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« on: June 18, 2008, 03:12:10 am »
OK, here are the rules:  Choose your favorite films from the following categories that best exemplify said category.  For example, my favorite movie of all time is Fight Club, but it won't make this list, because it's sort of a genre blend and doesn't capture any one genre specifically.


Action:
Terminator 2

Adventure:
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Comedy:
There's Something About Mary

Crime/Gangster:
The Usual Suspects

Drama:
The Shawshank Redemption

Epics/Historical:
Braveheart

Horror:
Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Musical:
Chicago

Sci-Fi:
The Matrix

War:
Platoon

Western:
Unforgiven
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« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2008, 03:39:14 am »
Quote from: Dave Gray on June 18, 2008, 03:12:10 am
OK, here are the rules:  Choose your favorite films from the following categories that best exemplify said category.  For example, my favorite movie of all time is Fight Club, but it won't make this list, because it's sort of a genre blend and doesn't capture any one genre specifically.




You know I'm game. Here's mine:


Action:
Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Adventure:
Seven Samurai

Comedy:
Monty Python & the Holy Grail

Crime/Gangster:
Sonatine

Drama:
Oldboy

Epics/Historical:
Patton (Or again, Saving Private Ryan)

Horror:
There isn't a good one. But I'd default to DotD 2004 as well.

Musical:
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Sci-Fi:
2001: A Space Odyssey

War:
Patton (Or again, Saving Private Ryan)

Western:
Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo


Although I disagree with the genres selected...these are more suited to videogames. Where's the documentar? What about Silent films, Childrens films, animated films, foreign films, etc? This selection of genres eliminates 5 of my all-time top 10 from contention because they are genre-benders.
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« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2008, 03:45:48 am »
Quote from: cyan on June 18, 2008, 03:39:14 am
Although I disagree with the genres selected...these are more suited to videogames. Where's the documentar? What about Silent films, Childrens films, animated films, foreign films, etc?

Twofold.  First, I got the genre list off of some generic movie website.  Secondly, I didn't want to make a huge, daunting list, so I picked the most popular ones.  If we can get people to participate with this thread, maybe we can do a follow-up thread, with some less-traditional genres.

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This selection of genres eliminates 5 of my all-time top 10 from contention because they are genre-benders.

Yeah, that's kinda the point.  We end up talking about the same movies over and over, so I thought this would be a good way to pick some different stuff.
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« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2008, 04:04:42 am »
Action:
Kill Bill vol. 1

Adventure:
Lord of the Rings

Comedy:
Half Baked

Crime/Gangster:
Snatch

Drama:
Boogie Nights

Epics/Historical:
Gladiator

Horror:
Silent Hill

Musical:
Wizard of Oz

Sci-Fi:
War of the Worlds

War:
Apacolypse Now

Western:
Tombstone
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« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008, 06:29:38 am »
Action: Aliens

Adventure: Jurassic Park

Comedy: Ace Ventura:Pet Detective

Crime/Gangster: Seven

Drama: Forrest Gump

Epics/Historical: Gladiator

Horror: Hostel

Musical: South Park: Bigger, longer and uncut

Sci-Fi: The Matrix

War: Saving Private Ryan

Western: n/a (don't watch 'em)
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« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2008, 07:08:19 am »
Action: Terminator 3- Rise of the Machines

Adventure: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Comedy: Rat Race

Crime/Gangster: Goodfellas

Drama: Dead Poets Society

Epics/Historical: Glory

Horror: The Poltergeist Trilogy

Musical: Grease

Sci-Fi: Star Wars Sextology

War: Platoon

Western: Don't watch any of these
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« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2008, 10:58:45 am »
Action:
Enter the Dragon


Adventure:
Back to the future?

Comedy:
Spaceballs,Robin hood men in tights

Crime/Gangster:
Goodfellas

Drama:
The world according to Garp


Epics/Historical:
Clash of the titans,Glory,Hoffa

Horror:
Jaws

Musical:
Rocky Horror Picture show

Sci-Fi:
Close encounters of the third kind ( or possibly the thing)

War:
Full Metal Jacket

Western:
Blazing saddles?
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« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2008, 11:17:55 am »
Action:
Terminator three


Adventure:
Swiss family Robinson

Comedy:
Young Frankenstein, Blazin Saddles- Mel Brooks rules

Crime/Gangster:
The God Father

Drama:
The Graduate


Epics/Historical:
Roots

Horror:
Friday the 13th series

Musical:
Griese

Sci-Fi:
Star Wars

War:
Saving Private Ryan

Western:
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
 
 
 
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« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2008, 11:36:33 am »
Action: 
Die Hard

Adventure:
The Wizard of Oz

Comedy:
The Big Lebowski

Crime/Gangster:
The Godfather


Drama:
The Shawshank Redemption

Epics/Historical:
Dances with Wolves

Horror:
John Carpenter's The Thing

Musical:
Amadeus

Sci-Fi:
The Matrix

War:
Apocalypse Now

Western:
The Magnificent Seven
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« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2008, 11:43:44 am »
Action:
Terminator 1

Adventure:
Lord of the Rings 1, 2 & 3

Comedy:
Trading Places

Crime/Gangster:
Casino

Drama:
Training Day

Epics/Historical:
Gladiator

Horror:
Friday the 13th / 1

Musical:
Moulin Rouge

Sci-Fi:
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back

War:
Saving Private Ryan

Western:
Haven't met a western that I liked yet.
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« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2008, 12:13:18 pm »
Action: The Terminator

Adventure: Jurassic Park

Comedy: Dumb and Dumber

Crime/Gangster: Goodfellas

Drama: Training Day

Epics/Historical: Gladiator

Horror: Friday the 13th

Musical: South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

Sci-Fi: Star Wars

War: Saving Private Ryan

Western: Blazing Saddles
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2008, 12:25:51 pm »
Action:
V is for Vendetta...if that counts

Adventure:
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Comedy:
Caddyshack

Crime/Gangster:
This is hands down my favorite genre so I don't know if I could pick one....Goodfellas and Scarface come to mind...And GF1&2

Drama:
The Shawshank Redemption

Epics/Historical:
Dances With Wolves

Horror:
Showgirls

Musical:
Rent

Sci-Fi:
meh....

War:
Platoon

Western:
The good, The Bad, & The Ugly


And I would like to add 2 categories:

Chick Flick:
When Harry Met Sally

Classic:
Cool Hand Luke
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« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2008, 12:55:03 pm »
Some interesting entires here...

Two votes for Terminator 3 over it's vastly superior predecessors?   Shocked
Amadeus listed as a musical?  Huh
Brian Griese listed as a movie?   Grin

Seeing the responses makes me think that the crime/gangster genre is truly the most consistently-good genre in all of cinema. Such a high percentage of films in that genre are so good. Scarface, Godfather, all of the Scorsese mob flicks, the wealth of quality Japanese Yakuza films, the Guy Ritchie gangster films, etc. So much to choose from.
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« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2008, 12:56:53 pm »
South Park is a musical? Seriously?
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« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2008, 01:21:08 pm »
Quote from: SportsChick on June 18, 2008, 12:56:53 pm
South Park is a musical? Seriously?

Absolutely.  Have you seen it?  I think it won an Oscar for best song...or at least was nominated.
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