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Favorite movies of each genre

pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Thought this might make for an interesting thread, these are the genres I came up with for you to decide on......yes, I know its not every genre and some are more broad than others but I tried to limit a bit

Comedy - Dumb And Dumber
Drama - Forrest Gump
Action/Adventure - Into The Wild
Sci Fi - Ghostbusters 2
Fantasy - Return Of The Jedi
Horror - Joyride
Documentary - Hoop Dreams
Childrens - The Sandlot
Sports - Invincible
Romance - The Notebook
Teen - The Breakfast Club
War - Platoon
Crime - American Gangster
Superhero - Spiderman 2
Music - Walk The Line
Christmas - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Alpine Valley 2000
Summerfest 2006

"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
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  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    What a cool thread. :)

    Comedy -Caddyshack
    Drama -
    Action/Adventure - Into The Wild
    Sci Fi -Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    Fantasy - Return Of The Jedi
    Horror - Saw
    Documentary -Bowling for Columbine
    Childrens - Willy Wonka-the original
    Sports - the one with "show me the money!!!"
    Romance - Bridges of Madison County
    Teen - Sixteen Candles
    War - Saving Private Ryan
    Crime - Casino
    Superhero - Spiderman
    Music - Immagine
    Christmas - Elf
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    TrixieCat wrote:
    What a cool thread. :)

    Comedy -Caddyshack
    Drama -
    Action/Adventure - Into The Wild
    Sci Fi -Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    Fantasy - Return Of The Jedi
    Horror - Saw
    Documentary -Bowling for Columbine
    Childrens - Willy Wonka-the original
    Sports - the one with "show me the money!!!"
    Romance - Bridges of Madison County
    Teen - Sixteen Candles
    War - Saving Private Ryan
    Crime - Casino
    Superhero - Spiderman
    Music - Immagine
    Christmas - Elf

    Alot of those would have been my second choice, good taste
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Comedy - Wayne's World
    Drama - Inside I'm Dancing
    Action/Adventure - Jurassic Park
    Sci Fi - Donnie Darko
    Fantasy - Labyrinth
    Horror - 28 Days Later
    Documentary - Murderball
    Childrens - The Lion King/Finding Nemo/Chronicles of Narnia
    Sports - The Waterboy
    Romance - The Painted Veil
    Teen - 10 Things I Hate About You
    War - Zulu
    Crime - Taxi Driver
    Superhero - Superman
    Music - Heima
    Christmas - Home Alone
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    Comedy - Tommy Boy / Wedding Crashers
    Drama - Philadelphia was pretty good.
    Action/Adventure - Kill Bill 1&2
    Sci Fi - Signs
    Fantasy - i dunno....Wizard of Oz?
    Horror - Halloween
    Documentary - Hype!
    Childrens - Shrek or Monsters Inc.
    Sports - The Karate Kid
    Romance - Romeo & Juliet (the new version)
    Teen - Varsity Blues
    War - Black Hawk Down
    Crime - Blow / Lord of War
    Superhero - X-Men
    Music - Almost Famous
    Christmas - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation / Bad Santa
    "It's all happening"
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Comedy - Pulp fiction (is it comedy? i laugh my ass off when i watc it)
    Drama - Taxi Driver
    Action/Adventure - Indiana Jones
    Sci Fi - Empire Strikes Back
    Fantasy - Lord of the Rings Trilogy
    Horror - The Shining
    Documentary - Jesus Camp
    Childrens - Robin Hood (disney version)
    Sports - Any Given Sunday
    Romance - Garden State (is that a romance movie)
    Teen - Dazed & Confused
    War - Apocalypse Now
    Crime - Godfather
    Superhero - Batman Begins (the latest one released)
    Music - Walk the Line
    Christmas - The one with the kid and the little BB Gun it is on all day on christmas
    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
    Ohana Festival 24 x2
  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Comedy - Planes, Trains, and Automibiles
    Drama - Cinderella Man
    Action/Adventure - Bourne Identity
    Sci Fi - Plan 9 From Outer Space
    Fantasy - Brewster's Millions
    Horror - Nightmare On Elm Street
    Documentary - Running Down A Dream
    Childrens - Muppets Take Manhattan
    Sports - Rudy
    Romance - War of the Roses
    Teen - Weird Science
    War - Full Metal Jacket
    Crime - Godfather II
    Superhero - Superman 3 (Yeah I know, but Richard Pryor is hilarious!)
    Music - Immagine in Cornice
    Christmas - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    Comedy - The Big Lebowski
    Drama - Traffic
    Action/Adventure - The Departed
    Sci Fi - Empire Strikes Back
    Fantasy - Fellowship of the Ring
    Horror - Se7en (Does this count? I don't watch horror movies.)
    Documentary - Festival Express
    Childrens - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
    Sports - Baseketball
    Romance - Moulin Rouge
    Teen - The Breakfast Club
    War - Saving Private Ryan
    Crime - Goodfellas
    Superhero - X-Men 1
    Music - Across The Universe
    Christmas - Edward Scissorhands

    edit: I'm going to add another category:
    Foreign - Amelie
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • Obi OnceObi Once Posts: 918
    Comedy - Big Lebowski
    Drama - Leaving Las Vegas
    Action - Heat
    Sci Fi - The Fifth Element
    Fantasy - The Empire Strikes Back
    Horror - Dawn of the Dead
    Documentary - An Inconvenient Truth
    Childrens - Willow
    Sports - not really a favorite but liked Any Given Sunday
    Romance - True Romance
    Teen - Detroit Rock City
    War - Apocalypse Now
    Crime - Scarface
    Superhero - X-Men
    Music - The Doors
    Christmas - Home Alone
    your light's reflected now
  • bryn_cmbsbryn_cmbs Posts: 407
    Awesome thread.

    Comedy - Rushmore
    Drama – American Beauty
    Action/Adventure – Die Hard
    Sci Fi – Empire Strikes Back
    Fantasy – Edward Scissorhands
    Horror – Nightmare on Elm Street
    Documentary – Bowling For Columbine
    Childrens – Beauty and the Beast
    Sports – Rocky III
    Romance - The Notebook
    Teen - Clueless
    War – Full Metal Jacket
    Crime – Se7en
    Superhero – Batman Begins
    Music – Grease
    Christmas – The Nightmare Before Christmas
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  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    mookie9999 wrote:
    Sci Fi - Plan 9 From Outer Space

    Is that a joke?
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    Sports – Rocky III

    surely you jest!
    "It's all happening"
  • NCBRINCBRI Posts: 1,902
    Comedy - Big Lebowski
    Drama - Fight Club
    Action/Adventure - Gladiator
    Sci Fi - Alien
    Fantasy - Return of the King
    Horror - The Shining
    Documentary - "Baseball" by Ken Burns
    Childrens - The Nightmare Before Christmas
    Sports - Bull Durham
    Romance - can't think of one off the top of my head
    Teen - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    War - Band of Brothers
    Crime - Reservioir Dogs
    Superhero - Spiderman 2/Batman Begins
    Music - Almost Famous
    Christmas - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
    Brian
  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    gleemonex wrote:
    Is that a joke?


    I'm not a fan of Sci-Fi as such why not choose the worst movie ever?!?!? And yes, I have actually seen it and thought Ishtar was far worse.
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Comedy - The Big Lebowski
    Drama - Mulholland Drive
    Action/Adventure/Sci Fi/Fantasy - Empire Strikes Back
    War - Apocalypse Now
    Crime - The Departed
    Superhero - Batman
    Music - The Wall
    Christmas - Elf
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Comedy - Monty Python's Holy Grail
    Drama - To Kill A Mockingbird
    Action/Adventure - Sleepy Hallow
    Sci Fi - Ghostbusters
    Fantasy - Lord of the Rings - the TRILOGY...extended version.
    Horror - The Exorcist
    Documentary - Thin
    Childrens - Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder is GOD)
    Sports - 61*
    Romance - Edward Scissorhands
    Teen - Better Off Dead.
    War - The DeerHunter
    Crime - The Godfather
    Superhero - Batman
    Music - CoalMiner's Daughter
    Christmas - Nightmare Before Christmas

    this is a cool thread! :)
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  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Where's mine disappeared to?

    Comedy - Borat
    Drama - The Good Girl
    Action/Adventure - Minority Report
    Sci Fi - The Cube
    Horror - Ju-On/The Shining
    Childrens - Never Ending Story
    Music - Spinal Tap
    Christmas - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

    That's mine. ^^^
  • GivenToFly98GivenToFly98 Posts: 163
    Comedy - HALF BAKED (I LOVE COMEDY SO IT WAS HARD TO CHOOSE)
    Drama - forest gump also
    Action/Adventure - Die Hard, (any of them)
    Sci Fi - The newest Star Wars
    fantasy - idk
    Horror - Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, or The Birds)
    Documentary - Hate documentarys
    Childrens - SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!
    Sports - hate sports movies
    Romance - hate romance movies
    Teen - FERRIS BEULLER'S DAY OFF/ CLUELESS
    War - SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
    Crime - Godfather 1, 2, & 3/ SCARFACE
    Superhero - Superman returns
    Music - Spinal Tap
    Christmas - A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS!!!
    I admit it...what's to say......
    I'll relive it...without pain......
    Backstreet lover on the side of the road
    I got a bomb in my temple that is gonna explode
    I got a sixteen gauge buried under my clothes, I play...
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,899
    Comedy - Dumb And Dumber
    Drama - The Good The Bad & The Ugly
    Action/Adventure - Last Samaurai, Enter the Dragon Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom
    Sci Fi - Soldier
    Fantasy - Lord of the rings Trilogy
    Horror - Aliens, Predator
    Documentary - Metallica a Year and a Half in the life
    Childrens - Sound OF Music
    Sports - Victory or Remeber the Titans
    Romance - Goonies or the Princess Bride
    Teen - The Breakfast Club-wierd Science-Better Off Dead
    War - Dirty Dozen/Big Red One/P ryan
    Crime - Heat or the Departed
    Superhero - x-men
    Music - The Blues Brothers
    Christmas - A Christmas Story

    these lists totally date us too
  • KatzenjammerKatzenjammer Posts: 57
    300
    Pan's Labyrinth
    Superbad
    The Departed
    Predator
    Ferris Beuhler's Day Off
    Batman Begins
    Saving Private Ryan
    Borat
    The Fifth Element


    I guess those aren't categorized very well. The hell with it.
  • adam42381adam42381 Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,515
    Comedy - Dumb And Dumber
    Drama - Sling Blade
    Action/Adventure - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Sci Fi - Donnie Darko
    Fantasy - Fellowship of the Ring
    Horror - The Shining
    Documentary - Supersize Me
    Childrens - Wizard of Oz
    Sports - Field of Dreams
    Romance - The Notebook
    Teen - American Pie
    War - Apocalypse Now
    Crime - Goodfellas
    Superhero - Spiderman
    Music - Almost Famous
    Christmas - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation[/quote]
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  • LostdogsinthegardenLostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    Comedy - My Cousin Vinny
    Drama - Donnie Darko
    Action/Adventure - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
    Sci Fi - Jurassic Park
    Fantasy - The Lord of the Rings trilogy
    Horror - The Friday the 13th series
    Childrens - Mr. Boogedy
    Romance - Titanic
    Teen - Scream
    War - Glory
    Crime - The Godfather 1 and 2
    Superhero - Batman Returns
    Music - Sweeney Todd
    Christmas - Home Alone
  • xscorchoxscorcho Posts: 409
    Comedy - Snatch
    Drama - Life as a House
    Action/Adventure - Gone in 60 Seconds
    Sci Fi - Gattaca
    Fantasy - Pirates of the Caribbean
    Horror - Rose Red
    Childrens - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
    Sports - Remember the Titans
    Romance - Dirty Dancing
    Teen - The Breakfast Club
    Crime - Usual Suspects
    Superhero - Batman Forever
    Music - Almost Famous
    Christmas - Home Alone
  • AzwethinkweizAzwethinkweiz Posts: 547
    Comedy - THE BIG LEBOWSKI
    Drama - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
    Action - DIE HARD
    Adventure - RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
    Thriller - SEVEN
    Sci Fi - ALIEN
    Fantasy - HELLBOY II
    Horror - SESSION 9
    Documentary - RELIGULOUS
    Childrens - E.T.
    Sports - ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
    Romance - SAY ANYTHING...
    Teen - DAZED AND CONFUSED
    War - THE DEER HUNTER
    Crime - GOODFELLAS
    Superhero - THE DARK KNIGHT
    Music - ALMOST FAMOUS
    Christmas - NATIONAL LAMPOONS CHRISTMAS VACATION
  • suns rivalsuns rival Posts: 15,926
    Comedy - Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
    Drama - The Godfather
    Action/Adventure - Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom
    Sci Fi - Aliens
    Fantasy - Return Of The Jedi
    Horror - Nightmare On Elm Street
    Documentary - An Inconvenient Truth
    Childrens - Shrek
    Sports - Baseketball:D
    Romance - Unfaithful
    Teen - American Pie
    War - Apocalypse Now
    Crime - Inside Man
    Superhero - The Dark Knight
    Music - The Sound Of Music
    Christmas - Jingle All the Way
    scratching my butt...
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    me rascando pompis...
    krap mijn reet...
    boku no ketsuoana o kizu...
    bahrosh teezy...
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Hmm I made this a long time ago, some of mine have changed since then.....
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Comedy - The Big Lebowski
    Drama - Mystic River
    Action/Adventure - Sin City
    Sci Fi - Star Wars: A New Hope
    Fantasy - The Princess Bride
    Horror - The Shining
    Documentary - The U.S. vs. John Lennon
    Sports - Bull Durham
    Romance - ...When Harry Met Sally
    Teen - Dazed And Confused
    War - Apocalypse Now
    Crime - Pulp Fiction
    Superhero - The Dark Knight
    Music - Almost Famous
    Christmas - A Christmas Story
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    wheres the categories for western and foreign fiilm?????
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Comedy - Withnail & I
    Drama - On the Waterfront
    Action/Adventure - Stand By Me (going with adventure here)
    Sci Fi - Solaris (1972 Russian version)
    Documentary - Mein Liebster Feind
    Childrens - The Lion King
    Sports - Raging Bull
    Romance - Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down
    Teen - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    War - Come And See
    Crime - The Godfather
    Superhero - The Dark Knight
    Music - No Direction Home

    Couldn't think of any fantasy, horror or christmas films that I like at the moment. Bad memory.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    catefrances wrote:
    wheres the categories for western and foreign fiilm?????
    "Foreign film" is NOT a genre :D

    4 of mine were foreign language.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    "Foreign film" is NOT a genre :D

    4 of mine were foreign language.

    thats true isnt it? :)

    is musical on the list?? thats def a genre.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
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