'Mega-Hits' you never got around to

[Frayed Knot]

I could make an argument for 'Sixth Sense' except that once you know the gimmick (and you probably do by this point) a big chunk of that argument goes out the window.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I actually figured out the "twist" from the trailer, and have since confirmed from other sources.

[Ceetar]

Twilight made a whole boatload of money. you should see that too.

[Vic Sage]

Ceetar wrote: Twilight made a whole boatload of money. you should see that too.

yeah, if you're a 13-year-old girl, or the parent of one being forced to drive her to the theater. Ditto for "The Hunger Games"

As for the others:

Avatar (2009)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- I like James Cameron, and these were pretty spectacular.

Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- I assume you saw SM2, which was the only good one of the series, so you can give these a miss.
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
- but this one totally kicks ass.
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- i love this trilogy. But if you saw and didn't like the 1st one, odds are you won't like these either.

The Sixth Sense (1999)
- terrific film.

The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- didn't see it, didn't want to.

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Ghost (1990)
- 2 chick flicks; only worth sitting thru if it'll make you seem sensitive and gets you laid.

Independence Day (1996)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Twister (1996)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Shrek 2 (2004)
- all soulless product, sound & fury signifying nothing.

[Ceetar]

Hunger Games is completely different. Movie missed the mark though.

Twilight's one of those 'good ideas' (not original, but the beauty and the beast type concept is not a bad one) that was executed in the most watered-down way possible. The movie's best moment is when the super strong vampires play baseball (which they have to do during a Thunderstorm or it confuses people). It's like that Digital Domain commercial with the robot players.

[metsmarathon]

I feel like you hear people talking about, quoting, and referencing movies like The Big Lebowski and what not and rarely Titanic or Avatar. But yeah,

yeah, nobody ever does that king of the world bit.

with 1977 as a cutoff...
E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - i know i've seen it, because i know parts of it scared the shit out of me. i just don't know for certain that i've seen all of it.
Titanic (1997)
Avatar (2009)
Grease (1978)
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Tootsie (1982)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)

[Guest themetfairy]

I read all of the Harry Potter books, but didn't see any of the films.

I skipped Twilight.

[RealityChuck]

From the list:

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Exorcist (1973)
Avatar (2009)
The Jungle Book (1967)
Love Story (1970)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Airport (1970)
The Robe (1953)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Twister (1996)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
House of Wax (1953)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

[Guest sharpie]

My non-seers from the Vic List:


The Ten Commandments (1956)
Avatar (2009)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Grease (1978)
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Independence Day (1996)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
The Robe (1953)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Finding Nemo (2003)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Ghost (1990)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
The Hunger Games (2012)
House of Wax (1953)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Stopped seeing cartoons after my kids were no longer into it.

Edited November 26, 2012 by Guest

[Ceetar]

Aliens and Avatar are the same thing anyway.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/aliens_avatar

[Vic Sage]

RealityChuck wrote: From the list: The Ten Commandments (1956) Doctor Zhivago (1965) The Exorcist (1973) The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) The Poseidon Adventure (1972) House of Wax (1953)

some surprises from an accomplished film guy like Chuck.

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) - i fell in love with Ingrid Bergman as a nun... is that wrong?
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - "soap opera"-ish, but still surprisingly effective in describing post-war America.
The Ten Commandments (1956) - yeah, where's yer Moses NOW, see? Awful, but on an epic scale.
House of Wax (1953) - you got Vincent Price, a young Charles Bronson, one of the first 3D features, in a solid DeToth thriller. Still fun, i think.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - really Chuck? this is on my short list of greatest movies ever made...
Doctor Zhivago (1965) - ... but not all of David Lean's films were winners. This one is a total bore.
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - there's got to be a morning after... and you haven't lived til you see a fat Shelley Winters take the plunge.
The Exorcist (1973) - scared me when i was a kid; made me laugh as an adult ..."your mother sews socks that smell!"

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Vic Sage wrote: i fell in love with Ingrid Bergman as a nun... is that wrong?

You had me at "Ingrid Bergman."

[metsmarathon]

movies i [u:3bclie2b]have[/u:3bclie2b] seen from before i was born (1977)

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Jaws (1975)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Fantasia (1940)
The Godfather (1972)
Thunderball (1965)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Pinocchio (1940)
Goldfinger (1964)
Bambi (1942)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977/1980)
Rocky (1976)

i'm pitiful.

[Edgy MD]

Review some films we have seen, folks.

[Guest sharpie]

Surprised that "Twister" is on that list. Saw it on a plane, totally forgettable and didn't seem all that popular when it came out. Guess it was.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Review some films we have seen, folks.

Saw Wreck-It Ralph the other day.

[Benjamin Grimm]

These are the movies from Vic's list that I haven't seen. Two of them, Around the World in 80 Days and Doctor Zhivago, are currently on my DVR. And there are four (The Exorcist, Avatar, American Grafitti, West Side Story) that I saw for the first time in the last few months.

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Love Story (1970)
Cleopatra (1963)
The Robe (1953)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

[Edgy MD]

Ceetar wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Review some films we have seen, folks. Saw Wreck-It Ralph the other day.

GO!

[Frayed Knot]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Vic Sage wrote: i fell in love with Ingrid Bergman as a nun... is that wrong? You had me at "Ingrid Bergman."

You had Woody Guthrie too, although he appears to have had a different film in mind.

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'Ingrid Bergman'
Lyrics - Woody Guthrie
Music & Vocals - Billy Bragg

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The only ones I've missed on the list:

Gone With the Wind (1939)
Thunderball (1965)
Love Story (1970)
The Robe (1953)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
The Hunger Games (2012)

Conclusion: I've spent too much of my life in the dark.

[Frayed Knot]

Dirty Dancing

It may not qualify as a mega-hit based solely upon 1st release but, like say Shawshank, it's certainly enjoyed a lengthy second life in cable syndication and in pop culture land, plus it's one of those flicks which feels like everyone has viewed at least 10 times ... except me. I've caught pieces of it here and there on cable but never all the way through.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Frayed Knot wrote: Dirty Dancing It may not qualify as a mega-hit based solely upon 1st release but, like say Shawshank, it's certainly enjoyed a lengthy second life in cable syndication and in pop culture land, plus it's one of those flicks which feels like everyone has viewed at least 10 times ... except me. I've caught pieces of it here and there on cable but never all the way through.

I've never seen it either. I believe everyone who is a female has seen at least 10 times.

[Edgy MD]

I only watched the end part to catch the Jeff Wilpon appearance.

[Vic Sage]

nobody puts Jeffy in the corner...

[nymr83]

I've also never seen DD, nor do I intend to.

[Edgy MD]

Dirty Dancing
Dare Devil
Doctor Detroit

A lot of challenging fare there.

I recommend Danny Deckchair, however.

[metsmarathon]

i don't dance dirty either. i'm not much of a dancer.

also not seen: footloose and fame.

[Edgy MD]

But you've totally done Flashdance, right?

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

If there's one dance movie of that era to see, it's Lambada: The Forbidden Dance.

[Edgy MD]

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