Famous films you haven't seen

RobDavies

Never seen Citizen Kane or It's A Wonderful Life.

Apart from Psycho, I've never seen a Hitchcock film all the way through either - I just don't think they're as brilliant as they're made out to be and end up switching over/off or falling asleep after half an hour.   Totally unnaceptable for someone who considers themselves to be a film fan, like me.

@johnnyurq - you've not missed anything with Adam Sandler - I can't think of a decent film he's been in.....

boogieman

West side story, Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, Psycho, Scarface. Actually loads and loads the more I think about it. I got a Hitchcock film box set as a present a few years back so no excuses for not seeing Psycho really.
And plus one on Adam Sandler.

stickyfiddle

Even though I was 9 when it came out, The Lion King

And, until Friday night, Night Of The Living Dead

ICBM

It's A Wonderful Life

Scarface

Titanic

Rambo (any part)

Rocky (any part)

Any Aliens after the first one

Any Tarantino after Pulp Fiction

Anything with Nicholas Cage in it apart from Raising Arizona

Mostly on purpose apart from the first two...

Fretwired

I haven't seen Avatar or the Matrix. No plans to either ..

Danny1969

I've never seen the Harry Potter stuff, or the stuff with the goblins and rings, none of the Star Wars films  cept the original, none of the Iron man stuff or Batman  stuff

Myranda

Some of your lists sicken me

randomhandclaps

I've never seen that film with two women and a polystyrene cup.

I also agree with @jd0272. ; Dead Man's Shoe is a great film.  Some really graphic violence despite the poignancy.

 

jd0272

Emp_Fab;111606" said:

jd0272 said:

Not a famous film, but Dead Mans Shoes is fckn superb. Lancashire way I think. Really poignant despite the graphic violence.







You're not quite getting the jist of this thread are you ?

Yeah but was being lazy. And there was the ouzo.

Deijavoo

jd0272 said:

Not a famous film, but Dead Mans Shoes is fckn superb. Lancashire way I think. Really poignant despite the graphic violence.

Dead Man's Shoes is amazing. 

More Yorkshire though I thought but now I've looked; Matlock in Derbyshire. 

equalsql

Gone With The Wind
The 3rd Man
12 Angry Men
Laurence Of Arabia
The Searchers
La dolce vita
Jules et Jim}
The Misfits

Crikey ... I just realised what a cultural desert my life is! :-S

Emp_Fab

Here.... how's about this for an idea....  a Fretboard Cinema Club Night.  We look at the lists of notable fillums that people haven't seen, then pick one that we should all watch one night and then rip it to pieces / cry with epiphanic joy the next day.

Everyone being (legally) able to get hold of the fillums might be something we'd need to examine, but I'm sure there are non-subscription, pay as you go type streaming film sites out there surely ?

I've got a warm fuzzy feeling suggesting this, as it would be a nice thing to do as a community, separated as we are by digital noughts and ones.

The23rdman

Raging Bull,

Godfather part I to, um, however many there are...

johnnyurq

RobDavies;111656" said:

Never seen Citizen Kane or It's A Wonderful Life.

Apart from Psycho, I've never seen a Hitchcock film all the way through either - I just don't think they're as brilliant as they're made out to be and end up switching over/off or falling asleep after half an hour.   Totally unnaceptable for someone who considers themselves to be a film fan, like me.

@johnnyurq - you've not missed anything with Adam Sandler - I can't think of a decent film he's been in.....

Too true @RobDavies and the last film of his I watched was either the Wedding Singer or Mr Deeds with the kids many moons ago.

Sandler and Murphy consistently score high in the least value for their fee polls too.

Bellycaster

Probably many, but off the top of my head.

Eyes Wide Shut and Dr Stranglelove, considering how much I like Kubrick's other films, I should be kicking myself.

The first 2 Godfather films.

The French Connection films.

Oh well, best get the credit card out again.

ICBM

Bellycaster said:

Eyes Wide Shut and Dr Stranglelove, considering how much I like Kubrick's other films, I should be kicking myself.

The first 2 Godfather films.

I haven't seen Eyes Wide Shut - I've tried a couple of times, but both times fell asleep after the first half hour.

Dr. Strangelove is one of the greatest films ever made and a must-see even now.

Likewise the first two Godfathers - I watched the first one again recently in HD and it's stunning how good the photography is - incredibly real and lifelike, it makes almost every other film I've ever seen seem a bit unrealistic.

Bellycaster

ICBM said:

Bellycaster said:

Eyes Wide Shut and Dr Stranglelove, considering how much I like Kubrick's other films, I should be kicking myself.

The first 2 Godfather films.

I haven't seen Eyes Wide Shut - I've tried a couple of times, but both times fell asleep after the first half hour.

Dr. Strangelove is one of the greatest films ever made and a must-see even now.

Likewise the first two Godfathers - I watched the first one again recently in HD and it's stunning how good the photography is - incredibly real and lifelike, it makes almost every other film I've ever seen seem a bit unrealistic.

That would be "Eyes Firmly Shut" for you then @ICBM.

Seriously though, I am going to get on Amazon shortly. They must be seen.

:-)

siremoon

randomhandclaps said:

I've never seen that film with two women and a polystyrene cup.

Don't bother - it's a load of shite

Emp_Fab

Badum.... pish.

So..... nobody thinks my cinema club idea is a runner then ? 

breakstuff

The Goonies.
Absolutely everyone I know has seen it so it kind of feels like a little bit of my childhood is missing :-(
The good thing is I've now got kids of my own so plan on watching it with them sometime.