Would make things more confusing and complicated. Keeping stuff simple would be the way to go.

IMDB serves as the base of all compilations. If both movies are listed under Romance, they go under Romance.

Rank #1 would go to the hairy, man-boobs of HDC's resident Viking. ::big grin::

Yes.

Confusion again. The Non-Horror Top 100 would be of films, not soundtracks.

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Here's my take - it would be sort of criminal to do the Movie Soundtracks without Neverending's inputs. Agreed that all of us could do it on our own and finish with a damn fine job, but that grumpster has been a part of all compilations till now, and I would rather have him aboard for this one. As it stands, I have started work on this so it stays postponed till he returns. What say?

Majority are in favor of the Non-Horror Top 100 so let's start on that. We start work tomorrow but be warned - choosing can be a tough ask. Better tighten those waist belts!

Well, if you like 'em flat chested and muscular then... sure, why the hell not. ::cool::

I like the non horror top 100 best

Both sound like great ideas to me.

Partytime is prominent in Return of the Living Dead along with the majority of the soundtrack. It wouldn't be the same film without it.

Been doing some thinking.

Instead of dividing the non-horror films into specific genres to ensure equal representation in the final 100, it would be better to go for 100 of the absolute best, regardless of genres.

Like totem said earlier, most films criss-cross through genres, so specific/pure genre films could be hard to find.
Also, if we sit down to choose (for example) 10 of the best musicals but could come up with only 7-8, and had to insert 2-3 average/mediocre ones at the cost of an excellent action or sci-fi film, it would be grave injustice.

So, how do we start?

Let's start by listing our top 20 non-horror films. Non-horror means the film should not be a horror film, nor a murder-mystery, surreal, etc. IMDB serves as an excellent base to distinguish this but even they have some tagged mistakes - Silence of the Lambs, Oldboy, Donnie Darko, heck even Predator is not marked under horror!

So, keeping out the obvious ones, send me your chosen Top 20 Non-horror films via PM, or you can email me at [email protected] as well.

Non-horror genres:

Action/Crime/Thriller,
War/History/Biography,
Drama/Family/Sport,
Fantasy/Adventure,
Mystery/Film-Noir,
Musical,
Comedy,
Romance,
Sci-Fi,
Western,
Animation,
Documentary/Short.

Please don't post your Top 20 in this thread.

If a film is a science fiction, for example, that happens to be a horror movie, like Alien (1979), it cannot be included, correct? Also, Donnie Darko is grouped under horror as well?

I heartily agree, Elvis. Return the Living Dead was one of the best Horror films from the 80's, the punk songs gave the setting and scenes a "sense of punk", if you will - and that's why I chose it. I wanted an example most would know and appreciate -- and know upfront what we'd get with Type 4, and what we'd lose. For compilation/tournies, parameters have to be set, but one also makes adjustments/allowances that contribute to the goal. Maybe a punk song from RTLD would be appropriate as a standard, or an exception; part of those grey areas that come up.

Yes, correct. Alien cannot be included, and neither can any horror film criss-crossing genres.

Yep, Donnie Darko is surreal fantasy horror.

Makes sense.

Yeah, wasn't sure. I have seen it classified in different ways.

Oh! Glad I read this first. If I had to bet a $100 on which you meant, I would have bet you meant keep out the obvious Horror films, but we're allowing films that are half or more one of another genre.

For instance, if I worked at a movie store, and had to choose only between Sci-fi or Horror for Alien, most decidedly and without hesitation, I'd put it in Sci-fi. And I'd put Young Frankenstein in Comedy.

May I make the suggestion that we not include any obvious core and "over half" Horror. And we include films we discern to be core or mostly another genre, that may contain Horror elements. Then you can simply exclude the handful of films that popup. You can leave them alone, or you can offer them up for a vote.