Hey guys, it’s not that I don’t want to see them, but there was a milti-year period in the '90’s when I didn’t see very many films. 1996 revived my interest with films like Sling Blade and Fargo. The ones I missed, I wanted to catch up on, but not really on video. I’ve actually owned all those DVDs for years (well, not sure about Platoon, I’d have to check), but even with a serious home theater (I’m talking ceiling-mounted projector and 4’x7 screen) they really demand an actual theater. It’s a silly dilemma but it’s how I feel now. I might feel different in the future. Hey, if they’re played in a real theater, on film, I’d jump at the chance.
I’ve seen most of them, but looking at this list just confirms that overall they are pretty awful and unworthy of the term ‘best picture.’
About 20. Have not seen but probably will see The King’s Speech. Have not seen and don’t ever plan to see Chicago. Haven’t seen but might someday watch Titanic and Million Dollar Baby. I haven’t seen Driving Miss Daisy or The Last Emperor in a single straight-through sitting.
All but Crash and The English Patient although I have seen a little of each of those two with no desire to see the rest.
I’ve seen 11, and looking over the list, I’m hard-pressed to come up with more than one or two others that I have any interest in seeing.
I’m only good for 10 of them.
18/25.
I’ve only seen six. I’ve tried to watch about ten others, but found them uninteresting. Others I’ve found unappealing. I mean, c’mon, a Holocaust movie does not have to be all that good to win Best Picture.
11 including “American Beauty”. I’ve only seen 5 in theaters.
I’ve seen parts of three more.
Three are in my Netflix queue already, tho!
I’ve only seen 17 of them. Most of the ones I haven’t seen are the newer ones. Kids have changed my movies going habits apparently.
I look forward to seeing The King’s Speech, it looks excellent but I will watch it on TV.
I find it interesting the often reviled *Gump *was seen by the most Dopers.
All except The English Patient, which I know I could never bear to sit through.
The two that I’ve seen are *The English Patient *and Titanic. I’ve seen significant chunks of two others: Platoon and Silence of the Lambs.
13 that I voted for. I’ve seen most of 4 more, and am completely blanking on whether I’ve seen LOTR:ROTK. I read the books around the time the movies came out, but I don’t recall whether I actually saw the movie or not; it certainly didn’t make much of a lasting impression.
By my count of the 25 movies only 1 of them had anything to do with the holocaust.
Since it’s only happened once in the history of the world, I’d say your argument is a bit weak.
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The highest ranked (by the poll) movie I haven’t seen: Shakespeare In Live (wait, is that the one with Elvis?)
All 25. Don’t feel like clicking.
Shakespeare in Love is a lot of fun. It does for Shakespeare (and showbiz in general) what GalaxyQuest did for science fiction. You might have to know a bit about Shakespeare or the Elizabethan period to get all the jokes, though.
Hmm 15 I’ve seen. Longest straight run was 1997-2003. It kind of feels to me like since then, the nominees have slowly strayed away from the popular and towards the indy.