| Great films you haven't seen. |
Fri, 25 April 2008 19:32  |
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The last month I have been contemplating all the great films I haven't seen and the not so great.
Its an interesting list. I'm going to have to get off my bum one day and watch some of these.
1. The end of Some Like it Hot - seen nearly all the film, but never the ending. Strange, that.
2. Cool Hand Luke - seen clips, even moments, but never the full thing.
3. Factory Girl - the story of Edie Sedgwick - Andy Warhol's muse - I ought to borrow this off someone in work.
4. Girl Interrupted - this is supposed to be quite good.
5. Catch 22 - again, never stayed awake long enough to appreciate this.
6. Oh, Brother Where are thou? - people reckon this is a classic, but I've never seen it.
7. Now Voyager
8. In the Realm of the Senses - supposed to be very erotic.
9. Lust, Caution.
10. The Story of O - VERY KINKY.
11. Paths of Glory. I've seen most early Kubrick, including Lolita which was long and rather boring. Why Adrian Line remade this is beyond me.
12. The Day the earth stood still
13. This Island Earth.
14. Forbidden Planet.
I think that's all of it. If I find any more I'll have to add to it.
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Fri, 25 April 2008 19:59  |
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1. The end of Some Like it Hot - seen nearly all the film, but never the ending. And it's one of the all-time classic endings to a movie... 
5. Catch 22 - MASH stole its thunder at the time, but I love this movie
8. In the Realm of the Senses - supposed to be very erotic. It is, but be prepared for hardcore sex & some uncomfortable moments.
My main one is Cyrano de Bergerac (the Depardieu version). Had it on video for years, but it's never been the right moment.
Also, The Wizard of Oz (Garland version).
And finally, All Neat in Black Stockings - not a classic I suspect, but would love to see Susan George in the eponymous hosiery... 
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Mon, 28 April 2008 19:58 |
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I haven't seen Depardieu's Cyrano but I hear it is very good. The Wizard of Oz is wonderful, if you can ignore all the horror stories regarding the actors who played the munchkins on set. Apparently, their antics were a bit 'much'. (no pun intended).
I particularly liked the Wicked Witch. The use of the monkeys has been parodied in so many things from the Simpsons onwards.
I recently saw the Bank Job starring a British cast and Jason Statham. Great stuff. Silly, spot-on plot, something about a bank job and the Establishment's attempts to seize some royal porn (which may or may not have happened). Some sleazy moments in it, such as the bits at the beginning and scenes in a brothel, but nothing too scarey.
I have yet to see the new St Trinian's remake. I'm hoping its worth the grief.
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Fri, 02 May 2008 20:18 |
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Once upon a time in America ?
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Fri, 02 May 2008 22:47 |
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Seen Once Upon a Time in America. Very long and quite dull.
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Sat, 03 May 2008 15:32 |
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| Monty wrote on Fri, 02 May 2008 20:18 |
Once upon a time in America ?
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I enjoyed it, though it's not in the same league as the 1st two Godfather movies.
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Sat, 03 May 2008 18:57 |
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We all have our opinions i thought it was the most underated film ever
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Mon, 05 May 2008 20:53 |
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I am about to commit the film lover's cardinal sin here and admit to hardly seeing any of the Godfather series, except for moments.
I also haven't seen:
1. The Big Lebowski.
2. The Ice Storm.
3. Closer.
4. Most of Tinto Brass' movies - except for Black Angel and Salon Kitty. Keep meaning to buy some of them.
5. The 1st half of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - did see the ending yesterday, though.
6. The Jerk.
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Wed, 07 May 2008 19:26 |
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Sat through 3 1/4 hours of Grindhouse and Death Proof last night complete with spoof trailers at the beginning and in the middle.
Absolutely fantastic, Tarantino can't act but his films are simply amazing.
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Thu, 08 May 2008 14:32 |
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I've never seen Once Upon a Time in America. Also never saw Gangs of New York, Life is Beautiful, and a lot of the movies that have had global success.
Of the Godfather movies, I've only seen Godfather 3 at the cinema, and naturally had no idea what was happening.
I've never even seen Last Tango in Paris.
I'm missing out big time
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Mike
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Thu, 08 May 2008 15:02 |
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Mike
Sounds like you need to book a few nights in with your DVD player.  Of the films you mention, they're all worth seeing though Gangs of NY is not a classic IMO, even though it is well made and Daniel Day Lewis offers up a masterclass in roguery.
Last Tango is possibly a bit dated now and, like Exorcist, the hype oversold the film a bit. Fellini, Pasolini and Visconti are more to my taste when it comes to Italian cinema.
Godfather 3 is not a patch on the 1st two, which are classics despite their ambiguous attitude towards organised crime.
Melmoth
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Thu, 08 May 2008 15:20 |
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| Mich wrote on Mon, 05 May 2008 20:53 |
I am about to commit the film lover's cardinal sin here and admit to hardly seeing any of the Godfather series, except for moments.
I also haven't seen:
1. The Big Lebowski.
2. The Ice Storm.
3. Closer.
4. Most of Tinto Brass' movies - except for Black Angel and Salon Kitty. Keep meaning to buy some of them.
5. The 1st half of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - did see the ending yesterday, though.
6. The Jerk.
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Big Lebowski disappointed me a bit by the Coen's usual high standards. I would recommend Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink if you haven't seen them already.
The Key is one of Tinto Brass' best films IMO. His films all feature gorgeous women in lovely lingerie but the plots can be a bit thin. Salon Kitty was good too.
Closer was boring and not even vaguely erotic, which was disappointing considering the cast. A more interesting (and erotic) story about a stripper and her relationships with clients is Nathalie starring Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, and Gérard Depardieu.
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Thu, 08 May 2008 19:04 |
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A more interesting (and erotic) story about a stripper and her relationships with clients is Nathalie starring Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, and Gérard Depardieu.
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I keep meaning to see this but usually it gets dismissed in HMV for some other stuff.
Never seen Millers Crossing or Barton Fink. Probably sacriliege to some people but that's that.
Have you seen No Country for Old men from the Coens? Brilliant and very dark and Javier Bardem is fascinating, even although I felt the younger man playing opposite Daniel Day Lewis in There Will be Blood was way better (the one who plays the preacher's son).
Seen Gangs of New York - brilliant but long.
Last Tango was boring - even the infamous 'butter' scene.
Never seen Life is Beautiful - watched the Pianist - I would argue that they are similar movies, certainly similar subject matter (The Holocaust).
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Thu, 08 May 2008 21:18 |
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| Mich wrote on Thu, 08 May 2008 19:04 |
Have you seen No Country for Old men from the Coens? Brilliant and very dark and Javier Bardem is fascinating, even although I felt the younger man playing opposite Daniel Day Lewis in There Will be Blood was way better (the one who plays the preacher's son).
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Yes, thought it was brilliant - a real return to form after the dismal Ladykillers.
| Mich wrote on Thu, 08 May 2008 19:04 |
Never seen Life is Beautiful - watched the Pianist - I would argue that they are similar movies, certainly similar subject matter (The Holocaust).
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Yes, similar subject matter & for my money, The Pianist is the better film. Life is Beautiful is good, but the lead is a bit of an acquired taste & I think he's better doing straight comedy - a very un-pc film called 'The Monster' is a good example of his comedy.
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Fri, 09 May 2008 15:07 |
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I've never seen There Will be Blood or No Country for Old Men - in fact I couldn't believe that Oscars (US movie awards) were won. Those movies looked way too disturbing. Also didn't see Crash or that King of Scotland movie (for which Forrest Whittaker won an Oscar).
However I've seen almost all Tinto Brass movies and am always happy to iterate my choices for the soft-core movies with stockings:
PO Box (by far the sexiest)
The Voyeur
Cheeky
The Key (as previously mentioned)
Black Angel (even though I disliked this one)
Private
Frivolous Lola has too many scenes where stockings should have been used, but weren't - blah!
Monamour is more recent and again should have had more stockings scenes. But the scenery is amazing, as part of the movie takes place at the Palace Tea in Mantua (aka Mantovia), one of Italy's lesser-known cities that has amazing pasta/food.
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Mike
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Sun, 11 May 2008 15:16 |
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Any James Bond 007 movie, or Star Wars, sorry 
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| Re: Great films you haven't seen. |
Sun, 11 May 2008 18:43 |
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I've never seen There Will be Blood or No Country for Old Men - in fact I couldn't believe that Oscars (US movie awards) were won. Those movies looked way too disturbing. Also didn't see Crash or that King of Scotland movie (for which Forrest Whittaker won an Oscar).
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There will be blood was a remarkable film in terms of its acting, both from Paul Dano, Daniel Day Lewis and Ciaran Hinds as well as the younger boy who plays Daniel Day Lewis' character's son.
No Country for Old Men WAS a very dark film about the nature of retribution and getting back something stolen from someone who had no place having it. Again, brilliantly realised and Tommy Lee Jones had some beautiful lines in it. I found Javier's character was intentionally 'right', in that his character is a hitman or a man sent to 'clean' up things. He had to have little emotion and do things which you may have found repugnant. Crash was another surprise - an ensemble cast of unexpected players who pull it all off rather well, even Thandie Newton's foul-mouthed rich, black socialite wife and Matt Dillion. The film's point, which is how race and racism is explored and treated in LA, was nicely put, although I felt Brendan Fraser was seriously underused and his part under written. The Last King of Scotland was brilliant for ONE performance and that was Forrest Whittaker's. His portrayal of Idi Amin was breathtaking and I liked the way he challenged and exploited James McAvoy's character's weakness for the so-called 'dark heart of Africa'.
All of the films stand out because of their ability to surprise. That was the difference between them and other fare that came out in both years.
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