It's A Wonderful Life (1946) is a film, partially set at Christmas and popularly watched during the festive season.
16 Dec 2016
POLL - SEX & ROMANCE
Rules, tropes, cliches all films have them, what sub-genres should I test?
Help decide on future film sub-genres to be tested by doing the following poll (explanations for sub-genres appear after the poll.)
- "Carry On" films - A British series of sex comedies. [Carry on Behind]
- Erotic romance - Romances that have lots of sex. [9 1/2 Weeks]
- Historical romances - Romances set in an earlier period. [Titanic]
- Lesbian romance - A romance between 2 women. 10+ films have already been tested for this genre. [The Incredible True Adventure of Two Girls In Love]
- Manic Pixie Dream Girl - Films based around this character type. 10 films have already been tested for this genre. [Garden State]
- Romantic drama - A romantic drama. [Breakfast At Tiffany's]
- Romantic tragedies - A romance with a death. [Sweet November]
- Rom Coms - The standard formulaic romantic comedies. 10 films have already been tested for this genre. [Sleepless In Seattle]
- Supernatural romance - Romances between humans and supernatural creatures. [Twilight]
- Teen Sex Comedies - Coming of age films meet sex comedies. [Porky's]
There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, many Sex & Romance films are comedies, dramas films. Films may be tested in multiple genres.
There are Sex & Romance sub-genres not included here that appeared in previous polls.
- Comedies & Musicals - includes: Sex Comedies.
- Dramas & Historical - include genres that often include romances, like Bio-Pics, Coming of Age films, Melodramas and the like.
- Exploitation films - especially Sexploitation films.
There are Sex & Romance sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls.
- Suspense & Thrillers - especially Erotic thrillers.
Any sub-genres of Sex & Romance you feel are missing and need to be added to the list? Any films that need to be tested? Please comment below.
~ DUG.
12 Dec 2016
SLASHER FILM RULES - Black Christmas (1974)
Every genre has cliches, but how well does a Christmas horror follow the Slasher film follow the Slasher film rules?
Black Christmas (1974) in a Christmas Horror film and early slasher film.
The following analysis may contain spoilers for
BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
5 Dec 2016
CHRISTMAS MOVIES - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is a stop-motion animation children's Christmas horror.
(1993) is a stop-motion animation children's Christmas horror.The following analysis may contain spoilers for
Tim Burton's A Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
2 Dec 2016
POLL - SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
Rules, tropes, cliches all films have them, what sub-genres should I test?
Help decide on future film sub-genres to be tested by doing the following poll (explanations for sub-genres appear after the poll.)
- Alien Invasion films - Films about a mass invasion by alien forces. [Independence Day]
- Disney cartoons - Cartoons. By Disney. [Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs]
- Dystopic Future Societies - Films about a future world where although for many life seems great, it actually sucks for most people. [1984]
- High Fantasy - Fantasy films set in a fantasy world. 5+ films have already been tested for this genre. [The Princess Bride]
- Post-Apocalyptic - Films about a future world where society has collapsed. [Mad Max]
- Space Opera - Films built around spaceships and space battles. [Star Wars]
- Super-Hero films - Films built around people with powers beyond those of normal man. [Superman]
- Sword & Sorcery/Barbarian films - High fantasy films, but set earlier, with more savage characters and darker magic. [Conan the Barbarian]
- Time Travel - Time travel. Films about [Back to the Future]
- Virtual Reality films - Films mostly set in a virtual world. [The Matrix]
There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, many Science Fiction & Fantasy films are exploitation films, etc. Films may be tested in multiple genres.
There are Science Fiction & Fantasy sub-genres not included here that appeared in previous polls.
- Action films - Disaster film could be vaguely Science Fiction, and Alien Invasion films can include elements of Disaster films. Space Opera may use elements of War films.
- Crime films - includes: Vigiliante fims may use elements of Super Hero films.
- Horror films - Often include Science Fiction or Fantasy (superntural) elements. Especially Alien Attack, Demonic Possession, Ghost Stories, Zombie Films.
There are Science Fiction & Fantasy sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls.
- Sex & Romance - includes: Supernatural Romance may contain fantasy elements.
- Suspence & Thrillers - includes: Outbreak/Contagion films, a very weak form of science fiction, with connections to zombies.
Any sub-genres of science fiction & fantasy you feel are missing and need to be added to the list? Any films that need to be tested? Please comment below.
~ DUG.
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