Genre Favs?

[KingVoyeur]

Ok, so we've got a lot of lists here. How about we try to make a consensus of our favorite film in each genre (that's "favorite", not necessarily "best", though people usually feel their' fav is the best). There's a list of the general film genres below, you list what your favorite film in each genre is, and we'll see if we can't make our own "Tops" list. Savvy?

Action/Adventure - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Drama - Giant
Comedy - Young Frankenstein
Sci-Fi - The Fifth Element
Horror - Halloween
Fantasy - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Western - Tombstone
Musical - Singin' in the Rain
Mystery (Suspense/Thriller) - Rear Window
Crime (Film Noir/Gangster) - The Maltese Falcon
Comic Book/Graphic Novel - Batman Returns
Animated - Akira
Foreign (non-English) - (Tie) Nights of Cabiria (Italy) or Afterlife (Japan)
War - Platoon

Granted, most of these genres are usually merged with another one, but try and pick a film for each genre that is mainly that type.

[Nostromo]

Action/Adventure - Tie (Raider of the Lost Ark and Star War Episode 3)
Drama - To Kill A Mocking Bird
Comedy - Tie between SPINAL TAP and Python's Holy Grail
Sci-Fi - A L I E N
Horror - Hell Raiser I
Fantasy - The Green Mile
Western - Unforgiven
Musical - West Side Story
Mystery (Suspense/Thriller) - In the Heat of the Night
Crime (Film Noir/Gangster) - The Onion Field
Animated - Totoro
Foreign (French) Pauline at the Beach. aka Pauline à la Plage
War - We Were Soldiers

[horseman]

War - Salvador. Great underrated Oliver Stone movie
Drama - Once upon a time in america (another james woods movie heh)
Comedy - dont really have one
Sci-Fi - Bladerunner
Animated - Grave of the Fireflies
Foriegn - Kagemusha

[kah]

Action/Adventure - Indiana Jones-Last Crusade/Lethal Weapon/Die Hard 1 & 3
Drama - Schindler's List
Comedy - Arsenic & Old Lace/MP & Holy Grail
Sci-Fi - The Fifth Element/Aliens
Horror - Aliens
Fantasy - Legend/Willow
Western - Tombstone/For A Few Dollars More
Musical - Mary Poppins
Mystery (Suspense/Thriller) - L.A. Confidential
Crime (Film Noir/Gangster) - Godfather/Untouchables
Animated - Vampire Hunter D 1 & 2
Foreign (non-English) - La Femme Nikita
War - Kelly's Heroes/Lawrence of Arabia/Catch 22

[neglet]

What a guy. You left out Romantic Comedy as a genre! I'd also argue for Comic Book/Superhero to get its own category. For some of these categories I haven't seen many films, but I'll give it a try:

Action/Adventure - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Drama - Sense and Sensibility
Comedy - tie: Holy Grail, Blazing Saddles
Sci-Fi - The Matrix (original, not crap sequels)
Horror - Aliens
Fantasy - Lord of the Rings
Western - Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Musical - West Side Story (Chicago a close 2nd)
Mystery (Suspense/Thriller) - Dead Again
Crime (Film Noir/Gangster) - The Usual Suspects
Animated - The Lion King
Foreign (non-English) - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
War - Das Boot
Romance/Romantic Comedy - Bridget Jones's Diary
Superhero - Spiderman

[KingVoyeur]

What a guy. You left out Romantic Comedy as a genre! I'd also argue for Comic Book/Superhero to get its own category. For some of these categories I haven't seen many films, but I'll give it a try:

Action/Adventure - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Drama - Sense and Sensibility
Comedy - tie: Holy Grail, Blazing Saddles
Sci-Fi - The Matrix (original, not crap sequels)
Horror - Aliens
Fantasy - Lord of the Rings
Western - Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Musical - West Side Story (Chicago a close 2nd)
Mystery (Suspense/Thriller) - Dead Again
Crime (Film Noir/Gangster) - The Usual Suspects
Animated - The Lion King
Foreign (non-English) - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
War - Das Boot
Romance/Romantic Comedy - Bridget Jones's Diary
Superhero - Spiderman

Ok, so maybe we could throw in a Comic Book film genre (to include graphic novels as well). As for Romantic comedy, I'd still put that under comedy. And you'd consider Aliens more horror than sci-fi (hell, or even action)?

[neglet]

Horror is one of those genres I don't sample very often (Sixth Sense and Silence of the Lambs are the closest I've come in the last 20 years). And since I spent half of Aliens with my face in my husband's shoulder--yes, I consider it horror, although horror in a sci fi setting.

[Trazalca]

Action/Adventure - (Tie) Raiders of the Lost Ark / Jaws
Drama - 12 Angry Men
Comedy - Raising Arizona
Sci-Fi - Star Wars
Horror - Silence of the Lambs
Fantasy - Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Western - Once Upon a Time in the West
Musical - West Side Story
Mystery (Suspense/Thriller) - Rear Window
Crime (Film Noir/Gangster) - Miller's Crossing
Comic Book/Graphic Novel - Batman Returns
Animated (non-Anime) - Finding Nemo
Anime - Akira
Foreign:
-from Italy, Cinema Paradiso
-from Japan, Throne of Blood
-from Germany, Wings of Desire
-from Brazil, City of God
-from Spain, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
War - Saving Private Ryan

Sorry. Foreign films are like potato chips- can't have just one. :smirk: