Films That You Would Like To See But Feel Hesitant To.
This this the thread for the movies that you are willing to see, but you feel that you will not enjoy them.
Here are mine: The Grand Illusion(1937) - Two reasons are that I do not like war movies as they usually fly above my head(Patton, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, even Dr. Strangelove). I despised Blackhawk Down as well. Also because I watched Renoir's other work Rules of the Game and did not like it very much due to being confusing, although I might the second time as I saw other people with the same issues as I had. I kind of picture this to be a Shawshank Redemption/Green Mile like movie though which I like. Battle of Algiers(1966) - Again, it is a war movie and I just never remember them with the exception of Full Metal Jacket, but the scenes I remembered there were with the drill sergeant. However, I do not know for certain, but I will give a review as I now have seen it... Old: Maybe it will take me to another planet like it did for George Miller. I keep feeling like this is one of those films that people do not enjoy watching, but do so because of its historical merits. I will get back to you. Chinatown - I would love to see this one, but I accidentally spoiled the ending to this one years ago. I also did the same to others I have not seen such as Berlin Alexanderplatz, 1984, and Veronika Voss. Although with Seventh Seal, I knew Death would prevail because of the obvious moral of how you can not beat Death. I liked that one though because of the medieval atmosphere and not the obvious moral. Lord of the Rings Trilogy - I attempted to see this one with family years ago, but I left because I was bored of the movie. I saw glimpses of the second and even like the first part of the third one, but then left again as it took so long to wrap things up... Now I feel like I need to see them all so that I am closer to seeing the 1001 movies before my death. 1001 does not really matter though. I seen the Star Wars, Toy Story, No Name, and Three Colors trilogies, so this makes me feel like I need the LOTR in there too. I feel very hesitant to watch 9-hours though. I have no intention to watch Game of Thrones either as it does not look like my cup of tea. |
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This is a tricky subject, because when I hear anyone talk about how they don't expect something, I think they're basically ensuring they won't. Or at least making it more difficult.
It's not possible to be perfectly neutral going into something, but I think it's often important to try to be. But if someone's thinking "I just hate fantasy" or "I don't like goofy scfi-fi" while they're watching a film that falls into those categories, it has to have an effect. Habits/preferences can reinforce and become self-fulfilling. Which is particularly unfortunate because part of the value of art is the way it opens minds. |
The Big Sleep, which I've heard is very confusing. I'm hesitant because I think I'll have no idea what's going on and be compelled to obsess over it, repeatedly re-watch it, draw a chart like the one in that meme with Charlie Day about it, etc. until I do. This is close to my reaction to Memento, FWIW.
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Originally Posted by SuperMetro (Post 2335650)
This this the thread for the movies that you are willing to see, but you feel that you will not enjoy them.
Here are mine: The Grand Illusion(1937) - Two reasons are that I do not like war movies as they usually fly above my head(Patton, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, even Dr. Strangelove). I despised Blackhawk Down as well. Also because I watched Renoir's other work Rules of the Game and did not like it very much due to being confusing, although I might the second time as I saw other people with the same issues as I had. I kind of picture this to be a Shawshank Redemption/Green Mile like movie though which I like. Battle of Algiers(1966) - Again, it is a war movie and I just never remember them with the exception of Full Metal Jacket, but the scenes I remembered there were with the drill sergeant. However, I do not know for certain, but I will give a review if I see it... Maybe it will take me to another planet like it did for George Miller. I keep feeling like this is one of those films that people do not enjoy watching, but do so because of its historical merits. I will get back to you. Chinatown - I would love to see this one, but I accidentally spoiled the ending to this one years ago. . I didn't know a thing about "The Battle of Algiers", and probably rented it at 17 because of the title, and it's still in my Top 5-6 movies.. It's not really a war movie, just like "La Grand Illusion" - no war scenes, but it's a lot of things. Also a 10/10 for me, but it took me two viewings, since the first one was a grainy VHS, and I started it at 4am when I was very, very tired. This looked like a good channel when I last saw it, too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRE3j8pDMds&t=846s |
Originally Posted by matt72582 (Post 2335762)
I didn't know a thing about "The Battle of Algiers", and probably rented it at 17 because of the title, and it's still in my Top 5-6 movies.. It's not really a war movie, just like "La Grand Illusion" - no war scenes, but it's a lot of things. Also a 10/10 for me, but it took me two viewings, since the first one was a grainy VHS, and I started it at 4am when I was very, very tired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRE3j8pDMds&t=846s |
I've been avoiding Casablanca forever...not really sure why.
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Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2338054)
I've been avoiding Casablanca forever...not really sure why.
And that's exactly how Casablanca was for me. My expectations exceeded my observations (partly because I went into it looking for its "greatness" instead of just sitting back and watching as if it was a movie I just happened to come across & got caught up in). A good movie. A classic? (according to the world it is, but it's all a matter of perspective). I probably would have thought it was much better than I did if I'd never heard of it before. Another problem that adds to this is it's been quoted, spoofed & referenced so many times (and you may not remember all of them, but your subconscious does) that when you finally see the film, you kind of feel like you've already seen it, or at least gotten the gist of it before - which somewhat diminishes the sense of spontaneity. |
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Once-animated Disney films converted to "live action".
I'm just afraid of disappointment because it seems they can't resist changing things for no other reason than to appeal to whatever agenda happens to be in vogue with even the fringes of society (that, and rampant CGI replacing practical effects that just ends up looking weird or incongruous to the rest of the film when compared to classic, traditional animation). |
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Just kidding. I may watch it during (plays saxophone solo) Noirvember. |
Martyrs.
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How can anybody who is a movie fan have NOT seen Casablanca and The Big Sleep?
Next thing you know, someone who claims cinematic literacy will say that they never saw The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. Gotta do those too. |
Originally Posted by SuperMetro (Post 2335650)
Chinatown - I would love to see this one, but I accidentally spoiled the ending to this one years ago. I also did the same to others I have not seen such as Berlin Alexanderplatz, 1984, and Veronika Voss. Although with Seventh Seal, I knew Death would prevail because of the obvious moral of how you can not beat Death. I liked that one though because of the medieval atmosphere and not the obvious moral.
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Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2338054)
I've been avoiding Casablanca forever...not really sure why.
And I rewound it and watched it again. Right then. It's that good. I had a friend who didn't see it til he was like 40 and he's really not an Old Movie guy and he and I rarely talked about movies, but he called me just to tell me that he had seen Casablanca and he couldn't believe how good it was. I know I'm not helping by hyping it more but it is just a wonderful film. |
Originally Posted by skizzerflake (Post 2338082)
How can anybody who is a movie fan have NOT seen Casablanca and The Big Sleep?
Next thing you know, someone who claims cinematic literacy will say that they never saw The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. Gotta do those too. Come at me. |
Originally Posted by Wooley (Post 2338081)
Martyrs.
I've been wanting to see The 10 Commandments for a while now, but I'm not religious, and 220 minutes seems to be a long time for someone who doesn't really buy the "true story" aspect of Moses. |
Originally Posted by skizzerflake (Post 2338082)
How can anybody who is a movie fan have NOT seen Casablanca and The Big Sleep?
Next thing you know, someone who claims cinematic literacy will say that they never saw The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. Gotta do those too. (I'd seen bits & pieces throughout my life, but never sat down to the watch the whole thing. As a cinematic semi-literate, I considered it my duty to do so!) ;) I feel like most people have seen The Wizard of Oz BECAUSE it's a kids movie (considered a "must see" by most parents, and when I was young, usually shown on holidays), Bogart movies, on the other hand, may not have been seen by as many people who avoid old or noir movies. |
Originally Posted by PHOENIX74 (Post 2338091)
Martyrs is one hell of a difficult film to watch - but I've seen it at least 3 times because it's a great horror film and great horror films are things to be cherished.
It's al I can do to keep watching my beloved House Of 1,000 Corpses (yes, I know it's only beloved to me) and I had to let go of The Devil's Rejects, and I know there are even rougher films out there that are good films but man do I not need that level of suffering very much. |
Originally Posted by Captain Steel (Post 2338058)
You're probably afraid of "hype-creep" (when you've heard about a film your entire life and thus know it probably won't live up to the expectations formed by decades of communication & anticipation).
And that's exactly how Casablanca was for me...
Originally Posted by Wooley (Post 2338084)
I'm sorry that the end of Chinatown was spoiled for you, it's a helluva reveal, but the movie does not totally ride on it, it is an excellent, excellent film in every aspect. I recommend you watch it anyway.
Originally Posted by PHOENIX74 (Post 2338091)
...I've been wanting to see The 10 Commandments for a while now, but I'm not religious, and 220 minutes seems to be a long time for someone who doesn't really buy the "true story" aspect of Moses.
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Originally Posted by Wooley (Post 2338100)
Well, I expect I agree with you, hence the issue. I believe it will be great but I also believe that it's gonna be a beatdown and I am rarely in the mood for that anymore.
It's al I can do to keep watching my beloved House Of 1,000 Corpses (yes, I know it's only beloved to me) and I had to let go of The Devil's Rejects, and I know there are even rougher films out there that are good films but man do I not need that level of suffering very much.
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2338102)
I watch a lot of old religious movies and I'm not religious. I don't view them as a religious thing, I view them as a historical cultural thing.
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