Favorite Movies in Different Genres.

[DemonBlood]

Dude I love the burbs. It is a an all timer in my book...

"Back in nam we called this bad karma!!!"

Hillarious movie.

Just an awesome, awesome movie. I try to watch it at least once every few months.

 

[vta]

While it is hard to watch(put me to sleep the first 2x lol)... you cannot deny its significance. It was ahead of its time and had much foresight. Therefore anyone who kills you for it just doesnt "get it".

Kubrick movies are slow in general, but I like that - I'm in no rush .
Most people when they talk of Sci-Fi talk about Star Wars and they just don't like 2001. I hear it all the time.

:laugh2:

 

[vta]

Just an awesome, awesome movie. I try to watch it at least once every few months.

Funny as hell. Love The 'Burb's.

:laugh2:

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Kubrick movies are slow in general, but I like that - I'm in no rush .
Most people when they talk of Sci-Fi talk about Star Wars and they just don't like 2001. I hear it all the time.

:laugh2:

No I said "hard to watch" not slow... there is a difference... lol

I only saw it last year so it was very much dated in its presentation

 

[Boom]

War- Apocalypse Now

Drama- The Godfather

Comedy- Happy Gilmore

Western- The Outlaw Josey Wales

Sports- Field of Dreams

Adventure- Stand By Me

Musical- Grease

Period- Gangs of New York

Horror- Halloween (original)

Thriller- Se7en

Biography- A Beautiful Mind

Animation- Heavy Metal

Animation that scared the hell out of me as a child- Watership Down

TV Mini Series- V

Chick Flick- Serendipity

Movie that caused me to cry like a baby- Schindler's List

Movie that made me the angriest- Saving Private Ryan (stabbing scene)

Movies I enjoyed but cannot watch again- Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Blackhawk Down, The Passion of the Christ

 

[gazmc_06]

All time favorite: Predator

War: Basic

Sci-Fi: Predator

Action - Terminator 2

Adventure: Lord f he Rings (was pretty good, but don't like many adventure movies so this wins by default)

Comedy: Life, Barbershop or Friday

Sports: Remember The Titans

Mafia: A Bronx Tale

Horror - Scream

Animation - Toy Story/Jimmy Neutron

 

[Chief]

Mafia: A Bronx Tale

That's an outstanding movie. Very underrated.

 

[jem88]

Drama- This is tough, so I'll name several: Godfather, Trees Lounge, Naked

Action- Empire Strikes Back (I guess this might fall under Science Fiction, but it seems action to me)

Comedy- Weird Science

Horror/Thriller- The Shining, Memento

Documentary- The King of Kong

I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

 

[AbeBeta]

[
Anti-hero epic: Cool Hand Luke (1967)

For those who haven't seen this one, it is genius. Seriously, this one is so deep that modern day philosophers write about it. You can get a lot out of this movie. It is flat out entertaining if you want that and it is incredibly deep if you want that.

 

[AbeBeta]

Musical- Grease

I haven't bothered to make my own list but...

Musical -- West Side Story.

Seriously. There is no better musical nor will there ever be one.

 

[Achozen]

All Time Favorite: Reservoir Dogs

War: Saving Private Ryan

Sports: He Got Game

Comedy: Friday

Action: Crank

Sci Fi: Empire Strikes Back

Drama: John Q

Animated: Finding Nemo

Biographical: Malcolm X

 

[lane]

the godfather is the best movie of alltime.

the godfather 2 is the second best movie of alltime.

comedy...happy gilmore

western..the shootist

sci fi....the empire strikes back

biography.....brian's song

horror....halloween

animated...the lion king

action...end of days

i also love urban cowboy.........one of my favorite movies of alltime.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Action: Fight Club
Adventure: LOTR Trilogy
Comedy: The Big Lebowski
Horror: The Shining
Science Fiction: The Matrix
Sports: The Natural
War: Saving Private Ryan
Western: 3:10 to Yuma (the new one)

All time favorite? That's tough. I'd say I've seen and enjoyed Fight Club more than any other movie.

 

[PosterChild]

War: Midway

Sci-Fi: Planet Of The Apes

Western: Dances With Wolves

Period Piece: Elizabeth

Horror: Exorcist

Thriller: Silence of the Lambs.

Suspense: Slingblade

Comedy: Stripes

Drama: Braveheart

Sport: Brian's Song

Documentary: Winged Migration;Born Free; March Of The Penguins

Animated: Shrek

 

[vta]

Comedy: The Big Lebowski

I think I'd have to rethink my list with that one. Funniest movie I ever saw; can't imagine how I forgot it when making my list, I watch at least once every couple of months.

:laugh2:

 

[SuspectCorner]

Kubrick movies are slow in general, but I like that - I'm in no rush .
Most people when they talk of Sci-Fi talk about Star Wars and they just don't like 2001. I hear it all the time.

:laugh2:

As a teenager "A Clockwork Orange" really opened my eyes to two things:

1) how amazing Kubrick was as a director

2) how short a movie falls, no matter how well it's made, when compared to the literary work it's based on

 

[vta]

As a teenager "A Clockwork Orange" really opened my eyes to two things:

1) how amazing Kubrick was as a director

2) how short a movie falls, no matter how well it's made, when compared to the literary work it's based on

1) He sure was. I saw ACO and The Shining around the same time on cable as a kid and I was floored. My whole outlook on movies was forever changed.

2) I read the book often and while I'm amazed at how close it is in some ways - some of the exact lines of dialogue are used - I agree that film is still not a perfect compliment to literature.

Some things can't be translated onto the screen as well as just being laid out in type without someone else's input to affect your perception. Reading is the most natural way to absorb a story completely and personally.

Have you read any other Burgess works? The guy is definitely one of my top favorites.

 

[SuspectCorner]

1) He sure was. I saw ACO and The Shining around the same time on cable as a kid and I was floored. My whole outlook on movies was forever changed.

2) I read the book often and while I'm amazed at how close it is in some ways - some of the exact lines of dialogue are used - I agree that film is still not a perfect compliment to literature.

Some things can't be translated onto the screen as well as just being laid out in type without someone else's input to affect your perception. Reading is the most natural way to absorb a story completely and personally.

Have you read any other Burgess works? The guy is definitely one of my top favorites.

I started to read "Man of Nazareth" when I was on leave at the folks house around the mid-eighties - when my dad literally stole it from me (he said borrowed) and I never got it back.

If you can recommend anything approaching his work in "... Orange" I will be sure to Amazon it next time.

 

[jimmy40]

Since we have had a couple of different threads on movies lately, I thought I would ask what are some of your favorite movies in the different movie genres.

My favorites:

Sci-Fi: Star Wars

Action/Adventure: The Indiana Jones movies

Western: El Dorado

War: The Longest Day

Comedy: Animal House and Airplane! (Love watching both equally)

Drama: The Presidio

Horror: Don't care for the genre. Never found a movie that was any good.

That is all I can think of right now. If I forgot any genre(s) please add it to the list. Thanks.

The Wanderers &
The Warriors

Saw both at a twin bill at the drive in in Huntsville Tx. back in the day.

 

[vta]

I started to read "Man of Nazareth" when I was on leave at the folks house around the mid-eighties - when my dad literally stole it from me (he said borrowed) and I never got it back.

If you can recommend anything approaching his work in "... Orange" I will be sure to Amazon it next time.

I love The Wanting Seed and Tremor Of Intent.

A Meeting in Valladolid from The Devil's Mode and Other Stories is great. The way he depicts Shakespeare killed me. I read that short when I was still in high school and can't attest for the rest in that volume because I just never got to them. Yet.