Great films you'll never see

[Yellow Fang]

What are the greatest films you've not actually watched yet and suspect you'll never get around to? For me:

• Citizen Cane
• Vertigo
• Twelve Angry Men
• Casablanca
• Dr Strangelove
• Gone with the Wind
• Battleship Potemkin
• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Metropolis
• The Cruel Sea

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Good stuff on that list YF, it was a surprise to me but Gone with the Wind is really good!

Although I have a copy in stock I haven't seen Double Indemnity yet, not sure why because it's the type of film I really like.

 

[simon the viking]

I've Seen Doctor Strangelove.... Magnificent film, Peter Sellars at his very best. The original book was written as a serious apocalyptic prophecy type thing

 

[Fnaar]

Seen all of them bar Metropolis (only seen bits). Good list, though. I've missed squillions of good films while my kids have been growing up. I started to keep a list of 'must see sometime' films but I lost it and couldn't re-create it
Me and Mrs F settled down to watch Battleship Potemkin one evening (it came free with a Sunday paper, as dvd), but looked at each other after 10 minutes, and decided to watch some old episodes of Friends instead

 

[Yellow Fang]

Must say, All Quiet on the Western Front sounded interesting. It's a WW1 war memoir written from a German perspective. Mind you, it sounds like the book would be better.

 

[Dayvo]

Must say, All Quiet on the Western Front sounded interesting. It's a WW1 war memoir written from a German perspective. Mind you, it sounds like the book would be better.

The book was very good. The original film was far superior to the re-make.

I think that the films I haven't yet seen but would like to, I'll probably get round to watching them at some stage (unless I die unexpectedly).

 

[MontyVeda]

The Making of Metropolis is far far a better watch than Metropolis itself... a wonderful documentary on the double disc DVD vs an over-long film packed with huge chunks of complete boredom, interspersed with fledgeling film-making genius.

I've never seen any of the Die Hard films, very few Tom Hanks films and even less Matt Damon films... none of them look that 'great' though.

 

[hoopdriver]

What are the greatest films you've not actually watched yet and suspect you'll never get around to? For me:

• Citizen Cane
• Vertigo
• Twelve Angry Men
• Casablanca
• Dr Strangelove
• Gone with the Wind
• Battleship Potemkin
• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Metropolis
• The Cruel Sea

I've seen every one of those, funnily enough...

 

[hoopdriver]

seen most except Battleship Potemkin and possible metropolis, can't remember watching but seem to know a lot about it, if that makes sense..
all the other are fantastic films, although not a great fan of dr Strangelove...

sometimes when watching old films, I do think about how many people are missing out on fantastic films, I know a bloke in his 50's who never watches black and white films..

sometimes my teenage daughter will watch on old movie with me and I find it funny when I tell her how famous that person was and she's like never heard of him, latest example Gene Kelly ....

WE watch a lot of old films in our house. My 10 and 12 year old daughters would not only know who Gene Kelley was, but the entire cast of Singing in the Rain (a film they absolutely love and have watched probably 25 times). They like him in The Three Musketeers too. Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day and Rock Hudson - they know them all. In this, sadly, they are very unlike their friends at school, even their teachers.

 

[ThinAir]

Citizen Cane, awesome. That is all.

 

[byegad]

I suspect you mean real films.

So here are a few imaginary ones I don't expect to get made, so I'll never see them.
The 40 Steps, the sequel to 39 steps.
The Wit and Wisdom of Nick Clegg, obviously.
The Good Side of Matthew Parrish.
Cyril Smith, the Dancing Years,

 

[guitarpete247]

I want to see Abel Gance's "Napoleon" his 1927 epic.
I saw clips from it when I did a film studies module at college. I've been looking for a DVD (It was video when I first started looking). My local record shop were sure they could get me a copy, back in the mid '80's but had to admit defeat. I know I can get it as a Dutch or Chinese import for £45 or £25 but not willing to pay that much.
I'm sure I'll get to see it one day .

 

[Clandy]

If watching Metropolis make sure it's the version with the Giorgio Moroder soundtrack. http://www.morodermetropolisdvd.com

 

[guitarpete247]

is this it http://www.primewire.ag/watch-25138-Napoleon

the putlocker link works, not sure of the quality

How long do downloads like this take? We have really poor broadband speed (appox 0.25 meg). But otherwise might be worth trying. Thanks.

 

[guitarpete247]

is this it http://www.primewire.ag/watch-25138-Napoleon

the putlocker link works, not sure of the quality

When I clicked on that link it told me I needed to install HD video codec. When I clicked on this I was not happy with the other tabs it opened and the Online gaming link it put on the desktop.