# Movie genres that will always "suck". **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 1, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950 "2005-11-01T19:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/21 "2005-11-01T22:22:31Z")
**UncleRojelio** writes: > [@](#): > > Under appreciated because it sucked ass hard. The moment I realized the cliche, I left the theater. That movie could not have possibly been any lamer. I beg to differ. But _de gustibus non disputandem est_. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/22 "2005-11-01T22:28:28Z")
“Gonna Die” movies also suck. You know, the ones where a main character knows he or she is “gonna die.” Hate those. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/23 "2005-11-01T22:54:21Z")
After reading the OP, I seriously think **msmith537** should apply to be a columnist at The Onion. Not an insult, not a compliment, just an observation. As for the topic I would like to nominate “slow as hell Victorian-era dramas that are nothing but a fashion show for pretentious people.” Y’know, stuff like Topsy Turvy, Sense and Sensibility, A Room with a View, etc. I’ve never seen any of those movies, but they all seem like they fit the genre. Down with lace, brocade, and English accents! Stupid past. ---
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/24 "2005-11-01T22:54:22Z")
I hate movies that have animals/insects that have been mutated somehow and/or are terrorizing a small town in the middle of nowhere. I’ve seen **8 Legged Freaks** , **Bats** , **Anaconda** and probably a few others. Didn’t like any of them. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/25 "2005-11-01T23:16:44Z")
> [@dare\_devil007\_](#): > > I hate movies that have animals/insects that have been mutated somehow and/or are terrorizing a small town in the middle of nowhere. I’ve seen **8 Legged Freaks** , **Bats** , **Anaconda** and probably a few others. Didn’t like any of them. Usally because they’re slasher flicks some gimicky animal to do the killing instead of a scary guy. The Birds is probably the best in the genre, and even it has it’s downsides. ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/26 "2005-11-01T23:32:01Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > Usally because they’re slasher flicks some gimicky animal to do the killing instead of a scary guy. > > The Birds is probably the best in the genre, and even it has it’s downsides. I agree that movies in this genre suck hard Except for [Tremors](http://imdb.com/title/tt0100814/), of course. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/27 "2005-11-01T23:32:17Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > And **Amateur Porn** films: I actually WANT sucking in my amatuer porn films. 😉 And I would like to add: **Popular Horror Movie, part 2** always sucks. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/28 "2005-11-01T23:40:16Z")
“Chick flicks” that feature strung-together clichés in place of a plot. I’m a chick, and I can’t believe that I’m supposed to be enjoying that stuff! ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/29 "2005-11-01T23:49:28Z")
I still don’t understand the purpose of the OP. You say later that they suck because the fanbase tends to be overly critical, but then you give your personal feelings on why movies of each genre sucks. Are you saying that YOU suck? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/30 "2005-11-01T23:50:33Z")
I was going to say “copycat films” always suck. You know, a movie is released and is a big hit, then a very similar movie is released and it sucks. _However_ I then thought of an exception. After _Pulp Fiction_ was a hit, there was a movie called _Two Days in the Valley_ that was great. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/31 "2005-11-01T23:55:23Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > The only one I agree with is the movies about Mars, sure does seem like other than Total Recall they all suck. > > … Don’t you mean “…in addition to _Total Recall_ sucking all the other ones suck too?” Never understood the fascination with that vastly overrated movie… ---
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/32 "2005-11-01T23:56:19Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > There are certain movie genres or themes that will always suck. Like musicals. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/33 "2005-11-01T23:59:09Z")
**Disney post-1964**. I know there are exceptions, but pretty much everything animated which follows the “young person rebels against authority, accompanied on his.her quest by two English-speaking animals (one dim, one wise-cracking)” genre. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/34 "2005-11-01T23:59:32Z")
What, no vote for “Adam Sandler movies” yet? ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/35 "2005-11-02T00:03:02Z")
> [@Captain Amazing](#): > > and I have to admit I have a soft spot for Rosemary’s Baby Right on the top of it’s cute little head. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/36 "2005-11-02T00:12:15Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > 1. Anything with the word _Star_ in the title. > 2. War movies I take it you don’t like Star Wars, then. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/37 "2005-11-02T00:45:09Z")
Zombie movies. Vampire movies. Lifetime movies with titles like: Mother Can I Marry A Pedophile Serial Killer?: The Story of Idona Giveadamn ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/38 "2005-11-02T03:15:54Z")
> [@davenportavenger](#): > > A > As for the topic I would like to nominate “slow as hell Victorian-era dramas that are nothing but a fashion show for pretentious people.” Y’know, stuff like Topsy Turvy, Sense and Sensibility, A Room with a View, etc. I’ve never seen any of those movies, but they all seem like they fit the genre. Down with lace, brocade, and English accents! Stupid past. You’ve never seen them, but you know they suck? :dubious: 😉 The term you’re looking for is “costume drama”. I for one LOVE them. I love history, and I love costume history. And I love Jane Austen! _Sense and Sensibility_ was a VERY well down movie based on Jane Austen’s novel, and everyone I’ve talked to who saw it loved it. What’s not to love about a movie with Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet AND Alan Rickman-who, for once, wasn’t playing the villain? (Although Hugh Grant wasn’t too good, he walked around like he had forgotten to remove the hanger from his coat). ---
**Author:** ![Idlewild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/39 "2005-11-02T03:51:32Z")
Eh. I felt that _Sense and Sensibility_ missed a lot of the broad satirical humour of the novel but certainly it was more than just a fashion show, and indeed to dismiss “Victorian era” (pssst, S&S isn’t even Victorian) costume dramas as such is to miss a really wide range of films some of which are very good indeed. ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950/40 "2005-11-02T04:31:30Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > _Sense and Sensibility_ was a VERY well down movie based on Jane Austen’s novel, and everyone I’ve talked to who saw it loved it. What’s not to love about a movie with Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet AND Alan Rickman-who, for once, wasn’t playing the villain? (Although Hugh Grant wasn’t too good, he walked around like he had forgotten to remove the hanger from his coat). I agree. Although I thought it was because Hugh Grant’s shoes were too tight 🙂 Just cos people are wearing funny clothes and using more formal language, doesn’t mean there’s not a good plot in there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-will-always-suck/328950.md?page=3)