# Movie Genre Hatred **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 9, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616 "2015-03-09T17:38:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Steve918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Steve918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve918)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/21 "2015-03-09T19:02:06Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I’ve fixed the thread title, as it was causing me physical pain every time I browsed the forum. However, I’ve left the one in the OP as a mark of personal shame. Thankyou, master. It is no more than I deserve. I have also spelled King Henry with a lower case ‘k’. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/22 "2015-03-09T19:19:00Z")
> [@Steve918](#): > > Thankyou, master. It is no more than I deserve. I have also spelled King Henry with a lower case ‘k’. Take him to the tower! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/23 "2015-03-09T19:26:17Z")
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here, to read this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/24 "2015-03-09T19:30:35Z")
Miller! 😃 Another one for vampires and zombies. Why the HELL is this crap so popular?? ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/25 "2015-03-09T19:44:58Z")
Steve918 you’re a big man but you’re in bad shape. I do this for a living. Dismissing British gangster films and ignoring Get Carter? You’re eyes are just like I remember. Pissholes in the snow. Plus, for certain definitions of gangster films, Scum is the Daddy. Where’s your tool? Although stylized and superficial even Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels had it’s merits although those films it influenced that followed have diluted the attraction. TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/26 "2015-03-09T19:48:47Z")
It’s hard to write off whole genres, as every genre has a t least a few gems with crossover appeal. I don’t generally like action movies, but I did enjoy the Bourne series. (Well, 2 out of 3.) ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/27 "2015-03-09T19:51:58Z")
Chick flicks. The utterly unrealistic expectations that they give people, and also as one person mentioned, people have a "princess complex. " ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/28 "2015-03-09T19:57:49Z")
I have a very difficult time watching comedies where every single thing goes wrong with the protagonist. _Are We There Yet_ is a good example, though it is also a very good example of a very bad movie. They get kicked out of the airport so they go to the train station but they miss the train because the boy had to tie his show three steps away from the train’s doors, so they take Ice Cube’s fancy new SUV, what’s the chance of that SUV getting to the destination intact? Look out, that crazy trucker is going to run you off the road! I couldn’t stand _What About Bob_ until I figured out that I’m not supposed to cheer for the psychiatrist who just wants to take his family on vacation. I got turned around on that and I like it better. I really like _Planes, Trains, and Automobiles_ so that must be the exception that proves the rule. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/29 "2015-03-09T20:14:05Z")
Musicals. The idea of people having a normal conversation and then a whole streetful of them breaking into song just makes me gag. ---
**Author:** ![Anon01245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b77776/32.png) [@Anon01245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anon01245)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/30 "2015-03-09T20:14:51Z")
Mostly romance films. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/31 "2015-03-09T20:16:29Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Musicals. The idea of people having a normal conversation and then a whole streetful of them breaking into song just makes me gag. Agreed. However, a filmed opera I have no problem with. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/32 "2015-03-09T20:17:56Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Agreed. However, a filmed opera I have no problem with. Thanks for reminding me that I missed it. I HATE opera, live, filmed or animatronic. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/33 "2015-03-09T20:24:02Z")
At the risk of sounding like a humorless scold, I don’t really like comedies. I like TV comedies just fine, but I don’t know if it’s just the kind of sense of humor that a lot of movie comedies have that I don’t share, or what, but…yeah. I also don’t like romantic comedies. I like drama with romance in it, but anything fluffy (things that used to feature, oh, Meg Ryan, and nowadays feature actors like Jennifer Aniston or Katherine Heigl) just don’t appeal to me. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/34 "2015-03-09T20:24:56Z")
Chick flicks. Romantic comedies. Perhaps I’m missing the Cute Pink Girly Shoe Shopping Romantic Gene, but I utterly DESPISE them. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/35 "2015-03-09T20:54:09Z")
I generally don’t like slasher flicks, though _Psycho_ is a Great Film. I generally don’t like zombie flicks. I prefer my undead with capes, fangs, and Eurotrash accents. I like vampire flicks, but I hate the ones where the actors wear elaborate facial prosthetic makeup. Christopher Lee was scary with fangs and red eyes. Bela Lugosi was scary with a cape and an accent. It’s not their monstrosity that makes them scary, it’s their humanity. I love _Casino_. The first two _Godfather_s are Great Films. Other than that, I don’t like gangster flicks. I do like some of the parodies, like _Get Shorty_ _Payback_, and _Innocent Blood._ I don’t dislike Westerns, but if I am flipping channels and come across one, I usually keep flipping. There are a handful that are good, but most don’t interest me. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/36 "2015-03-09T21:08:23Z")
> [@MoonMoon](#): > > [Pssst…it’s ‘genre’] > > Mine is horror, of the slasher variety. Two hours of jump scares + gore is just not entertaining to me. Me too. Mindless gore. Hate it. “Torture porn” is to the point where I wonder about the sanity of those who enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/37 "2015-03-09T21:55:33Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Musicals. The idea of people having a normal conversation and then a whole streetful of them breaking into song just makes me gag. Except for Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera, I agree. Even Sound of Music is just cheesy and boring. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/38 "2015-03-09T21:57:06Z")
Pretty much anything shown on the Lifetime channel. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/39 "2015-03-09T21:57:17Z")
In my youth, it was sports films…Somehow it always seemed that they cast a non-athlete in the lead role. I must have mellowed since then or they found a couple jocks who could act or something. Since then, I have found a fair number of believable sports films I could enjoy. Lately, the type of movie that makes me stab at the power button on my remote is the vapid vampire that “cares.” Give me Lon, Bela, or Boris - Now they were monsters you could sink your teeth into. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616/40 "2015-03-09T22:23:07Z")
Torture porn and melodrama are the two genres I avoid at all costs. I find both fairly mindless, almost by definition. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genre-hatred/714616.md?page=3)