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[Dunjohn]

I was thinking earlier about The Breakfast Club. It's a hugely influential coming-of-age movie from the eighties that's had a huge effect on a lot of people in the business, from Matt Groening to Kevin Smith. I've never seen it, despite my almost thirty years of existence, and it's not the only movie I've never seen but that "everybody else has." It's time to Come Clean.

The Breakfast Club
The Godfather (all of them)
Avatar
The Excorcist
Tron
Top Gun
Pulp Fiction
The Karate Kid
Blade Runner (and me a big sci-fi fan)
Disney's Snow White
This Is Spinal Tap

Anybody else want to stand up and admit they haven't seen some of the essentials?

[Batbrick]

I've never seen Seven Samurai, though I've ordered it, which is pretty big for me considering its often placed in the top ten of the greatest films of all time.

Haven't seen Goodfellas yet either. It's sittingo n my shelf but I haven't done so yet.

Never watched Pulp Fiction either, but I personally don't like Tarantino's style. I can respect it and I know he loves and takes inspiration from Sergio Leone's films, but his characters unlike Leone's films are too unlikeable for me.

Batbrick Away!

[ZO6]

Dunjohn, on Mar 8 2010, 02:56 PM, said:

I was thinking earlier about The Breakfast Club. It's a hugely influential coming-of-age movie from the eighties that's had a huge effect on a lot of people in the business, from Matt Groening to Kevin Smith. I've never seen it, despite my almost thirty years of existence, and it's not the only movie I've never seen but that "everybody else has." It's time to Come Clean.

The Breakfast Club
The Godfather (all of them)
Avatar
The Excorcist
Tron
Top Gun
Pulp Fiction
The Karate Kid
Blade Runner (and me a big sci-fi fan)
Disney's Snow White
This Is Spinal Tap

Anybody else want to stand up and admit they haven't seen some of the essentials?

I've been a movie freak my whole life, and I became obsessed with asian cinema about 5 years ago -this inspired me to get into Film and Television production a number of years back. I have a ridiculously huge movie collection and have seen an insane amount of films. Of the films you have listed, the only one I have not seen is Avatar - I own the rest of them. For reference, on IMDB's "Top 250 films", I have seen all the films in the top 45 (Wall-E at #45 I have not seen), then from 46-250 there are 16 films that I have not seen. 233 of 250, not bad - most of them being recent from the past couple of years that I'm missing. Two from that list that I would particularly like to see are Scarface (1983 version) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I go out of my way to watch and purchase movies, so there are very few classics between 1930 and 2005 that I have not seen.

This post has been edited by ZO6: 08 March 2010 - 09:01 PM

[Matn]

Judging the top 250 list of IMDb, I have already seen plenty of them but not at all. That's not a big deal since I'm only 17 and I've only recently became "serious" interested in films. I've picked out some well known films I haven't seen yet. Most of them are "older" films, from before the 1990's. The Godfather series I haven't seen yet, but I've seen Goodfellas (which I enjoyed very much). A lot of war movies, except for Saving Private Ryan I also haven't seen yet. I've only seen The Shining from Kubrick's work. I had the opportunity to see Avatar, but it just doesn't interest me at all...

I think I'll start a DVD collection, including the films that seem interesting to me in the top 50 or so...

[prateek]

IJ series, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Star Trek series

This post has been edited by prateek: 05 April 2010 - 02:05 AM

[Big Cam]

I still havent seen Avatar or the new Star Trek, both on my short list.

[Bobskink]

Batbrick, on Mar 8 2010, 09:53 PM, said:

I've never seen Seven Samurai, though I've ordered it, which is pretty big for me considering its often placed in the top ten of the greatest films of all time.

Haven't seen Goodfellas yet either. It's sittingo n my shelf but I haven't done so yet.

Never watched Pulp Fiction either, but I personally don't like Tarantino's style. I can respect it and I know he loves and takes inspiration from Sergio Leone's films, but his characters unlike Leone's films are too unlikeable for me.

Batbrick Away!

Seven Samurai is good, but really hard to sit trough, since it's just old and has a slow pace which we are not used to. Paul Verhoeven Watches this movie evry year to remember what good (action) movies are. You should also try Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress, it's a lot like A New Hope.

Goodfella's watch the first 5 minutes and you'll want to see the rest.

Pulp Fiction, I'm not a Tarantino fan either, but this movie is really really really good and fun to watch. You can never catch up on all the movies you need to see, so skip the old outdated films and go see Pulp Fiction.

my list,of classics I want to see and can remember:

2001 a Space Odyssey
Citizen Kane
Casablanca
A Bout de Soufle.

I try to do a classic now and than, just need to take time for it, I've really seen a lot of them, the main problem is that girlfriends don't like to watch this old borring stuff.
I also try to avoid watching bad movies.

BTW, there are some really bad movies in that IMDB list. Not that I mind, but there are some good ones missing which could take the bad ones there place. The list is just to mush made on current hype. (saw 96 of them).

This post has been edited by Bobskink: 08 March 2010 - 11:55 PM

[ZO6]

Bobskink, on Mar 8 2010, 06:46 PM, said:

Seven Samurai is good, but really hard to sit trough, since it's just old and has a slow pace which we are not used to. Paul Verhoeven Watches this movie evry year to remember what good (action) movies are. You should also try Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress, it's a lot like A New Hope.

Goodfella's watch the first 5 minutes and you'll want to see the rest.

Pulp Fiction, I'm not a Tarantino fan either, but this movie is really really really good and fun to watch. You can never catch up on all the movies you need to see, so skip the old outdated films and go see Pulp Fiction.

my list,of classics I want to see and can remember:

2001 a Space Odyssey
Citizen Kane
Casablanca
A Bout de Soufle.

I try to do a classic now and than, just need to take time for it, I've really seen a lot of them, the main problem is that girlfriends don't like to watch this old borring stuff.
I also try to avoid watching bad movies.

BTW, there are some really bad movies in that IMDB list. Not that I mind, but there are some good ones missing which could take the bad ones there place. The list is just to mush made on current hype. (saw 96 of them).

Seven Samurai is often considered to be the first true action movie, and introduced many now common elements in film making - such as "the team" that must work together. Though I can see how some would find it slow (it is nearly 3.5 hours long after all), but I find the pacing to be perfect - you're introduced to the characters, preparations for defending the village are made, then there is the big battle.

From the very first scene of Hidden Fortress, it's easy to see where Lucas got many of his inspirations for Star Wars. Another more accessible Kurosawa film that should be viewed is Yojimbo (later remade as Fistful of Dollars).

Goodfellas I found quite entertaining, though in my opinion it fell apart a bit towards the end.

Pulp Fiction has become the definitive Tarantino film, and it's definitely a good place to start with his work.

I love most of Kubricks work, and 2001 is perhaps my favorite of his. The visuals and music go together to create a mind blowing experience. It's hard to believe that the movie was made before man was even on the moon...

Citizen Cane and Casablanca are both classics as they are fantastic pieces of film making, and they are referenced all too often in modern society.

The IMDB top 250 list is largely a popularity contest, however there is a lot of genuine quality in there too.

[PerryDaPirate]

I haven't seen District 9, Star Trek '09, any of the classic Star Treks, or The Hurt Locker.

[Batbrick]

Bobskink, on Mar 9 2010, 10:46 AM, said:

Seven Samurai is good, but really hard to sit trough, since it's just old and has a slow pace which we are not used to. Paul Verhoeven Watches this movie evry year to remember what good (action) movies are. You should also try Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress, it's a lot like A New Hope.

I have no problem with slow films, I've made it through 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris with my brain intact. Once Upon a Time in America is one of my favourite ever films and that goes for 3 hours and 40 minutes with very little action throughout. I've heard of how New Hope ripped quite a bit from Hidden Fortress, I'll definitely give it a look.

Bobskink, on Mar 9 2010, 10:46 AM, said:

Pulp Fiction, I'm not a Tarantino fan either, but this movie is really really really good and fun to watch. You can never catch up on all the movies you need to see, so skip the old outdated films and go see Pulp Fiction.

Cool, I'll definitely see it, though honestly I believe there are very little classic films that are outdated so Pulp Fiction will be very far down the line for me, especially since I love being proved so wrong with my assumptions every time I watch an old film expecting it to be a letdown.

Bobskink, on Mar 9 2010, 10:46 AM, said:

my list,of classics I want to see and can remember:
2001 a Space Odyssey
Citizen Kane
Casablanca

2001 is amazing in terms of scientific accuracy and space sequences that still hold up, but think of it more as an experience than a film. I probably won't watch it again atleast for many years but it is definitely worth seeing atleast once. I wouldn't put it as high on lists as many do though.
Citizen Kane is one of my favourites and I only got it last year. Holds up very well for the most part despite a few transitions and a certain Cockatoo that scares the crap outta me (you'll know it when you see it).
Casablanca is my favourite current film and that was the one that shattered any notions I had of old films. It really is magnificent and the dialog is some of the best and funniest wit I've heard, especially from Captain Renault.

Also, I haven't seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in its entirety, nor It's a Wonderful Life or any Hitchcock films outside of The Birds and Psycho.

Batbrick Away!

[Bobskink]

Batbrick, on Mar 9 2010, 05:22 AM, said:

I have no problem with slow films, I've made it through 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris with my brain intact. Once Upon a Time in America is one of my favourite ever films and that goes for 3 hours and 40 minutes with very little action throughout. I've heard of how New Hope ripped quite a bit from Hidden Fortress, I'll definitely give it a look.

Cool, I'll definitely see it, though honestly I believe there are very little classic films that are outdated so Pulp Fiction will be very far down the line for me, especially since I love being proved so wrong with my assumptions every time I watch an old film expecting it to be a letdown...

Solaris the original one by Tarkovsky or that remake? I saw parts of the fisrt one, man, heavy. I know the Sovejet government "accidently" burned the tape because they didn't want it to go out, even thou they gave the permition. So Tarkovski just shot the entire film again.

Pulp Fiction is actualy one of those movies which gets better and better after you see it a couple of times, just like some classic Simpson episodes (but they have nothing in common).

ZO6, on Mar 9 2010, 01:23 AM, said:

...From the very first scene of Hidden Fortress, it's easy to see where Lucas got many of his inspirations for Star Wars. Another more accessible Kurosawa film that should be viewed is Yojimbo (later remade as Fistful of Dollars).

Goodfellas I found quite entertaining, though in my opinion it fell apart a bit towards the end....

George Lucas steals/ gets a lot of inspiration from other movies. I saw a revieuw/ comparison of Indiana Jones and same old adventure movies and the resemblance is somethimes amazing. Same actualy goes for Tarantino, he just tries oud old classic movie stylles ion the Holywood screen. Not that I mind they do that, but it should be mentioned more, people thing they invent new things when they are just reinventing existing things. But they do it in a good way, that for sure (exept Attack of the Clones)

Goodfellas is indeed a bid to long, the drugs part is a litle to mush, but its not an ending you expect from sush a movie, so in a way I think that is good.

[YG-49]

ZO6, on Mar 9 2010, 07:30 AM, said:

I would particularly like to see are Scarface (1983 version)

SEE IT. NAO.

I have lots...

Godfather
Dawn of the Dead (The original...)
Planet of the Apes
Bladerunner
Inglourious Basterds
Avatar

.....And more.

[SWMAN]

Titanic is the one that comes to mind. I am sure there are many more though. I consider myself a movie buff, but I am into both critically acclaimed films and good action/comedy's (even if they aren't really that good). I don't watch movies based off of critic reviews, but what I am interested in and would like to see. That being said, I don't dispute claims that critics make about movies. Just because I may not like it doesn't mean it isn't great.

[Oky]

Oh, there are many "major" movies I haven't seen, but from what has been mentioned in this thread and what I can remember:

The Godfather
Goodfellas
Saving Private Ryan
Casablanca
The Great Escape
Scarface
Die Hard 2
Planet of the Apes
The Exorcist
Tron
Top Gun
The Karate Kid
Bladerunner (though I tried, mind you)
Most Batman movies except The Dark Knight and Batman & Robin
Most Silvester Stallone movies.
Most Quentin Tarantino movies except Pulp Fiction and Basterds.
Any Anime, except for Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Steamboy, and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.
All Hitchcock movies
Any classic Star Trek

This post has been edited by Oky Wan Kenobi: 10 March 2010 - 12:24 AM

[Milan]

Gone with the wind
Casablanca
Blade Runner

And a lots of famous movies made in my country, which I really don't care about.