Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Movie Genres I Just Can’t Stand

Mob movies (The Godfather, Scarface)

Outside rebel changes rigid, small-minded town (Footloose, Chocolat)

Superheroes (Batman, The Hulk)*



*The campy, 1960s Adam West version of Batman is good, however.

3 comments:

JeromeProphet said...

Oh, but what about Goodfellas, and Casino? Now you could, if you wanted to, classify them as Martin Scorsese films - essentially, an exception to any genre. But I loved those films.

Dave said...

Didn't see either film but if they were mob movies I doubt I would have enjoyed them. There is really nothing at all appealing to me about mobsters.

Stu said...

Disagree about the mob movies - love 'em, but here's one I can't stand: the fun, no-brainer comedy (when you just wanna enjoy a good laugh) that halfway through suddenly gets all teary-eyed and serious. Lighten up Mr Director!