Films that you have heard are good but havent seen yet

shadowcomplex

I kick this off by saying I havent seen schindlers list or inglorious bastards, am I missing out?

Stone Deaf 4evr

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I kick this off by saying I havent seen schindlers list or inglorious bastards, am I missing out?

I haven't seen schindlers but basterds is awesome in my opinion.

I havent seen wolf of wall street yet.

groucho marx

Wolf of wall street
I've seen inglorious bastids, I didn't like it but I've heard of others loving it

shadowcomplex

I havent seen the wolf of wallstreet, american hustle or rush, which of these are essential viewing

razorblunt

Another one for Wolf of Wall Street here.

I don't want to turn this into a list thread, but I really need to get my arse in gear when it comes to the classics, first up Das Boot.

BobbyPropane

Schindlers list and Braveheart

Frynge

The Godfather.

















Runs away.....

Barely There

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I havent seen the wolf of wallstreet, american hustle or rush, which of these are essential viewing

None are really.

FunLover18

I've heard people rave about Wolf Of Wall Street but honestly everything I've heard makes me think I'd hate. The fact it's nearly three hours long means that I really amn't pushed about ever seeing it.

I haven't seen Citizen Cane or a lot of the old "classics".

livinginkorea

FunLover18 wrote: »

I've heard people rave about Wolf Of Wall Street but honestly everything I've heard makes me think I'd hate. The fact it's nearly three hours long means that I really amn't pushed about ever seeing it.

I haven't seen Citizen Cane or a lot of the old "classics".

Was thinking the same thing...over the last couple of months I try and watch one old classic a week. Haven't seen Citizen Cane either but thanks for reminding me.

shadowcomplex

is stand by me any good

FunLover18

shadowcomplex wrote: »

is stand by me any good

Yes. It's a bit downbeat, don't go in expecting something similar to The Goonies

e_e

FunLover18 wrote: »

I've heard people rave about Wolf Of Wall Street but honestly everything I've heard makes me think I'd hate. The fact it's nearly three hours long means that I really amn't pushed about ever seeing it.

I hated it tbh. It's Goodfellas-lite but with none of the depth or insight.

I've never watched Rocky, Raiders of the Lost Ark or Star Wars from start to finish. You know when you've caught so many glimpses of them on TV that you feel you've seen the whole thing but haven't?

cloud493

Star wars (any of them)
Indiana jones (any of them)
Ghostbusters
The godfather
Rocky
Citizen Kane (I have the blu ray on my shelf mind)
schildners list
Das Boot
A bridge too far
The great escape
Shaun of the dead

shadowcomplex

cloud493 wrote: »

Star wars (any of them)
Indiana jones (any of them)
Ghostbusters
The godfather
Rocky
Citizen Kane (I have the blu ray on my shelf mind)
schildners list
Das Boot
A bridge too far
The great escape
Shaun of the dead

Welcome to planet earth

FunLover18

cloud493 wrote: »

Star wars (any of them)
Indiana jones (any of them)
Ghostbusters
The godfather
Rocky
Citizen Kane (I have the blu ray on my shelf mind)
schildners list
Das Boot
A bridge too far
The great escape
Shaun of the dead

I haven't seen the ones in bold. Of the others the only ones I'd recommend would be the first 3 Indiana Jones, The Great Escape, and Shaun Of The Dead

Molester Stallone II

Haven't seen 12 years a slave yet, wolf of wall street, Dallas buyers club and a few more

Heisenberg88

Never watched any of the lord of the rings, any of the star wars or any of the lord of the rings.

micar

Frynge wrote: »

The Godfather.

















Runs away.....

keep running.

Go out and get the book. Read it and then watch the film.

shadowcomplex

Molester Stallone II wrote: »

Haven't seen 12 years a slave yet, wolf of wall street, Dallas buyers club and a few more

12 years a slave and dallas buyers club are awesome

Heisenberg88

Heisenberg88 wrote: »

Never watched any of the lord of the rings, any of the star wars or any of the lord of the rings.

Meant to say any of the godfathers

FunLover18

Heisenberg88 wrote: »

Never watched any of the lord of the rings, any of the godfathers or any of the lord of the rings.

Heisenberg88 wrote: »

Meant to say any of the godfathers

FYP

afro man

FunLover18 wrote: »

I haven't seen the ones in bold. Of the others the only ones I'd recommend would be the first 3 Indiana Jones, The Great Escape, and Shaun Of The Dead

Seriously how can you recomend shaun of the dead over the Godfather ?

AMKC

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I kick this off by saying I havent seen schindlers list or inglorious bastards, am I missing out?

I have seen both. I think Inglorious Bastards was overrated and not really that good. Schindlers list do is really good and most definitily a classic. I have seen it but it has been a while since I watched it last.

Want a great film to watch try "Inside Man" Its so underrated I don,t know why as it is a really clever and brillant film.

want something scary try Alien or Event Horizon both brilliant and Alian is definitly a classic.

e_e

For those of you who haven't seen The Godfather. Just be grateful you're not Michael Owen. :P

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Bipolar Joe

A whole bunch of Ingmar Bergman movies. I watched The Seventh Seal, and even though I liked it a lot, it was a slog.

Also, Andrei Tarkovsky. I've had Stalker for ages, but I'm worried it's gonna be hard to get through, so I just haven't been in the humour for it.

FunLover18

afro man wrote: »

Seriously how can you recomend shaun of the dead over the Godfather ?

Haven't seen The Godfather in years and it bored me senseless. I'm long overdue a rewatch.

Shaun on the other hand is hilarious and one of the best comedies recent years. Will be viewed in the future the way Airplane! is now

shadowcomplex

AMKC wrote: »

I have seen both. I think Inglorious Bastards was overrated and not really that good. Schindlers list do is really good and most definitily a classic. I have seen it but it has been a while since I watched it last.

Want a great film to watch try "Inside Man" Its so underrated I don,t know why as it is a really clever and brillant film.

want something scary try Alien or Event Horizon both brilliant and Alian is definitly a classic.

saw them all and agree with what youve said about all 3

Straylight

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I havent seen the wolf of wallstreet, american hustle or rush, which of these are essential viewing

Barely There wrote: »

None are really.

I'd disagree with that to be honest. Wolf of Wall Street was hugely entertaining and had superb performances from di Caprio and Hill. Rush was probably the best film I watched last year, again with excellent performances from the two leads and an absolutely compelling story. However I will admit that I'm a big F1 fan, so the subject matter interests me more than most, but my wife isn't and she thoroughly enjoyed it as well. The only one I'd skip is American Hustle. Great acting performances, but I found the plot tedious and far to drawn out. I'd only watch it again if it could be re-edited to knock 45 minutes off the running time.

Frynge

micar wrote: »

keep running.

Go out and get the book. Read it and then watch the film.

Have read the book and it was brilliant, started it in Dublin airport and finished it in a car from San Francisco to San Jose.

Guy:Incognito

Frynge wrote: »

The Godfather.

















Runs away.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRsemHatx-o

Tipsy McSwagger

Lawrence of Arabia - It's just too long

kryogen

Kill Bill....both of em, any good?

hidinginthebush

FunLover18 wrote: »

I haven't seen the ones in bold. Of the others the only ones I'd recommend would be the first 3 Indiana Jones, The Great Escape, and Shaun Of The Dead

Das boot is excellent. Best submarine film ever, puts crimson tide to shame. Be warned it's not balls to the wall action, just incredible suspense.

A lot of people talking about the wolf of wall street, it's fine, but by no means essential watching. Just watch Goodfellas. Better in all aspects.

Inglorious basterds was very good, but too long. It's hard to motivate myself for a rewatch, enjoyed django more. Though pulp fiction would be a better tarrentio movie for all concerned.

I've been trying to hone up in classics myself recently, I highly encourage everyone to watch 12 angry men if you haven't seen it. It's one of the greatest movies ever. Watched one flew over the cuckoos nest, didn't think it was too great. I also watched escape from Alcatraz last night, won't be watching it again.

hidinginthebush

kryogen wrote: »

Kill Bill....both of em, any good?

Very good, both of em. First is better.

hidinginthebush

Frynge wrote: »

Have read the book and it was brilliant, started it in Dublin airport and finished it in a car from San Francisco to San Jose.

It's actually one of the rare situations where the film is better than the book IMO.

hidinginthebush

cloud493 wrote: »

Star wars (any of them)
Indiana jones (any of them)
Ghostbusters
The godfather
Rocky
Citizen Kane (I have the blu ray on my shelf mind)
schildners list
Das Boot
A bridge too far
The great escape
Shaun of the dead

You don't need to watch them in the order you listed, but definitely put Shaun of the dead lowest on priorities there.

FunLover18

hidinginthebush wrote: »

I've been trying to hone up in classics myself recently, I highly encourage everyone to watch 12 angry men if you haven't seen it. It's one of the greatest movies ever. Watched one flew over the cuckoos nest, didn't think it was too great. I also watched escape from Alcatraz last night, won't be watching it again.

Totally agree with you about 12 Angry Men, great film. If you have half an hour Hancock's Half Hour did an very good parody of it. I thought Cuckoos Nest was excellent but I probably wouldn't watch it again, it's so sad and Nurse Ratchet is such an utter bitch!! I can't remember hating a film character as much.

Just finished watching Kind Hearts & Coronets. Bit disappointed but there's definitely humour in there which I would have thought would be ahead of its time. The Odd Couple, The Apartment, and M*A*S*H are some classics I'd recommend.

The Bridge On The River Kwaii is one I've been meaning to watch for years. I'm sure it'll be on telly at some stage over Christmas.

e_e

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Lawrence of Arabia - It's just too long

There's an intermission so it's easy to watch in 2 sittings. Such a great film, nobody makes epics like it anymore.

e_e

hidinginthebush wrote: »

Very good, both of em. First is better.

I actually prefer the second. The first is just a really entertaining bloodbath but the second really makes you care about the bride and root for her too. After Jackie Brown it has the best character development of any of tarantino's movies.

theteal

What about Gravity? I have it a while now but never too pushed to watch it when flicking through the selection

hidinginthebush

theteal wrote: »

What about Gravity? I have it a while now but never too pushed to watch it when flicking through the selection

Worth a gander alright

FunLover18

e_e wrote: »

There's an intermission so it's easy to watch in 2 sittings. Such a great film, nobody makes epics like it anymore.

It could be half the time if they cut some of the admittedly lovely, yet boring shots of the desert that add very little to the narrative. It also suffers from that thankfully long dead tradition of Hollywood casting white men as Arabs and coating them in fake tan.

toadfly

theteal wrote: »

What about Gravity? I have it a while now but never too pushed to watch it when flicking through the selection

Terrible film.

Molester Stallone II

toadfly wrote: »

Terrible film.

It's ok if you watch it with the sound down

chicorytip

Casablanca.

Heisenberg88

2girls1cup

Molester Stallone II

Heisenberg88 wrote: »

2girls1cup

Nah, it's shít

SameDiff

cloud493 wrote: »

Star wars (any of them)
Indiana jones (any of them)
Ghostbusters
The godfather
Rocky
Citizen Kane (I have the blu ray on my shelf mind)
schildners list
Das Boot
A bridge too far
The great escape
Shaun of the dead

Schildners List is very good. Also, Riders of the Last Ork, A Postage to Undia and Jows 4: The Return of Khan.

Squeedily Spooch

e_e wrote: »

There's an intermission so it's easy to watch in 2 sittings. Such a great film, nobody makes epics like it anymore.

This a millon times, staggering piece of cinema.

Squeedily Spooch

toadfly wrote: »

Terrible film.

Overhyped maybe but terrible? Nope, it's beautifully made.