Best movie you've NEVER seen

[BottlesOf]

Probably Casablanca for me....

[NLSoldier]

Probably Godfather or Scarface for me...I really don't know why but I have just never taken the time.

[nolanfan34]

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Probably Casablanca for me....

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Based on critical acclaim, this is the same for me.

And NL Soldier, see The Godfather, for gosh sakes.

[NLSoldier]

Ya, I was a little afraid to admit it...but now maybe I will be motivated to see it. Go ahead and flame away until I come back and tell you I watched it /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Mano]

I've never seen Citizen Kane, although I keep meaning to.

[Edge34]

You know, for all the critical acclaim about being the greatest movie of all time, I must say I was fairly disappointed in Citizen Kane...

-Edge

[Sarge85]

I hear Shrek and Finding Nemo are good.

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[Blarg]

There was one directed by Ida Lupino that seems to be lost. Supposedly an incredible film. Oh well.

P.S. -- I was underwhelmed by Citizen Kane too, although some of the technical aspects of it were often very cool.

[Rick Nebiolo]

lawrence of arabia for me.

~ rick

ps maybe a good dvd for my christmas list /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[jdl22]

Fight Club.

Everybody is blown away that I haven't seen it.

Similarly the Big Lebowski but that seems to have mixed reviews.

[NLSoldier]

holy crap, SEE fight club. Man its sweet.

[nothumb]

I saw Casablanca and Citizen Kane in a screenwriting class, with a professor stopping it every ten minutes and talking for five. Almost would rather have not watched them after that, but they are good.

I think not seeing the Good, the Bad and the Ugly is by far one of my biggest shortcomings.

Maybe Streetcar Named Desire? Although I hear it's better as a play... still... Brando... should probably see this one.

Until recently hadn't seen Godfather Pt. II. Glad I got around to that, it was damn good.

I rented that Bergman flick, the Seventh Seal, but I was so tired I couldn't watch it. Kicked myself for that.

According to the IMDB list I am also a criminal for not seeing:

Dr. Strangelove (probably true, I should see this)
Raging Bull (ditto)
The Pianist (try and make me care)
2001
Mystic River
Shrek

It seems kind of criminal that all three Lord of the Rings movies were so high up. I mean, yeah, they were great, but come on.

NT

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See 'em both.

Big Lebowski is one of those "Love it" or "Meh" kind of movies. I think it's a classic.

NT

[Popinjay]

The Usual Suspects

[BottlesOf]

The reason Kane is such a big deal is because of the innovations it brought to filmmaking.

The story itself may seem trite b/c so many movies have borrowed aspects of it and what was so important and groundbreaking in 1941 is old hat now.

[thirddan]

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The Pianist

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sucked ass...

[gamblore99]

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The Pianist

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sucked ass...

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so true.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

Casablanca is a damn good movie.

I never seen Citizen Kane, but my roommate raves about it.

Two movies I've always wanted to see but never got around to seeing: It's A Wonderful Life and To Kill a Mockingbird.

[Sponger15SB]

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I never seen Citizen Kane, but my roommate raves about it.


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You know I have this on VHS, you could borrow it and not have any excuses.

Anyways, I just looked over AFI's top 100, and I've seen 29 of them (a lot for how young I am?) although I've yet to see The Godfather. Also my roomate has the movie Vatos (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00007M5JC.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) and I have yet to see that as well, hear it is good.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

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You know I have this on VHS, you could borrow it and not have any excuses.

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We don't have a VCR. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Monty Cantsin]

The Day the Clown Cried (http://www.subcin.com/clowncried.html).

/mc

[Alobar]

I've never watched, and refuse to ever watch "Titanic"

[Sponger15SB]

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We don't have a VCR. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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You don't have a VCR? Damn you kids these days.

[goofball]

schindlers list
the godfather

[Ulysses]

In the Bedroom

[Michael Davis]

Star Wars supposedly but I don't think there's time in my life to waste watching some godawful fantasy crap. Then E.T. I have a huge list because I don't make it out much.

-Michael

[Reef]

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The Pianist

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sucked ass...

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um... no

[Popinjay]

I strongly suggest you watch the original trilogy on DVD sometime. Great movies, especially the Empire Strikes Back.

[nicky g]

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Goonies

[thirddan]

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In the Bedroom

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I was very disappointed when i saw this...

[youtalkfunny]

I just looked at the IMDB list. As far as the top 30 go, counting only titles in English, I haven't seen:

--Dr Strangelove (but I want to),
--Momento (that premise sounds too ridiculous for me to buy into),
--Laurence of Arabia (can't seem to get excited about this one).

Oh yeah, and all the LOTR and Star Wars films. Not my cup of tea, sorry.

I picked up a Citizen Kane DVD at Blockbuster. One of the features was Roger Ebert's commentary. He breaks down the photographic innovations, and special effects innovations, as well as the literary and symbolic stuff that we in the unwashed masses would probably miss without his help.

It's pretty cool. I was glad I watched it.

[ethan]

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I just looked over AFI's top 100, and I've seen 29 of them (a lot for how young I am?) although I've yet to see The Godfather.

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Just did the same, I'm at 57. Still haven't seen numbers 1, 4, and 5 on the list, so I suppose those'd be my candidates. (Kane, Gone With the Wind, and Lawrence of Arabia.)

[youtalkfunny]

Wow, I've only seen 41 of the AFI's top 100.

But a lot of them, I TRIED to watch, but gave up after 20 or 30 minutes. Such as "On the Waterfront", "American in Paris", "American Grafitti", "Gone with the Wind", "Sunset Blvd", "Some Like it Hot", etc.

Maybe now that I'm older, I should try them again.

[TylerD]

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Casablanca is a damn good movie.

I never seen Citizen Kane, but my roommate raves about it.

Two movies I've always wanted to see but never got around to seeing: It's A Wonderful Life and To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Read the book, the film is good, but the book is better. For me it was Godfather Part II, but I've just bought the DVD so I guess now its Casablanca.

[JeffO]

I never saw Star Wars

[nicky g]

Also, Thirty Six Chambers of Shaolin, although not from lack of trying.

[sfer]

Ferris Bueller.

[DrSavage]

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In the Bedroom

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Save your time Diablo.

[DrSavage]

City of God for me

[sfer]

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I've never watched, and refuse to ever watch "Titanic"

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I haven't either. Don't hijack this thread. It's "Best movie you've NEVER seen" not "Best decision you continue to make." /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[2planka]

Three words about the pianist:

Harvey Keitel's schlong. Or was that some other movie..... /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Sarge85]

How do you people NOT see Star Wars?

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[nicky g]

I wondered that too. But it certainly isn;t the best film they've never seen.

[elwoodblues]

I've seen 69 of the AFI list. As a result, I'm fairly disappointed in myself. The top one's I'm missing are:
Lawrence of Arabia
On the Waterfront (Brando has always kind of bugged me)
Sunset Blvd.
The African Queen (I've seen parts of this one many times, but never sat through the whole thing)
Grapes of Wrath

[elwoodblues]

That's The Piano.

[nolanfan34]

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The Usual Suspects

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Um, you need to see this. Now.

[IndieMatty]

On The Waterfront

Oh and I refuse to watch those Lord of the Rings movies or Harry Potter.

Doubtful anyone considers that stuff "Best".

[elwoodblues]

Of that genre, Lord of the Rings movies are the best (at least the best that I've seen.)

[astroglide]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=momento

it is MEMENTO. momento is not an english word.

[IndieMatty]

I tried to watch the first one and hated it. I went to a horrible all boys catholic school and the first assignment was to read the damn hobbit, so perhaps I'm a little biased.

All the anal rape will do that to you.

[elwoodblues]

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All the anal rape will do that to you

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If I had a dime for every time...

[ThaSaltCracka]

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Probably Godfather or Scarface for me...I really don't know why but I have just never taken the time.

[/ QUOTE ]How the [censored] have you not seen these movies????

[Sponger15SB]

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Ferris Bueller.

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Have you never heard of cable? Its on comedy central like 3x a day.

[SomethingClever]

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Casablanca is a damn good movie.


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Agreed.. Bogey still holds up as a pretty cool guy, even after all these years.

Check out "The Big Sleep" sometime if you haven't already.

[Drac]

These are the three I'm most frequently mocked for never having seen
1. Godfather
2. Casablanca
3. Deer Hunter

[elwoodblues]

I'm surprised by how many people haven't seen The Godfather. I was just watching it on tv with my father-in-law this weekend who mentioned that he had never seen it before. When he left, he took my copy of Godfather II to watch. If you take 1 and 2 together (as one story) they are one of the best out there.

I also highly recommend reading the book (it covers the story of I and II.) The movie can be a little tough to follow the first time.

[B Dids]

Dude, do you have class tomorrow. I'll be home until like 11AM, come by- I'll loan you my copy. You MUST see this movie /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

btw- the Star Wars movies really fall apart on re-watching.

I have never seen all of Ferris Buhler's Day Off.

[AngryCola]

Everyone always tells me this is a great movie, but I've never seen it. I really should watch it at some point.

[Bubbagump]

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I tried to watch the first one and hated it.

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That's funny. Every single person that I that I ever recomended read the trilogy said the same thing about the first book. It starts of so slow they just could not get into it. It's a shame because Tolkien was a truly talented writer.

Bubbagump

[IndieMatty]

Overrated.

[John Cole]

Two of Orson Welles's finest.

[John Cole]

Lots of sand and camels.

Actually, it was the movie that hooked me on movies. Sat through it twice at the Park Cinema in Cranston when I was nine.

[Malone Brown]

If you haven't seen Bamboozled I think it should be at the top of your list of Best movies you've never seen.

[nicky g]

Deer Hunter, good point.

[jagoff]

Rear Window and The Piano

[Evan]

Apparently The Big Lebowski according to sfer.

[TJSWAN]

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Lots of sand and camels.

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Ahhh, another John Cole movie review. /images/graemlins/cool.gif /images/graemlins/wink.gif /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Actually great scenery and soundtrack too. Really just an incredible movie all around. Worth having around on DVD.


Tim

[jar]

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I strongly suggest you watch the original trilogy on DVD sometime. Great movies, especially the Empire Strikes Back.

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Sadly, you can't get the original trilogy on DVD. Yes, I know the special edition was released on DVD recently, but I'm talking about the original theatrical releases. I'm not buying the special editions, I'm holding out for the real films. If Lucas releases the originals, I'll buy them almost whatever the price.

[youtalkfunny]

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it is MEMENTO. momento is not an english word.

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Gee whiz.

I apologize. Go ahead and shoot me.

[astroglide]

it's not you, it's everybody. but you're the fall guy.

[daryn]

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Fight Club.

Everybody is blown away that I haven't seen it.

Similarly the Big Lebowski but that seems to have mixed reviews.

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wow, you and i should start a club.

"guys who have never seen fight club or the big lebowski"

[balkii]

I think i'm gnona go with deathrace 2000.