Classic flicks you've yet to see...

[DrToffnar]

Being quite into cinema, there are times when I'm speaking to people about film and they mention one I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen...

Heat
Seven Samurai
Boogie Nights (despite being a massive PTA fan)
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Citizen Kane
It's A Wonderful Life
Westside Story
Akira
Pretty much every spaghetti western...

The list could go on, but I fear the shame. I've no doubt I'll get round to them eventually, but balancing gaming, books, films and a lady friend can be hard at times.

What's your shameful list?

 

[DrToffnar]

Going to lose some serious man points here but Raging Bull. I've given it 4-5 tries but it never grabs me.

I bet your husband loves it though.

 

[DrToffnar]

My big somewhat more recent one is Bladerunner, have never watched it all the way through. I watched about 45 mins one time but just couldn't get into it. It's weird as I should like the film but have never had a strong desire to rewatch.

See I'm just flat out not a big fan of Bladerunner. I can see why it's so heavily praised and I love it's aesthetic, but Deckard is such a rubbish protagonist. He doesn't do anything throughout the entire movie :/

 

[DrToffnar]

Never seen The Lion King either. Nor any of the Pixar stuff

The Incredibles

Inside Out

Brave


Thank me later

 

[DrToffnar]

Big film fan but Coen Brothers stuff is my real blind spot.

The Big Lebowski, Fargo, etc. always intended to watch them but never seems to be in the right mood and just never got around to it. The only 2 I have seen are No Country for old men and True Grit, both of which were very enjoyable.

OP - HEAT is one of my favourite films of all time, saw it in the cinema in 95 and was one of the films that really got me deep into films. It has an amazing soundtrack. Shame Michael Mann has never come close since. HEAT was actually a remake of Mann's own film called LA Takedown which is worth a look after seeing HEAT just for comparison.

Aha how ironic. Fargo was absolutely one of those films for me. Been a Coens fan ever since and love everything they've ever done (yes, that includes Serious Man).

I really need to check it out. People quote lines and scenes at me all the time.

 

[DrToffnar]

Spoiler

The moment when Val Kilmer is walking out of the bank smiling and then spots the cops and you get 15 minutes of carnage... It's incredible.

Aha yep, that's the one. I've got a bit of time off this week so I think I'll pick up the Bluey, crack a shiraz and check it out.

Couple more:

Predator
Terminator
Eraserhead (massive Lynch fan but the anticipation of watching his most beloved and surreal piece scares me a little...)
Not one single Woody Allen Movie
The Hustler
Persona

Probably hundreds world cinema flicks that have slipped my mind to.

 

[DrToffnar]

Predator and Terminator are pretty much unforgivable, Dr.. Sort it out!

I know right? Seen every other Terminator movie plus both AvP's... makes it even more shameful seeing as there's only 1 good movie amongst that lot xD

 

[DrToffnar]

Brings up another question for another thread perhaps. Best twist in a movie? Probably just consist entirely of spoiler tags xD

 

[DrToffnar]

The twilight series

more seriously
The Godfather, never had the inclination to sit down for 3 hours to watch it. yet loved the likes of Goodfellas, Casino etc

It's great and all, but I don't think it's aged quite so well as most would have you believe. There are moments when it really slows down to a crawl and looses a lot of it's momentum. Part 2 is far better imo.

 

[DrToffnar]

You're not missing much...

 

[DrToffnar]

^^^This

I'm constantly dogged by the 'perfect time and place' dilemma. That the profundity of something won't hit me properly if I'm not geared up in a certain way. YouTube doesn't help either. Not too say that the content you consume on YouTube is of lesser quality, but it is undoubtedly my number one platform when it comes to consuming media and I feel compelled to catch up with my favourite channels as well as keep an eye out for new stuff.