Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted
2 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Hot tub Time Machine- time travel 

I don't know which posts are serious, but if there is a genre-defining time travel movie, I'm pretty sure that is Back to the Future.

  • Haha 1
Posted
2 hours ago, Red Five said:

I don't know which posts are serious, but if there is a genre-defining time travel movie, I'm pretty sure that is Back to the Future.

back to the future is the "amazing amount of plot holes" genre

Posted
6 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

I forgot about The Exorcist.  There are only a few where the genre is an eponym for one film.  Since it came out they make a bunch of exorcism movies every year.

 

Another in Bond.  The spy who is glamorous is defined by James Bond and he is defined by Goldfinger.   

The 39 steps by hitchcock as defining the everyman getting caught in a spy web.

but for pure govt agent spy it seems to be Dr. No, IMO.

Posted

 

I don’t think “genre-defining” means first, it means the best or most platonically ideal example. Although often the they can be the same.  It’s a movie you recommend to someone and say “this is what genre X means.” 

Batman Begins: Comic book movies with no sense of humor about themselves.

Little Mermaid: The Mouse conquers all media; modern animated movies built around songs. 

The Shining: Psychological horror.

The Maltese Falcon: Film noir. 

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Coming of age 

  • Like 1
Posted

Airport may have been first but I’d think Poseidon Adventure was the catalyst for disaster movies… Earthquake, Towering Inferno, Ishtar, Hindenburg, Meteor, several Bee movies. 

Posted
On 9/9/2025 at 11:18 PM, dcar00 said:

I would agree.  i was trying to avoid technical advancement stuff.  I was looking for more no doubters  

-------

some are hard like Westerns and WWII movies because there are so many of them and have been made for decades in different styles.  I want The Wild Bunch to be one but then how do you describe it vs. westerns before it as a genre.

as always with these threads to each his own and some people have different opinions on defining a movie genre.  It kind of has to be extremely unique when it came out.

 

I would lobby for a subgenre of Westerns and would nominate Shane (1953) starring Alan Ladd in the Lone *Anti-Hero category with Unforgiven (1992) as a modern contender in that subgenre as well. It's a tricky category within Westerns as there have been quite a few solo lead movies in Westerns both before and after the George Steven's directed the highly nominated film that debuted in the 50's but I think it is well known enough among cinephiles to hold the lead in that category.

 

*I went with anti-hero as I am rather fond of morally gray characters. This wasn't the Lone Ranger.

WEST OF THE RIVER : TOP 21 FAVORITE WESTERNS -- SHANE

Posted

Several of these movies RE defined genres.  Unforgiven, for example.  Same for John Wick.  It's an action movie with lotsa gun play, but totally changed action movies with lotsa gun play.

  • Hook 'Em 1
Posted
On 9/13/2025 at 5:33 AM, notre dame joe said:

Another in Bond.  The spy who is glamorous is defined by James Bond and he is defined by Goldfinger.   

North by Northwest by Hitchcock starring Cary Grant defined and established this genre. Even the Broccolis acknowledge this. They'll tell you that Fleming's Bond doesn't get made without NxNW. 

  • Hook 'Em 1
Posted (edited)
45 minutes ago, DeepEastTexas said:

Another one that comes to mind...Basic Instinct from 1992. Pretty much set up the '90s erotic thrillers. Silver, Color of Night, Wild Things, Unfaithful, Eyes Wide Shut. 

Also known as the "Mommy and Daddy are going to watch a movie, so y'all just go play with friends or something. Here's some money for pizza" genre of movie.

Edited by HornOnTheBayou
Posted
On 9/13/2025 at 12:22 PM, 956 Worldwide said:

 

I don’t think “genre-defining” means first, it means the best or most platonically ideal example. Although often the they can be the same.  It’s a movie you recommend to someone and say “this is what genre X means.” 

Batman Begins: Comic book movies with no sense of humor about themselves.

Little Mermaid: The Mouse conquers all media; modern animated movies built around songs. 

The Shining: Psychological horror.

The Maltese Falcon: Film noir. 

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Coming of age 

This means a Western has to have things like the black hat, the Indian attack, the piano + brawl in the saloon and others.

  • Hook 'Em 1
Posted

Prognosis Negative - Brought the medical drama/thriller back to the big screen. Allowing for films like Outbreak and Contagion.
 

Death Blow -  Resurrected the vigilante genre after a long break from films like Taxi Driver and Death Wish. Paved the way for films like Man on Fire, the Equalizer, etc. 


Rochelle Rochelle - really established the coming of age tales with an erotic twist  

 

  • Like 1
  • Haha 1
Posted
6 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

This means a Western has to have things like the black hat, the Indian attack, the piano + brawl in the saloon and others.

aka 'trope.'

although not a fan of horror, it's loaded with them.

Posted (edited)

Red Dawn

image.gif.a4cf093dc6a6b6f6652221555c3b4e3b.gif

when I got my high school letter jacket I said I was ready to go fight commies in the mountains.

first movie I recall to entertain the topic of the U.S. being invaded.

Edited by Rockwell Torrey

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



×
×
  • Create New...