What is your favorite film genre?

[leftofthedial]

<I swear, I have no idea how this ended up in GDP. Doh!>

And why?

Comments?

I'll shift the list a bit to accomodate some good suggestions.

I could have included western, mystery, suspense . . . but I ran out of choices . . .

[lpbk2713]

1. No Western?

[leftofthedial]

4. is that a vote for "western"

or just a question?

[ghostsofgiants]

2. Horror

[leftofthedial]

6. What's your favorite?

I think mine is the original Halloween.

[ghostsofgiants]

8. The Shining

Followed closely by Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

[leftofthedial]

9. The Jack Nicholson version, I assume?

excellent horror

I was a huge Twin Peaks fan (big David Lynch fan period). That movie didn't quite get there for me, but I find I've liked it better with subsequent viewings.

[ghostsofgiants]

11. Of course the Nicholson/Kubrick version, haha

Fire Walk With Me is a lot darker than the series was. I like that personally. The movie is creepy as hell.

I'm a huge Lynch fan as well.

[leftofthedial]

13. which Lynch films do you like?

I keep going back to Blue Velvet and I had a serious Mulholland Drive addiction for awhile.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive both rank high

Lost Highway was brilliant I thought, as was Eraserhead. I like the weird shit, though I enjoy all of his work.

[leftofthedial]

16. I wonder which will be thought of as his masterwork 50 years from now

Probably Lost Highway

[Capn Sunshine]

3. Film noir

It's why the medium is considered an art form.

[leftofthedial]

5. I have to say, that's my choice

I'm watching all the Raymond Chandler on TMC

[Placebo]

7. Don't fence me in.

I like all kinds. :)

Like 'Blade Runner' for instance, is one of my favourites, and is technically SciFi but it's not like most SciFi. It is so complex and deep philosophically and shot so beautifully that we could analyze it for years! :) Same goes for '2001: A Space Odyssey'

[leftofthedial]

10. the whole cyberpunk genre

is not exactly sci fi. It's almost like techno-noir.

That is a terrific movie. Really puts you in that place.

[u4ic]

12. Foreign/International films

Don't like Hollywood stuff that much, though I'll make the exception for film noir.

Documentary would be second.

[leftofthedial]

17. German? French? Italian?

does it matter?

do you prefer dubbed or subtitled or neither?

[u4ic]

18. I like Scandinavian films

and am intrigued by many French as well...but it's the diversity of ideas, style and technique that I love, as well as watching wonderful actors. Not 'stars', but those who really know their craft.

Lars von Trier is a favourite of mine. Johnny Stecchino is my all time favourite comedy film.

Definitely subtitles. Dubbing is usually awful.

[leftofthedial]

19. yeah. I hate dubbing

except in Japanese films. Then the dubbing is sometimes more entertaining than the film.

[u4ic]

20. LOL

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Dubbed voice: yep

:rofl:

[Ready4Change]

15. Science Fiction

[RebelOne]

21. Same here.

My favorites are the original "The Thing" and "Pitch Black."

[leftofthedial]

22. I liked the John Carpenter "The Thing" too

That and the remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were two good orignals and two good remakes.

[ironflange]

23. Road movies

I just love road movies.