Great movies you have/had never seen

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Last night I watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for the first time. Wow...

It's just an amazing film. It is also one that is pretty much assumed that everyone has seen it. When I finally got around to watching Citizen Kane a few months ago, a friend even said "You never saw it?" who then had to admit meekly that she had never seen it.

What films have you always meant to check out, but never got to it yet?

[saldana]

i have never seen schindlers list or the passion...they are the most recent examples...i have also never seen either of the movies you mentioned

[samifan24]

I finally watched "Bullitt" last week. Steve McQueen is the man and the famous car chase scene was awesome.

[Cringer]

If I have ever seen the film, how can I know it is great?

[Lorena]

I've never seen a Woody Allen movie, nor have I seen Gone With The Wind, Chinatown, Wizard of Oz and most Hitchcock movies. As far as recent movies, I've seen 1 of the Pirate of the Caribbean movies, none of the "Ocean's" movies, Terminator movies, or Die Hard movies.

[Draft Dodger]

I watched Chinatown for the first time recently. Bullitt too.

Two movies I feel I probably should watch but haven't would be Citizen Kane and Schindler's List. I've also never seen a Woody Allen movie or any Hitchcock movies.

[Bad-example]

Originally Posted by Lorena

I've never seen a Woody Allen movie

Go for Take the Money and Run. Early Woody Allen is easily accessible and funny as hell. This one is a faux documentary of inept criminal Virgil Starkwell and is just hilarious all the way through. He has made better films (Annie Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors) but none funnier IMHO.

What's Up, Tigerlily is also a good one. Precursor to MST3K.

[MJ4H]

98% of the movies most people say are great I've never seen, nor do I plan to.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I have never seen Casablanca.

I'm sure there are others.

[korme]

If you're looking for Woody, you've got to go Annie Hall

Of IMDb's top 10, I have never seen The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by korme

Of IMDb's top 10, I have never seen The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Knowing your taste in movies vs. mine, you'll probably love this movie.

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

Go for Take the Money and Run. Early Woody Allen is easily accessible and funny as hell. This one is a faux documentary of inept criminal Virgil Starkwell and is just hilarious all the way through. He has made better films (Annie Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors) but none funnier IMHO.

What's Up, Tigerlily is also a good one. Precursor to MST3K.

Originally Posted by korme

If you're looking for Woody, you've got to go Annie Hall

Yeah, I have a few of these movies in my Netflix queue. I'll probably end up getting them from the library since most of the movies I've seen have been thru there.

[korme]

I don't know Lorena, I'm not a big western fan at all.

Speaking back to Woody though, I kind of want to see his newest movie that is out right now.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Cringer

If I have ever seen the film, how can I know it is great?

+1

If I'm going to trust someone's list, just to give me a way to pick out an answer, the highest rated films on the AFI 100 I haven't seen all the way through would be The Graduate, Schindler's List, and from the revised list The General. Those look like the only ones in the top 30 I haven't seen at some point.

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by Lorena

I've never seen a Woody Allen movie

Consider yourself lucky.

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by korme

I don't know Lorena, I'm not a big western fan at all.

Classic American westerns and 'spaghetti' westerns are two completely different animals, for whatever it's worth. There's no good guy in a white hat, trying to right an ultimate wrong in most spaghetti westerns, just a lot grimier people doing grimier things.

[Warhammer]

I've never understood the appeal of Woody Allen. With the exception of Everything you Wanted to know about Sex but Was Afraid to Ask.

[molson]

Originally Posted by korme

Speaking back to Woody though, I kind of want to see his newest movie that is out right now.

It's very funny and also "accessible" for someone who doesn't know if they'd be into Allen's schtick, whatever it is.

It has the classic Woody Allen great dialogue, but is also just seems so much "younger" than you'd expect.

[Sgran]

Ran
Crimes and Misdemeanors
The Bicycle Thief
The Sting
That movie where they carry the ship over the mountain
There Will Be Blood
The French Connection

By the way, if you're looking for a slapstick funny Woody film, try The Sleeper. Bananas is also good. And if you like Russian novels, then you have to see Love and Death.

[3ric]

"Citizen Kane", and I'm not sure I've seen "12 angry men".
"On the waterfront" is another one... have it on DVD though.

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by 3ric

"Citizen Kane", and I'm not sure I've seen "12 angry men".
"On the waterfront" is another one... have it on DVD though.

12 Angry Men is without question one of the greatest of all-time. Intense from beginning to end.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Freddy Got Fingered

Edit: Sorry, I was looking at the wrong list.

[MikeVic]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Freddy Got Fingered

Edit: Sorry, I was looking at the wrong list.

Is that where Tom Green has those sausages hanging?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by MikeVic

Is that where Tom Green has those sausages hanging?

I hope those were sausages.

[MikeVic]

He does get a weird pleasure face... what did you do Pumpy.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by MikeVic

He does get a weird pleasure face... what did you do Pumpy.

I was out of town when that shit happened.

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by Sgran

Ran
That movie where they carry the ship over the mountain

Fitzcarraldo. I love that movie, and "Burden of Dreams" the documentary about the 'making of' is equally, if not more, fascinating.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by Sgran

Ran
Crimes and Misdemeanors
The Bicycle Thief
The Sting
That movie where they carry the ship over the mountain
There Will Be Blood
The French Connection

By the way, if you're looking for a slapstick funny Woody film, try The Sleeper. Bananas is also good. And if you like Russian novels, then you have to see Love and Death.

Do yourself a massive favor and rent The Sting as soon as possible.

As for me....without question it's Gone With the Wind. Even if I don't like it, I know I need to see it.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

Last night I watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for the first time. Wow...

A teacher ruined this movie for me in high school by telling our entire class what happens at the end. I just know I would LOVE this movie, but knowing what happens has made it hard for me to rent it. One day.

There are a lot of American "classics" I haven't seen, like Casablanca, Gone With The Wind in particular.

There's also quite a few Hitchcock movies I've never seen that I really should.

[saldana]

anyone looking for a good scare the shit out of you flick, for my money, nothing is better than the original Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood"

[TheOhioStateUniversity]

Dog Day Afternoon
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
Murder in the First
A Soldier's Story

to name a few

[samifan24]

Originally Posted by Lorena

12 Angry Men is without question one of the greatest of all-time. Intense from beginning to end.

+1

An incredibly intense film which remains just as powerful today, no special effects or explosions (Jerry Bruckheimer, I'm looking at you) needed.

[Mr. Olympia]

I have never seen Ghandi, and something tells me this is not going to change any time soon.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Lorena

I've seen 1 of the Pirate of the Caribbean movies

Assuming it's the first one, there's no need to see any more. The 3rd was absolutely terrible.

[Sgran]

As for classics I've recently seen, I finally got around to My Left Foot. Although the movie itself isn't that amazing, the performance by Daniel Day Lewis is off the charts.