Paid Members Weezenal Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 “I'm one of those weirdos that haven't seen half of the films that are considered 'must watch' by the masses. This was absolutely that. What an incredible film!” - @Bus Surfer What are some MUST WATCH FILMS that will blow us away. The classics you may have overlooked, but actually are classics for a reason. I’ll start with Alien. For years I avoided it, but it went straight up in my top 10 ever. The tension is palpable, even in iconic scenes that work so well and are iconic for a reason. The effects hold up without the CGI we’re used to now days. 6 stars out of 5. Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 Might as well get it out of the way The Thing Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted September 13, 2025 Members Posted September 13, 2025 I'll keep the gimmick going, The Edge Of Seventeen. The best film of the last 10 years for me. Quote
davertfnewman Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 (edited) The films that I will always watch if they're on the TV are: - The Exorcist - Live and Let Die - The Silence of the Lambs - Seven - Clockwise Edited September 13, 2025 by davertfnewman Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 Can I say the 1990 Total Recall? Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 I always think of films I can't see anyone in their right mind disliking or not thinking are amazing when this subject comes up. So it's My Neighbour Totoro and Back to the Future (all of them), for me. Quote
Paid Members johnnyboy Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 Some Like it Hot Musicians witness a mob hit and the only way they can escape the mob is in a travelling all girl band, but they're blokes. For me it's essentially perfect. Monroe is at her most beautiful. Lemmon and Curtis bounce off each other and the comic lines are delivered with kung-fu fighting like expert timing. SIDEQUEST: travel down the Billy Wilder/Jack Lemmon collab path that will brighten your every waking moment (Irma la Douce, The Fortune Cookie etc) Quote
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 The Princess Bride. Its just a perfect film, even the cheap FX add to the charm. Quote
Paid Members SpiritOfTheForest Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 I'm another one of those weirdos who has never seen many films. I'm the one in the group who always gets reactions like "How can you never have seen...!?" Never seen Star Wars (never been interested to either), never seen Ghostbusters, never seen Home Alone (that last one always seems to shock people). So this thread should prove useful for me! I intended to watch more films this year and actually try to see things that other people talk about. It's a bit strange but I seldom have the urge to put on a film - I guess because they're 90 minutes minimum and often more like 2 hours and I find the idea of sitting there for that length of time off-putting. The strange part is that on the rare times I do put a new film on, I do end up enjoying it! Must change this habit.... But anyway, I have seen SOME films and these are some examples that will always make me stop and watch if I encounter them while channel surfing late one Friday night: In Bruges Se7en The Shawshank Redemption Trainspotting All masterpieces that I'd heartily recommend to anyone. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted September 13, 2025 Members Posted September 13, 2025 5 minutes ago, SpiritOfTheForest said: I guess because they're 90 minutes minimum and often more like 2 hours and I find the idea of sitting there for that length of time off-putting. Don't you watch a lot of Scottish football? Quote
Paid Members SpiritOfTheForest Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 Alright, I'll give you that one. Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 Heat. In Bruges. The Godfather Part II (Plus the first, but the second is wonderful). And then Heat again. Quote
NeverYield Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 High Plains Drifter, The Town, Heat, The Long Good Friday, Troy, Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted September 13, 2025 Paid Members Posted September 13, 2025 (edited) Over the last year or two there's a disgusting amount of "must watch" or classic films that I've seen for the first time or watched properly, if anything proving how completely useless a Film & TV degree is. Among them are: The Godfather Trilogy The Man with No Name and Once Upon a Time Sergio Leone Trilogies Alien & Aliens Goodfellas Blade Runner Blues Brothers Field of Dreams The Lord of The Rings and Hobbit films Robocop Heat Blazing Saddles Fargo 12 Angry Men Child's Play Nightmare on Elm Street Falling Down Casino Point Break Scream Seven Samurai Scarface The Big Lebowski And I could go on and on. There's a few I didn't think much of (Blazing Saddles, Point Break, Scream, OUAT In America) but the rest of them I thought were absolutely terrific and I'm kicking myself for leaving them so long. OUAT In The West, Goodfellas, Lord of The Rings, Blade Runner, Fargo and Falling Down in particular I really enjoyed. The gore/horror stuff like Robocop, Elm Street and Child's Play took me so long because childhood trauma from my thick as mince biological Dad prevented me from being able to watch anything jumpy or horror-context gory without breaking out into a panic attack. I put my big boy pants on last Halloween though, and via a couple of websites and youtube videos telling me about the deaths and jumpscares, I managed to whittle down a shortlist I thought I could manage. Aside from Scream which I found to be a bit miserable, I ended up loving the ones I did watch and I'm extending my range this year into similar stuff. The rest was just pure laziness. In my collection to get through that would fit in this thread, that I haven't seen yet: Casablanca Amelie Westworld The Thing Blade Runner 2049 Leon Through watching all these classics as well, it's given me a huge appreciation for some actors that I'd either not seen much of, or had seen in late career rubbish. There's the obvious ones like Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, but also people like Henry Fonda, Eli Wallach, and Dan Hedeya who I only knew as the bad guy from Commando. Considering how few of the films I watched (not by choice) had a female lead as well, it's worth mentioning how fantastic Frances McDormand and Sigourney Weaver were too. In the spirit of the thread though, for a recommendation it's definitely Once Upon a Time in The West though. You don't even need to like Westerns to enjoy it, it's just a beautifully made film. Some of the cinematography is breathtaking, the story is thrilling, the music perfect. For me it's a perfect film. Edited September 13, 2025 by FLips Quote
davertfnewman Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 57 minutes ago, FLips said: Over the last year or two there's a disgusting amount of "must watch" or classic films that I've seen for the first time or watched properly, if anything proving how completely useless a Film & TV degree is. Among them are: The Godfather Trilogy The Man with No Name and Once Upon a Time Sergio Leone Trilogies Alien & Aliens Goodfellas Blade Runner Blues Brothers Field of Dreams The Lord of The Rings and Hobbit films Robocop Heat Blazing Saddles Fargo 12 Angry Men Child's Play Nightmare on Elm Street Falling Down Casino Point Break Scream Seven Samurai Scarface The Big Lebowski And I could go on and on. There's a few I didn't think much of (Blazing Saddles, Point Break, Scream, OUAT In America) but the rest of them I thought were absolutely terrific and I'm kicking myself for leaving them so long. OUAT In The West, Goodfellas, Lord of The Rings, Blade Runner, Fargo and Falling Down in particular I really enjoyed. The gore/horror stuff like Robocop, Elm Street and Child's Play took me so long because childhood trauma from my thick as mince biological Dad prevented me from being able to watch anything jumpy or horror-context gory without breaking out into a panic attack. I put my big boy pants on last Halloween though, and via a couple of websites and youtube videos telling me about the deaths and jumpscares, I managed to whittle down a shortlist I thought I could manage. Aside from Scream which I found to be a bit miserable, I ended up loving the ones I did watch and I'm extending my range this year into similar stuff. The rest was just pure laziness. In my collection to get through that would fit in this thread, that I haven't seen yet: Casablanca Amelie Westworld The Thing Blade Runner 2049 Leon Through watching all these classics as well, it's given me a huge appreciation for some actors that I'd either not seen much of, or had seen in late career rubbish. There's the obvious ones like Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, but also people like Henry Fonda, Eli Wallach, and Dan Hedeya who I only knew as the bad guy from Commando. Considering how few of the films I watched (not by choice) had a female lead as well, it's worth mentioning how fantastic Frances McDormand and Sigourney Weaver were too. In the spirit of the thread though, for a recommendation it's definitely Once Upon a Time in The West though. You don't even need to like Westerns to enjoy it, it's just a beautifully made film. Some of the cinematography is breathtaking, the story is thrilling, the music perfect. For me it's a perfect film. I'm in the same boat (film, TV and radio studies degree from more than two decades ago) and haven't seen the following from your list: Goodfellas Blues Brothers Field of Dreams Heat Blazing Saddles Fargo 12 Angry Men Child's Play Nightmare on Elm Street Falling Down Casino Scream Seven Samurai The Big Lebowski Casablanca Amelie Westworld The Thing Blade Runner 2049 Leon Quote
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