Surfmeister Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Another good old movie is Bombshell That is a Jean Harlow pic, funny as hell. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023825/ Very clever plot that keeps you interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Bullitt and Cool Hand Luke come to mind immediately. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) is also good if you dig the old school comedians like Milton Berle, Sid Ceasar, Johnathan Winters and Buddy Hackett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalofan72 Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) is also good if you dig the old school comedians like Milton Berle, Sid Ceasar, Johnathan Winters and Buddy Hackett. 232832[/snapback] Awesome movie, also, The Five Pennies (1959) with Danny Kaye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndmanley Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Has anyone ever seen "Lonely are the Brave" starring Kirk Douglas (1962)? Really good movie, back in the day of acting not special effects. Anyone know any other good ones? 232656[/snapback] No one acts anymore. Everything that is old is great. Nothing new is any good. Paul McCartney is the best half time performer ever. Blah! Blah! Blah! Personally, movies haven't been the same since they invented sound. What really drives me crazy is all this color on the TV. What do we need all the color for black and white is just fine. Frankly, why do we need TV? I long for the day when a man can come home from a tough day of riveting. Open up the ice box and have a Genny Creme Ale, while lounging in my dungarees and listen to a fireside chat on the Victrola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Bringing Up Baby (1938) good movie...cary grants a good actor...try these: Father Goose(1964), Opperation Petticoat(1959), I Was A Male War Bride(1949), His Girl Friday(1940) The Five Pennies (1959) with Danny Kaye pretty good movie..allways liked danny kaye movies..try these from danny kaye as well, all good: The Court Jester(1956), Hans Christian Anderson(1952), The Inspector General(1949), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(1947), The Kid From Broklyn(1946), Wonderman(1945), On the Double(1961)....just a few good ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Father Goose(1964) 232899[/snapback] He he he..the Filthy Beast! And don't forget "Arsenic and Old Lace", and Jimmie Stewart in "Harvey". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ1 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Check out The Maltese Falcon with Bogart . Pay attention to the script...it's perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njsue Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Popeye Doyle-Ed Oneil French Connection-Gene Hackman Dirty Harry- my favorite actor Clint Eastwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Tate Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 A Tale of Two Cities, 1935. One of my all time favorites. But there's too many to list, and too many I haven't seen yet. I looked on TCM's site, gotta set the Tivo for the Pink Panther this week on 3/12. Maybe even the Revenge of the Pink Panther on the 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 French Connection-Gene Hackman Dirty Harry- my favorite actor Clint Eastwood 232918[/snapback] Ooooo....those reminded me. "The Conversation" with Gene Hackman and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (a spaghetti western standard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 City Lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Chief Navy Pride Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 The Shawshank Redemption Silence of the Lambs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Now this is my kind of topic, where do I begin? Fantasia(1940) My favorite Disney movie of all-time. Great comedies: Bringing Up Baby(1938) Grant & Hepburn in a great screwball comedy. The Odd Couple(1968) Lemmon & Matthau. Classic comedy. Barefoot in the Park(1967) Great romantic comedy with Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer, and a hilarious turn by Mildred Natwick. Murder by Death(1976) All-star cast in a comedy/murder mystery. Thrillers: Dracula(1931) Bela Lugosi. One of the best versions. Nosferatu(1922) If you are ok with silent films, then you'll enjoy. The most frightening looking Dracula ever. The Phantom of the Opera(1925) Chaney's Phantom is the best. The Old Dark House(1932) Underrated James Whale picture with Boris Karloff. It's on dvd, check it out. Cat People(1942) One of the best by Val Lewton. Westerns: My Darling Clemintine(1946) Good early adapatation of Wyatt Earp. Once Upon A Time In The West(1968) Great spaghetti western. Henry Fonda as the bad guy, Charles Bronson as the good guy, and Jason Robards is along for the ride. Science Fiction: The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951) Great sci-fi, great robot, ahead of it's time. Forbidden Planet(1956) Robby the Robot, The ID monster, and a serious role for Leslie Nielsen. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms(1953) Classic Harryhausen creature feature. Them!(1954) One of the first of the nuclear disaster films. Also, one of the best. I could go on,and on, but I don't want to make this post too long. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb I actually went to see Casablanca on the big screen - awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede316 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Shane - (1953) Alan Ladd and Jack Palance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm73 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Two great movies that they have recently made remakes of: The Longest Yard The Flight of the Phoenix I could believe that the remakes might be decent movies and enjoyable to watch but why the hell are they being remade in the first place. Were these originals missing something that the new ones will add????? Could someone please tell me why great movies are remade??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 From Here to Eternity –Bert Lancaster - 1953 On The Waterfront --- Marlon Brando 1954 The Harder They Fall - Humphrey Bogart – 1956 The Bridge over the River Kwai –William Holden - 1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Ben Hur Patton M Citizen Kane Rebel Without a Cause High Planes Drifter Good, Bad, Ugly Fistful of Dollars Shane The Quiet Man The Manchurian Candidate(the original) Rear Window Annie Hall Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Casablanca The Magnificant 7 I can go on-those are off the top of my head- I will get back to this thread later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Could someone please tell me why great movies are remade??!! 232963[/snapback] I never minded it until someone talked me in to seeing the original version of 'The Manchurian Candidate'. This was truly a great film. When I saw the remake, even though Denzel did a wonderful job (as usual), the changes they made screwed it up. The took out one of the central characters to the plot and then tried to spread his role over two returning characters. In my opinion, the movie completely failed as a remake. The original was far superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 I never minded it until someone talked me in to seeing the original version of 'The Manchurian Candidate'. This was truly a great film. When I saw the remake, even though Denzel did a wonderful job (as usual), the changes they made screwed it up. The took out one of the central characters to the plot and then tried to spread his role over two returning characters. In my opinion, the movie completely failed as a remake. The original was far superior. 232977[/snapback] Yes. The original was lost to audiences for many years, because Frank Sinatra had contractural distribution rights, and Frank and his cohorts did not want leftists to be shown in a negative light. Strange but true - after the original movie theater and tv showings, it disappeared from view until Sinatra passed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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