The SHH! 10 Top 10 Films

[Mal'Akai]

After watching the AFI's 10 Top 10 lists last night, I couldn't help but think what my fellow Hypesters would have picked. Naturally, we would have different genres, so here goes. Below is a list of film genres with brief criteria for each. PM me your pick for the best film in each group. If the film you are submitting has more than one incarnation, please specify. You may only submit one film per genre, and you may not submit the same film for more than one. After 2 weeks, I will tabulate the votes and post the 10 top 10 lists. If you have any questions, post them here.

So, here are the genres of films...

1. Comic/Cartoon Adaptations
If you surf these boards and need this one explained, get out.

2. Action
These are the films with more guns than dialogue, a high body count, and usually enough foul language to make sailors blush. And all without monsters or robots.

3. Sports
Simple enough. The only real qualification I'm giving here is that the main character be an athlete or coach, and there must be at least three sporting events in the film. Jerry Maguire does not count. Films about gladiators don't go here either, more on them later.

4. Sci-Fi
Another genre that explains itself, but for the record, I count Alien as a horror film.

5. Horror
The ones that make you sleep with the light on.

6. Fantasy
These would be films dealing with, well, you should all understand this one as well. NOTE: The Lord of the Rings trilogy counts as one film.

7. Comedy
If the movie caused a beverage to leave your body via your nostrils, it goes here. As much as I would love to exclude the romantic comedies, I have to be fair and allow them. Satires go here as well, i.e Army of Darkness, Hot Fuzz, and the like.

8. Gangster
I only hope that people will vote for a movie other than Scarface

9. Western
A simple genre, but please try to remember the classics.

10. Drama
This is the catch all. These are the films that just don't fit the other groups, but still made you feel you got your money's worth when you left the theatre. NOTE: This is where the gladiator films can go.

[Mal'Akai]

hmm, not getting any votes via PM. Let's just vote in the thread.

[Starbird]

Comic-Spider-Man
Action-Crank
Sports-Remember The Titans
SciFi-Star Wars
Horror-The Shining
Fantasy- Lord Of The Rings (although I'm not a fan. I just can't think of much Fantasies)
Comedy-Clerks II
Gangster-Godfather
Western- No Country For Old Men
Drama-American Beauty

[Apollo]

comic- Batman Begins
Action-Transformers
Sports-The Sandlot
Sci-fi- Star wars
Horror- The Exorcist
Fantasy- The Lord of the Rings
Comedy- Pee Wee's Big Adventure
gangster- Pulp Fiction
Western- Dances with Wolves
Drama- A Beautiful Mind

[BloodyWolverine]

Comic- Batman Begins.

Action- Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

Sports- Rocky.

Comedy- Blazing Saddles.

Gangster- Scarface.

Western- True Grit.

Drama- The Green Mile.

Fantasy- Fellowship Of The Ring.

[Mal'Akai]

Spider-Man
Crank or Transporter movies
Remember The Titans
2001: A Space Odyssey or Star Wars
Friday The 13th or The Shining
The Matrix
Clerks II or Office Space
Godfather
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly or No Country For Old Men
American Beauty
Need to pick only one movie per genre, please.


Also, to everyone voting, please make sure the movies you are choosing fit that genre. Transformers is a comic film and The Matrix would be Sci-Fi. Thanks for voting, let's keep it up!

[November Rain]

Comic-The Hulk
Action - Top Gun
Sports - a league of their own
Sci-Fi- Terminator 2
Horror - The ring (original)
Fantasy - Star Wars
Ganster - Godfather 2
Western - the quick and the dead
Drama-The constant gardener
Comedy - Blazing saddles
Martial Arts - Armour of God 2

[The Chris]

1. Batman Begins- comic
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark- action
3. Rocky- sports
4. The Matrix- sci fi
5. The Exorcist- horror
6. The Lord of the Rings- fantasy
7. Blazing Saddles- comedy
8. The Departed- gangster
9. Unforgiven- western
10. Million Dollar Baby- drama

[Girl_Wonder]

Comic: Batman Begins

Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Sports: A League of Their Own

Sci-Fi: Star Wars

Horror: Bambi. :dry: that should count. but if not, The Exorcist

Fantasy: I want to say to Lord of the Rings but it has to be The Wizard of Oz. it had it all, witches, flying houses, munchkins..not to mention those lions, tigers, and bears. Oh My!

Comedy: er...National Lampoon's Vacation

Gangster: The Godfather(technically i haven't seen it, but i've seen some clips...have heard the quotes, so it has to be that good)

Western: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Drama: Titanic (that counts,right?)

[Bim]

Oh this sounds cool, here r mine:woot::

1. Comic/Cartoon Adaptations - Batman Begins
2. Action - Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Sports - Rocky
4. Sci-Fi - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
5. Horror - The Exorcist
6. Fantasy - Lord of the Rins: Return of the King
7. Comedy - Airplane!
8. Gangster - The Godfather
9. Western - Young Guns
10. Drama - Schindler's List

Darn, it's so difficult picking just one in some genres! :huh:

[Apollo]

OoOoOoOo Don't you mess with my precious Bambi!!! http://smilies.vidahost.com/ups/razor_wind/madani.gif

[Apollo]

i forgot about the Departed...either the or pulp fiction for gangster, i'm tired of Godfather praise all the time.

[Bim]

The Godfather praise is well desserved though :cwink: and it's much better than Pulp Fiction ... sorry, i just had to say it :hehe:

[Girl_Wonder]

OoOoOoOo Don't you mess with my precious Bambi!!! http://smilies.vidahost.com/ups/razor_wind/madani.gif

hehe i meant that Bambi is a great animated film, but as a kid it scared... literally scared me. it belongs in the horror genre :woot:

[donk70]

Comic: Superman: The Movie

Action: The Last Crusade

Sports: North Dallas Forty

Sci-Fi: Star Wars

Horror: Dracula (1931)

Fantasy: Conan The Barbarian

Comedy: Blazing Saddles

Gangster: The Godfather

Western: The Unforgiven

Drama: Forrest Gump

[Mal'Akai]

Comic-The Hulk ?????

Which one?

[Mal'Akai]

Just a few updates...
After watching the AFI's 10 Top 10 lists last night, I couldn't help but think what my fellow Hypesters would have picked. Naturally, we would have different genres, so here goes. Below is a list of film genres with brief criteria for each. PM me your pick for the best film in each group. If the film you are submitting has more than one incarnation, please specify. You may only submit one film per genre, and you may not submit the same film for more than one. After 2 weeks, I will tabulate the votes and post the 10 top 10 lists. If you have any questions, post them here. If the movie you are voting for has more than one incarnation, please specify with the year of it's release.

So, here are the genres of films...

1. Comic/Cartoon Adaptations
If you surf these boards and need this one explained, get out.

2. Action
These are the films with more guns than dialogue, a high body count, and usually enough foul language to make sailors blush. And all without monsters or robots. Martial arts films should go here are well.

3. Sports
Simple enough. The only real qualification I'm giving here is that the main character be an athlete or coach, and there must be at least three sporting events in the film. Jerry Maguire does not count. Films about gladiators don't go here either, more on them later.

4. Sci-Fi
Another genre that explains itself, but for the record, I count Alien as a horror film. Star Wars goes here, and unless specified otherwise, I am assuming your vote is for A New Hope.

5. Horror
The ones that make you sleep with the light on.

6. Fantasy
These would be films dealing with, well, you should all understand this one as well. NOTE: The Lord of the Rings trilogy counts as one film.

7. Comedy
If the movie caused a beverage to leave your body via your nostrils, it goes here. As much as I would love to exclude the romantic comedies, I have to be fair and allow them. Satires go here as well, i.e Army of Darkness, Hot Fuzz, and the like.

8. Gangster
I only hope that people will vote for a movie other than Scarface or The Godfather.

9. Western
A simple genre, but please try to remember the classics.

10. Drama
This is the catch all. These are the films that just don't fit the other groups, but still made you feel you got your money's worth when you left the theatre. NOTE: This is where the gladiator films can go.

[Kahran Ramsus]

1. Comic/Cartoon Adaptations - Batman Begins

2. Action - Raiders of the Lost Ark

3. Sports - Rocky

4. Sci-Fi - Star Wars: A New Hope

5. Horror - Psycho

6. Fantasy - The Lord of the Rings

7. Comedy - The Producers

8. Gangster - The Godfather

9. Western - High Noon

10. Drama - Casablanca

[hippie_hunter]

The Last Crusade > Raiders of the Lost Arc

[Mal'Akai]

The Last Crusade > Raiders of the Lost Arc
So, what are you other votes???

[Lazlo Panaflex]

These aren't my definitive movies since they can change over time but here's a sampling:

comic- Batman Begins
action- Face/Off
sports- Rocky
sci-fi- Terminator 2
horror- Hellraiser
fantasy- The Neverending Story
comedy- The Naked Gun
gangster- Goodfellas
western- N/A
drama- Rainman

[luke1234]

comic-spider-man 2
action-kill bill vol. 1
sports-major league
sci-fi-Episode V
horror-28 days later
fantasy-Return Of the King
COmedy-superbad
Gangster- Departed
Western- Kill bill vol. 2/ No Country for old men
Drama- Atonement

[Drizzle]

Comic: Batman Begins

Action: Die Hard/Raiders of the Lost Ark

Sports: Rocky

Sci-Fi: The Empire Strikes Back

Horror: Halloween (1978)

Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Comedy: Animal House

Gangster: Goodfellas

Western: No Country For Old Men

Drama: American History X

[Harry Goblin]

Comic - Spiderman
Action - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sports - Hoosiers
Sci-fi - The Empire Strikes Back
Horror - Psycho
Fantasy - Prisoner of Azkaban
Comedy - Blazing Saddles
Gangster - The Godfather
Western - 3:10 To Yuma
Drama - Sweeney Todd (would this fit in drama? If not then Gladiator)

[Mal'Akai]

Western - 3:10 To Yuma

Original from 1957, or the remake from 2007?? This is important, please, everyone, when dealing with remakes, I need to know which film you are nomintating

And Sweeny Todd works for drama.

[lordofthenerds]

Comic - Spiderman 2
Action - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sports - Rocky
Sci-fi - The Empire Strikes Back
Horror - Halloween
Fantasy - Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Comedy - Superbad
Gangster - Pulp Fiction
Western - The Unforgiven
Drama - Schindler's List

[Homer J. Fong]

Comic adaptation - Batman: Mask of The Phantasm
Action - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sports - Caddyshack
Horror - Halloween (1978)
Sci-Fi - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Fantasy - The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
Comedy - Young Frankenstein
Gangster - The Departed
Western - Blazing Saddles (If that's too borderline/doesn't count, then the 2007 3:10 to Yuma.)
Drama - Beauty and the Beast (1991) counts, right? If not, then Big Fish.

[Harry Goblin]

Original from 1957, or the remake from 2007?? This is important, please, everyone, when dealing with remakes, I need to know which film you are nomintating

And Sweeny Todd works for drama.


The remake from 2007.

[Swordmaster]

Comic: Batman Begins

Action: Shoot 'Em Up

Sports: Remember the Titans

Sci-Fi: Star Wars

Horror: Halloween (1978)

Fantasy: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Comedy: Superbad

Gangster: The Departed

Western: 3:10 to Yuma

Drama: Forrest Gump