Help with Genres

[Kek]

I do love a good horror film, especially Asian Horrors but would that be the genre/title that they'd come under?

Also, the likes of Saw and Hostel, they're not horrors or thrillers so what are they?! Don't go on at me for wanting to pigeon-hole something purrleeze!

 

[joekeys32]

I think a lot of films need 2, 3, 4 or even 5 genres to even attempt to describe them adequately.

FWIW Saw and Hostel are both categorised 'Horror, Suspense/Thriller' on my DVD DB. The Host is 'Horror, Action, Adventure'.

 

[b557b]

Asian horror just falls under the main genre of Horror, just happen to be Asian films.

Saw and Hostel are Horror, Horror doesn't just mean supernatural/ghosts.

 

[Oxl]

Saw and Hostel have been referred to as torture porn, a sub-genre presumably.

 

[hint0122]

and a stupid 'sub genre' too. Absolutely hate the term torture porn. There is gore in horror that has been around for decades(worse than Hostel/Saw), nothing new except they are more mainstream now.

 

[!$*BUNZ*$!]

If you look up the films on IMDB you may get a general idea of the genres. It usually gives one or two per film plus plot keyworRAB.

 

[br&on]

Thanks. I remember the 'horror' films of the 80's (hell, I remember the 80's!!!) and there was a sub - slash horror, which summed it up quite well I thought.

 

[~New Divide~]

Yes, the Slasher film is a sub genre of Horror.