Films everyone else has seen but you??

talla10

Hey i think everyone has those few movies that EVERYONE else has seen and constantly talks about but you've never actually watched but keep meaning to. Ive never seen Pulp Fiction and only last year i saw the Shawshank Redemption for the first time now its in my all time top 5!!

So what well known films have you never seen??

kraggy

Forrest Gump
ET
The Goonies
Gremlins

Otis Driftwood

Avatar,any of the Harry Potter movies,Inception, and Batman Begins would be a few that instantly spring to mind.

ricero

I've only ever seen bits of the godfather trilogy and like peter griffin I've never had time for the godfather and there's now way that film can be beter then goodfellas

quarryman

ricero wrote: »

I've only ever seen bits of the godfather trilogy and like peter griffin I've never had time for the godfather and there's now way that film can be beter then goodfellas

In fairness, it insists upon itself...

AndyKiely

Any of the Godfathers. Scarface. Most gangster related movies. Inception. Probably soo much more. There are ones that I can think of off the top of my head. Don't really want to see most of them either :P

Magic Eight Ball

The Harry Potter movies, It's a Wonderful Life, The Sound of Music, The Sixth Sense..

Mickeroo

Raging Bull.

demakinz

All the Harry Potters, Twilight, Dirty dancing,,,,,,,and until last week Star Wars.

Potatofarl

Avatar...no one understands how I never went to see it ha

Magic Eight Ball

demakinz wrote: »

All the Harry Potters, Twilight, Dirty dancing,,,,,,,and until last week Star Wars.

Interesting..
What order did you watch them in + what did you think?

enfant terrible

Titanic

Sardonicat

Dirty Dancing. No intention of watching it either.

bnt

Potatofarl wrote: »

Avatar...no one understands how I never went to see it ha

Ditto for Avatar - felt no need to see it frankly. There seems to be a big Horror following in Ireland (and here), but they usually leave me cold, and I haven't bothered to keep up with e.g. Scream.

I am missing some highly-revered classics, such as One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, 12 Angry Men, the Clint Eastwood "Man With No Name" spaghetti western trilogy, Roman Holiday, etc.

Hairy Nipples 87

Titanic, iv said this to many a person and they dont beleive me!

krudler

Gone With The Wind, I've tried, lord I've tried to watch it, but its sooooo freakin dull!

A few David Lynch movies, Blue Velvet being the main one, I'm not a fan of Lynch though, I like his not so mental stuff like Straight Story and Elephant Man, but not so much the Eraserhead type stuff, buts not because I dont have any intention of watching it, just havent gotten round to it yet.

I dont get this "oh I'd never watch that kind of film" snobbery about movies, I'll give anything a watch, you could be really surprised about how good a kids animated movie can be or some little known romantic comedy.

fluke

All the Harry Potters, Scarface, Schindler's List....The last two are on my to watch list but I don't think I'll be going near the HP movies.

Duggy747

Twilight, The Notebook, Harry Potter, The Sixth Sense (not entirely, I know how it ends anyways :pac:), In Bruges.............can't think of any more at the mo'

I watch anything undiscriminatly except Twilight or The Notebook, just can't hack those sentimental, tug-at-your-heartstrings movies..........make me wanna vomit :pac:

The rest are just films I've never gotten around to seeing, yet.

pickarooney

The original Willie Wonka. I've never watched Gone With The Wind or Lawrence of Arabia either.

spudd

Braveheart, Gladiator, any of the Star Wars, Godfathers, Pulp Fiction, Resevoir Dogs...(any Tarantino film actually). Just haven't gotten round to them yet!

billiejosie

Gladiator, Sixth Sense, any of the Star Wars, Jaws, Forrest Gump, The Goonies, Gremlins, Pulp Fiction, the Usual Suspects, Seven, Goodfellas, any of the Godfather films, the list could actually go on! I don't like gory or bloody films so it rules a lot out unfortunatley even though I know some of these films are ment to be class!

krudler

billiejosie wrote: »

Gladiator, Sixth Sense, any of the Star Wars, Jaws, Forrest Gump, The Goonies, Gremlins, Pulp Fiction, the Usual Suspects, Seven, Goodfellas, any of the Godfather films, the list could actually go on! I don't like gory or bloody films so it rules a lot out unfortunatley even though I know some of these films are ment to be class!

Se7en isnt gory, theres no murders shown on screen, and its one of the best movies ever, watch it.

partyatmygaff

Twilight, Schindler's list, Shawshank redemption, Star Wars to name but a few.

seamus

In general, any movie that's considered a "classic" and was created before 1970....I probably haven't seen it. Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, etc etc.

Haven't seen most musicals. Either in film or theatre format.

Haven't seen any of the Harry Potters, the twilights or the Godfathers...

Hadn't seen "It's a wonderful life" until last Christmas. Not a bad movie actually.

Kashkai

I avoid the dross such as Twilight and Harry Potter so don't want to and never will watch them.

I think Goodfellas is a great movie which begs the question why I've never seen the Godfather trilogy.

Tried to watch Gone with the Wind years ago but fell asleep as "frankly I couldn't give a damn" about the movie :P

Never seen Lawrence of Arabia but will some day.

Never seen 2001 or 2010 but I've heard the first one is a bit weird and existential so I wouldn't be too bothered watching it.

Generally I watch what appeals to me and not what everyone else wants to watch so that also leaves out all chick flicks and rom coms too.

Warper

Prosperous Dave wrote: »

I avoid the dross such as Twilight and Harry Potter so don't want to and never will watch them.

I think Goodfellas is a great movie which begs the question why I've never seen the Godfather trilogy.

Tried to watch Gone with the Wind years ago but fell asleep as "frankly I couldn't give a damn" about the movie :P

Never seen Lawrence of Arabia but will some day.

Never seen 2001 or 2010 but I've heard the first one is a bit weird and existential so I wouldn't be too bothered watching it.

Generally I watch what appeals to me and not what everyone else wants to watch so that also leaves out all chick flicks and rom coms too.

Know what you mean here. I've never seen Lawrence of Arabia, Gone with the Wind, Spartacus, Cleopatra or Citizen Kane. Some day I might but they are so God damn long and I just dont have the patience to sit down and watch them. 2001 Space Odyssey has its moments but it can be very tedious and boring. Think a more boring version of "Moon" and you have it. Btw Moon is a decent film. You should definitely watch Godfather and especially Godfather 2.

I havn't seen any of the Harry Potter films and dont want to either. Another film I have never seen is Shrek.

demakinz

Magic Eight Ball wrote: »

Interesting..
What order did you watch them in + what did you think?

I watched episode 1 first, so the newer ones first... I thought they were amazing.

Faith+1

Harry Potters, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings.

krudler

Warper wrote: »

Know what you mean here. I've never seen Lawrence of Arabia, Gone with the Wind, Spartacus, Cleopatra or Citizen Kane. Some day I might but they are so God damn long and I just dont have the patience to sit down and watch them. 2001 Space Odyssey has its moments but it can be very tedious and boring. Think a more boring version of "Moon" and you have it. Btw Moon is a decent film. You should definitely watch Godfather and especially Godfather 2.

I havn't seen any of the Harry Potter films and dont want to either. Another film I have never seen is Shrek.

Errr, how do you know they're boring if you've never seen them?

I have this crazy notion where I dont judge a movie unless I've actually seen it, despite its subject matter, informed opinions are fun

Kashkai

Warper wrote: »

Know what you mean here. I've never seen Lawrence of Arabia, Gone with the Wind, Spartacus, Cleopatra or Citizen Kane. Some day I might but they are so God damn long and I just dont have the patience to sit down and watch them. 2001 Space Odyssey has its moments but it can be very tedious and boring. Think a more boring version of "Moon" and you have it. Btw Moon is a decent film. You should definitely watch Godfather and especially Godfather 2.

I havn't seen any of the Harry Potter films and dont want to either. Another film I have never seen is Shrek.

I've seen Spartacus about a dozen times as I've bought it on dvd. It is a great movie and well worth spending over two hours of your life watching it.

I've seen Moon and while I thought it was good, I wouldn't rave about it like some others have done. I can't see myself watching it again anytime soon.

I judge a movie to be great when:

(a) you are sorry when its over

(b) you care what happens to the characters

(c) you watch it numerous times

Btw, for those who haven't seen the original Shrek, you are missing out on a modern classic which the sequels didn't live up to.

TheUsual

Avatar is really s-h-i-t.
Don't buy it, don't watch it.
Worst most over-hyped rubbish ever. Just watch Dances with Wolves and pretend they are blue skinned.

I have never seen any Harry Potter or the Vampire (teenage) movies they make nowadays.

johnny_ultimate

I've managed to never see alot of the 1970s and 1980s action films that so many people adore. I have seen a handful like Predators, but I think I'm too young to have 'been there', and now they just come across as naff. So I've never seen, say, Scarface, Rocky, most of the Arnie / Stallone / other generic action star vehicles - I just honestly have no interest in them whatsoever.

There are many I'd like to see someday, though, that I have yet to get around to. The likes of Raging Bull, Heat (which I've only seen the first half hour of for some reason), the end of Apocalypse Now (I know - again, for one reason or the other I've never seen past a certain point), Easy Rider and an awful lot of mid 20th century American cinema. The latter is something I really need to rectify. Considering I've enjoyed some I've seen like Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment (so should definitely check out the other Billy Wilder stuff) and A Matter of Life and Death, I definitely have to watch the likes of Gone With the Wind and Casablanca. Some day, perhaps, some day.

Also, never seen Twilight, but I take it for granted the majority of people over a certain age haven't.

Kettle316

Films I Haven't that i really should have:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Schindlers List
The Shawshank Redemption
Any of the Alien Films
The Commitments (I think im the only Irish person over 18 who's never seen it)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Apocalypse Now
Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Dances With Wolves
American Psycho
Once Upon A Time In The West
Rain Man
Deer Hunter
Top Gun

Funny thing is i have most of these on dvd but i just haven't got round to watching them yet !!

Hank Scorpio

none of the lord of the ring movies, psycho

cooker3

Star wars and godfather films I guess would be most watched I have yet to see.
I intend to watch Godfather films. I'm really not arsed with any star wars film.

andrewire

The Shawshank Redemption. I can't bear to watch it. It makes me cringe.

krudler

andrewire wrote: »

The Shawshank Redemption. I can't bear to watch it. It makes me cringe.

This is baffling logic, you're saying a film you've never seen makes you cringe, how exacly?

chucken1

I've never seen the Lion King

Myrddin

I've a few shockers, and run the risk of a ban here in naming some of them.

The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather Trilogy
The Bourne Trilogy
Rec 1 & 2
Let The Right One In

And prob a lot more where people say "omg wtf, you havn't seen xyz lolkittens!"

Oh and Hellraiser 8 :rolleyes:

enfant terrible

Kettle316 wrote: »

Films I Haven't that i really should have:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Schindlers List
The Shawshank Redemption
Any of the Alien Films
The Commitments (I think im the only Irish person over 18 who's never seen it)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Apocalypse Now
Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Dances With Wolves
American Psycho
Once Upon A Time In The West
Rain Man
Deer Hunter
Top Gun

Funny thing is i have most of these on dvd but i just haven't got round to watching them yet !!

American Psycho funniest film ever.

RolandIRL

Haven't seen Shawshank Redemption yet, but it's on my to-do list right after i read the book (which isn't going to be soon)
Alien/Aliens, even though they're on the UPC box
Godfather films, just no interest in them really
Schlinder's List
Batman Begins/The Dark Knight, brothers are giving off to me for not watching them, but i've other stuff to be watching first.
most 70's/80's films cos i wasn't even born then, but have a load of them on tape from when my brothers got them.

Barneslow

krudler wrote: »

Se7en isnt gory, theres no murders shown on screen, and its one of the best movies ever, watch it.

Seven isn't gory!? What about the Sloth scene?

krudler

Barneslow wrote: »

Seven isn't gory!? What about the Sloth scene?

What about it? thats not gory, shocking sure, but theres no violence or gore on screen during that scene.

megadodge

ET
Any of the Star Wars
Any of the Harry Potters

Have no interest in seeing them either.

Carl Sagan

Scarface, Goodfellas and The Godfather trilogy.

stevenmu

I hadn't seen Wall Street until this week. I wanted to watch the sequel, so I thought I should see the original first.

Having watched both now I'm delighted I did, if I had watched the sequel first I wouldn't have bothered going back to watch the first and would have missed out on a fantastic film.

PussyGalore

I have missed out on loads on legendary movies like Easy Rider, all of the Rocky movies, two of the earlier Star Wars episodes. Also have never seen Avatar, cos I couldnt get anyone to come with me, and might miss Machete and The American for the same reason:mad: *not impressed with my friends*

talla10

God the Harry Potter films have taken a battering here!!I only saw first one three months ago it was so good i then watched all the others out on DVD, read all books and just saw the new release there amazing

Each to their own i suppose

megadodge

Godfather 2 or 3.

Can't believe I haven't seen either, particularly 2.

Only saw Casablanca a few months ago. Not particularly impressed either.

PussyGalore wrote: »

I have missed out on loads on legendary movies like Easy Rider, all of the Rocky movies, two of the earlier Star Wars episodes. Also have never seen Avatar, cos I couldnt get anyone to come with me, and might miss Machete and The American for the same reason:mad: *not impressed with my friends*

What's wrong with going to the cinema on your own? I actually prefer it, rather than endless questions and interuptions.

Kashkai

megadodge wrote: »

Godfather 2 or 3.

Can't believe I haven't seen either, particularly 2.

Only saw Casablanca a few months ago. Not particularly impressed either.



What's wrong with going to the cinema on your own? I actually prefer it, rather than endless questions and interuptions.

+1

I always go to the flicks on my own, usually to an afternoon show when I bunk off work. I usually (well almost) have the cinema to myself. No one asking questions or shuffling their bag of sweets or slurping their drinks or yapping to their mates or munching on wiffy nachos, AND its cheaper. No brainer really. I can't understand why people prefer to go in the evenings and have to put up with the above while paying for a more expensive ticket, and struggling to enjoy the movie while some gimp and their friends are giggling and texting and throwing popcorn at each other.

STIG83

Never saw any Star Wars, Twilight, just seen half of the 1st Harry Potter,
def wont be watching any of them films i jus mentioned