Films EVERYONE has seen but you haven't

[Bluejuice]

I was catching up with last night's Jonathan Ross on good old iPlayer earlier, to see Christopher Walken seem disappointingly uncharismatic whilst being interviewed by @wossy WHEN they started going on about the Deer Hunter, a film I know the name of but have NEVER seen and nor do I have any real idea as to what it's about.

This probably makes me sound like a total philistine, or it may well be that I'm not alone.

Anyway, it is now my mission to get hold of a copy tonight and watch it immediately BUT I want to know what films have you never seen (and possibly never even thought about their content) that "everyone else" has seen?

I've never really been much of a movie buff but there are clearly some films that supposedly everyone should see. Which are you missing, and why?

 

[Djmiles]

All the Star Wars.

Why? Sci-fi in general doesn't interest me.

 

[Gerbil]

american pie.
all of the james bonds.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Shawshank Redemption. Purely on account of the title. Shallow, moi?

 

[Bluejuice]

american pie.
all of the james bonds.

Now THAT is something.

Never particularly fussed by American Pie and other American college humour flicks BUT I have watched EVERY Bond to date in one of the few film franchises I am fully au fait with.

I did see all the original Star Wars, and many times too, but I think I've seen The Phantom Menace just the one and have never even bothered with the other two. I'm fickle like that I guess.

Anyone else never seen Ghost?

This was made startlingly obvious to me when Swayze died and jokes kept doing the rounds that I didn't quite get

 

[Lady Whistledown]

The Lord of the Rings movies. Have tried to get into them but fallen asleep 3 times trying to watch the first one. They do absolutely nothing for me.

 

[Frutos]

Shawshank Redemption and the LOTR trilogy for me.

 

[Papak]

All of the above.

 

[SNOOBS]

Any of The Matrix. Not a fan of sci-fi

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Deer Hunter
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather (and all of the resulting films)
Goodfellas
Casablanca
The Sound of Music

Just some off the top of my head.

 

[Martinf]

Debbie Does Dallas

 

[fatbadger]

So many, so many.

The obvious ones are the Lords of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potters. Titanic (actually I've watched about 20 minutes of it, around about 2/3rds of the way through). Most of the Spielbergs (because the ones I have watched have been shit).

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Withnail & I - didn't do university so didn't go through this 'ritual'

Shawshank, Saving Private Ryan, Schinlders List, etc - can't stand the thought of watching such depressing stuff as I look at the cinema as entertainment. If I want to be depressed while watching something I head for Withdean.

any Harry Potter film, any LOTR film - not interested in all that fantasy stuff.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

All Godfather films (tried with the first one but it was just too slow/boring)
All Harry Botter films

 

[dannyboy]

you lot are missing out. there are some quality films in that list. give them a go

 

[Martinf]

All Godfather films (tried with the first one but it was just too slow/boring)
All Harry Botter films

The Godfather - slow and boring.......jesus christ it's one of the best films ever ffs. Still, each to his own - what are your favourite films Botty?

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

The Da Vinci Code
Matrix trilogy

 

[dannyboy]

tell you what if i was you lot id stock up on potato based snacks and get in some dvd action for a hungover sunday and have a huge filmfest on the sofa.

i would say must sees are shawshank, the matrix , shaving ryans privates
and the next sunday do all 3 lord of the rings

 

[Rowdey]

..And the Belgians are playing the joker on this one...

I give you 'Back to The Future..'

 

[dannyboy]

would say all those films are in my top 20 of all time