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Are there any popular films it's assumed everyone has seen but you haven't?

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SilverySurfer · 12/01/2020 16:31

I was wondering this when I saw one of the Pirates of the Caribbean films was on tv this afternoon. I've never watched any of them nor have I ever watched the Titanic and have zero interest in doing so.

What are your never seen popular films?

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CharlotteMD · 12/01/2020 22:13

Yep, Lord of the Rings too. Avatar or any of the Superhero films.

73kittycat73 · 12/01/2020 22:29

Gladiator
The Godfather
Forrest Gump
Love Actually

AlrightBabby · 12/01/2020 22:40

Lord of the Rings
Pirates of the Caribbean
It's a Wonderful Life
Saving Private Ryan

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Hadenoughofitall441 · 12/01/2020 22:41

Lord of the rings
Stars wars
The hangover
Back to the future
Most of the marvel movies,

LuluJakey1 · 12/01/2020 22:42

Pirates of the Caribbean
All the James Bond films
All the Start Wars films
The Hobbit
Lord of the Rings
Rambo
Rocky
Ghostbusters
The Bourne Conspiracy things
Frozen
Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs
Alien
Die Hard
Austin Powers
Back to the Future
Home Alone
Lethal Weapon

ButterfliesandMoths · 12/01/2020 22:45

Grease, absolutely no interest in it

WarmSausageTea · 12/01/2020 22:54

Casablanca. Friends think I’m a philistine, but I don’t care. I’ve tried watching it and just can’t get into it.

And I loathe It’s a Wonderful Life.

xsquared · 12/01/2020 22:55

I'm 40 and still haven't seen Dirty Dancing from start to finish. It used to be a film that was shown on TV, maybe once a year, back in the 90s.

Mean Girls - A while back on MN, someone posted about a T shirt that said "You can't sit with us", but other posters said it was a quote from the "classic" that is Mean Girls. I felt so damn old!

Any of the Avengers films.

ForestYeti · 12/01/2020 22:56

Haven’t seen any of the Star Wars films

Jaxhog · 12/01/2020 23:02

Any of the Godfather films
Greatest Showman
Terminator (I've seen the sequels, but not the original)
Mad Max (apart from the Thunderdome one)
Most of the Marvel films
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart
Most sequels past no 2

Xyzzzzz · 12/01/2020 23:03

Star Wars
Star Trek
Casablanca
Dirty dancing

doritosdip · 13/01/2020 01:33

I've never watched a Marilyn Monroe movie

MadisonAvenue · 13/01/2020 01:42

Star Wars series
Mamma Mia
Frozen
Lord Of The Rings series
Casablanca
Gone With The Wind
Greatest Showman

Tillygetsit · 13/01/2020 02:34

Dirty Dancing. Except for the Keith Lemon version Grin

SilverySurfer · 13/01/2020 10:12

I'm amazed how many haven't seen Love Actually, it seems to be a film that a lot of MNers love to hate.

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Walkon · 13/01/2020 10:24

Forest Gimp
It's a wonderful life

Walkon · 13/01/2020 10:25

*GUMP!! That was autocorrect

WarmSausageTea · 13/01/2020 17:04

I’ve seen Love Actually and wish I hadn’t. (I know it makes me an MN cliche, but I loathed it.)

Chemenger · 13/01/2020 17:07

Forrest Gump
Frozen
Pulp fiction
LOTR and the Hobbit (have read all the books).
All Marvel and other superhero films
Titanic

Chemenger · 13/01/2020 17:09

Gladiator and Avatar as well

Nottobesoldseparately · 13/01/2020 17:13

I've not seen a lot of the ones mentioned, but no one has ever been surprised when I've mentioned it, perhaps with the exception of ET.

Telling people I've never watched Shawshank Redemption or Schindlers List however has people looking at me with their mouths open and asking me if I've been living under a rock for 40plus years.

Ps, the Harry potter films are shit, someone needs to remake them and not miss big chunks out!!

SilverySurfer · 13/01/2020 17:35

Nottobesoldseparately
Telling people I've never watched Shawshank Redemption or Schindlers List however has people looking at me with their mouths open and asking me if I've been living under a rock for 40plus years.

Another two I should add to my list, I've never watched them either.

Walkon
Forest Gimp

I haven't seen either Forrest Gump or Gimp Grin

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milliefiori · 13/01/2020 17:37

Star Wars
Frozen
Back To The Future
ET
Pirates of the Caribbean
Mama Mia
Bambi

Lweji · 13/01/2020 18:54

I've watched every movie mentioned here except:
Shawshank Redemption
The Greatest Showman

I'm sure there are other popular movies I've never watched, though. Mostly any recent animated movie, e.g. The Lego Movie. And don't intend to.

SilverySurfer · 13/01/2020 20:56

Lweji

I agree, will definitely give that a miss.

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