Confessions - Big Movies you've never seen!
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Confessions - Big Movies you've never seen!
Some you're glad you missed - others you've always meant to - what are they?
Dirty Dancing & Titanic - Never seen - never really want too!
Goddfellas - Really want to watch, just never got around to it yet!
All 3 Godfathers - seen most of the first one - but it's finding the time for them all!
Dirty Dancing & Titanic - Never seen - never really want too!
Goddfellas - Really want to watch, just never got around to it yet!
All 3 Godfathers - seen most of the first one - but it's finding the time for them all!
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Never seen any of the Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings Films, and come to that only seen Titantic of those above.
Won;t go to an overhyped film as a matter of principle!
Won;t go to an overhyped film as a matter of principle!
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Dirty Dancing
The Exorcist (don't want to either)
Godfather Trilogy
Star Wars Episode 3
Never seen Das Boot (only bits of it) keep meaning to get the DVD but never have...
The Exorcist (don't want to either)
Godfather Trilogy
Star Wars Episode 3
Never seen Das Boot (only bits of it) keep meaning to get the DVD but never have...
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Yup, similar...
Braveheart
Dances With Wolves
Titanic
Schindler's List
I think my main reason is that I watch films to be entertained and transported to a different place.
I'd rather not watch some N*zi idiot shooting people for the fun of it. Or someone being hung, drawn and quartered. Not exactly uplifting stuff in the main.
Edited to add :-
Saving Private Ryan is another example of something I've avoided for the same reasons.
I'd say the Shawshank Redemption is my all time favourite film, but it was so emotionally costly that I'm never going to watch it again!!!!
Braveheart
Dances With Wolves
Titanic
Schindler's List
I think my main reason is that I watch films to be entertained and transported to a different place.
I'd rather not watch some N*zi idiot shooting people for the fun of it. Or someone being hung, drawn and quartered. Not exactly uplifting stuff in the main.
Edited to add :-
Saving Private Ryan is another example of something I've avoided for the same reasons.
I'd say the Shawshank Redemption is my all time favourite film, but it was so emotionally costly that I'm never going to watch it again!!!!
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Originally Posted by Chrisgr31
Never seen any of the Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings Films, and come to that only seen Titantic of those above.
Won;t go to an overhyped film as a matter of principle!
Won;t go to an overhyped film as a matter of principle!
Some (admittedly very few) are worth the hype.
Anyway.......
Sound of Music
Mary Poppins
Gone with the Wind
Citizen Kane
that I can remember
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Originally Posted by Chrisgr31
Won;t go to an overhyped film as a matter of principle!
I remember an interview with Kevin Costner after he won his Oscars for Dances With Wolves....he was saying how the Oscars are great but it killed the films profitability because of all the people who would act on their principles and not watch a hyped film......he was really quite distressed.
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where to start...?
Titanic
E.T.
Lord of the Rings series
Star Wars prequel series
Spiderman series
Batman series
Saving Private Ryan
and lots lots more.....
some I never fancied and others I've just never got around to.
Titanic
E.T.
Lord of the Rings series
Star Wars prequel series
Spiderman series
Batman series
Saving Private Ryan
and lots lots more.....
some I never fancied and others I've just never got around to.
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The Usual Suspects.
Heard so much about it but never got round to seeing it.
Heard so much about it but never got round to seeing it.
Kevin Spacey's best ever performance
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Originally Posted by andrewdelvard
The Usual Suspects.
Heard so much about it but never got round to seeing it.
Heard so much about it but never got round to seeing it.
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I think my list would be too long but here's a few I 've never seen
Schindlers List
Braveheart
Lord of the Rings
Matrix 1,2,3
Harry Potter as above
Titanic
Shrek
Shrek 2
I think it would be fair to say I'm not a film buff!!
Schindlers List
Braveheart
Lord of the Rings
Matrix 1,2,3
Harry Potter as above
Titanic
Shrek
Shrek 2
I think it would be fair to say I'm not a film buff!!
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There are probably loads because I'm not very good at sitting still and concentrating for long enough to watch a film. However, the only one I can think of at the moment is Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Oh, and Seven. I haven't watched that one deliberately because I can't decide whether it will disturb my delicate self...!
Oh, and Seven. I haven't watched that one deliberately because I can't decide whether it will disturb my delicate self...!
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I reckon you should see the LOTR series - I got the first one on Region 1 from the US before it got it's UK release (forgot I ordered it) and I wasn't expecting to enjoy it - I heard the word "Wizards" and thought it would be total pants like the last Wizard film I watched (Harry Potter) so god knows why I bought it. Watched it and thought "That was OK I suppose".
Didn't see 2 towers until just before the last one came out - and I probably only watched it because I'd seen Fellowship. I reckon 2 Towers was the one that got me hooked - I loved it.
I usually watch it sat in front of the TV with the headphones on - the soundtrack is awesome.
Deffo worth a look - I was expecting to hate them but they're probably my favourite films now.
Didn't see 2 towers until just before the last one came out - and I probably only watched it because I'd seen Fellowship. I reckon 2 Towers was the one that got me hooked - I loved it.
I usually watch it sat in front of the TV with the headphones on - the soundtrack is awesome.
Deffo worth a look - I was expecting to hate them but they're probably my favourite films now.
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Cinemas? No thanks!
Haven't been to the cinema since 1972, and have no intention of ever going again.
Dirty, noisy, anti-social, and that's just the audience
Over priced, over hyped crap, most films.
I'll wait 'till it's on DVD or TV if I REALLY want to see it.
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Dirty, noisy, anti-social, and that's just the audience
Over priced, over hyped crap, most films.
I'll wait 'till it's on DVD or TV if I REALLY want to see it.
Alcazar
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hadnt seen the Great Escape till fairly recently. They all got caught, what was great about that???
Though that had to be the greatest misleading trailer ever. Usually trailers show the best/only funny part of the film. But all this time i thought Steve McQueen escapes jumping over the fence only then to find out theres another fence he cant jump & he gets caught....
Though that had to be the greatest misleading trailer ever. Usually trailers show the best/only funny part of the film. But all this time i thought Steve McQueen escapes jumping over the fence only then to find out theres another fence he cant jump & he gets caught....
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Originally Posted by alcazar
Haven't been to the cinema since 1972, and have no intention of ever going again.
Dirty, noisy, anti-social, and that's just the audience
Over priced, over hyped crap, most films.
I'll wait 'till it's on DVD or TV if I REALLY want to see it.
Alcazar
Dirty, noisy, anti-social, and that's just the audience
Over priced, over hyped crap, most films.
I'll wait 'till it's on DVD or TV if I REALLY want to see it.
Alcazar
There are lots of films that should be seen on a big screen though, it just ain't the same on a TV. People say "I don't know what the fuss is all about", but seeing it as it should be, on a huge screen that you struggle to take in all at once with big sound can be a totally different experience to sitting in front of your telly, with the lights on and the missus babbling on about rubbish whilst you try and concentrate!
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
Debbie does Dallas....Does it even exist??? :-D
Serious answer: All the classics e.g. Gone with the Wind etc....
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Serious answer: All the classics e.g. Gone with the Wind etc....
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Cheers Andrew, had always wondered. :-D
You worked in ****? In what capacity......I was gonna say 'what position', but thought better of it. :-)
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You worked in ****? In what capacity......I was gonna say 'what position', but thought better of it. :-)
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The Exorcist
LOTR 2 & 3 - Seeing the first put me off
Gone With The Wind (and frankly, I don't give a damn)
2F2F
Faces of Death (does this even exist?)
The Godfather series - playing in the background on Xmas Day doesn't really count
Ditto Ben Hur
Many films with Dustbin Hoffman (did see Marathon Man just to see his tooth being drilled )
Jungle Book - seen some scenes many times, but not the whole film
LOTR 2 & 3 - Seeing the first put me off
Gone With The Wind (and frankly, I don't give a damn)
2F2F
Faces of Death (does this even exist?)
The Godfather series - playing in the background on Xmas Day doesn't really count
Ditto Ben Hur
Many films with Dustbin Hoffman (did see Marathon Man just to see his tooth being drilled )
Jungle Book - seen some scenes many times, but not the whole film
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Never been in the slightest bit interested in Italians killing Italians, so The Godfather's and Goodfellows have passed me by. Most others I've seen including "Debbie" The skinny girl in the sauna has a talent