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In reply to estivoautumnal: Bladerunner..(takes cover)
In reply to estivoautumnal: Never watched The Third Man, either. I keep looking for the first two films in what I thought was a trilogy but can't find them...
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In reply to estivoautumnal:
Citizen Kane.
Watched Easy Rider last week for first time and was a bit disappointed.
Citizen Kane.
Watched Easy Rider last week for first time and was a bit disappointed.
In reply to Tom Valentine:
Ditto.
It's a Wonderful Life
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It's a Wonderful Life
In reply to estivoautumnal:
Citizen Kane , Rear Window , Its a wonderful life , Gone with the wind .
Non of the Harry Potter or Lordy of the Ring bits .
American Beauty , Saving Private Ryan , A Clockwork Orange , Texas Chainsaw massacre ( any ) , To Kill a Mockingbird , Pans Labyrinth , Requiem for a dream , Jacobs Ladder .
Metropolis , Pirahna 3D & the latest Jackass 3D ;0) for starters cue major b0llocking from Blue Straggler . . . squwauk ............... !
Citizen Kane , Rear Window , Its a wonderful life , Gone with the wind .
Non of the Harry Potter or Lordy of the Ring bits .
American Beauty , Saving Private Ryan , A Clockwork Orange , Texas Chainsaw massacre ( any ) , To Kill a Mockingbird , Pans Labyrinth , Requiem for a dream , Jacobs Ladder .
Metropolis , Pirahna 3D & the latest Jackass 3D ;0) for starters cue major b0llocking from Blue Straggler . . . squwauk ............... !
In reply to estivoautumnal: somehow i've managed to avoid seeing The Great Escape - and yes me too for Citizen Kane. None of the Three Colours.
In reply to LaMentalist:
have you ever seen any films?
have you ever seen any films?
In reply to LaMentalist:
You are missing a trick with pans Labyrinth and Rear window. Lord of the rings and harry potter are shite, ok for kids or the mentally handicapped, or whatever pc label they now have.
You are missing a trick with pans Labyrinth and Rear window. Lord of the rings and harry potter are shite, ok for kids or the mentally handicapped, or whatever pc label they now have.
In reply to Tom Valentine:
Me neither. I get the impression it's one for film-makers to go on and on about, rather than actually enjoyable.
Never seen it. Less likely to now.
I've never seen Casablanca. Dunno if I'd like it or not really.
It's A Wonderful Life is worth watching but it's pretty cheesy! But I think pretty much anything with Jimmy Stewart is very watchable.
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Me neither. I get the impression it's one for film-makers to go on and on about, rather than actually enjoyable.
> Watched Easy Rider last week for first time and was a bit disappointed.
Never seen it. Less likely to now.
I've never seen Casablanca. Dunno if I'd like it or not really.
It's A Wonderful Life is worth watching but it's pretty cheesy! But I think pretty much anything with Jimmy Stewart is very watchable.
In reply to Hannah S:
I saw The Wizard of Oz or whatever its called in 1976 I think , does that count ? Oh and Black Emanuelle plus Taxi Driver then Southern Comfort because my babysitter got me in a headlock & forced me to watch it I was only 10 years old at the time <sob> , nearly forgot my Dad made me watch Papillon when I was young as well because thats where he was going to send me if I didn't behave , no I'm not joking either ..........
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> have you ever seen any films?
I saw The Wizard of Oz or whatever its called in 1976 I think , does that count ? Oh and Black Emanuelle plus Taxi Driver then Southern Comfort because my babysitter got me in a headlock & forced me to watch it I was only 10 years old at the time <sob> , nearly forgot my Dad made me watch Papillon when I was young as well because thats where he was going to send me if I didn't behave , no I'm not joking either ..........
In reply to estivoautumnal:
OK, will do. Got a Lovefilm download thing, should be one of the 30 or so movies they have on there.
OK, will do. Got a Lovefilm download thing, should be one of the 30 or so movies they have on there.
In reply to estivoautumnal:
Not sure if they could be described as classic, but I've never seen a 'James Bond' film.
Not sure if they could be described as classic, but I've never seen a 'James Bond' film.
In reply to Jon Stewart:
That was the impression I was left with after watching it. Perhaps a technical / stylistic landmark but not that engaging.
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> Me neither. I get the impression it's one for film-makers to go on and on about, rather than actually enjoyable.
That was the impression I was left with after watching it. Perhaps a technical / stylistic landmark but not that engaging.
In reply to 999thAndy:
Withnail and I is all about the context you see it in. I saw it in my early 20s in university halls of residence with a large bottle of cheap cider and so it will forever have a place in my heart.
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> Next time it's on council telly, I'll record it
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> Next time it's on council telly, I'll record it
Withnail and I is all about the context you see it in. I saw it in my early 20s in university halls of residence with a large bottle of cheap cider and so it will forever have a place in my heart.
In reply to Jon Stewart:
I'd heard that, but watched it last year and really liked it (and I'm not usually given to liking things on the basis of technical merit over
Never seen It's A Wonderful Life either. Or Gremlins. Or any Rocky film
My girlfriend's with you about Jimmy Stewart though.
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I'd heard that, but watched it last year and really liked it (and I'm not usually given to liking things on the basis of technical merit over
> It's A Wonderful Life is worth watching but it's pretty cheesy! But I think pretty much anything with Jimmy Stewart is very watchable.
Never seen It's A Wonderful Life either. Or Gremlins. Or any Rocky film
My girlfriend's with you about Jimmy Stewart though.
In reply to estivoautumnal: t's a Wonderful Life is an interesting one - look only a little way beneath the surface and you can see a much darker and more tragic story lurking under the veneer of feelgood cheese - a story of a man forced to relinquish his dreams, to bury all his hopes and ambitions so deep they almost kill him, and then at the moment of potential release to be persuaded to accept that his life will be one long burden...
In reply to DaveHK:
Ditto, I was in the Earnshaw Hall TV room with a load of mates from SCUM and a bag of cans.
I have never seen:
Braveheart, Casablanca, any Harry Potter other than the first, Lawrence of Arabia, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, 2001, any westerns apart from High Plains Drifter, Saving Private Ryan, Avatar and many, many more...
> Withnail and I is all about the context you see it in. I saw it in my early 20s in university halls of residence with a large bottle of cheap cider and so it will forever have a place in my heart.
Ditto, I was in the Earnshaw Hall TV room with a load of mates from SCUM and a bag of cans.
I have never seen:
Braveheart, Casablanca, any Harry Potter other than the first, Lawrence of Arabia, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, 2001, any westerns apart from High Plains Drifter, Saving Private Ryan, Avatar and many, many more...
In reply to Clarence:
Of those, Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, 2001 and Saving Private Ryan are more or less essential viewing - but (except for Casablanca perhaps) only on the big screen, in a decent cinema.
Of those, Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, 2001 and Saving Private Ryan are more or less essential viewing - but (except for Casablanca perhaps) only on the big screen, in a decent cinema.
In reply to MJ:
From my younger days SHE with Ursula Andress, Zulu and Planet of the apes, stick in my mind, never been into JB films, I have seen one the last one it was just ok, not to my taste.
Ealing comedies like Kind Hearts and Coronets are great on a wet Saturday afternoon. I prefer gritty reality to glossy escapisim. I don't like horror or very violent films much, so no I have not seen the chainsaw massacre , and similar genre films. ( that is my daughter's idea of a good night, not mine)
Give me Laurel & Hardy or Charlie Chaplin, any day, reminds me of Christmas parties in the 1960's with Brillcream in my unruly hair( long gone) wearing hand knitted cardigans and short trousers, and laughing at utter nonesense .
From my younger days SHE with Ursula Andress, Zulu and Planet of the apes, stick in my mind, never been into JB films, I have seen one the last one it was just ok, not to my taste.
Ealing comedies like Kind Hearts and Coronets are great on a wet Saturday afternoon. I prefer gritty reality to glossy escapisim. I don't like horror or very violent films much, so no I have not seen the chainsaw massacre , and similar genre films. ( that is my daughter's idea of a good night, not mine)
Give me Laurel & Hardy or Charlie Chaplin, any day, reminds me of Christmas parties in the 1960's with Brillcream in my unruly hair( long gone) wearing hand knitted cardigans and short trousers, and laughing at utter nonesense .
In reply to estivoautumnal:
wow
> ok for kids or the mentally handicapped, or whatever pc label they now have.
wow
In reply to Tom Valentine:
Ditto except I've actually studiously avoided Easy Rider whereas Kane is just one of those that I never got around to. There's loads more.
Ditto except I've actually studiously avoided Easy Rider whereas Kane is just one of those that I never got around to. There's loads more.
In reply to estivoautumnal: Taxi Driver, escape from new york, scar face, the godfather.
In reply to estivoautumnal:
The Seventh Seal.
I don't think I've seen a Kurosawa film aside from Yojimbo and possibly Sanjuro.
My only Fellini is La Dolce Vita
My only Bertolucci is The Sheltering Sky, not even one of his "classics" (though I rather liked it)
The Long Good Friday
Olivier's Henry V
Les Enfants du Paradis
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The Seventh Seal.
I don't think I've seen a Kurosawa film aside from Yojimbo and possibly Sanjuro.
My only Fellini is La Dolce Vita
My only Bertolucci is The Sheltering Sky, not even one of his "classics" (though I rather liked it)
The Long Good Friday
Olivier's Henry V
Les Enfants du Paradis
etc
In reply to Blue Straggler:
I avoided ER for years, and missed one of Jacks best films!
I avoided ER for years, and missed one of Jacks best films!
In reply to dek:
Now that I think I understand Dennis Hopper a bit more than I did in my youth, I think I might get a better appreciation of the film.
Now that I think I understand Dennis Hopper a bit more than I did in my youth, I think I might get a better appreciation of the film.
In reply to andrew breckill:
I found The Godfather amazingly boring. The acting is a bit like theatre acting. The storytelling felt to me like a shopping list of events. None of it felt remotely real, the whole thing just felt like a painfully drawn out series of cliches. (Granted, since it's a classic, I appreciate it may be the origin of many of those cliches, but that doesn't make it any less dreary, or any shorter).
If you haven't seen it, you probably don't like these kind of films particularly and it follows from there that 5 or 6 hours (I actually think it might be longer than that*) of it would bore the sh!ts out of you, just like it did me.
Not a popular point of view. I didn't like Apocalypse Now either. Boring.
*I'm just talking about the first one. I didn't get any further.
I found The Godfather amazingly boring. The acting is a bit like theatre acting. The storytelling felt to me like a shopping list of events. None of it felt remotely real, the whole thing just felt like a painfully drawn out series of cliches. (Granted, since it's a classic, I appreciate it may be the origin of many of those cliches, but that doesn't make it any less dreary, or any shorter).
If you haven't seen it, you probably don't like these kind of films particularly and it follows from there that 5 or 6 hours (I actually think it might be longer than that*) of it would bore the sh!ts out of you, just like it did me.
Not a popular point of view. I didn't like Apocalypse Now either. Boring.
*I'm just talking about the first one. I didn't get any further.
In reply to Jon Stewart:
Sounds like you don't like Coppola
FWIW I agree that a lot of the acting in The Godfather is theatrical, especially Brando's Oscar-winning turn. I like the films, and I have seen The Godfather several times, and I know that 40 years of parody and influence can colour one's perception so I try to see it objectively (something I am good at - I am forgiving with films!) and Brando still comes off as a bit theatrical and out of place. Caan and Pacino rule though! But I totally understand someone not being into it.
Sounds like you don't like Coppola
FWIW I agree that a lot of the acting in The Godfather is theatrical, especially Brando's Oscar-winning turn. I like the films, and I have seen The Godfather several times, and I know that 40 years of parody and influence can colour one's perception so I try to see it objectively (something I am good at - I am forgiving with films!) and Brando still comes off as a bit theatrical and out of place. Caan and Pacino rule though! But I totally understand someone not being into it.
In reply to Blue Straggler: Agree - I absolutely love the Godfather (I and II anyway) and the acting of Caan (especially), Pacino (so good when he's in 'quiet' rather than 'scenery-chewing' mode) and also John Cazale is excellent. Really good dark, moody cinematography too - and that closing scene when Diane Keaton is pushed out of Pacino's office as he's acknowledged as the new Don is superb.
In reply to ripper:
Oops I forgot Cazale...but then that's cos it's in Part II that he's REALLY memorable. Poor guy, so often forgotten when we talk about great actors. And a horrible way to die (Cazale, not Fredo Corleone)
Oops I forgot Cazale...but then that's cos it's in Part II that he's REALLY memorable. Poor guy, so often forgotten when we talk about great actors. And a horrible way to die (Cazale, not Fredo Corleone)
In reply to JJL:
+1. To estivoautumnal . Why do you think it is ok to be so offensive ?
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+1. To estivoautumnal . Why do you think it is ok to be so offensive ?
In reply to estivoautumnal:
Saving Private Ryan
Pulp Fiction
Not sure if these count as "classics" but they're films people think I should have seen. Started to watch both. Got bored part way through.
Saving Private Ryan
Pulp Fiction
Not sure if these count as "classics" but they're films people think I should have seen. Started to watch both. Got bored part way through.
In reply to Ava Adore:
Saving Private Ryan is not the kind of "essential classic" that (say) The Third Man is. Pulp Fiction probably is.
Saving Private Ryan is not the kind of "essential classic" that (say) The Third Man is. Pulp Fiction probably is.
In reply to Ava Adore: you got bored watching Pulp Fiction??!
erm, don't take this the wrong way, but have you been tested for ADD?
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erm, don't take this the wrong way, but have you been tested for ADD?
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In reply to John Lewis:
One of the many films which introduced me to a classical composer (Rachmaninov, with a little help from Eric Carmen).
One of the many films which introduced me to a classical composer (Rachmaninov, with a little help from Eric Carmen).
In reply to ripper:
Maybe "bored" was the wrong word. I don't like films with excessive unnecessary violence - or what I interpret to be excessive unnecessary violence. I didn't find anything in PF to recommend it even glossing over the violence so stopped watching.
Maybe "bored" was the wrong word. I don't like films with excessive unnecessary violence - or what I interpret to be excessive unnecessary violence. I didn't find anything in PF to recommend it even glossing over the violence so stopped watching.
In reply to estivoautumnal:
I've not seen any of the Scorsese classics - Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Raging Bull.
Should I?
I loved Godfather 1 and 2 but think Tarantino is a bit too stylised and overly cool, if that helps set my tastes.
I've not seen any of the Scorsese classics - Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Raging Bull.
Should I?
I loved Godfather 1 and 2 but think Tarantino is a bit too stylised and overly cool, if that helps set my tastes.
In reply to Blue Straggler:
Noooooooo! You must watch Easy Rider, its essential for a cinema buff.
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> Ditto except I've actually studiously avoided Easy Rider whereas Kane is just one of those that I never got around to. There's loads more.
> Ditto except I've actually studiously avoided Easy Rider whereas Kane is just one of those that I never got around to. There's loads more.
Noooooooo! You must watch Easy Rider, its essential for a cinema buff.
In reply to Al Evans: I'm amazed no one on here has mentioned 'The Sound of Music' a truly underated film, or come to that South Pacific, Cabaret, Oklahoma and all those other classic musical films. Not forgetting of course 'The Blues Brothers'.
In reply to estivoautumnal: She wore a yellow ribbon , Titanic
In reply to stevieb:
YES!
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YES!
In reply to estivoautumnal:
All of the Star Wars ones
All of the Star Trek ones
All of the Harry Potter ones
All of the Star Wars ones
All of the Star Trek ones
All of the Harry Potter ones
In reply to estivoautumnal: Being a musician - Spinal Tap
In reply to estivoautumnal:
To whoever it was who has never seen To kill a mockingbird you are missing a absolute classic indeed,i love the wee character Scout in this movie and how she likes a good fight.
Supposedly classic films i wish i had never watched would include all and i mean ALL gangster movies invlving a Pacino,De niro,whats the name of that wee annoying guy and any other movies glorifying mafia scum.
Never seen The third man either though i love Orson Welles.
To whoever it was who has never seen To kill a mockingbird you are missing a absolute classic indeed,i love the wee character Scout in this movie and how she likes a good fight.
Supposedly classic films i wish i had never watched would include all and i mean ALL gangster movies invlving a Pacino,De niro,whats the name of that wee annoying guy and any other movies glorifying mafia scum.
Never seen The third man either though i love Orson Welles.
In reply to Ava Adore:
The fact that he's posted on this thread, acknowledged these films and named them suggests that in some small way, they DO appeal to him
I have never seen Mean Streets.
The fact that he's posted on this thread, acknowledged these films and named them suggests that in some small way, they DO appeal to him
I have never seen Mean Streets.
In reply to GudrunEnsslin:
I don't think you'd like it - it kind of glorifies racketeering scum
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I don't think you'd like it - it kind of glorifies racketeering scum
In reply to Ava Adore:
I don't tend to like films with excessive unnecessary song-and-dance numbers
> I don't like films with excessive unnecessary violence
I don't tend to like films with excessive unnecessary song-and-dance numbers
In reply to GudrunEnsslin:
Joe Pesce
(though Joe Dolce is pretty annoying too)
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Joe Pesce
(though Joe Dolce is pretty annoying too)
In reply to Ava Adore:
We probably have different definitions of "excessive" and "unnecessary" in that context
Or do you mean you don't like film musicals, only stage ones?
We probably have different definitions of "excessive" and "unnecessary" in that context
Or do you mean you don't like film musicals, only stage ones?
In reply to Al Evans:
I mentioned it. I nearly went to see the sing along version but half way through planning a nun/nazi hybrid costume I had one of those "just what the f*ck do you think you are doing?" moments. Musicals really boil my urine so I tend to avoid them all, having played the music from so many of them during my brass band years.
> (In reply to Al Evans) I'm amazed no one on here has mentioned 'The Sound of Music' a truly underated film, or come to that South Pacific, Cabaret, Oklahoma and all those other classic musical films.
I mentioned it. I nearly went to see the sing along version but half way through planning a nun/nazi hybrid costume I had one of those "just what the f*ck do you think you are doing?" moments. Musicals really boil my urine so I tend to avoid them all, having played the music from so many of them during my brass band years.
In reply to estivoautumnal:
Not seen 12 angry men ... which I only keep noticing as it's like 5 on the IMDB greatest 250 movies.
For those who havn't watched Casablanca. Do it. Now. I'd say if you could only watch one movie in your whole life it should be Casablanca.
There's no way anyone is so busy this week, they cant spare 1 and a bit hours somewhere.
Not seen 12 angry men ... which I only keep noticing as it's like 5 on the IMDB greatest 250 movies.
For those who havn't watched Casablanca. Do it. Now. I'd say if you could only watch one movie in your whole life it should be Casablanca.
There's no way anyone is so busy this week, they cant spare 1 and a bit hours somewhere.
In reply to Kemics:
have seen it a dozen tmes and look forward to seeing it a dozen more. still so much i realize i havent noticed times before. the complexity of the characters is so gentle yet profound, and the implications of the greater plot scenario likewise.
70(!!!) years on and it still fresh as a daisy.
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have seen it a dozen tmes and look forward to seeing it a dozen more. still so much i realize i havent noticed times before. the complexity of the characters is so gentle yet profound, and the implications of the greater plot scenario likewise.
70(!!!) years on and it still fresh as a daisy.
In reply to estivoautumnal: Pretty much all of the above bar Star wars, Braveheart and 12 Angry Men.
In reply to estivoautumnal:
never seen the sound of music or the wizard of oz.
never seen the sound of music or the wizard of oz.
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