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02-24-2007, 05:39 PM
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Your favorite films from each genre??
Here are my favorite films from each of these genres. You guys can add more genres if you'd like.
War: We Were Soldiers, and Jacknife Football: Radio Basketball: Hoop Dreams Baseball: A League Of Their Own Documentary: My Flesh And Blood Mob: Casino Religious: The Passion of The Christ Tearjerker: The Cure, The Mighty, and My Flesh And Blood Fantasy: The Neverending Story Comedy: Groundhog Day |
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02-24-2007, 11:26 PM
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Sorry, I couldn't resist adding a couple genres to the list:
War: Lawrence of Arabia (it counts!)  Sports: A League Of Their Own & Field of Dreams Documentary: Bowling for Columbine Religious: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Tearjerker: Lady Jane & Casablanca Fantasy: The Neverending Story Mob/Crime: Pulp Fiction & Mulholland Dr Comedy: My Man Godfrey Animated: Sleeping Beauty Drama: Doctor Zhivago & The Best Years of Our Lives (of course)  Musical: The Sound of Music Science Fiction: Dark City |
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02-24-2007, 11:33 PM
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War: The Dear Hunter
Sports: Raging Bull Religious: The Exorcist Mob: Mean Steets Comedy: Dr. Strangelove Animated: The Secret of NIMH Drama: Vertigo Musical: Flashdance...well, it sort of is. Science Fiction: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
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02-24-2007, 11:50 PM
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Great idea for a thread, Brad
Drama: Stand By Me and Brokeback Mountain Horror: Halloween Comedy: Airplane! Romance: Dogfight Sci-Fi: Donnie Darko (not quite sci-fi, but weird enough  )Fantasy: The Neverending Story Animated: The Little Mermaid |
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02-24-2007, 11:57 PM
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Great topic Brad...
War: Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, The Pianist, We Were Soldiers
Sports: The Longest Yard (1974), Field Of Dreams, Fever Pitch, Miracle On Ice Documentary: My Flesh And Blood, Guerrilla: The Taking Of Patty Hearst, Cocaine Cowboys, Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill, Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room Mob: Goodfellas, Casino, Donnie Brasco, Scarface, The Departed Tearjerker: The Days Of Wine And Roses, Terms Of Endearment, Kramer vs Kramer, The Prince Of Tides Fantasy: The Wizard Of Oz, Superman, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (2000), Ever After Comedy: Groundhog Day, Meet The Parents, Me, Myself & Irene, Liar Liar Horror: The Exorcist,The Shining, Psycho, Frailty Period: Gone With The Wind, The Remains Of The Day, Pride & Prejudice Disaster: The Towering Inferno, A Night To Remember, Titanic Biopic: Lady Sings The Blues, Walk The Line, Ray, Capote Musical: Phantom Of The Opera, Evita, Chicago Romance: Unfaithful, An Officer And A Gentleman, Shopgirl Action: Die Hard, The Terminator, The Island Courtroom: 12 Angry Men (both versions), A Few Good Men, The Verdict, Murder In The First Prison: Papillon, Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile Western: How The West Was Won, Unforgiven, Open Range Christmas: It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Home Alone Various: The Lost Weekend, Crash, Cinderella Man, Hotel Rwanda, Pulp Fiction, Mystic River, Good Will Hunting |
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02-25-2007, 02:52 AM
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Whoa, I expected everyone tp put The Godfather as their fav mob movie seriously
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02-25-2007, 07:42 AM
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Action: Scarface
Drama: Boyz n the hood Comedy: Friday Boxing: Rocky IV Football: Remember the Titans Science Fiction: Back to the Future I Politics: JFK War: Saving Private Ryan, Casualties of War |
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02-25-2007, 07:47 PM
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War: Full Metal Jacket, Platoon
Sports: Bull Durham, Major League, The Longest Yard (original) Documentary: Inside Deep Throat, Cocaine Cowboys, Overnight, Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room Mob: Goodfellas, Casino, The Godfather, The Godfather II, Scarface Tearjerker: Terms Of Endearment Fantasy: Star Wars and all the sequels Comedy: History of the World Part I, Meet The Parents, Kentucky Fried Movie, Easy Money, Vacation, Back to School Horror: Halloween,The Shining Period: None Disaster: The Poseiden Adventure Biopic: What's Love Got to Do with it Musical: Wizard of Oz Romance: Fatal Attraction Courtroom: The Firm, The Client Prison: Blood In Blood Out, American Me Western: Young Guns Christmas: Miracle on 34th Street, Christmas Vacation Various: Pulp Fiction, True Romance, Desperado, El Mariachi, From Dusk till Dawn, Jackie Brown, Killing Zoe |
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02-26-2007, 02:57 AM
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War: Pearl Harbor
Sports: Gridiron Gang (remake) Documentary: Supersize Me Mob: The Untouchables Tearjerker: Boystown Fantasy: Harry Potter plus all the sequels Comedy: Sixteen Candles Horror: Friday The 13th and Nightmare On Elm Street Period: The Ten Commandments Disaster: The Day After Tomorrow Biopic: Ray and Walk The Line Musical: Wizard of Oz Romance: 50 First Dates Drama: The Notebook Sci-fi: Star Wars and Star Trek, plus all the sequels of both films Western: Young Guns Christmas: It's A Wonderful Life |
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02-26-2007, 11:32 AM
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There are a few more I need to add:
Fantasy: The Princess Bride Period: Sense & Sensibility Horror: Psycho & The Shining Disastor: The Poseidon Adventure Biopic: Coal Miner's Daughter Western: Three Violent People & How the West Was Won |
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02-26-2007, 03:21 PM
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Mob:Goodfellas, Casino, Scarface, The Untouchables
War: Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Hamburger Hill Documentary: Hoop Dreams, Super Size Me, Madonna's Truth or Dare, The First Year, Gary Kasparov and the Machine Western: Young Guns, Fistful of Dollars Martial Arts/Action: Any and All Bruce Lee films especially Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury, Chinese Connection and Way of the Dragon. Bloodsport, Best of the Best, and Kill Bill Vol. 1. Suspense: Primal Fear, Boiler Room, Rounders Drama: American History X, Boyz N the Hood, Menace to Society, Thirteen Teen Comedy: Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Can't Buy Me Love, Say Anything, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Ferris Buller's Day Off, Valley Girl. Horror: The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, It, The Omen, Nightmare on Elm Street Sports: Field of Dreams, Major League, Above the Rim, Youngblood |
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02-26-2007, 07:49 PM
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Just thought of another genre:
Foreign Film: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (France) and Fitzcarraldo (Germany) |
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03-02-2007, 12:19 PM
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War: Pearl Harbor
Football: Facing the Giants and Waterboy Basketball: Slam Dunk Ernest and Double Teamed Baseball: A League Of Their Own Hockey: The Mighty Ducks 1, 2 & 3 Mob: The whole nine yards Religious: Facing the Giants Western: Blazzing Saddles Tearjerker: The indian in the Coupboard, I am sam, My Girl, Ever After, and Titanic Fantasy: Princess Bride Comedy: Pink Panther, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Liar Liar Martial Arts/: Kill Bill 1 & 2 Action: True Lies, Speed, Top Gun, & Days of Thunder Disaster: Twister Musical: The Producers Romance: 50 First Dates and Dirty Dancing Drama: Gone with the Wind Christmas: A chrismtas Story and The Grinch Courtroom: My cousin Vinny Teen Comedy: Pretty in Pink, Goonies, Never been kissed, don't tell mama the babysitters dead, Sequals- Back to the Future, Pink Panther, Rocky, Spiderman, Home alone 1 &2, Ace Ventura and Betoveen 1 & 2 Scary Movies: Ghost and the Darkness |
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03-02-2007, 12:26 PM
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The only thing I really watch is comedy and I liked Ms. Doubtfire
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