy

left a few genres out,as i dont have any real favorites in them,but your welcome to add more,over to you lot.

Big Raff

1,392 posts

202 months

Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Top of the head...

Sci fi - Event Horizon
Horror - Saw
Action - T2
Comedy - Old School
War - Hurt Locker
Superhero - Batman (1989)
Fantasy - The Mummy
Crime - Scarface
Animated - Nemo

cazzer

8,883 posts

279 months

Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Sci fi - Forbidden Planet
Horror - Christine
Action - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Comedy - Some Like it Hot
War - Ice Cold in Alex
Superhero - Iron Man
Fantasy - Princess Bride
Crime - Fargo
Animated - Robots

carmonk

7,910 posts

218 months

Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Sci fi - District 9 (edited from Blade Runner!)
Horror - Jacob's Ladder
Action - Desperado
Comedy - Withnail & I
War - Platoon
Superhero - Hulk (Ang Lee's)
Fantasy - Brazil
Crime - Chopper
Animated - never watched one

and what about...

Drama - Dead Man's Shoes

Skywalker

3,269 posts

245 months

Wednesday 30th November 2011
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I have added a couple of extra genres in

Sci fi - Blade Runner
Horror - Alien
Action - Rollerball (James Cann)
Comedy - Trading Places
Modern British Comedy - Nottng Hill
Classic British Comedy - School for Scoundrels (Ian Carmichael)
Dark Comedy - Harold & Maude
War - SPR
Superhero - Batman Begins
Fantasy - Matilda
Crime - Leon
Animated - Shrek
International - Nikita (Anne Parillaud)
Dystopian 'near future' - V for Vendetta
Car movie - Cannonball Run
Vampire - Blade
Zombie Apocalypse - I Am Legend


Edited by Skywalker on Wednesday 30th November 19:32

Nom de ploom

4,890 posts

205 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Sci fi - Blade Runner / Star Wars / Serenity
Horror - Alien / The Thing / The Descent
Action - Terminator 2
Comedy - The Italian Job
Modern British Comedy - Love actually
Classic British Comedy -
Western - the good the bad and the ugly
War - Guns of Navarone / Master and Commander
Superhero - Spiderman
Fantasy - I robot
Crime - Goodfellas
Animated - Toy Story 2
Dystopian 'near future' - Truman Show
FeelGood - Ocean's 11 / Shawshank Redemption
Bittersweet - Cast Away (Tom Hanks)



tractorguy

765 posts

190 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Sci fi - The Terminator
Horror - Halloween
Action - Die Hard/ Mad Max
Comedy - Ghostbuster's
War - Platoon
Superhero - The Dark Knight
Fantasy - Highlander
Crime - Heat/ Ronin
Animated - The Nightmare Before Christmas
Drama - Dead Man's Shoe's
International - Ong Bak

Asgardian

843 posts

210 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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My choices, too hard to choose really but this is what I feel like today haha

Sci fi - The Time Machine (2002)
Horror - American Psycho (does that count as horror?)
Action - Matrix
Comedy - Hot Tub Time Machine
War - Full Metal Jacket
Superhero - X-Men First Class
Fantasy - Princess Bride
Crime - Taxi Driver
Animated - Lion King
Romantic - Romeo + Juliet

My brother says

Sci fi - Bach to the Future 2
Horror - American Psycho
Action - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Comedy - Mallrats
War - The Great Dictator
Superhero - Spiderman
Fantasy - Midnight in Paris
Crime - The Town
Animated - Lion King
Romantic - Sixteen Candles

Melvin Udall

73,668 posts

286 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Sci fi - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Horror - Event Horizon
Action - First Blood
Comedy - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
War - Ice Cold in Alex
Superhero - Original Superman (Reeves)
Fantasy - LOTR
Crime - Donnie Brasco
Animated - Watership Down
Drama - Inherit the Wind
International - Seven Samurai

Gun

13,432 posts

249 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Sci fi - Sunshine/District 9
Action - The Matrix
Comedy - Life of Brian
War - Saving Private Ryan
Superhero - Iron Man
Fantasy - Lord of the Rings trilogy
Crime - The Usual Suspects
Animated - Wall-E

chazola

459 posts

188 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Sci fi - Star Wars- The Empire Strikes Back
Horror - Alien
Drama- The Big Sleep (Bogart)
Action - From Russia With Love
Comedy - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
War - Das Boot (German with subtitles)/Apocalypse Now
Superhero - Batman- The Dark Knight
Crime - Get Carter (original)
Animated - The Jungle Book
International- Amelie

kiteless

12,593 posts

235 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Sci-Fi: Aliens
Horror: The Serpent & The Rainbow
Action: Die Hard (Mk 1)
Comedy: Airplane
War: The Battle of Britain
Superhero: Batman (1989)
Fantasy: LOTR
Crime: The Usual Suspects
Animated: Toy Story (Mk 1)
Drama: Goodfellas

CurvaParabolica

7,020 posts

215 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Sci fi - Sunshine
Horror - Audition
Action - Leon
Comedy - Any Christopher Guest film (Might Wind, Best in Show, Spinal Tap etc)
War - Black Hawk Down
Superhero - Meh... Sin City count?
Fantasy - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Crime - Heat
Animated - 50/50 Aladdin and The Incredibles
Romantic - True Romance
Dystopian 'near future' - Children of Men
Bittersweet - Das Boot

And in the bonus round: Guilty Pleasure - Tango and Cash wink

Edited by CurvaParabolica on Friday 2nd December 23:54

obikaii

Original Poster:

156 posts

190 months

Saturday 3rd December 2011
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great to see so many different films,& some good genre additions,especially guilty pleasure,so many to choose from with that one,i`ll go for-the last dragon,kung phooey,but good entertainment"who is the master"

zombie-dawn of the dead(2004)directors cut
black comedy-very bad things
british comedy-about a boy
animated-lion king
future apocalypse-equilibrium

FellowPazzini

4,483 posts

202 months

Saturday 3rd December 2011
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Sci fi - The Matrix
Horror - Se7en
Action - Training Day
Comedy - The Cable Guy
Drama - American Beauty
War - Platoon
Superhero - The Dark Knight
Fantasy - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Crime - Heat
Animated - Mega Mind
Romantic - An Officer & A Gentleman
Martial Arts - Ong Bak 2
Zombie - Day of the Dead
Western - Young Guns 2
Cheese Flick - Commando

Highrisedrifter

754 posts

185 months

Saturday 3rd December 2011
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Sci fi - Blade Runner
Horror - John Carpenter's The Thing
Action - Aliens
Comedy - The Princess Bride
Drama - American History X
War - Apocalypse Now
Superhero - Batman Begins
Fantasy - Highlander
International - Man Bites Dog
Crime - Heat
Animated - Simpsons Movie (No idea, don't really watch them)
Martial Arts - Police Story
Romance - Much Ado About Nothing (Kenneth Branagh version)
Zombie - Zombieland
Western - High Plains Drifter
Cheese Flick - Mega Shark v Giant Octopus

RustySpanner

1,199 posts

197 months

Saturday 3rd December 2011
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Sci Fi - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Horror - 28 Days Later
Drama- Fargo
Action - Bourne Ultimatum
Comedy - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Superhero - Superman Returns
Romance - Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
Crime - Usual Suspects
Animated - The Incredibles