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I recall ILM had a few threads some time ago along such lines regarding bands/music. Do you think we can find a common film we all unreservedly like/enjoy? It's likely to be classic, which (I imagine) is not what happened on the ILM music versions, so I'll start by suggesting...

― Alan (Alan), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Jaws

(FWIW I don't like many Scorsese films. Godfather films bore the hell outta me)

― Alan (Alan), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Haven't seen it. Seen parts, though.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Seconded

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Jaws gets blown out of the water for launching the blockbuster career of Spielberg.

My choice would be 'Singin' in the Rain'. But knowing ILx, I think this stands a better chance of finding a consensus.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

whoops, what is up with muh html today? I meant this

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Before, we all agreed on Three Kings. Any naysayers (Ptee had his reservations but still liked it).

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Anything with a character named "Captain Kronik" works for me.

(Haven't seen "Singin' in the Rain" either. Or "Three Kings.")

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

It's getting that classic that everyone has actually seen. I doubt anyone dislikes the Philadelphia Story (for example, though come on you hataz, out with it now!) but I'm always surprised how few people see such films.

― Alan (Alan), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Never seen Willy Wonka. I like all the others mentioned so far, though I'm not really mad about Jaws.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

(we're going to need a bigger thread)

― Alan (Alan), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I like Galacy of the Dinosaurs. I can pretend I've seen it, or heard of it before, if that will help?

Willy Wonka and Three Kings I'll except.

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I've never seen Three Kings, or the Philadelphia Story.

It's probably quite tricky to find a film that everyone's seen, let alone likes. The closest I can think of is probably the Wizard of Oz, or maybe Star Wars, but I'm sure there are loads of people who'd happily shoot down both.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

overexposed to Wonka fetishization personally (I live in Athens); I'd say Valley of the Gwangi (cowboys + dinosaurs = unbeatable combo), but I don't think everyone's seen it. Assault on Precinct 13 or Halloween maybe (there's a definite love for John Carpenter on ILx).

Kelly's Heroes over Three Kings.

― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

People like Tom and Ned have seen no films except Star Wars and will ruin this thread.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I am such a film philistine. I haven't seen Three Kings, Singing in the Rain, Philadelphia Story or even Galaxy of the Dinosaurs....

Surely everyone has seen and likes It's a Wonderful Life?

Not my all time fave or anything just the only widely liked film I could think of.

― smee (smee), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Repo Man!

I also have seen no films, including Jaws and 3 Kings.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Ned should go see Singing in the Rain. I never saw Three Kings either. What about Citizen Kane? I mean, if someone sez "I don't like it" then I'll be forced to cry.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I like Oz, Jaws, Kings, Wonderful Life, probably would like Singin In The Rain, and while I don't like Star Wars any more I thought it was good when I saw it as a kid. I'm a safe bet for most non-18-rated classix actually.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd happily shoot down both. I think my Three Kings naysaying was merely because its my least favourite David O.Russell film.

Speaking of that, what is D.O.R. up to these days? Has he got a film coming out soon?

I love Jaws but its already been shot down.
For a safe universally liked film I would look towards maybe Toy Story to be fair.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

People like Tom and Ned have seen no films except Star Wars and will ruin this thread.

Not true. I've seen The Lord of The Rings. Beyond that, what are these 'films' you speak of?

Haven't seen "Toy Story" -- do love "Citizen Kane" though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I like Kane and Repo and Toy Story too! This image of me as a film-hating curmudgeon must go!

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, "Repo Man" is grand. Let's have that as the choice.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Wot of PSYCHO? Everyone I know has seen that!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

How about Casablanca?

Three Kings to me is a pub rather than a film, but I'd definitely second 'Singing in the rain'.

Hang on, tons more replies. Also second Repo Man, Toy Story, Citizen Kane (but surely that's too obvious a choice).

― James Ball (James Ball), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I like IAWL. But I bet some people haven't seen it.

I think this is easier than the song one if we don't include the 'all must have seen' condition and harder if we do.

There's always *someone* who's not seen a film (except possibly Star Wars). Perhaps a compromise is to find a film that no one objects to and then check that there are a reasonable (20?) number of people on ILE who have seen it.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Royal Tenenbaums?

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

They would not let me see any of these films so I cannot comment(apologies for lame in joke).

― Emma, Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I vote this thread most fruitless endeavour of the day!

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I've seen the end of "Psycho." Not sure how that happened! I do have "Royal Tenenbaums" on DVD, now I should actually get around to watching it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Never seen Psycho, Casablanca, saw half of Tenembaums and didn't like it.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I have not seen Casablanca. I keep almost seeing it though.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Since I have seen "Casablanca," N. can no longer make fun. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Haven't seen Repo Man, Casablanca or Citizen Cane either....

I'll vote for Toy Story though, it's pretty inoffensive

― smee (smee), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Blame it on the Exorcist?

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I've only seen Toy Story 2!

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean, not of all films ever.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

An exorcist prevented N from seeing Casablanca???

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm amazed so many people haven't seen Casablanca. It's on the telly about three times a year.

― James Ball (James Ball), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Never seen "Casablanca", "Psycho", "Three Kings", "Jaws", "Citizen Kane" or "Galaxy of the Dinosaurs".

"Bambi"?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Some Like It Hot

Have not seen: Star Wars, Repo Man, Psycho, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Wizrad of Oz, Singing in the Rain.

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I kept telling him I was fine but he was very pushy.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I think we (other we) decided once that Fight Club was the film of our generation. But surely this thread is only treading water until it finds out what films the pinefox (he's a man! who lives in a hole!) has seen.

Mary Poppins?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think Ned's seen "Some Like It Hot" (which is a total CLASSIC).

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't watch many films on TV James. I'm waiting for broadband.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Not seen Exorcist, Bambi.

Like Poppins, Hot.

Don't like F Club.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm amazed that anyone has managed to go through twenty something Christmases on this planet without seeing the Wizard of Oz.

I'm going to shoot down Mary Poppins.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

The PF has seen a surprising number of films.

I think it must be: GROUNDHOG DAY.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I like Groundhog Day.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

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And I second Young Frankenstein - brilliant.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Saturday, 25 January 2003 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Richard E Grant is allergic to alcohol, but the director took him out before filming and got him pissed. The lighter fluid was vinegar, they used water in rehearsals but didn't tell him it had been changed. The puking noises were real.

Has The Goonies or Willow been mentioned yet?

― Celeste (Celeste), Saturday, 25 January 2003 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Paul Verhoeven's The Fourth Man

― erik, Saturday, 25 January 2003 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Can anyone tell me what's actually good about Withnail And I?

― Ally C (Ally C), Sunday, 26 January 2003 00:57 (twenty-two years ago)

It's sad.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 26 January 2003 00:59 (twenty-two years ago)

it has bits that are funny and it's sad.

― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 26 January 2003 01:00 (twenty-two years ago)

it gave a start to someone who later went on to the infinitely superior queen of the damned

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 26 January 2003 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

btw i just met someone who played a pirate in CUTTHROAT!!

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 26 January 2003 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

hav u seen w & i yet, mark?

― naked as sin (naked as sin), Sunday, 26 January 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

What is Aaliyah in Withnail & I?

― Leee (Leee), Sunday, 26 January 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

she plays michael elphick's character.

― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 26 January 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

no way naked!! it is total rub so why wd i?

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 26 January 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

The African Queen?

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Sunday, 26 January 2003 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

The Italian Job(Michael Caine and car chases-Brill!)

And I hope everyone has seen Tremors.

Essex Boys is poular round these parts,I guess it's because it's based on a true event that happened in our county,and a lot of people knew the blokes it was supposedly based on.If you haven't seen it,I reccomend that you do.

And I will second whoever nominated Mad Max.Mel Gibson in a Ford Falcon V8 Interceptor!

― Eugene Speed (Eugene Speed), Sunday, 26 January 2003 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

the italian job = vetoed

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 26 January 2003 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i can't be arsed reading thiz hole thredd but shoorly no-ne dizlikes seven samurai? dersu uzala is even betteh.

― michael wells (michael w.), Sunday, 26 January 2003 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Although this is undoubtedly a triumph and probably Japan's most famous international release, it is both an ACTION and a FOREIGN film. And they never win.

― Lara (Lara), Sunday, 26 January 2003 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Already not seen by some (a shame, as it's my favourite, though I wasn't fool enough to nominate it). I think Tremors has already been vetoed too, possibly by Jeff.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 26 January 2003 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I hated Tremors and also Pulp Fiction (which I actually really liked up until a certain point when I begged Bruce not to go back and open the door and he did and for some reason that just ruined it for me).

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 27 January 2003 08:24 (twenty-two years ago)

out of the films mentioned i agree with ed wood and life of brian but would veto all the others (incl. star trek passim, woody allen passim, seven samurai/kurosawa passim, spinal tap). also agree with chinatown. taxi driver? i loved it when i was 16. not so sure abt it or scorsese passim now.

i would say celine and julie go boating but am convinced that NO ONE else here (except perhaps mark and martin) has seen it.

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 27 January 2003 11:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I veto Life of Brian. Taxi Driver is the only Scorsese film I would let through I think - like Marcello though, loved it when I was 16. Yes to Chinatown. Not seen Ed Wood.

The Argos ads are good!

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 27 January 2003 11:17 (twenty-two years ago)

(I liked both the other Python films btw if anyone wants to nominate those.)

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 27 January 2003 11:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Tom: King of Comedy easily beats Taxi Driver's lame-o ass

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 27 January 2003 11:23 (twenty-two years ago)

ok, what about holy grail then?

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 27 January 2003 11:33 (twenty-two years ago)

i love that tremors is the most discussed candidate!
(the secret plan of the bbc to turn it canonical by showing it every other week is working just fine)

mean streets is still scorsese's best movie by far ("the rest is bullshit and you know it!")

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 27 January 2003 11:35 (twenty-two years ago)

not by me, Martin! Tremors = brill

― Jeff W, Monday, 27 January 2003 11:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I've seen Celine and Julie go Boating (a long time ago).

I thought Chinatown was (what for it) overrated.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 27 January 2003 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I too have seen C&JGB and it is bonkas!

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 27 January 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End. Surely everyone's seen that

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 27 January 2003 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Have we mentioned 'Rita, Sue and Bob too'?

No? Probably for the best.

― Lara (Lara), Monday, 27 January 2003 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Predator 2!

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 27 January 2003 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

mean streets and tremor - no. predator of any number - nope. rita sue and bob too - didn't mind it. ditto sir henry.

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 27 January 2003 14:08 (twenty-two years ago)

slapshot, but not slapshot 2.

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 27 January 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

does anyone hate caddyshack?

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 27 January 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

You're right that I've seen C&JGB, and I like it. Andrew L does too. It doesn't get us anywhere though.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 27 January 2003 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

What about Withnail & I?
This is one of those movies that my bf and I got to watch together and part of the way through I totally gave up and went to the other room to play computer games.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 27 January 2003 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Me too Sarah. I kept hearing about this movie and then one day it was on television...oh well, maybe I should've watched till the end.

― Genevieve, Monday, 27 January 2003 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

It doesn't get any better, I regret to say.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 27 January 2003 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I third the "loved it when I was 16" aspect of Taxi Driver, though I think I'd still defend it over Raging Bull (which I think is boring) or GoodFellas (good, but...okay, I can't figure out how to finish that sentence, so I'll just leave it at 'good'). It's been a while since I saw Mean Streets, I don't remember much.

Holy Grail is like, beyond criticism. I mean, there's probably a lot of things wrong with it, but they're impossible to see clearly if you've seen it 12,006 times like most people I know. Is the ending lame or brilliant? Who knows?

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 28 January 2003 07:24 (twenty-two years ago)

i hate these

Ghostbusters
Superman
The Maltese Falcon(
Ferris Bueler's Day Off
Wayne's World
Great Mouse Detective
Taxi Driver

― anthony easton (anthony), Tuesday, 28 January 2003 07:37 (twenty-two years ago)

two weeks pass...

Revive!

Everyone surely likes:
Matrix?
Princess Mononoke?

― Leee (Leee), Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't seen Princess Mononoke. Really, this thread is hopeless. We couldn't find a film that everyone had seen.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

How about a commercial that everyone's seen and everyone likes?

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Or we could just invoke the concept of the 'unreasonable veto' for people who haven't seen Star Wars.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Showgirls, surely?

― Nicole (Nicole), Sunday, 16 February 2003 02:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't seen The Matrix, but a friend considers it the worst movie ever made. I have seen Star Wars, and don't like it.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 16 February 2003 10:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I hated Monotonousoke. Dud. Spirited Away was cool though. 7 out of 11

I am fine with the Matrix

― Vic (Vic), Sunday, 16 February 2003 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

three months pass...

Double revive, what's with the Withnail hatin? PLus in Ormskirk parochial in-sniping, my god Cel, you hate Taxi Driver?

― Matt (Matt), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I nominate 12 Angry Men, I've yet to meet anyone who dislikes that.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 13 June 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)

i have no interest in discussing films with people who don't like Withnail.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 13 June 2003 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

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