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Movies you can’t believe you haven’t seen

Cocksman

Cocksman

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Oct 27, 2017
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for me it's The Good, the Bad , and The Ugly. I love westerns. I've seen the other two films in the series. I enjoyed them both. I have no idea why I haven't decided to sit down and watch this classic. I even own it! Too much time on the internet talking about movies instead of watching them I suppose.

what's yours and why haven't you watched it?
 
Aurongel

Aurongel

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Oct 28, 2017
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A Christmas Story.

I've seen it parodied and referenced enough now that I'm fairly certain I know the entire plot and every gag beat for beat. There's basically no point in watching it for me at this point.
 
Roberto Duran

Roberto Duran

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Oct 25, 2017
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I haven't seen any of the Harry Potter films, and I live in the UK!

On the the first two pages of the most popular films on Letterboxd, I have not seen Whiplash, Inside Out, Birdman, Truman Show, The Revenant, The Lobster, or Finding Nemo.

I try to watch films in cinemas, so I missed all of these.
 
Rookhelm

Rookhelm

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Oct 27, 2017
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A lot of the classics I haven't seen.

Citizen Kane, gone with the wind come to mind.

I also haven't seen the Eastwood trilogy that OP mentioned.

Haven't seen The Shining, but have been meaning to.
 
liquidtmd

liquidtmd

Avenger
Oct 28, 2017
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Probably the old classics at this point

Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, Citizen Kane, North By Northwest and their kind

My movie knowledge is extensive and varied, and I've seen a tonne of obscure classics but not really the big hitters
 
Unknown Unknown

Unknown Unknown

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Oct 31, 2017
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Bourne films. Got nothing against them, just usually saturated with that type of action whenever they come up and move onto something else.
 
EVIL

EVIL

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Oct 27, 2017
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liquidtmd said:
Probably the old classics at this point

Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, Citizen Kane, North By Northwest and their kind

My movie knowledge is extensive and varied, and I've seen a tonne of obscure classics but not really the big hitters
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pretty much me. I have seen movies like The Lobster, but I have yet to see any of the above.
 
Doggg

Doggg

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Nov 17, 2017
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It's a Wonderful Life, The Godfather, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind.
 
Spring-Loaded

Spring-Loaded

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Oct 27, 2017
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Cocksman said:
for me it's The Good, the Bad , and The Ugly. I love westerns. I've seen the other two films in the series. I enjoyed them both. I have no idea why I haven't decided to sit down and watch this classic. I even own it! Too much time on the internet talking about movies instead of watching them I suppose.

what's yours and why haven't you watched it?
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This was mine almost exactly 10 years ago. Even though I knew the general setup for the ending, I actually never knew how it got to that point or how it ended, and was really surprised by how much it had me at the edge of my seat.

I liked A Fistful of Dollars and A Few Dollars More, but TGTBatU really blew me away by how well it held up. You should watch it!
 
Tohsaka

Tohsaka

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Nov 17, 2017
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I haven't watched any of the Marvel movies since the first X-Men, or any of the Star Wars movies except for The Phantom Menace and part of one of the first three (don't remember which).
 
mikhailguy

mikhailguy

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Jun 20, 2019
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If Beale Street Could Talk.

Loved Moonlight, but still haven't seen the director's follow-up
 
Lobster Roll

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Sep 24, 2019
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I've still yet to see End Game. Marvel movies are fun for annihilating some popcorn, but even after Infinity War, I just didn't really have much of a desire to go back and clean that story up. I also missed like half of the movies in the middle there. Saw some Iron Mans, saw a Hulk or two, one Captain, and that's it I think.
 

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SoundLad said:
Came here to say this.

I feel incredibly out of touch regarding everything 'superhero' and I love it.
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People who are in the same situation don't need to feel bad about it either, or "left out"; it's pretty much a "seen one, seen all" genre, expanded over a lot of movies at this point. It's a guilty pleasure of mine though, and all of them are fine on their own, but following it all is a bit too much.
 

rickyson33

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Nov 23, 2017
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actual surprise? not really a lot

the Jurassic park movies come to mind as something I was actually surprised to realize I haven't seen when they showed up on some streaming stuff recently

no particular reason I haven't just never have
 
Good4Squat

Good4Squat

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Nov 2, 2017
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Harry Potter movies, Godfather Part 2 (and 3) , any Charlie Chaplin movies, Gone with the wind, Citizen Kane, all Hitchcock movies except for Psycho, the birds and Rope, just to name a few.
 
entremet

entremet

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Oct 26, 2017
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Die Hard
The Godfather Trilogy
Most black and white classics. Loved 12 Angry Men.
 
meowdi gras

meowdi gras

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Feb 24, 2018
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Generally speaking as a lifelong film buff, if there's a "legendary" movie I haven't seen--LotR: Return of the King, for example--it's because I have no interest in seeing it. Therefore, I can entirely believe why I haven't seen such-and-such film.

On the other hand, there remain a tiny handful of "classics" which have, as yet, still eluded me due to scarcity or a paucity of decent elements . When The Wind (1928) dropped on Criterion Channel a short while back, I decided to end my 20+ year moratorium on waiting for a better quality print to view. Remarkable film in many ways, although sadly in need of restoration.
 
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Vommy

Vommy

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Oct 27, 2017
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Twighlight. The amout of shit this movie got and I need to experience it for myself.
 
Frester

Frester

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Oct 25, 2017
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Donnie Darko. Never got around to seeing it in high school and now just seems like the moment passed a long time ago.

Any of the Fast and Furious movies. Not my thing at all.
 
cake

cake

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Oct 25, 2017
565
As a huge horror fan, somehow I never saw My Bloody Valentine until last night. The movie had been on my "to do" list for ages. It was really good!
 
J2d

J2d

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Oct 26, 2017
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The fountain, every time I think I should see it it seems hard to find.
 
Septy

Septy

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Nov 29, 2017
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I just watched Scott Pilgrim vs the World yesterday. I've heard about it for a lot of years but just never watched it. Can't believe I've been sleeping on such a good movie.
 
TheRyzzl

TheRyzzl

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Oct 5, 2018
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As a big Scorsese and Tarantino fan I've never gotten around to watching Raging Bull or Jackie Brown.
 
Serein

Serein

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Mar 7, 2018
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Lawrence of Arabia. Waiting to see if it gets an individual 4k release but I might just pull the trigger on the Columbia Classics box set.

I'm seeing Casablanca a lot in the posts above and that was me too until recently as I only watched it for the first time myself about a year ago. I have to say it's a wonderful film and I have no hesitation in recommending it.
 
Ultimate Bear Cub

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Mar 30, 2019
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Never seen any of the Godfather movies. Or my Cousin Vinny. Boondock Saints. Reservoir Dogs. All those dad movies.
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I would suggest watching My Cousin Vinny. It is a product of it's time, but I consider it a comedy classic.

I can sympathize with the others since they lean on the violent melodrama of various tones and quality. I watched each of them maybe twice each.

Comedy, on the other hand, warrants more rewatches from me as time passes.
 
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