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Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

mikeo75 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:25:24 -0000

Yeah, that is a good pick...not sure about best movie ever made, but it was great :)

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The Loan Ranger — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:05:07 -0000

Epic: Gladiator. Best movie ever made.

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

nickyv — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:37:31 -0000

Here's some picks-
Animation: Sleeping Beauty
Romantic Comedy: Sabrina, Love Actually.
Mystery: Memento, I also love weird ones like The Talented Mr. Ripley and Vanilla Sky but that's just me :)
Sci-fi: Gattaca.
Epic: I adore Gone With The Wind, also Life is Beautiful, Empire of The Sun, Gladiator and The Pianist.
Fantasy- Does Anchorman or Ferris Bueller count? haha. I love It's a Wonderful Life.

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

nickyv — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:27:00 -0000

I LOVE Gattaca. Great Pick! And Memento would be one of my tops for Mystery too!

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capnschwartz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:23:13 -0000

Thats just crazy President Luthor talk right there, thats what that is!!! =)

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Dadofiandi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:51:56 -0000

Frankly my dear I don't give a damn about that movie

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

coyotesqrl — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:32:55 -0000

I'm not saying it's right or makes sense, but today...yeah. I'm sticking with it for now.

I know it's crazy.

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

capnschwartz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:26:55 -0000

Joe vs the Volcano over the Princess Bride?

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jclark88 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:14:02 -0000

It might feel right, but it's sooooo wrong.... :)

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

coyotesqrl — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:56:53 -0000

I know. It came out of the blue. I was going to say Philadelphia Story or Desk Set, which is my fav Tracy&Hepburn...then my brain yelled at me to pick Joe. Very odd, and I'm not sure I'd pick it tomorrow. But today...it feels right.

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TrouseredApe — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:40:46 -0000

I've tried, but I've never been able to sit through Gone With the Wind...maybe I can now that I have mellowed a bit.

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

mikeo75 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:40:09 -0000

I agree Jason, but it was so good, I think it gets forgotten when people talk about epic war movies, etc.

And it shouldn't, because it's better than 99% of all war movies out there.

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

mikeo75 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:39:05 -0000

Joe Vs. The Volcano? Really? Wow...

Like the other choices, especially Memento

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mikeo75 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:37:11 -0000

I love the Few Good Men pick! I would have chosen the same.

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jclark88 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:21:58 -0000

Animation: Beauty and the Beast
Romantic Comedy: The Philadelphia Story
Western: The Searchers (tough call)
Sports: Hoosiers
Mystery: The Maltese Falcon
Fantasy: It's A Wonderful Life (Ana's gonna kill me for not picking Oz - tough call really)
Sci-fi: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Gangster: The Godfather
Courtroom Drama: To Kill A Mockingbird
Epic: Braveheart (I think I might be penalizing Gone With The Wind because I've seen it so many times and I don't think Saving Private Ryan fits in this category).

Mike, Band of Brothers was incredible, but it's closer to a series than a movie. Not sure it could ever compete - wouldn't be fair.

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

Dadofiandi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:34:42 -0000

Damn dirty apes. I had a General Zod? action figure.

I love you Dr. Zauis (the POA Musical)

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

TrouseredApe — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:02:18 -0000

I was going to put Planet of the Apes, but I thought that everyone would cry foul...

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

Dadofiandi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:57:41 -0000

The flying monkeys scared the sh** out of me

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

TrouseredApe — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:52:45 -0000

Sci Fi: Star Wars - A New Hope (it set the stage for everything that followed) & Blade Runner as tied for first
Western: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (I haven't seen but a handful of westerns)
Epic: Schindler's List
Best Animated: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (nothing beats hand-drawn)
Best Fantasy: Wizard of Oz (incredible for its time)
Best Mystery: Rear Window
Romantic Comedy: The Princess Bride
Sports: Rocky
Gangster: Goodfellas
Court room drama: To Kill A Mockingbird

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

coyotesqrl — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:45:47 -0000

SF: Gattaca. I know it's a weird choice and there are a lot of other very deserving, very good, much more popular movies in this genre, but this one I can watch over and over again, it raises a lot of interesting ethical and philosophical questions, and I think it's the best directed SF film I've ever seen. Plus, Michael Nyman's score is so sparse and moving, it's almost like another character in the film.

Animated: The Incredibles. Until I've seen Wall-E and judged, I think it's the best of the Pixars and best overall. Unless Aardman's next feature-length film doesn't feel as padded as Wererabbit.

RomCom: Joe Vs. The Volcano. I was totally going another way on this, but then I couldn't decide between Tracy & Hepburn flicks or Philadelphia Story...so I just went modern.

Sports: 1. Rocky, 2. Bull Durham, 3. Brian's Song, 4. Bad News Bears 5. White Men Can't Jump. Almost gave the five-slot to Slapshot or Tin Cup.

Mystery: Memento, Chinatown, and Vertigo are battling for number one.

Fantasy: Oz

Gangster: Godfather II

Courtroom Drama: (This should never have been one of their genres. Terrible selection.) A Few Good Men

Epic: Lawrence of Arabia, Gandhi might be my second choice.

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

jina — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:39:36 -0000

Okay... just a few options...
Romantic Comedy: When Harry Met Sally
Sports: Hoosiers
Epic: Braveheart
Courtroom Drama: A Few Good Men

Re: The Friday Question - Top Genre Films

Dadofiandi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:27:19 -0000

Sci Fi: 2001, was so good watched 2010
Western: High Noon if nothing else for the song
Epic: Lawrence of Arabia great movie, good soundtrack too
Best Animated Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas, the first movie me and the wife saw together
Best Fantasy: The Two Towers
Best Mystery: The Marathon Man (? Mystery)
Romantic Comedy: revised Stranger Than Fiction
Sports: A troika of Kingpin, White Men Can't Jump and Vision Quest
Gangster: On the Waterfront
Court room drama: Erin Brokovich, so I'm a girl