# Only person on earth who hasn't seen this movie... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086 "2003-02-24T03:51:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/41 "2003-02-25T01:40:14Z")
I have never seen _Armageddon._ Don’t think I’m missing much, either. ---
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/42 "2003-02-26T18:52:04Z")
Any of the **Home Alone** movies. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/43 "2003-02-26T19:18:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pervertatoid \* > **Soylent Green. Got a copy of it, and when I was just about to watch it, someone gave me that “famous line” from the movie, and I drew my own conclusions from there, and thus it’s been ruined. I haven’t gotten around to watching it yet.** I managed to figure out the ‘secret’ from watching the trailer before it was released. Wasn’t much of a stretch, really. Lessee, for me, _Rocky_, and _Logan’s Run_ would be the two oddest. More recently, never say any of the _Austin Powers_ movies, but that was on purpose. DD ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/44 "2003-02-26T19:38:21Z")
The first thing that came to mind when I read the OP was **Top Gun**. Shocking, considering my love of all things '80s. Also, never seen **Sound of Music**. I admitted this to my family recently, and was astonished to learn that it is my mother’s favorite movie. How did I not see it? I’m 35! Many others mentioned in this thread as well, but I think those are the most prominent. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/45 "2003-02-26T20:12:33Z")
I haven’t seen most of the major classics (e.g. _Gone with the Wind_, _Casablanca_, _Citizen Cane_, etc.) I’ve never sat through a musical and I never understood their appeal, so when my day comes I don’t expect to leave this earth with having watched any of these. I’ve never seen _Deliverence_. I’ve been meaning to see it, mainly since comedians often make references to the movie. I never know what the hell they’re talking about. I’ve never seen _The Exorcist_. Even the parodies I have seen of it seem to scare me, so I can only imagine what seeing the real thing is like. I’ve never seen any of the _Batman_ movies. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/46 "2003-02-26T21:00:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by blessedwolf \* > \*\* > At this point, I could mosey on down to Blockbuster any old day of the week and have an 80s retrothon, but it’s become a point of pride that I haven’t seen these flicks. \*\* I don’t mean to flame or start hijacking with a big debate, but I just have to say this, out loud and in public: I simply cannot understand your attitude in regard to pop culture such as this. Why, exactly, is it a point of pride? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/47 "2003-02-27T00:18:50Z")
E.T., among others. ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/48 "2003-02-27T00:33:14Z")
We own the directors cut of The Exorcist, and I still haven’t seen it. Also Apocalypse Now, any Godfather movie, Gone with the Wind, Terminator (though I’ve seen T2 hundereds of times), and many, many more… ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/49 "2003-02-27T00:41:08Z")
Of all the ones listed so far, I haven’t seen: Pulp Fiction Braveheart Flashdance Fame The Warriors The Godfather II. Shindler’s List Glory Resevoir Dogs. Logan’s Run Kung Fu Friday the 13th Alien and its sequels Fight Club Terms of Endearment Star Trek Lawrence of Arabia Gone With the Wind Casablanca CHINATOWN. The Maltese Falcon The Grapes of Wrath Citizen Kane A Clockwork Orange Apocalypse Now Good Morning Vietnam Footloose Breakfast at Tiffany’s Soylent Green Miracle on 34th Street Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Satruday Night Fever. Bridge on the River Kwai. Any of the Lethal Weapon movies. Harry Potter Rambo Rocky Gone With The Wind When Harry Met Sally Spider-Man American Beauty Memento Fargo Armageddon. Maybe I should get out more. Or maybe I should get out _less_. I think I haven’t seen very many movies because I tend to watch my favorite movies repeatedly instead of renting ones I haven’t seen. ---
**Author:** ![Michele\_in\_SoCal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Michele\_in\_SoCal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michele_in_SoCal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/50 "2003-02-27T02:18:01Z")
I have seen almost ALL of the movies listed above. The ones that I haven’t seen that everyone says, “how could you not” are: **Braveheart** **Dances with Wolves** **Titanic** …and I still have no desire to see them. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/51 "2003-02-27T03:06:33Z")
Never seen Schindler’s List or Forrest Gump\*\*. Or Dances with Wolves, and only about half of Titanic. I turned off Waking Ned Devine as “too boring to bother” after about half an hour, and I never tried Braveheart. Mostly because my parents loved all these movies, and they have _atrocious_ taste in movies. I am avoiding Monster Ball on the same principle. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Canadagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Canadagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/52 "2003-03-01T03:29:37Z")
Gone With the Wind, Braveheart, Harry Potter, American Pie, etc, etc, etc… ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/53 "2003-03-01T03:32:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shodan \* > **Never seen Schindler’s List or Forrest Gump**. Or Dances with Wolves, and only about half of Titanic. I turned off Waking Ned Devine as “too boring to bother” after about half an hour, and I never tried Braveheart. > > Mostly because my parents loved all these movies, and they have _atrocious_ taste in movies. I am avoiding Monster Ball on the same principle. > > Regards, > Shodan \*\* * * * **Monster’s Ball** should be avoided at all costs–not because it’s dull, but because it’s unrelentingly bleak, depressing, violent, negative, and extremely graphic. \*(imho) ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/54 "2003-03-01T04:36:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Trancey \* > \*\*I’ve never seen Forest Gump > As far as I know, I’m the only one. \*\* I still have the tape shrink wrapped. Really should view it. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/55 "2003-03-01T07:49:38Z")
Never seen either of the harry potters, despite the fact all my friends are telling me I should. It’s not that I have anything againest them, it’s just i have no interest in them all at. ---
**Author:** ![alexandria2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@alexandria2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandria2000)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086/56 "2003-03-01T15:17:22Z")
I have yet to see **The Matrix**. And I really don’t feel the need to. The sheer “Oh, my god you have to see this! How can you be a sci-fi geek and not LIKE this movie!” I get from my friends is enough to turn me off of it. Won’t be getting away from it for a while, given the sequels coming out soon…sigh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-person-on-earth-who-hasnt-seen-this-movie/157086.md?page=2)