Movies The thread of movies we haven't seen for some weird reason

[Air_Delivery]

9 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

The sequel is surprisingly good too, though obviously not as good as the original. Great film, but heavy though, be ready.

 

And since so many are mentioning them, a great film series watch is Martin Scorsese: Taxi Driver - Raging Bull - Goodfellas - Casino - Gangs of New York - The Departed - The Irishman. Then you get his entire "gangster" filmography. Though my personal favorite film by him is Silence, but it's a dense watch.

I thought it had great moments but I found the whole plot more contrived than the first. 

And for Trainspotting unless you are really great at understanding thick Scottish accents subtitles are a must especially for Begbie

[Greatoneshere]

7 minutes ago, Air_Delivery said:

I thought it had great moments but I found the whole plot more contrived than the first. 

And for Trainspotting unless you are really great at understanding thick Scottish accents subtitles are a must especially for Begbie

 

Yes, my apologies - subtitles are a must! I watch everything subtitled regardless, so I didn't think to mention that. And I agree, T2 by its very existence is more contrived than the first since no sequel is needed, but given how these things usually go, that film grappled with some real things about when you're older, etc. And yeah I know the author of the book the original film is based on wrote a sequel called "Porno" (which I haven't read) but my understanding is T2 is a mixture of that and its own ideas so contrived by nature for sure. I heard the book is uhhh . . . not as good as what the film does instead, which is no surprise. Even John Hodge, the screenwriter of the first film, came back to write the sequel when there was mad beef between him and Boyle and also between McGregor and Boyle, who used to work together all the time but then because of The Beach didn't until T2. Same with Hodge (Boyle moved on to using Alex Garland as a screenwriter after The Beach). 

[TheLeon]

35 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

That makes a lot of sense. Out of curiosity, what movies were turning you off? Everyone's mileage varies on old movies (depending on decade, etc.) so it depends on which movies you went to first. Doing Barry Lyndon before Goodfellas I could see throwing people off of doing classic movies at all.  I'm glad you tried though! So I'm curious.

Funny you mention Barry Lyndon - when I was getting caught up on Kubrick, I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed that one, as opposed to Dr. Strangelove (a comedy that made me laugh…once? twice?) or 2001 (I simply couldn’t stay awake). 
 

When I watched a lot of the big Hitchcocks (North By Northwest, Vertigo, Psycho, etc.) the only one that really popped for me for some reason was Rear Window. 
 

As for some other big ones being named in this thread:

Lawrence of Arabia, Casablanca, The Godfather, Goodfellas - I’m not crazy, I’m not saying any of these movies are bad. They just never really clicked for me. But hey, at least I understand a lot of cultural references now! 
 

In honor of this thread, in the next couple days I’ll finally crack open my Criterion copy of Seven Samurai. That’s one where the length intimidated me for a while, but these days a 3+ hour movie is nothing special. 

[CastlevaniaNut18]

Yeah, I love when I finally see the movie a famous meme is from. I’ve seen that Ray Liotta laughing scene so many times, so it was cool finally seeing the origins. 

[GeneticBlueprint]

1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

It's directed by Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Sunshine, 127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire, etc.) with starring roles by young actors who are now famous from Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremmer, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle on down. Difficult film about drugs, but with more energy and fun than, say, Requiem for a Dream. A great watch, a must see in my opinion. Has a sequel made by Danny Boyle 20 years later with the original cast returning that's almost as good called T2: Trainspotting. 

All true about Trainspotting but the heavy moment in that outweighs pretty much everything in Requiem for how hard it hit me. 

[CastlevaniaNut18]

Something on the less serious side I’ve never seen: Any of the Back to the Future movies. Husband always gives me shit over those. But they’ve just never appealed to me. 
 

and I know people probably remember I never saw any of the Star Wars movies until a handful of years ago. Never did get around to Return of the Jedi. Lost interest. 

[Keyser_Soze]

I bought Trainspotting a long time ago on DVD at Best Buy, that's how much I've seen it!

 

19 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

Something on the less serious side I’ve never seen: Any of the Back to the Future movies. Husband always gives me shit over those. But they’ve just never appealed to me.

 

Wow. @Nokra is going to have to hand out even more bans!

[GeneticBlueprint]

Back to the Future is one of those movies that kind of transcends itself and has something for everybody. You should definitely watch it. 

[Greatoneshere]

30 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said:

All true about Trainspotting but the heavy moment in that outweighs pretty much everything in Requiem for how hard it hit me. 

 

Which heavy moment are you thinking? Also, a lot of Trainspotting virgins in this thread. 

[CastlevaniaNut18]

8 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said:

Back to the Future is one of those movies that kind of transcends itself and has something for everybody. You should definitely watch it. 

Maybe I’ll give one of them a try. I’m sure he’d be excited about it  

[GeneticBlueprint]

3 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

Maybe I’ll give one of them a try. I’m sure he’d be excited about it  

They’re all good but the first is the clear standout. And the sequels won’t make as much sense without having seen the first. Moreso than most trilogies. 
 

7 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

Which heavy moment are you thinking? Also, a lot of Trainspotting virgins in this thread. 

 

Spoiler

When Allison’s baby dies, of course.

 

[CastlevaniaNut18]

Just now, GeneticBlueprint said:

They’re all good but the first is the clear standout. And the sequels won’t make as much sense without having seen the first. Moreso than most trilogies. 
 

 

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When Allison’s baby dies, of course.

 

Oh, for sure. I don’t know why I worded it that way. 

[Greatoneshere]

8 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said:

 

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When Allison’s baby dies, of course.

 

 

Yeah, I thought that was what you were thinking. Is it worse than some scenes in Requiem? I can see it. Either way, devastating.

[CastlevaniaNut18]

I’m kinda pleased with myself for creating this thread. It’s spawned some great discussion. Good job, guys! And I don’t make many threads!

[Keyser_Soze]

Just now, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

I’m kinda pleased with myself for creating this thread. It’s spawned some great discussion. Good job, guys! And I don’t make many threads!

 

You're doing better than mine.

 

BTW watch D.P.

[CastlevaniaNut18]

3 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

You're doing better than mine.

 

BTW watch D.P.

DP?

[Keyser_Soze]

3 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

DP?

 

It's basically a jab at myself on a topic I created that no one paid attention to. I don't expect you to watch it (also not a movie) so don't feel too bad.

 

 

[CastlevaniaNut18]

My bad, I missed it! 

[Dre801]

The "Saw" films.  Torture porn just isn't my thing, so I doubt I'll ever bother.

[Air_Delivery]

4 hours ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

The sequel is surprisingly good too, though obviously not as good as the original. Great film, but heavy though, be ready.

 

And since so many are mentioning them, a great film series watch is Martin Scorsese: Taxi Driver - Raging Bull - Goodfellas - Casino - Gangs of New York - The Departed - The Irishman. Then you get his entire "gangster" filmography. Though my personal favorite film by him is Silence, but it's a dense watch.

You forgot Once Upone a Time in America. Not Scorsese but I put it in the "space" of those films. 

[Keyser_Soze]

In the spirit of this thread I'll list some things I haven't seen just by mixing in some classics and popular movies

 

Interestingly enough I pulled a @SaysWho? and just watched Casablanca for the first time a couple months ago

 

I haven't seen any Fast and Furious movie beyond the first one

I haven't seen an Mission Impossible beyond the second one

I haven't seen Frozen 1 or 2.

I haven't seen a Pixar movie past Up (except for Brave)

I haven't seen a James Bond movie beyond Die Another Day

I have only seen the first Transformer's movie

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Sleepless in Seattle

Jerry Maguire

Chinatown

The Usual Suspects (JK just checking to see if you were paying attention)

Field of Dreams

The Ten Commandments

[Fizzzzle]

There are some historical classics I've never seen, which is weird because history is my jam. Like I've never seen Amadeus. Or Amistad. Or Waterloo.

 

I've also never seen Close Encounters.

 

Never seen Jaws.

 

Never seen Apocalypse Now

[CastlevaniaNut18]

I’ve also never seen any of those 80s John Hughes movies. Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, and Pretty in Pink come to mind. Honestly don’t think I want to see them, though. I’ve read about some of the plot and they do not seem to have aged well at all. 

[Keyser_Soze]

1 hour ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

I’ve also never seen any of those 80s John Hughes movies. Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, and Pretty in Pink come to mind. Honestly don’t think I want to see them, though. I’ve read about some of the plot and they do not seem to have aged well at all. 

 

How about Dead Poets Society?

[TheLeon]

2 hours ago, Fizzzzle said:

 Amadeus

This is maybe my #1 “this is going to feel like homework, no wait this movie absolutely rules” turnaround. 

[stepee]

Can I throw out Magnolia in here? It’s my favorite movie. Who hasn’t seen it? Also would be curious to hear what you think of it @Greatoneshere as a huge film buff. It was my favorite movie I’d seen on release, and it still is today. Not sure what people think of it these days as he has obviously released so many great movies since. But for me, I’m always waiting for the human touch he had here. There is also the whole Aimee Mann thing which makes the atmosphere of that movie mmm.

[Nokra]

1 hour ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

I’ve also never seen any of those 80s John Hughes movies. Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, and Pretty in Pink come to mind. Honestly don’t think I want to see them, though. I’ve read about some of the plot and they do not seem to have aged well at all. 

This reminds me, I just watched Breakfast Club on Netflix a couple of weeks ago and yeah... I really don't get it. It seems to have a bit of a cult following but to me it was a fairly forgettable experience. Didn't really care about any of the characters, the story didn't grab me, etc. Meh. 

[stepee]

Amadeus is one of my top 5 as well, and I will buy the blu ray or whatever helps fizzle watch it soonest 

 

edit: I also don’t care how historically inaccurate it is, the atmosphere and dreamy prodigy envy porn mmmm

[CastlevaniaNut18]

30 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

How about Dead Poets Society?

I have! Several times. First saw it in high school English. Really great movie. 

[Nokra]

Yeah +1 for Amadeus here, too, though I admit I haven't seen it since high school *cough* 20 years ago *cough*

[Fizzzzle]

1 minute ago, Nokra said:

This reminds me, I just watched Breakfast Club on Netflix a couple of weeks ago and yeah... I really don't get it. It seems to have a bit of a cult following but to me it was a fairly forgettable experience. Didn't really care about any of the characters, the story didn't grab me, etc. Meh. 

I think Breakfast Club feels unremarkable now because it's one of those movies that invented so many things that became tropes afterward, so in retrospect it feels really paint-by-numbers.

 

I do really enjoy the movie, though.

[stepee]

Just now, Nokra said:

Yeah +1 for Amadeus here, too, though I admit I haven't seen it since high school *cough* 20 years ago *cough*

 
It’s still so good, I think I watch every 4 years or so. Love it. Tom is amazing.

[stepee]

Amadeus is one of those things where the movie is just so much better than history, so I’m fine with completely steam rolling history in order to get my sweet sweet Mozart mooning the wigs 

[Air_Delivery]

4 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

In the spirit of this thread I'll list some things I haven't seen just by mixing in some classics and popular movies

 

Interestingly enough I pulled a @SaysWho? and just watched Casablanca for the first time a couple months ago

 

I haven't seen any Fast and Furious movie beyond the first one

I haven't seen an Mission Impossible beyond the second one

I haven't seen Frozen 1 or 2.

I haven't seen a Pixar movie past Up (except for Brave)

I haven't seen a James Bond movie beyond Die Another Day

I have only seen the first Transformer's movie

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Sleepless in Seattle

Jerry Maguire

Chinatown

The Usual Suspects (JK just checking to see if you were paying attention)

Field of Dreams

The Ten Commandments

 

The only Pixar movie I've ever seen is The Incredibles. 

[Greatoneshere]

3 hours ago, stepee said:

Can I throw out Magnolia in here? It’s my favorite movie. Who hasn’t seen it? Also would be curious to hear what you think of it @Greatoneshere as a huge film buff. It was my favorite movie I’d seen on release, and it still is today. Not sure what people think of it these days as he has obviously released so many great movies since. But for me, I’m always waiting for the human touch he had here. There is also the whole Aimee Mann thing which makes the atmosphere of that movie mmm.

 

Magnolia is hands down one of my favorite movies of all time, it's an epic banger and still is! Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, etc.) at tthe absolute top of his game. Love that movie and everyone should see it. Amadeus is also excellent! Long, dark movie though (Magnolia).