The Best Movie(s) You've Never Seen (And Why)

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I have a ton of films I need to see. I rarely get to the movies these days, and sitting on my shelf ready to watch (and this is a small selection), is:

Braveheart
Tombstone
Bourne movies
Walk the Line
Eyes Wide Shut
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Flight 93
The Pianist
Amelie
Monster's Ball
Thelma & Louise

and that just touches the surface - I probably have another 50 unwatched yet.


Of classics, off the top of my head:
Maltese Falcon

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there's definitely more, but I can't think of a single one now.

Of these, I suspect the best I've never seen are:
Braveheart
Tombstone
Maltese Falcon

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I've seen all of these except, Brokeback..., Monster's..., and Maltese.... Of the others I recommend The Pianist the most (IMO one of the 10 best films of all time), and I also highly recommend Amelie and Capote.

Tombstone and the first Bourne movie are good but not great genre films that will probably entertain you, but I strongly doubt they're among the best films you've never seen.

IMO the worst film on your list is Thelma & Louise by a long ways, and United 93 is the most overrated.

[rothko]

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Seven Samurai

I have the DVD. I don't like martial arts movies and I don't really like subtitles. But I believe this is a must-see. I was really keen when I ordered it, and have not been in the mood since.

I need some encouragement.

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this isn't a martial arts movie, though if you don't like subtitles you may not be the type of person that will appreciate kurosawa. excellent movie and at least deserves a shot from you.

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American Beauty
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Rashômon (This is very surprising since I've seen almost all his other films.)
Modern Times
To Kill a Mockingbird

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I haven't seen Modern Times or Rashomon, of the others...

To Kill a Mockingbird is good, but dated.
American Beauty is decent, but overrated.
Treasure... is very dated and very overrated.

[Moneyline]

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Any Rocky movie
Any James Bond movie
Any Paul Newman Movie
Casablanca (not all the way through, anyway)
Gone with the Wind
Maltese Falcon (only remembered because others have mentioned it)
Schindler's List
Lawrence of Arabia
Ben Hur
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (or just about any western, for that matter)
Rear Window
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
The Wizard of Oz
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Singin' in the Rain
The Sound of Music
Some Like it Hot
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Deer Hunter
Dog Day Afternoon
Scarface
The Godfather 2 & 3
Any Die Hard movie other than With a Vengence
Spartacus
Clash of the Titans
Bonnie and Clyde
Rosemary's Baby
Arsenic and Old Lace
Planet of the Apes
Soilent Green
The Graduate
On the Waterfront
Chinatown
The Treasure of Sierra Madre
The Count of Monte Cristo
West Side Story
Grease
King Kong (original)
Rebel without a Cause
Dances with Wolves
The Jazz Singer
My Fair Lady
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Color Purple (read the book, though)

And a ton more I'm either forgetting or not bothering to mention because they aren't as well known.

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Of these I think the best are On the Waterfront and The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. If you want to see a good Paul Newman film (there are a bunch) I recommend The Sting.

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Jean D'Arc, by Carl Dreyer. Supposedly stylistically incredible, being filmed almost entirely in close-up, and otherwise simply a great film. Don't want to pay for it, and last I looked, it wasn't on Netflix.

The cycle of films that begins with The 400 blows. I only saw that one, and it's supposedly really great and a central part of the lifework of one of the founders and best parts of the French New Wave. In general, I've neglected Truffaut, which is a shame, since some of his stuff, like Shoot the Piano Player, I really liked a lot.

Birth of a Nation -- just haven't gotten around to it. It being a silent makes me less likely to make serious efforts, too. Chaplin and Eisenstein are the only silent artists I've cared for too much so far.

The Leopard, by Visconti. Supposedly a thundering classic, but I've missed it so far.

Zero for Conduct, by Jean Vigo. If L'Atalante is any indication, this guy, dying when he had only made 3 films, is an incredible loss, and I'm way overdue for seeing his other two.

Ivan the Terrible Parts 1 and 2 -- Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin blew me away, but I don't think I've seen a single other film he's made. A loss I'd really like to rectify sometime.

Luis Bunuel's Mexican films. I've seen only one, and they are generally regarded as more commercial and of less value than his more well known European ones. But that one was great fun, and I'd love to see it again and any more like it. Are they great? With Bunuel as director, even more ordinary films can be pretty damn good, and I'd love to see for myself. Also, his Land Without Bread has been on my list forever, and I still haven't seen it, so I suck.

[rothko]

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Birth of a Nation -- just haven't gotten around to it. It being a silent makes me less likely to make serious efforts, too. Chaplin and Eisenstein are the only silent artists I've cared for too much so far.

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you really should give keaton (better than chaplin) a try; the cameraman is a good one.

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Like a lot of others I've never seen CASABLANCA or THE MALTESE FALCON. I've also never seen 12 ANGRY MEN, SUNSET BOULEVARD, and DOUBLE INDEMNITY. I do intend to getting around to them eventually.

I've never seen REAR WINDOW and it's 50/50 as to whether I ever will. Everyone keeps recommending this film to me, but I've disliked every other Hitchcock film I've seen.

THE LAST PICTURE SHOW is another I haven't seen, but I've really enjoyed the other Bogdonavich films I've seen, so I'll probably watch this one soon.

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Haven't seen The Maltese Falcon? Definitely remedy that ASAP. It's a centerpiece of film noir and practically a textbook of general American cinematic style, as well as of noir films. Plus too -- it's fun! You owe yourself this Bogart, sir.

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Of these, I suspect the best I've never seen are:
Braveheart
Tombstone
Maltese Falcon

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one out of 3 ain't bad...if you're a baseball player [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

i think you'll really like Amelie

to get you in the mood for it.



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Damn, those pictures of her all look so creepy.

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LEt me know when you watch it. I thought it was tremendously average, and really don't get what all teh fuss is about.

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I thought it was great. Although I liked "La Grande Illusion" more than Rules of the Game.

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I took a course on Renoir once. Few of them aren't worth seeing. I liked The Grand Illusion better than Rules of the Game, too. I didn't like Rules of the Game much at all, at first, and now I like it only a little more. I'm sure I'll give it at least one or two more chances at some point, though.