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2010/02/24 01:54:27
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Humming Great Unclean One of Nurgle
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After several conversations with some younger co-workers concerning films I began to feel like a fosil.
It seems as though a great many "classic" films are virtualy unknown by "the 20 something" crowd,as my mentioning of James Cagney and Humprey Bogart was met by blank expresions and shrugs.
So,does anyone still appreciate the "OLD" films (I'm looking at you young ones),or has "entertainment" simply become a series of explosions and CGI?
So how about it Dakka,lets have some of your favorite "oldies" ( 1970s and back).,and what are your thoughts on the classic VS more recent films?
A brief list of some of my favorites would include....
Angels with dirty faces ( James Cagney/Humprey Bogart)
Sahara (Humprey Bogart)
12 Angry men
All quite on the western front
Frankenstien
Zulu
Arsenic and old lace.
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2010/02/24 01:59:50
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Warplord Titan Princeps of Tzeentch
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Hmmm does Young Frankenstein count? 
Seriously though i like Magnificent Seven a good bit of John Wayne movies and a bunch of other stuff i cant remember. Personally i think GOOD acting is all but nought dead nowadays. Dont get me wrong there is some good acting films still out there but few and far between.
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2010/02/24 02:02:08
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Tonight's netflick is the 7 Year Itch and tomorrow's is Gentlemen Prefer Blonds.
In 2010 everyone in the world knows who Marilyn Monroe is, I figured I better find out why.
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2010/02/24 02:04:32
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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There are some...have to agree about John Wayne.
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2010/02/24 02:23:07
Subject: Re: The "Old" movies thread.
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Excellent Exalted Champion of Chaos
Grim Forgotten Nihilist Forest.
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1920s Nosferatu.
I like that movie.
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2010/02/24 02:27:22
Subject: Re: The "Old" movies thread.
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Humming Great Unclean One of Nurgle
Georgia,just outside Atlanta
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Shadowbrand wrote:1920s Nosferatu.
I like that movie.
Ahh,Max Shreck..yes indeed, a fantastic film.
Incidently Shadow,if you liked Nosferatu,you might enjoy "Shadow of the vampire" a fictionalized account of the filming of Nosferatu staring William DeFoe.
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2010/02/24 02:34:24
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak
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Vindicator#9 wrote:Hmmm does Young Frankenstein count?
Seriously though i like Magnificent Seven a good bit of John Wayne movies and a bunch of other stuff i cant remember. Personally i think GOOD acting is all but nought dead nowadays. Dont get me wrong there is some good acting films still out there but few and far between.
Good acting has always been rare.
Meanwhile, The Lion in Winter comes to mind, as does Chinatown.
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2010/02/24 03:00:55
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Fireknife Shas'el
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I don't watch many older movies, no good reason for it, but one I just watched recently was "The Longest Day," a John Wayne D-Day movie, it's ridiculously flawed and overblown (was the most expensive b&w film ever until Schindler's List came along), but hella fun.
Another one that I enjoyed and really need to see again is Kind Hearts & Coronets, where Sir Alec Guinness plays just about everybody.
Zulu is of course, awesome, as is the original Italian Job, the original Get Carter and just about everything Michael Caine touched prior to 1980 or so.
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2010/02/24 04:14:47
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Quite like "the third man" and "Casablanca" in addition to "Breakfast at Tiffanys" (I have a 35mm complete FILM print of it).
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2010/02/24 07:00:43
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Lurking Gaunt
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All quite on the western front is one of the best ever. Zulu is up there too. not sure if its old enough but blade runner should always be mentioned haha
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2010/02/24 07:20:01
Subject: Re: The "Old" movies thread.
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Nasty Nob on Warbike with Klaw
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Plan 9 from outer space. The worst movie ever made, and also one of the best if you're willing to give in to Ed Wood's bizarre vision and disregard for budget.
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2010/02/24 07:25:39
Subject: Re: The "Old" movies thread.
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Zulu is awesome! i love it.
I am a huge Hitchcock fan, Rear Window, Vertigo, the Birds, North by Northwest, etc.
Some Like it Hot (Marlyn Monroe, is fabulous in that one as well)
Old school WWII movies, Patton, and so on.
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2010/02/24 07:50:01
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Hardened Veteran Guardsman
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I have a deep love for silent movies. The things Charlie Chaplain and Buster Keaton did were amazing. Some of their stunts blow my mind. They were the Spielbergs and James Camerons AND the actors of their day.
Steamboat Bill Jr.
The General
The Gold Rush
Also, Old Foreign Films don't get appreciated enough. One name alone is easily as great as any current director (or better)... Akira Kurosawa. He made movies that have been copied for decades. And his was the best.
Seven Samurai remade into Magnificant Seven I'd say Seven Samurai is one of my all time favorite movies, easily a top ten.
Sanjuro remade into the Dollars Trilogy
Yojimbo remade into Last Man Standing
Most movies are at this point a redo of an older movie, often that was more stylish and fun than these blue screen jokes. I can say in 5 years I've seen less than 6 great new movies.
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Oh man, I just remembered North By Northwest....
That movie is AWESOME.
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2010/02/24 07:59:00
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Silent Era
Anything by Buster Keaton
Modern Times
Intolerance
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Not Silent
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Anything by Kurosawa, bonus if Mifune is there
Sons of Katie Elder
Rio Bravo
Wings of Desire
Lady from Shanghai
Five Deadly Venoms
Anything by Sergio Leone just about
Touch of Evil
Anything by David Lean
Vanished (original, not US remake)
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
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2010/02/24 08:00:37
Subject: Re: The "Old" movies thread.
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My list in no particular order
Brighton Rock
The 39 Steps
North By Northwest
Some like It Hot
Cruel Sea
Ice Cold In Alex
El Cid!
One upon a Time In the West
Decent Sci Fi in metropolis
The Battle of Britain
Brief Encounter.
Like Fitzz says 12 Angry Men it's just brilliant
Zulu is awesome
The Beatles Help! and a Hard Days Night.
I could go on. Not all of these are classics but they are really good movies I often come back to.
A lot of these movies have slower pacing, coupled to limited sets and locations. 12 Angry Men is phenominal.
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2010/02/24 10:54:44
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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FITZZ wrote:
12 Angry men
All quite on the western front
Zulu
These.
And also Legionnare. That's a good un. 
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After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers" 
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2010/02/24 11:26:55
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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In no particular order:
The Maltese Falcon
Metropolis
Duck Soup
Sabrina Fair
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2010/02/24 12:15:26
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Fixture of Dakka
Manchester UK
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Sink The Bismarck!
The Great Escape...
I pretty much like any old school WWII films.
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2010/02/24 12:47:23
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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The Great State of Texas
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In addition to some awesome movies already noted
The Thing from Another World
The Birds
Frankenstein / Dracula
African Queen
The Searchers
High Noon
Grapes of Wrath
To Kill a Mockingbird
Giant
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2010/02/24 13:01:45
Subject: Re: The "Old" movies thread.
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Bringing Up Baby
Love it, I can ahppily watch anything Cary Grant does, and this film especially just works on so many levels. Incredibly well shot, especially the stunts, when you consider the limitations of the tech. at the time.
Also : Harvey. Sublime performance from Jimmy Stewart, and very quotable too
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2010/02/24 13:34:10
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Dark Angels Neophyte Undergoing Surgeries
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Godzilla (the 1950ies one from japan, not that stupid GCI-Froggie from Mister "I have no talent but me gots lotsa money!" Emmerich)
Tarantula
Night of the living dead!!!
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2010/02/24 14:01:20
Subject: Re: The "Old" movies thread.
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Battleship Captain
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The Guns of Navarone(last half hour)
The Great Escape(Only parts ot it. Gotta love McQueen though.)
Von Ryan's Express
Casablanca(parts)
Snow White
It's a Wonderful Life
The Wizard of Oz
I watch a lot of movies on TCM, but I only catch parts of them.
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2010/02/24 14:06:12
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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How could I have forgotten?
Spartacus
Cleopatra
The War Lover
Battleground
In Harm's Way
True Grit
Guadalcanal Diary
On the Waterfront
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
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2010/02/24 15:13:17
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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The Duel (too recent?)
Shane
Clash of the Titans
Planet of the Apes (the first one)
The Great Mouse Detective (again too recent, but animated movie with smoking and drinking... and its Disney!)
The Maltese Falcon
Gone with the Wind
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2010/02/24 23:53:49
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Hardened Veteran Guardsman
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Speaking of Old School Disney....
Does anyone remember the Black Cauldron and how awesome it was? It was about as good as The Secret of Nimh was, but Disney.
It was by far the darkest movie they EVER did. Its pretty far off the beaten path, and it rocks.
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2010/02/25 07:21:18
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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The black hole is another good & dark movie by disney - and especially the score is fantastic!
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2010/02/25 08:02:37
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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Land Raider Pilot on Cruise Control
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bed knobs and broom sticks was a fave of mine as well. Also again... don't know if its too new or not, but I am a huge fan of Princess Bride.
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2010/02/25 11:54:42
Subject: The "Old" movies thread.
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braveheart
night of the living dead
actually any old zombie movies
nosferatu
anything done by alfred hitchcock
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2010/02/25 12:33:41
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Norn Queen
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Tora Tora Tora! was great too.
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2010/02/25 15:58:49
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Fireknife Shas'el
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Guys, if you don't know if it's 'to new' there's this little site http://www.imdb.com that'll give you that sort of information.
As to whoever said they like Disney's Black Cauldron, it's not bad and it is dark for Disney (producers of such lighthearted fare as Old Yeller and Kill Bill), but the books are far better and much different.
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