How can you not have seen Singing In The Rain? You should watch it tonight
Mark Send a noteboard - 28/10/2010 03:36:29 PM
Citizen Kane
This is a great film but I feel suffers from it's reputation as the best film of all time. The first time when I saw it I was somewhat underwhelmed, but when I saw it for the second time I really loved it since the expectation was gone.
It's impact is slightly lessened nowadays as several of the techniques it used while revolutionary at the time are now commonplace.
Lawrence of Arabia
A truly magnificent looking film with an absolutely gorgeous Peter O'Toole. It is a long film which doesn't feel the need to hurry it's pace but it is something which you should put some time by to watch.
The Graduate
Good if slightly overrated film. Get around to it sometime in the future is my suggestion.
On the Waterfront
Worth watching, but more famous for that one particular brilliant scene
Singin' in the Rain
Sacrilege Darling! This is the Golden Age MGM musical. I'm now humming several of it's best pieces in my head. Most of the songs used in this film had already featured in other MGM musicals. It also contains by far the greatest song and dance number in movie musical history.
Fun fact: at several points were Debbie Reynolds character is meant to be dubbing Jean Hagen's character, Jean Hagen is actually dubbing Debbie Reynolds.
Not so fun fact: Gene Kelly was so horrible and demanding to Debbie Reynolds about her dancing that she regularly broke down in tears. Once when Reynolds once when crying beneath a piano Fred Astaire found her and on finding out what was wrong helped her work on her dancing.
Sunset Boulevard (?)
Very much a Hollywood film, but very much worth watching
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Not my favourite film of all time, still worth a watch but I wouldn't put it at the top of the list.
The Grapes of Wrath
I've never seen it either.
The Maltese Falcon
There is nothing I love more than watching Film Noir and Bogey films late at night beside a glowing fire, with a glass of red wine in one hand, as I eat all the strawberry sweets out of the Quality Street tin with the other. It's a Christmas tradition for me. I highly recommend it.
Raging Bull
Really good, but I would have it further down the list.
Bonnie and Clyde
Tis super
Apocalypse Now
The film that made me realise that cinema can be art.
Annie Hall
A great date movie, the scene where the voiceover is translating what they are saying is brilliant
if I get unlazy, I'll share more later.
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You cannot kill a vampire with an MDF stake; werewolves can't fly; zombies do not run. - Simon Pegg
Which classic / famous / beloved films have you not seen?
- 26/10/2010 09:46:38 PM
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Those last two are inexcusable. No wonder the Von Trapps were fleeing from your people.
- 27/10/2010 02:14:56 AM
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A lot. It's that anti-hype thing.
- 27/10/2010 03:27:00 AM
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Found a better list.
- 27/10/2010 03:31:53 AM
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Psh, better
- 27/10/2010 09:09:27 AM
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Pft, where's your list?
- 28/10/2010 07:23:48 PM
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I wouldn't be able to make a list that contains "important" stuff that means nothing to me
- 28/10/2010 08:36:39 PM
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- 27/10/2010 04:51:15 PM
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I don't like Woody Allen either, but I'm not sure I've given him a chance.
- 28/10/2010 08:10:17 PM
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Unlike the two haters above, I actually rather liked Sunset Boulevard.
- 27/10/2010 07:59:30 PM
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I've got two or more votes for it.
- 28/10/2010 08:11:19 PM
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Yeah, and the two votes against it haven't actually seen it, so...
- 28/10/2010 08:57:17 PM
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Singin' in the Rain
- 28/10/2010 10:45:08 AM
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Um, I'm not kidding at all that I'll take you up on that. We'll send the boys out. *NM*
- 28/10/2010 08:14:14 PM
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How can you not have seen Singing In The Rain? You should watch it tonight
- 28/10/2010 03:36:29 PM
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I watched half of Blade Runner a couple of weeks ago and then got bored.
- 27/10/2010 03:43:47 AM
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I've tried to watch it 3 times now :/ *NM*
- 27/10/2010 08:35:31 AM
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What's wrong with you people? 
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- 27/10/2010 09:10:02 AM
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- 27/10/2010 09:10:02 AM
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In their defense, Blade Runner is kinda boring by today's film standards. *NM*
- 27/10/2010 11:31:07 PM
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For me, the one that always gets people is Braveheart.
- 27/10/2010 03:46:33 AM
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Yeah, you're not missing that much... it's fun, and spectacular, but mostly just a popcorn movie. *NM*
- 27/10/2010 08:00:04 PM
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Okay, now I gotta step in and say: One of the most enthralling and best films of the 90s *NM*
- 29/10/2010 05:14:22 PM
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Jar-Jar-lover. *NM*
- 29/10/2010 11:00:35 PM
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Preach it. *NM*
- 29/10/2010 11:12:03 PM
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I liked it a lot, not sure if it's one of the best of the 90s though.
- 30/10/2010 02:20:17 AM
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You are messed up
- 27/10/2010 10:37:37 AM
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You are arguing with a man who liked Jar Jar Binks
- 27/10/2010 12:44:31 PM
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How long until someone had to bring it up?
- 27/10/2010 12:46:16 PM
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- 27/10/2010 12:46:16 PM
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Pfft, you obviously never found out about my letter to the German government
- 27/10/2010 01:00:40 PM
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Jar-jar Binks is one of the most eloquent fictional characters of all time ever in the history of
- 30/10/2010 11:05:50 PM
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I'll see if I can list a few off the top of my head.
- 27/10/2010 04:43:20 PM
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I find the inclusion of Jackass under classic/famous/beloved films to be hideously ridiculous. *NM*
- 27/10/2010 11:36:25 PM
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The first three of yours, and a few other big ones.
- 27/10/2010 08:05:12 PM
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Wizard of Oz and at least one of the Terminator films are the most surprising.
- 27/10/2010 11:35:04 PM
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Wizard of Oz is a very American thing, but yes, Terminator would shock people here too.
- 27/10/2010 11:57:25 PM
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For some reason, I've decided you should watch North to Alaska. 
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- 28/10/2010 02:30:13 AM
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- 28/10/2010 02:30:13 AM
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