After reading Beezer's thread on remote-dropping movies, it reminded me that I still haven't seen Shawshank Redemption. Everyone that mentions it says I have to watch it, but I just haven't gotten around to it.
What are some of the highly regarded movies that you have never seen?
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.
Oddly enough I watched this film for the 2nd time about 3 days ago. Fantastic movie with so much influence on pop-culture as you pointed out. "Here's lookin' at you, kid."
I've lost too many hours of my life watching movies that I wish I could get the time back. Not again. I'll walk out or turn the TV off if the story line isn't great.
It was horrifically bad. Could never get over how it took what seemed like 5 hours to sink and they were able to run though frigid water for those same 5 hours
I've lost too many hours of my life watching movies that I wish I could get the time back. Not again. I'll walk out or turn the TV off if the story line isn't great.
I've lost too many hours of my life watching movies that I wish I could get the time back. Not again. I'll walk out or turn the TV off if the story line isn't great.
Jaws wasn't that bad. Rocky was actually very good. IIRC Siskel and Ebert originally panned it, then it won the Oscar..
(And "Rocky", I don't even have to see it to know that it's an underdog boxer who gets the crap beat out of him, yet comes back to win.) - you thought wrong.
I'd give Rocky a chance. Hokey? yes. But worthy of about 2hrs on a boring day.
I've lost too many hours of my life watching movies that I wish I could get the time back. Not again. I'll walk out or turn the TV off if the story line isn't great.
No offense, but this is one of the dumbest takes I've ever heard as a reason not to see a movie: because the title tells you sort of what the movie is about.
There are quite literally hundreds if not thousands of awesome classic movies where you can guess a little bit of the plot from the title. Did you see the Godfather? you had to know from the title it was about a mob boss. Taxi Driver? I have some idea what that one is about. Back to the Future? Can you be more obvious?
Also, hate to spoil things for you, but Rocky doesn't win in Rocky and it was a fantastic movie, made even more fantastic if you know the background.