Hey Pandas, What’s A Classic Movie That Everyone Needs To See At Least Once In Their Life? (Closed)

I knew there was another one I wanted to list! Thanks, how many times do you quote the movie throughout your life?

I tried to watch it with my husband, he lives Monty Python. It isn't my type of movie.

Tis but a scratch

Arsenic and Old Lace It's one of Cary Grant's first rolls, he was more comic in the beginning. It's a great life and reminds you to not take life so seriously!

Easily

And some other Frank Darabont movies, like The Green Mile...

I have watched it more times than I can count. Really watch and listen. There is so much in it for life. "These walls. At first you hate them. Then you get used to them. Then you find you can't do without them." . (Red. Shawshank Redemption. Or, close enough.) Its not just physical walls. People are good at building walls in their lives with the same results. What hit me when my Mom died was the scene of Red sitting in a chair in his room wishing he could be back to when things were safe, and he didn't have to be afraid all the time. "You either get busy living or you get busy dying." (Andy. Shawshank Redemption) And so much more in this one movie.

Just once.

Holy cow yes

I watched this movie (non-American, so I had no exposure to it) a few months ago. Then I watched it again. And again. Such a brilliant film!

This is my go-to feel-good movie. Loaned it to a couple of my friends who had never seen it. Both thought their boyfriends wouldn't be interested but in both cases the men were excited to see it again.

The most quotable movie, ever.

Please no downvotes. I hate that movie. BUttercup is such a usless princess

Another movie I quote on the daily. "Have fun storming the castle!" "As you Wish." "There's a difference between mostly dead and all dead. Here open his mouth." "Anybody want a peanut!" "You seem like a decent fellow, I hate to kill you." "He said to blaith and as we all know to blaith is to bluff." "I am not a witch! I am your wife!" "Humperdink! Humperdink! Humperdink!" "You be careful, people in masks can't be trusted." "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

100% agree.

Great scott!

This film was so good. Not fun to watch but a good film and important to see that story/bit of history.

We had to watch that one in Junior High. It ended up being a 2 day showing. I stayed home the 2nd day because it was too gory and traumatizing to watch. I can't do teeth pulling and all that. I'm scared of dentists, as is, and since I was having a horrible time with my loose canines when the adults were coming, and I'm a deep empath, I felt the pain a little too much.

BEAUTIFUL soundtrack!!!!!

Just watching the movies was very confusing for me; a lot of things didn't make sense. It wasn't until I read the books that I was able to truly enjoy the story.

I love Gimli and Legolas' banter throughout the films.

Long but good

Sadly, The Hobbit Trilogy is on my list of films that nobody should have to watch.

I started watching about five years ago. I try to do three hours per day so I'm almost half way through the first movie.

CGI is overused and over relied upon. They rely so much on it that now movies are kind of crap.

Agreed 1,2,3 were good, 4 was bad, alien vs predator doesn't count

Alien was better but there was not cgi in 86

That movie was so ahead of its time back in 86.

My favorite movie...it was funny, while managing to teach high school kids about diversity and inclusiveness. Powerful stuff!

Absolutely!

As someone who both saw the film and read the book, I would better recommend the book (the movie is beautiful, don't get me wrong, but the book has much more extra topics that are not shown in the movie)

This was a fabulous movie. I never read the book though.

I agree! But “Stand By Me” a really close second

African Queen, and everything else with Humphrey Bogart.

Unpopular opinion. Dorothy was the Villian. Did not listen to her aunt. Killed a woman just standing there. Stole her shoes. Refused to return the shoes to the rightful heir. Murdered said heir. Exposed the person the land has pinned their hopes and dreams on as a fraud. She literally ruined the lives of everyone she encountered. Horrible person

Definitely! My husband, who wasn't born and raised in this country, had such a time figuring out what people meant when they say "We're not in Kansas anymore." Or "The man behind the curtain." Or "Follow the yellow brick road" 😅

Laurence of Arabia

But whatever happened to the lawsuits as memorialized in the Simpsons episode where Homer gets kicked out of so called "All You Can Eat" fish restaurant: Lionel Hutz- "This is the greatest case of false advertising since I sued "The Neverending Story!" Homer : "So, do you think I have a case?" Lionel Hutz : "Mr. Simpson, I don't use the word 'hero' lightly, but you are the greatest hero in American history."

Book is even better

Sure lives up to it’s title.

"And don't call me Sherly."