Favorite "regular" classic movies - Page 3

MaxJoker · February 7th, 2009, 02:35 AM

Gee`s now i`m wondering exactly what classifies a regular classic , as if i didn`t have enough problems keeping track already.Completely off the top of my head and under 1970 here`s a quick five fav's i`d have to go with , although like everyone else i`ve probably got a few hundred all told

* The Man Who Laughs (1928 film) directed by Paul Leni , a silent masterpiece and why i`ve now gone back to my avatar choice of old.

* A Night at the Opera (1935 chaotic ) by Robert Florey and Joseph Santley , the Marx brothers best work.

* The Searchers (1956 epic) that ultimate western by John Ford , criminally overlooked by the powers that be , still fuck em , hey the Duke said that not me.

* Some Like It Hot (1959 snug ) by Billy Wilder pacer than a marathon runner on fire , and with six scenes in particular that i will never tire of .

* Dr. Strangelove (1964 tasty ) by Kubrick, brilliant satire and one of the best endings you could ever hope for , unless you enjoy living that is .

February 7th, 2009, 02:49 AM

I am Sam - No not the one about the killer, the one with the Sean Penn
Warriors - Classic gang movie

Roots - Not exactly a film, but has to be mentioned. Should be played in every school.

**anklebiter** · February 7th, 2009, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenSkull

Gee`s now i`m wondering exactly what classifies a regular classic , as if i didn`t have enough problems keeping track already.

Thats a good point, but I bet it's a very subjective question.I wouldn't be surprised to see a few young members pick 80's movies because they're "classics" to them

I was born in '69 and i consider many 70's films to be classics.Hell, there are even some very new movies that are obvious classics.Private Ryan comes to mind.

That said, most of my DVD collection consists of black & white films.
And while I'm here, I've been forgetting to mention (as my sig suggests) I loved the Godfather.

spectacles · February 8th, 2009, 03:26 PM

Twelve O'Clock High - War film with Gregory Peck.
Not tarnished by its use as
an eighties business management tool on how to get
the best out of people. Brilliantly made in the fifties
shot in black & white for effect.
The Vampire Lovers - Hammer Horror of the 70's
Ingrid Pitt and Madeline Smith OMG

Once Upon a Time in the West- Magic magic western Awesome cast
The opening sequence where Henry Fonda, everyones
favourite good guy shoots the kid sets the tone.
Das Boot - Original and best of the ones that eventually got cut
into english and for TV.
The Omega Man - Best of the 70s American dissolusionment films.
I'm not a Heston admirer but he was superb in
this.
La Ronde- Purely because I saw Catherine denueve in this. I must
have been about twelve and knew right then I would
never be gay

dorcelfan · February 10th, 2009, 01:03 PM

Some great films mentioned here...The Italian Job being one of the greatest ever!!.

Here's a couple more that I really like:

The Hill (1965)
The Battle Of The Somme (1916)
Ben Hur (1959)
2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968)

Regards

D

**Mad Koala Bear** · February 10th, 2009, 02:03 PM

Today being tuesday my favs are now:

Oni-Baba (Truely terrifying Japanese b&w shocker)
Badlands (The banality/ordinariness of evil)
Day for Night (Truffaut's take on film-making)
Point-blank (Just a dream?)
The Lady Vanishes (Effortlessly entertaining)

**haldane4** · February 11th, 2009, 01:44 AM

Some films I keep going back to - I guess I just love them:

City Lights - Chaplin, just beautiful.
Sons Of The Desert - Laurel & Hardy, the boys are on such great form, I could cry.
The Maltese Falcon, perfect in every way. Bogart and Astor smoke together.
Odd Man Out - James Mason as doomed gunman Johnny McQueen in Carol Reed's classic.
Rope - stagey but compelling.
Jules at Jim - Jeanne Moreau.
Fahrenheit 451 - even better than the novel, IMO.
Chimes At Midnight - Orson Welles as Falstaff, gotta be good.
The Seagull - for me, the only time Chekhov has worked on the big screen. David Warner & Vanessa Redgrave are brilliant.
Butley - Alan Bates' riveting & hilarious character study of disintegrating lecturer Ben Butley
Solaris - Tarkovsky's original and the best SF film ever made, IMO.
The Man Who Would Be King - rip-roaring stuff from Caine & Connery.
The Medusa Touch - revenge fantasy at its finest.
Heaven's Gate - Cimino's folly, beautiful but utterly cruel.
Miracle Mile - nuclear strike drama, from the last days of the cold war, very touching.

**haunted** · February 14th, 2009, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damp-patch

Today being tuesday my favs are now:

Oni-Baba (Truely terrifying Japanese b&w shocker)
Badlands (The banality/ordinariness of evil)
Day for Night (Truffaut's take on film-making)
Point-blank (Just a dream?)
The Lady Vanishes (Effortlessly entertaining)

I presume you mean Hitchcock's original. Brilliant movie!

**Mad Koala Bear** · February 15th, 2009, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haunted

I presume you mean Hitchcock's original. Brilliant movie!

There is no other. Well there is of course but that one can't hold a canal to Hitch's original.

benedictus · March 21st, 2009, 05:31 PM

Lawrence of Arabia

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)

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spectacles Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 78 Thanks: 499 Thanked 802 Times in 71 Posts	classic films Twelve O'Clock High - War film with Gregory Peck. Not tarnished by its use as an eighties business management tool on how to get the best out of people. Brilliantly made in the fifties shot in black & white for effect. The Vampire Lovers - Hammer Horror of the 70's Ingrid Pitt and Madeline Smith OMG Once Upon a Time in the West- Magic magic western Awesome cast The opening sequence where Henry Fonda, everyones favourite good guy shoots the kid sets the tone. Das Boot - Original and best of the ones that eventually got cut into english and for TV. The Omega Man - Best of the 70s American dissolusionment films. I'm not a Heston admirer but he was superb in this. La Ronde- Purely because I saw Catherine denueve in this. I must have been about twelve and knew right then I would never be gay

March 21st, 2009, 05:31 PM	#30
benedictus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 106 Thanks: 208 Thanked 2,349 Times in 101 Posts	Lawrence of Arabia http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film) Last edited by benedictus; March 21st, 2009 at 06:52 PM..

February 7th, 2009, 02:49 AM	#22
Inglorious Guest Posts: n/a	I am Sam - No not the one about the killer, the one with the Sean Penn Warriors - Classic gang movie Roots - Not exactly a film, but has to be mentioned. Should be played in every school.

February 10th, 2009, 01:03 PM	#25
dorcelfan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The sunny south Posts: 228 Thanks: 4,467 Thanked 1,936 Times in 219 Posts	Some great films mentioned here...The Italian Job being one of the greatest ever!!. Here's a couple more that I really like: The Hill (1965) The Battle Of The Somme (1916) Ben Hur (1959) 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968) Regards D

February 10th, 2009, 02:03 PM	#26
Mad Koala Bear Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 869 Thanks: 30,809 Thanked 10,735 Times in 850 Posts	Today being tuesday my favs are now: Oni-Baba (Truely terrifying Japanese b&w shocker) Badlands (The banality/ordinariness of evil) Day for Night (Truffaut's take on film-making) Point-blank (Just a dream?) The Lady Vanishes (Effortlessly entertaining)

February 11th, 2009, 01:44 AM	#27
haldane4 Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 1977 Posts: 598 Thanks: 3,187 Thanked 7,055 Times in 592 Posts	Some films I keep going back to - I guess I just love them: City Lights - Chaplin, just beautiful. Sons Of The Desert - Laurel & Hardy, the boys are on such great form, I could cry. The Maltese Falcon, perfect in every way. Bogart and Astor smoke together. Odd Man Out - James Mason as doomed gunman Johnny McQueen in Carol Reed's classic. Rope - stagey but compelling. Jules at Jim - Jeanne Moreau. Fahrenheit 451 - even better than the novel, IMO. Chimes At Midnight - Orson Welles as Falstaff, gotta be good. The Seagull - for me, the only time Chekhov has worked on the big screen. David Warner & Vanessa Redgrave are brilliant. Butley - Alan Bates' riveting & hilarious character study of disintegrating lecturer Ben Butley Solaris - Tarkovsky's original and the best SF film ever made, IMO. The Man Who Would Be King - rip-roaring stuff from Caine & Connery. The Medusa Touch - revenge fantasy at its finest. Heaven's Gate - Cimino's folly, beautiful but utterly cruel. Miracle Mile - nuclear strike drama, from the last days of the cold war, very touching.