What kind of film is your favourite [genre]

oakapple

oakapple

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We sometimes go to the cinema, but often watch films via Sky or buy dvd's. Generally, I like comedy or drama, the only film genre I don't like is horror. I have a few films that are old favourites and I can watch them a lot of times. Ones that come to mind are;
Midnight Run,
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World,
O Brother Where Art Thou?
What are your favourites?
 

I also like comedy and drama. Don't care for science fiction, or movies too heavy on the action/chase scenes.

Some I've watched several times are:
Barefoot in the Park
Tootsie
Once Upon a Time in America (long version)
A Star is Born (Frederic March version)
 
Since my earlier days watching Saturday afternoon's at the local theater, I would have to wait like the rest of my friends for the latest Buck Rogers or Jungle Jim episode. They didn't hold up too well over time. I think I enjoyed the westerns more than any, in fact my mother used to say that the first thing put on after my diaper was my six guns.

I never cared for the scary ones. I also hated anything where they wore a suit and talked. As time marched on I endured the horrible psychedelic movies of the 60's and 70's. I watched many of the movies my kids watched simply out of boredom. But now after many years later I find I enjoy an eclectic array of movies.

I'll still watch most westerns old and new anything John Wayne. I've got my grandchildren watching Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton among others. I like movies based on historical events as well as romantic movies. Lately and with the aid of Netflix I've discovered foreign movies. I'm getting more deaf, a family trait and use the subtitle feature to watch almost everything now thereby saving my wife's sanity.

It took me awhile to get into reading and follow the plot but I pick up more and follow the story easier without asking my wife, 'What'd he say?' I've watched movies in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Italian, Arabic or most middle eastern dialects and actually understood them. Bollywood movies are the new Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland movies. They may break out in song and dance at the slightest provocation.
 
Good for you, son-of-perdition, I enjoy foreign films too, and once you tune in to the subtitles [after 5 mins] you find it's just as enjoyable. There are some great foreign films as well, and they don't feel they have to have the fast and furious film plots/action etc they have more dialogue.Try watching the Inspector Montalbano series [Italian] they are really good.
 
Thx oak will do, also watch American made movies with subs now, and I'm actually enjoying UK made without guessing what the hell they said. Please just joking I don't need the feedback. I have trouble with a movie made east of the Mississippi.
 
For the most part,it has to make me laugh or I`m gonna fall asleep lol. Occasionally there is a drama that will keep me awake but really,I want to laugh.
 
Pappy said:
Many years ago I watched the German version of Das Boat, with sub titles. Once I got into watching and reading, it was a very good movie. I've aways liked a good western or war story. I don't care for musicals or horror shows.
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Yes Das Boot [The Boat] was really good.There was a Danish series [The Bridge] on tv last year that was very good indeed.It also gives you an insight into a different way of life.If you struggle to hear accents then subtitles are the way to go.
 
We rarely go to the cinema these days, mainly watch films on dvds but with something like the last James Bond movie [Skyfall] it needed to be seen on the big screen and we enjoyed it. Also went to the cinema to see all the Lord Of The Rings films, and are doing the same with the 3 films they are making of The Hobbit.
 
I like mysteries, thrillers and action movies. I like creepy movies as long as they don't get too graphicly bloody violent (no TeXas Chainsaw stuff). I also am a big fan of WWII movies, i.e., Saving Private Ryan, etc., and the older ones, too.

I don't like westerns at all -- guess I got too much of that as a kid in the 50s. Not a fan of romantic comedy, either. Don't like space type movies (my grandsons watched Star Wars until I can almost recite the dialogue -- AARGH!).

I know -- weird taste for a woman, right?
 
I can't say I have a favourite. I like dramas, mysteries, comedies, movies based on fact, thrillers, sometimes chick flicks, some action films.
 
We like to go to the cinema in Glasgow and always go to matinees - dead cheap especially with the old people discount. ;) Glasgow has a massive cinema building that is listed as the tallest cinema in the world. Very nice and comfy.

Last year we saw The Book Thief, Captain Phillips, Brave, 12 Years a Slave, Gravity (hated it!), The Butler, Hunger Games 1 and 2 and can't recall the rest. We are booked for the 3rd Hunger Games movie on the date it's released (Nov 20th). My husband's birthday is the next day. So we'll spend the night in Glasgow.

We take a long of long haul flights so I always watch a couple of movies. Sometimes I watch some classics. Last flight I watched To Kill a Mockingbird for the umpteenth time. One of my faves.
 
I am like you Oakapple, pretty much all except blood and guts. Here's a few of my faves, and yep, I watch them over and over, at least once a year if not more;)

Grumpy Old Men(Lemmon and Mathau)
The Big Country (Gregory Peck)
Jennifer 8 (Andy Garcia)
The Apartment (Jack Lemmon)

I have a bunch of Abbott and Costello, as well as "Road to" with Hope and Crosby;)
 
nwlady said:
I am like you Oakapple, pretty much all except blood and guts. Here's a few of my faves, and yep, I watch them over and over, at least once a year if not more;)

Grumpy Old Men(Lemmon and Mathau)
The Big Country (Gregory Peck)
Jennifer 8 (Andy Garcia)
The Apartment (Jack Lemmon)

I have a bunch of Abbott and Costello, as well as "Road to" with Hope and Crosby;)
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I love all those Road movies with Hope and Crosby, as do my children and now grandchildren.
 
I laughed myself silly lastnight over the Abbott and Costello one about meeting Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, and finally, The Invisible Man, LOL!
 
McQueen in that? I barely remember it. Usually I can watch a war movie once, but they effect me so hard, I mean I cry and all that. So I won't watch again. Lot's of wonderful movies, everyone should see once imo, that's one of them. Guns of Navarone was one I got to see with my sis and new hubby at our local "one" theater. I was awesome, but again, those movies are hard to watch for this softie:(
 

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