Older Films

[Wigga Stole My Bike]

Is anyone a fan of the good olden films from like the 40's, 50's and 60's? I myself really like Strangers on a Train, A Matter of Life and Death and the original Thomas Crown Affair.

I think the older films were so much better than half of todays films, as they couldn't just throw in random special effects to please an audience, they had to have solid plots and good acting.

Though i'm not saying all of todays films are bad of course, I'm just saying that there are never many "Must see" movies coming out nowadays.

So anyone like older films?

[bradc1988]

I've watched a few older films over the past few months on my trek of watching all the classics I've never seen. But really the only one I really enjoyed was The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Only other worth mentioning is Dr. Stranglove which was okay, but I think I missed a lot of the humour and satire.

I prefer 70s, 80s and 90s films tbh

[Kage]

There are great movies being released in every decade. No need to draw a distinction between "older" and "newer" films. It's just futile.

[Wigga Stole My Bike]

There are great movies being released in every decade. No need to draw a distinction between "older" and "newer" films. It's just futile.

This is true, but the main point of the thread was just to see who if anyone enjoys watching some of the older films from before the 70's etc...

[Der Übermensch]

There is a distinct charm to older films.

Film Noir especialy has always had a draw for me, not to mention German Expressionist cinema. Of course, we always forget that Hollywood made just as much crap back then as they do now... It's just been long enough for us to forget about them, while we still can remember the current crap. 50 years from now we will look just as fondly upon current films as we do now upon the Classic Hollywood.

[simplephotographinthesun]

There is a distinct charm to older films.

Film Noir especialy has always had a draw for me, not to mention German Expressionist cinema.

agreed. the european cinema cycles (italian neo-realist, french poetic realist, european art film) were really onto something back in their eras.

[Der Übermensch]

I prefer Italian after neo-realist died personally... La Dolce Vita onward. Italian Art Cinema 60's-70's was where its at.

French New Wave was pretty damn good too (Le Samourai anyone?)

[Wigga Stole My Bike]

There is a distinct charm to older films.

Film Noir especialy has always had a draw for me, not to mention German Expressionist cinema. Of course, we always forget that Hollywood made just as much crap back then as they do now... It's just been long enough for us to forget about them, while we still can remember the current crap. 50 years from now we will look just as fondly upon current films as we do now upon the Classic Hollywood.

I agree I suppose, I mean now we look back and see only the good, as all the poor ones have been forgotten, in about 50 years like you said, we'll only recall the good ones, the poor ones having been forgotten.

[Jacaranda]

my favorite actor is jimmy stewart yo

[Danger Bird]

Marx Bros. movies

[Seafroggys]

Humphrey Bogart is one of my favorite actors, so that tells you something.

The 60s were full of awesome movies. Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Hard Day's Night, Bonnie and Clyde, Butch Cassidy, Man With No Name Trilogy, etc.

[tfel_kool]

Metropolis, Nosferatu, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Rope, The Red Shoes, among others.

Great films.

[FakePlasticTrees]

The Great Escape. *thumb*

[Der Übermensch]

Third Man.

[tfel_kool]

(Side note) Ubermensch, ever read Crime and Punishment?

[Der Übermensch]

is there supposed to be an and there? Dostoevsky... Only read excerpts of it...

[tfel_kool]

Yes, and edited. I just figured you might like it, or have already read it for that matter.

[Meatplow]

60s onwards is my main era. Hitchcock is great IMO, he may be seen as overrated by many but i think he was a true pioneer in suspense. His movies are extremely well done. I enjoy old westerns, John Wayne etc. The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance is a great movie, as is True Grit. With Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman was in his prime and there was a lot of good stuff he did.

As for really archaic films from the 30s/40s, i am not an afficianado but i have seen a number of them that i have enjoyed. Reefer Madness, old Boris Karloff horrors such as The Mummy, Metropolis (seeing the way people envisioned the future in the days before computers is a real spinout). The original Scarface is a good watch as well.

[EinzingerIsGod]

I love old (70's and early 80's) comedies.

[Der Übermensch]

Yes, and edited. I just figured you might like it, or have already read it for that matter.

I've read Notes From the Underground. It was ok, but didn't really encourage me to read more of his work. I should probably give him another try I guess.

[Jacaranda]

this thread lacks mr. smith goes to washington

[Seafroggys]

this thread lacks mr. smith goes to washington

OMG wonderful movie. Probably my favorite movie of the 30s.

[Quote] I love old (70's and early 80's) comedies.{/quote]

I would hardly call that old.

[A Spoonful Supreme]

gone with the wind is one of my favorite films

recently watched

modern times
12 angry men
casablanca
to kill a mockingbird
rear window

[Wigga Stole My Bike]

The Thomas Crown Affair (Steve McQueen, 1968) was a brilliant movie aswell, watched it again last night, forgot how good it was. Also the Italian Job (1969), surprised this hasn't been mentioned.

[Robert Crumb]

So what's supposed to happen in this thread?

[Kage]

rear window

Rear Window is killer.

[Meatplow]

One of Hitchcock's best for sure.

Frenzy is an underrated one i reckon.

[Wigga Stole My Bike]

So what's supposed to happen in this thread?

What do you mean? :S As far as i'm aware it's to talk about older movies, ones you like, dislike etc.

[Montana]

I haven't seen enough older movies, but a few that I really liked (and that probably aren't classics) are:

The Red Kimona - This was on tv late one saturday night and I started watching it from the beginning and it was great all the way through. Very suspenseful and kind of disturbing. The best part was that the 'red kimona" in the movie was actually bright red somehow, even though this was back in the 2os. No idea how they did that.

Carnival of Souls - Not nearly as old but still a very good black and white movie. I bought htis on impulse for $1 and didn't expect it to be that great. It's actually quite excellent and surreal.