I finally saw The Shawshank Redemption - Are there any classics you haven't seen yet?
I watched it last night and thought it was excellent. I really need to get round to seeing some more 'must see' films.
shareI watched it last night and thought it was excellent. I really need to get round to seeing some more 'must see' films.
shareNever seen Footloose...never will.
I have never seen Gone with the Wind...not in any hurry to see it, but I might.
Footloose will probably disappoint you as it was far-fetched then and probably super far-fetched now lol.
shareFootloose is so delightfully cheesy and fun. The commitment by the film makers to so absurd a premise, with such serious intent, is magical. Everybody involved in the production is passionate, giving 110 percent. We need more movies like that.
shareShawshank is indeed excellent, worthy of all its praise. I think it’s great that all these years later it can still be seen with fresh eyes and touch someone new. That’s the beauty of movies.
I’ve never seen Avatar, I think I’m one of the few. I’ll get around to it one day.
Avatar is INCREDIBLY visually striking!!!!
shareI haven't seen Avatar either.
shareAvatar is ok.
shareI've tried watching Avatar at least 3 times since it's release, and I just can't get into it.
It's just so corny.. the dialogue is horrendous, and the casting is just bizarre. I like Sam Worthington but he just seems so oddly placed in this role.
The CGI seems to hold up pretty well, but it's nothing we hadn't seen in video games before then..
The story seems to be a cut and paste of 'Dances With Wolves' except the Natives are replaced with Blue people.
I've never watched: (Some I have watched clips of them on Youtube but never the entire movies)
Citizen Kane
Casablanca
Singin' in the Rain
Psycho
Some Like It Hot
North by Northwest
Vertigo
Lawrence of Arabia
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
On the Waterfront
Seven Samurai
etc.
When I first watched Seven Samurai..I thought SUBTITLES! I'll never get through this...
The story is so good/compelling, that after 10 min you forget you are reading.
> Some Like It Hot
> North by Northwest
I've also never seen either of those, and have them both recorded on my DVR right now. You've inspired me; I'm gonna watch them both this week.
> One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Opinions differ, but FWIW I wouldn't call that one a classic. Just "ok." Jack Nicholson is a fine actor, but I think he was miscast here. But a far bigger problem is that much of the book is simply untranslatable to the big screen. The book's POV character is seriously psychotic, and much of the action is what goes on inside his head. Unreal delusions and visions, but some penetrating insights into life and American culture along the way. Had the filmmakers tried to put those parts in the movie it would have looked like nothing more than a two hour LSD trip. But those are the parts that really make the novel a classic, and with them cut out, what's left is a movie that's good but IMO doesn't merit being on any "must see" list. Again, all just my opinion, and worth what you paid for it. ;)
OFOTCN is most definitely a classic. One doesn't have to love a movie for it to be a classic. 😊
share> One doesn't have to love a movie for it to be a classic.
True. But since I never said that I dislike Cuckoo's Nest -- quite the opposite in fact, I called it "ok" and "good" -- I fail to see what your point is, or if you even have one.
Um, yeah. I thought my point was REAL clear. It's definitely a classic even though you think it's only an "ok" movie. Classic status has zero to do with whether you like, love, hate or think it's just ok or whether you think it's a must-see. If you fail to see my "point" this time, well that's on you. 😂😂😂😂
shareYou must watch "One flew over".
shareSame here except: -
Singin' in the Rain (My favourite musical)
Lawrence of Arabia
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Quite a few amazing films on that list! Casablanca is among the most iconic movies of all time and something of a comfort film - greatest ensemble cast, ever! And Psycho is dazzling.
shareWould you rate Inception a classic?
I doubt I'll ever see it. That dream within a dream stuff just sounds kind of dumb to me. Not my kind of movie.
And I'm not very good about seeing foreign movies. There's quite a few classics I haven't got around to.
Gone With the Wind. I've only seen parts here and there.
I don't have a good excuse as to why.