Pretty good track record? WTF is wrong with you? Go out and watch the Back to the Future trilogy NOWDisney's Divinity wrote:Anyway, looked over others' lists to get an idea. I realized I actually a pretty good track record film-wise.But I need to catch up on my musicals.
It's just too bad that 'musical' and 'interesting' seem to rarely go together (outside Disney). I remember West Side Story was a real chore to get through.
A Clockwork Orange
Casablanca (I was going to watch it one day, but only taped it; haven't watched it yet)
The Star Wars series
The King and I
My Fair Lady
Hello, Dolly!
The Sound of Music (still haven't seen most of the middle; was really boring)
Oklahoma
Fiddler on the Roof (I've seen the first half of this, and I really loved it; hope I get another chance to finish it soon)
The Godfather
Chinatown
2001: A Space Odyssey (this was playing a few weeks ago on Turner Classic Movies channel, but I missed it)
Pulp Fiction
Ben-Hur
Lawrence of Arabia
Old Yeller
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 version)
The Indiana Jones films
The James Bond films
The Back to the Future trilogy
The Transformers films
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Grave of the Fireflies
I recently sat down and watched the Alien trilogy a month or so ago. The first one was really the only one I liked--the plot was skimpy, but there was more of an atmosphere to it. The third one was so-so. Second was the worst.

Anyways, your list is crazy and it's hard to believe you haven't seen some of these movies (I've seen every damn thing on your list). The Indiana Jones series is another one, watch Raiders of the Lost Arc and The Last Crusade NOW (avoid the other two). If you're going to watch the James Bond series, the only two I can recommend are Goldfinger and Casino Royale (I don't care for the rest of them). You should also give Star Wars a try, starting with the first one (Episode IV: A New Hope), just avoid the Special Edition version. It's sequel, (Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back) is the best film in the entire series and the Special Edition version is not that bad. These are the ones that you just assume everyone has seen.
The Godfather, Pulp Fiction and Casablanca are personal favorites of mine.
NO HITCHCOCK?!?!?!?!?!ajmrowland wrote:This. Also:
Any Alfred Hitchcock movie
2001: A Space Odyssey
Die Hard
Let me recommend to you in order: North by Northwest, Rear Window, Psycho, and Strangers on a Train. You should crave more after this helping of Hitch and there is plenty more greats to get your fix.
I recommend you see 2001: A Space Odyssey, since it's so iconic, but I personally don't like it that much (then again, I wasn't on drugs either of the times I watched it so I wasn't getting the full experience). My personal favorites of Kubrick are The Killing and Paths of Glory.
As for Die Hard, I actually just saw that for the first time last year (so don't feel bad), and was surprised how much I liked it. I saw all the sequels but they just don't hold up to the original.
No 'Chuckie' movies huh? The first two Child's Play movies are alright, don't expect any scares, as they've basically become a parody of themselves. I absolutely love the character of Chucky, he's funny and he knows how to be campy. Supposedly they were going to remake the original for a 2011 release, and actually make it scary this time but I haven't heard anything on this as of late.ajmrowland wrote: anyway, I havent seen(cont.)
Lawrence of Arabia
The Shining
Any of the "Chuckie" movies
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Producers(1969)
Any Errol Flynn movie
Citizen Cane
Goodfellas
The original Star Trek films
Mission: Impossible
Top Gun
As for Errol Flynn movies, you will definitely need to check out Captain Blood, his best and The Adventures of Robin Hood is pretty good too. I can't really think of any others I liked enough to recommend.
If you really want to put yourself through the original Star Trek films, skip the first one. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was the only one I enjoyed enough to recommend to you (although, I haven't set seen any of the 4 that were made without the original crew).