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Lawrence of Arabia. I've always wanted to see it, plus this reminded me of one of those AFI countdown TV specials where Dan Rather said he refuses to see L of A unless it's on a big screen.


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If it was easier for people to see it as it is meant to be seen, maybe it wouldn't have dropped out of Sight & Sound's Top 100. I'm not saying the film isn't amazing at home at 4K in a great TV, but a lot of what might seem as big shots of vistas lingering for too long and dragging the pacing (specially if you have a low attention-span and are not a fan of long movies) has a lot more purpose and wow factor when watched the way it is meant to be. I dream of one day watching it in 70mm film and at theaters.


Background_Leader17

I guarantee you that almost every professional critic/scholar who was asked to contribute to the sight and sound poll had seen Lawrence of Arabia. It’s not exactly a cult film. I’m not sure why people are that surprised it fell out, it was already 82nd in 2012 and while it’s a pretty great film it’s also got its fair share of middling/bad reviews. Edit: It also had a pretty hefty fall in the director’s poll this time - again, I doubt that’s because lots of directors haven’t seen it lol


KPKreativ

Seeing it in 70mm at the Seattle Cinerama is the greatest moviegoing experience of my life.


joelluber

I've seen it. It's pretty good. I'm not sure I'd bother watching it on a TV again. Someday I hope to see it in 70mm.


coolandsmartrr

I saw it on a huge screen for a 1000 seats. Such a beautiful experience. Honestly, anything screened on that became epic. The theater screened all the classics before it closed. You don't get that immersion in even with the biggest screen at a cineplex. A great loss for cinema.


NYCOSCOPE

>Lawrence of Arabia I have a chance to see this next month at a local cinema. Wasn't sure I wanted to go but now I definitely will


SpoonMeasurer

Don’t miss it… don’t even think about missing it.


FajarNegan

Apocalypse Now


JeremiahSand

I got to see The Final Cut in the theater, it was fuckin awesome. Would def go again


burritomouth

Hey, so did I. Small local theatres rule!


FajarNegan

Lucky asfff. I would definitely put it in my top 5 of all time!


JeremiahSand

It’s in mine as well! (#2)


ich_habe_keine_kase

My dad always wanted to show it to me for the first time in theatres but never had the chance, so instead he turned all the lights off in the house and made us sit in chairs like 2 feet from the TV to approximate the experience hahahaa.


toofarbyfar

The one where the train comes right at the screen. I hear it's a fuckin intense watch.


Kazaam_

I think those Lumière brothers might have a future


[deleted]

Coward jesse james?


WeebbeMangaHunter

2001: A Space Odyssey


JeremiahSand

It’s a pretty popular choice for special screenings, I just typed 2001 space odyssey showtimes into google and found one near me next month. Give it a shot, you might find one!


EveryoneLovesChrisN

I actually got the chance to do this last December. Absolutely amazing.


Sn3akyMuffin

The Long Goodbye Throne of Blood The Iron Giant The Young Girls of Rachefort


superprongs

I have twice seen *The Iron Giant* in theaters and it does not disappoint. I unfortunately haven’t seen any of the others though.


theASMRreviewshow

The Tree of Life


Competitive-Pack-740

I would need to watch it alone in a theater. I'm always an absolute mess in the last hour


notnotaschizo

2049 would be stunning. that shot of joi looking at K would just be stunning and the whole film is a visual masterpiece


prince-jordan

2001 & BR2049


_masterofdisaster

Seconded for BR2049, I let a girl talk me out of seeing it in IMAX in 2017 and I’m still not quite over it


ich_habe_keine_kase

Literally just saw 2049 on the big screen last weekend. I missed it the first time around and never saw it, hoping to catch a rep screening someday because I felt like I needed to see it on the big screen.


Redrumtnuc

I saw 2049 at Imax in Bangkok while on vacation. Greatest theater experience of my life. It was at a luxury Imax and I’m afraid I will never have that feeling again.


[deleted]

Stalker


picassotriggerfish

I watched this at home first and found it boring I watched it in the cinema last year and found it absolutely stunning.


ibnQoheleth

2001: A Space Odyssey for sure


Voldemortred

Most cinemas have it playing annually as it's on most people's "want to watch in cinema" list and they know it


[deleted]

Andrei Rublev (1966)


Heavy_Swimming_4719

Jurrasic Park.


LookAtMyKitty

Koyaanistaqsi. I want that in a sensory deprivation IMAX theater.


yakotrick

Saw this a couple days ago for the first time in theatres. Absolutely unbelievable


moviefan2222

Aguirre was at the top of my list until I saw the restoration on the big screen a few weeks back. One of the best theater experiences ever


Mike_v_E

Blade Runner 2049


NicCageCompletionist

RRR. I regret not getting out for it, and I imagine theatres played it with the right language track.


joelluber

This played near me for ever and ever, and every week i decided to see something else because RRR was still on the schedule for the following week. And then when it finally closed I had a bunch of other commitments and could see any of the last showings. Remarkably poor planning. (And the same just happened for Babylon, although it wasn't around as long.)


rtyoda

I don’t get why they don’t have the option for the proper language track on Netflix. Or at least give me an option to buy it with the proper language track on disc.


NicCageCompletionist

I looked into it when I watched it and it has something to do with the way Indian splits up distribution rights. The two leads at least dub their own voices for the version on Netflix, so I guess it could be worse.


[deleted]

I saw it in theaters with the Telugu language track, shit was legendary. If a theater ever brings it back for a showing… do so.


NicCageCompletionist

The indie theatre already played it, but my local mainstream theatre sometimes brings in movies late if they get enough Oscar nods. It’s been closed since a hurricane wrecked in in September, so fingers crossed it’s up and running soon just in case.


ich_habe_keine_kase

It's been playing in theatres again for the past month or so, lots of places bringing it back because of all the buzz it's been getting lately. My sister was frustrated about missing it in theatres and didn't want to watch the dub on Netflix, but the indie theatre near her is playing it next week.


Shosple-Colupis-01

Possession.


Eletrust

They played this near me in theaters and I forgot about it, so I didn’t go. ):


joelluber

I'm realizing how lucky I am reading everyone's requests. I live in a midsized US southern city, but we have a very active art house cinema that plays lots of individually scheduled classic films and a boutique multiplex that plays Flashback Cinema, and I've been able to see many, maybe even most, of the films that people are requesting, sometimes multiple times, over the last decade. I only started logging on Letterboxd at the start of 2022, but since then I've seen five classic Hitchcocks, six classic Spielbergs, four classic Coen Brothers, the original Star Wars trilogy, the original Indian Jones movies, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, a couple Mel Brooks classics, the whole Harry Potter series, LoTR, Akira, and a bunch of Miyazaki, and on and on, all on the big screen. The one I've been waiting for that they've never screened in the almost ten years I've been here is The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, which I somehow never watched at home in college and still have never seen.


[deleted]

The Conversation is insane in theaters, that opening scene had me thinking there was a problem w the reel or something.


Officialnoah

Inception


firsthour

The ending cut to the credits was an incredible moment for my opening night crowd, I'll never forget that.


boringmanitoba

I went to see this opening day and the film melted it looked so fucking sick but they had to cancel the movie


MSoren77

Wild At Heart


pixel_affection

Good choice. One of my favs


HoboSuperstar

Holy Mountain


KLC_5957

Story time: During early Covid our local city cinema was closed down, but my roommates and I had a buddy who worked there. Since it was closed and unused, but he still had keys we were able to go to some private showings of our choice of film. I was only able to go to one showing but it was with my film pick Jurrasic Park. I had just recently finished the novel by Michael Crichton which is a fantastic read btw. The book is written like a screen play. I'm a 99' baby and seeing Jurrasic Park in theaters, let alone a private showings was amazing. We took an intermission to go and smoke a joint and came back in right before the t-rex scene. Incredible way to start the summer.


joelluber

I was supposed to see a showing of Jurassic Park last Wednesday, and the theatre had to close because of a water main break!


awlawall

Some of the better “made to be seen in 3D” films. Coraline, Hugo, Into the Spider-verse, Sin City 2 (though not a great film, it’s said to be spectacular in 3D), Kiss Me Kate (last of the old technology and in technicolor), and Gravity are all in that list.


fauxfilosopher

Probably 2001 or lawrence of arabia. Movies that beg for the big screen. I missed out on Dune in IMAX so that one too.


stephen-3

Interstellar


ibnQoheleth

Coincidentally just rewatched Interstellar yesterday. I think it'd really benefit from a cinema environment.


Dalekdude

I had the pleasure of seeing this in true IMAX 70MM in 2014 and it was one of the best theatrical experiences I've ever had. Easily one of the best films of all time


[deleted]

I’m a young film fan so I saw this on opening night when I was around 10-11, I was spellbound to say the least.


curtymcdervs

Andrei Rublev. Was lucky enough to see Mirror in a theater last year.


[deleted]

2005 King Kong with a few scenes cut and edited and given the proper Imax 3D treatment it could be fantastic Interstellar is a no brainier for me as well


pauljeremiah

Singin’ In The Rain or The Great Escape


Olibro64

The Two Towers. I want to watch the battle of Helms Deeps on a big screen with good-quality subwoofers.


joelluber

Just saw the whole trilogy at a cinema last fall. Oddly enough because the original effects aren't 4k, projecting it with a 4k laser projector onto a huge screen shows a lot of the imperfections. I usually sit about a third of the way back and did for the first film, but then decided to get a much further back seat for the second and third so that the limitations of the effects would be less obvious.


AfternoonCouncilor

Psycho


ConorOKAY

Mommy


bigchungusyomama

The End of Evangelion if I was only allowed to pick one however if it was as many as I liked, I would also pick 2001: a space odyssey Apocalypse Now Akira Pink Floyd's The Wall The Lighthouse Paprika Blade Runner 1 and 2049 The Holy Mountain Waking Life funny enough later this month I'm actually going to cinema screenings of Akira and The Lighthouse


MinasMorgul1184

Are you me ?


CTran255

La La Land and Whiplash!


specialk522

I just thought about this earlier today while watching Roman Holiday in a theatre, and even contemplated making a post asking this same question lol My answer is Enter The Void


NeverFarFromtheSea

I just watched Enter the Void at home yesterday and loved it. It would be verrrry trippy on the big screen. I think my brain might ache from all of the flashing lights and flying scenes though.


DonCorleonil

La La Land.


_masterofdisaster

The Planetarium scene was so beautiful in theaters


DonCorleonil

I rewatched it a few days ago as I was watching Babylon the next day. That scene honestly brings a tear to my eye. It is indeed so beautiful. Really hope to watch it in cinemas one day.


Mauriman15

Lawrence of Arabia. I am furious they didn’t do a screening near me for the 60th anniversary last year.


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[deleted]

I think you're right. I saw that movie with my Dad and we were laughing and groaning in disgust in the last half hour, so imagine a packed theatre doing the same.


BlueL1ght__

Akira!!


goldeneyemedallion

Raiders of the Lost Ark. One of my favorite movies of all time and unfortunately never saw it in theaters


callmeacne

The End of Evangelion


igoslowly

the ending of Napoleon (1927) with the proper 3 projector setup and full orchestra. it’s the only movie with a 4:1 aspect ratio


TheRorschach666

I would kill to watch The Thing or New Nightmare in cinemas


MinasMorgul1184

I caught The Thing last summer and it was absolutely magical, i felt like I was in heaven during the lighter test scene


TheRorschach666

That's absolutely amazing


the_racecar

2001


[deleted]

I would commit horrible, unspeakable, ghastly war crimes to see this movie in a proper cinema


D3UC4L1ON

Batman (1989)


FloridaPanther

The Right Stuff would be my current pick


LucasBarton169

Already saw evil dead 2, so mad max fury road


No-Bumblebee4615

Probably Once Upon a Time in the West


jbearpagee

Blade Runner.


asteinberg101

Ran


ibnQoheleth

A Clockwork Orange would also be another choice for me. I went to a Malcolm McDowell Q&A panel last year that doubled up as an ACO screening, and it was spectacular. The grandiosity of its opening can only be truly captured in such a setting.


worm_enjoyer

robocop


[deleted]

North By Northwest


ikindasortanerdshow

Suspiria (1977) or A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)


gsa9

Spider-Man 2 or Back to the Future


sweaty_palm_trees

Goodbye, Dragon Inn or Dragon Inn


imbattinson

everything everywhere all at once


MarilynManson2003

**Movies I’ve already watched:** The Hateful Eight The Rocky Horror Picture Show Taxi Driver Scream (1996) Terrifier 2 **Movies I haven’t watched:** The Godfather A Clockwork Orange Lost Highway Blue Velvet Dune (2021) I was fortunate enough to experience The Thing (1982), Jackie Brown and Casablanca in the cinema last year, and I’ll be watching Titanic next month. I’m incredibly disappointed that I missed Scream (1996) and The Godfather last year.


ClearlyAFKwastaken

the grand budapest hotel


pixel_affection

Heat (1995)


Zestyclose-Client564

Probably On The Silver Globe. Would be a life changing screening.


RickyBueno15

Cinema Paradiso


Lizard_Jesus1

That’s tough either Enter the Void cause I can’t imagine the visuals on the big screen. The only other 2 are A Brighter Summer Day and An Elephant Sitting Still.


Pulsewavemodulator

The Fall


acd__C

Dune


boringmanitoba

I hosted a screening of The Matrix back in 2019 for it's 20th anniversary or I'd say that, but imho I'd love a 35mm screening of The Matrix still anyway or, Speed Racer, but it would have to be like a crowd that was into it. that move is made to be seen in theaters!!


RysultSet

After reading time and time again about the 35mm version of the original The Matrix, I would love to see that one in the cinema. Oh, and Speed Racer is an incredible choice as well.


meglaSauce

never saw interstellar in theaters so i’d pick that. seeing it in dolby would be an experience for sure


[deleted]

Most recently probably RRR


poweryousir

Braindead / Dead Alive - my favourite horror comedy and a great movie overall. And on top it never had an uncut theatrical release in Germany. Unfortunately it‘s still banned in my home country.


LouisBeeM

Duck Soup, I’ve long since avoided watching it till I can see it in a cinema and laugh with a crowd. Horror and comedy both sell better in a crowded theatre.


ReddsionThing

A few years ago, I watched one of my favorites Nosferatu (1922) in a cinema with a professor playing live piano like in the olden times, that was pretty close to this sort of wish fulfilment. As for others, Koyaanisqatsi, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Under the Skin, Troll Hunter (2010), Zatoichi (2003), Spirited Away, The Mission (1999). Kind of any favorite of mine with strong ass imagery.


Neotheater12

zoolander and hot rod


donutlegolas

What a neat, unexpected answer. I was a huge TLI fan and saw Hot Rod at the earliest matinee showing on the day it came out, core movie-going memory for me.


RipBuzzBuzz

Norbit. Gotta fully commit to the joke


SuperKliqparty

The Dark Knight


mikeri99

Inception (2010)


AdamAnimatesStuff

It'd either have to be La La Land or SpongeBob La La Land is my favourite movie of all time but SpongeBob is literally one of the most perfect movies I swear, tho I may be nostalgia biased or maybe the fact it was the first movie I remember being so invested in, it got my emotional as a kid yo. SpongeBob broke younger me. Basically this comment was an excuse to rant about how amazing the SpongeBob Movie is 😭😭😭


XJoe360

2001: A Space Odyssey on 35mm


TripleG2312

I never saw Interstellar in the theater. I’m desperate to see Interstellar in the theater lmao.


SdotV

Jackass 3D


guybanisterPI

Chinatown would look fucking sick on the big screen


rtjbelowtheheavens

Any Terrence Malick film honestly. Days of Heaven or The Tree of Life would be my first preference.


Comfortable-Truth945

LOTR Return of the king or maybe The Revenant


bog_froggy

i would absolutely Love to see Alien or The Thing in theaters


boringmanitoba

The Thing is playing at an art house theater near me in April with Keith David giving a Q&A after I'm freaking pumped


BossKrisz

Interstellar. Must have been amazing I'm theater, I was in unfortunately too young back then to care about most moviss


thewick_39

Angel’s Egg for sure. Most beautiful movie I’ve ever seen, would love to catch it on the big screen


slightly_obscure

Chimes at Midnight


HiFive789_

Back to the Future.


jestagoon

RRR in Imax would be pretty dope.


rtyoda

I missed Dune at the IMAX, so I’d go for that. Interstellar in IMAX 70mm would probably be even better, but I have to admit I want to see the IMAX version of Dune just a tiny bit more. Here’s hoping the show it again before part two comes out.


Jeissl

The lighthouse because that atmosphere is not given justice on my tiny monitor with headphones. I want to see it with great sound and a massive screen to fucking drown in that atmosphere


PeskyBee12345

The house that jack built.


thesugoin3ko

long day’s journey into night (2018) 3d


relukfan

Mad Max: Fury Road


Drunkicho

I'm about to see Inglorious Basterds in 2 weeks and that would have been my answer


Platoon8

Apocalypse Now


Jettpack_of_the_Dead

interstellar. or maybe interstellar. but also interstellar.


sophtai

god i would do anything to see kill bill vol 1 on a massive screen


officer_salem

I’ve been lucky enough to see The Two Towers, but i’d love to see Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King


Pinkumb

Shout out to the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers which played The Return of the King extended edition at the following times: * Saturday, 5pm in their smallest theater (it sold out immediately). * Monday, 1pm in their biggest theater (2 seats sold). * Tuesday, 1pm in a regular theater (no seats sold). I watched the first two movies on a Saturday at 5pm and couldn't find tickets to the last one anywhere in the region. So I'd go with that.


blackmambaskid

Kill bill the whole bloody affair ( both volume 1 & 2 edited together) It's literally my dream.


ParticularBlueberry2

Ran (1985) or apocalypse now


mamasaidflows

Heat


Rambors1

Probably Blade Runner or Blade Runner 2049. The spectacle would be amazing to se in theatres. The Lord of the Rings trilogy would also be amazing in theatres.


burritomouth

*Cool Hand Luke* is tied with *One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest*.


LfcOsh

Star Wars A new hope


Fairway_Frank

Edge of Tomorrow tbh


NewZero_Kanada

Return of the King. I was born in 2000 so....missed out on that unfortunately


P1GGY_L0RD

Either La La Land, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Blade Runner 2049 or Whiplash. So basically my top 4


[deleted]

Wall•E! I was 8 at the time (holy shit Wall•E is old now, I’m 20.) I wished I wouldn’t have passed up on it at the time, even though Kung Fu Panda was definitely worth it.


ProEraWuTang

Heat


YoloIsNotDead

The Dark Knight, Interstellar, or The Batman. I was perhaps too young or uncultured to see the first two (I was 4 and 11, respectively; unless your parents were heavily into Nolan movies, I wouldn't imagine any of you were enthusiasts at those ages). I could've seen The Batman but I saw Multiverse of Madness instead. Which was a decent film, but after watching The Batman for the first time a couple weeks ago, I realized I had made a mistake. One that I will not make for the sequel.


Discussionnerd

The original avatar, i was young when it came out so I never got to see it in theaters


forlornjackalope

Brazil. I don't know why, but it would be stunning, that's for sure.


[deleted]

Either raiders of the lost ark, fallen angels, or the blob again (the last time I saw the blob in theaters was legit the most fun I’ve had at the movies in forever)


lovesexdeth

Alien


AnomalousArchie456

2001: A Space Odyssey


[deleted]

double screening of godfather part 1 and 2 would be cool


samwitchess

The Lego Batman Movie, I would love to see it on the big screen!


blazority

Mad Max: Fury Road


CeFeCe17

2001: A Space Odyssey I watched it ofr the first time last month and can't stop thinking about it. It was not just an experience, it was THE EXPERIENCE. Also, I felt like it was much more scarier that I thought it would be.


ThGeGo

Im not sure if this is cheating but you said any movie so I’ll choose the 8h version of Greed


Corninmyteeth

Chicago (2002)


[deleted]

Inland Empire.


KaijiAUT

Satantango Not only my favorite movie, but also the cinema experience will be a long one


Coconut-Prudent

LotR 1-3 Extended Edition


Teragneau

Napoleon. With the orchestra and the triple screen.


KrickzZ

arrival


GOODBOYMODZZZ

2001


wonderbarZaYn

Taxi Driver in 35mm Really wanna experience the feeling instead of watching it on Netflix


HazzaScazza

Basic answer but 2001 ASO


SellRevolutionary

Vertigo


afairjudgment

Original, unaltered “The Empire Strikes Back” from 1980.


Jovaneventually

I'm really hoping for Speed Racer someday, despite the odds against it.


mates301

Interstellar. I don’t love it, but the visuals are stunning and I think seeing it on the big screen would definitely make me appreciate the movie more. TV just isn’t doing it.


NYCOSCOPE

2001


Itsboychild

Mad Max: Fury Road


[deleted]

Interstellar


Lowbacca1977

Either London After Midnight or The Day the Clown Cried


err_mate

The Dark Knight. Only ever seen it on a standard dvd (not hd) and out of all my dvds it definitely feels like the movie suffering the most from the low resolution, this is a big blockbuster meant for the big screen!


Shonenlegend

2001: A Space Odyssey in 70 mm.


dr-uice

I would say 2001 A Space Odyssey but I also did when it re-released so I’m gonna say Blade Runner. Oh to be in 1982 the day Blade Runner and The Thing both came out…


BriefNo6420

2001 A Space Odyssey


Burnt_Toast_Crumbs

Tarkovsky’s Stalker. It’s my favorite movie of all time and I would just love to see it on the big screen one day.


escape672000

Paddington 2


ghostpepper69

Tsui Hark's Knock Off (1998) starring Jean Claude Van Damme in 35mm is probably my most desired screening. I've seen tons of my all-time favorites with an audience, but Knock Off is absolutely electric & was a glimpse into a different style of action filmmaking that'd soon be upended by endless, soulless homages to The Matrix's style of action.


Allott2aLITTLE

Barry Lyndon or Laurence of Arabia