Classic Movies I Have Never Seen

innerspaceboy · 08-21-2022, 12:39 PM

It's comforting to see an intellectual peer who has also not seen many of the established classics.

I've shared previously that I’ve viewed only a handful of the notorious BuzzFeed 100 essential movies, missing almost all of the generational cornerstone films, (e.g. the Disney movies, the Spielberg films like E.T., Indiana Jones, Star Wars, the Pixar films, the Marvel films, The Simpsons, and all the standard fandom fare).

But the sheer scale of my unseen films list makes the task feel insurmountable. I can only handle one or two movies a month at most, which is similarly why I've never gotten into television or podcasts. I can't fathom how people have the time for it all.

Just a few I haven't gotten around to from my the Buzzfeed list:

- Halloween
- Friday the 13th
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Robocop
- Mad Max
- Die Hard
- The Exorcist
- Jaws
- E.T.
- Schindler's List
- Close Encounters
- Saving Private Ryan
- Poltergeist
- Gone With the Wind
- Raging Bull
- The Godfather
- King Kong
- Tokyo Story
- The Third Man
- Seven Samurai
- Silence of the Lambs
- Deliverance
- Lord of the Rings
- Singin' in the Rain
- The Good the Bad and the Ugly
- The Fly
- The Birds
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Suspiria
- When Harry Met Sally
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Fargo
- Rosemary's Baby
- The Graduate
- The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover
- M
- Scream
- Terminator 2
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Rocky
- Taxi Driver
- Blue Velvet
- Carrie
- Last of the Mohicans
- Reservoir Dogs
- Lost in Translation
- Night of the Living Dead
- Requiem for a Dream
- Dazed and Confused
- Buffalo 66
- Happiness
- Sideways
- Juno
- Pink Flamingos
- Passion of the Christ
- Black Swan
- Mulholland Drive
- Blue Velvet
- Eraserhead
- Dune
- the Matrix sequels
- most of the Star Wars films
- Aliens
- Risky Business
- Dirty Harry
- Once Upon a Time in the West
- The Omen
- Magnolia
- Predator
- Kill Bill
- Seven
- Casablanca
- The Usual Suspects
- Good Will Hunting
- Stand by Me
- No Country for Old Men
- The Prestige
- Ghost in the Shell

as well as...

- any Pixar film after Toy Story
- any of the Studio Ghibli films (Spirited Away
- etc)
- more than 1-2 superhero films (I saw The Crow)
- 90% of the Disney animated classics
- and with the exception of a small handful of films, anything produced after the year 2000.

I'll try to glean my culture vicariously through your journal. Thank you, TH!

fireinthearcade · 08-21-2022, 02:37 PM

If you haven't seen The Thin Red Line, it's imo a far superior WWII movie that came out the same year as Saving Private Ryan. None of Spielberg's sentimental schlock or flag waving, but you have to appreciate Terrence Malick's visual poesy in order to enjoy the movie.

Trollheart · 08-21-2022, 08:11 PM

ISB: Glad to see someone else as unversed in popular movies as myself. I hope you enjoy my journey, however as I say, there will be no review, just my comments. Do feel free to ask any question you wish though.

FITA: Yes I had considered adding The Thin Red Line. I'll do so now. Thanks.

The Batlord · 08-22-2022, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireinthearcade

If you haven't seen The Thin Red Line, it's imo a far superior WWII movie that came out the same year as Saving Private Ryan. None of Spielberg's sentimental schlock or flag waving, but you have to appreciate Terrence Malick's visual poesy in order to enjoy the movie.

It's fine but didn't leave any particular impression. I am curious about checking out some of Malick's artier films though.

Trollheart · 08-22-2022, 06:52 PM

I think it would be fair to say virtually every war film is propaganda. Few if any show the other side, and the "good guys" are usually shown in the best light possible. An example of an exception (though not in a movie) was the recent The Terror: Infamy series which highlighted the treatment of American-born Japanese at the hands of the USA after the outbreak of WW II. That's not something they tend to talk much about.

The Batlord · 08-22-2022, 04:58 PM

But propaganda that slaps.

**Frownland** · 08-22-2022, 06:08 PM

Slaps like a flaccid penis.

The Batlord · 08-22-2022, 06:18 PM

Literally Frownland

**Frownland** · 08-22-2022, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Literally Frownland

Don't worry, I'm not gonna take your nostalgia away from you.

The Batlord · 08-22-2022, 07:35 PM

Are you gonna tell me the battle scenes don't tug at your inner fascist?

08-21-2022, 08:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	ISB: Glad to see someone else as unversed in popular movies as myself. I hope you enjoy my journey, however as I say, there will be no review, just my comments. Do feel free to ask any question you wish though. FITA: Yes I had considered adding The Thin Red Line. I'll do so now. Thanks. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-22-2022, 06:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	I think it would be fair to say virtually every war film is propaganda. Few if any show the other side, and the "good guys" are usually shown in the best light possible. An example of an exception (though not in a movie) was the recent The Terror: Infamy series which highlighted the treatment of American-born Japanese at the hands of the USA after the outbreak of WW II. That's not something they tend to talk much about. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-22-2022, 06:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Slaps like a flaccid penis. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-21-2022, 02:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
fireinthearcade Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	If you haven't seen The Thin Red Line, it's imo a far superior WWII movie that came out the same year as Saving Private Ryan. None of Spielberg's sentimental schlock or flag waving, but you have to appreciate Terrence Malick's visual poesy in order to enjoy the movie.