Best movies according to you

[Marble]

- Action
- Asian movie
- Comedy
- Crime
- Documentary
- Drama
- Eastern (Asian Western)
- Fantasy
- Historical film/drama
- Horror
- Love Story
- Musical
- Political film
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- War/Anti-War
- Western

 

[Reptillian]

I'm trying to think of movies I'd pick if I could only ever watch one of each type for the rest of eternity. Its a tough call...

 

[Skwim]

No comedy? Then I won't play.

 

[Marble]

No comedy? Then I won't play.

Oops, forgotten. Added it.

 

[mycorrhiza]

Favorite genre? Horror.

Favorite movies? Noriko's Dinner Table and The Wicker Man (1973 version, not the remake).

 

[Marble]

Horror: The Haunting
Its black & white (1963) and when I saw it as a teenager, it scared me so that I couldn't sleep.
Beware of the remake, it's just stupid.

 

[Skwim]

No musical? Then I won't play. :no:

 

[Marble]

No musical? Then I won't play. :no:

Added, did I forgett anything else?

 

[9Westy9]

Fantasy - Lord of the Rings

 

[Quagmire]

No musical? Then I won't play. :no:

(pssst, Skwim: say "No Western? then I wont play. :no:" )

 

[cablescavenger]

I don't think anyone could ever be completely satisfied with their list as you always have to levae some out and I guess it would change daily, but this is about as good as I can get it after a few beverages:

- Action - Pulp Fiction/Kill Bill
- Comedy - The man with two brains/Life of Brian
- Crime - Godafther I, II & III (Part II if I had to be brutal)
- Documentary - An Inconvenient Truth / Farenheit 9/11
- Drama - Shawshank Redemption/Alcatraz
- Fantasy - Superman
- Historical film/drama - Papillon/ Sopranos / Boys from the black stuff
- Horror - Omen/ Dance of the Vampires / Interview with a vampire
- Musical - Saturday Night Fever/Grease
- Political film - JFK/Gandhi
- Science Fiction - Matrix
- Thriller - Usual Suspects/Memento/Inception
- War/Anti-War

- The great escape/Saving Private Ryan/ Deerhunter/Born on the 4th July

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Comedy
Horror
War
Sci Fi
Western
Political
Action..


You know, I guess no certain genre matters to me, just if the movie is good.

 

[dawny0826]

- Action: Constantine, iRobot &The Underworld Movies
- Comedy: Bridesmaids. Dinner for Schmucks. Anchorman. White Chicks. (In that order)
- Crime: Taking Lives
- Documentary: None
- Drama: Eternal Sushine of the Spotless Mind & Stigmata
- Eastern: Joy Luck Club
- Fantasy: Labryinth & Pan's Labyrinth
- Historical film/drama: Glory
- Horror: I'm still waiting for a favorite
- Love Story: Pride & Prejudice (with Keira Knightley) & Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Musical: Phantom of the Opera (with Emmy Rossum & Gerard Butler)
- Political film: None
- Science Fiction: The Fifth Element & Stargate
- Thriller: What Lies Beneath
- War/Anti-War: Platoon
- Western: Tombstone

 

[swamplizard]

"Good Will Hunting"

 

[Caladan]

- Action

Brother (Aniki)

- Comedy

Snatch, Life of Brian, A Fish Called Wanda

- Crime

Leon, Reservoir Dogs

- Documentary

Michael Palin's around the world in 80 days, And his later travel documentaries.

- Drama

My Own Private Idaho

- Eastern

Old Boy (South Korea)

- Fantasy

Stardust, The Princess Bride (but it's so much more than that)

- Historical film/drama

The Madness of King George

- Horror

Hellraiser

- Love Story

- Musical

Not sure at the moment. (No that's not actually a name of a movie)

- Political film

Che

- Science Fiction

Dune and Children of Dune miniseries (given it will take a bit more effort)
-

Thriller

Since I couldn't put it in other categories so here we we go: Interview with the Vampire

- War/Anti-War

War: Band of Brothers miniseries Anti-War: Waltz with Bashir

- Western

Ned Kelly

 

[Revoltingest]

- Action - Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Kill Bill (1+2)
- Comedy - It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
- Crime - a tie: The Usual Suspects, Cape Fear (Thompson's, not Scorsese's), Pulp Fiction, Fargo, Psycho (Hitchcock)
- Documentary - Touching The Void
- Drama - a tie: Silence Of The Lambs, Shawshank Redemption
- Eastern - Tampopo
- Fantasy - a tie: Conan The Barbarian, The Hudsucker Proxy, Dune (Lynch)
- Historical film/drama - a tie: Letters From Iwo Jima, HBO TV series: Rome
- Horror - a tie: Alien, Nightmare On Elm Street
- Love Story - Room With A View
- Musical - a tie: The Wizard Of Oz, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Candide
- Political film - Dr Strangelove
- Science Fiction - a tie: Terminator 2, Aliens, Gattaca
- Thriller - a tie: Terminator 2, Aliens
- War/Anti-War - a tie: Slaughterhouse 5, Das Boot
- Western - a tie: HBO TV series Deadwood, The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly, High Noon, Shane

 

[swamplizard]

Best Western: "Unforgiven"

 

[Revoltingest]

Best Western: "Unforgiven"

That was on my list, but I reluctantly struck it cuz it felt a tad preachy at times.
Great movie though. Wise choice.

 

[9Westy9]

Eastern - The sword with no name

 

[Marble]

Anybody saw Ran by Akira Kurosawa?