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tinyE:
Sigh of relief, tinyE is back!

? I did see him.
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Elenarie: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, in every single genre.
Have to agree!
Post edited May 17, 2013 by Moonbeam
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Moonbeam: ? I did see him.
When quoting someone, the avatar it displays is the one the user had when he made that post. Have had fun with that in a code hunt once.
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Moonbeam: ? I did see him.
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JMich: When quoting someone, the avatar it displays is the one the user had when he made that post. Have had fun with that in a code hunt once.
Thanks JMich was wondering what happened.
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timppu: One more genre:

Brainless summer blockbuster movie: <span class="bold">G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra</span>
- I'm surprised how much I liked this brainless action movie. I wasn't expecting anything from it.
I LOVE this movie and I honestly can't think of a better way to label it than you did. Good call! Thumbs up. :D
Sci-Fi: Blade Runner

Crime: The Untouchables

Thriller: Devil's Advocate

War: Stalingrad

Drama: Tie between "For whom the bell tolls" and "Life is beautiful"

Superhero: The Avengers or The Dark Knight

Horror: Evil Dead 3 (yes, I know, it really is a comedy. But it still is great!)

Musical: Rocky Horror Picture Show! (It's just a jump to the left...)

Animated: Ghost in the shell

Comedy: Here it's actually three movies, where I can't decide which is best: "Rien à déclarer" and "Bienvenu chez les Ch'tis" (both by Dany Boon) and THE classic German comedy: "Die Feuerzangenbowle"

Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings

Martial Arts: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Post edited May 17, 2013 by Lifthrasil
Anime: <span class="bold">Mononoke-hime (Princess Mononoke)</span>
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timppu: Sci-Fi: <span class="bold">RoboCop</span>
- I presume it counts as scifi?
- What the heck, now I found out there is <span class="bold">a remake</span> in the making too? I'm 95% sure it isn't as good as the original, since the sequels sucked too. But maybe the visual effects kick ass.
On topic, I agree with your Sci-Fi pick. Maybe I would also list Alien but I consider it more horror than Sci-Fi, although I do appreciate the gritty and more realistic truckers in space brand of Sci-Fi Alien presents than most other Sci-Fi movies. That's a big reason why I like the original Star Wars too.

Off topic (which is what I really wanted to reply to), I was actually looking forward to the RoboCop remake several years ago when Darren Aronofsky was slated to direct it. I wanted to see what he would do with a gritty, brutal movie like that. He's into making more organic films instead of shiny visual effects and shallow story. Not that shiny CGI means a movie will be shallow, but I think people get what I mean. I really wanted to see what he would do with a big budget in a movie like RoboCop.

I read that there were disagreements about pressure from the studio to make the movie a glitzy 3D action movie, but probably the biggest reason for Aronofsky leaving the project was that MGM is going through very rough times. I think it all depends on how well The Hobbit does if they can continue other projects like RoboCop (probably a big reason why they wanted The Hobbit split into three different films). Right now the RoboCop remake is just meh for me since Aronofsky isn't going to direct anymore. I'll go see it if it ever gets made but I won't be expecting too much. Maybe that's a good thing though.

edit: I'd list Moon too. I suck at these threads because I can't pick just one.
Post edited May 17, 2013 by KyleKatarn
Sci-Fi: Blade Runner
Crime: The Untouchables
Thriller: Ronin / Reservoir Dogs
War: Das Boot
Drama: Hana-Bi / Citizen Kane / Casablanca
Superhero: The Dark Knight / Watchmen
Horror: The Blair Witch Project / Alien
Musical: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog / The Rocky Horror Picture Show / The Blues Brothers (stretching the definition a bit)
Animated: Coraline
Comedy: The Big Lebowski
Western: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly / Once Upon A Time in the West
Action: The Matrix / Terminator 2
Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Romance: A Life Less Ordinary
Comic Book Adaptation: Sin City
The Fuck Did I Just Watch: Mulholland Drive
Time Travel: Back to the Future
Action-Comedies That Feature Bill Murray: Ghostbusters
Movies With Old Elvis Presleys and JFKs Fighting Mummies: Bubba Ho-Tep
Wait, The Exact Same Thing Happened To Me: Herr Lehmann
Movies That Feature Music By The Pixies: Fight Club
Summer Glau Beats Everyone Up: Serenity

And about 7.5 metric fucktons of other movies that I can't be bothered to invent a category for right now...
Post edited May 17, 2013 by Randalator
Sci-Fi: Empire Strikes Back
Crime: I honestly can't say I've seen a good crime film...
Thriller: The Silence of the Lambs
War: Black Hawk Down (not really but...)
Drama: Gladiator
Superhero: V for Vendetta
Horror: The Thing (1982)
Musical: Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Animated: The Lion King
Comedy: The Hangover
Western: Steel Dawn (Nostalgia I think...? I hate the genre)
Action: Die Hard
Historical: Braveheart
Romance: Titanic
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
Sci-Fi: Alien

Crime: Goodfellas

War: Apocalypse Now

Drama: The Godfather (could have been in crime, I suppose, but I think both movies deserve a mention)

Horror: The Shining/the original Halloween; depends on my mood at any given time

Comedy: Slapshot

Fantasy: Exclaibur

Sports: Miracle, followed very closely by Rollerball (the original, not the crappy remake).
Action: Expendables 2
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Crime: Boondock Saints 1 & 2
Sci-Fi: Star Wars
War: Black Hawk Down
Horror: 30 Days of Night
Cowboy/Western: The Outlaw Jose Wales
Superhero: The Dark Knight Rises
Comedy: Clerks
Historic: The Patriot
Christmas-themed: Die Hard (that counts right?)
Thriller: The ones I mentioned already were basically thrillers
Romance: Not Applicable (that's not a movie)
Musical: Not Applicable
Sci-fi: Blade Runner and Alien pretty much tied.

Crime: Casino.

Drama: Jaws.

Horror: I don't really watch horror, but put Alien here if it counts.

Superhero: Meh.

Action: From Russia With Love.

Comedy: Rushmore.
Sports : Billion dollars baby, Diggstown

Awful and yet : He who wins a friend he also in fact wins a treasure in fact, or whatever

Mental : Lost Highway

Trial : 12 angry men, My cousin winnie

80s : Ghostbusters

80s-compatible : Men in black (trilogy)

Spoilerable : The usual suspects, The crying game

Ghost : The changeling, The eclipse

Just too good for a remake : Abre los ojos

Technothriller : Hunt for the red october

Zombies : Night of the living dead, Shaun of the dead

Zombies don't run you idiots : Rec

Opera : Vous n'aurez pas l'alsace et la lorraine

Matchbox scenes : North by northwest

Absurdly good soundtrack : Ravenous

Time travel : Retroactive

It's just a story don't cry like a baby : The fisher king, Butterfly Kiss

Short : The bear that wasn't.

Psychanalytical : What about bob
Post edited May 17, 2013 by Telika
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StingingVelvet: Sci-fi: Blade Runner and Alien pretty much tied.

Crime: Casino.

Drama: Jaws.

Horror: I don't really watch horror, but put Alien here if it counts.

Superhero: Meh.

Action: From Russia With Love.

Comedy: Rushmore.
Man there is a lot of Blade Runners here, and I never seen this film and my awareness of it was fading.

Is it really that good?
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Elmofongo: Man there is a lot of Blade Runners here, and I never seen this film and my awareness of it was fading.

Is it really that good?
It's pretty much my favorite movie. Not sure how a modern audience would see it though, since it is pretty slow and abstract.