Classic movies you're ashamed to admit you haven't watched

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  1. T"Challa Sidekick

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    List those movies it seems everyone else has watched and loved, but you just haven't gotten around to watching for whatever reason. Here are mine..don't stone me.

    -The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
    -Gone With The Wind
    -Taxi Driver
     
  2. zeroapoc Eldritch Abomination

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    The Sound of Music

    I've seen most classics, including your list. Just not this for some reason.
     
  3. Thundercrack85 Avenger

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    I wouldn't say ashamed, but I have never seen Gone With the Wind.
     
  4. JJJ's Ulcer Avenger

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    Wouldn't say I'm ashamed either, but I probably should see...
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    Blade Runner
    Raging Bull
    Manhattan
    Breakfast at Tiffany's
    Gone with the Wind
    Blue Velvet
    Se7en
    Sophie's Choice
    A Few Good Men
    And a few other movies...

    But honestly I just discovered I can rent movies on iTunes (yes I'm a little slow) so I'll probably try to catch up on some of these soon.
     
  5. Sawyer High King

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    Is it just me, or are there at least like one of these threads every few months?

    Either way, Scarface.
     
  6. jonathancrane I love Marvel, DC & EC!

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    Citizen Kane
     
  7. zeroapoc Eldritch Abomination

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    Well so far I've seen every one of the movies mentioned here except the one I named.
     
  8. zeroapoc Eldritch Abomination

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    North by Northwest
    The African Queen
    Chinatown
     
  9. Wolfwood Shasta McNasty

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    Every year I make a concentrated effort to try and knock off a few more classics from my list. I think this year I'll aim for:

    "M"
    "Citizen Kane"
    "Schindler's List"
     
  10. Jake Cassidy Avenger

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    Raiders of the Lost Ark
     
  11. JJJ's Ulcer Avenger

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    I would have thought just going through the American education system would have knocked "Citizen Kane" off everyone's list. I sat through it twice, once in a highschool class and once for college.
     
  12. Doc Ock The Spider-Totem Awakens

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    :wow:
     
  13. Laderlappen Fat, drunk, and stupid

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    Im a little ashamedof not having seen Double Indemnity. But just a little.
     
  14. JJJ's Ulcer Avenger

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    I've never even heard of that movie, so what does that make me?


    (Okay, I looked it up. Yeah, I probably should have heard of it/seen it by now.)
     
  15. Hyde Ooga-Chaka

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    Citizen Kane
    Schindler's List (although I have seen bits of it in Drama class)
    Every Bond film before Casino Royale

    I tried watching 2001 and got incredibly bored after an hour and turned it off so I guess that can go down
     
  16. jacobed Superhero

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    You aren't missing much.

    Blade Runner
     
  17. Blitzkrieg Bop Fight Owens Fight

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    Scarface is awesome!

    Casablanca
     
  18. zeroapoc Eldritch Abomination

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    I didn't see Casablanca until a few years ago. It's definitely worth it.
     
  19. JJJ's Ulcer Avenger

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    Oh man, you haven't seen the Sean Connery classics? Go out and rent all the Connery films (except 'Diamonds are forever' and 'Never say never', which are both awful).

    Also, Pierce Brosnan was a great Bond stuck in terrible Bond films, but the first one 'Goldeneye' is okay. It's still stupid, but Brosnan's charisma and Sean Bean's villain makes it watchable.
     
  20. DACrowe Avenger

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    I would go ahead and say GoldenEye is one of the best in the series. Second only to Goldfinger. Unfortunately, Brosnan's other Bond films, as great as he was in the role, were very poorly written.

    As for a classic that I have never watched and wish that I had:

    Seven Samurai

    I have seen Roshomon and Ran and others. I just keep missing out on that one.
     
  21. Wolfwood Shasta McNasty

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    Man, I even took a couple of college film courses and saw a ton of movies, but no one ever touched Citizen Kane. We just talked about it.
     
  22. samsnee Ok

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    The sad thing is unless you grow up in a household that appreciates these movies, kids born these days will prob never watch a movie made before 1960 except for the big ones like Wizard of Oz.

    I still haven't seen Apocalypse Now. Actually, all those war movies like Platoon, I missed out on.
     
  23. zeroapoc Eldritch Abomination

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    What about Full Metal jacket?
     
  24. samsnee Ok

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    I only know that one scene.
     
  25. Farren Side Kicker

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    See M -- it's amazing. I think you can find it sometimes on youtube.
     

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