What "Classic" Movies Have You Never Seen?

[Donger]

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?

[Frosty]

Bolded the ones I haven't seen

Originally Posted by cdcox

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)

7. 12 Angry Men (1957)

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)

21. 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)

27. Casablanca (1942)

28. Léon: The Professional (1994)

29. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

30. Rear Window (1954)

31. Life Is Beautiful (1997)

32. Psycho (1960)

33. American History X (1998)

34. City Lights (1931)

35. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

36. Spirited Away (2001)

37. Memento (2000)

38. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

39. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

40. The Intouchables (2011)

41. Modern Times (1936)

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)

50. Gladiator (2000)

51. Django Unchained (2012)

52. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

53. The Lives of Others (2006)

54. The Shining (1980)

55. The Great Dictator (1940)

56. The Prestige (2006)

57. Cinema Paradiso (1988)

58. North by Northwest (1959)

59. Paths of Glory (1957)

60. American Beauty (1999)

61. WALL·E (2008)

62. Amélie (2001)

63. Citizen Kane (1941)

64. Aliens (1986)

65. The Lion King (1994)

66. Toy Story 3 (2010)

67. Vertigo (1958)

68. M (1931)

69. Taxi Driver (1976)

70. Double Indemnity (1944)

71. Das Boot (1981)

72. A Clockwork Orange (1971) X

73. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

74. Oldboy (2003)

75. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

76. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

77. Princess Mononoke (1997)

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)

83. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

84. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

85. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

86. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

87. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

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)

94. Rashomon (1950)

95. The Third Man (1949)

96. Some Like It Hot (1959)

97. The Apartment (1960)

98. L.A. Confidential (1997)

99. Snatch. (2000)

100. A Separation (2011)

[mdstu]

Originally Posted by cdcox

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.

I would add these three to the list.

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

[nstygma]

Originally Posted by cdcox

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.

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.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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)

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

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Frosty

Bolded the ones I haven't seen

Go watch all of them.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by nstygma

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.

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.

[listopencil]

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.

[nstygma]

Originally Posted by listopencil

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.

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.

[Bump]

I've never seen a John Wayne movie

[blaise]

Originally Posted by cdcox

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.

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.

[Lzen]

I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life.

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

[Fire Me Boy!]

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)

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by cdcox

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.

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

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

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

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

Originally Posted by Lzen

I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life.

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

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

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

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

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.