NFT: Great movies you never watched

I'm going to get crucified for this, but I've never seen Godfather and Godfather II.

In comment 13563284 Eric from BBI said:

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I'm going to get crucified for this, but I've never seen Godfather and Godfather II.

OMG!!! What is wrong with you?

have not seen any of the Godfather films.

I know.

But I've seen and love Goodfellas. Do I get partial credit?

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In comment 13563288 Young Elijah said:

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have not seen any of the Godfather films.

Then we'll share the heat on this one.

No.

In comment 13563291 Eric from BBI said:

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I know. But I've seen and love Goodfellas. Do I get partial credit?

Yes, but next time watch out!

what the hell happened?

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In comment 13563284 Eric from BBI said:

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I'm going to get crucified for this, but I've never seen Godfather and Godfather II.

What the ... what in the ... what ...

BeezKid, same. I am trying to educate him. He's HUGE on Goodfellas ... may be his all-time favorite. When he asks me my favorite and I say a toss-up between GF I and GD II (with a possible nod to GF II), with Goodfellas a close 1c, he is stunned. He can't imagine a movie being as awesome, top to bottom, as Goodfellas.

For some reason my Dad always said he would never, ever watch it. In a show of solidarity, I have held out. Not looking like there's much reason or chance of me ever seeing it, and I'm just fine that way.

8 1/2.

Never in the right place/mood.

In comment 13563284 Eric from BBI said:

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I'm going to get crucified for this, but I've never seen Godfather and Godfather II.

I haven't seen most of Godfather II. I only saw Godfather start to finish last year. I thought I was alone on that one.

I think I even have the disc. But, there is never a point where my wife and I have nothing to watch and think of throwing it in.

however, you really need to be in the mood to watch it as it's long and slow in parts.

It's a great rainy day, becoming one with the couch films. I probably would have never watched it, if it wasn't for my college roommates. It was an excellent decision to watch it!

In comment 13563284 Eric from BBI said:

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I'm going to get crucified for this, but I've never seen Godfather and Godfather II.

How is that possible? Explain yourself!

LOL... what was you dad's problem with the movie? Julie Andrews?

from this list I've also never seen (from the top 25 - won't go 100 deep):

10. Lawrence of Arabia
15. Sunset Boulevard
17. Sound of Music (as mentioned previously)

Eric, Godfather I is listed as the No. 1 film all-time, Godfather II as the 13th-best.

Shawshank is listed here as No. 2.

FWIW, Goodfellas is listed at No. 63.

The List - ( New Window )

He was a quirky old crotch LOL, God love him.

He also refused, to the day he died, to watch The Truman Show, even though I told him it was a different type of Jim Carrey role. My Dad worked in television his entire career and was somewhat of a media scholar, unofficially. He knew the history, trends, etc. I always thought he'd enjoy the concept, but his hatred of over-the-top Carrey roles ... he just wouldn't.

How the heck is ET on that list? And at 22? When I was a kid and it came out in the theater, I liked it. When I tried to re-watch it years later, I couldn't believe how bad it was. (Maybe that's me).

Truman Show is another one of those films that I will watch anytime it is on.

and everyone says it's very good.

Not having seen Godfather I and II ... wow, just wow! Definitely two of the best movies ever.

In comment 13563284 Eric from BBI said:

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I'm going to get crucified for this, but I've never seen Godfather and Godfather II.

ban worthy

In comment 13563315 BigBlueDownTheShore said:

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however, you really need to be in the mood to watch it as it's long and slow in parts. It's a great rainy day, becoming one with the couch films. I probably would have never watched it, if it wasn't for my college roommates. It was an excellent decision to watch it!

Reminds me of the Paula Poundstone HBO special in the early '90s where she's talking about films she's seen. She mentions Driving Miss Daisy.

"I thought it was slow. But then again, it's not Driving Miss Daisy Really Fast."

The Godfather isn't supposed to clip right along. GODDAMMIT!

In comment 13563330 Eric from BBI said:

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How the heck is ET on that list? And at 22? When I was a kid and it came out in the theater, I liked it. When I tried to re-watch it years later, I couldn't believe how bad it was. (Maybe that's me).

Makes me feel better about coming on this thread to say I've never seen it...

probably 1975 (other than the Godfather) and anything after 2002 or so.

I almost never go back and watch old movies and haven't seen anything "recent".

The Matrix

In comment 13563340 pjcas18 said:

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probably 1975 (other than the Godfather) and anything after 2002 or so. I almost never go back and watch old movies and haven't seen anything "recent".

so this includes any Star Wars movies after the "initial" 3 and other popular movies.

I think that's something you have to factor into a list like that. Likely that these films get the accolades they do BECAUSE of the era in which they appeared, and at the point of evolution of CGI, etc.

Watching the first Star Wars movies these days, aspects of them are laughable. But how great were they when we were kids? (those of us old enough to say that)

In comment 13563340 pjcas18 said:

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probably 1975 (other than the Godfather) and anything after 2002 or so. I almost never go back and watch old movies and haven't seen anything "recent".

Yeah, we don't hit the movies much anymore. We'll see the Star Wars movies and occasional movie, but it just seems like Hollywood is cranking out crap.

Someone on BBI posted a long time ago explaining that Hollywood was really marketing movies overseas now and that's why we see so many mindless action films.

In comment 13563314 Matt M. said:

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I think I even have the disc. But, there is never a point where my wife and I have nothing to watch and think of throwing it in.

I watched Casablanca a few years ago, and the thing that struck me was how much of the movie is a part of everyday pop-culture. Not just the "famous" lines and scenes, but really a massive chunk of it is a huge inspiration to this day.
Almost every line and every scene has been quoted or copied either directly or indirectly again and again down the decades.

Finally, it's interesting since the movie dates from 1942, when the dark cloud was still very much hanging over all of Europe and Africa. You really have to put yourself in the shoes of the actors on screen and the audience in the theaters, who probably had a real trepidation of fascism and the adored Hitlers overseas as well as the secret ones at home.
HIGHLY recommended.

In comment 13563314 Matt M. said:

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I think I even have the disc. But, there is never a point where my wife and I have nothing to watch and think of throwing it in.

I found Casablanca to be surprisingly funny. Not a fan of the older black and white movies but this is a good one.

Either the original or the remake. Not sure I have to see it somewhere along the way.

In comment 13563353 Jeever said:

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Either the original or the remake. Not sure I have to see it somewhere along the way.

You've got to see Psycho (not the remake). Rear Window, Vertigo, Man Who Knew Too Much are really Hitchcock classics too.

Schindler's List
Sunset Blvd
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Amadeus
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gladiator
The Pianist
City Lights
Nashville
The Great Dictator

I regret not seeing the Charlie Chaplin movies "City Lights" and "The Great Dictator"

BTW, Psycho starts off slowly. I showed it to my kids and they got bored in the first 30 minutes. It's worth the payoff.

In comment 13563356 Steve in South Jersey said:

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Schindler's List Sunset Blvd Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Amadeus The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gladiator The Pianist City Lights Nashville The Great Dictator I regret not seeing the Charlie Chaplin movies "City Lights" and "The Great Dictator"

Boy, you've misses some great movies!

imo Schindler's List and Gladiator are two must-see films.

and I have no desire to.

In comment 13563360 yatqb said:

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In comment 13563356 Steve in South Jersey said: Quote: Schindler's List Sunset Blvd Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Amadeus The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gladiator The Pianist City Lights Nashville The Great Dictator I regret not seeing the Charlie Chaplin movies "City Lights" and "The Great Dictator" Boy, you've misses some great movies!

Which one's are really great? Charlie Chaplin is the one making me want to see these.

Too much sadness in one, and psychopathy in the other.

Never saw any LOTR movies &, while it's not a movie, haven't caught a second of Game of Thrones.

In comment 13563368 yatqb said:

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Too much sadness in one, and psychopathy in the other.

I almost walked out on Clockwork Orange before the story turned. It was a good movie but I wouldn't put it in the top 100.

In comment 13563293 Ryan in Albany said:

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You can be forgiven... it's debatable how "great" that is.

In comment 13563366 larryflower37 said:

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and I have no desire to.

My wife and kids love Harry Potter... books and movies. I don't get it. I saw parts of one of the movies and I was like ehh.

In comment 13563374 Eric from BBI said:

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In comment 13563366 larryflower37 said: Quote: and I have no desire to. My wife and kids love Harry Potter... books and movies. I don't get it. I saw parts of one of the movies and I was like ehh.

I just read the first Harry Potter book and I'm in the middle of the second. I watched most of the first movie last week and thought it was just OK. I did enjoy the book, though.

has always been timeless, but these days it's even more so. You gotta see it.

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How the heck is ET on that list? And at 22? When I was a kid and it came out in the theater, I liked it. When I tried to re-watch it years later, I couldn't believe how bad it was. (Maybe that's me).

Thank you for mentioning ET. Was going to go with one of the LOTR or Star Wars sequels but kind of lame since I saw the first ones. ET it is. Never have and probably never will see it.

To the Titanic guy - you're lucky. I wish I could answer that one. Pure Hollywood schlock.

In comment 13563368 yatqb said:

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Too much sadness in one, and psychopathy in the other.

Green Mile is the only movie I have ever walked out on. It was not at all what I was expecting and too violent for my wife. We left before they fried Michael Clark Duncan. I was expecting a story more in line with Shawshank (i.e. about as upbeat a movie can be for a prison setting) because they kept billing it as "by the person who wrote Shawshank Redemption". I knew it was Stephen King, but was expecting the milder sotry, not the supernatural and violent one.