TokeZa's Top 100 Movies through Space and Time

Not in the 80's.

I read an article a while back describing The Silence of the Lamb's genre as a sort of generational schism, where older viewers described it as horror and younger viewers described it as a thriller. It basically made the argument that genre is more context than anything.

Depending on the definition of older and younger and the time they're referring to, it's possible I'd argue it the other way around. Actually, in my experience, it's more to do with which side of the Atlantic you stand than anything else. I'd never heard it referred to as a horror film until the early 2000's and internet discussions about it.

It's not me, that's what it was. I honestly can't remember anyone referring to The Terminator as an action movie until a few years after T2. It's as if it became an action film by association. In ye olde days, when people rented videotapes from actual, physical shops, I can't remember it ever being in any section other than Thriller or Sci-Fi.

Because of its slasher conventions, as Arcanis highlighted in his post, I'd think of it as a horror film long before I got to action.

I see, so I am beginning to love horror more than I imagined. I have several horrors in my top 100 now.

Aliens is regarded today as what?

A piece of sh*t.

I like Spirited Away - not as much as some other Miyazaki films but it's good. Been thinking about re-watching it actually. I've never seen Videodrome - mainly because a less mature version of myself always thought he wouldn't understand it Time I watched it. Not seen Orpheus but have added it to my watchlist.