Kevin's Watch

What are your favorite All-time movies in the following genres:

Sci-Fi: I loved Alien & Aliens.

Horror: The Excorcist

Fantasy: Excalibur although TLOTR will surely replace it after that series is finished.

Comedy: Austin Powers Goldmember

Drama: Braveheart or Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann version)

Brinn, I agree with you to a fair extent.

Sci-Fi: Alien, actually that's a top horror movie too.

Fantasy: Excalibur, as a single movie.

Comedy: Young Frankenstein

Drama: Casablanca

I just saw what might be the best Guy Flick of all time - The Warriors. Remember that one? Gangs in NYC. That's as fun as it gets!

Is there an official term for the male counterpart of the Chick Flick? I don't think I've ever heard anything. Something else that rhymes with "flick", and has a more masculine connotation springs to mind. But that might be confused with porn, so maybe not.

Fist and Faith wrote:I just saw what might be the best Guy Flick of all time - The Warriors. Remember that one? Gangs in NYC. That's as fun as it gets!

Warrriors....Come out and plaaay!!!

I think this has to be the best action film of all time, since it was the first truly modern action flick, and still has yet to be topped: Shichinin no samurai

My all-around favorite is a tie between Apocalypse Now and Goodfellas. Fellowship of the Ring is also up there, somewhere in third place... Well, I guess I have to post at least one drama, to keep from everything going bonkers, heh heh...

Drama: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

quick picks off the top of my head

Sci-Fi : Dark City or Matrix
Horror: The Prophecy (might be pushing it to label it as horror, tho)
Fantasy: LOTR (Willow as runner-up)
Comedy: Chasing Amy
Drama: Fight Club

Arthur
Billy Jack
Braveheart
Chariots of Fire
Children of a Lesser God
Circle of Iron
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Highlander
Jeremiah Johnson
Kung Fu (The original pilot)
Lord of the Rings (both, likely all 3)
The Matrix
My Cousin Vinny
The Princess Bride

Any Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.
Star Wars - Overall, though not any particular movie.

I hate to think of what movies I'm not thinking of at the moment.

Sci Fi: Event Horizon
Horror: In the Mouth of Madness/Communion
Western: The Hi-Lo Country
Fantasy: (pre Tolk) Excalibur/Brotherhood of the Wolf
Comedy: Princess Bride/Nothing to Lose
Drama: Braveheart/At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Mystery: Shattered
Mob/gangs: Usual Suspects, Resevior Dogs, Miller's Crossing
Sports: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (old flick!)
Music: The Last Waltz (The Band and special guests)
Animation: Fantastic Planet/Wizards
Comedy Animation: A Bug's Life (especially the trailers!!!)
Stand-up: Eddie Murphy Live
Chick Flick: My Life as a House
Guy Flick: Daredevil/Animal House
Crappiest movie ever made: Marco Polo!!!!
Foreign: The Horseman on the Roof
All time favs: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest/Godfather/Apocalypse Now

I think that the funniest movie I've ever seen is Bowfinger. I saw it with three of my girlfriends, and three of the four of us have asthma. We got to laughing so hard, we had to pass my albuterol inhaler around because we all started wheezing! Runnerups would be Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Spaceballs.

COMEDY ~ GOOD .. Monty Python all .. As Good as it Gets ..
.. The Kid .. The Whole 9 yards!! anything Chris Farley
.. Shanghai Noon .. Almost Heroes!
COMEDY ~ LMAO .. Monty Python all .. Something About Mary ..
.. The Animal .. Meet the Parents ..

COMEDY SCI-FI .. Galaxy Quest!!!! Men In Black ..

ACTION .. anything Bruce Willis, Schwarzenegger or Vin Diesel
.. The Patriot .. Gladiator ..
SCI-FI .. Matrix .. Fifth Element .. Pitch Black ..

.. STarship Troopers (also sci-fi comedy) ..

FANTASY .. Lord of the Rings .. Harry Potter .. Time Machine
FANTASY COMEDY .. Princess Bride ..

HORROR .. House on Haunted Hill ..

ANIMATION/CGI .. Shrek .. Chicken Run .. Iron Giant ..
.. Toy Story 1 and 2 ..

and heaps more .. but I need to remember them ..

oooh .. and Star Wars .. love all 5 .. looking forward to the 6th!!

oooh I also liked A.I. ..

Horror: FINAL DESTINY .. URBAN LEGENDS .. scared the **** out of me

I hated Seven .. too real .. never saw Hannibal or any of those sicko flicks .. for the same reason .. there are plenty of sick stuff out there .. dont seek it out for entertainment.

I dont like anything that mimicks real life sick possibilities .. when I seek entertainment .. its for purely escapist value

Skyweir wrote:I hated Seven .. too real ..

Hated it too... too boring, too predictable.

Can't believe you guys left out Manos: Hands of Fate! Shouldn't that be in the all-around category?

Methinks Lord Foul has been watching too much Mystery Science Theater 3000. Don't tell me you actually saw Manos...Although it is the best pre- 1970 horror movie to be directed by a fertilizer salesman. If you liked Manos let me recommend "Plan 9 from Outer Space" which is another classic!

best pre- 1970 horror movie to be directed by a fertilizer salesman

Amen to that! Only a guy who sold could make it...

I'll try and think of as many as danlo

Sci Fi: Aliens/Fifth Element/Starship Troopers
Horror: Hannibal
Western: The Magnificent Seven
Fantasy: Prolly LOTR
Comedy: Pretty Woman / Zelig
Action: Broken Arrow / Long Kiss Goodnight
Mystery: The Usual Suspects
Mob/gangs: Snatch
Weird: Brazil
Music: Moulin Rouge / Yentl
Animation: The Wall
Crappiest movie ever made: I'll add this when I remember
All time favs: Hannibal and Pretty Woman

hey Moulin Rouge was brilliant too!!

all time favourite comedy .. well one of 'em .. I cant believe I neglected to mention it ...

DUMB AND DUMBER!!!!!!!!

i love that movie!! I have sooo many fav scenes!! we can talk scenes later if anyone else shares a love of this classic!!

Lord Sky, did you know that another Dumb & Dumber movie is coming out this year? I think they're calling it Dumb & Dumberer or something like that...

*LOL* Dumbestest !