Don't worry, we're not running out of creative ideas just yet, we just thought it'd be cool to pick our all-time favorite film in various (10 to be exact) different genres. I suppose these lists would be as good an indication as any as to what our all-time top 10s might look like. Though as Curtis states, he doesn't like action movies, so it's highly unlikely that Die Hard would make his all-time top ten. Just nix the thought and enjoy.

Talk about your favorite flicks in these 10 genres on the Message Boards.

ACTION-ADVENTURE
Ryan: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981/Dir. Steven Spielberg): I said it on our best of the 80's list, and I'll say it again here: This is Spielberg's masterpiece, and the single greatest action-adventure film of all time. There are more classic chases, more classic fights and more classic "snake" scenes (all I could think of) than in any other film that has come before or since.

Curtis: Die Hard (1988/Dir. John McTiernan): I'm not a big action movie guy but this was non-stop entertainment. It's a perfectly structured script with a great villain and hero. Willis has had a career filled with a lot of duds, but this makes up for it. Could have done without the sequels though.

Dan: The French Connection (1971/Dir. William Friedkin): Even without the famous climactic chase, The French Connection is nothing short of perfect. "Up against the wall, naughty!"

COMEDY
Ryan: Animal House (1978/Dir. John Landis): So many classic scenes (Food Fight, Toga, Road Trip), so many quotable lines ("Do you mind if we dance with your dates?), but most importantly, it stands the test of time, and holds up better than any other comedy of its era. This was a tough category because I can easily name five films that generate bigger laughs, but as an actual film, it's the best that this genre has to offer.

Curtis: National Lampoon's Vacation (1983/Dir. Harold Ramis): This is by far the hardest category. There are so many movies I could have put on this list -- Blazing Saddles, Play It Again Sam, Lost In America, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, A Fish Called Wanda and many more. Vacation gets the nod simply because when it comes to pure number of laughs, this movie provides the most for me. I've seen it fifty times and it never gets old. But then again, neither do the other movies. Favorite line: When Clark Griswald and family pull into the empty parking lot of Wally World, Clark says, "First ones here."

Dan: Slap Shot (1977/Dir. George Roy Hill): Lost in America should probably be listed here, since it is my favorite movie of all time, but I am going with the "funniest" movie I have ever seen; the one that makes me laugh until I am blue in the face with each repeated viewing, and Slap Shot is the one.

CRIME
Ryan: Goodfellas (1990/Dir. Martin Scorsese): This was one of the toughest categories, because I'm such a fan of this genre and can rattle off ten titles that also deserve consideration. At the same time, Goodfellas was the first title to come to mind, and I couldn't imagine replacing it with any other. I've talked more extensively about Goodfellas in our best of the 90s lists (where it placed #1), and I really have nothing more to say.

Curtis: Chinatown (1974/Dir. Roman Polanski): If not for Godfather II, this movie would have swept the Academy Awards and probably received a lot more credit than it gets. I claim it's Nicholson's best performance.

Dan: Fargo (1996/Dir. Ethan & Joel Cohen): Another movie I wouldn't hesitate to call perfect. You're darn tootin' I wouldn't.

DOCUMENTARY
Ryan: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996/Dir. Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky): Granted, I haven't seen enough documentaries to validate this choice, but of the ones that I have seen, this one made the strongest impression. I guess that heavy metal, Satanism and murder really intrigue me, and this one has an abundance of all of these goodies.

Curtis: Lenny Bruce: Swear To Tell the Truth (1998/Dir. Robert B. Weide): Out of nowhere, this documentary tops my list. Documentaries could consistently be my favorite type of movie. Rarely do I watch one that I don't enjoy (Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary). There were so many to choose from -- Hoop Dreams, Spellbound, When We Were Kings, Paradise Lost & its follow up and Brother's Keeper, but somehow, the Lenny Bruce story captivated the hell out of me.

Dan: Brother's Keeper (1992/Dir. Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky): This masterpiece about three elderly inbred brothers mired in mystery as to the suspicious death of the fourth is riveting, hilarious, sad and amazing. It is the best documentary I have ever seen.

DRAMA
Ryan: The Godfather (1972/Dir. Francis Ford Coppola): My #1 of all-time, period. Although you could make a case (and a pretty good one at that) that it makes more sense to stick this in the crime category, I see this epic as more of a family drama, than a crime saga. Plus, it freed up a spot for Goodfellas (a title that no top 10 list should be without).

Curtis: Taxi Driver (1976/Dir. Martin Scorsese): I would say this definitely qualifies as a drama, don't you? I first saw this when I was eight years old on The Marquee Network (Pre HBO). The only two movies they played during the first week we subscribed was this and American Hot Wax. So needless to say, I saw it a good ten times that week. This may answer a lot of questions you have about me.

Dan: The Conversation (1974/Dir. Francis Ford Coppola): This was the hardest category to cut down to one film, but The Conversation just feels right. This is Gene Hackman at his minimalist best as a "bugger" who overhears a conversation that leads to great mystery. This movie really is amazing to me.

HORROR
Ryan: Evil Dead 2 (1987/Dir. Sam Raimi): Comedy or horror? Who the hell knows, but it's great and that's all that matters. Sam and Bruce, the Scorsese/De Niro of horror.

Curtis: Halloween (1976/Dir. John Carpenter): Everything was perfect about this movie -- The acting, the story, the directing, the music, the villain, the nudity, everything.

Dan: Jaws (1975/Dir. Steven Spielberg): Naughty, naughty shark.

MUSICAL
Ryan: Saturday Night Fever (1977/Dir. John Badham): Is this technically a musical? I don't know, as the actors never actually break into song. Regardless, there's a lot of music and a lot of dancing, so in my book, it's a musical, and the best ever. The best traditional musical would probably be The Wizard of Oz, but that might be considered more of a family or a fantasy film? Tricky stuff, these lists.

Curtis: Paint Your Wagon (1969/Dir. Joshua Logan): You know, this category would have been tough, but I'm a heterosexual, so that means I've only seen maybe one or two musicals in my life. And shut up, I'm not missing anything. But one musical I do love is this Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood classic. Yes, it's hard to imagine these two singing, but they do and to top it off, they do it well.

Dan: The Blues Brothers (1980/Dir. John Landis): "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses." "Hit it".

SCIENCE-FICTION
Ryan: Blade Runner (1982/Dir. Ridley Scott): I just wrote about this in our best of the 80s list, where it placed second. So, go there to read more about it.

Curtis: The Empire Strikes Back (1977/Dir. George Lucas): I'm not a Sci-Fi fan at all, but being a nerd, I felt obligated to attach myself to this franchise. And for once, I can honestly say the second one is better than the first. Plus, it introduced Yoda. Favorite Sci-Fi, this is.

Dan: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978/Dir. Steven Spielberg): This movie was so awe-inspiring to me as a kid; it was one of the purest, most exhilarating movie experiences I had ever had. It still holds up.

WAR
Ryan: Apocalypse Now (1979/Dir. Francis Ford Coppola): My #2 of all-time (giving Coppola the 1-2 punch). There are too many classic scenes to get into right now, so I won't. I will say though that the opening is probably my favorite opening of any film ever (just as the closing of The Godfather is probably my favorite closing of any film ever). Come back to us Francis (though thankfully, your daughter is doing just fine in your absence.)

Curtis: The Deer Hunter (1978/Dir. Michael Cimino): I know this isn't really a war movie as much as it is a movie about how war affected the blue-collar people and towns of this country, but I felt this movie deserves recognition in some way. Something is to be said about movies made from 1976-1978. That was a pretty good three-year stretch.

Dan: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957/Dir. David Lean): For those of you only familiar with Sir Alec Guinness as a thought bubble in outer space, check out The Bridge on the River Kwai. His is one the most inspiring and memorable performances of all time here as the stoic British commander torn between loyalty to his cause and loyalty to his British idealism. And you also get William Holden to boot! And Sessue Hayakawa!! God, I love Sessue Hayakawa in this movie.

WESTERN
Ryan: The Wild Bunch (1969/Dir. Sam Peckinpah): It was a tossup between this and Eastwood's Unforgiven, but I had to go with the more "wild" of the two, and this is about as wild as a western can get. Seeing the restored version at the Cinerama Dome (here in Hollywood) a few years ago, ranks as one of the coolest moviegoing experiences of my life.

Curtis: A Fistful of Dollars (1964/Dir. Sergio Leone): I actually prefer this Sergio Leone Western to its more known and popular follow-up, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Perfect cast and perfect music was Leone's key to success.

Dan: The Searchers (1956/Dir. John Ford): For those of you only familiar with John Wayne as the stoic All-American hero, check him out here as a hate-spewing racist in The Searchers, his best, bravest film performance. The plot is interesting enough- the rescue of a young white girl kidnapped by Indians -- but it is the scale of the film that is amazing.