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Post by Doghouse6 on Aug 31, 2019 20:04:00 GMT
Approaching it from a different angle, here are five I've little to no desire to see: Sergeant York (1941) Pride Of the Yankees (1942) Red River (1948)* She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949) The Searchers (1956) If there's a pattern to be discerned here, it has nothing to do with Gary Cooper (in two of them), Walter Brennan (in three of them) or John Wayne (also in three). It has more to do with explorations of the macho mythology of war, sports or the old west holding little appeal for me. And for the record, I have seen fair portions of all five (just never the whole things through from start to finish), none of which have especially inspired my interest. *It's possible I may be in the right mood someday to break down and watch Red River, but only in service to being a Monty Clift completist (it's the only one of his I haven't seen). I've actually seen three of yours: Sergeant York, Red River and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. Red River is very interesting to watch, talk about contrasting styles - John Wayne and Montgomery Clift! I have The Searchers around here somewhere to watch someday soon, I guess it's one of Wayne's best. Tonight may be my night for Red River. It was on my mind from seeing your reply this morning, and it so happens one of the movie channels ran it today, so I've DVRd it. If not tonight, i'll surely be viewing it in the next day or two. I did, however, pass on another opportunity to see Sergeant York this week.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Aug 31, 2019 20:35:33 GMT
2: Psycho.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Aug 31, 2019 20:43:54 GMT
Metropolis (1927)
City Lights (1931)
Duck Soup (1933)
Modern Times (1936)
The Great Dictator (1940)
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 31, 2019 23:08:02 GMT
I cannot imagine that there are any films that you have not seen ...beloved classics or not.
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Post by marianne48 on Sept 1, 2019 1:18:10 GMT
Two of them are airing right now--
Spartacus(3+ hour historical drama about gladiators--nope, can't do it)
Oliver! (cutesy musical with singing, dancing hungry orphans--tried a few minutes of this once, don't wanna try again)
also:
My Fair Lady (Rex Harrison non-singing? Forget it)
Doctor Zhivago (not on my must-see list)
Gandhi (maybe-see)
Out of Africa (from what I've heard about it, also not on the list) The Shawshank Redemption (maybe)
Oh, and Seven Samurai.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 1, 2019 11:50:33 GMT
Metropolis (1927) City Lights (1931) Duck Soup (1933) Modern Times (1936) The Great Dictator (1940) I haven't seen too many classics, but I've seen all of these, a few even recently. Duck Soup and Modern Times will have you in giggle fits, and City Lights is just sublime!
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 1, 2019 11:53:09 GMT
Two of them are airing right now-- Spartacus(3+ hour historical drama about gladiators--nope, can't do it) Oliver! (cutesy musical with singing, dancing hungry orphans--tried a few minutes of this once, don't wanna try again) also: My Fair Lady (Rex Harrison non-singing? Forget it) Doctor Zhivago (not on my must-see list) Gandhi (maybe-see) Out of Africa (from what I've heard about it, also not on the list) The Shawshank Redemption (maybe) Oh, and Seven Samurai. Spartacus is great, but if it's not your thing, then Gandhi might not be either, another long epic. That one I remember really struggling to get through.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Sept 1, 2019 18:34:06 GMT
Most of the big budget musicals. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, West Side Story. I don't like musicals.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 3, 2019 4:40:05 GMT
Not the biggest "classics" guy so there are plenty, a few of the big, big ones:
Singin' in the Rain The Best Years of Our Lives The Bridge on the River Kwai 12 Angry Men Rocky
I have however seen Seven Samurai.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on May 27, 2020 13:49:16 GMT
UPDATE: I have now seen The Awful Truth (1937), Spellbound (1945), Cimarron (1931), The Searchers (1956)...but still not Seven Samurai (1954). I have Laura (1944) but I guess waiting for the perfect time to watch it. Other classics I have access to but still have to see: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Rashomon (1950) Nothing Sacred (1937) Sunday in New York (1963) Viva Zapata! (1952) The Sand Pebbles (1966) Niagara (1953) The Misfits (1961) River of No Return (1954) Night Must Fall (1937) The Desert Fox (1951) Quo Vadis (1951) Billy Budd (1962) The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) The Spanish Main (1945) Fury (1936) This Land Is Mine (1943) East of Eden (1955) September Affair (1950) Stella Dallas (1937) The Tender Trap (1955) The Story of Three Loves (1953) Along the Great Divide (1951) Young Man With a Horn (1950) Lust For Life (1956) Julius Caesar (1953) Gulliver's Travels (1939)
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Post by london777 on May 27, 2020 16:40:22 GMT
I have little interest in westerns, and John Wayne gives me the creeps, but I urge you to watch The Searchers, a very good movie. If it will help, do not think of it as a western but as a study of psychopathy.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 27, 2020 20:04:27 GMT
I have little interest in westerns, and John Wayne gives me the creeps, but I urge you to watch The Searchers, a very good movie. If it will help, do not think of it as a western but as a study of psychopathy. Thanks for the rec. I've always had some difficulty with Wayne when he's playing rigid obsessives, and that's among the reasons my tries at Red River last year proved unsuccessful. As with that film, I've seen portions of The Searchers over the years, enough to get the gist, if not the opportunity to appreciate the totality of Ford's craftsmanship. The cultural and racial components of the story as I understand it are ones I find offensive, especially in view of the old west mythology that passed for history at the time the film was made. I won't say "never," as there have been a number of films I finally found a way to admire, and if the chance to do so happens to come along when I'm in the right mood, I may find The Searchers to be one of them. I'll see what happens.
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Post by politicidal on May 27, 2020 21:28:53 GMT
The Exorcist Goodfellas Singing in the Rain West Side Story Seven Samurai ...there are plenty more. Still hadn’t seen any of these.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on May 28, 2020 3:41:28 GMT
Not the biggest "classics" guy so there are plenty, a few of the big, big ones: Singin' in the Rain The Best Years of Our Lives The Bridge on the River Kwai 12 Angry Men RockyI have however seen Seven Samurai. Update: I've since seen Singin' in the Rain and quite enjoyed it. Pleasantly surprised by how much of the humor still held up
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Post by Isapop on May 28, 2020 21:25:20 GMT
THE MALTESE FALCON - I've seen so many other private eye movies that I've never felt any need or urge to look at the template. The situations and characters have been endlessly copied and parodied.
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE - Ditto regarding restless teen movies.
STAGECOACH - Ditto regarding westerns.
I've seen bits and pieces of ALL ABOUT EVE and THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES. Maybe I should give them a chance.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 29, 2020 1:10:10 GMT
I would strongly recommend The Searchers, though it has some of the too frequent John Ford flaws (some characters who laugh too much sometimes), as well as a couple of casting concerns re: Native Americans, but that's how it was back in the day. That said, I think it has a lot of merit along the lines of london777 's assessment. And I don't know if you're a novel reader, but the the Alan LeMay novel is really wonderful. Highly recommend that.
Thanks very much, m'friend. When the right opportunity presents itself, I'll make an effort to open myself up to it. It's got one point in its favor: I'm a sucker for VistaVision; mastered in HD, VV productions are just stunning.
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Post by marshamae on May 29, 2020 13:55:54 GMT
I have not seen many 21st century films. Garth gamers take note. My years of expertise are 1930-1980. That said, there are some famous films that come up often which I have not seen.
Green Dolphin Street- though I can answer questions about it I have never seen it
Reap the Wild Wind
A Free Soul
Stage Coach
Wings
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Post by fangirl1975 on May 29, 2020 19:21:35 GMT
Seven Samurai( the length daunts me) Spellbound The Magnificent Ambersons Soylent Green, although the twist is so famous that I feel like I have Red River
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Post by OrsonSwelles on May 29, 2020 19:55:36 GMT
The last true 'classic' that I've recently watched for the first time was Pather Panchali (1955) Excellent. Since I couldn't think of any classics that I haven't seen offhand I'll just pick the ones I haven't seen from other people's previous posts. While there's a number of old movies listed below I don't know that I'd consider any of these as 'beloved classics.' A ? means I might have seen it but I'm too lazy to check for sure.
Back To The Future 2 and 3
FIZCARRALDO (?) BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN
Sunday in New York (1963) Night Must Fall (1937) Quo Vadis (1951) Billy Budd (1962) The Spanish Main (1945) Fury (1936) This Land Is Mine (1943) September Affair (1950) The Tender Trap (1955) (?) The Story of Three Loves (1953) Along the Great Divide (1951) Julius Caesar (1953) (?)
Green Dolphin Street Reap The Wild Wind A Free Soul (?)
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Post by london777 on May 29, 2020 20:24:08 GMT
Seven Samurai (the length daunts me). The proper version runs to 207 minutes. That's only 3 hours 27 minutes! The last movie but two I watched was Quiet Flows the Don (1957) dir: Sergey Gerasimov. It lasts 5 hours 30 mins. It came on four CDs. The ending is kinda unresolved and, not being familiar with the tale, having watched three CDs I was looking forward to watching the end of the story on the fourth CD, only to find that it was a "bonus" CD of extras. I had already seen the complete movie. This weekend I shall be watching Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) dir: Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It lasts 931 minutes (15 hours 31 minutes) and if it is as good as I expect I shall be disappointed when it ends. You need some endurance training! Seriously, The Seven Samurai is not a movie anyone should miss out on.
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