I’m trying to get a gauge of what people here are interested in.

  • Tekkip20@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    My favourite film has gotta be 1986 “Aliens”

    Some tension, some horror, some action.

    And Ripley was both pretty and a good asskicker of xenos.

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
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    1 month ago

    I like a variety of genres, I guess two of my easy favourites are Jurassic Park and The Lion King. I’m interested in good stories, with a preference for action and/or animation/ and/or special FX.

    My least preferred genres are rom coms as they tend to be cheesy and lack both action and vfx. Also not a fan of gore horror.

    If the plot and characters are lame I’ll still watch it for the visuals or for the action. But nothing beats a good story.

    • AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca
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      1 month ago

      I’d like to propose a micro-genre: Bromance films

      Definition: Two or three characters (who need not actually be men) just getting up to mad shit and being great friends either before or as a result of the journey. Not entirely unlike a buddy cop movie but no need for cops.

      Examples: Princess Bride, Road to El Dorado, Emperor’s New Groove, Three Musketeers

      This micro-genre is absolutely predicated on the quality of it’s dialogue but it’s some of the best out there.

    • BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      I just re-watched that movie and was kinda worried that it wouldn’t hold up. I haven’t seen that movie in like 20 years. It was way better than i remember.

  • Blizzard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Favourite movie: The Lord of the Rings

    Favourite genre: fantasy/sci-fi/historical movies of epic proportions with immersive worlds

  • all-knight-party@kbin.run
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    1 month ago

    I like psychologically interesting movies, though my favorites aren’t necessarily all like that. Some big ones for me:

    Spirited Away - Miyazaki film about a girl who stops off at an abandoned amusement park while driving to a new house with her parents, who eat food meant for spirits and become pigs. She is unable to escape and ends up in the spirit world, enslaved by a witch who controls a spirit bathhouse as the protagonist attempts to rescue her parents and escape

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - a man and woman break up in a very lightly sci fi world where it’s possible to erase people’s memories, and they choose to erase each other and inevitably the man regrets it as it’s happening in his mind

    Perfect Blue - animated Japanese film about an Idol who tries to escape Idol life by becoming an actress, which is an incredibly difficult and stressful process as she deals with a stalker and the film/TV industry at the same time. As the movie continues she becomes so stressed and tired that the lines between reality and the films she’s in begin to blur together and she starts to lose grip on reality.

    21 and 22 Jump Street - FUCK they’re just well written and well executed comedy.

  • Khrux@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’m a 50/50 toss up between two reasonably different genres.

    The first is coming of age films, particularly queer ones. My go to film to call my favourite is Call me By Your Name, I also love Stand By Me, Aftersun and have a huge soft spot for Kiki’s delivery service.

    The other ‘genre’ is dramas / thrillers that get pretty fixated on madness, particularly from the protagonist. There will be Blood is my go to second film to say, and I love Apocalypse Now, Perfect Blue, The Witch and The lighthouse.

    I’m not as much fan of when the genres overlap however, although that may be because of how small the sample size is. There are quite a few films that have a young protagonist who is finding themselves, who may end up idolising another to the point that the film falls into being a thriller. We had Saltburn last year, which people often compare to The Talented Mr Ripley, and I do enjoy these films but I never get that milestone feeling that I’ve just experienced a piece of media that has profoundly impacted me. The only thing that exists in this shared space is one of my favourite novels; The Picture of Dorian Gray.

  • Drusas@kbin.run
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    1 month ago

    Favorite: Alien Close second: Jaws Close third: GalaxyQuest

    Favorite genre: sci-fi horror