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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
Using the T250:
1. 12 Angry Men - Seen multiple parodies, have a good idea of the gist, but despite enjoying many older films, I just haven't gotten around to it.
2. City Lights - I've only seen a few Chaplin movies, though I'm sure this one will come up eventually as my wife loves him.
3. Untouchable - What the hell is this movie?
4. The Lives Of Others - Another foreign film I missed
5. Cinema Paradiso - And another
Almost made it to 60!
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Wow, these are some of my favorite movies ever. Start with Cinema Paradiso. If you are a cinephile you can't help but enjoy this movie.
Then watch 12 Angry Men. It might seem a little bit dated, but it's such a great one room drama. Nothing else but characters and dialogue, shot very well considering, and starring Henry Fonda. Really a great classic.
The Lives of Others is a vastly underrated foreign film that not enough people have seen. If you are intrigued by the Edward Snowdon debate, watch this film that deals with cold war era surveillance of their own population in east Germany.
Haven't seen Intouchables (I assume that's what you meant) or City Lights other than clips, but I have to be in the right mood to watch Chaplin.
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Originally Posted by MikePatton
Citizen Kane - I tried once but fell asleep in the first half hour. Not out of boredom, but out of exhaustion.
Rashomon - I've heard a lot about this one.
Lawrence of Arabia - like citizen Kane this is one of the great movies of all time. I kind of want to see it just to say that I have.
2001 - I enjoy Kubrick and I have seen a lot of his movies but somehow I have not seen this.
Boogie Nights - Paul Thomas Anderson is the bomb. PTA fans tend to love this one a lot so I really want to see it and hopefully will some day soon
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2001 is essential watching for any fan of pop culture. There are endless references to it throughout multiple mediums and it's required watching for any cinephile. Get on it.
Boogie Nights is a very good film, but not PT Anderson's best. That being said, watch away. It's probably his most accessible film and most entertaining overall.
Lawrence of Arabia is big epic filmmaking, David Lean style. Kind of forgotten in modern cinema because it was the last of a dying era of huge over the top production.
Citizen Kane is a great film, but only if you're studying filmmaking. Entertainment-wise, it's not incredibly strong. I would still recommend it all the same. It was waaaay ahead of it's time, as was Welles.
Rashomon is my 3rd favorite Kurosawa film, behind Seven Samurai and Dreams. As far as I remember, it's the first film ever to point the camera directly at the sun. A crime recounted from different perspectives, and you never know what the truth is. A current tv series on Showtime called The Affair (which just won the Golden Globe for best drama series) uses a similar style of storytelling, making for compelling viewing. I'd recommend both.
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Originally Posted by socktape
1.Godfather
2.Godfather II - I have seen parts of these but never the whole movie.
3. Seven Samurai
4. City of God
5. Once upon a time in the West
I made it further than I thought I would in IMDB top 250
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I find this list painful to see. The fact you haven't seen those first 4 films is borderline criminal, especially the first 3. Please pick one this weekend and take the time to watch it. You won't be disappointed.
