What Movie Genre Do You Avoid The Most?
I don’t normal ask questions but when looking up some new films recently I did something I think most of us do. I skipped some films based purely on the Genres, I know its wrong and that every genre of film has brilliant material to offer but I still avoid some. So I ask the question what genre of film do avoid the most? Not which do you hate but which do see and instinctively say “nah i’ll pass”. Mine is after the break.
For me its two genres and their not exactly justifiable. Biographical films, or biopics. And anything that is purely dramatic. Am talking 2 hours of pure depressing material droning on and on. I’d rather watch paint dry. But now I want to know your answers so sign off in the comments.
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Tim The Film Guy
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Rom-coms. Yawn. Modern comedies as well, really. Watched ‘Paul’ the other night; didn’t laugh at all… and I like Pegg & Frost.
Not keen on costume dramas either. I’m sure there’s one or two I might’ve liked though. Just can’t remember them…
Disappointed you don’t like old films. Don’t venture much before the 70’s? Heathen.
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Haha Rom-Coms won this posts comment section with a landslide!
Not a fan of costume dramas myself. Haha sorry I disappoint you but unless it has universal praise then I tend to avoid films from before the 70’s, still watched Ben-Hur and the like 😀
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Recently, its been action films. They just kinda blend into the same thing recently.
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I tend to avoid westerns like the plague, I don’t even like Back to the Future 3.
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Wow you really don’t like them. No western has ever proved you wrong?
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I dont hate them but I wouldnt buy or see to many of them and that is Westerns or Medival like fantasy ones. Lord of The Rings for example is a well made movie, but I do get really bored when watching them. Which will explain why I have not seen Game of Thrones yet
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Give game of thrones a try. Go on 😀
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I generally avoid war movies. I don’t need that much reality in my movies. I also don’t really like Westerns, nor really stupid comedies. Two hours of fart jokes isn’t my cup of tea. Gangster stuff I dislike as well. Scarface and others like it, nah. I just find them incredibly boring.
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Haha damn reality 😀
Got to admit you have a lot of genres here. Like the most anyone has mentioned. Haha thanks for the comment 😀
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Raunchy comedies. I’ve never found vulgarity to be funny so these bore me to tears. For me it’s an overused crutch for a lack of creativity. Unfortunately it’s the going thing in Hollywood these days and we get a ton of them each year.
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I think I know what you mean and to each his own so I get it 😀
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Rom-coms and Romance for me. Sometimes I don’t mind a bit of love stuff, but I don’t like it to be the complete focus of a film. I would find that really boring. I like pretty much all other genres, though, having said that, I do need to be in a certain humour to enjoy and appreciate the heavier dramas.
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Rom coms winning by a landslide. Thanks for the comment V 😀
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That’s because they’re all SHITE! 😀
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There is a 13 year old girl crying somewhere V. Crying!
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They have to learn at some time Tim! They have to learn!!
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Haha 😀
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I’m normally down for anything movie-related, but I guess pure period pieces don’t immediately jump out at me.
Adam.
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So you don’t jump for joy as you see Period piece written in the description?
Definitely understand that one Adam 😀
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Haha! Not unless there’s a twist, something like… Jane Eyre meets Freddie Kruger?
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You joke but I would watch that 😀
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…ditto. 😛
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gotta be rom coms (or downer dramas), though some are ok, but usually I try to placate the wifey whenever I do watch one.
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This and horror films are neck and neck within this posts comments.
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Ha. Really? Too bad that horror gets avoided so much. There is so much of it that is really garbage, I agree, and I know that is why it always get a bad rap but there are indeed some really well put together horror flicks out there that get overlooked and denied a fair shot. A shame.
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Less the quality and more their big scaredy-cats haha 😀
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LOL 😀
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Parodies upon parodies. Can’t stand them anymore
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So Epic Movie, Superhero Movie, Meet the Spartans. Not for you? Haha they are so terrible xD
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I try to avoid non-english language and Horror movies
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I cannot agree with Non-English films. Get used to the subtitles Rob. But I understand horror. its a popular one in the comments 😀
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I have found via my vast movie watching that I rely more heavily on my aural senses than my visual, hense it’s easier for me to watch movies that I also can listen to at the same time
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Haha at first I thought you wrote oral. And I was like you eat films? Haha 😀
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ah….no. 🙂
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Romance (excluding rom-com because I can still enjoy the comedy side of it)
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Hmm interesting. Normally its specifically rom coms but you can like the other half of the hybrid. I’ll agree with just romance films because I find when you focus purely on romance that it becomes extremely unrealistic or incredibly boring 😀
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Romances, I suppose. Although I have to admit to having enjoyed a few of the Rom-Coms I’ve seen.
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I understand. Just what you avoid, every genre has a film we like but we still avoid it if we can 😀
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I honestly can’t take sad dramas anymore. I use to be able to watch them, but
they are too depressing now. I avoid them often – anything dealing with life and death that handles it seriously. I’m out.
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Pure dramas. Bore me!
Bring me some indie comedy dramas 😀
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Easy question this time Tim. For me it’d be horror and slasher flicks. I just don’t care for demonic themes and blood + gore. I don’t mind psychological horror or something like Sixth Sense but I don’t go out of my way to seek those out.
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Okay so you don’t like horror but can stand thrillers. But are there any films you tried to avoid but ended up liking?
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I’d say Inglourious Basterds. I was afraid it’d be too violent for me and some of the scenes were pretty brutal, but I ended up liking that film, a lot!
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That is a very wierdly fun film. It shouldnt be fun but it is. Very clever 😀
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Great question! The genre I avoid the most is probably horror. I like movies that are suspenseful but I can’t handle super scary stuff. I’m a wimp when it comes to that. 😉
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Thanks. So you wouldnt mind suspensful thrillers but you cannot handle straight out horror? Yeah I can get that, its been a popular choice in the comments
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Yep, I love thrillers and suspenseful stuff, but not straight up horror. 😉 I do like zombie films though
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Hmm. What makes Zombie films different?
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Not really sure. 😉 lol “Shawn of the Dead” is one of my favorite movies, and it has a lot of humor in it, so maybe that made zombies OK. 😉
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So you feel less fear and see more humour when the film has Zombies? Maybe. Am not a shrink, am not even sane! 😀
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Could be! Maybe the zombie movies just bring back good memories of “Shaun of the Dead.” 😉
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Seeing Nick Frost as a zombie ruins the fear forever!
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LOL — very true! 😉
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😀
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Movies with spies or espionage and Medieval-themed fantasy movies like Lord of the Rings generally bore the Hell out of me. But there are always exceptions.
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I agree
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You sound like a smart man.
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Get a room!
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Oh yeah always exceptions but you generally speaking would avoid these genres if it was a new film to you?
Oh and I have a friend who doesn’t like medieval themed fantasy. I’ll ask you too. Do you like or have you tried Game of Thrones?
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No, I’ve never watched it. People tell me it’s good, though. I’ve been told there’s a hilarious midget guy.
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Yes Peter Dicklage plays Tyrion. He is excellent in it. Also the non offensive term is Little Person. Just for future reference 😀
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Meh, I don’t pretend to be PC.
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Chick flicks!
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Second that.
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Gotcha.
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