Tuesday, August 5, 2008

My Top 10 Films by genre

Done by genre - and yes there is some genre bending going on.
These are, like most top 10 lists probably going to change

CRIME/THRILLER;
10: Training Day
9: Pulp Fiction
8: Goodfellas
7: The French Connection
6: L.A Confidential
5: The Godfather
4: Collateral
3: The Departed
2: Heat
1: The Godfather II

SCI FI
10: Gattaca
9: Predator
8: Revenge of the Sith
7:Alien
6: 2001
5: Star Wars
4: Terminator 2
3: Akira
2: Blade Runner
1: The Empire Strikes Back

ACTION/ADVENTURE:
10: Commando
9: Point Break
8: Bad Boys
7: Lethal Weapon
6; Transformers
5: Dr No
4; Rambo 4
3: The Bourne Supremacy
2: Die Hard
1: Raiders of the Lost Ark


FANTASY
10: Krull
9: Harry Potter and the Prisoners of Azkaban
8; King Kong (2005)
7: Conan
6: Masters of the Universe
5: The Dark Crystal
4: Fellowship of the Ring
3: The Never Ending Story
2: Labyrinth
1: The Return of the King

FAMILY
10: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
9: Speed Racer
8: Spirited Away
7: Ratatouille
6: Gremlins
5; Shrek
4: Toy Story
3: The Incredibles
2: The Goonies
1: E.T

COMIC BOOK
10: Superman Returns
9: The Incredible Hulk
8: X Men 2
7: Superman II
6: Batman Returns
5: Spiderman 2
4: American Splendour
3: Iron Man
2: Batman Begins
1: The Dark Knight

CLASSIC
10: The Big Sleep
9: The Odd Couple
8: The Man Who Knew too Much
7: Sunset Blvd
6: Some Like it Hot
5; On The Waterfront
4: Citizen Kane
3: Vertigo
2: Casablanca
1: Lawrence of Arabia

COMEDY
10: The Producers (1976)
9: Revenge of the Nerds
8: Borat
7: Superbad
6: Spaceballs
5: Zoolander
4: Anchorman
3: Hot Fuzz
2: The Blues Brothers
1: The 40 Year Old Virgin


WAR:
10: Platoon
9: Flags of Our Fathers
8: A Bridge too Far
7: Letters From Iwo Jima
6: Full Metal Jacket
5: The Longest Day
4: Apocalypse Now
3: Guns of the Navarone
2: Bridge on the River Kwai
1: Saving Private Ryan

HORROR
10: The Mist
9: Evil Dead 2
8: Ringu
7: The Exorcist
6: American Werewolf in London
5: The Descent
4: The Thing
3: The Shining
2: Halloween
1: Nightmare on Elm St

3 comments:

howtobecometheoneness said...

Rambo 4????? Please.

Also 'The seventh seal' by Ingmar Bergman should be number one in the classics.

Watch 'Wild Strawberries' by Ingmar Bergman and tell me how a film like "The Mist' beats that.

Haha im just being a prick. It's a very good list.

Uncle Sam said...
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Uncle Sam said...

impressive, what about Cabin Fever? It's lovely.