LonesomePolecat Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Confession time: are there any classic movies, especially "essentials", that you still haven't seen? Maybe ones you refuse to see? Or maybe that you just never got around to? Even if you admit that just saw it for the first time, that counts too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I've never seen Gentleman's Agreement, which is the only best picture winner I have not seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 On theyshootpictures.com top 1000 movies of all time, I have seen all but eight. The highest ranking one that I haven't seen is A Nos Amours (#375). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlofffan Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Cabiria. The original epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickix33 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 One classic film I still haven't got around to seeing is The Treasure of Sierra Madre. I have heard such great things about the film I definitely want to see it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 One film that comes to mind immediately, it was on just the other night and I have never watched from start to finish, *Citizen Kane* . I know its the "greatest" film of all time but I still don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I've seen *The Magnificent Seven* probably 30 times over the years, but never seen *The Seven Samurai* , don't know why I just can't get myself to sit thru it.? Hopefully one of these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 You might want to save this: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8668052 It's a link to a list of the main characters in SEVEN SAMURAI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 It's tough to sit down and get excited for a movie that's outside your usual genre. I've never seen many classic westerns and war films only because it's not what I'll reach for first. (I'll always pick a musical or pre-code) A theater setting is great for that, I saw THE SEVEN SAMURAI in the theater and it was great. I could never watch it home alone. I've been getting classics from the library and finally saw DAISY KENYON-wow. Some on the list are: HOW THE WEST WAS WON CRISS CROSS PRIDE OF THE MARINES Just dedicate some time for CITIZEN KANE. It IS a fantastic film and really just a great story of a man's life, his loves, his mistakes. I think most people can identify with it. The "effects" and the way it looks is secondary to the story, but gorgeous storytelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LsDoorMat Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 These are second tier classics, but I haven't seen them: Ride The Pink Horse The Saxon Charm That's the Spirit (Buster Keaton) These aren't early sound films. They have to be SOMEWHERE. They are all owned by Universal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Tiki- I think you meant the part of your post about Citizen Kane for mr. roberts. I've seen CK dozens of times, I own the film I have always found the library a fantastic source for borrowing films that we can't seem to view on TV. That's how I first got to see *Sudden Fear* . See if your library has it. It's a really nifty noir with Crawford, Palance and Gloria Grahame. Another teriffic one I took out years ago was *The Furies* . A really good western starring Stanwyck and Walter Huston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 The first one that comes to mind, on my must-see list, is Joan Crawford's SUDDEN FEAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Trying to list just any classic movie I haven't seen would probably be nearly infinite. I'll limit myself at least for this post to Best Picture winners I haven't seen: The Life of Emile Zola Gentleman's Agreement The Greatest Show on Earth Ben-Hur (I've seen bits and pieces but never the whole thing in one sitting) Tom Jones The Last Emperor And there are several post-1990 I haven't seen (never saw The Hurt Locker or The English Patient, for example), but I guess we're starting to get into pretty modern times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 finance, I've mentioned about 1/2 dozen times that I took it out of the library. Go to your local library and see if they have it. Libraries also have a catalog of videos and dvd's that can be ordered. It's FREE, so go and do it since you've mentioned you want to see *Sudden Fear* a few times on the bds. It's worth it, good noir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I'll bet I could, if I think on it, come up with a longer list of "classic" movies I haven't seen, or seen all of, than anybody here. Probably because maybe the title didn't draw my interest, or time constraints and/or opportunity. A scant few are: MY LITTLE CHICKADEE SCARFACE( Paul Muni, I saw only a few minutes here and there) WINGS( again, only snatches) SUDDEN FEAR INTOLERANCE FIVE STAR SPECIAL And, like I said, these are only the tip of the iceberg. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 Of ones previously mentioned I still haven't seen THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA, TOM JONES, INTOLERANCE or the original SCARFACE either. There is a long list that I can't remember, but I haven't seen PSYCHO, RASHOMON, THE GUNS OF NAVARONNE or PLANET OF THE APES. There are any number of foreign or silent films I still need to see, but I hae trouble finding a time when others in my house want to see them. Haven't seen BIRTH OF A NATION and I never will. Of those I haven't seen that I will be seeing this week are HOW TO STEAL A MILLION and the DAVID COPPERFIELD with WC Fields. Ones I just saw for the first time in the last week or 2 include MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (orig), WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?, and SPARTACUS -- loved all three. Edited by: LonesomePolecat on Oct 4, 2013 2:47 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 There's a reason why that wouldn't work for me. You should be able to figure it out. (Hint----I've been accused of throwing around nickels as if they were manhole covers.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 You're outta luck then, too bad LOL. Ask for a dvd player for a birthday or XMAS present, or start saving those nickels, maybe you'll have enough to buy one in a year or 2. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Well one classic movie I need to see again is Friendly Persuasion. I saw it a long time ago but I clearly forgot how good it was based on the opinions of others here who I respect. So I added this movie to my list of 'must check this out again'! (and I'm not cracking wise!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Thanks james and I'm returning the lovely compliment TCM will be showing *Friendly Persuasion* Sat- Oct 12 @8 pm. After the build up that Tom and I gave the film, I hope you're not disappointed, I don't think you will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Thanks for the tip. I get Friendly Persuasion confused with the Jimmy Stewart movie Shenandoah. Both civil war movies where the leading male character doesn't take a side in the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Isn't it funny? When you speak among other classic film fans, you realize just how vast the sheer number of films made. It's great there is always more to discover... On a Fritz Lang kick and saw WOMAN IN THE WINDOW last night for the first time-wonderful! I kept marveling over that ultra sexy woman also played the refined mother in FATHER OF THE BRIDE. SUDDEN FEAR is the next logical choice-thanks for the mention. sewhite: The Greatest Show on Earth You gotta like schlocky musicals (I do) This movie is corny, but that goes along with the subject. Sepiatone: MY LITTLE CHICKADEE Just awful despite the stellar leads. Worst picture made by each of them. See WINGS instead. LonesomePolecat-you've never seen PSYCHO? Get it. Today. It's almost impossible to dislike. (One of my favorite costumes for Halloween is Baby Jane Hudson. I wear a blonde wig with bows, her funny make up and carry a giant 18" rubber rat in a small picnic basket!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Still waiting for TCM to show *His Glorious Night* starring John Gilbert and the part-talkie *The Barker* starring Betty Compson, Dorothy Mackaill, and Milton Sills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 You're welcome Tiki-Soo, hope you enjoy *Sudden Fear*. Not sure why that would be the next logical choice after WITW , although *Sudden Fear* is a great noir. Crawford gives a great performance and deserved the Oscar nomination. Jack Palance is very good and Gloria is just wonderful Don't know if you've seen *Scarlet Street* or not, but you probably should since you enjoyed *Women In The Window* and are in a Fritz Lang mood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1949 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Maybe not exactly classics, but definitely unseen. THE WHITE PARADE [1933] Fox Films BEGGARS OF LIFE [1928] Paramount REMAINS TO BE SEEN [1953] MGM CHRISTOPHER BEAN [1933] MGM THIS THING CALLED LOVE [1941] Columbia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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