Genres you just don't like

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Permalink Reply by Astra on October 17, 2007 at 12:51am

Well, I wouldn't say I hate them, but I'm usually disinterested in war movies and "gangsta" movies. Gangster is a different matter -- those I dig, but flicks about life in the 'hood hold little fascination for me. Maybe because I'm so white.

I'm also generally baffled by drug movies. "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" was either too bizarre or too frustrating, as I felt like Hunter S. should really get his shit together and meet his deadlines on time. Stoner movies, on the other hand, can be pretty funny. I guess it's all context. I have no experience with hardcore drugs or life on the streets or prowling through Vietnamese jungles, so it's hard to relate to movies about 'em.

On the other hand, I have no experience with the Mafia, or shoot-'em-ups at high noon, or alien critters from outer space, or cute-but-neurotic and slightly-stalkerish Ben Stiller-like characters trying to woo me with their charming banter, so maybe my theory's wrong after all.

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Permalink Reply by Kenneth on October 17, 2007 at 10:41am

I don't like horror that much, it's just not scary anymore.

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Permalink Reply by Cyrus on October 17, 2007 at 1:34am

Um, I don't hate stressful films. What were you thinking of as an example?

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Permalink Reply by Chig Champa on October 17, 2007 at 2:19am

I'm trying to think of what the Hell that even means. Stressful films? Like, films about stress? Or where people are under stress??

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Permalink Reply by corey vire on October 17, 2007 at 1:59am

Any movie that say it will touch your heart, pure chick flicks, and chick flicks disguised as guy movies Braveheart is the perfect example of this. Curse you mel gibson!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Strucci on October 17, 2007 at 12:11pm

"Chick flicks" I guess.

If the demographic is the average teenage girl or it's a feel-good romantic comedy about love or something, then count me out.

I'm more of an anime nerd than movie buff, anyway, and apart from a select few I can't stand shoujo stuff.

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Permalink Reply by MiCaH on October 17, 2007 at 3:07pm

The Break-Up, I'd assume Assination of JJ would be (correct me if I'm wrong), maybe stressful would was the wrong word. Sorry, I wrote this at 11:30 pm so I was off focus.

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Permalink Reply by Cyrus on October 17, 2007 at 3:24pm

Hmm, still not sure what you're after. If there's a genre I have traditionally had a problem with, it's probably the fast-buck romantic comedy, but there are tons of rom-coms that I absolutely adore as well. I hated The Break-Up because it was not funny and I didn't like or sympathize with either one of the main characters and I disliked Assassination because I thought the story and characters meandered around aimlessly throughout most of the film, had hardly any suspense (you already know how it ends), and generally was boring.

I honestly don't think there's a genre that I feel shut out from liking completely although I definitely prefer some to others.

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Permalink Reply by Hersheys on October 17, 2007 at 3:41pm

Mostly I don't like to watch war movies or sometimes action movies. It still depends on the plot of the movies if it gets my attention.

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Permalink Reply by Cyrus on October 18, 2007 at 2:03am

You didn't like "The Ref"? Come on, that's classic. "Scrooged" wasn't too bad either. But wow, other than that....
I admittedly still have never seen "A Christmas Story".

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Permalink Reply by Cyrus on October 18, 2007 at 11:50am

No joy for Brinstar.

Being a big Bill Hicks fan, I'm naturally leery of anything with Leary (chuckle) but :"The Ref" really is funny as hell.

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Permalink Reply by Typicalexbf on October 18, 2007 at 1:18am

I HATE musicals. Idle wild, Dreamgirls, Tyler Perry plays (not the movies, but I equally hate those too except for one) Hate, HATE musicals!! There have been less than maybe 3 exceptions....

The only one I can say is way above average and that I love is Little shop of horrors. That is a classic. My bias is open and I am damn proud of it!

P.S. Although not a full movie I enjoyed mother goose rockin' and Rhyming? On the disney channel. That was an oldie but fantastic

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