A short time ago someone was asking about watching shows and when I told them, "no I've never watched that", they were apoplectic as if I had just killed their kid. It stunned them.
The movie was "It's a Wonderful Life." I have nothing against it and I watch plenty of black and white movies but I have never had a desire.
It made me think of others and what blockbusters people have assumed you watched. ( I can say 99% of the people who never saw the Godfather are women)
It's probably grown a lot since of all the streaming shows now for people who don't have certain subscriptions.
Some others that quickly come to mind:
1. Game of Thrones
2. The Walking Dead
3. All the Harry Potter franchise
4. Citizen Kane except small parts-didn't interest me
5. Gone with the Wind
6. Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul (However I plan to eventually binge both)
7. Vampire related movies after "The Lost Boys"
8. Schindler's List
9. Saving Private Ryan [Reply]
Originally Posted by scho63:
A short time ago someone was asking about watching shows and when I told them, "no I've never watched that", they were apoplectic as if I had just killed their kid. It stunned them.....
That has happened to me more than once for Ghostbusters. Still have never seen it. [Reply]
Found on wikipedia, the highest grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation, are:
1 Gone with the Wind $3,922,000,000 1939
2 Avatar $3,505,000,000 2009
3 Titanic $3,260,000,000 1997
4 Star Wars $3,221,000,000 1977
5 Avengers: Endgame $2,960,000,000 2019
6 The Sound of Music $2,697,000,000 1965
7 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $2,634,000,000 1982
8 The Ten Commandments $2,493,000,000 1956
9 Doctor Zhivago $2,363,000,000 1965
10 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $2,330,000,000 2015
Originally Posted by Jenson71:
Found on wikipedia, the highest grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation, are:
1 Gone with the Wind $3,922,000,000 1939
2 Avatar $3,505,000,000 2009
3 Titanic $3,260,000,000 1997
4 Star Wars $3,221,000,000 1977
5 Avengers: Endgame $2,960,000,000 2019
6 The Sound of Music $2,697,000,000 1965
7 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $2,634,000,000 1982
8 The Ten Commandments $2,493,000,000 1956
9 Doctor Zhivago $2,363,000,000 1965
10 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $2,330,000,000 2015
I've seen 1, 3, 6-9.
I hate being told current movies had these HUGE incomes. That is because a ticket is massive.
When the first star wars came out, tickets were 5 or less. I remember when a movie was 2 for adult and 1 for kids. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jenson71:
Found on wikipedia, the highest grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation, are:
1 Gone with the Wind $3,922,000,000 1939
2 Avatar $3,505,000,000 2009
3 Titanic $3,260,000,000 1997
4 Star Wars $3,221,000,000 1977
5 Avengers: Endgame $2,960,000,000 2019
6 The Sound of Music $2,697,000,000 1965
7 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $2,634,000,000 1982
8 The Ten Commandments $2,493,000,000 1956
9 Doctor Zhivago $2,363,000,000 1965
10 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $2,330,000,000 2015
I've seen 1, 3, 6-9.
I've seen all of them except for Sound of Music. My favorites are Star Wars and Doctor Zhivago. Actively despise Gone With The Wind and Avatar. The rest range from excellent to overrated to meh.
Surprised that Jaws isn't on the list. It's gotta be right up there. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
I've seen all of them except for Sound of Music. My favorites are Star Wars and Doctor Zhivago. Actively despise Gone With The Wind and Avatar. The rest range from excellent to overrated to meh.
Surprised that Jaws isn't on the list. It's gotta be right up there.
Sound of Music: it's the kids, isn't it? The smallest ones have only minor roles, with the teenage love story being the main focus amongst the kids. The movie is terrific, though if anyone is put off by musicals in general, I can't imagine this would be an exception. At first blush, it may seem like a rosy, feminine, overlong affair, and to an extent, all of that is true, but it also has Salzburg, Nazi-intrigue, a thrilling climax, and so many iconic songs (the least of which is probably the title song). [Reply]
Sound of Music: it's the kids, isn't it? The smallest ones have only minor roles, with the teenage love story being the main focus amongst the kids. The movie is terrific, though if anyone is put off by musicals in general, I can't imagine this would be an exception. At first blush, it may seem like a rosy, feminine, overlong affair, and to an extent, all of that is true, but it also has Salzburg, Nazi-intrigue, a thrilling climax, and so many iconic songs (the least of which is probably the title song).
I don't mind SOME musicals, particularly historical sweeping epics like Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. I've seen Les Miserables several times live. Actually saw Phantom of the Opera in a front row seat on Broadway. Sound of Music might be something I'd enjoy, but I don't really have any particular desire to do watch it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by penguinz:
I never understood the obsessions with Star Wars.
I saw the first three movies at the perfect age. I was 14 when the first one came out and I think the last one came out when I was in college. They were amazing at the time, particularly the first one, because science fiction movies had always been terribly made and produced up to that point.
We then had a 20+ year gap before other Star Wars movies were produced. I watched the first couple and gave up because they were not entertaining to me. But I suspect that a lot of people of my generation indoctrinated their kids into the franchise just because the first three movies (especially the first one) were so strong. [Reply]