What's the most famous film you've never seen?

[Mad Dog and Glory]

Having discussed them in the Star Wars thread, for me it's probably a tie between The Empire Strikes Back and The Return Of The Jedi.

[Claire]

Probably for me it's ET

Am I missing anything important? Is it worth seeing?

[My Friend Jack]

I have never seen two of the most famous and successful movies ever made...

Gone With The Wind

Titanic

[Royal Rother]

Neither have I. (Not all the way through anyway).

I've not seen ET all the way, or Taxi Driver, or Schindler's List, or Saving Private Ryan.

I HAVE seen So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Man with 2 Brains, Home Alone, Carry on Regardless, Dennis.

I've really got to review my movie viewing haven't I? :eek:

[Jassie]

I haven't seen 'Its a Wonderful Life'
Any of the Godfather trilogy
Exorcist
Carrie
- Can you tell I don't like horrors - I do class 'It's a Wonderful Life' as a horror.. :eek:

[Blodwyn Pigs Might Fly]

How do you know if you've never seen it? Aha!

I have a real block about Westerns. I've never seen The Magnificent Seven or The Searchers or She Wore A Yellow Ribbon or True Grit or Stagecoach...

Probably better to mention the ones I have: a few of the Man With No Name films (aka the Man Who Never Speaks, which annoyed the hell out of me), High Noon, Shane and Unforgiven. The only one I liked was High Noon. I like my films to have dialogue. They are called talkies, after all. Strong silent types are anathema to me.

Odd because I used to love The Virginian, High Chapparal and Alias Smith and Jones as a kid.

PS. Just remembered that I've seen Once Upon A Time In The West - by some way, the best Western I've ever watched.

[Harriet]

Exorcist
The Matrix (apparently it's a big deal)

[Sara]

I still haven't seen Casablanca, despite the fact that it's on every Christmas.

[BrumB]

Bambi

[Slowreader]

When you see a list by somebody-who-knows-about-films in the paper or wherever, they usually put Citizen Kane at or around the top. So I guess tha's the most famous film I've never seen.

[Sideshow Meg]

The Matrix
Lord of the rings
ET
Gone with the wind
the sound of music

[Pirate Kate]

Latest Harry Potter Movie - although it was probably still baaaaad.

[Sideshow Meg]

It was okay, if a bit farfetched

[Darkstar]

I haven't seen Bambi, or the Exorcist, or the Matrix 2 and 3, or The Godfather, or Gone with the Wind (although I have seen bits of it).

[Harriet]

Scratch 'The Matrix' off my list, I saw it last night. I'm now confused about reality.............

[Granny weatherwax]

The matrix
Resevoir dogs
Pulp fiction
The battle of Britain

[Claire]

I haven't seen any of the Harry Potter ones.....I loved the books - but I can't really see the point of watching the films, because I already know what happens.....and there's so many other films out there.

I haven't watched any of those Bank Holiday classics either....

The Psoieden Adventure, (don't know how to spell it either :confused: )
The Towering Inferno
Dambusters
The Great Escape

Haven't seen the Godfather, either, but I'm intending to rectify that at some point soonish.

[Nick]

I have a real block about Westerns.

If so, I'd suggest 'The Big Country'. My favourite western and, indeed, one of my favourite films - mainly because there is very little 'western' about it. Certainly has one of the best film scores ever.

As for films I haven't seen: The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, anything like that I've never built the strength for.

[Tess]

I have only just recently watched the first Godfather, yet to see parts 2 and 3.

[cackleberry]

I'm with My Brother Jack...

Haven't seen "Titanic" or "Gone With the Wind" :D

[Silvergirl]

I have neatly avoided all Star Trek and Bond films!

[Claire]

That has to be the most astonishing so far....I seem to end up watching Bond films even when I don't intend to. How on earth have you managed to avoid them??

[Silvergirl]

Easy - didn't go to the cinema when they were on and have never chosen them at Blockbusters.

I even bought my husband the complete set of Bond films last Christmas. He watches them when I go to my reading group!

[Claire]

Easy - didn't go to the cinema when they were on and have never chosen them at Blockbusters.


Me neither....but I've ended up seeing lots of them, anyway - or at least, bits and pieces of lots of them, even if not the whole way through.

But going to a book group does sound like a much better idea ;)

[purplebongowoman]

I've never seen The Exorcist either, and don't intend to.

[Trekkie]

Clockwork Orange - but somebody told me there was a scene with a motorbike in it, so I shall watch it one day.

[Deinonychus]

I finally saw both those last two 'classics' (Exorcist and Clockwork Orange) over the past decade. Neither particularly buttered my muffin, I don't mind telling you...

I've never seen Citizen Kane.

[tinminer]

Citizen Kane

Our, more truthfully, I tried the first 15 minutes and I just found it unintelligable!

[Grammath]

Never seen:

"The Sound of Music"
"Top Gun"
"Saving Private Ryan"
"Jaws"
"Gone with the Wind"

and thousands more. I wish I hadn't seen "Titanic", it was total y-fronts.

Films that have been banned are always a crushing disappointment, I'd add "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" to "Exorcist" and "Clockwork Orange".

[purplebongowoman]

How could you have not seen The Sound of Music? You must have actively avoided it. I've seen it about ten times, and never intentionally.

[megustaleer]

Gone With The Wind
Casablanca
Titanic
The Lord Of The Rings
and many, many more.

[Deinonychus]

Agreed on 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' - what a huge fuss, eh..?

[Grammath]

How could you have not seen The Sound of Music? You must have actively avoided it. I've seen it about ten times, and never intentionally.

If I knew how I'd done it, I'd tell you, but I don't. I've seen bits on clips and list shows, but never sat through the whole thing. I'm not really a musicals person.

Even more bizarrely, this nice :confused: Jewish boy hasn't seen the whole of "Fiddler on the Roof" either :eek: . I could be thrown out of my synogogue if that was public knowledge (oops....).

[Adrian]

I'm not avoiding it, but I've never seen ET.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Casablanca! The best classic of all time!

[jacobfaithful]

Wonderful film. The acting is so natural you feel like you are eavesdropping.

[Mad Dog and Glory]

Casablanca! The best classic of all time!

If you've never seen it, how come it's in your top ten of all time? :confused:

[Dr. Strangelove]

Ok I'm an idiot I thought it said films you have seen. I must have been tired writing. Sorry! Ok Famous films I haven't seen, uh...It's a wonderful life, Bridge over the river Kwai...

[ckqd]

i've got too many that i've missed.. Star Wars, Titanic, etc etc.. i nearly missed Lord of the Rings too :p

[Lei-Lei Jayenne]

*is jealous at people who've never seen Titanic* How the heck d'ya manage that ya lucky people?

I've never seen Casablanca or Gone With The Wind, am i missing much?

[Dream Weaver]

I've never seen Casablanca, am i missing much?

Yes.

I've never seen Gone With The Wind, am i missing much?

Not so much.

[Obskua]

Gone With The Wind & War & Peace - dead heat (I haven't seen either of them as frequently as each other).

BTW, is dead heat cold ? If not, what caused this reversal of the laws of thermodynamics ?

[nospacesallowed]

The Sixth Sense maybe or erm The Matrix LOL
ocean's eleven, gone with the wind maybe

[Elfstar]

Pulp Fiction - its in my to watch pile

Matrix 2 & 3

The Italian Job


and I like Gone with the wind..saw it when i was 18,probably the best age. And yes I have read it too.

[Dr. Strangelove]

People who haven't seen Casablanca are in desperate need of a shooting.

[Tess]

Shoot me :p

[Harriet]

And me. But be gentle.

[Mad Dog and Glory]

Hmmm, a gentle shooting.

And you be gentle with your brother, Harriet.

[Dr. Strangelove]

I don't think you guys deserve a gentle shooting......More like a hard in your face one, on account of never seeing Casablanca!

[Ian]

To bring this thread back to life:

Clockwork Orange

[Barblue]

Oh, Ian, I saw that when it first came out. Very scary.

My first choice for 'most famous' though would be Casablanca. Every time I watch it I see some other nuance I never saw before and the humour and timing of it is sublime.

[Momo]

How comes I never saw this. There have been a lot of movies mentioned here that people have never watched but I have, like Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, It's a Wonderful Life, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady (I love musicals), Fiddler on the Roof (Grammath, I hope you've seen it in the meantime, it's great!), War and Peace, and I agree, you should watch them all. But definitely start with CASABLANCA!!!

But I've never seen Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, only one of the Star Wars Movies (that was enough for the rest of my life), a couple of Bond movies, Godfather, The Exorcist, ET, Citizen Kane, only one Harry Potter (see Star Wars ;) )
And I haven't seen Titanic, either. Leo DiCaprio isn't exactly my cup of tea.

Movies I haven't seen that were brought out between now and 2005:
Oceans Eleven and Twelve
King Kong (haven't seen the old one either)
Underworld
Casino Royale
X-Men (any of them)

I'm sure I can think of more. Since I haven't seen these movies, I couldn't say they belong to the greatest movies, only the recent ones have been watched by a lot! of people.

[FirelightSpirit]

Most famous movie I've never seen is probably Casablanca. Haven't seen Apocalypse Now either. Must watch it next time it's on so I can compare it to the book.

Recent movies I haven't seen include:

Casino Royale - hate James Bond with a passion
The second pirates of the Carribbean - avoiding films with Keira Knightley in them
King Kong - not interested
Superman - haven't got round to it yet
Walk the Line - ditto

I've had Children of Men sitting on my shelf for about three months. Must watch it this weekend...

[MarkC]

Some famous films that I haven't seen -

The Godfather (or sequels)
Apocalypse now
A clockwork orange
Gone with the wind

I have seen Casablanca, many times. Great film :D

[Minxminnie]

But definitely start with CASABLANCA!!!

Ok! I will too! I have it on video or DVD or something but have never watched it.

But I've never seen Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, only one of the Star Wars Movies (that was enough for the rest of my life)

Me too, Momo. And I have no intention of ever seeing LOTR, no matter how many people rave about it.

[Hazel]

Citizen Kane - watched about 20 minutes of it and that was enough.

[MarkC]

Citizen Kane - watched about 20 minutes of it and that was enough.

Ah, glad I'm not the only one underwhelmed with this. I watched it to the end and it doesn't improve. Simply can't see what all the fuss is about.

[Tess]

People who haven't seen Casablanca are in desperate need of a shooting.
Shoot me :p
I've since watched Casablanca and it was good but not THAT good. I found Humphrey Bogart a little annoying and I didn't like the way he spoke.

Ok, you can really shoot me this time!

[David]

I can't agree with the Kaning poor old Orson is getting. I think it's a magnificent film - it's sitting on my DVD shelves at this very moment. It has a wonderful, grand scope as well as being an intimate personal tragedy, whilst stylistically it's very impressive. All the more so when you set it in its contemporary context, where it was absolutely groundbreaking.

Still, I do know someone who agrees with you:

Family Guy Movie Rental (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzJpxJcmAuc)


(For those of you worried about copyright, Fox has become very savvy about net fanbases and has been happy to allow clips for promotional purposes - indeed they've put a lot on the net themselves)

EDIT: Oh the irony... :D

[Momo]

Ok, you can really shoot me this time!http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/sign0078.gif (http://www.thesmilies.com)

[Candy1976]

I haven't seen:

Gone with the Wind
Casablanca
One flew over the Cuckoos Next
A Clockwork Orange
Sound of Music

And I have tried many a time to watch Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon but I always fall asleep during it - so I still don't know what all the fuss was about at the time. Batman films have a similar affect on me, but I think that is just because they are black on black films so my brain thinks it must be night time.

[Jen]

... I think that is just because they are black on black films so my brain thinks it must be night time.
Whenever I go to the cinema and they turn the lights down, I fall asleep. I'm a human budgie. I've given up going.

[lipstick_librarian]

Whenever I go to the cinema and they turn the lights down, I fall asleep. I'm a human budgie. I've given up going.

:D :D
Me too. The last film I went to see was Hot Fuzz - I saw the first five mins and then woke up for the closing credits. I blame the wine that you're allowed to drink at the Electric Cinema in Brum! I'm looking forward to seeing it on DVD...

[megustaleer]

I'm a human budgie.
:lmao:

[Jeremy DEagle]

I've never seen Rocky.

[Billybob]

I've never seen Rocky.
Me either, and have no desire to do so.

[gg106]

Fell asleep during Lord of the Rings
have fallen asleep during Steel Magnolias more times than I care to remember
to my shame I don't think I've ever seen Casablanca :eek:
...best get that blindfold on me and add me to the line up against the wall...
ready...aim.....ok ok I'll watch it some time....

[JuneHawk]

Several.

The Wizard of Oz
The Star Wars movies
The Lord Of The Rings movies

Amongst others.

June

[Ruth]

Casablanca
Gone With The Wind
All of the initial three Star Wars films (although I sat through The Phantom Menace and Attack Of The Clones, and found them very boring).
Mary Poppins

[Momo]

I've never seen Rocky.Me neither. But then, I haven't really seen any of those action or science fiction movies either.

[Hilary]

Goodness, where do I start? I've never seen ET, any Star Wars, any Lord of the Rings, any Harry Potter, Rocky, The Matrix, Terminator, anything really. It would be much quicker to list films I have seen. The list would be about ten long. :D

[halloween_john]

The Godfather Part II. It's apparently the best sequel ever made (I didn't think much of the first one!)

[solace91z]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

[Momo]

Ferris Bueller's Day OffThat is a cute one. I only watched it a couple of years ago when one of my son's friends talked about it, so not during the "Brat Pack" time. It's quite funny.

[jfp]

The Sound Of Music
Citizen Kane
depending on who you're admitting it to...

[Hazel]

Citizen Kane
I watched about half an hour of that and decided that that was more then enough for one lifetime.

[jfp]

The Sound Of Music
Citizen Kane
depending on who you're admitting it to...
I now have seen Citizen Kane, on DVD last night.

A French friend of mine has written a very good book on the use of flashback in film, with extensive references to Welles's masterpiece, which, while reading, I placed high on a list of movies to watch, and promptly picked up a copy of the DVD later that same day.

I'm not competent to write about the merits and demerits of any film, let alone one which is often reckoned to be the best film ever, so suffice it to say that I enjoyed it immensely, did not lose interest for one second, and ignored the phone when it rang about half-way through.

I'm now going to re-read what my friend says about it in his book.

The most famous films I've now never seen are The Sound of Music (still) and Casablanca.

[lunababymoonchild]

Never seen Casablanca and I've never seen Star Wars. Or Saturday Night Fever. Too many to mention, really.

[Binker]

"Titanic," although there are probably others.

[Tay]

I've never seen A Clockwork Orange or The Exorcist and have no great wish to remedy that.

[Squirls]

I've never seen A Clockwork Orange or The Exorcist and have no great wish to remedy that.
You're not missing anything, they're both rubbish.

[Tay]

You're not missing anything, they're both rubbish.

That was my general suspicion :)

[Jeremy DEagle]

Rambo
Rocky
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Casablanca
Gone with the Wind

[Almalau]

Pulp Fiction
Psycho
Se7en (i just got it on dvd so hopefully i can get this off from the list)

[iff]

Movies mentioned in this threa that i have not seen

All Star Wars
ET
gone with the wind
titanic
Taxi Driver
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan.
'Its a Wonderful Life'
Any of the Godfather trilogy
Exorcist
Carrie
The Magnificent Seven
The Searchers
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
True Grit
Stagecoach
Exorcist
The Matrix 1 & 2 & 3
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
the sound of music
lord of the rings
harry potter
Resevoir dogs
Pulp fiction
The battle of Britain
The Psoieden Adventure, (don't know how to spell it either )
The Towering Inferno
Dambusters
My Fair Lady
Most Bond movies (my father is a bond obsessive so i have seen bits of them and one i did see but basically as i was sick on the sofa)
Star Trek
Clockwork Orange
"Top Gun"
Jaws
'Texas Chainsaw Massacre
War & Peace
The Sixth Sense
ocean's eleven
The Italian Job
King Kong (haven't seen the old one either)
Underworld
Casino Royale
Superman
Pirates of the Carribean (all of them)
Walk the line
Apocalypse now
One flew over the Cuckoos Next
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Rocky
Steel Magnolias
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Saturday Night Fever
Rambo
Psycho
Se7en

now ones that others haven't seen but i have

the great escape
bambi
x-men 1 (we watched it in religion class though i forget alot of it.)
the wizard of OZ (i've also seen a late night HBO series version called OZ. it's very different. Of the late night HBO series, it's very different ;) )
Mary Poppins
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (seen this twice :D)

maybe i have too much free time that i composed these two lists from other people's posts?