The Top Five Movies You Have Never Watched

[Grimbl420]

1. Schindler's List
2. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
3. Life Is Beautiful
4. Oldboy (2003)
5. North by Northwest

[dammage79]

Schindler's List is an absolute must watch for anyone who has not seen it. I personally did not see it until about 5 or 6 years ago and I immediately regretted not seeing it before then. Hit's you hard right in the head and heart.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

The Departed (I've seen the original Hong Kong movie, have heard bad things about the American remake)

Only from snobs who like to be that person who have seen a foreign movie that the masses haven't.

Departed has A-list talent across the board and one of the best directors of this era. It's a fantastic film.

[nik-]

I liked the ending better in Infernal Affairs to be honest.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by nik-

I liked the ending better in Infernal Affairs to be honest.

I like the ending of the Watchmen movie better than the book, that doesn't make the whole thing better.

The Departed is an awesome movie. Has a great soundtrack too.

I've never seen Infernal Affairs, but even if it's equally good or better than the Departed, the Departed is still great.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by MattyC

I like the ending of the Watchmen movie better than the book, that doesn't make the whole thing better.



The Departed is an awesome movie. Has a great soundtrack too.

But it's a giant squid!

[nik-]

Originally Posted by MattyC

I like the ending of the Watchmen movie better than the book, that doesn't make the whole thing better.

The Departed is an awesome movie. Has a great soundtrack too.

I've never seen Infernal Affairs, but even if it's equally good or better than the Departed, the Departed is still great.

Scorsese movies always have a great soundtrack. It's one of his earmarks.

[Harry Lime]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

This is a fun exercise on things I need to catch up on. What I haven't seen out of the top 100 on IMDB's top 250:

Pulp Fiction
One Flew Over the ####oo's Nest
Seven Samurai
City of God
Seven
The Usual Suspects
It's a Wonderful Life
Leon: The Professional
Casablanca
American History X
Spirited Away
Psycho
Rear Window
The Departed (I've seen the original Hong Kong movie, have heard bad things about the American remake)
WALL-E (no desire to watch children's films)
Vertigo
Oldboy
Princess Mononoke
Mad Max Fury Road
Reservoir Dogs
Double Indemnity
Requiem for a Dream
Lawrence of Arabia
Full Metal Jacket
Amadeus
Snatch
Rashomon
L.A. Confidential

The ones that I deleted are great films, but honestly there's no rush to tick them off the list. Not a judgement on their quality. I've seen almost all of the films on your list, and it was intimidating for me, so I thought I'd get you started.

Bolded the ones you should get on right away. They are an easy watch, and other than the length of Arabia, have extremely high re-watchability factor as well.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

The ones that I deleted are great films, but honestly there's no rush to tick them off the list. Not a judgement on their quality. I've seen almost all of the films on your list, and it was intimidating for me, so I thought I'd get you started.

Bolded the ones you should get on right away. They are an easy watch, and other than the length of Arabia, have extremely high re-watchability factor as well.

Awesome, that's much appreciated. I watched most of these in my youth or in school/film classses, etc. when there was a lot more time in the world to actually watch things.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Only from snobs who like to be that person who have seen a foreign movie that the masses haven't.

Departed has A-list talent across the board and one of the best directors of this era. It's a fantastic film.

To be fair, I didn't like the original that much either. I thought it was overrated. The setup is just a little too implausible and it's not the type of movie I enjoy.

Scorsese's other films however, have always been excellent as they are more character studies or narratives than the artificial plot device in the cop/undercover cop face off/twist type of thing. The original was more of an exercise in period of cliched "tragedy" movies that were en vogue in Hong Kong at the time where the good guys lose/die and there's no redemption or emotional win.

[Esoteric]

According to IMDB, I'm missing out on;

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
7. 12 Angry Men (1957)
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
20. Seven Samurai (1954)
24. The Usual Suspects (1995)

I need to check out a few of these.

[MrMastodonFarm]

12 Angry Men is a must see for anyone.

[Makarov]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

According to IMDB, I'm missing out on;

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
7. 12 Angry Men (1957)

Oh man, missing these two in particular is just soul crushing. Watch them!

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

And The Usual Suspects... I'm actually pretty jealous of Esoteric that he gets to watch all of those for the first time.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

According to IMDB, I'm missing out on;

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
7. 12 Angry Men (1957)
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
20. Seven Samurai (1954)
24. The Usual Suspects (1995)

I need to check out a few of these.

Seven Samurai would be the first to watch on this list for me. Still my 2nd favorite movie of all time.

Almost every classic/modern western is either a remake or derivative of Kurosawa's samurai movies. This one in particular inspired The Magnificent Seven. There's many, many other examples of Kurosawa inspired American films, starting with Star Wars.

It might not be as exciting as The Godfather II (it's more exciting for my money), but if you're truly a fan of film it's good to see the films that inspired much of the modern cinema you enjoy.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

And The Usual Suspects... I'm actually pretty jealous of Esoteric that he gets to watch all of those for the first time.

The crappy part about movies like The Usual Suspects, is that the ending is almost common knowledge in our culture. I've never seen it, and I know I would love it just based on the story and the talent involved, but I know how it ends, so it kind of takes it down a peg.

I have the same problem with 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[The Coppernian One]

Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan

Seven Samurai would be the first to watch on this list for me. Still my 2nd favorite movie of all time.

Almost every classic/modern western is either a remake or derivative of Kurosawa's samurai movies. This one in particular inspired The Magnificent Seven. There's many, many other examples of Kurosawa inspired American films, starting with Star Wars.

It might not be as exciting as The Godfather II (it's more exciting for my money), but if you're truly a fan of film it's good to see the films that inspired much of the modern cinema you enjoy.

I lucked out on Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven. Didn't realize that they were connected and actually PVRd both of them. Learned about the connection and was then able to watch them each for the first time back to back.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

According to IMDB, I'm missing out on;

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
7. 12 Angry Men (1957)
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
20. Seven Samurai (1954)
24. The Usual Suspects (1995)

I need to check out a few of these.

My order would be:

Godfather 2
Seven Samurai
12 Angry Men
Usual Suspects
Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

but I might be biased as I find the Spaghetti westerns to be overrated

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Just had to share:

After talking about Seven Samurai earlier, I found a copy of the Criterion Edition for 50% off. As anyone knows, Criterions are incredibly expensive, so it was quite the bargain.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by MattyC

The crappy part about movies like The Usual Suspects, is that the ending is almost common knowledge in our culture. I've never seen it, and I know I would love it just based on the story and the talent involved, but I know how it ends, so it kind of takes it down a peg.



I have the same problem with 2001: A Space Odyssey.

If anything knowing where 2001 ends would help you enjoy the film.

You could enjoy and appreciate it more rather than go what the frack during the final act.