Confess now! What movie are you embarrassed to say you have never seen? (1 Viewer)

[The General]

For me there's two....

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

and

Casablanca (1942)






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[The General]

In my defence I have seen the following classics......

The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Triumph of the Will (Original 1934 Nazi Propoganda film)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1939 version)
Citizen Caine (1941)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)​

 

[theBaron]

"To Kill a Mockingbird". I've never read the book, either.

I'm not embarassed by that, so much, and I never really thought about it, till I was talking with a girlfriend about books we read, and she seemed surprised that I'd never read the book nor seen the movie.

The companion thread should, "What movie are you embarrassed to say that you have seen?"

Prost!
Brad

 

[thebritfarmer]

"To Kill a Mockingbird". I've never read the book, either.

I'm not embarassed by that, so much, and I never really thought about it, till I was talking with a girlfriend about books we read, and she seemed surprised that I'd never read the book nor seen the movie.

The companion thread should, "What movie are you embarrassed to say that you have seen?"

Prost!
Brad

Read the book, somehow I couldn't get through the movie.

 

[binder001]

Read the book, somehow I couldn't get through the movie.

I find that interesting - different tastes for different people. Everyone in my immediate family thinks of "To Kill A Mockingbird" as a classic. I regard it as one of the finest films ever made.

On the other hand, many people regard "Citizen Kane" as one of the best films ever but I found it to be long, dull and self-indulgent.

Embarrassed that I haven't seen; I still haven't seen the full "Grapes of Wrath", but it's on my want-to-see list.

Embarrassed that I HAVE seen; we can't go into those here, but I was young then.

Gary B.

 

[1879fanatic]

I'm only slightly, very slighty, embarrassed to reveal that I haven't seen any movies in the theatre (except Marley & Me) in ten years. I wait for the DVD to come out. I can't stand theatre crowds. As for "To kill a Mockingbird", never seen or read it. Not embarrassed on that one
Mike

 

[Lewey Gun Vick]

I can't stand theatre crowds[/B].[/B]

Can't blame you, when I went to go see the Dark Knight, the guy behind me kept shouting out things the whole film, and in Get Smart, the people infront kept texting the whole time!!!!!

I have however never seen the Guns of Naverone!!!!

Vick

 

[theBaron]

I'm only slightly, very slighty, embarrassed to reveal that I haven't seen any movies in the theatre (except Marley & Me) in ten years. I wait for the DVD to come out. I can't stand theatre crowds. As for "To kill a Mockingbird", never seen or read it. Not embarrassed on that one
Mike

Last one for me in the theaters was "The Return of the King". I felt I had to see it on a large screen, while I still had the opportunity. There have been a couple of movies that have come out since then, which I thought I might make the effort and go to a theater, but I didn't. I'm with you about theater audiences, most people today haven't really learned how to behave in a society.

Also, I can't sit down front like I used to. Man, to see "Star Wars" that first summer, on the big screen, right down front, that was so cool!

 

[jazzeum]

I can't believe you haven't seen Casablanca and the Maltese Falcon. Two of the best ever made.

Since I can safely assume you'll never see the Maltese Falcon, there's a classic line at the end of the movie (as they're leading the villian away), when a police office turns to Sam Spade (Bogart) and asks what is the Maltese Falcon that Spade is holding. He replies "the stuff that dreams are made of." A classic line if there was ever one.

 

[The General]

I can't believe you haven't seen Casablanca and the Maltese Falcon. Two of the best ever made.

Since I can safely assume you'll never see the Maltese Falcon, there's a classic line at the end of the movie (as they're leading the villian away), when a police office turns to Sam Spade (Bogart) and asks what is the Maltese Falcon that Spade is holding. He replies "the stuff that dreams are made of." A classic line if there was ever one.

Don't worry jazzeum, they are both on my "Bucket List".

 

[Spitfrnd]

I find that interesting - different tastes for different people. Everyone in my immediate family thinks of "To Kill A Mockingbird" as a classic. I regard it as one of the finest films ever made.

On the other hand, many people regard "Citizen Kane" as one of the best films ever but I found it to be long, dull and self-indulgent.
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I agree with you Gary on both counts. Interestingly I am a huge movie fan but I don't have any movies I am embarrassed not to have seen. Others may be amazed that I haven't seen them but as Gary says, we can have different tastes. For example, I started but could not finish Cold Mountain and had no interest in Brokeback Mountain; both critically acclaimed but just not to my taste.

 

[Wendy]

The only one I can think of right now is Ben Hur (same goes for the book).

 

[theBaron]

...both critically acclaimed but just not to my taste.

That is a great point. So many people make a big deal about what critics think. I think many critics are out of touch with what the average person thinks. Same goes for the Academy Awards. That's a closed group, giving awards to its own members. I always approach what they say skeptically.

Prost!
Brad