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Movies I Need To See Again

I try so very hard not to waste time watching the same movies over and over, because I'm obsessed with all the wonderful movies I've yet to see.  Sure there will be bad ones, but the good ones make it all worth the wait. All that being said, there are some movies I really need to watch again.  Some because they are so wonderful and I want to be reminded of true cinema greatness and some simply because I think I saw them at the wrong time in my life.  Maybe I wasn't mature enough or maybe it's because they didn't speak to me, due to a lack of life experience.  Whatever the reasons, here is a short list of movies, I need to give another shot.

The African Queen - One of the greatest movies ever made and one of cinemas greatest displays of chemistry.  Hepburn and Bogart are incredible together.  For years this was my #1 favorite movie and I'm embarrassed to say it's been nearly 15 years since I've seen it.

Moby Dick - I was recently discussing the fact that this movie should be remade. With all the CGI stuff available, this could be incredible.  The tale itself though is thickly laden with metaphors and the original, with the brilliant Gregory Peck still resonates.  I've only seen it once before and I must admit, I didn't understand any of the underlying themes when I viewed it or when I read it.  Melville's classic needs an upgrade, but first I need to see the 50's version again.

Vertigo - Hitchcock's greatest film according to most and recently replaced Citizen Kane as AFI's greatest movie of all-time.  When I heard this, I looked at my Netflix rating and saw that I had only given it two stars. I haven't seen it since my teens and might have to give it a more educated look.  I could say this about all Hitchcock films, as I am not a fan of any of his work, aside from Rear Window.

The Crow - While I liked it the first time I saw it, I found it to be a little silly.  Now that movies like Sin City have come out, I might want to look back at this dark cult classic.  I remember the acting being horrid, but then again, The Warriors is now comical, but still one of my faves.

Being There - Now that I get black comedy, I think it might be a little more interesting.  I had the misfortune of seeing this heavily nominated film at the age of nine.  Probably not mentally aware enough to get it.  Plus, Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine are in it, so how bad could  it be?

There are some others I've considered recently, based on hating them when I originally saw them and never going back, such as Gangs of New York, A Few Good Men, Grapes of Wrath and a few Hitchcock films. I just fear that if my opinion hasn't changed, it will be two to three hours of new movies I will have lost out on







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