Tack said:

I personally find it interesting for its artsy techniques and some interesting discussions. To me it's like if 2001 was talky and employed black-and-white footage frequently.

The fantasies were enough to keep me intrigued.

I was wondering what the remake was like. The only movie I've seen George Clooney in was O Brother Where Art Thou, and he had a southern accent there so I can't really judge his acting.

I have plenty of classics left to see, though.

Mainly, The Seventh Seal, The Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven, Lady Eve, Vertigo, and Psycho, to name just a few.

I'll find time soon.

Yeah I enjoy that stuff too - I still love the movie, just wouldn't name it as one of my top favorites.

George Clooney is a fairly high quality actor, he's not the problem with the remake, he's done some great stuff (namely The Descendants, Michael Clayton, Syrianna, amongst others).

You have time to see the classics, don't worry about that. I've gotten nearly to the point where I've run out, or at least I have to look really hard now. It's fulfilling but also a little disappointing. I loved it when I was really young (like 6 or something) and I watched my first Oscars and I realized that there were a ton of amazing movies out there that I'll get to watch at some point.

The Seventh Seal and Seven Samurai are two of my favorites, Magnificent Seven is great too but not really at the same level. Lady Eve's great, check out Sullivan's Travels too if you haven't. Vertigo and Psycho are amazing, of course, my favorite Hitchcock films. I'm actually slowly working on seeing all his films (LMS The Lodger). Rear Window's up there too, make sure you see that if you haven't.