Which genre of film is your favorite?

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Tomdstone said:
I don’t like a movie that glorifies peeping tom-ism. I found it to be a terrible movie. A complete waste of time. I certainly would not recommend it.
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🙂 lol! That is so funny. Glorifying peeping tom-ism. Only on CAF!!!
What type of movies would you recommend?
 
DakiniArtist said:
Science fiction, horror, documentary, classic films (not really a genre, but…), westerns.

Beyond that, anything good.
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I see you list science fiction in first place. Well, well. You’ll have seen what I said on that other thread about my memorable sci fi movies …
 
7_Sorrows said:
Never heard of it. Am I supposed to unscramble the letters or is that the name? Which genre of film is your favorite?
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It is in the local library here. Go to Imdb and key in Dersu Uzala. It is one of the greatest and best films ever made. It proves that there people of character still exist and are appreciated. You can rent it for $2 on amazon: amazon.com/Dersu-Uzala-Akira-Kurosawa/dp/B002O67FHY/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1429165905&sr=1-1&keywords=dersu+uzala
Of course, you could also buy it there if your local library does not have it.
 
Tomdstone said:
It is in the local library here. Go to Imdb and key in Dersu Uzala. It is one of the greatest and best films ever made. It proves that there people of character still exist and are appreciated. You can rent it for $2 on amazon: amazon.com/Dersu-Uzala-Akira-Kurosawa/dp/B002O67FHY/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1429165905&sr=1-1&keywords=dersu+uzala
Of course, you could also buy it there if your local library does not have it.
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Okay. I looked it up on IMDB. I assume you are talking about the remake in 1975. I like foreign films. It does sound like a good film, but I already see 2 parts that would be sad - when he has to kill the tiger and what happens at the end. The 1975 version did win the Oscar for best foreign films in 1976. I am glad you liked it.
I might find it too sad.
 
7_Sorrows said:
Okay. I looked it up on IMDB. I assume you are talking about the remake in 1975. I like foreign films. It does sound like a good film, but I already see 2 parts that would be sad - when he has to kill the tiger and what happens at the end. The 1975 version did win the Oscar for best foreign films in 1976. I am glad you liked it.
I might find it too sad.
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I know what you mean. I also like movies that are uplifting and leave you with a good feeling at the end. But this is a powerful, magnificient film about a wise, resourceful, courageous hunter who knows how to survive with dignity in the most difficult of circumstances.
 
Tomdstone said:
I know what you mean. I also like movies that are uplifting and leave you with a good feeling at the end. But this is a powerful, magnificient film about a wise, resourceful, courageous hunter who knows how to survive with dignity in the most difficult of circumstances.
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From what I read the russian soldiers learned a lot from the hunter and guide and grew to have much respect for him. That part of the movie I would like.
 
FollowChrist34 said:
I forgot to mention to Hitchcock. One of my all time favorites. Rear Window and North by Northwest are his best I think.
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I agree about Hitchcock. No other director, I think, has made so many films that I enjoy so much. In addition to the two you name I would add Psycho, Vertigo, and Family Plot.

There are one or two I don’t care for, though, in particular The Birds and Marnie.
 
BartholomewB said:
I agree about Hitchcock. No other director, I think, has made so many films that I enjoy so much. In addition to the two you name I would add Psycho, Vertigo, and Family Plot.

There are one or two I don’t care for, though, in particular The Birds and Marnie.
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I didn’t care for Marnie either.
 
FollowChrist34 said:
I like Marnie!
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Comedy thrillers are my favorite genre and many of Hitchcock’s pictures come into that category, which I suppose must be one reason why I like so many of them. There aren’t a whole lot of laughs, though, in Marnie, are there?
 
BartholomewB said:
Comedy thrillers are my favorite genre and many of Hitchcock’s pictures come into that category. There aren’t a whole lot of laughs, though, in Marnie, are there?
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No. But for some reason I just love that story. I love the scenes. I actually prefer it to a lot of Hitchcock’s films, including Notorious and Suspicion. Sometimes I think he actually puts too much suspense into movies. I worry too much about the character who is threatened. (I am a horror film wimp as you can tell, more so with each passing year. I tried to watch A Clockwork Orange a year or so ago; got NOWHERE. Abandoned it in the first 10 minutes. And I did watch it all the way through when I was younger once or twice.)

I guess I like horror drama if you will. I am not sure how many comedy thrillers there are in the world. I liked some of Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, but to be honest, I don’t think I would watch them again. Not that great.

And I agree on some of Hitchcock being kind of creepy. I don’t like The Birds or Psycho.
 
FollowChrist34 said:
I guess I like horror drama if you will. I am not sure how many comedy thrillers there are in the world. I liked some of Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, but to be honest, I don’t think I would watch them again. Not that great.
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Blazing Saddles is a lot of people’s favorite Mel Brooks movie, including friends of mine. The first half, with Mel Brooks as Governor Le Petomane, I can watch over and over again, but I find it slows down a bit after that. Life Stinks is better on the whole, I think, thanks largely to the wonderful performance by Lesley Ann Warren, who is perfectly cast. Best of all, though, is Young Frankenstein, with the unforgettable line spoken by Gene Wilder when the train stops at a station:

Frankenstein: Pardon me, boy, is this the Transylvania station?
Boy: Track 29. Can I give you a shine?
 
BartholomewB said:
Blazing Saddles is a lot of people’s favorite Mel Brooks movie, including friends of mine. The first half, with Mel Brooks as Governor Le Petomane, I can watch over and over again, but I find it slows down a bit after that. Life Stinks is better on the whole, I think. Best of all, though, is Young Frankenstein, with the unforgettable line spoken by Gene Wilder when the train stops at a station:

Frankenstein: Pardon me, boy, is this the Transylvania station?
Boy: Track 29. Can I give you a shine?
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Thanks for the memory. Remember Igor? The guy with the eyes bugging out. I think I have the right film.

You gotta check this one out: My Favorite Brunette. Bob Hope. I think he did a couple of mystery/spy spoofs. One of the greatest comedians ever - timeless stuff - if you haven’t seen it.
 
BartholomewB said:
Comedy thrillers are my favorite genre and many of Hitchcock’s pictures come into that category, which I suppose must be one reason why I like so many of them. There aren’t a whole lot of laughs, though, in Marnie, are there?
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For sure not on so artistic a level as a Hitchcock film, but as long as you mentioned comedy thrillers, remember the film Foul Play with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase? Some really funny stuff in that one.
 
meltzerboy said:
For sure not on so artistic a level as a Hitchcock film, but as long as you mentioned comedy thrillers, remember the film Foul Play with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase? Some really funny stuff in that one.
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I must look it out, I can’t say I remember it offhand. I certainly like both Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase, though both of them have been guilty of some pretty shoddy potboilers. Not long ago I saw Private Benjamin for the first time. It’s just an extended TV commercial with a “Join the Army” message, like an even worse movie of the same kind starring Bill Murray. I don’t even remember the title.
 
FollowChrist34 said:
I am not sure how many comedy thrillers there are in the world.
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Comedy thrillers are a product there’s never been a shortage of, I’m happy to say. Here’s a very small selection:

Some Like It Hot, in which Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon play a couple of musicians on the run from the Chicago mob.

The Italian Job (the original one, with Michael Caine), about a complicated plan to steal a shipment of gold bars from Turin airport, featuring Benny Hill as the IT guy whose specially developed computer program will cause all the traffic lights in the city to fail at the same moment.

The Sting, with a ten-minute sequence which, for me, may possibly be the best comic scene in the whole history of Hollywood: the poker game on the train, with Robert Shaw as the all-powerful, murderous gang boss who cheats at cards, and Paul Newman as the drunken slob who provokes him into seeking vengeance by cheating more successfully.
 
BartholomewB said:
Comedy thrillers are a product there’s never been a shortage of, I’m happy to say. Here’s a very small selection:

Some Like It Hot, in which Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon play a couple of musicians on the run from the Chicago mob.

The Italian Job (the original one, with Michael Caine), about a complicated plan to steal a shipment of gold bars from Turin airport, featuring Benny Hill as the IT guy whose specially developed computer program will cause all the traffic lights in the city to fail at the same moment.

The Sting, with a ten-minute sequence which, for me, may possibly be the best comic scene in the whole history of Hollywood: the poker game on the train, with Robert Shaw as the all-powerful, murderous gang boss who cheats at cards, and Paul Newman as the drunken slob who provokes him into seeking vengeance by cheating more successfully.
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Some Like it Hot is one of my favorite movies! The first half is better than the second half but I still love it. Don’t think I’ve seen the other two, but I’ve heard of them. May have seen the Sting. I watched the Cincinnati Kid on TV 4, 5 months ago for the first time; I liked it. Steve McQueen. Not a comedy though. I recommend it. Also another kind of funky one, Get Carter, Michael Caine, 1971. Little rough and tumble for me - but ok. (My cat’s name is Jack so I enjoyed that; the main guy is called Jack; they are very similar in personalities - difficult but lovable.)
 
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