What is the best movie you've NEVER seen?

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Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

i.e. the movie you THINK is gonna be great, but you haven't seen it yet. Does not apply to upcoming releases.

For me, I'd have to say probably some sort of tie between Bridge on the River Kwai, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, and Raging Bull.
 
DarkAudit

DarkAudit

I have to admit, I've never sat through a full showing of Casablanca.

The Big Lebowski and Being There have been in my DVD library for years, yet I've still not put them on.
 
CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I've never sat all the way through Casablanca. After about 30 minutes I get bored out of my skull. I haven't bothered with Citizen Kane as I expect it'll be the same reaction. Granted this train of thought was when I was like 15, so maybe I'd be able to watch them now.
 
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ThatNickGuy

Never seen Citizen Cane, but I'd say for me, I've never sat down and watched The Godfather movies. Or maybe Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, or Trainspotting.

Just saw Big Lebowski for the first time this year and effing loved it.

Casablanca, I finally saw a few years ago and also loved it.
 
DarkAudit

DarkAudit

CynicismKills said:
I've never sat all the way through Casablanca. After about 30 minutes I get bored out of my skull. I haven't bothered with Citizen Kane as I expect it'll be the same reaction. Granted this train of thought was when I was like 15, so maybe I'd be able to watch them now.
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When I was a youngling, I walked out (no, *stomped* out) of Casino Royale because it wasn't the Connery/Moore 007 I was expecting. Took me a few years to get past that, and now it's one of my definite favorites.
 
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Steven Soderburgin

Money Train

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But no seriously, Hoop Dreams
 
Steve

Steve

Any movie filmed in black and white (other than Sin City) and any movie made before 1970. I have no desire to watch a movie made in the 40's or 50's the same way I have no desire to listen to an 8-Track tape. I'm sure there are some great old movies out there but I have no desire to watch them. And I hear people talke about Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, etc. but have 0% interest in watching any of those. I've seen bits of old movies but can't recall a time I've sat down and watched an old movie all the way through.
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Steve said:
Any movie filmed in black and white (other than Sin City) and any movie made before 1970. I have no desire to watch a movie made in the 40's or 50's the same way I have no desire to listen to an 8-Track tape. I'm sure there are some great old movies out there but I have no desire to watch them. And I hear people talke about Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, etc. but have 0% interest in watching any of those. I've seen bits of old movies but can't recall a time I've sat down and watched an old movie all the way through.
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oh my god I hope you're being serious
 
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Steven Soderburgin

Steve said:
Any movie filmed in black and white (other than Sin City) and any movie made before 1970. I have no desire to watch a movie made in the 40's or 50's the same way I have no desire to listen to an 8-Track tape. I'm sure there are some great old movies out there but I have no desire to watch them. And I hear people talke about Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, etc. but have 0% interest in watching any of those. I've seen bits of old movies but can't recall a time I've sat down and watched an old movie all the way through.
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ThatNickGuy

Steve said:
Any movie filmed in black and white (other than Sin City) and any movie made before 1970. I have no desire to watch a movie made in the 40's or 50's the same way I have no desire to listen to an 8-Track tape. I'm sure there are some great old movies out there but I have no desire to watch them. And I hear people talke about Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, etc. but have 0% interest in watching any of those. I've seen bits of old movies but can't recall a time I've sat down and watched an old movie all the way through.
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Unless you're serious, in which case:

/sad
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

That is disgustingly stupid, if real.

As for me, The Godfather springs immediately to mind because I've owned it for three years and still haven't watched it.
 
Adam

Adam

Seconding Godfather. The genre doesn't interest me for whatever reason.

Also: Shawshank Redemption.
 
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Kitty Sinatra

I don't know. If I hear about something I think is gonna be good (and enjoyable) I make an effort to see it.

So I'm just gonna say some Audrey Hepburn or Bergman flcik that I haven't seen yet. I could have seen all of Hepburn's movies when I was dating a big fan. I should've, actually. For some weird reason we never watched any of them together.

(And oh shit, I actually mentioned something about my real life here. Chuck, you tricked me! Damn you.)
 
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chakz

Watchmen....Ok I have seen watchmen. But I thought the trailer was so cool I was afraid if I actually....er...watched....watchmen that I'd ruin it.


So far? Were the wild things are. I'm a sucker for trailers with emotive soundtracks.


'scuse me I have to get my avatar because it appears I'm coming here again.
 
Frank

Frank

There are a shit ton of movies I've never seen I'm not proud to have not seen.
Godfather 2, Casablanca, Citizen Kane being probably the biggest ones.

Oh shit, and Schindler's List. I was going to watch it with my ex girlfriend years ago but we were both so exhausted from work that I ended up shamefully sleeping through it.
 
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Kitty Sinatra

You know, if you're not a film student, Citizen Kane really isn't worth watching. It's not terribly entertaining by today's standard and you already know who Rosebud is. Or, you likely do anyway.

That's to say: I don't recommend it unless you want to watch it so you can say you watched it.
 
drawn_inward

drawn_inward

I haven't seen a few Hitchcock flicks. I haven't seen Barry Lyndon, but have heard good things. I haven't seen the Maltese Falcon, and I like noir.

The Conversation. It seems to be highly acclaimed, but I can't seem to make it more than 30 minutes w/o wanting to turn it off.

I haven't seen The Lion King, but I don't think it is good. That acunamatadu song just drove me nuts. Everybody else seems to like it though.
 
@Li3n

@Li3n

Dave said:
The Big Lebowski, Usual Suspects, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.
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Dave, i think you know what to do with this next weekend...


I can recall seeing at least parts of Casablanca, but for the life of me i can't remember it i ever saw it in full... and it's not the only one. The Maltese Falcon was awesome btw.
 
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Steven Soderburgin

Gruebeard said:
You know, if you're not a film student, Citizen Kane really isn't worth watching. It's not terribly entertaining by today's standard and you already know who Rosebud is. Or, you likely do anyway.

That's to say: I don't recommend it unless you want to watch it so you can say you watched it.
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I disagree. It's an absolutely masterpiece. However, that is only one of the reasons it's consistently placed at the top of "Best Movies Ever Made" lists.
drawn_inward said:
I haven't seen a few Hitchcock flicks. I haven't seen Barry Lyndon, but have heard good things. I haven't seen the Maltese Falcon, and I like noir.
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Ugh I need to see Barry Lyndon. The Maltese Falcon is one of my favorite movies of all time.
The Conversation. It seems to be highly acclaimed, but I can't seem to make it more than 30 minutes w/o wanting to turn it off.
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It's really, really great. Hackman's increasing paranoia and isolation is so well performed. Give it another shot.
I haven't seen The Lion King, but I don't think it is good. That acunamatadu song just drove me nuts. Everybody else seems to like it though.
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It's rather good. It's not my favorite from the Disney Renaissance of the late 80's/early 90's (that would be Beauty and the Beast) but it's gorgeously animated, and it's based on Shakespeare. It also has arguably the best "villain" song Disney has ever done.
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

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drawn_inward said:
I haven't seen a few Hitchcock flicks. I haven't seen Barry Lyndon, but have heard good things. I haven't seen the Maltese Falcon, and I like noir.

The Conversation. It seems to be highly acclaimed, but I can't seem to make it more than 30 minutes w/o wanting to turn it off.

I haven't seen The Lion King, but I don't think it is good. That acunamatadu song just drove me nuts. Everybody else seems to like it though.
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The Maltese Falcon is pretty cool. :D

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Also, I don't understand how knowing what Rosebud is ruins the movie or makes it not worth watching. It's a beautiful, sad, and very well-done movie. There are a lot of movies that are so ingrained in our culture that they're "spoiled" for people. It doesn't mean they're not worth watching.

I dunno... I liked it and think it deserves to be called one of the best--I don't know about THE best... I don't think I know enough to decide that.
 
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Man, when I was a kid, I hated sitting through my dad's black and white movie obsession. I've seen more noir before age 12 than any one kid should. I hated old movies back then, too. And they do have their flaws. The pacing is generally terrible in older movies--even the good ones. But the tradeoff is lots of neat experimental filmwork (that seems to be more absent from mainstream these days), characters you care about, and intricate, thought out plots with more than 1-3 plot turns. And, oh, the dialogue! That snappy noir stuff gets me every time.
 
Covar

Covar

ok folks. This weekend, Casablanca netflix party on XBL. This must happen.

Schindler's List is at the top of my list of movies I need to see.
 
Dave

Dave

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Charlie Dont Surf said:
Hellfire is a really close #2 imo, but it has 100% less nazi imagery in a children's movie, so it loses.
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What will kids respond to more, Nazi imagery or a Priest selling his soul to hellfire? Both are pretty deep but I'd guess that the kids know more about priests/ministers than Nazis. If their parents dragged them to church like mine did, that is.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

According to AFI's first top 100 list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI's_100_Years…100_Movies

Sunset Boulevard
The Third Man
Modern Times - I've seen documentaries on the film but never the whole thing.
Duck Soup

I've seen a lot of old movies. B&W and age of the film should not matter. Hell, it is hard to think of movies that have come out in the last decade that belong on the top 100.

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Kissinger;280864][quote=fade said:
The pacing is generally terrible in older movies--even the good ones.
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