Iconic movies you've never seen

[jwyblejr]

Have to disagree. For me, movies are all about escape. I have no desire to watch dramas. I can turn on the six o'clock news for that. I also can't STAND musicals. Aliens and ghosts? Plausible. A bunch of random people bursting into choreographed song and dance? Hell no.

For the most part,can't stand musicals either. Unless it's something like "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum."

[Hedji]

Lots of James Cameron hate I notice.

Maybe a question that should be asked is, "Have you ever come late to the party, watched an iconic movie, and come away satisfied with its iconic status?" I'd like to know if any of you have watched an iconic film late in life and at the end thought, "Yup, that was awesome and deserves its reputation?" My guess would be that the experience of watching an older film can't live up to the hype and expectation which those classic films have achieved through the context of their release and their eventual coronation as "iconic".

[palitoy]

Lots of times, I'm scrounging to think of examples currently but I can honestly say at least twice this year I've finally sat down and watched movies I've kind of avoided and thought "I really wish I'd watched this when it came out".

[CrimsonGhost]

Lots of James Cameron hate I notice.

Maybe a question that should be asked is, "Have you ever come late to the party, watched an iconic movie, and come away satisfied with its iconic status?" I'd like to know if any of you have watched an iconic film late in life and at the end thought, "Yup, that was awesome and deserves its reputation?" My guess would be that the experience of watching an older film can't live up to the hype and expectation which those classic films have achieved through the context of their release and their eventual coronation as "iconic".

I've met a couple of people who in their 30's or so were like "I never saw Star Wars." and I just tell them "Don't bother at this point. You needed to see it when you were like 6 or so."

[boss]

Anything with “Living Dead” in the title.

[EmergencyIan]

Is Avatar really an Iconic movie???

Anyhow, I’ve seen most classic movies. I don’t care for the horror genre. I’ve seen very few new moviesin the past 15 years. They just don’t appeal to me.

- Ian

[Brazoo]

Lots of James Cameron hate I notice.

Maybe a question that should be asked is, "Have you ever come late to the party, watched an iconic movie, and come away satisfied with its iconic status?" I'd like to know if any of you have watched an iconic film late in life and at the end thought, "Yup, that was awesome and deserves its reputation?" My guess would be that the experience of watching an older film can't live up to the hype and expectation which those classic films have achieved through the context of their release and their eventual coronation as "iconic".

I can see different sides to this. I mean, I know people watch movies for different reasons. I LOVE movies. I don't think I've ever seen a big iconic movie and thought "that was a waste of time". One example I can think of: I only caught up on "Gone with the Wind" about 10 years ago, and I didn't love watching it, it didn't work for me, but I liked getting to see why it meant so much to people.

I don't think someone is going to enjoy watching "The Godfather", for example, if you're not open to it, just because the pace will probably throw some people off. As wonderful as I think it is, it is just a movie.

"Citizen Kane" though - if you love monster movies you will probably really enjoy this movie. First of all, it's got every known type of special effect from its time, including animation and make-up effects. It's just a wild, fun, big story with great big performances. I mean, Welles got to make this because he made War of the Worlds - it's not some stuffy dusty thing.

[Hector]

I’ve seen every single movie posted here.

I’m a hardcore film buff. From the big budget Hollywood classics to low budget obscure independent ones.

[Hector]

James Cameron has directed four great flicks, The Terminator & Terminator 2, Aliens, and The Abyss.

Aliens is my second all time favorite movie.

[Mikey]

I'm a sucker for all Godfather movies

Not because i'm Italian-American ---- I am not

I love them because they grab me and put me in their world --- Hey, I AM Italian-American for the next few hours !!!.

Not many movies out there can do this to me.

Schindlers List is another great example --- Somehow Spielberg turned a Polish Catholic (me)... into an Eastern European jew forever...

[cjefferys]

I think I've seen most movies people have listed here except Godfather (I tried but just couldn't get through it), Rocky (no interest) and Top Gun (ditto).

[Brazoo]

Mikey - that's totally like me! I see a Godfather movie on and I have to watch - all the rich details - it sucks me right in. (Especially Part 2)

What's with the hate for Rocky?!! It's a fun, well constructed movie with a lot of heart!

[Bruce Banner]

To comment on a few of the movies mentioned in this thread...

I finally watched "Lawrence of Arabia" last year for the first time. Totally amazing cinematography. The overall pace is a little slow, but it's definitely worth watching.
I watched all three Godfather movies for the first time about 6 years ago, back to back. Gripping. (Particularly 1 and 2).
Gone with the Wind... still haven't seen it!
The Sound of Music. Nope, never watched it.
Titanic... Utter garbage.
Citizen Kane. Good film. Worth watching at least once.
It's a Wonderful Life... Finally watched it about 5 years ago. Hated it.
Rocky... Love it. I like all the Rocky movies.

[Mikey]

Godfather 3 REALLY let me down.

Never seen any of the movies until the late 90's

My nephew was/is a crazy Godfather fan and MADE me watch the first two --- in prep for the upcoming conclusion ...

LOVED Godfather 1 --- and adored Godfather 2

When Godfather 3 was released me, my nephew and all his friends were there in the theatre front and center.

All I can recall is everybody saying "what's with all this opera sh_t"

To this day I describe Godfather 3 as "opera sh_t"

[J.B.]

Due to a post I made in another thread...I got to thinking about all the famous films I've never seen, and have no desire to see.


A Clockwork Orange

Big mistake, droog.