SpeedRacer 1 #1 January 16, 2005 What is a good old movie? By old movie I mean one from before, say, mid-sixties. (edited, because so many people seem confused for some strange reason: I meant any movie made BEFORE the mid-sixties. That would include movies made in the early sixties, but ALSO any movie made prior to 1960. As in: movies from the teens, '20's, 30's, 40's, and 50's. So even silent Buster Keaton & Charlie Chaplin movies would qualify.) I feel in the mood to rent an old movie tonight. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #2 January 16, 2005 cassablanca....i think that's how it's spelt or how about that all time classic king kong vs godzilla. i don't thinkg they're from the 60's but they'll have to do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 January 16, 2005 Zero, Zero, Zero is a great movie. The Guns of Navaron (sp?) The Great Escape The Dirty Dozen There's a LOT of great older movies... Then there's all the Rat Pack movies. Have you ever seen the original Ocean's 11? That's a fun movie, as well as 4 for Texas...all hell, I just really like those old Rat Pack movies, that and the old John Wayne movies as well.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #4 January 16, 2005 Funny you should ask, as my wife just picked up a DVD copy of "Suddenly Last Summer", with young Elizabeth Taylor and Katherine Hepburn. Hepburn wants to have Taylor committed to the loony bin because Taylor keeps telling gruesome stories about the death of Hepburn's son Sebastian. Oh yeah, it's a real corker. All the old Hammer horror flicks, with Peter Cushing and Cristopher Lee and those guys are always a good kick in the butt. Also anything with James Stewart or Clint Eastwood is usually worth the effort. And don't forget Kubrick's "Dr. Stangelove" ! Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #5 January 16, 2005 Quotei don't thinkg they're from the 60's but they'll have to do I meant anything from BEFORE the mid-60s. so that includes things from the 20s, 30s, etc. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #6 January 16, 2005 Maybe; 'Bullitt' or 'The Thomas Crown Affair' (The original with Steve McQueen) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #7 January 16, 2005 Some Like It Hot. That scene where they're watching Marilyn Monroe's butt as she sashays down the train platform... some of the finest filmmaking ever.Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #8 January 16, 2005 Can't go wrong with Cool Hand Luke or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. If you want a smart political satire, go with Dr. Strangelove. Those are the best 60's films I can think of off the top of my head. I know there are others, but I'll leave the others for somebody else to contribute. EDIT: I misread your original question. If you want pre-mid sixties, go with Casablanca. You can't go wrong with Casablanca. If Casablanca isn't your style, you can go with Citizen Kane. You could always do a David Lean film festival; watch Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and Dr. Zhivago. The last two are from the mid-sixties, but they're great films. Another good film from the mid-sixties that I forgot to mention is The Graduate. This is kind of fun. I think I could go on naming great old movies all day.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #9 January 16, 2005 Dr. Strangelove. Best. 60's. Movie. Ever.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 January 16, 2005 Quote Can't go wrong with Cool Hand Luke Oh hell yeah! That's a badass movie, one of my all time favorites! Enough that I've now got a good handful of versions of Plastic Jesus on my computer and I even recorded a version that I like of myself playing and singing.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #11 January 16, 2005 That's damn good. Or 'The Big Sleep'. One of the best Bogart movies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #12 January 16, 2005 QuoteQuote Can't go wrong with Cool Hand Luke Oh hell yeah! That's a badass movie, one of my all time favorites! If you look at my bio on the nationals website, I have it listed as my favorite movie.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #13 January 16, 2005 QuoteWhat is a good old movie? By old movie I mean one from before, say, mid-sixties. I feel in the mood to rent one tonight. "The Searchers" with John Wayne. 1954 SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #14 January 17, 2005 Nice choices Douva and Masterrig! Those are some of my all time favourites as well. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #15 January 17, 2005 A lot of the old war movies shot during and immediately after WWII are brilliant as pretty much everyone in the film including the extras had military training and were just doing what they did but on film. They also feature stacks of original equipment that was just sat there at the time. Try Ice Cold in Alex or The Longest Day (two of my faves). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #16 January 17, 2005 12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda, 1957.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #17 January 17, 2005 "Sorcerer" with Roy ScheiderMarc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #18 January 17, 2005 Key Largo The Caine Mutiny Citizen Kane The List of Adrian Messenger Run Silent, Run DeepShit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #19 January 17, 2005 REEFER MADNESS! It very old but, funny as hell!_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #20 January 17, 2005 bogart- treasure of sierra madre, maltese falcon cagney- public enemy fonda - grapes of wrath marx brothers - duck soup chaplin - gold rush, city lights, modern times hitchcock - suspicion, notorious, north by northwest john wayne= stagecoach there's always some oldie but goodie on TCM classic movie channel! marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themitchyone 0 #21 January 17, 2005 These are my favorites: The Apartment (1960) - Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine Some Like it Hot (1959) - Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis The Lifeboat (1944) - Tallulah Bankhead"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #22 January 17, 2005 QuoteThat's a badass movie, one of my all time favorites "what we have here is a failure to comunicate"...... so many people have no idea this famous quote comes from that movie!!!!!!! watched it last week wheni was stuck in maine.... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonjelly 0 #23 January 17, 2005 Have a look at the version of "Arsenic and old lace" with Cary Grant. It's so much funnier than the remake. One of my all time favourite movies. CHAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGE! OR "The Swimmer" with Burt Lancaster. Weird movie for the time************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
