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6 Sept 2017

POLL - SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY [Repost]

Rules, tropes, cliches all films have them, what sub-genres should I test?





Science Fiction & Fantasy has won the genre poll.  Please vote of the SF & F sub-genre you want me to do next...  [Currently "Post-Apocalyptic" is ahead.]

5 Aug 2017

POLLS - CURRENT


Each week (ish) I review a film to see if it follows the rules/formulas/cliches of the sub-genre it comes from.  You can help pick future sub-genres to be tested:

Rank the genres from the one you'd most like to see the sub-genre picked from to the least:


Follow the links below to pick the sub-genres to be tested:
Check out the master list of all of the sub-genres and types of film.

6 Jul 2017

POLLS - OTHER

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.)



  • Adaptations - Films based on plays, books, comics, etc.  [Educating Rita]
  • Art House films - Arty and independent films outside the mainstream.  [Better than Chocolate]
  • Beach Party films - Films from the Beach Party film series and similar films.  [Muscle Beach Party]
  • Christian films - Films created for a Christian audience.  [God's Not Dead]
  • Dogme '95 films - Films that follow the Dogme '95 rules.  [The Idiots]
  • German Expressionism movement - Dark films from the German in the 1910s - 1930s. [Metropolis]
  • Italian Neo-Realism - Italian films from WWII and the post-WWII period dealing with poverty and injustice. [The Bicycle Thief]
  • "Road to..." film series - Films from the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope film series.  [Road to Morocco]
  • Road Trip films - Films about people traveling across country.  [Something Wild]
  • British New Wave Social Realism - Films about the working class struggle in a declining economic structure.  [Raining Stones]

18 Jan 2017

POLL - SUSPENSE & THRILLER

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.)



  • Anti-War Films - Films that feature war, but portray it as a bad thing.  [Saving Private Ryan]
  • Cold War Films - The USA and the USSR are on the brink of all-out war which only our hero can stop.  [Hunt for the Red October]
  • Conspiracy Films - Films where a character discovers a world of murder and conspiracy.  [Enemy of the State]
  • Erotic Thrillers - Films where a character is lured into a world of sleaze and murder by sex.  [The Monkey's Mask]
  • Espionage Films/Spy Thrillers - Films that feature espionage, but focus more on suspense than action.  [Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy]
  • Legal Thriller - A courtroom drama, but with more danger to the protagonists [The Firm]
  • Outbreak/Contagion Films - A film about the beginnings and spread of a deadly pandemic and possibly the collapse of society that follows.  [Warning Sign]
  • Political Thrillers - Films where the fate of a country's political future is at stake.  [All The President's Men]
  • Psychological Thrillers - Films where the unstable mental state of a character or characters is a feature.  [Psycho]
  • Supernatural Thrillers - A film with supernatural elements that focuses more on building tension than the gore or killing of other horror films.  [Jack & Diane]

There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, many Suspense & Thriller films are action films or horrors or close to crossing the lines into becoming them.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are Suspense & Thriller sub-genres not included here that appeared in previous polls.

  • Action Films - most sub-genres depending on the levels of action and suspense.
  • Crime Films - most sub-genres depending on the levels of mystery and suspense.
  • Drama Films - most sub-genres depending on the levels of drama and suspense.
  • Exploitation - most sub-genres depending on the levels of suspense.
  • Horror - most sub-genres depending on the levels of horror and suspense.
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy - most sub-genres depending on the levels of suspense.

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.



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.

18 Nov 2016

POLL - HORROR FILMS

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.)



  • Animal Attack films - Films about an animal, group of animals or a giant animal attacking a group of people.  [Jaws]
  • Alien Attack films - Films about an alien, or small group of aliens attacking a group of people, usually on Earth.  Similar to Animal Attack films, but less organised than Alien Invasions.  [Alien]
  • Body Horror - Films mutilation or mutation of human bodies or the bodies of other creatures.  [The Fly]
  • Demonic Possession - Films about demons or other entities taking possession of humans or attempting to do so.  [The Exorcist]
  • Ghost films - Films about hauntings or other supernatural happenings.  [Poltergeist]
  • Gorno/Torture Porn - Films about someone capturing and torturing a variety of victims.  [Wolf Creek]
  • Gothic Horror - Films based on (actually or thematically) of older Gothic Romance horrors.  [Dracula]
  • J-Horror - Japanese horror films.  [Ringu]
  • Slasher films - Films where a group of people (mostly teenagers) are killed off one-by-one by an unstoppable killer.   20+ films have already been tested for this genre. [Friday the 13th]
  • Zombie films - Films where a group of people try to survive the return of the dead.   10 films have already been tested for this genre. 

There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, many horror films are exploitation films, etc.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are exploitation sub-genres not included here that appeared on previous polls.

  • Comedies & Musicals - includes:  Black Comedies which often have some crossover with horror.
  • Crime films - includes: Serial Killer films which have a lot of crossover.
  • Dramas, Historical Films & Epics - includes:  Addiction films (depending on how they're handled) and  Disaffected Youth films (aka Teensploitation).
  • Exploitation films - most subgenres will have horror elements, Splattter films is a specifically a horror sub-genre.

There are dramas, historical films & epics sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls.
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy films - some films in these sub-genres will include horror.
  • Sex & Romance - includes:  Supernatural Romance which doesn't contain much horror but was born from the horror genre.
  • Suspence & Thrillers - Weak horror, but includes: Supernatural Thrillers which is a type of horrror.

Any sub-genres of dramas, historical films & epics you feel are missing and need to be added to the list?  Any films that need to be tested?  Please comment below.

~ DUG.

28 Oct 2016

POLL - EXPLOITATION FILMS

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.)



  • Biker films - Films about biker gangs.  [The Wild One]
  • Cautionary films - Film made to get around decency laws by claiming to educate against the acts they show.  [Reefer Madness]
  • Mondo films - Fake or partially fake and sensationalist documentaries.  [Sweden: Heaven & Hell]
  • Naziploitation - Torture porn/sexploitation films set in Nazi prison camps.  [Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS]
  • Nudist films - Films set in and around nudist camps to get around prohibitions on showing nudity by using at exemption for portraying the naturalist lifestyle [Diary of a Nudist]
  • Nunsploitation - Torture porn/sexploitation films set in monasteries or about nuns in dangerous situations.  [The Devils]
  • Rape/Revenge - Films that feature a rape and vigilante justice committed by the victim or a relative of the victim on the perpetrators.  [I Spit On Your Grave]
  • Sexploitation - Films that focus on more sex and nudity than mainstream films.  [Emmanuelle]
  • Splatter films - Films that feature graphic violence and gore.  [Night of the Living Dead]
  • Women in Prison films - Torture porn/sexploitation films set in women's prisons.  [Caged Heat]

There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, many horror films are exploitation films, etc.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are exploitation sub-genres not included here that appeared on previous polls.

  • Action films - includes: Martial Arts films.  While that genre is borderline, there are several sub-genres of Martial Arts films considered to be exploitation films.
  • Comedies & Musicals - includes:  Sex Comedies and Stoner films.
  • Crime films - includes: Vigilante films.  It also includes Serial Killer films which have a lot of crossover.
  • Dramas, Historical Films & Epics - includes:  Addiction films (depending on how they're handled) and  Disaffected Youth films (aka Teensploitation).

There are dramas, historical films & epics sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls.
  • Horror movies - most subgenres will have exploitation films, depending on how graphic they are, especially the Gorno/Torture Porn genre. 
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy films - includes: Sword & Sorcery/Barbarian films which may count.
  • Sex & Romance - includes:  Sexploitation subgeneres and series the Carry On films, Erotic Love Stories and Teen Sex Comedies.
  • Suspence & Thrillers - includes: Erotic Thrillers (a type of exploitation film.)

Any sub-genres of dramas, historical films & epics you feel are missing and need to be added to the list?  Any films that need to be tested?  Please comment below.

21 Oct 2016

POLL - The DRAMAS, HISTORICAL FILMS & EPICS.

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.)





  • Addiction films - Films about drug and alcohol addiction.  [Trainspotting]
  • Bio-pics - The stories of a person's life, or portion thereof.  [The Intimidation Game]
  • Coming of Age films - Films about young people gaining maturity or learning a life-lesson.  [A Christmas Story]
  • Disaffected Youth films - Films about teenagers or people in their early twenties who reject society.  [Rebel Without A Cause]
  • Epics - Film with a large scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle.  [Ben Hur]
  • Historical dramas - Stories of set among real events in history.  [Lawrence of Arabia]
  • Melodramas - Stories that rely on strong emotion rather than characterisation.  [Sweet November]
  • Period dramas - Stories set in the late 19th, early 20th century.  [Any Jane Austen adaptation]
  • Political dramas - Stories that revolve around politics real and fictional.  [All The President's Men]
  • Swashbuckling films - Stories of high adventure and swordplay.  [Robin Hood]

There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, period dramas may be historical dramas, etc.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are dramas, historical films & epics sub-genres not included here that appeared on previous polls.
There are dramas, historical films & epics sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls
  • Sex & Romance films - will include: Erotic Love Stories, Historical Romance, Lesbian Romance, Romantic Drama.
  • Suspense & Thrillers - will include: Outbreak/Contagion films, Anti-War films.
Any sub-genres of dramas, historical films & epics you feel are missing and need to be added to the list?  Any films that need to be tested?  Please comment below.

~ DUG.


30 Sept 2016

POLL - CRIME Films

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.)




  • Courtroom drama - A film based around a trial, often a murder but not always.  [Anything based on a Grisham novel.]
  • Detective films - A film based around a cop, private detective or amateur detective solving a crime.  [Dirty Harry]
  • Gangster - A film based around the mob.  [The Godfather]
  • Heist - A film based around a group of people committing a complex crime.  [Ocean's Eleven]
  • Heist Gone Wrong - A film based around a group of people after a crime goes horribly wrong.  [Reservoir Dogs]
  • Murder Mysteries - A type of detective film, but more in the Agatha Christie style, usually a murder solved like a puzzle.  [Any adaptation of Christie]
  • Noir - A stylish type of detective film usually from the 40s or 50s.  [The Maltese Falcon]
  • Serial Killer Films - A type of detective film where a series of murders by a single killer is investigated.  [Silence of the Lambs]
  • Sherlock Holmes films - Films based on the character created by Arthur Conan Doyle.  [Sherlock Holmes]
  • Vigilante films - A film in which an ordinary citizen takes the law into their own hands.  [Death Wish]

There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, Noir and Sherlock Holmes films are types of Detective films.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are crime sub-genres not included here that appeared on previous polls.
There are crime sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls
  • Exploitation films - will include: Rape/Revenge (connected to the vigilante sub-genre).
  • Thriller & Suspense films - probably most of.
Any sub-genres of comedy or musical films you feel are missing and need to be added to the list?  Any films that need to be tested?  Please comment below.


16 Sept 2016

POLL - COMEDIES & MUSICIALS

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.)




  • Black comedies - Films that find comedy in dark themes, especially death.  [Weekend At Bernie's]
  • Farces - Films that use buffoonery and absurd situations for comedy.  [The Dinner Game]
  • Gross-out comedies - Films that use toilet humour and sex for comedy.  [There's Something about Mary]
  • Mockumentaries - Films that pretend to be documentaries to heighten the comedy.  [This is Spinal Tap]  Serious mockumentaries exist, and especially for horror films are often "found footage" films, but will not be tested by this category.
  • Musicals - Films that include songs that replace character's dialogue or thoughts in some scenes.  [The Sound of Music]
  • Parodies/Spoofs - Films that make fun of other films and popular culture.  [Airplane!]
  • Screwball comedes - Films that use fast-paced repartee and heightened situations.  [Bringing Up Baby]
  • Sex comedies - Films that find humour in sexual relationships, including attempts to get sex or cover up affairs.  [The Seven Year Itch]  Sub-genres of this type of film are Teen Sex Comedies and the Carry On film series, both of which appear on the Sex and Romance poll.
  • Slapstick comedies - Films use exaggerated physical humour.  [The Pink Panther]
  • Stoner comedies - Films that find humour in people who are high.  [Any Cheech & Chong film.]  
There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, farces and screwball comedies usually include slapstick, etc.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are comedy or musical sub-genres not included here that appeared on previous polls.

There are comedy or musical sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls

Any sub-genres of comedy or musical films you feel are missing and need to be added to the list?  Any films that need to be tested?  Please comment below.


31 Aug 2016

POLL - The ACTION genre.

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.)




  • Action comedy - Action films with a strong comedy element.  [True Lies]
  • Buddy cop film - Two cops are forced to work together to solve a crime.  [Lethal Weapon]
  • Chase films - Someone is being chased.  Usually it's by law enforcement and they're being chased for a crime they didn't commit.  [The Fugitive]
  • Die Hard-in-a - An overlooked hero kills off bad-guys one-by-one while trapped in a limited area.  [Die Hard]
  • Disaster films - A natural or man-made disaster is occurring and a hero has to help a small group survive and escape.  [The Towering Inferno]  10 films have already been tested for this genre.
  • Inspirational sports films - Underdogs in life achieve success in sport.  [The Mighty Ducks]
  • Martial Arts films - A martial artist must fight many other martial artists, usually to achieve revenge.  [Enter the Dragon]
  • Spy films - Action films involving espionage, with a hero who is a spy or an civilian pulled into the spy game.  [Any Bond film]  Not to be confused with Espionage/Spy Thrillers which will appear on the Suspense & Thriller poll.
  • War films - Films about combat soldiers during a war.  [Saving Private Ryan]
  • Western - Films set in the American old west.  [Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid]

There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, Buddy cop films usually include a lot of comedy, etc.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are action sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls.

  • Dramas, Historical Films & Epics - will include: Epics and Swashbuckling films.
  • Exploitation films - includes many films that are also action films.
  • Horror - will include: Animal Attack films, Alien Attack and other horror genres that include some action.
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy - includes many films that are also action films.

Any sub-genres of action films you feel are missing and need to be added to the list?  Any films that need to be tested?  Please comment below.


~ DUG.