Movie and TV Genre Prejudice

[SDon1969]

I dislike the new comedy spoof genre, I grew tired of it during the Scary Movie sequels. Can't stand Meet the Spartans, Date Movie, Disaster Movie, Superhero Movie, etc. I love the old spoofs, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, Young Frankenstein, Top Secret - but these new ones are so hard for me to sit through. Not funny!

[caliminius]

Originally Posted by arrow61095

Do you have certain genres of movies and/or TV shows that you stay away from???
Are there exceptions (a movie or TV show that was good despite you not liking the genre)???


My personal example: I don't like Westerns. I have never really liked Westerns. For the most part, they have all seemed very cookie-cutter to me.
My exceptions are
the movie Unforgiven and the
TV show -The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (Although, this may be because I like Bruce Campbell).

What about anyone else. Do you dislike Western? Sci-fi? Action? Drama? Romance? Anime? Comedy? Buddy Flicks? Sports Movies?

(If I get enough responses, I'll put up a poll in another day or two.)

It seems recently I haven't been a big fan of comedies. It seems like they're all currently driven by some big name and are all pretty much the same crap. Like Adam Sandler comedies where he's alway pretty much an immature loser. Or Jim Carrey where he's basically a cartoon character all the time.

It seems weird because I can think about a movie like Airplane and laugh about some line ("Do you like gladiator movies?"). The biggest star in that was Leslie Nielsen and I'm not sure how big of a star he ever really was.

And I think most anime is crap. Granted, I guess I haven't really seen much but what I have seen has made me want to steer clear of the rest. Most I've seen look cheaply animated, like they'll be a crowd scene but only the main people are moving at all. Or motion is simulated by shaking the main character image and flashing diagonal lines across the image. And then there's all the stereotype characters, the effiminate men and the obnoxiously squeally voiced, prone to screaming for no reason females.

[Teabaggins]

give Akira a shot if you haven't already

[raskal66]

I stay away from anything where a cast member says the word "poop" or "poo" in the trailer.

[arrow61095]

Originally Posted by caliminius

It seems recently I haven't been a big fan of comedies. It seems like they're all currently driven by some big name and are all pretty much the same crap. Like Adam Sandler comedies where he's alway pretty much an immature loser. Or Jim Carrey where he's basically a cartoon character all the time.

It seems weird because I can think about a movie like Airplane and laugh about some line ("Do you like gladiator movies?"). The biggest star in that was Leslie Nielsen and I'm not sure how big of a star he ever really was.

And I think most anime is crap. Granted, I guess I haven't really seen much but what I have seen has made me want to steer clear of the rest. Most I've seen look cheaply animated, like they'll be a crowd scene but only the main people are moving at all. Or motion is simulated by shaking the main character image and flashing diagonal lines across the image. And then there's all the stereotype characters, the effiminate men and the obnoxiously squeally voiced, prone to screaming for no reason females.

agreed. recent comedies are pretty cookie cutter.

Also, a lot of the anime that is shown on TV does have the "stereotype characters, the effiminate men and the obnoxiously squeally voiced, prone to screaming for no reason females." and "motion simulated by shaking the main character image and flashing diagonal lines across the image." which is one of the reasons that I stay clear of most Anime.

My top recommendation of Anime for someone who has had this kind of experience with Anime and is looking for a good serious animated movie is Samurai X:Trust and Betrayal. The animation is closer to a Western style than most anime, and will ease you in. (--Not recommended for children due to Violence/Adult situations)

Other good ones for those with not much experience in the genre are Spirited Away (was distributed by Disney in the U.S., was the first anime film to win an Academy Award, and Spirited Away overtook Titanic to become the highest-grossing film in Japanese history.),
and Princess Mononoke (written by Miyazaki-who also wrote Spirited away).

I also liked Akira, but I had trouble watching it until I saw some of the others I listed and got a little more accepting of the genre.

[raskal66]

Originally Posted by caliminius

And I think most anime is crap. Granted, I guess I haven't really seen much

That sounds like an informed opinion.

With you completely on the comedy thing. Of all the comedies that come out in a given year it seems that 95% are either re-treads of something that was funny in the past, or dwells on toilet humor. There are a couple of great ones out there each year but many times it seems like they get dwarfed in box office by movies that apply the equation crass = funny. I am totally a snob when it comes to comedy though because if I wanted to laugh at poop, I've got my own toilet and don't need Blu-Ray or a ticket.

[Cinema Jaguar]

Anything thats is (mostly) sov or shot on video direct movies (horror films) which are ruining the catagorie,producing awful pictures and is never what the box cover suggests and the movies with zombies or rabid people are the prime example.

Televison,mostly i just have on edu-tainment type programs but will watch the chiller channel or amc or some animation but tend to stay away from the programming junk thats on and certainly the mainstream affiliate stations i try to avoid as well which does limit programs abit.

[JamesKurtovich]

I have another to add here: movies shot with camcorders like Blair Witch or Cloverfield. I don't like it when all a movie does is give me motion sickness and the cameraman can't stop screaming and acting like an idiot.

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

I have another to add here: movies shot with camcorders like Blair Witch or Cloverfield. I don't like it when all a movie does is give me motion sickness and the cameraman can't stop screaming and acting like an idiot.

ugh I wish more films were shot like that.

[starryeyes]

I agree with Reality shows. Hate them. Also not a fan of sit-coms at least the ones nowadays.
Not a big fan of movie westerns or alot of the current comedies, though I do like British humour.

[dadkins]

Drama and Teen Movies. Can't stand them!
Suspense movies are also a turn-off.