Favorite really old movies...

[SineSwiper]

...that you would still put in your Top 50 list. The movie has to be at least 30-35 years old and be something that you would still recommend today.

For me, I think I would vote for:

1. Seven Samurai (1954) - Excellent movie that really touched on a lot of subjects. Long, but the ending to the movie ties the central theme all together.

2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) - Still very relevant today and the themes on racism are topical even in with points that Obama has spoken about. The argument with the groom and his father is probably one of the most bluntly truthful statements on racism to date.

3. Dr. Strangelove (1964) - Kubrick's first and one of his greatest movies. Both hilarious and critical of the Cold War. The concept is a bit dated but even though we're out of the Cold War, the "War on Terror" still is a good counterpart.

4. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - Excellent film on the absurdities of war and the nationalism of the time.

5. Kelly's Heroes (1970) - Fucking funny as hell. Probably my favorite Clint Eastwood film.

Honorable Mentions:

Citizen Kane (1941)
The Sting (1973)

[Kupek]

The Lion in Winter and Becket.

[RentCavalier]

Rashomon is pretty amazing--Kurosawa, IMO, owned the 50's.

[Zeus]

Ya'll tellin' me there's no Wizard of Oz lovin' here?

[RentCavalier]

Ya'll tellin' me there's no Wizard of Oz lovin' here?

Fuck that shit.

I kid, actually. The Wizard of Oz I suppose should get a mention, but it isn't up to par with, say, Casablanca or something.

On that note, I vote Casablanca.

[Mully]

In no order of preference and not my complete list.

Citizen Kane
Casablanca
The Godfather: 1 & 2
It's A Wonderful Life
Psycho
Dr. Strangelove (A new favorite for me)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Rear Window
The Deer Hunter (just hit the 30 year mark!)

[Zeus]

I'm actually a big fan of the Lawrence Oliver Hamlet and Cyrano.

I haven't seen a lot of the big pre mid-70s flicks being a second-gen immigrant and my fam not really being into movies much. I still have yet to watch Citizen Kane for cryin' out loud :-) I'm working on it but it's a slow process

[Chris]

Adventures of Robin Hood....still to this day my absolute favorite version of the Hood. Errol Flynn was pretty much perfect and you can see it's influence as every take on robin hood has scenes ripped straight out of it...

[Blotus]

No mention of the David Lean trio of awesome yet?

Dr. Zhivago
Bridge on the River Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia


Also:
Casablanca
Strangers on a Train
The Sting

plenty more

[RentCavalier]

No mention of the David Lean trio of awesome yet?

Dr. Zhivago
Bridge on the River Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia


Also:
Casablanca
Strangers on a Train
The Sting

plenty more

Honestly, I can't stand Dr. Zhivago. It is the most boring and depressing flm I have ever seen.

[Mully]

In no order of preference and not my complete list.

Citizen Kane
Casablanca
The Godfather: 1 & 2
It's A Wonderful Life
Psycho
Dr. Strangelove (A new favorite for me)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Rear Window
The Deer Hunter (just hit the 30 year mark!)

Cabaret
Night of the Living Dead

[Blotus]

It's Pat.

[Julius Seeker]

I'm not a huge fan of older movies before the late 70's, but there are some I really love:

For the 50's:

The Vikings - I love this movie, large numbers of the cast and crew to Sparticus and 20,000 leagues under the sea; but I found this movie much more enjoyable than either. This is a Kirk Douglas movie starring himself, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh (who I think got pregnant with Jamie Lee Curtis during the filming of the movie), and Ernest Borgnine who played Ragnar, the coolest King in the history of movies (he drank and fought all throughout the movie).

Ivanhoe is another movie from the 50's I really liked, the one with Liz Taylor in it.

For the 60's:

Someone mentioned Lawrence of Arabia, that was a fantastic movie which I would almost call a timeless classic (though I really feel the first timeless classic I ever watched was Gandhi, an amazing 1982 film starring Sir Ben Kingsley that could pass for an amazing 2008 film with a bit of touching up). I would say that this movie is arguably the best movie of all time, and without much doubt, one of the best.

For the 70's:

A Clockwork Orange - I always liked this movie, I can't say I love it as I am not often in the mood for it.

Taxi Driver - while A Clockwork Orange attempts to disturb, I found this one successful. This is an early De Niro movie about a mentally disturbed Taxi Driver; this is arguably not just Scorsese's, but also De Niro's best film. This movie inspired the shooting of US President Ronald Reagan.

Serpico - A Pacino flick from around the time of the Godfather. Though this one I liked much better than the Godfather. It is about an honest New York cop who essentially blows the whistle on the corruption in the force.

This is what I could think of of hand.

[Imakeholesinu]

The Rear Window
Citizen Kane
Casablanca
Bridge over the river Kawai
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Dirty Dozen
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Audrey Hepburn...wow)
The House of Usher (Vincent Price...fucking amazing)

[Blotus]

Kawai

Dammit, Barret. It's not the 'Cute River'.

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

[Chris]

this..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mkl9rtttog

[Kupek]

I should not this that funny. Yet I do.

[bovine]

I should not this that funny. Yet I do.

same here?

[Mully]

this..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mkl9rtttog

Gymkata is quite possibly the worst martial arts action movie you'll ever see. Horrible acting, horrible directing, horrible sound effects, and a plot that most elementary school kids would dismiss as being "bullshit". Amazingly, it somehow played in theatres and had a total domestic gross of $5,730,596. And as bad as all of these things about the movie are, that's not even the worst of it. No the worst thing about this insane movie is that it's actually based on a book.

[Chris]

this..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mkl9rtttog

Gymkata is quite possibly the worst martial arts action movie you'll ever see. Horrible acting, horrible directing, horrible sound effects, and a plot that most elementary school kids would dismiss as being "bullshit". Amazingly, it somehow played in theatres and had a total domestic gross of $5,730,596. And as bad as all of these things about the movie are, that's not even the worst of it. No the worst thing about this insane movie is that it's actually based on a book.

you should watch it with my buddies podcast commentary track.....gymkommentary

[Blotus]

Dammit, Andrew.

[SineSwiper]

this..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mkl9rtttog

Well, that explains where Gunkata came from. And I'm with Chris. All bad movies can be funny with the right heckle track. MST3K, anyone? (Based on a book, wow......)

I'm not a huge fan of older movies before the late 70's, but there are some I really love:

Well, that's sorta the point of this: to point out movies that are still good today and worth renting. You should try out some of these. I really need to see Lawrence of Arabia at some point.

Janet Leigh (who I think got pregnant with Jamie Lee Curtis during the filming of the movie)

God, this threw me off. Got preggers BY Tony Curtis WITH Jamie Lee Curtis. Got it.

Taxi Driver - while A Clockwork Orange attempts to disturb, I found this one successful. This is an early De Niro movie about a mentally disturbed Taxi Driver; this is arguably not just Scorsese's, but also De Niro's best film. This movie inspired the shooting of US President Ronald Reagan.

Wow, really? And it's a damn shame he missed.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Fun fact: the B-17 crash in that film was an actual crash. The director decided to keep the film rolling, and using the footage.

[Mully]

In no order of preference and not my complete list.

Citizen Kane
Casablanca
The Godfather: 1 & 2
It's A Wonderful Life
Psycho
Dr. Strangelove (A new favorite for me)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Rear Window
The Deer Hunter (just hit the 30 year mark!)

Cabaret
Night of the Living Dead

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) - I know it's not 30 or older, but 29 is the new 30, right?

[Imakeholesinu]

Oh and I forgot

The Maltese Falcon

If Hollywood wants a fresh idea that no one has seen in awhile...bring back film noir you stupid fucks.

[Chris]

Oh and I forgot

The Maltese Falcon

If Hollywood wants a fresh idea that no one has seen in awhile...bring back film noir you stupid fucks.

Go see Frank Millers the spirit. it seems like he created it as he was credited with creating it at the WILL EISNER INDUSTRY AWARDS......fuck you whoever wrote the comic-con programming handbook

[Mully]

Oh and I forgot

The Maltese Falcon

If Hollywood wants a fresh idea that no one has seen in awhile...bring back film noir you stupid fucks.

OMG! I think I found a new friend!

This isn't on my all time favorite list, but

The Long Goodbye
Touch of Evil (on my top, also coming to special edition dvd in october! reserved!)
The Lady from Shanghai
Point Blank

Actually just started watching Devil in a Blue dress as I'm writing this post.

[Zeus]

Oh and I forgot

The Maltese Falcon

If Hollywood wants a fresh idea that no one has seen in awhile...bring back film noir you stupid fucks.

There's a rotoscoped film called Film Noir. Saw the first couple of minutes, I may have to check it out

[Mully]

If Hollywood wants a fresh idea that no one has seen in awhile...bring back film noir you stupid fucks.

There's a rotoscoped film called Film Noir. Saw the first couple of minutes, I may have to check it out

If Hollywood wants a fresh idea that no one has seen in awhile...don't do rotoscoping... Richard Linklater has that kind of rotoscoping covered and it severely limits who will see the movie. The average movie going public doesn't like Linklater-style rotoscoping.

[Mully]

In no order of preference and not my complete list.

Citizen Kane
Casablanca
The Godfather: 1 & 2
It's A Wonderful Life
Psycho
Dr. Strangelove (A new favorite for me)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Rear Window
The Deer Hunter (just hit the 30 year mark!)

Cabaret
Night of the Living Dead

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) - I know it's not 30 or older, but 29 is the new 30, right?

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) - So I know this isn't 30 by any stretch of the imagination, but I sure do love it.

[Julius Seeker]

I'll throw Gandhi on that pile too then, it is also an 82 film and one of my alltime favourites.

[RentCavalier]

Oh and I forgot

The Maltese Falcon

If Hollywood wants a fresh idea that no one has seen in awhile...bring back film noir you stupid fucks.

Go see Frank Millers the spirit. it seems like he created it as he was credited with creating it at the WILL EISNER INDUSTRY AWARDS......fuck you whoever wrote the comic-con programming handbook

That's a bit of a big "fuck you" to Eisner now, isn't it?

[Chris]

Oh and I forgot

The Maltese Falcon

If Hollywood wants a fresh idea that no one has seen in awhile...bring back film noir you stupid fucks.

Go see Frank Millers the spirit. it seems like he created it as he was credited with creating it at the WILL EISNER INDUSTRY AWARDS......fuck you whoever wrote the comic-con programming handbook

That's a bit of a big "fuck you" to Eisner now, isn't it?

I almost snaped...

8:30-11:30 The Spirit Presents the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards— The 20th annual Eisner Awards, the "Oscars" of the comics industry, will be given out at a gala ceremony. This year's special them is "The Magic of Comics." Presenters include comics creator/director Frank Miller (Sin City, 300, The Spirit),

FUCK YOU!

[RentCavalier]

Go see Frank Millers the spirit. it seems like he created it as he was credited with creating it at the WILL EISNER INDUSTRY AWARDS......fuck you whoever wrote the comic-con programming handbook

That's a bit of a big "fuck you" to Eisner now, isn't it?

I almost snaped...

8:30-11:30 The Spirit Presents the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards— The 20th annual Eisner Awards, the "Oscars" of the comics industry, will be given out at a gala ceremony. This year's special them is "The Magic of Comics." Presenters include comics creator/director Frank Miller (Sin City, 300, The Spirit),

FUCK YOU!

Now now, they could just be referring to the fact that he was a producer/director of all three of those FILMS, and 2 of them are based off his comics, and since it specifies he is a director, it seems more of a shameless plug for his film than for the comic.

That said, seeing as how this is at the EISNER awards, and Eisner himself CREATED the Spirit, it is a bit of a cockslap.

Of due note, you should check your emails.

[Chris]

That's a bit of a big "fuck you" to Eisner now, isn't it?

I almost snaped...

8:30-11:30 The Spirit Presents the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards— The 20th annual Eisner Awards, the "Oscars" of the comics industry, will be given out at a gala ceremony. This year's special them is "The Magic of Comics." Presenters include comics creator/director Frank Miller (Sin City, 300, The Spirit),

FUCK YOU!

Now now, they could just be referring to the fact that he was a producer/director of all three of those FILMS, and 2 of them are based off his comics, and since it specifies he is a director, it seems more of a shameless plug for his film than for the comic.

That said, seeing as how this is at the EISNER awards, and Eisner himself CREATED the Spirit, it is a bit of a cockslap.

Of due note, you should check your emails.

I checked my e-mails...and it's on my list of shit to finish. I am so far behind it's not even funny...