What are some great movies you've never seen?

[CBright7831 0]

What are some great movies that you have never seen?

 

For me it would be:

 

Taxi Driver

Casablanca

Citizen Kane

Ed Wood

Lawrence of Arabia

Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

 

I've always meant to see these movies, but have never got around to it. I know what some say, the video rental store is my friend, but would Blockbuster really have Citizen Kane, TTotSM, Laurence of Arabia, or Casablanca?

 

What are some great films, considered by many to be the greatest movies of all time that you have not seen?

[Hank Kingsley 0]

The Godfather Part II, which I've had from Netflix for a week but haven't gotten around to watching yet.

 

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

12 Angry Men

The Wild Bunch

His Girl Friday (on the way from Netflix, actually)

[spman 0]

I've honestly never seen any of the films people consider to be amongst the classics of Cinema ie: Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, The Godfather, Citizen Kane, etc. I should probobly check them out one of these days.

[razazteca 0]

Probably 70% of the "best movie ever" list. I will try to make an effort to watch Aguirre: the Wrath of God, just because of the stories of how crazy the lead actor was.

[Yuna_Firerose 0]

Citizen Kane, TTotSM, Laurence of Arabia, or Casablanca

 

I know 'Family Video' does, if one is near you. They have a Classics section.

 

As for "great" videos I have yet to see........none. Because I don't believe the critics or the general populace. Just because a certain number of people say its great, does not mean that it would be for me. For instance... 'Around the Bend'. Scored awfully fuckin' low on rottentomatoes, yet it is one of the best movies of the year {'04}.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

12 Angry Men

A Clockwork Orange

The Birds

The Exorcist

Captain Blood

The Great Escape

The French Connection

 

I've always meant to see these movies, but have never got around to it. I know what some say, the video rental store is my friend, but would Blockbuster really have Citizen Kane, TTotSM, Laurence of Arabia, or Casablanca?

 

They should. But if they don't sometimes you can catch them on TV. Lawrence of Arabia in particular is on lots. I first saw The Manchurian Candidate on one of those movie channels.

[Jericholic82 0]

the only movie you guys mentioned that I have seen in full was Ed Wood. and it was indeed a great film.

[Jericholic82 0]

wait, I think I watched exorcist in full as a kid, but don't remember it all.

 

I have also never seen Titanic and don't plan on it. as well as all of the lord of the rings films.

[notJames 0]

Most of AFI's and Time's top 100 films, although I have seen most of the ones mentioned already:

 

Taxi Driver

Ed Wood

Citizen Kane

12 Angry Men

The Wild Bunch

A Clockwork Orange

The Birds

The Exorcist (both versions)

 

Tried watching Casablanca once, but got, um? "distracted" by the person with whom I was watching it. Same goes for Naked Lunch, albeit a different distraction.

 

Lesson learned: never watch a movie you really want to see with someone who gives you a woody.

 

And for the record, I'm not sure just how great a film Naked Lunch is supposed to be, because after five minutes, I was completely lost. And I even read the book.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

The oxymoronic-ness of this thread is over-fuckin-whelming. Great movies that you haven't seen. Brilliant. Forming your own opinions isn't too difficult.

[SuperJerk 0]

Tried watching Casablanca once, but got, um? "distracted" by the person with whom I was watching it.

Same thing happened to me when I rented Chinatown.

 

 

The only movies in the AFI's top ten that I've never seen are On the Waterfront and Singing in the Rain.

[Gary Floyd 0]

All of the Godfather films

Goodfellas (I'm going to rent it someday soon though)

Lawrence of Arabia

Gone with the Wind

 

and several that escape my memory right now

[Red Baron 0]

Psycho

Citizen Kane

Raging Bull

[Guest El Satanico]

would Blockbuster really have Citizen Kane, TTotSM, Laurence of Arabia, or Casablanca?

Unless it's a small store with a limited selection, I can't see why they wouldn't

 

If your area has a good library system, you could probably find them there as well.

[Guest El Satanico]

from AFI list...i need to catch up on 1930s-1950s

 

7. THE GRADUATE (1967)

10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)

13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)

35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)

44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)

51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)

63. STAGECOACH (1939)

68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)

73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)

76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)

81. MODERN TIMES (1936)

85. DUCK SOUP (1933)

90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)

91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)

96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)

97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

[Guest The Iron Yuppie]

From the AFI list (which is much more than I would have thought, actually):

 

7. The Graduate (1967)

12. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

14. Some Like it Hot (1959)

15. Star Wars (1977) (as well as The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and the new ones)

17. The African Queen (1951)

21. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

23. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

27. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

29. Mr Smith goes to Washington (1939)

30. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

31. Annie Hall (1977)

33. Hign Noon (1952)

35. It happened one night (1934)

37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

38. Double Indemnity (1944)

39. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

41. West Side Story (1961)

44. The Birth of a Nation (1915)

45. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

50. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

51. The Philidelphia Story (1940)

52. From here to Eternity (1953)

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

59. Rebel without a cause (1955)

62. Tootsie (1982)

63. Stagecoach (1939)

67. The Manchurian Candidate(1962)

68. An American in Paris (1951)

69. Shane (1953)

70. The French Connection (1971)

73. Wuthering Heights (1939)

74. The Gold Rush (1925)

76. City Lights (1931)

79. The Deer Hunter (1978)

80. The Wild Bunch(1969)

81. Modern Times(1936)

82. Giant (1956)

85. Duck Soup (1933)

90. The Jazz Singer (1927)

91. My Fair Lady (1964)

92. A Place in the Sun (1951)

93. The Apartment (1960)

96. The Searchers (1956)

97. Bringing Up Baby(1938)

99. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

100. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

[CBright7831 0]

The oxymoronic-ness of this thread is over-fuckin-whelming. Great movies that you haven't seen. Brilliant. Forming your own opinions isn't too difficult.

Sorry.

[Guest M. Harry Smilac]

The oxymoronic-ness of this thread is over-fuckin-whelming. Great movies that you haven't seen. Brilliant. Forming your own opinions isn't too difficult.

Sorry.

I think most ppl got what you meant though.

 

"Movies that are considered great or classics that you have yet to see"

 

For me-

 

The Big Lebowski

[AmericanDragon 0]

Well you're out of your element then.

[spiny norman 0]

Of the movies on the AFI List:

 

The Birth of a Nation

An American in Paris

Shane

Wuthering Heights

American Graffiti

Giant

Mutiny on the Bounty

Easy Rider

A Place in the Sun

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Yankee Doodle Dandy

[BlackFlagg 0]

from the AFI list...

 

4.) GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

5.) LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

7.) THE GRADUATE (1967)

8.) ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

10.) SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

11.) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

12.) SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)

13.) THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

14.) SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

16.) ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

17.) THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)

19.) CHINATOWN (1974)

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

21.) THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)

27.) BONNIE & CLYDE (1967)

29.) MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

31.) ANNIE HALL (1977)

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)

43.) KING KONG (1933)

44.) THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)

50.) BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

51.) THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

52.) FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

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)

59.) REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)

62.) TOOTSIE (1982)

63.) STAGECOACH (1939)

66.) NETWORK (1976)

68.) AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)

69.) SHANE (1953)

70.) THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

72.) BEN - HUR (1959)

73.) WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

74.) THE GOLD RUSH (1925)

76.) CITY LIGHTS (1931)

77.) AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

81.) MODERN TIMES (1936)

82.) GIANT (1956)

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)

96.) THE SEARCHERS (1956)

97.) BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

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

100.) YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

 

g'damn, I got alot of catching u to do...

[CBright7831 0]

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)

2. CASABLANCA (1942)

4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

7. THE GRADUATE (1967)

8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)

13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

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)

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)

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)

42. REAR WINDOW (1954)

44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)

45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)

46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)

47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)

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)

61. VERTIGO (1958)

62. TOOTSIE (1982)

63. STAGECOACH (1939)

66. NETWORK (1976)

68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)

69. SHANE (1953)

70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

72. BEN-HUR (1959)

73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)

76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)

77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

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)

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)

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 think I would have been better just naming the movies I have seen.

 

Let's try that.

 

3. THE GODFATHER (1972)

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)

11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

15. STAR WARS (1977)

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

34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)

41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

43. KING KONG (1933)

48. JAWS (1975)

58. FANTASIA (1940)

59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)

60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)

71. FORREST GUMP (1994)

78. ROCKY (1976)

87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

94. GOODFELLAS (1990)

95. PULP FICTION (1994)

 

 

21/100

 

And I thought I knew a thing or two about movies.