Classic Films You're Embarassed to Admit Not Seeing

[warhorse78]

Well, first, I haven't seen quite a lot of the "classics", but I'd never be embarrassed about admitting it. That's just stupid. In the end, they're still just movies.

I've yet to watch The Godfather movies, and I probably never will. I get quite the stares when I say that. Actually, I haven't seen many of the classic mobster flicks, unless they were comedies. I don't like depressing films, and try to avoid them.

 

[Soapy]

RE: Blade Runner.

I seriously don't know anyone, online or in real life (including myself), who liked it the first time they saw it. I think maybe it's an acquired taste. Well worth the time it takes to let it grow on you though. Give it a chance.

 

[James]

I've yet to watch The Godfather movies, and I probably never will. I get quite the stares when I say that. Actually, I haven't seen many of the classic mobster flicks, unless they were comedies. I don't like depressing films, and try to avoid them.

I watched Godfather for this very reason, because it's a movie you "have to" see. It bored me near to death.

This is pretty common with 'classics'. Not all, but there are definitely movies that are considered must-see, best of the best, loved by all, films that when they're finally watched either don't live up to the legend or just aren't entertaining. A few people mentioned A Clockwork Orange and Bladerunner, but neither of those clicked with me either.

Just a quick story that's semi-related: My girlfriend's ex had never seen any version of King Kong. One day he got quite upset, genuinely irate, when she "spoiled" the ending for him. They were with a group of friends and he caused a scene because of it. Naturally, I've since wondered if he knows who's Luke's father is, among other great film mysteries.

 

[CConn]

RE: Blade Runner.

I seriously don't know anyone, online or in real life (including myself), who liked it the first time they saw it. I think maybe it's an acquired taste. Well worth the time it takes to let it grow on you though. Give it a chance.

Actually, I just watched that on Wednesday night with two friends of mine who had never seen it.

They both loved it. The one event picked up on the whole replicant reveal really well too.

 

[DrDoom]

Just a quick story that's semi-related: My girlfriend's ex had never seen any version of King Kong. One day he got quite upset, genuinely irate, when she "spoiled" the ending for him. They were with a group of friends and he caused a scene because of it. Naturally, I've since wondered if he knows who's Luke's father is, among other great film mysteries.

After so long I feel the statute of limitations has run out for that story. If he's gone this long without ever seeing any version of King Kong then he was never going to imo

-DOOM

 

[Abudefduf]

I've never watched Star Wars. All I know about it is that at some point Darth Vader reveals he's Luke's father. No idea what else happens, no kidding.

 

[Spider-Who?]

There's no more that I'm embarrassed for NOT seeing, but there's certainly movies that I'm embarrassed FOR seeing.

 

[The Guard]

Seven Samurai.

 

[DrDoom]

There's no more that I'm embarrassed for NOT seeing, but there's certainly movies that I'm embarrassed FOR seeing.

Guilty pleasures or just bad films?

-DOOM

 

[biolumen]

"m"

 

[Golgo-13]

I have neer seen any of the Godfather movies, nor Blade Runner nor Taxi, Raging Bull...

 

[DrDoom]

"m"

"M"?

-DOOM

 

[Spider-Who?]

Guilty pleasures or just bad films?

-DOOM

Bad films. I don't really have guilty pleasures; I'm friends with a lot of people who enjoy worse films than I, lol.

 

[biolumen]

Yes. Fritz Lang's 'M'. It looks like the kind of movie I'd love, but I've never made an effort to get my hands on a copy.

I've haven't watched any Ozu, Chaplin, French 'New Wave' films, very few Italian classics, no 'Red River'; 'Rio Bravo' (Hawks), no 'Yojimbo' or 'Sanjuro' (Kurosawa), no 'Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' or 'The Quiet Man' (Ford), no 'The Magnificent Ambersons'; 'Chimes at Midnight' (Welles).......the list goes on. Bergman, Fassbinder, Fellini. I've a lot to catch up on.

 

[-Arya-]

-Gone with the Wind
-Godfather Part 2
-Metropolis
-Chinatown
-Bonnie and Clyde

Many, many more I can't think of right now.

 

[CConn]

"M"?

-DOOM

It's one of the best movies ever made.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/

 

[Ironhorse75]

Lawrence of Arabia.

All of the above. A Clockwork Orange, Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, North by Northwest, Rope and The Man Who Knew Too Much are all must-sees.

Hitchcock's influences run so deep.

Voyeurism, innocent-man-on-the-run, the thriller genre in general.

 

[gohei_]

RE: Blade Runner.

I seriously don't know anyone, online or in real life (including myself), who liked it the first time they saw it. I think maybe it's an acquired taste. Well worth the time it takes to let it grow on you though. Give it a chance.

First time I watched it a few years ago I turned it off about halfway through, bored to tears. I watched the entire movie again about a year ago and thought it was really good.

 

[The Englishman]

Apocalypse Now

I've got it on blu ray but I've not got around to watch it yet....

 

[Wolfwood]

The Wizard of Oz

That's shocking to me only because I can't tell you how many times I was forced to watch it in school lol.

I keep meaning to watch Nosferatu, but I never seem to have the time. Or when I see it on Netflix, I usually get sidetracked with another movie.

 

[childeroland]

First time I watched it a few years ago I turned it off about halfway through, bored to tears. I watched the entire movie again about a year ago and thought it was really good.

Same here, years ago.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Apocalypse Now

I've got it on blu ray but I've not got around to watch it yet....

You're missing out big time man!

I was just watching it with the commentary. The Blu Ray brings out the gorgeous cinematography even more.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Braveheart

It's weird, Braveheart is the one everyone around me has seen and not me. I got to get on that. Because Gibson is a great filmmaker and he's impressed me with two of his films.

 

[The Morningstar]

Casablanca and Gone with the Wind.

 

[James]

Casablanca and Gone with the Wind.

Good ones! I haven't seen those either.

Apocalypse Now is another one I have seen, but bored me.

Braveheart is great. Originally Gibson didn't want to be in it, he wanted another, younger actor to play William Wallace. The studio wouldn't have it though, and only agreed to go along with the film if Mel Gibson was in the lead role.