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So, I will skip Godfather 1, Papillon, Exorcist, Deer Hunter, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and Young Frankenstein.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jun 29 '09, 18:51

Because I've seen them! Hah. Had you going there.

OK, maybe I didn't. But anyway. There are a few that I'm going to skip because I've seen fragments and decided I don't care to see the whole thing.

- 2001
- Apocalypse Now
- Clockwork Orange
- Jaws
- The Sting

I'll probably watch The Sting at some point in its entirety, but the other four, although admitedly iconic, to not pique my interest at the moment. And it'll take me months or years to get through this list anyway.

(If you're curious, I'm looking at Zip.ca's Top Rated films by decade for good pics. So far, of the top 50 for the 60s, and for the 70s, I've found a handful that I'm interested in seeing. Lawrence of Arabia, for example.)

Responses:

skip Exorcist? no way. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 19:03 9
- I wish I had of....terrible -- nm - J Jun 29, 19:05
- You didn't read my IM. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 19:04 7
  - did too. you should see it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 19:07 6
    - "Because I've seen them." -- nm - mara Jun 29, 19:07 5
      - "OK, maybe I didn't." -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 19:10 4
        
        That refers to the "had you going there," not the "because I've seen them." -- nm - mara Jun 29, 19:12 3
        
        what does Bery say he meant? -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 19:16 2
        
        This indicates your interpretation was mistaken. -- (link) - mara Jun 29, 19:18 [Backboard] 1
        
        drat. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 19:21
The five in your IM are all theatre-musts (vs. home DVD), in part because they all share a claustrophobic angle, amongst other traits. -- nm - second gary Jun 29, 19:03
poor stanley kubrick. -- nm - mafic Jun 29, 18:58 4
- This is not a comprehensive list. - Beryllium Jun 29, 18:59 3
  - so are the rest of them. all the ones in the IM are worth watching. -- nm - mafic Jun 29, 19:01 2
    - I've had my fill of haunting, plodding, and halting films for the time being. Trying to go in a different direction. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 19:02 1
      - fair enough. -- nm - mafic Jun 29, 19:05
Please save Lawrence of Arabia for a time when you can watch it on a big screen. - JaxSean Jun 29, 18:58
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- Actually, you know what, I think I may have seen it, or most of it. (spoils) - Beryllium Jun 29, 18:56 15
  - You have to see the "This was no boating accident" scene (which is early) and the "We're gonna need a bigger boat" which is middling. -- nm - mara Jun 29, 18:59
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  - if you have to ask this question, you need to (re)watch the movie. the head, the tail, the whole damn thing -- nm - dug Jun 29, 18:57
  - No - that was the movie Orca. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 18:57 11
    - That makes sense. Haaaated that. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 18:58 10
      - But, that said, I've seen portions of Jaws, for sure. - Beryllium Jun 29, 18:58 8
        
        What's the one where he's a psychologist/author and Bill Murray is his patient? It's pretty good. -- nm - mara Jun 29, 19:02 4
        
        Gill should have won an Oscar for his performance. -- nm - Redmond for sale $1000 Jun 29, 19:04
        
        What About Bob. -- nm - David Jun 29, 19:03
        
        What about Bob? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 19:03 1
        
        Death Therapy! -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 19:04
        
        American Graffiti! -- nm - J Jun 29, 19:01
        
        Mr Holland's Opus! -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 18:59 1
        
        You read my mind. (Can't watch him any more after that; it even retroactively ruined Another Stakeout.) - Beryllium Jun 29, 19:00
      - I still vividly recall that scene you described even 30 years later. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 18:58
I'd urge you to see Jaws and Clockwork. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 29, 18:54
Blazing Saddles? -- nm - peglegpete Jun 29, 18:54 2
- Reading is fundamental. -- nm - mara Jun 29, 18:56
- Saw that a few weeks ago. Hilarious :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 18:55
The Sting is great....and I can't believe you'd rather watch LoA instead of Jaws -- nm - J Jun 29, 18:53 2
- It took me a decade to work up the courage to watch Arachnophobia, and it was a freaking comedy. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 18:54 1
  - yeah, it's not about a bee -- nm - dug Jun 29, 18:56
put Lawrence at the top IMO -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 18:53
Did I miss some list of "movies you should see" or something? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 18:52 1
- No, I'm fine-tuning my ZipList (Think: Netflix Canada), and using their by-the-decade list to come up with ideas. - Beryllium Jun 29, 18:53
A Clockwork Orange starts very different than it finishes but it's genius. -- nm - David Jun 29, 18:52
STSPOW! -- nm - dug Jun 29, 18:52 2
- supreme post of the week? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 18:53 1
  - or stupidest. if you don't watch Jaws start to finish, you should get your head checked -- nm - dug Jun 29, 18:53

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