Classics and Masterpieces I have NOT seen - Now go ahead and lynch me :-)

Submitted by MarlaSinger on Thu, 05/04/2006 - 07:12
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  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Apocalypse Now
  • The Apartment
  • Chinatown
  • Citizen Kane
  • Godfather
  • Gone with the Wind
  • Goodfellas
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  • Mulholland Dr.
  • On the Waterfront
  • The Philadelphia Story
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Rear Window
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Reservoir Dogs
  • Scarface
  • Star Wars
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • To kill a mockingbird
  • Trainspotting
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Vertigo
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Here are some of the listologists' favorites that I have not seen yet. Some of them I really want to see, but some I don't really care about...

Oedipus05/04/2006

I didn't like 2001: A Space Odyssey at all.

RosieCotton05/04/2006

The Apartment is very funny.

MarlaSinger05/04/2006

Just funny or a must-see?
I guess I can live without having seen The Apartment, but I should really consider watching Pulp Fiction. Supposed to be THE movie of the 90s...

RosieCotton05/04/2006

Must-see.

You can skip Pulp Fiction. It's a ripoff of much better films.

MarlaSinger05/04/2006

Wow, never heard that before ("skip Pulp Fiction"). I'll definately give The Apartment a try, thanks!

AJDaGreat05/04/2006

I would like to put in a vote for seeing both The Apartment and Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction is a very cinematically literate movie. There are many references to other films, and though some may call that a ripoff, I think there is enough uniqueness in how the references are used to justify calling Pulp Fiction a dazzlingly original film.

MarlaSinger05/05/2006

No vote for Citizen Kane, being No. 2 on your list?

CaptMal05/05/2006

Consider yourself lynched! :-D

Great list with some great movies, though A Clockwork Orange and Trainspotting, contradictory to what you may have heard, are not necessary viewing at all. Very bad stuff, though I know that I'm in the minority on those.

Also, Gone with the Wind. Not that great, but not too bad either. Your average overblown soap opera.

And kudos for including The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! It's so overlooked most of the time, but it's my favorite western. See it ASAP!

MarlaSinger05/05/2006

Ok, now I got The Apartment, Pulp Fiction and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on my to-watch list. Sounds like a fun movie night. Thanks for your tips!

I'm currently reading A Clockwork Orange. Kind of curious how this would look like as a movie...