Must-Sees That You Haven't Seen

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:05 am

A Clockwork Orange

Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas

The Godfather

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

casablanca
lawrence of arabia
metropolis

and i suppose these aren't must-sees, but they've been on my list for a long time.

breathless (saw the first 20 minutes in a film class, though)
investigation of a citizen above suspicion
la ronde
why does herr r. run amok?

Borg166 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:21 am

Brazil (1985 film)
Rear Window
It's a Wonderful Life
Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Odyssey
Raging Bull
Goodfellas
Aliens
Platoon
Taxi Driver
Requiem for a Dream
Jaws
Time Bandits
Gettysburg
This Is Spinal Tap
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Psycho
Manhattan
The Big Sleep

Any James Bond movie before Goldeneye

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

Borg166 Wrote:

Any James Bond movie before Goldeneye

dr no is okay, but from russia with love is arguably the best of the series.

Borg166 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:44 am

Z Wrote:

Borg166 Wrote:

Any James Bond movie before Goldeneye

dr no is okay, but from russia with love is arguably the best of the series.

I was going to rent FRWL a few weeks ago, but none of the Blockbusters in my area carry it. I found that bizarre because it's apparently one of the most popular Bond films.

Odds Bodkins · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:53 am

If only there was an online service, for a minimal monthly fee, where one could find all these movies, that is not named Blockbuster...

Nicadeamus · **Joined:** Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:33 pm **Posts:** 80

Dr. Strangelove

cemeterypolka · **Joined:** Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 am **Posts:** 3473

Borg166 Wrote:

Brazil (1985 film)

Taxi Driver
Requiem for a Dream
This Is Spinal Tap
Manhattan

at first I was going to respond to just Taxi Driver. Please see this as soon as possible.
Requiem for a Dream is alright. I used to like it a lot and it's not bad but not one of my favorite movies.
Spinal Tap made me laugh really hard.
Manhattan.

I don't remember what else I deleted off your list but there were some more movies I had seen and some movies I have been meaning to see. Make Taxi Driver a priority.

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Taxi Driver is Scorceses best film.

I've seen bits of the Godfather but I've not actually seen the whole thing all the way through. Perhaps after my exams I'll pick them up on DVD and have a Sicilian day.

splates · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:19 am

I finally watched Scarface yesterday

Kabob · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:57 am

Brazil is a pile. There are many movies that do the same thing it wants to, but does them infi times better.

duckyboy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:00 am

splates Wrote:

I finally watched Scarface yesterday

Which one? The Paul Muni one is superior.

duckyboy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:07 am

KonstantinL Wrote:

Taxi Driver is Scorceses best film.

There was a period of time when I was really obsessed with this movie. That being said, I still don't know if I think it's his best movie. There are things in it that always bothered me. For example, the ending with Betsy in the cab. Or the fact that there are no repercussions for his actions. Maybe they were pimps and other degenerates, but murder is still murder, is it not? I think I'd have to vote Raging Bull. I think it has fewer flaws (fewer than Goodfellas or Mean Streets too) and DeNiro is astounding in this one.

duckyboy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:07 am

dog on wheels Wrote:

Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas

This isn't a must see.

duckyboy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:09 am

Z Wrote:

and i suppose these aren't must-sees, but they've been on my list for a long time.

breathless (saw the first 20 minutes in a film class, though)

This is a must see! Certainly as much as Lawrence of Arabia is!

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Actually I don't think I have ever seen any Woody Allen movie, which is weird because I love his stand up and his books.

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:29 am

The Godfather II
Citizen Kane
Lawrence Of Arabia
The Graduate
Schindler's List
Chinatown
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
High Noon
To Kill A Mockingbird
Vertigo
Easy Rider
Patton

This is what I'd want to see that I haven't off AFI's 100.

no guru · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:20 am

kabob! Wrote:

Brazil is a pile. There are many movies that do the same thing it wants to, but does them infi times better.

It's been one of my favorite piles for twenty years.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:27 am

2001: A Space Odyessy

I've always been waiting to see it reissued on the big screen, yet every time that happens, I seem to blow it and miss the show.
Grrrr.....

no guru · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:32 am

One thing people just viewing 2001 now will think: it's incredibly slow, why is it so damned slow? But many of the special effects were brand new when the movie was new and the long shots of languid space "action" were mighty impressive when seen for the first time. Also, the slowness of the film is meant to serve as a sort of space ballet.

Sketch · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:44 am

Citizen Kane
Vertigo
Rules of the Game
8-1/2
The Seven Samurai
The Searchers
Tokyo Story
Sunrise
Battleship Potemkin
Rashomon
L'Atalante
Raging Bull
Godfather II
Passion of Joan of Arc
Bicycle Thief
Lawrence of Arabia
Touch of Evil
La Dolce Vita
The Third Man
City Lights
Les Enfants du Paradis
Sunset Boulevard

no guru · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:51 am

Sketch Wrote:

Tokyo Story
Sunrise
Battleship Potemkin
Rashomon
L'Atalante

I've never seen these. Passion Of Joan Of Arc is amazing. Possibly the single greatest female performance ever.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:52 am

I mentioned this before, but I have yet to see a James Bond film. I notice there's quite a lot of "classic" films mentioned already that I have yet to see. I could probably count the number of films I've seen from the 60s (and before) on one hand. Same with European films as well.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:55 am

DumpJack Wrote:

I mentioned this before, but I have yet to see a James Bond film. I notice there's quite a lot of "classic" films mentioned already that I have yet to see. I could probably count the number of films I've seen from the 60s (and before) on one hand. Same with European films as well.

Bond ain't all that.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:14 am

shiv Wrote:

The Godfather II
Citizen Kane
Lawrence Of Arabia
The Graduate
Schindler's List
Chinatown
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
High Noon
To Kill A Mockingbird
Vertigo
Easy Rider
Patton

This is what I'd want to see that I haven't off AFI's 100.

Aside from The Graduate and Schindler's List, though both are good, I think you would like rest of these.

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