Favorite "regular" classic movies - Page 2

ironmonkey · February 1st, 2009, 03:26 AM

difficoult do decide as it keeps changing. Right now im back in a noir mood, so some of the films ive watched recently and enjoyed are these:

**anklebiter** · February 1st, 2009, 04:20 AM

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BTW, what was the first movie you remember watching in the theater? For me it was Night of Dark shadows-1971. I've had a crush on Kate Jackson ever since.

I have a vague memory of (probably Battle for the) Planet of the Apes.I would have only been 4 years old unless they had a second theater run, but I remember being there with my dad.

The first vivid memory was Star Wars, and boy howdy, did it make an impression!

snorkie · February 1st, 2009, 08:28 AM

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A few of mine:
1-The Outlaw Josey wales Clint Eastwood)
2- Rio Grande (John Wayne)
3-Angels With Dirty Faces ( James Cagney)
4 Hang Em High (Clint Eastwood)
5- The entire martin & Lewis collection, but especially The Delicate Delinquent.

I agree with Josey Wales (perfect hero's journey) and Hang Em High, two favorites (Eastwood has always had a unique vision. See "tightrope" as an example).

Some of my other favorite classics include:
The Maltese Falcon (Also, my fave novel)
Murder My Sweet (Dick Powell's best work)
Shane (Alan Ladd's hero's journey)
The Best Years of Our Lives (Can a Best Picture be underrated?)
Ghost Busters (Bob Hope in great form)
The Big Sleep (Bogart not Mitchem)

Speaking of Mitchem, I can always watch Macao, just because Gloria Grahame was so darn sexy!

**scoundrel** · February 6th, 2009, 12:01 AM

I have said quite a lot earlier about Powell and Pressburger, really excellent filmmakers, but my current list of favourites is:

Casablanca: the definitive Bogart film. Ingrid Bergman also not too shabby. Claude Rains perfect as the thoroughly dodgy yet not quite sold out French police captain.

The Searchers: one of the earliest Hollywood westerns to explore the other side of the coin of the western myth. Great performance by John Wayne: anyone else would have got an Oscar for putting in a turn like that.

Psycho: best thriller ever, surely.

The Wicker Man: Edward Woodward version. Arguably the best ever British film, even if we have to co-opt Brit Ekland for the argument to completely hold water. Hell, if all asylum seekers looked like her, I wouldn't bloody complain.

Pleasantville: I really like the way this one plays with film/TV as a medium. Clever, subtle, heartwarming but not sickly-sweet.

One more: The Cat and the Canary (Bob Hope version). Perfect role for Hope in which his charming but cowardly character is forced to be brave and to outwit the invisible enemy to save his friends as well as himself. It works really well as a thriller and is also, at times, absolutely hilarious for all the right reasons.

Thats enough from me.

snorkie · February 6th, 2009, 12:54 AM

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The Searchers: one of the earliest Hollywood westerns to explore the other side of the coin of the western myth. Great performance by John Wayne: anyone else would have got an Oscar for putting in a turn like that.

Wonderful, complex film, many think this is John Ford's best Western; but, if you allow me to group them together, I prefer the calvary trilogy (Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - Wayne's Captain Nathan Brittles was also Oscar worthy IMO - and, Rio Grande).

Some trivia about The Searchers. Right at the end, Wayne holds right his arm just above the elbow. This gesture was intended for Olive Carey, who played Mrs. Jorgensen, as a silent tribute to her husband Harry Carey, who had recently passed away. Carey's trademark mannerism was holding his arm the way Wayne imitated. Olive recognized the gesture right away and was very grateful. You can see Harry Carey as the sheriff in Wayne's Angel and the Badman.

snorkie · February 6th, 2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by quacksacker

BTW, what was the first movie you remember watching in the theater? For me it was Night of Dark shadows-1971. I've had a crush on Kate Jackson ever since.

I've been racking my brain over this one, and I think I have the answer:

Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People (with Sean Connery). At the tender age of 9, the Banshee scared the (bleep) out of me. Some family film that one.

**haunted** · February 6th, 2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by anklebiter

I'm a Clint Eastwood freak, and also John Wayne.I guess if I had to pick, I'd say the entire western genre is my favorite.
What are your favorite classic movies?

A few of mine:
1-The Outlaw Josey wales Clint Eastwood)
2- Rio Grande (John Wayne)
3-Angels With Dirty Faces ( James Cagney)
4 Hang Em High (Clint Eastwood)
5- The entire martin & Lewis collection, but especially The Delicate Delinquent.

Delighted recently to get a 3 DVD set of Josey Wales, Pale Rider and Unforgiven for 10 euro

**haunted** · February 6th, 2009, 07:02 PM

As others have said my top 10 films changes regularly but I'll list 10 of my top ones in no particular order:

The Shining
Paths of Glory
Taking of Pelham 123
The Third Man
Apocylpse Now
Close Encounters of the 3rd kind
2001:A Space Odyssey
Citizen Kane
Amelie

Pulp fiction

**haunted** · February 6th, 2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by quacksacker

The

BTW, what was the first movie you remember watching in the theater? For me it was Night of Dark shadows-1971. I've had a crush on Kate Jackson ever since.

I think it was Bambi (a re-release it was the 70's), when I was on holidays.
That Thumper was some character

**anklebiter** · February 7th, 2009, 02:27 AM

Dances with wolves-awesome movie!

February 1st, 2009, 03:26 AM	#11
ironmonkey Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 52 Thanks: 351 Thanked 768 Times in 45 Posts	difficoult do decide as it keeps changing. Right now im back in a noir mood, so some of the films ive watched recently and enjoyed are these: Last edited by ironmonkey; February 1st, 2009 at 03:41 AM..

February 6th, 2009, 12:01 AM	#14
scoundrel Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 26,237 Thanks: 162,389 Thanked 278,432 Times in 26,182 Posts	It isn't what to choose, it's what to leave out. I have said quite a lot earlier about Powell and Pressburger, really excellent filmmakers, but my current list of favourites is: Casablanca: the definitive Bogart film. Ingrid Bergman also not too shabby. Claude Rains perfect as the thoroughly dodgy yet not quite sold out French police captain. The Searchers: one of the earliest Hollywood westerns to explore the other side of the coin of the western myth. Great performance by John Wayne: anyone else would have got an Oscar for putting in a turn like that. Psycho: best thriller ever, surely. The Wicker Man: Edward Woodward version. Arguably the best ever British film, even if we have to co-opt Brit Ekland for the argument to completely hold water. Hell, if all asylum seekers looked like her, I wouldn't bloody complain. Pleasantville: I really like the way this one plays with film/TV as a medium. Clever, subtle, heartwarming but not sickly-sweet. One more: The Cat and the Canary (Bob Hope version). Perfect role for Hope in which his charming but cowardly character is forced to be brave and to outwit the invisible enemy to save his friends as well as himself. It works really well as a thriller and is also, at times, absolutely hilarious for all the right reasons. Thats enough from me.

February 6th, 2009, 07:02 PM	#18
haunted Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,105 Thanks: 25,960 Thanked 111,062 Times in 5,206 Posts	As others have said my top 10 films changes regularly but I'll list 10 of my top ones in no particular order: The Shining Paths of Glory Taking of Pelham 123 The Third Man Apocylpse Now Close Encounters of the 3rd kind 2001:A Space Odyssey Citizen Kane Amelie Pulp fiction __________________ Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

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February 7th, 2009, 02:27 AM	#20
anklebiter Palerider Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: United States Posts: 509 Thanks: 5,603 Thanked 9,862 Times in 515 Posts	Dances with wolves-awesome movie!