What "Classic" Movies Have You Never Seen?
 

So, we had some friends over last night and the guy started talking to me about classic movies. He mentioned a scene from The Godfather and I told him that I've never seen it. He looked at me like I was an alien and asked about a few others.

So, how about you?

I've never seen a Bond movie.

Wow. Young guy?

The Godfather trilogy was one I hadn't seen until relatively recently.

I have never seen Citizen Kane.

I haven't seen Casablanca.

I haven't seen a BUNCH of of John Wayne or Clint Eastwood westerns that I'd like to see.

Nah. He just hates the Brits. :D

I haven't seen Scarface.

I gave Citizen Kane about 45 minutes before I said **** this.

Godfather for most, I'd say. Me included.

Debbie Does Dallas

You're not missing much. I watched it just to see what the hype was about. I'm sure it was groundbreakingly awesome back in 1940 or whatever, but yeah, not so much now.

You really should see it. Unless you don't like well-acted, intelligent, action movies. :D

Me as well.

Also, Casablanca off the top of my head.

I've seen many movies, but NOT seen many that leave my friends horrified.

The Big Lebowski
Chinatown
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Pulp Fiction
Raging Bull
Deer Hunter


I can't even explain why I have these gaps in my movie watching, but they're there. :shrug:

All you needed was to add Apocalypse Now to have a great start on my personal top movies of all time list.

Other than Deer Hunter, I've not seen those either.

Deer Hunter was great... if you like being drawn into a soul crushing miasma of despair and hopelessness.

I dont care about the cast, it wouldnt bother me if I had never bothered watching it.

the first night my wife and I had our first big screen back in 2007 and HD etc, we were trying to find anything on TV that was in HD just because it was amazing. we stumbled on Deer Hunter....watched the entire thing.

after it was over, I remember just turning off the TV, and we sat there looking at a black screen...not saying a word. Then my wife (while we're both staring at the blank screen) says "wow....that was ****ed up"

LMAO

Well, you can add it cuz I haven't seen that one either. :(

And whoever posted Godfather and Casablanca -- that's two of my top three, maybe, or at least top five!

If I'm ever depressed, I better not watch Schindler's List and Leaving Las Vegas as a double feature or I'm likely to off myself.

I don't REALLY need to add a third soul crushing movie to that list (though Schindler's List had an uplifting element to it, sorta, kinda....).

LMAO exactly, people actually flooded the theaters for this?

Two other excellent soul crushers, I once had to leave play practice for Born Yesterday because I'd made the mistake of watching Schindlers List for the first time before going in... emotional wreck, couldnt concentrate.

Testament

You sound like my youngest son the other day when we watched Rocky.

My oldest son and I watched The Godfather a couple years ago when it was on AMC. I had never seen it before. I thought it was pretty good but haven't rushed out to see part 2.

I've only seen Pulp Fiction off of that list, though I have The Big Lebowski is currently on my DVR thanks to IFC.

I've tried watching Big Lebowski a few times and I just end up turning it off.

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Which one?

Even after 40+ years it's still my #1 and then in the 80's Copolla released a VHS set called The Godfather The Complete Epic which was parts 1 & 2 shown chronologically and edited footage added back in.The viewer even gets to see Hyman Roth as a young man when he was first introduced to Vito.

you suck.

I am going to go with I didn't know there was more than one.

The original was actually on Turner Classic Movies recently.

I haven't seen either one, though.

I had no idea there was an original before Pacino's version.

The original came out in 1932. You would probably have to be quite the movie buff to know it.

Cagney was the original back in the 40's IIRC.

ed* Frosty beat me to it

This thread makes me sad...

I have the Epic on Laserdisc. Searched high and low to find it. :D

Paul Muni played Scarface and the movie was based on prohibition,Stone updated it to the Cuban influx in Miami and the cocaine wars.

Heh, my old movie knowledge has been exposed.

Heh, Ed Begley Jr. was on WTF this week, talked about his parents hanging out with Paul Muni when he was a little kid.

That guy has been in the LA actor scene for fricking ever. Had a standup buddy act with Michael Richards in the late 60s, yeah, that Michael Richards. Smoked weed with Charlie Manson. Far out shit.

That last bit. Holy shit, when he finally breaks down and starts talking about how he could have saved more people. That just wrecked me. Is that when the guys quotes the Talmud, "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire"?

I found the Lebowski character itself to be annoying. Still enjoyed the movie.

Yeah, I do believe thats when Kingsley says that.

No one will believe this

Any Star Wars Movies.


Seriously.

That is impressive.

Most impressive.

May I ask your approximate age?

ROFL ROFL - A chick I knew in college had never seen any either and her explanation was

"Star? . . . Ugh, Wars???!? Blech"

Most of my holes in my watching is pre-Bonnie and Clyde era HWood.

One I keep getting gently reminded from various things and places I need to see sometime is 'The In-Laws' with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin. So many people whose opinion I value just GUSH about that movie.

45 next month.
No reasons why I have not watched as a adult.
As a kid, we didn't go to many movies for cost and once dad was home-he was home.

Thanks. Check out Episode IV if you want a quaint experience. Just remember it was made when you were a pup.

Out of the top 100 movies on this list, I haven't seen 36 of them, marked with an X.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

2. The Godfather (1972)

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

4. Pulp Fiction (1994)

5. The Dark Knight (2008)

6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) X

7. 12 Angry Men (1957) X

8. Schindler's List (1993)

9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

10. Fight Club (1999)

11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

12. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

13. Inception (2010)

14. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

15. Forrest Gump (1994)

16. Goodfellas (1990)

17. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

18. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

19. The Matrix (1999)

20. Seven Samurai (1954) X

21. City of God (2002) X

22. Se7en (1995)

23. The Usual Suspects (1995)

24. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) X

25. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) X

26. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

27. Casablanca (1942)

28. Léon: The Professional (1994)

29. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

30. Rear Window (1954)

31. Life Is Beautiful (1997) X

32. Psycho (1960)

33. American History X (1998) X

34. City Lights (1931) X

35. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

36. Spirited Away (2001) X

37. Memento (2000)

38. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

39. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

40. The Intouchables (2011)

41. Modern Times (1936) X

42. Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

43. Apocalypse Now (1979)

44. The Pianist (2002)

45. The Departed (2006)

46. The Green Mile (1999)

47. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

48. Back to the Future (1985)

49. Alien (1979) X

50. Gladiator (2000)

51. Django Unchained (2012)

52. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) X (plan to see this weekend)

53. The Lives of Others (2006) X

54. The Shining (1980)

55. The Great Dictator (1940) X

56. The Prestige (2006)

57. Cinema Paradiso (1988) X

58. North by Northwest (1959)

59. Paths of Glory (1957) X

60. American Beauty (1999)

61. WALL·E (2008)

62. Amélie (2001) X

63. Citizen Kane (1941)

64. Aliens (1986) X

65. The Lion King (1994)

66. Toy Story 3 (2010)

67. Vertigo (1958)

68. M (1931) X

69. Taxi Driver (1976) X

70. Double Indemnity (1944)

71. Das Boot (1981) X

72. A Clockwork Orange (1971) X

73. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

74. Oldboy (2003) X

75. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

76. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

77. Princess Mononoke (1997) X

78. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

79. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

80. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

81. Braveheart (1995)

82. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) X

83. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) X

84. 12 Years a Slave (2013) X

85. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

86. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) X

87. Bicycle Thieves (1948) X

88. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

89. The Sting (1973)

90. All About Eve (1950)

91. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

92. Amadeus (1984)

93. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) X

94. Rashomon (1950) X

95. The Third Man (1949) X

96. Some Like It Hot (1959)

97. The Apartment (1960) X

98. L.A. Confidential (1997)

99. Snatch. (2000) X

100. A Separation (2011) X

I haven't seen seven of those.

It's funny how a lot of the classics never won oscar best picture. And a lot of the best picture winners look kinda stale and overrated now. Does anyone ever name stuff like Ghandi, Chariots of Fire, Ordnary People, Out of Africa, Kramer vs. Kramer in their best lists?

So which of the movies that I haven't seen would you recommend the most?

Snatch, Taxi Driver, City of God, and Das Boot are the ones that are the most intriguing to me.

I've intentionally avoided Silence of the Lambs and Aliens due to them being too intense.

WTF - I've never before seen it listed as that, but that's what it shows up as in IMDB.

The Bicycle Thief is all I've ever know it as.

Even better [or more edifying overall] than the movie is Scorsese's documentary on the genre from that era of Italian cinema.

My Voyage to Italy

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Yeah, "The Intouchables" also caught my eye.

(about never seeing a Bond movie)

I'll be 40 in July. My best friend loves them all, but it just wasn't a thing in my family. One of these days, I'll do a marathon.

Warning: old guy story.

Back in early and mid-70's they would show a previously released Bond movie on TV on a Sunday night a couple of times per year. It was a Major Television Event. You'd plan to watch it all week, and everyone would be talking about it at the next day at school. You literally had no other way to see an older movie back before VCRs and cable became commonplace, other than waiting for them to be shown on TV by one of the 3 networks.

I just saw Buster Keaton's movie "The General" this weekend. It's a silent movie, but I swear to you, it's still funny and entertaining. I was shocked at how well it aged. It's still a good movie today.

On cdcox's list, I've marked the ones I haven't seen with an X. I think it adds up to 68. I'm not very good at seeing movies.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

x2. The Godfather (1972)

x3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

4. Pulp Fiction (1994)

x5. The Dark Knight (2008)

x6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

x7. 12 Angry Men (1957)

8. Schindler's List (1993)

x9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

x10. Fight Club (1999)

11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

12. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

x13. Inception (2010)

x14. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

15. Forrest Gump (1994)

x16. Goodfellas (1990)

x17. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

18. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

x19. The Matrix (1999)

x20. Seven Samurai (1954)

x21. City of God (2002)

22. Se7en (1995)

23. The Usual Suspects (1995)

24. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

25. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

26. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

x27. Casablanca (1942)

x28. Léon: The Professional (1994)

29. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

x30. Rear Window (1954)

x31. Life Is Beautiful (1997)

x32. Psycho (1960)

x33. American History X (1998)

x34. City Lights (1931)

35. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

x36. Spirited Away (2001)

x37. Memento (2000)

x38. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

39. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

40. The Intouchables (2011)

x41. Modern Times (1936)

x42. Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

43. Apocalypse Now (1979)

x44. The Pianist (2002)

x45. The Departed (2006)

x46. The Green Mile (1999)

x47. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

48. Back to the Future (1985)

49. Alien (1979)

50. Gladiator (2000)

x51. Django Unchained (2012)

x52. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

x53. The Lives of Others (2006)

x54. The Shining (1980)

x55. The Great Dictator (1940)

x56. The Prestige (2006)

x57. Cinema Paradiso (1988)

x58. North by Northwest (1959)

x59. Paths of Glory (1957)

60. American Beauty (1999)

x61. WALL·E (2008)

x62. Amélie (2001)

x63. Citizen Kane (1941)

64. Aliens (1986)

x65. The Lion King (1994)

66. Toy Story 3 (2010)

x67. Vertigo (1958)

x68. M (1931)

x69. Taxi Driver (1976)

x70. Double Indemnity (1944)

71. Das Boot (1981)

72. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

x73. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

x74. Oldboy (2003)

x75. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

x76. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

x77. Princess Mononoke (1997)

x78. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

x79. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

80. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

81. Braveheart (1995)

82. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

x83. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

x84. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

x85. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

x86. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

x87. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

88. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

x89. The Sting (1973)

x90. All About Eve (1950)

91. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

x92. Amadeus (1984)

x93. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

x94. Rashomon (1950)

x95. The Third Man (1949)

96. Some Like It Hot (1959)

x97. The Apartment (1960)

x98. L.A. Confidential (1997)

99. Snatch. (2000)

x100. A Separation (2011)

:bravo:

Got to see that on the big screen with live organ score when they reopened KC's downtown cinema house.

Bolded the ones I haven't seen

I would add these three to the list.

A Clockwork Orange
American History X
Once upon a time in the West
12 Angry Men

Here are the ones I'd most recommend, but there are a few in the list that I also haven't viewed. This is kinda ranked highest first, ignoring Silence of the Lambs and American History X.

Alien is fantastic, you really have to see it.
A Clockwork Orange is great. I've watched it several times and still pick up new stuff.
Snatch is fun.
Taxi Driver is great, I really like the soundtrack too.
City of God, very good.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a good one.
Oldboy is great the first time.

These are the ones that I think you (personally) need to see.

Go watch all of them.

To me, that was a perfect love story. I don't like love stories. I avoid them. I watched that with my 15 year old son and we both enjoyed it. It's that good.

Somebody should probably make a thread about Chick Flicks (love stories, relationship movies, blah blah blah, whatever) that are worth watching. I would put Eternal Sunshine on there. More if I gave it some thought.

You're right, it really is good. I don't know of anyone who's seen it and not liked it, including my brainless action-flick friends.

I've never seen a John Wayne movie

Those are great, especially City of God. That's really more intense than Aliens or Lambs in my opinion, though. I've always thought Silence of the Lambs was overrated.
I really like the Apartment. It might not be everyone's taste, though.

I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life.

And speaking of Christmas movies, I also haven't seen Miracle on 34th St.

These are the ones I have not seen.

36. Spirited Away (2001)
40. The Intouchables (2011)
41. Modern Times (1936)
53. The Lives of Others (2006)
77. Princess Mononoke (1997)
83. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
100. A Separation (2011)

These are the ones I'd strongly recommend based on the ones you have not seen (note, I did NOT take into account what might be too intense):

20. Seven Samurai (1954) X
25. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) X
49. Alien (1979) X
57. Cinema Paradiso (1988) X
59. Paths of Glory (1957) X
64. Aliens (1986) X
68. M (1931) X
69. Taxi Driver (1976) X
72. A Clockwork Orange (1971) X
74. Oldboy (2003) X
82. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) X
84. 12 Years a Slave (2013) X
94. Rashomon (1950) X
95. The Third Man (1949) X
97. The Apartment (1960) X

Saw Chaplin's The Kid (and The Idle Class) at the StL orchestra.

It's the only one in RainMan's top 30 I haven't seen.

Years ago I saw a double feature of Nosferatu and Metropolis with a live orchestra at the Englewood in Independence. Maybe the No. 1 movie experience of my life. Also saw Psycho and Raiders of the Lost Ark at that theater.

12 Years A Slave has already cracked the top 100

Oh and btw City Of God is phenomenal.

I've never seen "The French Connection"

I would put City Of God into the intense category even more so than the others because it's based on a true story.

As for the Star Wars discussion I saw the first one on its original release in the 70's when I was in high school and swore I'd never see another and haven't.

Although dated with a very 80's look I thought the original Hannibal Lecktor played by Brian Cox in the movie Manhunter was way better as was William Peterson as Will Graham and Tom Noonan as The Tooth Fairy.

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