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Oh god, just about ANYTHING on basic cable TCM ...
Some of my favorite oldie movies -- I actually think a few are from the 60s:
Some Like It Hot (actually just about anything with Jack Lemmon, most of marilyn monroe's stuff was pretty good too)
Bell Book and Candle (jack lemmon again)
Arsenic and Old Lace (actually, just about anything with carey grant for that matter)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter
Anything with Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn (Guess Who's coming to Dinner?, Pat & Mike, Woman of the Year)
By Yul Brynner: Tarus Bulba/the Magnificent Seven/The King and I
By Humphrey Bogart: African Queen/Maltese Falcon/We're No Angels/The Caine Mutiny
Rex Harrison: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir/Dr. Doolittle/My Fair Lady/Anna and the Kind of Siam (which is the "nonmusical" version of the king and I, slightly different take on the same story).
That list should get you started.
Some of my favorite oldie movies -- I actually think a few are from the 60s:
Some Like It Hot (actually just about anything with Jack Lemmon, most of marilyn monroe's stuff was pretty good too)
Bell Book and Candle (jack lemmon again)
Arsenic and Old Lace (actually, just about anything with carey grant for that matter)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter
Anything with Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn (Guess Who's coming to Dinner?, Pat & Mike, Woman of the Year)
By Yul Brynner: Tarus Bulba/the Magnificent Seven/The King and I
By Humphrey Bogart: African Queen/Maltese Falcon/We're No Angels/The Caine Mutiny
Rex Harrison: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir/Dr. Doolittle/My Fair Lady/Anna and the Kind of Siam (which is the "nonmusical" version of the king and I, slightly different take on the same story).
That list should get you started.
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Stalag 17
The Best Years of Our Lives
A Pocketful of Miracles
The Best Years of Our Lives
A Pocketful of Miracles
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I'll watch anything that has the redhead in it: White Heat, Angels with Dirty Faces.
I'm a big-time Hard Boiled/Film Noir fan. Bogart is a personal hero. Although I look like Clark Gable when I'm tan...lol...anyone say Key Largo, or Greed? Those are great.
I also love Laurel and Hardy, Marx Bros., most of Chaplin's stuff.
I love all of Billy Wilder's films. And Fritz Lang. M is amazing.
Never liked Breakfast at Tiffany's. I dunno why.
Rio Bravo is hands down the best John Wayne movie...maybe a tie between it and The Quiet Man...The Searchers, and all of John Ford's movies...are amazingly shot.
Great film in the 70's, too...John Cassavetes was an amazing director.
The state of film is so sad right now. Capote and Closer were the only films I have seen in the past 5 yrs. that felt like classics.
I'm a big-time Hard Boiled/Film Noir fan. Bogart is a personal hero. Although I look like Clark Gable when I'm tan...lol...anyone say Key Largo, or Greed? Those are great.
I also love Laurel and Hardy, Marx Bros., most of Chaplin's stuff.
I love all of Billy Wilder's films. And Fritz Lang. M is amazing.
Never liked Breakfast at Tiffany's. I dunno why.
Rio Bravo is hands down the best John Wayne movie...maybe a tie between it and The Quiet Man...The Searchers, and all of John Ford's movies...are amazingly shot.
Great film in the 70's, too...John Cassavetes was an amazing director.
The state of film is so sad right now. Capote and Closer were the only films I have seen in the past 5 yrs. that felt like classics.
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LOL...Clara Bow was definitely the IT girl.
You think Wodin killed the Black Dahlia?
You think Wodin killed the Black Dahlia?
you.
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Lol
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In Like FlintEnderJE said:
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Harvey
Can't Take It With You
Anatomy of a Murder
Citizen Kane
Some Like it Hot
12 Angry Men
Arsenic and Old Lace
Casablanca
Dial M for Murder
Hidden Fortress
The Maltese Falcon
On the Waterfront
The Ox-Bow Incident
Yojimbo
The Shop Around the Corner
To Be or Not to Be
Stalag 17
Seven Samurai
Just to name a few. I own a crapload of great old movies. Pretty much anything by Hitchcock or Kurosawa is worth watching.
Can't Take It With You
Anatomy of a Murder
Citizen Kane
Some Like it Hot
12 Angry Men
Arsenic and Old Lace
Casablanca
Dial M for Murder
Hidden Fortress
The Maltese Falcon
On the Waterfront
The Ox-Bow Incident
Yojimbo
The Shop Around the Corner
To Be or Not to Be
Stalag 17
Seven Samurai
Just to name a few. I own a crapload of great old movies. Pretty much anything by Hitchcock or Kurosawa is worth watching.
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novamanms said:
No it's not. In fact, I think the 90's, 00's are gonna be comparable to the 40's and 50's as far as film quality goes. 60's 70's 80's and were the worst decades for movies.
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Really?
Care to share what's been so good in film the past 16 yrs?
Care to share what's been so good in film the past 16 yrs?
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novamanms said:
Do you really want me to? It's a long list.
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I'm curious, but you don't have to if you don't want. PM if you want.
Are we talking mainstream film or the indy scene here?
Are we talking mainstream film or the indy scene here?
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Here's a few of my favorites:
3-Iron
Adaptation
Almost Famous
Amelie
American Beauty
American History X
Amores Perros
Awakenings
Being John Malkovich
The Big Lebowski
Blue Velvet
Chungking Express
City of God
The City of Lost Children
Down by Law
The Experiment
Fargo
Finding Neverland
Following
Garden State
Glengarry Glen Ross
Goodfellas
Heat
Hotel Rwanda
I'm Not Scared
In America
In the Name of the Father
Infernal Affairs
The Incredibles
The Insider
Kontroll
L.A. Confidential
Life Is Beautiful
Miller's Crossing
The Motorcycle Diaries
Mulholland Drive
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...And Spring
Bleh, got bored, so that's it.
3-Iron
Adaptation
Almost Famous
Amelie
American Beauty
American History X
Amores Perros
Awakenings
Being John Malkovich
The Big Lebowski
Blue Velvet
Chungking Express
City of God
The City of Lost Children
Down by Law
The Experiment
Fargo
Finding Neverland
Following
Garden State
Glengarry Glen Ross
Goodfellas
Heat
Hotel Rwanda
I'm Not Scared
In America
In the Name of the Father
Infernal Affairs
The Incredibles
The Insider
Kontroll
L.A. Confidential
Life Is Beautiful
Miller's Crossing
The Motorcycle Diaries
Mulholland Drive
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...And Spring
Bleh, got bored, so that's it.
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novamanms said:
I don't really differentiate between the two. If it's a good movie it's a good movie.
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I understand not differentiating, but what I fundamentally meant was the state of mainstream film.
Out of the 37 films you listed, only 6 or 7 of those are American mainstream films that were extremely successful at the box office.
Also, Scorsese, Mann, and the Coen Bros. are the three Americans on there that really stick out. They are all awesome, don't get me wrong. But the argument I should have went into more detail about was that from 20's until the 50's, every director in Hollywood was solid. Every actor knew how to act. The artform and profession was sacred. And the ratio of classics to each film produced was much higher. Nowadays, one has to swim through a sea of shit to find truly good films. Back then, there wasn't even a need for an Indy scene. Now, the international market and indy market is the only place talent predominantly comes from.
And I can count like 5-10 truly great actors since the 70's. Male or female. Of course, I'm real picky about actors.
And I agree with most of those selections. I could split haird with a few of those, but that isn't my point.
Out of the 37 films you listed, only 6 or 7 of those are American mainstream films that were extremely successful at the box office.
Also, Scorsese, Mann, and the Coen Bros. are the three Americans on there that really stick out. They are all awesome, don't get me wrong. But the argument I should have went into more detail about was that from 20's until the 50's, every director in Hollywood was solid. Every actor knew how to act. The artform and profession was sacred. And the ratio of classics to each film produced was much higher. Nowadays, one has to swim through a sea of shit to find truly good films. Back then, there wasn't even a need for an Indy scene. Now, the international market and indy market is the only place talent predominantly comes from.
And I can count like 5-10 truly great actors since the 70's. Male or female. Of course, I'm real picky about actors.
And I agree with most of those selections. I could split haird with a few of those, but that isn't my point.
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That's all true, but you also have to take into consideration that there are a higher total volume of movies made today. Therefore there's bound to be more crap out.
But I think if you compiled all the best movies of the 90's 00's (when the 00's are done) and compiled the best from the 40's and 50's you would come out to a very similar number. With maybe a slight edge to the older films. Obviously there's going to be some difference in opinion but I've found that most film buffs have the same basic taste in movies.
That's really all I was saying. I think 06 is gonna be a particularly good year.
But I think if you compiled all the best movies of the 90's 00's (when the 00's are done) and compiled the best from the 40's and 50's you would come out to a very similar number. With maybe a slight edge to the older films. Obviously there's going to be some difference in opinion but I've found that most film buffs have the same basic taste in movies.
That's really all I was saying. I think 06 is gonna be a particularly good year.
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novamanms
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I see what you're saying. It just always pisses me off that so many people settle for so many second-rate movies. Of course, I have friends that think King's Ransom was a great film.
05 had some great films. No doubt about that. Capote was the best film I've seen in a long, long time. I hope 06 is a good year.
05 had some great films. No doubt about that. Capote was the best film I've seen in a long, long time. I hope 06 is a good year.
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Miller's Crossingstrangebrew said:
that film got nowhere near the attention it deserved
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4everhung said:
Yeah, tell me about it. I'd say it's one of the best gangster flicks ever made. Right up there with The Gofather.
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"Bernie Bernbaum is a conglomeration of Joel, Ethan, people that I've met, and imagination. He's a guy who's just trying to be a survivor. He's constantly on the move. Which is kind of Jewish history. But I was also thinking of a street hustler, just trying to keep alive from moment to moment."
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Blood Simple is my favorite of the Coen Bros. films...and I can't even say why. It's obviously not their best.
As an interesting side note, they filmed Oh Brother about 2 hrs. south of where I live, and a few girls I went to high school with were extras.
As an interesting side note, they filmed Oh Brother about 2 hrs. south of where I live, and a few girls I went to high school with were extras.
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James Cameron wanted Chuck Norris to play the Terminator. However, upon reflection, he realized that would have turned his movie into a documentary, so he went with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Strange Brew, Highlander, Hot Dog the movie, Ski School, Better off Dead, Band of the Hand, Amazon women from the Moon, just stay away from that Breakfast Club shit
strangebrew said:
Help me out with Being John Malcovich. I don't know how many times I've watched that movie trying to figure out what the freaking HYPE about it was, it was like Gilliam's Brazil, that's another one I've sat through at LEAST 4 times just trying to figure out WTF.
I just don't see how that can be in the same boat with a movie like Awakenings or GlenGary Glen Ross or Hotel Rwanda or The Incredibles ...
And how could you leave out O' Brother Where Art Thou!!!
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MuscleMom said:Help me out with Being John Malcovich. I don't know how many times I've watched that movie trying to figure out what the freaking HYPE about it was, it was like Gilliam's Brazil, that's another one I've sat through at LEAST 4 times just trying to figure out WTF.
I just don't see how that can be in the same boat with a movie like Awakenings or GlenGary Glen Ross or Hotel Rwanda or The Incredibles ...
And how could you leave out O' Brother Where Art Thou!!!
I left out a shitload of my favorites. Too lazy to post them all. I never knew there was hype about BJM, it was a great movie, but not everyones cup of tea.
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Movies like Being John Malkovich tend to get a lot of attention due to the screenwriter being Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, etc.).
He's generally considered the most creative screenwriter in the business today.
He's generally considered the most creative screenwriter in the business today.
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