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Post by cineclassics on May 18, 2023 23:10:51 GMT
What are some classic films that are considered essential that you are ashamed to say you haven't watched?
I'll start with a few...
The Sound of Music
Rebel Without a Cause
An American in Paris
There's no particular reason I have yet to see these films, although musicals have never been my favorite genre, so perhaps subconsciously that plays a role in having not seen 2 of these 3.
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Post by nickandnora34 on May 18, 2023 23:47:52 GMT
2001 A Space Odyssey
The Godfather
Ben Hur
Lawrence of Arabia
These are just a few newer classics I haven't seen as yet. I will get to them eventually; there are just so many other movies and tv shows calling my name...
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Post by Fading Fast on May 19, 2023 4:54:52 GMT
About five years ago, I started making a real effort to close the gap and watch those classics I'd missed for whatever reason (like "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," which I'll post comments on later today). The biggest one I have left is "How the West Was Won." I also have a few that I haven't seen in thirty-plus years that I should watch again. This "project" has been fun as I've seen some great movies that I had missed all these years.
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Post by I Love Melvin on May 19, 2023 13:43:30 GMT
For years I avoided Casablanca because the enthusiasm of some of its fans seemed to amount to proselytizing and I assumed nothing could really be that good. Was I ever wrong. I've still only seen parts of The Magnificent Ambersons and I'm not really sure why I haven't watched it all because I liked what I saw. I couldn't ever get through Greed (1924); I could never get my own mood to match that of the film so I kept giving up. I've only seen a handful of Kurosawa films, even though TCM has played them all, once in a marathon. Again, I think it was a matter of getting in the right mood at the right time. I loved Bertrand Tavernier's lengthy documentary My Journey Through French Cinema (2016) when I saw it on TCM but it made me ashamed of how little I knew most of the films covered. And thank God for Eddie Muller because before him my knowledge about noir was pretty pitiful. Every time I see Pride of the Yankees listed I think I should watch it but haven't yet. Same with Paths of Glory. Sometimes I'll pass on a film if I haven't developed a taste for the director, like Sam Peckinpah. I basically gave up on Ken Russell films after the first few. I like Robert Altman very much but haven't yet seen McCabe and Mrs. Miller; not sure why.
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Post by nickandnora34 on May 20, 2023 1:38:44 GMT
I refused to watch 12 Angry Men for years because I didn't want to be disappointed... I watched it back in 2019 for the first time, and am so happy I did because it's a great film.
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Post by sepiatone on May 20, 2023 15:33:45 GMT
The only ones(so far) that come off the top are
THE HARVEY GIRLS
and
THE PIRATE
But only for some reason, although I love Judy Garland, these two don't seem to interest me.
Sepiatone
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Post by NoShear on May 27, 2023 16:53:27 GMT
For years I avoided Casablanca because the enthusiasm of some of its fans seemed to amount to proselytizing and I assumed nothing could really be that good. Was I ever wrong. I've still only seen parts of The Magnificent Ambersons and I'm not really sure why I haven't watched it all because I liked what I saw. I couldn't ever get through Greed (1924); I could never get my own mood to match that of the film so I kept giving up. I've only seen a handful of Kurosawa films, even though TCM has played them all, once in a marathon. Again, I think it was a matter of getting in the right mood at the right time. I loved Bertrand Tavernier's lengthy documentary My Journey Through French Cinema (2016) when I saw it on TCM but it made me ashamed of how little I knew most of the films covered. And thank God for Eddie Muller because before him my knowledge about noir was pretty pitiful. Every time I see Pride of the Yankees listed I think I should watch it but haven't yet. Same with Paths of Glory. Sometimes I'll pass on a film if I haven't developed a taste for the director, like Sam Peckinpah. I basically gave up on Ken Russell films after the first few. I like Robert Altman very much but haven't yet seen McCabe and Mrs. Miller; not sure why. I Love Melvin, if you grew up collecting cards and have enjoyed reading/viewing the exploits of the old-timers...   ...then THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES is a must-see endorsement to you. PATHS OF GLORY is filmmaking glory: Stanley Kubrick and Georg Krause teamed up for some classic cinematography which is supported by actors Ralph Meeker and Wayne Morris, who both played against type, while Timothy Carey yielded some humor amidst the movie's WWI bleakness, albeit very dark. Bringing the aforementioned pair of films together for this Memorial Day weekend, baseball legend Ty Cobb has been quoted as saying he attributed Christy Mathewson's sickness-related death to his service in a chemical warfare division where Mathewson was gassed during a training accident... Two of the first five Cooperstown inductees, Christy Mathewson and Ty Cobb, are seen in the following photo:  |
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Post by sepiatone on May 28, 2023 15:31:02 GMT
re: PRIDE OF THE YANKEES; I thought he was joking but turns out he was serious. I'm referring to a guy I knew who, after seeing the movie on a late show back in the "day" replied; "Wow. What were the chances that Lou Gehrig would actually catch the disease that was named after him?"  But Melvin, the movie is liberally peppered with corn and schmaltz, but that's much of it's charm. I'm sure Fading Fast will agree that you'll not be disappointed when you do get around to see it. Sepiatone |
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Post by Grumpytoad on Jun 28, 2023 3:32:38 GMT
Off the top of my head, I wasn't really getting anywhere fast. So I looked up best movies of all time, using the AFI and BFI lists. Which by the way, make a really interesting contrast.
1. Never seen any of Coppola's Godfather movies. No real reason, simple lack of interest. There is always something else I want to see.
2. Lawrence of Arabia, although it is buried somewhere in a save to watch list of mine. Think I will someday watch it, as I like an epic now and then.
3. Sunset Boulevard, for an admittedly silly reason. Still photos of Swanson in the movie kinda spook me. They are not good looks.
4. Some Like It Hot. I've heard many times that it is hilarious. But drag has never been funny to me. For example, Monty Python was brilliant, except for the drag skits. I don't hate the stuff, just will never get me laughing.
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Post by Grumpytoad on Jun 28, 2023 3:41:09 GMT
For what it's worth:
cineclassics mentioned at the beginning of this thread not being a musical fan. I'm not either. And yet I include two musicals on my own all time favourites list. They just both happen to be irresitable.
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Post by sepiatone on Jun 28, 2023 15:59:25 GMT
Off the top of my head, I wasn't really getting anywhere fast. So I looked up best movies of all time, using the AFI and BFI lists. Which by the way, make a really interesting contrast. 1. Never seen any of Coppola's Godfather movies. No real reason, simple lack of interest. There is always something else I want to see. 2. Lawrence of Arabia, although it is buried somewhere in a save to watch list of mine. Think I will someday watch it, as I like an epic now and then. 3. Sunset Boulevard, for an admittedly silly reason. Still photos of Swanson in the movie kinda spook me. They are not good looks. 4. Some Like It Hot. I've heard many times that it is hilarious. But drag has never been funny to me. For example, Monty Python was brilliant, except for the drag skits. I don't hate the stuff, just will never get me laughing. For me, it's the type of character the male actor is doing in drag makes the difference. And I've often wondered, if the history of male actors portraying women characters in the old Shakespearean days had anything to do with Python using the vehicle so much.? Sepiatone |
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Post by kims on Jun 28, 2023 20:00:19 GMT
and maybe many men went to all boys schools where boys played female parts in plays? One of my favorite Python skits is with the Granny Gangs-they push around the bikers.
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Post by Broadway on Jun 28, 2023 21:06:59 GMT
I have not seen this film either, but I do really want to watch its sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact simply because Roy Scheider is in it. I've been trying to watch as many of his films as I can recently. However, I am not sure if it is the kind of sequel that can be watched without seeing the original.
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Post by Grumpytoad on Jun 30, 2023 1:27:34 GMT
Sepiatone said:
For me, it's the type of character the male actor is doing in drag makes the difference. And I've often wondered, if the history of male actors portraying women characters in the old Shakespearean days had anything to do with Python using the vehicle so much.?
I think you are right on. It was against the law in England in Shakespeare's time for women to act on stage, and no doubt the Pylon troupe responded to this fact.
There is also a christmas time theatre tradition in England called pantomime that includes men dressing as women. And women dressing as boys. It makes sense for the Python boys to reflect these things in their own skits.
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Post by Grumpytoad on Jun 30, 2023 1:35:53 GMT
kims:
and maybe many men went to all boys schools where boys played female parts in plays? One of my favorite Python skits is with the Granny Gangs-they push around the bikers.
Makes total sense to me. It would be natural for the Python boys to use familiar ideas to reach their audience. Makes me wonder what their American member thought when he saw this bit of their culture!
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