Best films

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Hi, I've just got back from holiday and was discussing with someone the best films in each genre of cinema. So, what are your favourites (just one choice please), mine are:

 

Epic: Lawrence of Arabia

Comedy: The Ladykillers

Horror: Dead of Night (1930s)

War film: The Bridge on the River Kwai

Sci-fi: Forbidden Planet

Romance: Virtigo

Western: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Gangster film: The Godfather

Film Noir: The Big Sleep

Musical: Singing in the Rain

Drama: Citizen Kane

Action: ST2: The Wrath of Khan! How about Enter the Dragon?

Thriller: Physho

Mystery: Rear Window

Spy: From Russia With Love (the Ipcress File came a close second)

Adventure: The Adventures of Robin Hood

Family: It's a Wonderful Life

Fantasy: Star Wars

Animation: Watership Down

Short: An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge

 

Best All Time Film: Lawrence of Arabia

[Takara_Soong 4]

I'm not sure I can name something in all of your categories but here's a list of mine:

 

Epic: Gone with the Wind

Comedy: Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace

Horror: haven't watched a horror movie in years

War film: would A Soldier's Story count if not then Glory

Sci-fi: Nemesis and First Contact

Romance: don't really watch romance

Western: True Grit

Gangster film: The Godfather

Film Noir: Dead Ringer

Musical: Oliver

Drama: Mississippi Burning

Action: not sure if I have a favourite

Thriller: anything Hitchcock

Mystery: can't decide

Spy: not really into spy flicks

Adventure: can't decide

Family: almost anything Disney or Pixar, Shrek

Fantasy: Star Wars

Animation: same as Family

Short: The Sweater narrated by Roch Carrier

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Romance - Vertigo?

 

Epic: Lord of the Rings

Comedy: The Gods Must Be Crazy

Horror: The Thing

War film: Henry V

Sci-fi: Planet of the Apes - original

Romance: Buffalo Jump

Western: Destry Rides Again, El Dorado

Gangster film: Each Dawn I Die

Musical: Yankee Doodle Dandy, Fiddler on the Roof

Drama: Casablanca

Action: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Thriller: Gaslight

Mystery: Widow's Peak (although I figured it out)

Spy: Notorious

Adventure: The Man From Snowy River

Family: My Dog Skip

Fantasy: Harvey

Animation: The original Fantasia

 

New Categories

Best TV movie based on a book: A&E - Pride and Prejudice

Movies with no particular plot - Local Hero

Ghost Movie: Ghost

Angel Movie: The Bishop's Wife

Based on True Story: Apollo 13

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Science-Fiction - Star Trek: Insurrection

Fantasy - Peter Pan (I know it's not out, but it's gonna rock!)

Adventure - The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Action - Spider-man

Comedy - Ghostbusters 2

Suspense - Signs

 

All time favorite movie - The Time Machine

 

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I'd add more, but those are the only movie genres I like to see on a regular basis. I watch movies in the other categories, but not enough to have favorites.

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Epic: Lord Of The Rings

Comedy: Mars Attacks

Horror: Night of The Demon

War film: Saving Private Ryan

Sci-fi: Blade Runner, and many more

Romance: Sleepless In Seattle

Western: True Grit

Gangster film: The Godfather

Musical: Singing in the Rain/West Side Story

Drama: The Lion In Winter

Action: Enter the Dragon... I just love Bruce Lee

Thriller: Jurassic Park

Mystery:

Spy:

Adventure: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Family:

Fantasy: Pirates Of The Caribbean/Edward Scissorhands

Animation: Final Fantasy/ and early Disney

Historical: The Lion In Winter

 

I'll finish it later

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Romance - Vertigo? 

:lol: OK, you caught me out. I'm not really into 'Romance' films but Vertigo is one of my all time favourites and it does include a bit of romance although it is more of a mystery. Actually I would say it is better that Rear Window in that sense but both are great films and ones that I could not leave out.

 

So, what was your best all-time film? Please don't say Lord of the Rings, god I hate that film, and the book! :lol:

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Ok heres my choices!

 

Epic: Ben Hur

Comedy: Animal House

Horror: Excorcist

War film: Saving Private Ryan

Sci-fi: Independence Day

Romance: Titanic

Western: The Good,the Bad, and the Ugly

Gangster film: The Godfather

Musical: Wizard of Oz

Drama: The Hunt for Red October

Action: Dante's Peak

Thriller: The Birds

Mystery: The Pelican Brief

Spy: Any James Bond film

Adventure: Romancing the Stone

Family: 101 Dalmations

Fantasy: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Animation: Titan A.E.

Historical: The Patriot

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Romance - Vertigo? 

:lol: OK, you caught me out. I'm not really into 'Romance' films but Vertigo is one of my all time favourites and it does include a bit of romance although it is more of a mystery. Actually I would say it is better that Rear Window in that sense but both are great films and ones that I could not leave out.

 

So, what was your best all-time film? Please don't say Lord of the Rings, god I hate that film, and the book! :lol:

Casablanca, I still have not recovered from the fact that the AFI rated it #2 to Citizen's Kane first place in the top 100 films of the last 100 years.

 

Sorry, I loved LOTR - read the books twice and thought the movies did a good job.

 

 

Oh, we forgot Christmas movies:

 

A Christmas Story

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How about It's a Wonderful Life

[Takara_Soong 4]

I love Casablanca!! Amazing movie.

 

My all-time favourite Christmas movie is the Alastair Sims' version of A Christmas Carol although I haven't watched the version Patrick Stewart did yet so that could change.

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Never, until this movie (Patrick Stewart version) did it occur to me that Scrooge could be an attractive business man. Put the story in a different light for me.

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favorite christmas movie. christmas vacation, runner up, a christmas story.

animated christmas, hands down, a charlie brown christmas

epic-LOTR

western-silverado

animation-titan ae, and final fantasy

scifi-cant narrow it down, love so many

war film-in harms way

family film-the three musketeers(charlie sheen, keifer sutherland)

action-blade I & II

comedy-city slickers, better off dead

spy type-sneakers and most bond flicks

horror-used to be the nightmare on elm st movies, now none

some others are

red dawn, used cars, running scared, her alibi, tears of the sun, iron eagle, nothing to lose, my fellow americans, cool runnings, the wraith, excalibur, bravehart, tombstone, out cold, blue thunder, bad boys I&II, space balls, princess bride, and so on, and so on and so on. sorry i just have too many to narrow down to one small list. this is just a fraction.

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princess bride,

"truuuuuuuuuee wuuuv"

 

"He's not dead - he's just nearly dead"

 

"My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die"

 

I loved this movie

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I love Casablanca!!  Amazing movie. 

 

My all-time favourite Christmas movie is the Alastair Sims' version of A Christmas Carol although I haven't watched the version Patrick Stewart did yet so that could change.

Baa Humbug !! Believe me it doesn't even come close to the Alistair Sims version. :unsure:

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princess bride,

"truuuuuuuuuee wuuuv"

 

"He's not dead - he's just nearly dead"

 

"My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die"

 

I loved this movie

too true, this is a great movie. :unsure: was a funny movie, made me laugh my *buttocks* off, but also was not such a bad movie that anyone couldnt watch it. my grandmother liked this movie. just a good all around movie.

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Films.I love watching films!Lets see.....

(1) Attack of the Killer Tamatoes!(Puberty Love,this song deserves a grammy!)

(2) Plan 9 From Outer Space (awesome FX,good job Ed Wood Jr!)

(3) Killer Klowns From Outer Space (Where's the Academy Awards?)

(4) Blackenstein (only a smidgen better than....)

(5)Die Blacula,Die!(Cinematic magic!)

(6)The Thing With Two-Heads (Roosevelt Greer,the ex-NFL star delivers a performance as dynamic as Kevin Costner in Dances With Wolves!)

(7)Ghoulies II (Little demons,a traveling carnival,a drunk magician,a midget spouting Shakespeare,a hot babe,a handsome hero,what else do you need?)

(8)The Killer Tamatoes Eat France!(Why would they want to?Who cares,we hate the French right now right?Well,I don't....I kinda likee a few of zee women actresses... :unsure:

(9)Blacula(the original nightmare)

(10)Little Shop Of Horrors(original 1950's version--Jack Nicholson eating flowers by the truckload.Terrible acting.I love it!)

B)

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Hmmm...lemme see...

 

EPIC: Gone With the Wind

HORROR: Halloween (the first one)

COMEDY: National Lampoon's Animal House

WAR FILM: Saving Private Ryan

SCI-FI: Star Trek II; The Wrath of Khan/Stargate

ROMANCE: Ghost (Patrick Swayze in that movie :)

WESTERN: The Outlaw Josey Wales

GANGSTER: Goodfellas

MUSICAL: Tommy/Grease

DRAMA: My Life (Michael Keaton plays a dying man who is making a video tape for

his unborn child)

ACTION: The Last Action Hero

THRILLER: anything by Alfred Hitchcock

FANTASY/ADVENTURE: Star Wars

FAMILY/ANIMATED: Monsters, Inc.

HISTORICAL: Titanic

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Hmmm...lemme see...

 

EPIC:  Gone With the Wind

HORROR:  Halloween (the first one)

COMEDY:  National Lampoon's Animal House

WAR FILM:  Saving Private Ryan

SCI-FI:  Star Trek II; The Wrath of Khan/Stargate

ROMANCE: Ghost  (Patrick Swayze in that movie :)

WESTERN:  The Outlaw Josey Wales

GANGSTER:  Goodfellas

MUSICAL:  Tommy/Grease

DRAMA: My Life (Michael Keaton plays a dying man who is making a video tape for

                          his unborn child)

ACTION:  The Last Action Hero

THRILLER:  anything by Alfred Hitchcock

FANTASY/ADVENTURE:  Star Wars

FAMILY/ANIMATED: Monsters, Inc.

HISTORICAL: Titanic

If you liked Titanic for historical value, you might like to have a look at a film called A Night to Remember. It is based on the actual story of the Titanic rather than a love story on the ship (as in Titanic), and it is more historically accurate and the better film. If your are interested in the Titanic then this film is for you.

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I don't have a movie for each but here's mine.

 

Epic:

Comedy: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Classis)

Horror: The Changeling (George C. Scott)

War film: The Dirty Dozen or Battle Cry

Sci-fi: Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan

Romance:

Western: True Grit or The Sons of Katy Elder

Gangster film: Goodfellas

Film Noir:

Musical: Any Elvis movie but to pick one... Follow That Dream

Drama: Apollo 13

Action: Die Hard or First Blood (The first Rambo)

Thriller: The Game or 12 Monkeys

Mystery:

Spy:

Adventure:

Family: It's a Wonderful Life

Historical: To Hell And Back

 

Best All Time Film:

 

I'll add a catagory...

 

Mini-Series: From The Earth To The Moon (HBO mini-series)