How many of the top 100 have you NOT seen? Whether in the theater, on video or on tv?
I haven't seen 18 of them: 8. The Passion of the Christ 24. The Matrix Reloaded 33. Bruce Almighty 36. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 43. Rush Hour 2 50. Austin Powers in Goldmember 54. The Exorcist 61. Men in Black II 68. What Women Want 69. The Perfect Storm 70. The Day After Tomorrow 73. Jurassic Park III 77. Pretty Woman 80. There's Something About Mary 84. Elf 86. Air Force One 92. Chicago 96. Hannibal
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See -- I've never figured out how they do a fair comparison in these polls.
After all, the COST of going to a movie in 1977 (Star Wars) was less than the cost of going to a movie in 2004 -- so of course it grossed less at the box office. But that doesn't mean less PEOPLE actually went to see it.
Titanic (1997) – made a point of not seeing that one, long story
Spider-Man 2 (2004) – I’m thinking of going and seeing it, but I haven’t been a big movie-goer lately
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) – the cartoon was perfect already, why go see the re-make?
Batman (1989) – I’ve only seen one Batman movie, and it was pretty darn bad
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) – zero desire to see this one
Rush Hour 2 (2001) – if the first one isn’t bad enough, we’ll create a second one, just in case
X2 (2003) – At one point in my life I probably would’ve seen this, but recently I just haven’t been going to movies, and X2 just wont get me there today
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) – Yah, like I need to see this to know our culture is going downhill
Mummy Returns, The (2001) – Number one was right on the edge of not being acceptable even as a summer action flick for me, I just wasn’t going to go to the sequel
Gladiator (2000) – I’ve kind of lost interest in historic epics about Rome :shrug:
Fugitive, The (1993) – this I actually want to see, I just haven’t
Perfect Storm, The (2000) – Battles with the see aren’t my cup of tea
Liar Liar (1997) – I can actually vomit on my own now, thanks
Planet of the Apes (2001) - …I saw the original…
Pretty Woman (1990) – Actually I have no clue why I haven’t seen this
Chicago (2002) – I’ve seen the play life, and that was quite enough sexual innuendo and suggestion for me
Three Men and a Baby (1987) - I’ve seen the French version…
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) – Guess I wasn’t old enough when it came out, and I haven’t seen it on cable
Big Daddy (1999) – Right, I’m going to see this, and then I’ll go ask for unnecessary root canals, and skip the atheistic.
26 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 38 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 39 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 50 Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) 52 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 57 Gone with the Wind (1939) 84 Elf (2003) 93 Three Men and a Baby (1987) 96 Hannibal (2001)
I haven't seen 24 of the next 100, and 39 of the rest of the list.
And the thing that makes it more surprising is that my parents didn't like us going go movies. So, "Rocky" was the first movie I ever saw in a theatre (and that was a drive-in). The 2nd wasn't until "Return of the Jedi." came out. It wasn't until my sophomore year of college when I was out on my own that I started going to movies on a regular basis.
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Man, I think there were only 7 in the top 100 I haven't seen. ALthough the ones I haven't seen, I have seen at least part of them:
Toy Story Toy Story 2 Gone With the Wind Pearl harbor The Exorcist ( I would have seen it but I fell asleep ) Elf (I haven't even seen part of this... mostly because it hasn't been on HBO or video yet) Passion of the Christ (again not on video or on HBO yet)
What can I say, I have worked in a video store, and a movie theater . So yeah I am a movie buff.
8. Passion of the Christ, The (2004) 33. Bruce Almighty (2003) 40. Cast Away (2000) 66. Fugitive, The (1993) 68. What Women Want (2000) 70. Day After Tomorrow, The (2004) 84. Elf (2003)
Not too shabby, methinks.
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5. Shrek 2 (2004) 7. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) 10. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) 15. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) *Tried, fell asleep 20. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 26. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 27. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) 36. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) 38. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 41. Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) 49. X2 (2003) 50. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) 52. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) *Tried, didn't like, didn't finish 55. Mummy Returns, The (2001) 67. Ocean's Eleven (2001) 69. Perfect Storm, The (2000) 70. Day After Tomorrow, The (2004) 73. Jurassic Park III (2001) 75. Planet of the Apes (2001) 84. Elf (2003) 96. Hannibal (2001)
There are a few of them I'd like to see, but probably more that I did see that I'd just as soon not have seen.
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The only ones in the top 100 that I haven't seen are 77- Pretty Woman and 80- Theres something abotu Mary.
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I was tied, gagged, and had little things put on my eyes so I couldn't blink for Somthing About Marry. And they needed everyone of those precautions or I would've never seen mroe than about 23 to 24 seconds of that movie.
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Porter never saw: 5. Shrek 2 (2004) $424,800,000 8. Passion of the Christ, The (2004) $370,232,710 20. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $301,712,000 21. Sixth Sense, The (1999) $293,501,675 27. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $260,031,035 39. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $234,760,500 50. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) $213,079,163 55. Mummy Returns, The (2001) $202,007,640 57. Gone with the Wind (1939) $198,655,278 68. What Women Want (2000) $182,805,123 69. Perfect Storm, The (2000) $182,618,434 70. Day After Tomorrow, The (2004) $182,109,550 72. Grease (1978) $181,360,000 73. Jurassic Park III (2001) $181,166,115 80. There's Something About Mary (1998) $176,483,808 83. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) $173,585,516 84. Elf (2003) $173,381,405 93. Three Men and a Baby (1987) $167,780,960 96. Hannibal (2001) $165,091,464 97. Catch Me If You Can (2002) $164,435,221
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NO 1 Gone With the Wind, MGM, 1939 Yes2 Star Wars, Fox, 1977 Yes3 The Sound of Music, Fox, 1965 NO 4 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Uni., 1982 NO 5 The Ten Commandments Par. 1956 Yes6 Titanic Par. 1997 NO 7 Jaws Uni. 1975 NO 8 Doctor Zhivago MGM 1965 NO 9 The Exorcist WB 1973 NO 10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. 1937 (not all the way through, only saw bits and pieces at the dentist's office) Yes11 101 Dalmatians Dis. 1961 Yes12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox 1980 Yes13 Ben-Hur MGM 1959 Yes14 Return of the Jedi Fox 1983 Yes15 The Sting Uni. 1973 Yes16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. 1981 Yes17 Jurassic Park Uni. 1993 No 18 The Graduate Avco 1967 Yes19 The Phantom Menace Fox 1999 Yes20 Fantasia Dis. 1940 No 21 The Godfather Par. 1972 (I think I've seen one of the godfathers but it was the middle one No 22 Forrest Gump Par. 1994 (only excerpts, never seen the whole thing at once) Yes23 Mary Poppins Dis. 1964 No 24 The Lion King Dis. 1994 (once again only bits and pieces at the children's dentist) Yes25 Grease My college roommates made me watch it.
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18. The Graduate (1967) 26. Thunderball (1965) 33. Love Story (1970) 42. The Robe (1953) 46. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) 50. The Passion of the Christ (2004) 51. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 53. Let's Make Love (1960) 81. Duel in the Sun (1946) 83. House of Wax (1953) 84. Rear Window (1954) 89. Sergeant York (1941) 96. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Edit Part 1: Who wouldn't want to see #96? That just sounds hilarious.
Edit Part 2: I'm noticing a theme on most of my haven't seens... a theme of age...
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Movies I haven't seen on the adjusted list:
8 Doctor Zivhago 9 The Exorcist 13 Ben Hur 15 The Sting 18 The Graduate 20 Fantasia 21 The Godfather 26 Thunderball 29 Ghostbusters 30 Butch Cassidy and the Sunshine Kid 33 Love Story 34 Beverly Hills Cop 38 Cleopatra 41 American Graffiti 42 The Robe 43 Around The World in 80 Days 44 Blazing Saddles 46 The Bells of St. Mary's 48 The Towering Inferno 49 Animal House 50 Passion of Christ
Oh man, I'm just going to stop at 50. Yep, I'm a failure at movie buffage.
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There were forty-two films of the first list that I have never seen (out of the first 100). On the adjusted list, there are only seventeen out of 50 that I haven't seen.
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5. The Ten Commandments 7. Jaws 9. The Exorcist 13. Ben Hur 15. The Sting 18. The Graduate 19. The Phantom Menace (NO desire to see it) 21. The Godfather 26. Thunderball 29. Ghostbusters (I was scarred as a child- this is the one I am truly ashamed of) 32. Independence Day 33. Love Story 34. Beverly Hills Cop (never heard of it) 36. Home Alone 38. Cleopatra 40. Airport (also never heard of it) 41. American Graffiti 42. The Robe (never heard of it) 44. Blazing Saddles 45. Batman 46. The Bells of St Mary's (I have, however, seen the Belles of St Mary's) 48. The Towering Inferno (Never heard of it) 49. National Lampoon's Animal House (Never heard of it) 50. Passion of the Christ
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Oooh, looks like I'm winning for seeing the least number of movies. And if I checked that list about three years ago, it probably would have been closer to 75% of the released films. I only recently started watching a lot of movies.
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Haven't seen 6 on the first list, 10 on the inflation adjusted list. Somehow I still manage to find time to read a fair bit as well.
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8. Passion of the Christ, The (2004) 42. Signs (2002) 48. Mission: Impossible II (2000) 74. Mission: Impossible (1996) 92. Chicago (2002) 96. Hannibal (2001) 104. Sting, The (1973) 136. Blair Witch Project, The (1999) 137. Deep Impact (1998) 160. Troy (2004) 174. Wo hu cang long (2000) 188. Something's Gotta Give (2003) 203. Seabiscuit (2003) 206. Van Helsing (2004)
Ok, I got tired and stopped at 210. but, I guess I'm a bit of a loser. I watch too many movies.
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Oh, pooka. I think you'd laugh at the Grinch. That's one of my very favorite movies.
There seem to be more that I haven't seen in the adjusted gross list which makes sense. But, I HAVE seen and do own Gone With the Wind.
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