Do you like watching old movies from the 40's and 50's? Is there something special about watching movies from that time period?
Those movies, you can see some raw acting in it. No artificial or bland acting, you see the legends working. Marlon Brando in his prime in movies like At The Waterfront, Orson Wells in Citizen Kane, Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, these guys are legends and to see them acting is like seeing movies in a new light. I love actors like them and movies from that period usually end up as being classic movies. If you like movies, you've heard of Casablanca for sure. I mean, it's like the poster boy of cinema. And Citizen Kane is hailed as the best movies of all time. These days, there are masterpieces. But none of them will be on the podium of the greats. Hopefully a true cinema inspiring film will come out, maybe Martin Scorsese (?), and then we can say that cinema hasn't died yet.
I like 12 Angry Men because it's simple but very in depth with it's study of human behavior and psychology. The movie is able to bring out different sides to the human psyche and shows us in visual form how we sometimes make our decisions.
I love the old movies. I love the classics. Back then you had to pay more attention to the dialogue rather than the affects. I especially love the suspenseful movies. Has anyone ever seen Les Diabolique? That's a creepy movie! It was so good though! Check it out! It's on YouTube.
Nope, I have never watched a movie from 50s or 40s, but I have watched a couple of movies from 60s and afterwards. They are quite good.
Has anyone ever seen the original Stepford Wives? Not the one with Nicole Kidman (though I like the ending of that one), but the one with Katharine Ross. It's set on the affects of Womens Lib, but it's quite sad.
I haven't watched a single one, but I am interested in them. Several of our teachers keep referring to these movies, especially when we're translating texts, and I always make a promise to myself to watch one or two and then forget. It would be easier if I knew which ones were the best.
I know what you mean. I've had a lot of mentions like this as well but I could never find one that appeals to me specifically. Most of the time the favorites I hear of just don't interest me no matter how widely beloved they are.
I enjoyed the Sound of Music after my parents forced me to watch it when I was younger. Picks up nicely at the end.
The last classic movie I saw was '12 Angry Men'. I don't know if that is considered one of the classics though. It is in black and white though ;P . But it really is a good movie and gives you an insight on human beings and how different natures interact with one another.
I don't know if this considered as a classic movie but I love The Godfather movie. It's my favorite movie of all time.
It's definitely a classic. I loved those movies too and even though they are long and mostly quiet, and I tend to stay away from those, I still managed to watched these films multiple times because they are just that good.
I like a lot of the 50's and 60's movies and some of these are good to watch in the summer or any other time. A movie that is set in Venice Italy and stars Katherine Hepburn is called "Summertime" and came out in 1955 and is about a secretary that has never found love. Another italian movie that you can watch more than once is called "It Started in Naples"(1960) and stars Sophia Loren and Clark Gable.
