The best film in every genre film genre

[Headless mermaid]

Bored and started thinking again about this nonsense I once posted in the BIKER FLICKS thread:

It seems to me for every genre film I like there's a whole new (exploitation) genre to discover. Bikers: Easy Rider, trucks: Convoy, sharks: Jaws, chainsaws: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, werewolves: American Werewolf in London etc. Maybe instead of exhausting yourself watching every medicore title in every genre, just pick the classic one? On the other hand: Saw Santa's Sadists recently which wasn't overwhelming but somehow the mean nihilistic leader character stayed with me for a while.

Discuss if you care.

[eine]

Isn't that a bit like saying don't bother listening to punk records, just get Never Mind The Bollocks?

[ginghamkitchen]

Would you do the same for records? I'm not entirely sure you like films that much, why keep torturing yourself?

[Paul-K]

Predator beats nearly every film

[ginghamkitchen]

You're half right, it certainly leads the crab faced alien hunter kills elite army unit sub genre.

[Paul-K]

and The Terminator
why watch other films when these two are always better.

[ginghamkitchen]

Why indeed? I feel much the same about 'Roadhouse' and 'Blind Fury'.

[SirSlim]

I'm not entirely sure you like films that much, why keep torturing yourself?

Headless does make it seem like it's "work" sometimes...

[ashra]

Totally agree Re: Predator.

Went on a long-haul flight last week and as the TV in the seat was broken, I had a root around on my laptop to see if there was anything i'd downloaded that i'd not watched. Came across Stay Hungry which I presume somebody on here recommended. Not so much a genre film as about 20 genres in one - it seemed like someone had done an exquisite corpse game with plot / directors. Where else would you see Arnie playing violin with a hillbilly band though?

[Headless mermaid]

Sorry if I come across like a miserable spoilsport. I just got Blind Justice, a 1990s western w Armand Assante as a blind Civil War renegade and the lovely Elisabeth Shue, so I haven't completely lost the faith.

[Cacapo]

Bah. Terminator 2 is much better than the first one.

[ginghamkitchen]

Sorry if I come across like a miserable spoilsport. I just got Blind Justice, a 1990s western w Armand Assante as a blind Civil War renegade and the lovely Elisabeth Shue, so I haven't completely lost the faith.

Ah, I see your problem. Have you tried watching any good films?

[Paul-K]

Bah. Terminator 2 is much better than the first one.

no way. have you watched it lately? I always thought the second one was better. but I recently watched both again and the first one wins. it plays like a horror film all the way though, all tension and builds. the second one is a family film.

[Ronnies-Pockets]

Best Sci-Fi "Alien"
Best Horror "Alien"
Best film with Harry dean Stanton in "Repo Man"

[medlar]

The psycho in Texas Chainsaw Massacre would kick the Predator's arse