0003. My Favorite Movies by Genre
Submitted by lbangs on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 09:16
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- Modern Action / Adventure: Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Classic Action / Adventure: Gunga Din
- Heist-Gone-Wrong: The Asphalt Jungle
- Children's Film: Beauty and the Beast
- Computer Animated: A Bug's Life
- Comedy: Bringing Up Baby
- Black Comedy: The Producers
- Classic Romantic Comedy: Bringing Up Baby
- Corny Romantic Comedy: LA Story
- Contemporary Drama: Amateur
- Classic Drama: All About Eve
- Period Piece: Emma
- Musical: Cabaret
- Videotaped Broadway Musical: Sunday in the Park with George
- Film Noir: Maltese Falcon
- Tear Jerker:
- Horror: Psycho
- Sci Fi: 2001
- Western: Once Upon a Time in the West
- Woody Allen: Hannah and Her Sisters (Manhattan a close second)
- Hitchcock: North by Northwest
Author Comments:
Still under construction. Some directors are nearly their own genre, and I have represented them as such.
I see that you too are having trouble with the "Tear Jerker" genre. Do you have any candidates in mind, or can't you, like me, think of any even though you know you've had a good cleansing blubber at several flicks?
Ego note: I think my "Favorites by Genre" list was the original of the several that are now up and running.
The tear jerker is difficult. The problem isn't thinking of a film that made me cry; the problem is thinking of a film that made me cry and that doesn't obviously fit into another category. Most films that affected me that deeply simply weren't films in the Tear Jerker genre. I gots to think some more...
Oh, and sorry not to give credit where the credit is due, Bertie. I hadn't discovered your list yet.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
I am also disturbed to admit that "Untamed Heart" gets to me every time...It's one of the few videos I own. Oh, yeah, and the prom scene in "Angus."
I still haven't seen Untamed Heart yet. Thanks for the suggestion.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Oh! forgot to add (ego got in the way) that if you check out my list you'll find we have several favorites in common. Great minds...
I don't cry easily and two that got me were, Steel Magnolias and The Joy Luck CLub (this one would be my entry if I was to make a similar list).
Me, again- I forgot to state what is pretty obvious, this is in reference to the suggestions for the "Tear Jerker" category.
This is the first list that I've seen including "The Producers", one of my all time favorites. Which "Psycho"?
I'm glad to find at least one other person who enjoyed The Producers. I nearly have a heart attack laughing at the can-can sequence and the flower power song every single time I watch.
The Psycho on my list is the original Hitchcock version.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
An unconventional choice, picking A Bug's Life over Toy Story. I wouldn't expect anything less. :)
Wasn't LA Story wonderful? I remember being one of the few people in the theater to laugh throughout.
I enjoyed Toy Story, but A Bug's Life was somewhat suspenseful and had me on the floor laughing. I feel it is a case of creating something novel, then perfecting it. I'd recommend both films.
Glad to hear someone else liked LA Story. The film is very flawed, but it is also a rare case of synergy. The film was greater than the sum of its parts. Martin can crack me up like nobody, and for once, the gushiness actually affected me. I love the film, and I'll take it over the cold, calculated corn of Sleepless in Seattle or While You Were Sleeping anyday.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
I LOVE the choices of Bringing Up Baby, Once Upon a Time in the West. All About Eve, Raiders, 2001, Psycho, and Beauty and the Beast. Like Jim, I would have chosen Toy Story, but Bug's Life is great. Heist-gone-wrong is a good cjoice for a genre, but I prefer Kubrick's The Killing over Asphalt Jungle, which is very good.
I'll admit it; I've yet to see The Killing. I'll have to check it out soon. Thanks for the idea!
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Sunday in the Park with George is a GREAT videotaped musical! I just saw a video taped version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donnie Osmand, which is really overdone, but It was also great.
I've really enjoyed Beauty in the Beast, Bringing up Baby, The Producers, All About Eve, North by Northwest, and the Maltese Falcon
Why don't you could use "English Patient,as your tearjerker. Its on one of your other lists.
Heh, I love how Woody Allen is his own genre - that gave me a good chuckle.
I've only explored some of his works so far namely (in order of my favourite):
1. Annie Hall
2. Scoop
3. Crimes & Misdemeanors
4. Curse of the Jade Scorpion
5. Bananas
I'm interested to see Manhattan & Hannah and her Sisters - as I've heard those (along with Annie Hall) are his best. What are your favs?