What Great Movie Have You Not Seen Yet Because It Feel Like Homework

[Paa Langfart]

22 hours ago, fitty76 said:

Just thought of this question because I've had 'Patton' sitting on my Netflix queue for months.  I know I should see it, but I'm not really looking forward to it.  

Haha

 

I am so damn old I saw Patton ( when it first came out ) sitting in a Ford Galaxy 500 at a drive in theatre .

 

[Inimicus]

3 hours ago, Still Brooklyn said:

Most anything by Quentin Tarantino. And I'd debate you to death on if they're actually even "great".

So you haven't seen most of his work but you would assert that the films you haven't seen are not "great"?

 

Isn't that sort of like saying you had a POS Samsung TV once so no Samsung product can be great?

[cookinwithgas]

22 hours ago, fitty76 said:

Just thought of this question because I've had 'Patton' sitting on my Netflix queue for months.  I know I should see it, but I'm not really looking forward to it.  

What's great about this movie is that it still has all the 50s/60s cinematography style and storytelling tropes but with the early 70s counterculture thing not afraid to take a few swings at this flawed character - it was an amazing trick in it's day. The iconic opening scene is fabrication but is still impressive, but the battles are underwhelming compared to how they are done today. Dude playing Montgomery is terrific.

[cookinwithgas]

Want to see the movie about Stephen Hawking but no one else I know is interested in it so that would seem like work

[frash.exe]

1 hour ago, PhillyB said:

the godfather

great movie, but honestly, there are better ones in that subgenre

 

don't even get me started on how overrated scarface is

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

2 hours ago, PhillyB said:

the godfather

same

on that note if goodfellas was the only movie i could ever watch for the rest of my life i think i'd do okay

[pstall]

I hate to say this but inherent vice. Painful to watch at one point. 

[cookinbrak]

13 hours ago, frash.exe said:

great movie, but honestly, there are better ones in that subgenre

 

don't even get me started on how overrated scarface is

"A Bronx Tale" is one of the best movies nobody's ever heard of.

[Cary Kollins]

Everyone says "Silver Linings Playbook" is great but I just can't get around to watching it.

[fitty76]

18 hours ago, cookinwithgas said:

What's great about this movie is that it still has all the 50s/60s cinematography style and storytelling tropes but with the early 70s counterculture thing not afraid to take a few swings at this flawed character - it was an amazing trick in it's day. The iconic opening scene is fabrication but is still impressive, but the battles are underwhelming compared to how they are done today. Dude playing Montgomery is terrific.

I read somewhere that George C Scott hated the opening scene and ask the director to take it out of the movie.  

[Mr. Scot]

My kids would answer this question any old movie that I suggest.

I'd add their definition of "old" is very fluid.

[The Lobo]

Eyes wide shut and Jacobs Ladder

[PhillyB]

On December 9, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Cary Kollins said:

Everyone says "Silver Linings Playbook" is great but I just can't get around to watching it.

it's incredible 

[Jimmy]

On 12/8/2016 at 3:41 PM, PhillyB said:

the godfather

Oh my...when you finally get around to watching all 3 then hit play on Goodfellas and Donnie Brasco