Dariablue Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I've never been particularly fond of old movies, but I've recently decided to give them another try. For those into old movies, give me two suggestions of what to watch and why I should bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) Double Indemnity - cuz it's sexy and suspenseful and well constructedA Streetcar Named Desire - cuz it's one the best movies ever made, perfectly acted by each character, it's tense, it's stuffy, there's about 3 or 4 little interesting sub-stories going on in the characters backgrounds and it's just this brilliant little character piece, it really is one of the most engrossing movies i ever saw. Edited September 22, 2012 by sugaraylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I would recommend Seven Samurai but it would be better if you tell us what you are into.Seven SamuraiNotorious Citizen KaneThe Philadelphia StoryOn the WaterfrontYankee Doodle DandyHamlet (1948)White HeatScarface (1931)MRebecca (highly recommended)Dracula (1931)Frankenstein (1931) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Stuff I think you might like - The Women, Rear Window, The Philidelphia Story, Leave Her to Heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Stuff I think you might like - The Women, Rear Window, The Philidelphia Story, Leave Her to Heaven.As soon as someone mentions films you seem to appear out of nowhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheapJon Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Casablanca (1942) - "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine"The Great Escape (1963) - Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson.There's loooaaads of great old classics. You should have a good time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 12 Angry Men - because it's both supremely intelligent and emotional, perfectly written and the best ensemble acting I've seen in a movie andHigh Noon - because it's the best proof that there is more to the Western genre than the Rule of Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 12 Angry Men - because it's both supremely intelligent and emotional, perfectly written and the best ensemble acting I've seen in a movie andHigh Noon - because it's the best proof that there is more to the Western genre than the Rule of Cool.Did you ever check out The Culpepper Cattle Co? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsys Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 12 Angry Men, The Women, and .rear Window were great.I'm a Paul Newman fan. Loved Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. His best were in the 60s though: Hud, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 12 Angry Men, The Women, and .rear Window were great.I'm a Paul Newman fan. Loved Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. His best were in the 60s though: Hud, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke.Round of applause for the bird that likes Hud, fuckin' hell, respect respect respect. And The Hustler too, fuck me, what a film "fast and loose" B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) The Misfits - It's a dark, well written film (written by Arthur Miller). It's the last film to star Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe; both died not long after.The Gunfighter - A great, well written western with a message, not simply guns and shooting. A truly well written and underrated film.Dial M for Murder - Dark, chilling, thrilling.The Wild One - It's a great film to see Brando at the peak of his career, to see early Rock/Greaser culture and the way society viewed it at the time.Teacher's Pet - Another great Gable film, a romantic comedy co-starring Doris Day and Mamie Van DorenThe Maltese Falcon - A classic noir film starring Humphrey Bogart, one of his finest films and one of the classics of the genreManhattan Melodrama - A classic crime drama, the film John Dillinger watched just before he was murderedThe Lost Horizon - An epic film with a deep message. Man's search for Utopia in a world on the verge of WWII.Blackboard Jungle - A look at the "epidemic" of juvenile deliquency in the 50s and the moral panic around it; a great filmThe Mark of Zorro (1940 version) - One of the best swashbuckling adventure films ever; possibly the best Zorro film.Rebel Without a Cause - Hello, it's James Dean. Watch it.2,000,000 Miles to Earth - Awesome 50s Sci FiEarth vs. The Flying Saucers - Awesome 50s Sci Fi and an awesome look at 50s special effects technology. Sort of like the Independence Day of the 50s.Forbidden Planet - An awesome space adventure film, in the same vein as the first Star Wars film.The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad - A mythology based epic film, a great adventure again using awesome 50s stop motion.Metropolis- One of the best, deepest science fiction films ever--and from the 1920s.The Public Enemy/Little Caesar - The classic gangster films, the two films that defined the genre.City Lights - A Charlie Chaplin romantic comedy. One of the most moving yet funny films you'll ever see.Gone with the Wind - A classic that doesn't need explanation. Edited September 22, 2012 by Vincent Vega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I've never been particularly fond of old movies, but I've recently decided to give them another try. For those into old movies, give me two suggestions of what to watch and why I should bother.and why I should bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariablue Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 I've never been particularly fond of old movies, but I've recently decided to give them another try. For those into old movies, give me two suggestions of what to watch and why I should bother.and why I should bother. I like people who can read and follow directions the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 The Seventh SealIkiru Wild StrawberriesThe Birth of a Nation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roky Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 the blue angel (1930), directed by josef von sternberg. this movie presents the tragic transformation of a man from a respectable professor to a cabaret clown, and his descent into madness. the film brought marlene dietrich international fame.little caesar (1931), one of the great gangster movies with edward g. robinson, based on w.r. burnett's novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. (1920) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhead74 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 North by Northwest. With Cary Grant and Eve Marie Saint. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Intriguing storyline, great cast, beautiful cinematography, iconic scenes, and oh so stylish to look at. A masterpiece! Rear Window. With Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.The whole film occurs within the confines of a NY apartment building yet there is so much of interest going on that you don't notice it at all. There is a real sense of voyeurism throughout, which I've never encountered in another film before. Great characters and again, oh so stylish to look at. Another masterpiece. I ALFRED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roky Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 (edited) rancho notorious (1952), one of the best westerns ever made, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Marlene Dietrich as the matron of a criminal hideout. the film was originally titled The Legend of Chuck-a-Luck, but the name was changed at the insistence of Howard Hughes, then head of RKO Pictures.johnny guitar (1954). In 2008, Johnny Guitar was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Edited September 23, 2012 by Roky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mao5 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 (edited) Two awesome movies :· Joy House : starring Alain Delon, Jane Fonda and Lola Albright. This mystery/thriller features a criminal (Delon) on the run from both police and killers hired by the husband of a woman with whom he had an affair. He is taken in by two women (Fonda and Albright) who hold him in a mansion on the french Riviera.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_House_(film)· Purple Noon : it is a 1960 film directed by René Clément, based on the book The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. The film stars Alain Delon in his first major film. Romy Schneider appears briefly in an uncredited role as Freddie Miles' companion. It's as good as the best Hitchcock's movies.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Noon Edited September 23, 2012 by Mao5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I think some films from the Criterion Collection would work for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 The IMDB Top 250 is a good place to start. These are the movies in the top 100 that came out in or before 1959:06. 12 Angry Men17. Seven Samurai23. Casablanca29. Rear Window31. It's a Wonderful Life33. Sunset Blvd.40. North by Northwest42. City Lights44. Citizen Kane46. Modern Times49. Vertigo54. M55. Paths of Glory56. Double Indemnity69. The Great Dictator72. The Third Man74. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre85. Singin' in the Rain89. Metropolis90. Rashomon91. Bicycle Thieves92. All About Eve97. The Bridge on the River Kwai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariablue Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Thanks guys. I will add some of those to my Netflix queue. I tried finding some on instant streaming, but didn't have much luck (I didn't check each one fyi). I did watch an old movie yesterday: Seven Year Itch. I liked it! Good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Let us know. Especially check out the French, Japanese and Italian language films. I will throw inLa Dolce VitaLa StradaThe Entertainer The Rules of the GameThe 400 BlowsGrand Illusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Unfaithfully yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsicoca Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1947) is really awesome. Not corny, not sentimental. Really strong movie all the way through. Edited October 16, 2012 by pepsicoca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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