For the First Time

[Guest Cerebus]

Havn't seen Taxi Driver or The Silence of the Lambs.

[tbondrage99]

I havent seen any of The Godfather movies.

[DerangedHermit]

Out of the top 50 grossers:

 

7 The Passion of the Christ

8 Jurassic Park

10 Finding Nemo

13 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

18 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

19 The Sixth Sense

22 The Matrix Reloaded

24 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

31 Toy Story 2

32 Bruce Almighty

35 My Big Fat Greek Wedding

39 The Exorcist

41 Signs

42 Rush Hour 2

44 Ghost

46 Saving Private Ryan

47 Mission: Impossible 2

48 X2: X-Men United

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Passion of the Christ is at a local dollar theater now. I might actually go watch it.

[notJames]

Of the AFI 100 Greatest American Movies, the ones in bold I haven't seen in their entirety:

 

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)

 

2. CASABLANCA (1942) (tried to, but fell asleep)

 

3. THE GODFATHER (1972)

 

4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

 

5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

 

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

 

7. THE GRADUATE (1967)

 

8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

 

9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)

 

10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

 

11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) (yeah, I know...)

 

12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)

 

13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

 

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

 

15. STAR WARS (1977)

 

16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

 

17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)

 

18. PSYCHO (1960)

 

19. CHINATOWN (1974)

 

20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)

 

21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)

 

22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

 

23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)

 

24. RAGING BULL (1980)

 

25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

 

26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)

 

27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)

 

28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)

 

29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

 

30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)

 

31. ANNIE HALL (1977)

 

32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)

 

33. HIGH NOON (1952)

 

34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)

 

35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

 

36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)

 

37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)

 

38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

 

39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)

 

40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

 

41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

 

42. REAR WINDOW (1954)

 

43. KING KONG (1933)

 

44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)

 

45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)

 

46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)

 

47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)

 

48. JAWS (1975)

 

49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)

 

50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

 

51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

 

52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

 

53. AMADEUS (1984)

 

54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)

 

55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

 

56. M*A*S*H (1970)

 

57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)

 

58. FANTASIA (1940)

 

59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)

 

60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

 

61. VERTIGO (1958)

 

62. TOOTSIE (1982)

 

63. STAGECOACH (1939)

 

64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

 

65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

 

66. NETWORK (1976)

 

67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)

 

68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)

 

69. SHANE (1953)

 

70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

 

71. FORREST GUMP (1994)

 

72. BEN-HUR (1959)

 

73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

 

74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)

 

75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)

 

76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)

 

77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

 

78. ROCKY (1976)

 

79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)

 

80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

 

81. MODERN TIMES (1936)

 

82. GIANT (1956)

 

83. PLATOON (1986)

 

84. FARGO (1996)

 

85. DUCK SOUP (1933)

 

86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)

 

87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

 

88. EASY RIDER (1969)

 

89. PATTON (1970)

 

90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)

 

91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

 

92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)

 

93. THE APARTMENT (1960)

 

94. GOODFELLAS (1990)

 

95. PULP FICTION (1994)

 

96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)

 

97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

 

98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)

 

99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)

 

100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

 

I also shy away from big blockbuster movies like Titanic, Armageddon and Pearl Harbor, except if its for free and I'm extremely bored (which doesn't happen too often). You can also add Gladiator and Troy to that list.

[Garth]

Only saw Kill Bill vol 1. for the first time the oter day. Was certain it wouldn't live up to all the hype surrounding it, but actually it did and I enjoyed the movie very much so.

[Ravenbomb]

Just watched On The Waterfront yesterday, watching Schindler's List in a little bit, and I'm watching In Cold Blood later tonight

[Guest Astro]

Goodfellas and The Shining are on my short list

 

Silent Movie, rewatching Batman, and my Bubba Ho-tep, Northern Exposure and SBTB DVDs will probably come firtst

 

and Quantum Leap Next Tues!