Sub - Genre

'Scary Movie' is a sub-genre of a spoof comedy thriller. This particular movie bases its story line on 'Scream' a thriller movie made in 1996. Using the thriller techniques to build the suspense like in 'Scream' but instead of a bloody frightening outcome the movie has a comic out come. This idea of a spoof comedy thriller was very popular with its audience as the 'Scary Movie' brand has gone on two make a second, third and fourth. My favourite scene in this movie is actually the opening one, when we see the killer and the victim face to face, the killer has a knife at the ready and our victim beside her has a tray of deadly weapons and a banana, instead of picking up the a weapon to defend herself she picks up the banana.





'Reservoir Dogs' is a sub-genre of a crime thriller. The movie mixed with lots of thriller techniques and suspense also has a plot of crime. This is a very common sub-genre with such movies as 'Eagle Eye' and 'The Inside Man' also made in this style. Reservoir dogs is a fantastic movie and did well as director and writer Quentin Tarrantino's first film, however the end of the movie did cause a lot of criticism. My favourite Scene is this movie is when we see Mr.Blond dancing and singing to "Stuck In The Middle With You" as he slices the ear off of a helpless policeman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiU2pKQ683s (Stuck In The Middle With You)


'The Dark Knight' is a sub-genre of a action crime thriller movie. Christopher Nolan the director did not take the similar route to other Batman movie directors before him and take a comic book like outcome, but instead he tried to make the film more of a thriller and more realistic. 'The Dark Knight' I think has suspense and a great 'villain' and is epic and thrilling but also has the crime story line, and of course has loads of action fighting and car chases (What Batman movie would be complete without it!). My favourite scene in this movie is when the Joker has one of the mob gangsters up to a pool table with a knife and he is telling him how he got the scar's on his face.