Classic Movies

[Ashley]

This is probably the coolest school-inspired thread ever. I'm in this United States History Through Filmcourse that's pretty awesome, and we've seen some great flicks. Made a real lover of classic movies out of me so far. We've seen Charlie Chaplin's The Kid, Modern Times, The Grapes of Wrath and Casablanca so far.

So, my question to all of you...who else likes classic movies? Black and white or color, sound or not, what are some really awesome old movies you like and why? Doesn't have to be monocolor either; there's some great Cary Grant films I've seen too, and they were pretty good.

[Icarus]

Casablanca, for what should be obvious reasons.
A Roman Holiday. Honestly, can you think of any movie in recent memory in which the two main characters did not wind up together by the end of the film? One of them dying doesn't count.

[cbwing0]

I like anything by Abbot and Costello, Our Gang/The Little Rascals, or the Three Stooges. I also like the old Universal monster movies. Of course I also like "Night of the Living Dead," although that is a fairly recent "classic" movie.

[Omega Amen]

Oh, Ashley, I could go on and on about this....

Casablanca, Key Largo.... I personally think Bogart was just the man. Lauren Bacall is also great actress.

Roman Holiday, Sabrina are some of the films featuring Audrey Hepburn, probably my favorite classic movie actress who really knew how to present beauty in an elegant, refined style... something that I do not see with actresses in today's movies, and I frankly miss that. Oh yeah, Sabrina also features... Bogart.

The Ten Commandments, an epic movie (not as old, 1956).

Of course, by far, my all-time favorite classic movie, Ben-Hur (again not as old, 1959). The story, acting, drama, action, and of course, the chariot race where so many movies afterwards have borrowed from it.

I really, really like a lot of classic movies... a lot more than I mentioned here.

[Htom Sirveaux]

I've been trying to see some of the more classic and influential films myself lately, so even if I didn't like one I can at least talk about it intelligently. I just rented Jaws and 2001: A Space Odyssey. I've also seen A Clockwork Orange, American History X, The Godfather, The Shining, Pulp Fiction, Driving Miss Daisy, Rain Man, Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Evil Dead trilogy, Do The Right Thing, and I'm sure there's some others that just aren't coming to mind right now.

[Shinja]

i love classic movies, even silent movies, of my favs are, the big sleep, key largo (you ever been stung by a dead bee?), the searchers( best cowboy movie ever), to kill a mockingbird, and for silent movies, the general, and steam boat bill( both buster keaton films are probably 2 of my all time favs), the bat (has the best cimitography ever). im also a big fan of the cheasy B movies with vincent price such as d.r phibes, and the return of dr. phibes.

and who can forget the great dictator, best charley caplin film ever.

oh yeah, "harvey" is also one of my biggest favs

[Technomancer]

I suppose it depends on what's considered a classic movie, but:

Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, and The Big Sleep
Dr. Strangelove
The Fall of the Roman Empire (way better than Gladiator)
Little Big Man, and Cheyenne Autumn
Metropolis, M
To Kill A Mockingbird
Apocalypse Now

And almost everything by Kurosawa.

[shooraijin]

I particularly like Casablanca, Notorious, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Great Escape, A Bridge Too Far, 2001, Dr Strangelove, and, if it counts, most of the Pink Panther movies.

[Michael]

Well I'm partial to:

The Thing (1950's)
Forbidden Planet
Ben Hur
The Shining
Alien

[Ashley]

Oh man, I forgot Dr. Strangelove! That was great.

Another movie I was unfortunately forced to see against my will (same teacher, different class) was Citizen Kane. Ugh. That was the most pointless, drawn out, idiotic movie I think I've ever seen. That's not a classic, it's rotten.

[Shinja]

Oh man, I forgot Dr. Strangelove! That was great.

Another movie I was unfortunately forced to see against my will (same teacher, different class) was Citizen Kane. Ugh. That was the most pointless, drawn out, idiotic movie I think I've ever seen. That's not a classic, it's rotten.

ah, citzen cane is one of the greatest movies ever, not only in its cinmitogrphy, but in the story and acting as well. its the sad story of a man who gains everything, but loses the thing he loves most, his past. it shows how riches dont bring happyness. its also the movie that destroyed orson wells.

you should watch the third man, my favorite orson wells movie.

[Twilly Spree]

*glares* Don't diss Citizen Kane....just kidding, but I do rather enjoy the film

Definitely The Philadelphia Story, Some Like it Hot, and Paper Moon.

[Icarus]

I forgot the "Thin Man" movies, with Alfred Nivens. I also enjoyed "The Guns of Navarrone."

[shooraijin]

I thought the Thin Man was William Powell ... ?

[Fsiphskilm]

I liked that one movie

[DrNic]

Classic movies..hmmm. You probably wont think mine are 'as classic' as some of the ones you mentioned but Im not really into REALLY old films. Heres my list:

The 12 Monkeys (With Brad Pitt, one of my favourite actors)
Bladerunner (I dont think anyones mentioned this yet, how could you not like Bladerunner!!!)
The Alien Quadrilogy (Cant pick a fave out of these)
The Thing (The 80s version, I've not seen the 50s one yet)
The Ring (US version, this film KICKED!!!Ive seen the jap version but the US ones my fave)
Akira (I know its anime but its still a movie and the best anime movie I've seen to date.)
The Timemachine (this is the oldest film in the list, NOT the new version)
Silence Of The Lambs (This film ruled, Red Dragon was almost as good)

As you can see Im a sci-fi and horror addict...mwaahaahaa!

[Omega Amen]

I thought the Thin Man was William Powell ... ?

shooraijin, the witty detective that solved the murders in the "The Thin Man" and its next five film sequels was played by William Powell. However, the detective character played by William Powell was not referred to as the "Thin Man." That is because the "Thin Man" was the murder victim in that movie (the first one).

Now, that I thought about it, in the second movie of these series, "After the Thin Man," also featured a minor character played by a very young James Stewart.

I must say that I liked both William Powell and James Stewart as actors.

[Twilly Spree]

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Fun with civics!

[Shinja]

i like the old basel rathbone & nigel burce sherlock homes movies

plus the old johny wisemuller tarzan movies, they used to show them every sunday moring on tv as a kid

ungawa!

[The Grammarian]

Dr. No, From Russia With Love, and Thunderball are good. (Heh, they're from the right time period to be 'classics,' at least.)

[DrNic]

I really am quite suprised that I'm the only person who thinks Bladerunners a classic. Harrison Ford was brialliant in it!

[Bobtheduck]

Man... Most vincent Price movies...

The Fly
The Wax Museum
Ok... that's all I got for VP movies (except for Edward Scissorhands)

Um, Hitchcock made the best movies, too. I love Ironic endings.

Psycho
The Birds
Also, anyone seen his TV show that was like a whole lot of mini-movies? It's like the Twilight zone without most of the supernatural aspects (though a couple of them were somewhat supernatural)

But, out of all the classics, The Fly ranks on top, mostly because it used to scare be so bad... it's my trophy movie, hehehe.

Oh, and I wasn't thinking of Bladerunner because I was thinking of movies well before my time. Bladerunner came out in 1980. Yeah, that was a great movie...

[Michael]

Oh yeah, 'Rear Window' is a masterpiece.

[madphilb]

North by Northeast
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Arsenic and Old Lace
War of the Worlds (if it counts)

Someone already mentioned Forbidden Planet, but I'll second it.

[Ashley]

Bump--add Sands of Iwo Jima to the list. We started that today in class. Interestingly enough, it's John Wayne's first movie (and, ironically, my first John Wayne movie). We won't finish it til Thursday, but so far I like it quite a bit.

[aznmagic2015]

Laurence of Arabia was a excellent movie. But sooooooo very long.

[Da Rabid Duckie]

I'm a rabid (pun intended) fan of Kurosawa films. I saw Red Beard the other day. It had a pretty shocking scene in it, but it was definitely one of Toshiro Mifune's best roles for Kurosawa.

[Shinja]

Bump--add Sands of Iwo Jima to the list. We started that today in class. Interestingly enough, it's John Wayne's first movie (and, ironically, my first John Wayne movie). We won't finish it til Thursday, but so far I like it quite a bit.

actully he had many movies before the sands of iwo jima, it might be his frist war movie but he started off in silent cowboy movies back in the 20's. the intersting thing about it is its like one of only 3 movies he actully dies.