Film generes that should come back/go away

Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,364MI6 Agent
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Let's talk about film generes that are rare now that you would want more of in the coming years, but also generes you feel have outstayed their welcome.

I would like to see more westerns, spoof movies and dramas in cinemas. On the other hand I think we need a long break from superhero movies.

What do you think?

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  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Musicals!
    BIBLICAL EPICS
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,364MI6 Agent
    Musicals have had a resurgance lately I think.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I too am tired of Super Hero movies ( Apart from Batman Obviously, always time for the Bat ) ;)
    "Found footage " Horror films, I really hate them X-(
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,364MI6 Agent
    In general I agree with you, but the found footage movie "Troll hunter" is great! :D
  • SpectreOfDefeatSpectreOfDefeat Posts: 404MI6 Agent
    Come back:

    Serious westerns, in the vein of say the Coen brothers' True Grit rather than parodies like A Million Ways to Die in the West.
    Gangster films.
    Grand historical epics, possibly in the sword and sandal genre.

    Go out of fashion:

    Superhero films, at least those made in the Marvel in-house 'style', which has gotten stale by this point.
    Video game movies.

    "The spectre of defeat..."

  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    Super hero films out stayed their welcome with me ages ago! But my husband and oldest son can't get enough of them :( They're huge fans of the comics.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,364MI6 Agent
    SpectreOfDefeat wrote:
    Come back:

    Serious westerns, in the vein of say the Coen brothers' True Grit rather than parodies like A Million Ways to Die in the West.
    Gangster films.
    Grand historical epics, possibly in the sword and sandal genre.

    Go out of fashion:

    Superhero films, at least those made in the Marvel in-house 'style', which has gotten stale by this point.
    Video game movies.

    Men on a mission moviers like Where Eagles Dare and The Guns of Navarone. Or women on a mission for that matter. I wish Jackdaws by Ken Follelt was made as a movie. The story is much more about espionage than the two classics I mentioned, but I think it wouldhave worked.
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    I'd like to see some realistic spy films, where the spy has to use his/her cunning to get out of tricky situations not over the top action. A female spy film would be good but NOT like Atomic Blonde!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,364MI6 Agent
    I liked Atomic Blonde, but I agree we need more straight spy movies. The most sucuessful lately is probably tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    Parts of Atomic Blonde were ok but the fight scenes with her against 2 or 3 men at least twice the size of her were ridiculous (imo).
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Proper swashbucklers like errol flynn type films.
    Non animated family films
    Original handrawn animated movies like from the classic Disney era.
    Spoof films in the vein of the carry on films, airplane, Mel Brooks etc
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    On the 'unfeasible ' spy-type front: has anyone seen "Anna" with Sasha Luss, Cillian Murphy, Luke Evans and Helen Mirren?
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    Charmed & Dangerous wrote:
    On the 'unfeasible ' spy-type front: has anyone seen "Anna" with Sasha Luss, Cillian Murphy, Luke Evans and Helen Mirren?

    No, I haven't. Is it any good?
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    edited September 2020
    It's a Luc Besson film, and a lot of fun, quite similar to his previous film La Femme Nikita. He's good with the strong female leads such as Colombiana and The Fifth Element as well as LFN and this is cut from the same cloth - action and fighting scenes are terrific and the plot is interesting, the women get the best roles. Worth a look. -{
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,337MI6 Agent
    I enjoyed Unlocked, in the same current spy, espionage thriller vein. Give it a go if you haven't seen it.
    "Any of the opposition around..?"
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I really enjoyed Unlocked -{ then again I'm a fan of Spooks etc.

    I'd love to see a few witty word play comedies returning, with plenty of
    Fast interacting dialogue. Rather than just another gross out comedy
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    I liked Atomic Blonde, but I agree we need more straight spy movies. The most sucuessful lately is probably tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was on tv at the weekend. I recorded it and will watch it later. I've seen it before, ages ago but I don't really remember it.

    I'd also like to see historical films like Selma, the story of Martin Luther King. David Oyelowo did a fantastic job portraying MLK.
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