Movies you have never seen which people are shocked that you haven't

[Briancuse]

Esquire's List of 75 Movies Every Man Should See popped up on my FB feed recently (the list is from 2016 &, as far as I can tell, only has 74 movies on it). Biggest surprise for me was the inclusion of Ironman (meh).
Back to original topic - I have never understood why Shawshank is so highly touted. I've read the novella & seen bits and pieces of the movie but have never sat through the whole thing.

I do, Shawshank is a great movie.

 

[bevosu]

Esquire's List of 75 Movies Every Man Should See popped up on my FB feed recently (the list is from 2016 &, as far as I can tell, only has 74 movies on it). Biggest surprise for me was the inclusion of Ironman (meh).
Back to original topic - I have never understood why Shawshank is so highly touted. I've read the novella & seen bits and pieces of the movie but have never sat through the whole thing.

Not a bad list...some really good classic older movies on that list.

 

[upperdeck]

i have about 10 more to watch then my work there is done.. only a couple i didnt recognize, but most of them are pretty good movies.

 

[donniesyracuse]

Biggest surprise for me was the inclusion of Ironman (meh).

I have no interest in Iron Man

 

[Shark58]

Its a wonderful life

 

[tbonezone]

I've never seen The Godfather. That always surprises people. They then revoke their friendship cards when they find out I have seen Godfather Part II.

i never seen any Godfather film all the way thru. but i have watched scorcese's AFTER HOURS a couple dozen times. and most of my friends never saw that. so square.

 

[MiniCuse]

I've never seen Citizen Kane.

 

[MSOrange]

Its a wonderful life

Now that one surprises me. Unless you are of the younger generation when it's only been on NBC once a year. Before NBC got that exclusive deal, it was on non-stop throughout the Christmas season on one channel or another and pretty hard to miss.

 

[Shark58]

Now that one surprises me. Unless you are of the younger generation when it's only been on NBC once a year. Before NBC got that exclusive deal, it was on non-stop throughout the Christmas season on one channel or another and pretty hard to miss.

wish I was a kid, lol

 

[upperdeck]

it wasnt all that long ago it wasnt on at all.. it was only around mid 80s it got to cable tv.

 

[orange79]

Briancuse's thread about favorite sport movies reminded me of this:

Rudy

 

[donniesyracuse]

Briancuse's thread about favorite sport movies reminded me of this:

Rudy

You're not missing anything.

 

[Cowtown]

Esquire's List of 75 Movies Every Man Should See popped up on my FB feed recently (the list is from 2016 &, as far as I can tell, only has 74 movies on it). Biggest surprise for me was the inclusion of Ironman (meh).
Back to original topic - I have never understood why Shawshank is so highly touted. I've read the novella & seen bits and pieces of the movie but have never sat through the whole thing.

I've seen 31 of those.

 

[jayway]

I've never seen the Matrix. And many more that people label as "must-watch". Sometimes it's a bit annoying because when a group of friends starts ranting about some movies that everybody knows I might as well go and leave them for a half hour

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I've seen 31 of those.

I've only seen 21.

 

[Frozen]

Star Wars series
Die Hard series
Matrix series
Schindler's List

I've seen Shawshank in portions. I don't think I've seen it from start to finish.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Agree with Dasher, Shawshank is a great movie. One of the best prison movies I think.

"Get busy living or get busy dying."
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."
"Lord! It's a miracle! Man up and vanished like a fart in the wind!"

So many great lines in the movie. I could list a bunch.

One of the best movies ever. Period.

I've never seen avatar. Or Citizen Kane.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

I counted 47 on the list of 75, but I may have seen a few more than that, I just can't remember.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Star Wars series
Die Hard series
Matrix series
Schindler's List

I've seen Shawshank in portions. I don't think I've seen it from start to finish.

Just curious, have you seen the movie Frozen?!

 

[Frozen]

Just curious, have you seen the movie Frozen?!

I've said a few times that I have. Let it go.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I've said a few times that I have. Let it go.

Well played

 

[Cowtown]

Hmmm ... is there a movie called Cowtown?

 

[orange79]

Hmmm ... is there a movie called Cowtown?

Cow Town (1950) - IMDb

Cowtown (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb

 

[HoustonCuse]

Star Wars series
Die Hard series
Matrix series
Schindler's List

I've seen Shawshank in portions. I don't think I've seen it from start to finish.

Original Die Hard and original Matrix are definitely worth a watch. I can understand how if you just aren't into Star Wars that it just won't appeal like it does for those that grew up on it.

 

[Halfmooncuse]

I've never seen The Godfather. That always surprises people. They then revoke their friendship cards when they find out I have seen Godfather Part II.

The Jazz Singer