Movies on the "Backburner" - Blu-ray Forum

carpaltonnel · 07-06-2009, 05:26 PM

These movies are the ones that you keep meaning to see but just either forget, delay, or simply just don't want to any time soon. Some people like me, might have some of these on your Netflix Queue but keep pushing them further and further down the list.

Two movies come to mind for me, "Jules and Jim" (1962) and "Oldboy (2003)

Mike53421 · 07-06-2009, 05:28 PM

The Godfather trilogy

Memento just recently was knocked off this list.

MaCruz · 07-06-2009, 05:32 PM

I can't think of one, but a few weeks ago it was American Gangster. I put off seeing that movie, but I finally did and it was pretty good.

P@t_Mtl · 07-06-2009, 05:38 PM

Pan's Labyrinth, something always seem to prevent me from seeing it and I keep being told it's very good

Call_Me_Megatron · 07-06-2009, 05:38 PM

Oldboy for me too. I want to see it but the mood never strikes.

Chordata · 07-06-2009, 05:39 PM

The T2 BD.

dolphinc · 07-06-2009, 05:40 PM

Dark City. I keep seeing posts about how good this movie is. I bought it on a whim about 2 months ago and still haven't watched it.

Batman1980 · 07-06-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Pan's Labyrinth, something always seem to prevent me from seeing it and I keep being told it's very good

See El Laberinto del Fauno NOW, chop chop. Very touching movie and a RQ blu-ray as well.

carpaltonnel · 07-06-2009, 05:52 PM

Transformers, (yeah the first one) I don't know why either?

Mike53421 · 07-06-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by carpaltonnel

Transformers, (yeah the first one) I don't know why either?

I picked up the BD cheap back in March and finally popped it in last week... fell asleep about an hour in though since I was feeling sick.

fatediesel · 07-06-2009, 05:56 PM

Taken and Dark City. I blind-bought both Blu-rays when they first came out but haven't gotten around to watching them. I've been watching the first 2 seasons of Dexter but one of these nights I'll definitely watch Taken, and I've got a 2 hour car ride in a couple weeks so maybe I'll watch Dark City on my Ipod Touch.

P@t_Mtl · 07-06-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

See El Laberinto del Fauno NOW, chop chop. Very touching movie and a RQ blu-ray as well.

I keep hearing good things, my problem is it's not longer playing on my movie HD channel and I don't have any renting memberships and I am not willing to buy it on a blind buy, so I don't know

carpaltonnel · 07-06-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fatediesel

Taken and Dark City. I blind-bought both Blu-rays when they first came out but haven't gotten around to watching them. I've been watching the first 2 seasons of Dexter but one of these nights I'll definitely watch Taken, and I've got a 2 hour car ride in a couple weeks so maybe I'll watch Dark City on my Ipod Touch.

Taken was great, and Dark City is an unopen Blu for me but it was really good too.

JUDGEMENT 4400 · 07-06-2009, 06:26 PM

I want to rewatch Alien and Aliens, I first watched the theatrical cuts, now I wanna watch the special editions (director's cuts), and also watch True Lies again.

Movies I want to watch that I haven't seen before, I want to watch Michael Mann's The Insider and Miami Vice, having seen Public Enemies yesterday.

CAST · 07-06-2009, 07:07 PM

Before the Devil Knows Your Dead. I heard it was good. I bought it when it came out but I havent sat down to watch it yet.

tbizzle · 07-07-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JUDGEMENT 4400

I want to rewatch Alien and Aliens, I first watched the theatrical cuts, now I wanna watch the special editions (director's cuts), and also watch True Lies again.

Movies I want to watch that I haven't seen before, I want to watch Michael Mann's The Insider and Miami Vice, having seen Public Enemies yesterday.

Also, check out Heat and Last of the Mohicans, both by Michael Mann. Awesome films

As for me, I was putting Old Boy off for a long time too, but I just watched it last week and to be honest, I didn't like it that much. It got really, I don't know, odd at the end. It was kind of a predictable shocker, and the "hero" kind of turned into someone that I wasn't rooting for anymore.

Not to deter anyone from seeing it, I still recommend that people should see it, but for me, it wasn't even close to living up to all the hype. Plus the PQ was pretty meh. I'm more excited about Spielberg remaking this

As for Pan's Labrynth, I do recommend that people who've been waiting for it to go ahead and rent it, it's pretty good. So is The Fall, another one that I had put off for a while and finally rented and loved it. I bought it the next day

JUDGEMENT 4400 · 07-08-2009, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tbizzle

Also, check out Heat and Last of the Mohicans, both by Michael Mann. Awesome films

I have. Exceptional movies, Heat is fantastic.

cosomotion · 07-08-2009, 09:45 AM

I had Oldboy from Netflix for about 3months and I finally just sent it back without watching because the mood never struck me.

I got a good deal on it a few weeks back and i bought it on blu. Now it's been sitting on the shelf and I keep planning to watch it on the weekend but it keeps getting pushed back.

At this point I'm afraid this movie is going to be so overhyped for me that I won't even be able to enjoy it once I do finally sit down and watch it.

also, I've never seen all of Heat. I've tried watching it 3 times and something always stopped me from finishing it (girlfriend, cable, sleep). One day..

assydingo · 07-08-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I keep hearing good things, my problem is it's not longer playing on my movie HD channel and I don't have any renting memberships and I am not willing to buy it on a blind buy, so I don't know

I'd say downloading is alright if you're really just testing to see if you'd buy it... but I'm not sure that's ok here.

Anyways, I love that movie.

bajor27 · 07-08-2009, 11:23 AM

Not a movie, but I thought I'd throw it in here anyway

FireFly

Have been putting off watching this show for years, even borrowed it from a friend once and ended up returning it after a month or two unwatched. Pre-ordered it last year on Blu as well.

I did, however, just start watching it last week. halfway through now. Really liking it.

Movie wise. Hmm. 'Casablanca' and 'Gone with the Wind' come to mind. 'Some like it Hot' as well.

07-06-2009, 05:26 PM	#1
carpaltonnel Power Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:New York, Long Island Blu-ray collection:118 Blu-ray reviews:7	Movies on the "Backburner" These movies are the ones that you keep meaning to see but just either forget, delay, or simply just don't want to any time soon. Some people like me, might have some of these on your Netflix Queue but keep pushing them further and further down the list. Two movies come to mind for me, "Jules and Jim" (1962) and "Oldboy (2003)

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Mike53421 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Mississauga, ON Blu-ray collection:40	The Godfather trilogy Memento just recently was knocked off this list.

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P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Pan's Labyrinth, something always seem to prevent me from seeing it and I keep being told it's very good

07-06-2009, 05:38 PM	#5
Call_Me_Megatron Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Oldboy for me too. I want to see it but the mood never strikes.

07-06-2009, 05:39 PM	#6
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07-06-2009, 05:40 PM	#7
dolphinc Power Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Florida	Dark City. I keep seeing posts about how good this movie is. I bought it on a whim about 2 months ago and still haven't watched it.

07-06-2009, 05:52 PM	#9
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07-06-2009, 05:56 PM	#11
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	Taken and Dark City. I blind-bought both Blu-rays when they first came out but haven't gotten around to watching them. I've been watching the first 2 seasons of Dexter but one of these nights I'll definitely watch Taken, and I've got a 2 hour car ride in a couple weeks so maybe I'll watch Dark City on my Ipod Touch.

07-06-2009, 06:26 PM	#14
JUDGEMENT 4400 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:34 Blu-ray reviews:10	I want to rewatch Alien and Aliens, I first watched the theatrical cuts, now I wanna watch the special editions (director's cuts), and also watch True Lies again. Movies I want to watch that I haven't seen before, I want to watch Michael Mann's The Insider and Miami Vice, having seen Public Enemies yesterday.

07-06-2009, 07:07 PM	#15
CAST Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:222	Before the Devil Knows Your Dead. I heard it was good. I bought it when it came out but I havent sat down to watch it yet.

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bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	Not a movie, but I thought I'd throw it in here anyway FireFly Have been putting off watching this show for years, even borrowed it from a friend once and ended up returning it after a month or two unwatched. Pre-ordered it last year on Blu as well. I did, however, just start watching it last week. halfway through now. Really liking it. Movie wise. Hmm. 'Casablanca' and 'Gone with the Wind' come to mind. 'Some like it Hot' as well.

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