I'm way more into urban and dark fantasy/sci-fi that blends with horror and the supernatural. Can't stand the singing hobbit sh1t.
Event Horizon - sci-fi from Hell. Great story, with so much of the Clive Barker-esque cenobite style imagery that who cares what genre they tag it as. I think there's far too much 'this genre' and 'that genre' going on, that people become elitist and snobbish towards anything outside the genre often without even giving it a chance. A great story is a great story full stop.
I like characters that I can identify with too, so that when they speak/act/react, you understand and empathize completely.
Ideal story for me is something written in such a down-to-earth style that no matter what happens, you believe it. The characters take craps and wipe their ass; they stink like salted beef when they've been running, they trip over shoes in the middle of the floor, throw them at the wall and scream at them when no-ones around. They swear too much, drink milk from the carton, sometimes forget to brush their teeth until four in the afternoon, and then feel grubby and ashamed because of it.
lol this isn't me though (ahem) its just somebody I know.
