Peter O'Toole: he's best known for 'Lawrence of Arabia' but the movie which really let him show his abilities (at least IMHO) is 'The Ruling Class'. Veddy British in its subject matter but funny and engrossing nonetheless. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069198/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ruling_class/#
failboat wrote: Tell me youve seen Jurassic Park. A guy at work told me he's never seen it. I dont understand. Not the greatest movie in the world but still...
I have seen the first two Jurassic Park movies and will definitely be seeing the new one this summer.
Toyman01 wrote: I've seen Fargo. That might be the stupidest movie I've ever seen. Pulp Fiction runs a close second. Kill Bill was borderline stupid. Anything else by QT I haven't bothered with. The man's brain is obviously broken in different ways than mine is.
Mine must be, too. Those are 3 of my favorite movies. They might all be top 10 for me, acually. 
The only Quentin Tarentino movie I could stand to watch for the full length is Inglourious Basterds. I assume that there must be some relationship with hallucinogenic drugs, in that his usage and mine are significantly different. Perhaps his age has resulted in a reduction in use and resulted in the film being more tolerable to more normal folk? Otherwise my insanity is far different and incompatible with his...
failboat wrote: Tell me youve seen Jurassic Park. A guy at work told me he's never seen it. I dont understand. Not the greatest movie in the world but still...
I've never seen it 
Never seen any of the Indiana Jones movies and I'm 36.
They just look awful in the trailers.
I want to remember Harrison Ford as Han Solo.
add me to the list of those that've never seen any of the Indiana Jones movies
Raiders of the lost ark is great, one needn't bother with the rest.
Curmudgeon wrote: You haven't seen 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'? Correct that oversight IMMEDIATELY. 'The Fifth Element' is meh except for the CGI, the rest of your list needs to go into queue immediately. (shakes head) Next thing you'll be saying you haven't seen 'ALIEN' or 'ALIENS'.
I hadn't even heard of the Fifth Element until I saw it playing on a computer at some HAMfest or computer show. One of the scenes in New York.
It wasnt' so much "the CGI" so much as it was the detail and colors. Yeah, lame, but everything was so vivid and bright and interesting. People don't do movies like that anymore, or at least Hollywood doesn't.
I have not seen Tora! Tora! Tora, Midway, or The Longest Day in their entirety. Just little bits and pieces here and there. I really should do something about that.
(I have the Man With No Name box set, but it's still unopened. I saw bits of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly on TV once.)
I haven't seen any disney feature since about 1987. This includes the Lion King
golfduke wrote: I've never seen any of the Star Wars movies.
failboat wrote: Tell me youve seen Jurassic Park. A guy at work told me he's never seen it. I dont understand. Not the greatest movie in the world but still...
That is a movie that I refuse to see on principle. The way it was marketed was borderline scandalous. The merchandising tie-ins and such were aimed heavily at children. Ooh, dinosaurs, this is cool!
One of my (adult) cousins went to see it with her mom. She told me about things like, someone is running to hide from something, and find's somebody's arm around a corner, only to find that it's just an arm. Basically a total child nightmare - running for help and the help is not only not there for you, the thing you are running from has already taken it out.
She said several kids ran crying from the theater.
I won't pay money to see it, I won't stream it for free legally or otherwise, I just want nothing to do with it.
In reply to Trans_Maro:
Harrison Ford is far and away better and more memorable as Indiana Jones than Hans Solo.
Wow, I'm not trying to antagonize anyone, but anybody who thought that Jurassic Park would be anything like Barney should have known better. The book had been a best seller for several years, and Chrichton is not known for his kid-friendly story lines.
On the Indiana Jones movies, see the odd-numbered ones and skip the even numbers.
Duke wrote: Wow, I'm not trying to antagonize anyone, but anybody who thought that *Jurassic Park* would be anything like *Barney* should have known better. The book had been a best seller for several years, and Chrichton is not known for his kid-friendly story lines.
I saw a couple moms bring little kids to "9".
Yes, the main characters are all patchwork dolls. Dolls made from the soul of a dead scientist as a way of trying to preserve life after a major war has left the surface of the planet scorched, broken, and littered with the dead. And then the dolls also die.
I guess it's just proof that people don't bother to pay attention.
"Um, Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie." "I know. I read the box. Also, it's rated R and it is called Die Hard."
wbjones wrote:failboat wrote: Tell me youve seen Jurassic Park. A guy at work told me he's never seen it. I dont understand. Not the greatest movie in the world but still...I've never seen it
Have you seen ANYTHING? Do you even watch porn?
all the Eastwood spaghetti westerns, manyMANY of the the Duke's movies, plenty up to the late '70's early '80's (zero after that), Mash, Kelly's Hero's, American Graffiti, several of Elvis' movies, Tora! Tora! Tora, Midway, Grand Prix, Bullitt, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Papillion, The Magnificent Seven, Le Mans …
Blazing Saddles … and if I never ever see another movie, that one is enough to last me the rest of my life
wbjones wrote: all the Eastwood spaghetti westerns, manyMANY of the the Duke's movies, plenty up to the late '70's early '80's (zero after that), Mash, Kelly's Hero's, American Graffiti, several of Elvis' movies, Tora! Tora! Tora, Midway … Blazing Saddles … and if I never ever see another movie, that one is enough to last me the rest of my life
The Sherrif is near!
'Papillion' is one of McQueen's greatest performances!
In reply to Nick_Comstock:
You shut your filthy whore mouth!
I'm surprised that only one Mel Brooks movie has been mentioned so far. I kind of wish that he would make one more before he goes.
Idiocracy: its not a great movie, but every day I'm more of convinced that its a prophecy. Everyone should see it at least once.
I really enjoyed Peter Jackson's King Kong. Its a bit long, but very well made, and the details are mind boggling.
Most of the Clint Eastwood Westerns are worth seeing, even the more recent ones. Speaking of more recent Westerns, the remake of True Grit was good too.
I'm also surprised that no Tim Burton movies have been mentioned. Mars Attacks is a favorite guilty pleasure, and Edward Scissorhands is a fantastic piece of odd ball cinema.
I'm watching Kelly's Heroes right now.
etifosi wrote: Raiders of the lost ark is great, one needn't bother with the rest.
Both odd numbered ones are good, 2 and 4 don't exist.
Temple of Doom is tolerable. Crystal Skull is complete crap.
I have only seen the original Star Wars movies, and I don't think I've seen any super hero movies. I don't get to watch many movies and the ones I do are usually comedies or old war movies.
Most of the movies I've watched were ones we rented or were on basic cable when I was a kid so if it came out after about 1986 there is a good chance I missed it.
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