Thursday 17 December 2009

Research into Thriller Genre...

Research into Thriller Genre...

All Time Top 50 Thrillers :

1. The Godfather (1972)


2.  The Godfather: Part II (1974)


3. Pulp Fiction (1994)


4.  The Dark Knight (2008)


5.  Rear Window (1954) 


6.  Fight Club (1999)


7.  Psycho (1960)


8.  The Usual Suspects (1995) 


9.  The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 


10.  The Matrix (1999)


11.  North by Northwest (1959)


12.  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)


13.  Memento (2000) 


14.  Se7en (1995) 


15.  Léon (1994)


16.  Taxi Driver (1976)


17.  Vertigo (1958) 


18.  Double Indemnity (1944) 


19. M (1931) 


20.  El secreto de sus ojos (2009) 


21.  The Third Man (1949) 


22.  Alien (1979) 


23.  Das Leben der Anderen (2006) 


24. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)


25.  A Clockwork Orange (1971) 


26.  The Shining (1980) 


27.  Chinatown (1974)


28.  Aliens (1986)


29.  L.A. Confidential (1997)


30. Reservoir Dogs (1992)


31.  Rebecca (1940) 

 
32.  El laberinto del fauno (2006) 


33.  Metropolis (1927) 


34.  Some Like It Hot (1959)


35.  Touch of Evil (1958)


36.  The Prestige (2006)


37.  Safety Last! (1923) 


38.  The Great Escape (1963) 


39.  Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 


40.  Les diaboliques (1955) 


41.  District 9 (2009)


42.  Le salaire de la peur (1953) 


43.  Strangers on a Train (1951) 


44.  Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) 


45.  Sin City (2005) 


46.  Notorious (1946) 


47.  Hotel Rwanda (2004) 


48.  The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 


49.  Jaws (1975)


50.  The Big Sleep (1946)

http://www.imdb.com/chart/thriller







Classification Of Films 15 & 18...





-Suitable only for 15 years and over.


Accorging to the BBFC ( British Board of Film Classification ) a 15 film should have the following things :

# Drugs ... Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.

# Horror...Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.

# Imitable Behavior.. Should not be detailed. Wepons should not be glamorised.

# Language ... Frequent use of strong language may be used , but the strongest terms should not be repeated.

# Nudity/Sex ... Allowelled without strong detail.May be strong verbal references.

# Violence... May be strong but must not dwell on inflicting pain and injury. Sexual violence will proberly be prohibited.


 

- Suitable only for adults, no-one under 18 may see this film .







According to the BBFC ( British Board of Film Classification ) a 18 film should have the following things :


The Human Rights Act 1998 shows that any adult should be able to choose their own entertainment.

 There are exceptions though. These include  :


*Whereby the film is in breach of the criminal law or has been created through the use of a criminal offence.

* If the film looks at risk to harm the audience through the behaviour portrayed in the fim. e.g ..Sexual assault , illegal drug use , violent or dangerous acts.

*Explicit images of sexual activity.

1 comment:

  1. the 18 certification appears to be incomplete. there are elements that still cannot be shown, and you need to highlight knowledge of these. nice quote from the human rights act though..

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