Favorite genre of film
dubbat138
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What is your favorite genre of film?
Favorite genre of film 25 votes
Drama
8%
2 votes
comedy
20%
5 votes
documentary
4%
1 vote
cult/exploitation
0%
horror
4%
1 vote
Science Fiction
32%
8 votes
Animation
0%
Other
32%
8 votes
Comments
I love film in general. Since there is no "all of the above and any other genre you can think of" all I could pick was "Other".
I have been slowly getting into film noir over the past 5 years.
And one of my favorite movies of all time is Ghostbusters.
Sci Fi
Drama
Animation
Cult
other
Horror
I love art films, documentaries, and bad movies. And movies for tween girls.
I've read dozens of books on the subject, met some of the makers, been at the filming locations (there aren't many...) and back in 1979 made my own epic Western on Super 8... :D
The more one knows about this genre the more one is fascinated. The variety is stunning. It's not just good vs. evil. Some are highly political, others are parodies. There have been gay heros and strong female characters long before other movie countries dared to show. Sure there are also quite a few turds....but even those are entertaining 8-}
Seek out:
"Preparati la bara!" (aka Django sees red, Django prepare a coffin, Viva Django!) made in 1968 by Ferdinando Baldi and Terence Hill in the title role
complete movie :
"Django il bastardo" (aka Django the bastard, Django the avenger, The strangers gundown) made in 1969 by Sergio Garrone and Anthony Steffen in the title role.
complete movie :
"Django 2: il grande ritorno" The only (!) official sequel to Django was made in 1987 - and is not considered to be a Spaghetti Western. But thanks to Franco Nero it's still quite entertaining.
complete movie:
The quality on youtube varies - if you have a chance seek out those movies on DVD - there are some great copies out there (region free player required)
oh...and of course I've seen the other 50+ "Django" movies - many are good fun, but other than the title not related at all.
Fantasy films are far and few between, and rarely are they done well, which is probably why I find the genre so appealing.
Anyhoo, the serious answer is...I have no answer! I like movies in general - bad ones, good ones, romances, sci-fi shooters, westerns, foreign films, films that make you think, films that speak to my baser nature...so I ended up putting "other". I really couldn't settle on just one type of movie.
The remake of True Grit,to me,was so much better than the original. Mainly cause,and I know I will catch some shit for this,I hate John Wayne.
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Porn.
OK, just kidding, I like any movie that's good and even some that aren't.
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That's what I was GOING TO say.
Damn you , torchsong!! I am commencing in much fist waving as of now.
And in my opinion, the original true grit was terrible. John Wayne was a horrible actor.
The remake was well filmed and tightly written and still did was not interesting to me. It's over? That's it? Is how I felt at the end. Big bunch a nothing.
Spaghetti westerns, pale rider, dances with wolves, and Wyatt Earp are the only ones I like.