There are five basic kinds of movies - kids, family, teen, guy and chick flicks. Kid movies are geared to kids usually without regard to the parents that will attend these movies with their kids. Family movies are like kid movies but have a little more regard for the parents and tend to have humor at more levels than that of a third grader. Teen movies tend to have a more adult theme but with crass humor. Guy movies are filled with action tend to have more gore and be a little more explicit. Chick flicks are generally more romantic even to the mushy side and every chick flick has a relationship (dating/marriage/friendship etc.) involved.
Genre is a little different than the kinds of movies I listed above. There are a ton of genre - western, thriller, gore, documentary, action, adventure, mystery, romantic, drama, war, porn, cult, silent, comedy, sappy tearjerkers, animation and probably a few I am forgetting. Many of these genre combine to make a different kind of movie all together. A classic chick flick is the combination of romantic & comedy, classic guy flicks combine action & adventure, classic kid flicks are generally animated & comedy, while family movies usually take the edge off and combine the more adult versions of comedy, adventure, mystery etc. geared not to offend anyone particular age group.
Recently there have been movies that combine genres in a non traditional way that make them fall into more than one kind of the movies listed in paragraph one. One combination in particular I find completely amazing is that of action/adventure and romantic/comedy. As a fan of guy and chick flicks they are the perfect combination of both kinds of movies. Making them the best movies for me!
Bet you can tell I'm a movie fan.
Today I watched a movie review TV program. I usually never agree with the reviewers but sometimes I find them entertaining. They also tell me about movies not in my area or not out yet or that I may not have given a chance because I didn't know about them. All good reasons to watch but as I get older I am finding them less and less entertaining or informative. Today was especially frustrating since they spent a while bashing my new favorite kind of movie. Maybe it is because movie reviewers are generally men and tend to bash the romantic comedy anyway. So to all the movie reviewers out there who agree that a romantic/comedy and action/adventure can't be combined think again. There is a place for movies that fall outside the box. I'm thinking the perfect date movie!
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