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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 20:50 - Aug 27 by queensparker
Love film and own hundreds of VHS/DVDs but still haven’t seen some of the all time “classics” mentioned here and all over the place: Casablanca, Citizen Kane, la Dolce Vita, Godfather
Was planning a retirement of fine weed and a pile of films to catch up on but not confident of making it to 75 if I’ve got to keep bloody working until then
That's what I was getting at earlier.
There are the "so-called" classics that can leave you cold (I've seen Star Wars but can get why people wouldn't bother going), then there are the genuine ones that were before your time unless they turn up on TV.
Then there are the ones that everyone went to but somehow you just missed. I still don't know how I missed Back To The Future and I never went to any of the Die Hard films - might have caught part of one on TV. Oh, ditto the Terminator series as well.
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 22:48 - Aug 27 with 2180 views
I've never seen ET, Titanic nor most Disney films - except the Jungle Book which I've seen about 27 times.
I have probably seen every gangster, western or sci-fi film ever made (including all the Killer Bs) - but the only horror film I've seen is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
100% of people who drink water will die.
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 22:56 - Aug 27 with 2163 views
It's obviously a matter of taste and opinion and genre preference, however, I am factually correct when I say that you absolutely have to watch Pulp Fiction, Snipper, and anybody else that hasn't seen it.
It has absolutely everything and is a cinematic masterpiece and classic. A must watch.
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 00:33 - Aug 28 by FredManRave
It's obviously a matter of taste and opinion and genre preference, however, I am factually correct when I say that you absolutely have to watch Pulp Fiction, Snipper, and anybody else that hasn't seen it.
It has absolutely everything and is a cinematic masterpiece and classic. A must watch.
De nada.
While I share your very high opinion of Pulp Fiction, FMR, I can see why a lot of people may not: the all-over-the-place chronology; the banal dialogue counterpointed against extreme violence and drug use; in fact, everything that makes it as lurid as its title would suggest.
It's the lack of interest in Godfather 2 that intrigues me. G1 and G2 were magnificent portrayals of a descent into corruption, far better than the director's indulgent Apocalypse Now for being set in 20th century NYC and the context of family, religion and honour. Sicilian criminality finding its best expression by being planted in the Land of Opportunity.
You've heard people rave about the fast and the furious? Holy sh!t. To include that absolute drivel in with something like Pulp Fiction...verging on criminal. I couldn't think of two more contrasting films. That's a 1 out of 10. Likewise things like Braveheart and Gladiator; they're good fun but drivel really. Pulp Fiction; now that's genius. Humans haven't come up with much that's better. To not see Pulp Fiction...that'd be a serious error in judgment and your loss. Likewise, all the man with no name movies. How can a man learn to be a real man if they haven't watched the man with no name? No wonder the forests are burning. Braveheart, just Hollywood toss. 6 out of 10 for anybody not dim. Godfather Taxi Driver, quality movies.
A movie relying on special effects is no movie at all, certainly not in comparison with things like Pulp Fiction. It's special effects which have played such a big role in ruining the average movie. They're almost all sh!t now, as if they're made for people with low IQs.
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 06:59 - Aug 28 with 2007 views
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 18:23 - Aug 27 by Ned_Kennedys
Watched 12 Angry Men for the first time recently: amazing film. I think the TV scheduling nowadays is rubbish as you hardly ever get to see the old classic movies anywhere: they tend to repeat the same films over and over.
Me too! Been on my to watch list for about ten years and finally got round to it. Well worth the effort (also, short, so a film you can squeeze in if you've only got an hour and a half)
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 07:35 - Aug 28 with 1998 views
12 Angry Men I hadn’t seen until perhaps the last five years (or whenever it was added to Netflix in the U.K.) and wished someone had strongly recommended it sooner. Close to a perfect film for me. So, so good; have probably watched 1 or 2 times a year since.
Never seen: Gone With The Wind Raging Bull Vertigo Chinatown
Even own the last three on DVD and need to give them a go.
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 08:58 - Aug 28 with 1961 views
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 03:40 - Aug 28 by timcocking
You've heard people rave about the fast and the furious? Holy sh!t. To include that absolute drivel in with something like Pulp Fiction...verging on criminal. I couldn't think of two more contrasting films. That's a 1 out of 10. Likewise things like Braveheart and Gladiator; they're good fun but drivel really. Pulp Fiction; now that's genius. Humans haven't come up with much that's better. To not see Pulp Fiction...that'd be a serious error in judgment and your loss. Likewise, all the man with no name movies. How can a man learn to be a real man if they haven't watched the man with no name? No wonder the forests are burning. Braveheart, just Hollywood toss. 6 out of 10 for anybody not dim. Godfather Taxi Driver, quality movies.
A movie relying on special effects is no movie at all, certainly not in comparison with things like Pulp Fiction. It's special effects which have played such a big role in ruining the average movie. They're almost all sh!t now, as if they're made for people with low IQs.
I agree with you about Fast and Furious films. I’ve never seen, or ever want to see one of them. It was actually in my ‘not classic’ list.
There’s loads of classic films been named on this thread that I should’ve named initially. I’ll have to try and watch them at some point. Pulp Fiction, Serpico, Raging Bull to name but three.
I saw 12 Angry Men when I was a kid. One of the best films of all time.
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 09:04 - Aug 28 with 1952 views
Reading this thread, I mused that I had seen and enjoyed most if not all of the 'classic' films - Casablanca and In the Heat of the Night probably my favourites.
Then I realised, I hadn't actually watched Gone with the Wind. Still, tomorrow is another day.
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 09:07 - Aug 28 with 1949 views
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 09:07 - Aug 28 by peejaybee
Can I chime in with To Kill a Mocking Bird.
That's a good shout, I'm not sure if i've seen that either. Seems to be getting a run in some of the Picturehouse cinemas in October. Might have to go to see that.
Another one is the classic film that nobody's seen. The Catcher in the Rye.
To me a Classic movie is one that stands the test of time, ie that can be watched and enjoyed decades after it's release. So to add to the list that - yes I have seen but haven't been mentioned yet and would recommend to others.
The Great Escape Jaws Dirty Dozen Forbidden Planet The Great Race Hoosiers Goldfinger The Shawshank Redemption The Italian Job - original [one of the best endings to a film] The Sting To Sir With Love The Thing - 1982 Alien
ps fully agree with the 12 Angry Men. Another wonderful black/white is The Million Pound Note
If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 14:24 - Aug 28 with 1845 views
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 21:37 - Aug 27 by qprxtc
Debbie Does Dallas.
Hopefully it won’t be an anticlimax.
First "porno" I ever watched. My mate had just started his apprenticeship at Mercedes in 1980 and was inducted into the mechanics "film club".
First out of the library on VHS was DDD starring Bambi Woods. Five randy 16 year old yoofs, mum and dad away on holiday, 20 Embassy king size and his dads shit warm lager. Heady days.
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 11:30 - Aug 29 with 1694 views
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 02:22 - Aug 28 by isawqpratwcity
While I share your very high opinion of Pulp Fiction, FMR, I can see why a lot of people may not: the all-over-the-place chronology; the banal dialogue counterpointed against extreme violence and drug use; in fact, everything that makes it as lurid as its title would suggest.
It's the lack of interest in Godfather 2 that intrigues me. G1 and G2 were magnificent portrayals of a descent into corruption, far better than the director's indulgent Apocalypse Now for being set in 20th century NYC and the context of family, religion and honour. Sicilian criminality finding its best expression by being planted in the Land of Opportunity.
Beautifully put.
But I suggest that over-indulgence is sort of the point of Apocalypse Now. Apparently the US fired so many bullets into Vietnam that the price of copper (for cartridges) rocketed, so that it became worth the Vietnamese collecting them up and selling them and of course buying weapons with the cash; also that the US built one of the world's biggest coca cola plants in 'Nam for the troops. Reading that I thought "that's what Coppola was getting at".
If the point of Heart of Darkness is that the darkness lies within and the African jungle merely allowed it to come out in Europeans who'd be constrained by civilisation back home, surely what AN shows is that America's particular inner darkness is overindulgence
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 12:14 - Aug 29 with 1660 views
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 11:30 - Aug 29 by CiderwithRsie
Beautifully put.
But I suggest that over-indulgence is sort of the point of Apocalypse Now. Apparently the US fired so many bullets into Vietnam that the price of copper (for cartridges) rocketed, so that it became worth the Vietnamese collecting them up and selling them and of course buying weapons with the cash; also that the US built one of the world's biggest coca cola plants in 'Nam for the troops. Reading that I thought "that's what Coppola was getting at".
If the point of Heart of Darkness is that the darkness lies within and the African jungle merely allowed it to come out in Europeans who'd be constrained by civilisation back home, surely what AN shows is that America's particular inner darkness is overindulgence
You are right about AN and the Vietnam War, but my problem with AN's indulgence is in the filmmaking process. Just like a film about the dangers of alcohol abuse is unlikely to be improved by having the director constantly drunk, AN nearly failed completely because of the lack of control.
In case you haven't seen it, "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)" about the making of AN, shot by Coppola's wife Eleanor, is recommended. You won't know whether to laugh or cry.
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 22:48 - Aug 27 by BrianMcCarthy
I think I've seen most films that are considered among the classics. I love films.
One I haven't seen is Sunset Boulevard. I have the DVD for years but the cover freaks me out.
Scary (bizarre) cover for sure, but do watch. Wonderful, wonderful film.
I've never seen the first Terminator. But, I *think* most of the 'classics' I haven't seen are not my kind of movie - Robocop, Terminator etc. However, shamefully I have a real blind spot and have weirdly never seen The Italian Job - seen parts of it, but never the whole thing. Also, The Great Escape, never seen that.
Bare bones.
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So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 14:20 - Aug 29 with 1550 views
So called classic films you’ve never seen. on 07:35 - Aug 28 by BasingstokeR
12 Angry Men I hadn’t seen until perhaps the last five years (or whenever it was added to Netflix in the U.K.) and wished someone had strongly recommended it sooner. Close to a perfect film for me. So, so good; have probably watched 1 or 2 times a year since.
Never seen: Gone With The Wind Raging Bull Vertigo Chinatown
Even own the last three on DVD and need to give them a go.
Yes, 12 Angry Men is my favourite film of all time.
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