Wow that is a tough question. Hmmm. . . well I think I would go straight for movies I missed of actors/actresses I really like. You know fill in the gaps of their careers that I missed. Find comfort in the familiar but also breaking out into to something new.

I know I had always meant to see Children of Men, but never got around to it, so I think that would be on my list.

Thanks for the thought provoking post!

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I think that all the projects kubrick left behind were very interesting, from his AI version or the famous Napoleon Proyect. Coppola´s Megalopolis or Guilliam´s Don Quixote for example.

And of course... the blockbusting but critics loved movie that I will not ever do. ;)

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Why, did you hear something from my doctor?

Unfortunately some of my favorite movies have a rather bleak view of the human condition (Ghandi, Unforgiven, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Serenity, Se7en, et al.) and I don't think I'd want to further enhance my pessimistic outlook about the future of mankind on my way off this rock. So I'd probably stick to just fun entertainment, like the Indian Jones series, or Pixar joints, or just some other random movies where the good guys win out in the end, and evil men are shown the err of their ways.

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WOW! That is a tough question! Being a film lover, I guess the one (1) film I would love to see before I die is:

Letty Lynton (1932)

It stars: Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, and Nils Asther, and directed by Clarence Brown. The film is based on a 1931 novel by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes. In the film, Crawford plays the title character, in a tale of love and blackmail.

The film has since become famous due to its unavailability.


On 7 November 1939, MGM petitioned the United States Supreme Court to overturn the Court of Appeals ruling, stating that the questions arising in the suit were predicated solely upon the copyright laws of the U.S., and not the patent laws. However, MGM did not prevail in this latter action, and the film is unavailable even to this day.[

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WOW! What a tough question! The one (1) film I would "LOVE" to see before I die is:

Letty Lynton. MGM, 1932.

Directed by Clarence Brown, 84 minutes. Based on the 1931 novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes, which was based on the actual story of a Scottish girl named Madeleine Smith who attempted to poison her lover. Here, Joan stars as Letty, a socialite who has a vacation debauche with a South American (Nils Asther) who then returns to New York City to stalk her. Robert Montgomery co-stars as her new love interest.


On 7 November 1939, MGM petitioned the United States Supreme Court to overturn the Court of Appeals ruling, stating that the questions arising in the suit were predicated solely upon the copyright laws of the U.S., and not the patent laws. However, MGM did not prevail in this latter action, and the film is unavailable even to this day.[

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If I only had so much time to live I think I'd rather not waste it on watching movies....shocker! Then again, I've NEVER been to a drive in, so that's something I'd like to do. I think I'd rather SEE a movie being made. Just approach Spielberg and say, "Hey, Steven I'm gonna die in 5 mths....can I just be your shadow on the filming of your next movie?"

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I'd love to see Fassbinder's 16-hour "Berlin Alexanderplatz" and Rivette's 12-hour "Out 1" someday. Also Gance's "Napoleon" and Akerman's "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles." Definitely Welles' "The Other Side of the Wind" (hopefully released in 2008?). And there are a bunch of Fritz Lang and Sam Fuller movies yet to be released on DVD that I'd like to catch up with. Oh, and I've never seen "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle." Seriously.

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Man great question. I rank "Saving Private Ryan" right up there as one of my all time favs. "Meet Joe Black" is a guilty pleasure of mine too, never mind the subject matter.

And "Meet the Parents" leaves me laughing every time.

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I'd watch the fountain solely due to its content. It would probably help me deal with my fade to black.

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Citizen Kane, w/ my finger on the fast forward. Rosebud!

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I would love to see the 5 hour Napoleon film from 1927 with the score by Carl Davis. From what I've heard it's a pretty amazing experience. I guess there is a dispute regarding the film and there's a chance this version won't be available for a long time. But here's hoping...

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I think I would choose the so-called "forthcoming" film version of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," which has been listed as being in pre-production for years on IMDB. It would be great if Francis Ford Coppola would direct it in the style of his "Godfather" films.

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"Dali" based on the life and work of Salvador Dali.
Directed by David Lynch.

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Most interesting topic indeed!
Well, I wouldn't waste my last minutes on a movie I have seen and want to see again, or had the possibility to see. I would rather see some rare and hard to find movies like some short movies (La Jatee, The Room, More...).

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I know some people would probably wonder about my choice, but I've been curious to see "Song of The South." The film is considered racist, but being African-American, I'm curious.

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"Chimes at Midnight". Orson Welles makes great Shakesperean films and this one has always been hard to see.

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I hope someone finds Orson Welles' original cut of "Magnificent Ambersons" in a Brazilian warehouse or in an RKO exec's unopened safe.

If not that, then maybe someone will find another copy of the 18-hour cut of Stronheim's "Greed."

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I would stick with the classics I've never had a chance to see:

"Andrei Roublev" (Tarkovsky)
"The Earrings of Madame de..." (Ophuls)
"The Seven Samurai" (Kurosawa)
"Shame" (Bergman)
"Sunrise" (Murnau)

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The 1958 film "The Littlest Hobo." I'd also like to see the original 1963 "The Incredible Journey" restored and out on DVD.

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"THE PATRIOT" (1928) by Ernst Lubitsch with Emil Jannings. Please! Somebody in New Zealand or Australia or Alaska or Punta Arenas find this in a basement or vault or on the floor of a projection booth.

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