Popular movies you've never seen

corblimey · 21-02-2007 10:24pm #1

Inspired by a piece in the tv-cream film guide mail, what popular movies have you never seen? From any era, any genre. Not through any sort of movie snobbery or anything like thing, just felt from watching clips or reading reviews that it wouldn't be your cup of tea, or missed it completely in the cinema and in the video shop and just can't be bothered.

Myself, I've never seen The Matrix movies (although I have played the game), any of the Star Warseses, and managed to miss Lord of the Rings trilogy until last Xmas when a friend of mine brought them around to my house and sat me down to watch them. I've also never seen an 80s brat pack movie (St Elmo's Fire, Breakfast Club, etc) and somehow events have colluded against me ever having seen a Police Academy movie.

qwertplaywert · 21-02-2007 10:31pm

Gladiator
Reserivour Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Any of the Harry Potter movies

Charlie · 21-02-2007 10:37pm

Interesting thread. Funnily enough I was thinking about this very idea only a few days ago when I saw Taxi Driver for the first time. I'm a really big DeNiro fan but was too young when it was first released and they never seem to show it on tv. I never really bothered to rent it because I had a feeling I wouldn't like it because it is put on such a pedestal. However, I really enjoyed it and was totally different to what i expected.

A film everyone seems to go on about is Usual Suspects, whenever its on tv its 45 mins or so into it by the time I realise its on. A film I always mean to see though. Another would be the Aliens Series.

bennyx_o · 21-02-2007 10:43pm

Gladiator
Reserivour Dogs
The Matrix trilogy

I'm sure theres more that I can't think of ATM

Kojak · 21-02-2007 11:17pm

One's I haven't seen yet:

Reserivour Dogs
The Matrix trilogy
Lord of the Rings
Star Wars - not really into it.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 21-02-2007 11:59pm

godfather, goodfellas

i walked out of the third lotr so I suppose that would count too

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 22-02-2007 12:04am

Mordeth wrote:

godfather, goodfellas

was gonna say these too. Plus taxi driver actually, and the Great Escape

r3nu4l · 22-02-2007 12:05am

There's something about Mary,
Zoolander

Just never got to see them, not any kind of film snobbery...

cashback · 22-02-2007 12:58am

Mordeth wrote:

godfather, goodfellas

Goodfellas was on tg4 last night. Pointless bit of information at this stage.

I've never seen:

-Original Star Wars trilogy( Kinda saw the first one on a bus but it was a tiny tv and I was down the back so not counting it!)
-Indiana Jones (Don't recall seeing a full one)
-Casablanca
-Citizen kane
-Apocalypse Now
-Raging Bull (Have it on dvd but haven't watched it yet)

Ruu_Old · 22-02-2007 12:58am

Apologies in advance..Scarface. *covers head*

Peyton Manning · 22-02-2007 1:04am

Blasphemy!!!

Heisenberg. · 22-02-2007 1:38am

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DS · 22-02-2007 2:17am

qwertplaywert wrote:

Reserivour Dogs

bennyx_o wrote:

Reserivour Dogs

Kojak wrote:

Reserivour Dogs

Copycat spellers.

simu · 22-02-2007 3:53am

A Wonderful Life. So many people go on and on about it.

Petey2006 · 22-02-2007 10:45am

Ruu wrote:

Apologies in advance..Scarface. *covers head*

You're not missing anything.

The Matrix Revolutions
Kill Bill 2

Mostly because The Matrix Reloaded was pants compared to The Matrix (which, let's face it, really is fantastic) and Kill Bill was possibly the most over-hyped film of all time and just kind of sucked.

gent9662 · 22-02-2007 10:47am

Kramer V Kramer

Burning Eclipse · 22-02-2007 10:47am

ET....

*slowly walks away*

gent9662 · 22-02-2007 10:49am

Saving Ryans Privates (The Porno version)

c - 13 · 22-02-2007 10:50am

Godfather 1,2,3
Donnie Brasco
Goodfellas (Bought it the other day so I will get around to watching it)
Fight Club
Its a wonderful life

Theres tonnes more, ill probably remember some more later.

TerrorFirmer · 22-02-2007 10:53am

Petey2006 wrote:

You're not missing anything.

The Matrix Revolutions
Kill Bill 2

Mostly because The Matrix Reloaded was pants compared to The Matrix (which, let's face it, really is fantastic) and Kill Bill was possibly the most over-hyped film of all time and just kind of sucked.

Kill Bill was as awful pile of crap, to be honest, I know few movies live up to the huge levels of hype that precedes them but that movie wasn't just disappointing, it was outright useless.

But I can tell you, thankfully, the second movie is actually quite decent. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's great, but at worst, not a bad one by any stretch.

r3nu4l · 22-02-2007 10:55am

Just remembered some more:

Whitnail and I
The Big Lebowski
Fight Club... The first rule about fight club is...don't know, never saw it

Auvers · 22-02-2007 10:58am

Forest Gump
Titanic
Da Vinci Code
Dances With Wolves
Brokeback Mountain
there is a lot more but cant think of them now.

I cant believe how many people have not seen Goodfellas!!!! FFS lads its a masterpiece of modern cinema.

c - 13 · 22-02-2007 11:05am

r3nu4l wrote:

Just remembered some more:

Whitnail and I
The Big Lebowski
Fight Club... The first rule about fight club is...don't know, never saw it

Thanks, you just reminded me I havent seen The Big Lebowski either.

zeusnero · 22-02-2007 11:11am

Goodfellas,
Brokeback Mountain
Scarface
Casablanca

Can't believe some people haven't seen Indiana Jones though, ye don't know what ye're missing!

TerrorFirmer · 22-02-2007 11:17am

Contary to popular belief I really don't think anybody is missing out by not having seen Scarface or Goodfellas. I found them surprisingly average upon viewing.

Now, the Big Lebowski - you are definately missing out there.

humanji · 22-02-2007 11:21am

zeusnero wrote:

Can't believe some people haven't seen Indiana Jones though, ye don't know what ye're missing!

This coming from someone who hasn't seen Casablanca?

Trix · 22-02-2007 11:22am

Burning Eclipse wrote:

ET....

*slowly walks away*

me too.

Jello · 22-02-2007 11:31am

Resevoir Dogs
Godfather trilogy (though I got a lend of them on DVD so I'll probably watch them soon)
Scarface
Kill Bill

Charlie · 22-02-2007 1:40pm

HavoK wrote:

Contrary to popular belief I really don't think anybody is missing out by not having seen Scarface or Goodfellas. I found them surprisingly average upon viewing.

Scarface is overrated, if you want to see a truly great Pacino performance watch Carlito's Way.

However, Goodfella's, imho, is superb and would be one of my all time favourite films. So many good things about this film; DeNiro and Pecci's performances are top class, Liotta's narration, the way some of the scenes are shot (the famous walking into the nightclub scene), I could ramble about its greatness for hours. I would agree with you that Scarface is over-hyped, still worth a watch mind you.

Raekwon · 22-02-2007 1:49pm

Titanic
Da Vinci Code
Shrek 1 & 2
and all the Harry Potter films.

kevmy · 22-02-2007 2:51pm

Ruu wrote:

Apologies in advance..Scarface. *covers head*

Missing feck all one of the most overrated films ever. Not Pacinos fault but the script is rambling and pointless at best.

Citizen Kane
Casino (never seen it full)

Prob a good few of the recent ones but they don't really count as I haven't really missed them

Mr. K · 22-02-2007 3:55pm

ET is overrated! To be honest, I haven't seen it in years, but I remember being disappointed.

Gillie · 22-02-2007 8:33pm

Star Wars

johnny_ultimate · 22-02-2007 8:43pm

Never seen alot of the older films - Casablanca, Gone With the Wind et al.
Taxi Driver is one I should watch - tis on tonight actually so might knock that off my list.
Godfather 2 - have it on DVD but never watched it as of yet. Think the 1st one is the most over-rated film since evers.
Nashville is one ive always wanted to get around to watching - whether its popular or not is another thing.
I think missing Scarface (as I have) is completely acceptable unless you are a hip-hop artist on Cribs.
Also most of the popular nonsense that passes as mainstream entertainment these days.

TarfHead · 22-02-2007 8:50pm

Rocky (any of them)
Braveheart
Rambo (any of them)
Saving Private Ryan

. and I'm a bloke.

I'll watch Rocky I & Braveheart & Saving Private Ryan some time but any time they're on, there's always something better to do.

Steve01 · 22-02-2007 10:31pm

The Godfather
*awaits abuse*

randomchild · 23-02-2007 12:45pm

My biggest sin is having not seen Ghandi.

The Denouncer · 23-02-2007 12:54pm

Anything with Ron Jeremy

ciaran76 · 23-02-2007 12:56pm

All the Harry Potter films.

The Denouncer · 23-02-2007 1:05pm

To anyone who has yet to watch Taxi-Driver..I was the same boat a number of years ago, then caught a midnight cinema viewing..

IT'S FECKING BRILLIANT. Far better than Rocky which beat it to the Oscar.
I consider it a masterpiece and in my top 10 favs of all time.

Just buy it.

"Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets"

Nalz · 23-02-2007 1:11pm

all of Star Wars
Matrix 2 and 3
all of Harry Potter
Bridget Jones 1
Zoolander
Departed

johnny_ultimate · 23-02-2007 1:11pm

The Denouncer wrote:

To anyone who has yet to watch Taxi-Driver..I was the same boat a number of years ago, then caught a midnight cinema viewing..

IT'S FECKING BRILLIANT. Far better than Rocky which beat it to the Oscar.
I consider it a masterpiece and in my top 10 favs of all time.

Just buy it.

"Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets"

Did watch it in the end last night and was impressed. Not the biggest of Scorcese fan but was amazed at how unflinching and contemporary it is after 30 years.

bluto63 · 23-02-2007 2:12pm

About three months ago I realised I had been missing out on MANY cinema masterpieces so I set off to watch a lot of them. Seen a good few, most Kubrick ones, but there's still a few I havn't seen:

Indiana Jones
Princess Bride
Casablanca
Gone with the Wind
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Godfather
Psycho
Citizen Kane
Silence of the Lambs
American History X
Alien

Now here's some movies which I don't see the big deal about:
Scarface
Raging Bull
The Departed
Terminator 2

qwertplaywert · 24-02-2007 2:36am

i also dont see the fuss about the terminator 2

or the god father 2,for that mather

tman · 24-02-2007 3:29am

The Godfather trilogy - I'll get around to it one day
The good, the bad and the ugly - Have it on DVD, so it's only a matter of finding the time to watch it...
Serpico - same as above
Glengarry glen ross - same as above

shane86 · 25-02-2007 12:17pm

Most people cant believe Ive never seen Scarface, given it sounds right up my street.

Ive only ever seen the first 50 minutes of the Matrix. I never wanted to see it at all, I found the ads for it with people slow motioning away from bullets to look ludicrously ****e. When I did see it, I found the plot boring and pointless to the extent that if I was Neo Id have taken the pill that brings me back to normality to save me from the boredom of whatever parallel universe he was in (I cant really recall the plot now, its been years)
Never saw Titanic, and have now intention of doing so.
Have never seen all of Dumb and Dumber
I notice alot of people saying Harry Potter. In fairness unless you have kids I doubt anyone born post 1989 has seen it.
Star Wars

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