What Major or Classic Blockbuster movies have you never seen

rbtvgo said:
oh my goodness! so many.....Gone with the wind, six days seven nights, platoon, french kiss, the horse whisper, Titanic, (5 times in a theater), the last samurai, blackhawk down, the Bishops wife, (original), you've got mail, the American president, three days of the condor, fried green tomatoes, the pelican brief, the deer hunter, the bourne identity, (all in the series). I can think of more but I'll slow down. None of the above will leave you wanting more at the end of the evening. There are more but these are my favorites.
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No, you misunderstand , the question is.. what Major or Classic Blockbuster movie have you NEVER seen
 

gilead said:
My buddy was a projectionist at a local theater, I watched Charles Heston make his classic 'death' ride at the end of 'El Cid' At least 20 times when I went to pick up mt buddy. 'El Cid' was not a blockbuster either.
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I recall it being billed as an "epic" at the time. As you remember other epics like Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, and others were in their heyday. But although I wanted to like El Cid (I was a C. Heston fan), it just didn't meet up to the others. I always thought that the "dead Cid" being propped up on a horse to terrorize the enemy looked real fake, and wondered how they could fall for it...:cautious:
 
Irishdude said:
Never saw the Barbie movie. I basically love movies and have seen most of the most famous ones. I do think that at this point it is a more or less dead art form, with nothing but superheroes, sequels, cartoons, etc. We thought about going to a movie this weekend but there is absolutely nothing worth seeing at any theater.
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I like when there is something new and different, not same old themes, or remakes 🤢🤮🤮

I watched John Wick I and II and liked them, then saw previews of the third 🥱 I may watch Ballerina. I plan on watching the Accountant II, liked the first one.
 

Medusa said:
I thought I'd seen most major movies, but looked up blockbusters in the last ten years and found I've missed several. Several I don't really have interest seeing.

Inglourious Basterds
ZombieLand
Tropic Thunder
Life of Pi
Hugo
Super 8
Fast Fall 007

Are any of the above really considered blockbusters, though? Meh.
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Before the divorce, my now-ex and I started to watch Inglourious Basterds, and it was so violent I had to leave the room to go read. He laughed at me (teasingly), saying "What did you expect? It's a Tarantino movie!" But even for Quentin Tarantino the violence seemed excessive. So I haven't seen that one, either! (Or any of the others you listed.)
 
hollydolly said:
I saw Star Wars about 100 times.

When it was released in 1978 I was a Cinema Usherette at the Odeon Cinema which back then had 3 theatres all showing different films at the same time.. 2 x 1000 seaters, and one 500 seater..

...we had a packed house for that film.. twice a day for 8 weeks... I had to stay right to the very last credit, and curtain closure.. every night

Around about the same time we had Alien showing also for 8 weeks... and in the 3rd theatre we had Annie Hall...

we had queues along the street for up to an hour before we opened the doors every single day
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Holly, once you see the "Blues Brothers" you need not go to another great movie. ... :LOL: ...
I quit Movies at theaters when the price of popcorn riveled a restaurant meal.
19 and a Kid, after School on Friday I could go to the Movies and have popcorn for dinner.
Lots of James Bond, later Cheeks and Chong. The scene along the desert highway and singing My Old Lady.
That was probably my last Theater movie. Drive-ins closed now.

Missed all the Action Movies. Fast and Furious, nada.

That said I have hundreds of movies on DVD and Blue Ray. The Smart TV here offers 100's anytime too.
We have Midwest bands come and play at our lake swim shore area on weekends. Outdoors is good.

Most likely in my View the best movie was Music Man, Maybe Sound of Music or Throw Mama from the Train. >LOL< But I saw them.
Purple Rain was most likely the Worst movie ever made! No, wait, Lassie, yep!

Most likely the Wizard of OZ is the most watched. Kids, grand kids, Great grandchildren. They all like it.

But the S--- ribbon goes to Russell Crow Movies, Never! Mission Impossible with Tom Cruise is on now.
 
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Too many to list here, hollydolly. And when I catch a blockbuster, it's when it's finally come on the tv. We probably have gone to 3 movies in the last 30 years in an actual theatre. The only time we have gone recently to a movie is because someone has given us movie passes for a Christmas gift.
 
Irishdude said:
There is sometimes a huge difference between a classic and a blockbuster. For instance in 1974 The Towering Inferno grossed $116 million. That's a blockbuster. Meanwhile Chinatown grossed $23 million. But Chinatown is a classic and The Towering Inferno, while entertaining, is not.
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the whole premise of the thread basically is for Films that are well known globally...which have been high earners in the Cinemas...regardless of how they're described..
 
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KSav said:
Before the divorce, my now-ex and I started to watch Inglourious Basterds, and it was so violent I had to leave the room to go read. He laughed at me (teasingly), saying "What did you expect? It's a Tarantino movie!" But even for Quentin Tarantino the violence seemed excessive. So I haven't seen that one, either! (Or any of the others you listed.)
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I love that your mental reset was to read. Me too. :)

When watching movies with boyfriend, (over Whatsapp), if it gets too violent, I'll take my earpiece out and not look at the screen, asking him to let me know when it's over.

Knowing the above is a Tarantino movie only lends more reason to not seeing it. ;)
 
hollydolly said:
I would say no...

I think a Blockbuster means a movie most have heard of, and which has taken mega millions of $$££ at the box office,
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Yes, I see what you mean there. I looked up "Blockbuster" movies and got that list, but I was dubious about it too. I agree that the ones from my list, which I have not seen, might not really fit the description of Blockbuster.
 
The opening scene in the Barbie was worth the price of admission. An enclave of little girls playing with their dolls among rock out croppings in some desert, when one looks up and notices a huge monolith that will change the course of human events. They're suddenly smashing their dolls and violently tossing them through the air as your breath is taken away with the Berlin Philharmonic playing Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, a background that actually dominates the last moments of the scene.

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JustDave said:
The opening scene in the Barbie was worth the price of admission. An enclave of little girls playing with their dolls among rock out croppings in some desert, when one looks up and notices a huge monolith that will change the course of human events. They're suddenly smashing their dolls and violently tossing them through the air as your breath is taken away with the Berlin Philharmonic playing Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, a background that actually dominates the last moments of the scene.

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There was a good message about what dolls taught little girls about themselves and their place in life in that scene. :)
 
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