"I've never seen Star Wars" - unwatched classic films...

[kernelbogey]

Thanks Jayne.

[teamsaint]

Thanks Jayne.

usually available dirt cheap, used on amazon, KB.

[doversoul1]

All these classic films…. I am definitely feeling my age.

Dial M for Murder

[bb]

I thought this might spark some interesting admissions and suggestions: which classic films have you never seen?

What do you consider a classic film to be?

[Nick Armstrong]

What do you consider a classic film to be?

I'm afraid you have brilliantly knocked all three of my stumps out with that unerring delivery, bb!!

[teamsaint]

I always think that being advertised on the side of buses gets your film into " Classic" territory.

[Beef Oven!]

I always think that being advertised on the side of buses gets your film into " Classic" territory.

Yeah, agree. 'Round my way all the bendi-buses are festooned with stills from 'Brief Encounter'.

[jayne lee wilson]

I'm afraid you have brilliantly knocked all three of my stumps out with that unerring delivery, bb!!

Yes, and with Julian LLoyd Webber saying that "classical music" is now a meaningless term, we're in real trouble, aren't we...

[Tevot]

....
Ah Films and Music and Books....3 really great things about being alive....

You've nailed it there I think No.8 !!

[Tevot]

Hello there,

For the original poster and others who have not seen Star Wars - you can count yourself lucky. I remember seeing it on first release at the Odeon Cinema in Bradford one Wednesday afternoon back in 1977. The highlight of the experience? The Glitterball light display just before the curtain went up. I'd rather have gone home from school in order to do my homework!

Sigh...

Films yet to see...

This obviously is very subjective but amongst the "classics" I've yet to see are the following...

Carl Dreyer: Ordet; Gertrud

Kurosawa: Ikiru

Mizoguchi: Ugetsu

Interesting to read others' views about the works of Ridley Scott - and thanks for the heads up about The Duellists ... a film I've also not seen and one perhaps overshadowed by the two films that followed - Alien and Blade Runner. I will have to check it out.

I dread to think what the Blade Runner sequel will be like - particularly given Scott's recent track record - Kingdom of Heaven, Robin Hood and the jaw droppingly egregious Prometheus flash before me in stark horror...

Somebody mentioned The Matrix. The first film is really entertaining until it shrinks into the realms of Fantastic Voyage. I would recommend the Wachowskis' later film "Cloud Atlas"

For those of you wary of 60 year old Japanese films - perhaps the following link can persuade you to take the plunge?

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/screenwriter/2014/09/13/50-years-50-films-vol-ii-ugetsu-monogatari-1953/

Happy Viewing,

Tevot

[eighthobstruction]

Ikiri was on Film4 recently....enjoyable (usual Samirai stuff)....

The Duelists....yes a proper film ....good atmosphere....

I'm in the process of getting hold of Candy (1968)....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_%...film%29....for sentimental reasons of good times in Clifton Bristol....fantastic star cast all very STONED....(or acting it anyway)....

[johncorrigan]

Ikiri was on Film4 recently....enjoyable (usual Samirai stuff)....

I love Kurosawa's Ikiru (To Live) - caught the beginning late one night on Channel 4 many years ago and was drawn in - but not what I'd describe as Samurai stuff.

[eighthobstruction]

Oh perhaps I got it wrong....thought it was about a lone Samirai that played 2 sets of warlords off against one another.....

[johncorrigan]

Oh perhaps I got it wrong....thought it was about a lone Samirai that played 2 sets of warlords off against one another.....

Ikiru's about an old civil servant who finds out he's dying and decides to make a difference in his community and in his life by going against all his previous norms and building a playpark in a poor part of town. Beautiful film.

[Ferretfancy]

I've managed to avoid The Sound of Music and intend to go to my grave without seeing it. Unfortunately this intention was compromised by being manipulated into going to see the stage version in London a few years ago; fortunately I managed to get into a massive traffic jam and missed the whole of Act I.

Shame about that.You might have enjoyed the film at the Prince Charles Cinema where they used to have special showings of The Sound of Music as a sing along, complete with a bouncing ball at the bottom of the screen. At the opening when Julie appears in the distance the whole audience shouted " There she is ! " At the interval there was a fancy dress competition hosted by a stand up comedian with prizes for the best SS men etc. and naturally when the family dis their midnight flit there were shouts of " He's behind you! "

It was much more fun with audience participation, second only to a live show at a pub in Salzburg where the entertainment included a dinner of "My favourite things "
and a Japanese baritone singing " Cwime every mowtain ! "