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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.


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i own lawrence of arabia, however have yet to watch it. i hear it's a great flick.

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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.


I found Dr. Strangelove obscenely slow so I guess I'll make a note to never see 2001.



I finally got around to renting Dr. No and From Russia With Love and was surprised how much I enjoyed them. Aside from superhero flicks, I don't like any action movies. But I liked them enough to keep up with the series and add Goldeneye to my to-see list.


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Brazil is a pile. There are many movies that do the same thing it wants to, but does them infi times better.
Please feel free to just start reeling off names of such movies, and I will watch every one of those movies. I would love to see movies even close.

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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.
I found Dr. Strangelove obscenely slow so I guess I'll make a note to never see 2001.
Yeah, all of his movies are pretty slow -- it's just a different pace, that's all. It's like comparing Godflesh to Slayer -- you just don't. In 2001, it especially worked, because space is like that (or at least, one would think so).

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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.


Yeah I'm surprised at how many crappy romantic movies I skipped over that were on that AFI list.

I don't think I even have any of these in my Netflix queue.

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i haven't seen a lot of "old" movies. shiv - you have a lot of my favorites on that list. patton owns.

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Senator LooGAR, TX Monger Wrote:
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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.


Yeah I'm surprised at how many crappy romantic movies I skipped over that were on that AFI list.

I don't think I even have any of these in my Netflix queue.

I made the mistake when I had netflix of filling my queue with stuff that "needed to be seen" and then never watched half of em. It's like music, watch what you like...Godfather II, "Awrence" Patton and Mockingbird would make a top 100 of mine.

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Senator LooGAR, TX Monger Wrote:
shiv Wrote:
Senator LooGAR, TX Monger Wrote:
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.


Yeah I'm surprised at how many crappy romantic movies I skipped over that were on that AFI list.

I don't think I even have any of these in my Netflix queue.

I made the mistake when I had netflix of filling my queue with stuff that "needed to be seen" and then never watched half of em. It's like music, watch what you like...Godfather II, "Awrence" Patton and Mockingbird would make a top 100 of mine.


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Kar Wai Wong's In the Mood for Love was surprisingly good.

On a completely unrelated note, I totally enjoyed Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, in a From Dusk Til Dawn kind of way. Without the vampires.

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I found Dr. Strangelove obscenely awesome.


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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.

Yep on all counts. It's easy for me to say it's my favorite movie of all time, but when people I know who haven't seen it ask about it, I have to preface it with a warning because most people really don't have the patience for a movie like this anymore. It's quiet, it's slow, it doesn't explicitly answer the questions it provokes (in a good way!) and it isn't a special-effects display like people think it is.

I first saw it as a kid who was into sci-fi. I hated the first 20 minutes, and when I taped it off a broadcast, I'd always fast-forward through that long ape section (but I'd read the book cover to cover, so . . . ) But after that I was mesmerized, and I didn't even know why. Many years later I finally sat and watched the ape section and really grasped what was going on. I still find myself as enrapt as I ever was, and actually find more to question in it as I get older.

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Kar Wai Wong's In the Mood for Love was surprisingly good.

The sequel, 2046, was pretty shite, though. Watched Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress this weekend and was pleasantly surprised with the story and fight sequences. G. Lucas mentions in the commentary how he 'borrowed' several techniques from this film, including telling the story from an insignificant character's perspective. Substitute two droids for a couple of peasants in HF and you've got SW IV: A New Hope.[/i]


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the godfather (all of them)
the graduate
spaceballs
caddyshack
casablanca
gone with the wind
dr. zhivago
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Brazil is a pile. There are many movies that do the same thing it wants to, but does them infi times better.
Please feel free to just start reeling off names of such movies, and I will watch every one of those movies. I would love to see movies even close.


kabob=killfiled.

I don't even want to hear his reasoning behind that.


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I'm ashamed to say that I have never seen a Chaplin film... ever. I should rectify that soon. Which one would you folks recommend first?


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Another one of my favorites, and one of those nearly endlessly quotable movies. I don't see how anyone could not love this movie. Rent it today. Better yet, just buy it - you'll want to watch it over and over again.

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in terms of chaplin, i'd watch "the kid" first. it's a comedy but really tugs at your heartstrings as well.
modern times, the gold rush and the immigrant are all good and i'd see at least one or two of his films before seeing the great dictator which i liked a lot.
there's a short film of his called a dog's life thats pretty good.

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i would also very, very highly recommend seeing "the general" by buster keaton.
he is a master of physical (understatement) comedy and brilliant in this movie.


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There's a bunch of stuff I need to see but just never get around to because I just don't rent or watch movies that often.

Casablanca
Citizen Kane
It's a Wonderful Life
The Graduate
Rashoman
the Spaghetti Westerns
Lawrence of Arabia
original King Kong
North by Northwest (and someone suggested The 39 Steps, too)
In the Mood for Love


I will say that I've never really gotten the love for any of the French New Wave films I've seen. Breathless, The 400 Blows, Jules and Jim, and A Woman Is a Woman all seemed pretty dull to me. I enjoy Fellini and old Werner Herzog stuff, though.

edit: I also generally have a hard time with most American (or British, I guess) movies made before 1960 which has a lot to do with why I've never seen a lot of older revered classics. I think the only Orson Welles movie I've ever seen is Touch of Evil which I found nearly unwatchable. I just can't take most old movie dialogue and acting.


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city lights was the first chaplin film that i saw. and i think i was too young and without enough patience to really grasp it then. i need to re-watch it one of these days.


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I have yet to see any of the Godfather movies or Indian Jones movies

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