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The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« on: May 12, 2011, 08:30:34 AM »
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British movie rental company Lovefilm recently released the results of a reader poll that asked which films people lied about having seen.  They found that four out of five people had lied about what movies they’d seen to impress people. The Godfather topped their list of most lied about, with almost a third of people reporting that they’d pretended to have seen it.  Here’s the full list:

    1. The Godfather (30 per cent)
    2. Casablanca (13 per cent)
    3. Taxi Driver (11 per cent)
    4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (9 per cent)
    5. Reservoir Dogs (8 per cent)
    6. This Is Spinal Tap (7 per cent)
    7. Apocalypse Now (6 per cent)
    8. Goodfellas (5 per cent)
    =8. Blade Runner (5 per cent)
    10. The Great Escape (4 per cent) [PressAssociation via SlashFilm] ...
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2011/04/the-top-10-movies-people-lie-about-having-seen

I have seen 1,5 and 6. Honest!  :-)  But I can't imagine any of my friends being impressed about me seeing the others.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2011, 08:32:22 AM »
Seen all but #3.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2011, 08:38:16 AM »
Ten minutes into #6, I fell asleep. The little I saw of it was BORING.  :yawn:

I've seen Goodfellas and The Great Escape all the way through. The others? Only snippets here and there.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2011, 08:38:30 AM »
I haven't seen #1 or #10.  I think I tried to watch #9 but never finished.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2011, 08:39:20 AM »
I've only seen #4 & #7.  I own #4.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2011, 08:47:19 AM »
# 1 #2 #4 #7 & #10
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2011, 08:50:23 AM »
I have not seen 2 and 3.  For the record, I have also not seen "It's a Wonderful Life."  I used to own 5 and 6, on video tape.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2011, 08:54:48 AM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on May 12, 2011, 08:50:23 AM
I have not seen 2 and 3.  For the record, I have also not seen "It's a Wonderful Life."  I used to own 5 and 6, on video tape.
I haven't seen that either.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2011, 08:55:52 AM »
Which "The Great Escape"? I saw the one with Steve McQueen.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2011, 09:46:08 AM »
Ten minutes into 2001 Space, I fell asleep.  Was it 10 minutes of the Blue Danube Waltz?  zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I can't imagine lying about have seen a movie.  Wouldn't you fall into an embarrassing trap easily?
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2011, 10:43:25 AM »
I don't think I've ever sat down and watched Taxi Driver from start to finish, and I've never seen Spinal Tap.

The rest I've seen.

Why would anyone lie about seeing a movie?  :confused:


I saw on the internet recently that Reservoir Dogs is being remade. I remember seeing it the first time and it was considered to be very bloody and intense at that time. With all of today's special effects....not sure I could sit through it again.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2011, 10:46:54 AM »
Quote from: debk on May 12, 2011, 10:43:25 AM
Why would anyone lie about seeing a movie?  :confused:

To seem cool, I guess.  I happily acknowledge that I haven't seen certain films.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2011, 10:52:16 AM »
Seen all but 2, 4, and 5.

Oh, and Euph? Spinal Tap was AWESOME!!!!!  :rocker2:
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2011, 10:56:56 AM »
Quote from: Rebel on May 12, 2011, 10:52:16 AM
Seen all but 2, 4, and 5.

Oh, and Euph? Spinal Tap was AWESOME!!!!!  :rocker2:

This thread goes to 11!!!

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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2011, 11:05:54 AM »
Out of the ones listed, I've only seen Blade Runner.

I've never seen It's a wonderful life, nor have I seen Citizen Kane.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2011, 11:24:44 AM »
I have seen them all except for these:

3. Taxi Driver (11 per cent)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (9 per cent)
5. Reservoir Dogs (8 per cent)

I have seen parts of them but never start to finish.

Quote from: Karin on May 12, 2011, 09:46:08 AM
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I feel the same way. Sci-Fi should not be boring.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2011, 11:31:50 AM »
Taxi Driver was very... odd.  The pacing in 2001 was slow, but it is a good movie as far as old science fiction films go.

I tried to watch Reservior Dogs, but it was boring.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2011, 11:41:50 AM »
I've seen them all. (Bogie didn't say "Play it again, Sam.") I love movies from the 30's & 40's.  Didn't like Taxi Driver, 2001 or Blade Runner.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2011, 11:49:17 AM »
Quote from: Rebel on May 12, 2011, 10:52:16 AM
Oh, and Euph? Spinal Tap was AWESOME!!!!!  :rocker2:

 :bs:

You Rob Reiner aficionados keep telling me that, but I keep thinking of some lazy, jobless, live-with-in-laws chump named "Meathead."   :rotf:

Mrs E couldn't quite fathom why I fell asleep. Maybe I was tired -- I dunno. The damned film wasn't AWESOME enough to keep me awake, though!  :-)

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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2011, 12:02:46 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on May 12, 2011, 11:49:17 AM
:bs:

You Rob Reiner aficionados keep telling me that, but I keep thinking of some lazy, jobless, live-with-in-laws chump named "Meathead."   :rotf:

Mrs E couldn't quite fathom why I fell asleep. Maybe I was tired -- I dunno. The damned film wasn't AWESOME enough to keep me awake, though!  :-)



I've seen all but Reservoir Dogs, about which I know nothing and has never come up in a conversation with anyone I know.  I am not absolutely positive that I've seen Spinal Tap and Goodfellas start to finish in one sitting, but they're both pretty episodic and I've seen all the pieces at one time or another. 
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2011, 10:30:58 AM »
Thread jacking....A local TV channel has been showing every bad movie Vincent Price ever made.....but last night they showed "The Blue Max". Hadn't seen it in years.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #21 on: May 13, 2011, 10:38:03 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on May 12, 2011, 12:02:46 PM
I've seen all but Reservoir Dogs, about which I know nothing and has never come up in a conversation with anyone I know.

There's a great scene near the beginning of the movie where the "world's smallest violin" phrase makes an appearance, as said by Steve Buscemi about waitresses and their lack of income:

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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #22 on: May 13, 2011, 10:40:18 AM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on May 13, 2011, 10:30:58 AM
Thread jacking....A local TV channel has been showing every bad movie Vincent Price ever made.....but last night they showed "The Blue Max". Hadn't seen it in years.

George Peppard was a complete dismal failure in that film. He came off looking like a college preppie right out of Yale and thrown into the trenches of WWI, instead of being a normal German young man.

Hardy Kruger would've been a far, far better actor.
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2011, 01:12:39 PM »
Damn, I've seen them all and own several of them. Several more I need to. Off to Amazon and eBay I go.  :-)
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Re: The top 10 movies people lie about having seen
« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2011, 02:27:24 PM »
I have yet to see a single movie on that list....Then again I've never watched many movies.
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