The certified "popular movies that you've never seen"
 

I swear there are several movies that everyone I know has seen, but I never have :shrug: I really don't know why I haven't taken the time to sit down and watch-I just haven't. So here is where we get to display those movies and let everyone reply with "what?! you haven't seen THAT movie" and.."huh?! what's wrong with you?" :lol: If there are any on my list that many people actually suggest I see, I may rent them or something. Who knows.

So basically, not only has the ledge been boring, my life has been boring :lol:

alright-
I have never seen :
Mary Poppins
The Sound of Music (let's just go ahead and get most musicals out of the way because I can guarantee I haven't seen most of them :laugh: )
The Exorcist
Gone With the Wind :o
Pulp Fiction
Any of the Godfathers
Any of the Harry Potters
Sling Blade (I've heard it's good, and I've tried to watch it. Never finished it)
O Brother, Where Art Thou-alright. So I tried to watch this movie too. HATED it. So I started reading or something. Then I decided "ya know...I really should try to pay attention and see what all the fuss is about" and then a cow gets hit by a bus or car or something.

alright. Let's go.

Certified :lol:


Anyway, I've never seen the above and I've never seen:

Top Gun-that one gets tons of gasps when I say I've not seen it :rolleyes:
Gremlins

Erm...there are tons more but I can't think of them.

I've never seen any of them either :laugh: Except Pulp Fiction, you have to see that, it fcking rules :nod:

I've never seen The Shawshank Redemption :wavey:
Or:
Forrest Gump, or anything else with Tom Hanks in, bar whichever film I saw with him in that I hated :D

There must be others, lemme think..

Edit: And.. I've never seen Top Gun either :)

I have never seen the following in their entirety: (Some in bits and pieces, some not at all)

Citizen Cane
Steel Magnolias
Fried Green Tomatoes
Breakfast at Tiffiny's
Last 3 bond films
Any Harry Potter past the first one
Most horror/slasher movies. Jason, freddy etc.
Any of the films nominated this year at the oscars


many more

What?
What?
WHAT??
Watch it.
Oh my. Watch them.
I've seen the first one, don't care to see the others. Total blaaaah.

I have 9500 movies at my video store. I've seen 9200. :lol:

:eek:

Blasphemous, totally blasphemous. Forrest Gump is one of my favourite movies evah.

Off the top of my head:

Spiderman
Gladiator
that movie with Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson
any of Lord of Rings series
any of Harry Porter series
a whole bunch more, have to think about it
Dancing with Wolves or whatever

I've not seen Gladiator.

But I have seen As Good as it Gets and I think it was incredibly over-rated.

well SHAWSHANK is one of MY favorite movies ever. I have both though.

To add to my suspected blasphemy, I've also never seen Star Wars :D

I think the only time I actually left the movie theater was during As Good as it Gets.

I know I sure as hell wanted to. The only other "popular" movie I've disliked more was Jerry Maguire. Yuck.


Oh and I'm wary or anybody who has never seen Star Wars. :p

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Until recently, I had never seen any of the Star Wars movies. So, my boyfriend decided that we should watch them in order, which meant the newer made ones first. I didn't really like any of them and actually decided to stop watching them. So, I never saw the last two, which are Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

And Michelle, you have to watch Pulp Fiction. One of my absolutely favorite movies.

**** i don't care about SW (although i've seen them all :rolleyes: ) i thought you were going to whip out the "friendship-breaker" and say dirty dancing :laugh:

Any Spiderman movie
E.T.
Shawshank Redemption
Citizen Kane
Steel Magnolias
Fried Green Tomatoes
Breakfast at Tiffiny's
Pulp Fiction
The last 3 Star Wars movies
Any major Academy Award winning movie of the past 10-15 years

For those that care, Of the 8 movies I bought today, only 2 were made after 1987.

I am in such shock over some of these responses I almost forgot what I was going to say.

anyway, my answer is the original Star Wars movies.

The one that comes to mind for me is Gone With The Wind. Never ever seen it, even part of it.

Someone mentioned Pulp Fiction. Go and get it NOW. It's prob in my top 5 ever. And as for Star Wars, see The Empire Strikes Back. It's better than all five other SW films put together. :nod:

WHAT. GREMLINS. Never? I love that movie. I just saw it in the store on Saturday and thought about buying it. Just stay away from the sequel. :shocked:

There are tons that I haven't seen. For a lot of movies, I've only seen bits and pieces here and there; never the entire thing. I've seen Top Gun plenty of times because it's on TV a lot here, but I don't like it. You're not missing much.

Are we talking the 1992 Gladiator, or the one with Joaquin Phoenix? I've only seen the latter. I could barely get through the first LOTR movie! I'd rather stick my hand in an automatic grater than watch it. And aside from the Alan Rickman factor, I don't really like the HP movies either.

Titanic.
and I plan to keep it that way. I like Kate Winslet, but Leonardo DiCaprio makes me barf.

:eek:

I've lost count of the number of times I've seen thse two films!

Gladiator is one of my all time favourite movies. And those of you who haven't se The Shawshank Redemption.... watch it!! Excellent movie.

And I put off watching Forrest Gump for the longest time but I was so glad I did watch it in the end. I love it!

And as for those of you who have never seen Steel Magnolias......

SM has actually been in my purse for the last few days. :lol: I brought it with me to work to watch it again during those few free hours I have but I haven't gotten around to it.

Oh, and by the way, I've never seen any Star Wars movie either, and I'm PROUD of it. Blegh. Never seen Gladiator (Russel Crowe) in its entirety either, because my sister spoiled the ending for me before I got a chance to watch it. I started watching it a few months ago but didn't get past 45 minutes. Thought it was rather blah. Those big epic movies are not for me usually, though I love Braveheart and Legends of the Fall.

Some of these responses are downright shocking to me. I'm going to make it my mission to get everyone to watch the must-see-movies.

I have watched all the Star Wars movies but I can't say I'm that fussed by them. I'm so glad I didn't see them at the cinema. I think I would have been bored if I had.

I'm trying to think of films that I haven't seen. But until someone mentions one my mind is blank! I do know I've watched tons of great movies!

I'm also shocked at this. Gladiator is a fantastic film. Historically accurate? No. But the acting is superb (with Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, how could it not be?), the special effects are dazzling, and it really draws you in. I loved it so much in fact that I saw it five times in the theater and have bought it in vhs form, dvd form, extended dvd form, and novel form. (Yes I really am that lame.)

And The Shawshank Redemption. OMG... that movie has me in tears everytime.

Forrest Gump is just pure fun. Pure fun with great music.

Okay, here's the top 30 according to IMDB. Let's check...

1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) Yup.
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Yup.
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) Yup.
4. 8.8 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) Yup.
5. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Yup
6. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) Yup.
7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) Yup.
8. 8.8 Pulp Fiction (1994) Yup.
9. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) No way.
10. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) Nope.
11. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Ofcourse.
12. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) Nope.
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) Yup.
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Yup.
15. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957) Nope.
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Yup.
17. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) Yes. Great movie.
18. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) Yup.
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Yup.
20. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) Yup.
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) Yup.
22. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) Yup.
23. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Yup.
24. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) Yup.
25. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) Nope.
26. 8.6 Memento (2000) Yup.
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Yup.
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Yup.
29. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) No escaping it.
30. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) Yup.

haha... you sound like me! I only saw it once at the cinema but I also got vhs, dvd and then extended dvd...:thumbsup: And I still always cry at the end! Love the music played at the end too.

Me too!



:nod: Like I said before.. I put off watching this for the longest time and loved it when I finally did watch it! (and blubbed too...lol)

1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) Yes
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Yes
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) Yes
4. 8.8 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) No
5. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Yes
6. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) Yes
7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) Yes
8. 8.8 Pulp Fiction (1994) Yes
9. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Yes
10. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) No
11. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Yes
12. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) Yes
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) Yes
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Yes
15. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957) No
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Yes
17. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) No
18. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) Yes
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) No
20. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) Yes
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) Yes
22. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) No
23. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Yes
24. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) Yes
25. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) Yes
26. 8.6 Memento (2000) No
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Yes
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Yes
29. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Yes
30. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) Yes

1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) Nop
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Yup. this movie is my second favorite of all time.
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) nope
4. 8.8 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) never heard of it :lol:
5. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Yup
6. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) Nope
7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) Parts of it.
8. 8.8 Pulp Fiction (1994) Nope
9. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Yep
10. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) Nope.
11. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)Started to watch it. didn't finish. Long story.
12. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) yep. ha. my mom was pregnant with me and went to see this. So I guess I can count two times :lol:
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) nope
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Yup.
15. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957)
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) yeah. liked temple of doom more.
17. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) nope
18. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) nope
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) nope
20. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) nope
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) uh. yeah. and I've never taken a shower since :shocked:
22. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) no
23. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Yup.
24. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) no
25. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) Nope.
26. 8.6 Memento (2000) nope
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Love.
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) no
29. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Not Christmas until IAWL has been broken out.
30. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) Nope

1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) No
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) No
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) No
4. 8.8 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - one of my top 5 ever :nod:
5. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) No
6. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) Yes
7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) Yes
8. 8.8 Pulp Fiction (1994) Yes - another one of my top 5
9. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) No
10. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) Yes - soooo long, but good.
11. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) No
12. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) No
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) Yes
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) No
15. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957) Yes - in my top 10 :laugh:
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Yes
17. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) No
18. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) Yes
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) No
20. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) Yes, wish I hadn't
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) Yes
22. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) Yes
23. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) No
24. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) No
25. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) No
26. 8.6 Memento (2000) No, don't think so
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) No
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) No
29. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Yes
30. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) No

I know people have said this already, but I still cant beleive it...

GO SEE PULP FICTION!

Oohh... I love the music, too. I should also mention that I have both soundtracks on CD (Music from the Motion Picture Gladiator, and More Music from the Motion Picture Gladiator). Excellent stuff. :thumbsup:

1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) Maybe when I was younger. Not into mob movies
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Love it.
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) See response to #1.
4. 8.8 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) No.
5. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Yes and hated it.
6. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) Yes and hated it.
7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) Yes. Disturbing film. Not one I like to watch often, but very well done.
8. 8.8 Pulp Fiction (1994) A favorite.
9. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Yes, and I hate it.
10. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) No.
11. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Yes, though was not impressed.
12. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) Yes, hated it.
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) No.
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Yes, hated it.
15. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957) No.
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Of course, gotta love Indy.
17. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) No.
18. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) Yes, but I was only 14 and found it very boring.
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) No, but my mom has the DVD, so I could if I wanted to.
20. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) Yes. Didn't like.
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) No, actually.
22. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) No.
23. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Did I mention I hate Lord Of the Rings? Seen 'em, though.
24. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) No.
25. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) No.
26. 8.6 Memento (2000) Love.
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Yep, hated it.
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) I don't think so.
29. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Yes. Blah.
30. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) Nope.

The first movie...
 

to ever make me cry. The one scene between "Blondie" and a dying CSA soldier in a burnt out chapel still touches something inside me to make tears appear.

Let's see about this top 30, shall we?
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1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) Yes.
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Never, Hate Susan Sarandon's "son"
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) Yes
4. 8.8 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) Greatest movie ever!!!
5. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) ZZZZZZ-Return of the nap time
6. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) Nope
7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) Yep
8. 8.8 Pulp Fiction (1994) Nope
9. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Yep, "Luke...This is CNN"
10. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) Nope
11. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Nope
12. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) Yep
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) Nope
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Unfortunately yes-The Fellowship of curing insomnia
15. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957) Nope
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Yep
17. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) Nope
18. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) Nope
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Nope
20. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) Nope
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) Yawn, er yep
22. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) Yep
23. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Nope-The two naps
24. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) Nope
25. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) Nope
26. 8.6 Memento (2000) Nope
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Nope
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Nope
29. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Yep, about 100,000 times just this past winter - or so it seemed
30. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) Nope

Same with me but I have seen Pulp Fiction, the first Godfather and half of TSOM. However, I have just recently saw PF and the Godfather within the last 6 months. I think I am going to get netflix again and try to watch some more movies.

Yeah..I' am one of those "Never seen Star Wars" folks. I get some pretty weird looks when I say I have never seen it. My ex BF and my family are huge fans. I am surprised I have never watched it since I am always around them. My ex was going to give me all of the movies but I never got around to getting them. They have been showing them on TV lately so I may catch it there.

Or what my friends and I collectively refer to as "The Lord of the Yawns Trilogy." I'll never understand the popularity of this crap, even though I am from Vacaville the (for some unexplainable reason) home of the annual "Middle Earth Festival." :eek:

^^^ Hey Vicky. I dunno if you remember me or not but you exposed me to some Bekka and Billy material a few months ago. Nice to see you.

Agreed - this is one of only two films that get me in the back of the throat - the scene you mentioned being one thing, and another was the scene in which the soldiers are forced to sing to mask the sound of Eli Wallach getting the crap beaten out of him by Lee Van Cleef's goon :( "More feeling!" ... Films don't normally move me to that extent, but that one does :nod:

Amen...
 

about the scene where Tuco is getting pummeled by Angel Eyes goon.

According to Quentin Tarratino, the gunfight ending at the cemetary between Blondie, Tuco & Angel Eyes is the most dramatic scene ever shot in movie history.

Gimme any Sergio Leone movie and I am a happy guy :nod:

Totally agreed :nod: With you and with Quentin :laugh: It's the music that clinches it...