Great old movies!

[zoran]

Astonishing old but great movies, full of humor, but now they are lost! Not within our reach, almost forgotten ?
For example Blake Edwards “The Great Race”, why on earth is it so hard to be found?
The film or it’s possible extras!

 

[Coochie Boogs]

Speaking of great old movies, just yesterday I picked up the 14-film Alfred Hitchcock collection of the iTunes Store for $20. I watched The Birds last night, going watch Rear Window today, I always enjoy the dialogue from older films.

 

[velocityg4]

That's on all the time on TCM. I've probably watched it three or four times over the last year. It's also on HBO Max right now. Plus you can buy it on Blu Ray, Prime video, iTunes, &c. I do hope it gets remastered in 4K though.

Actually I'd rather it and most movies not scanned in 4K. Just skip that and get scanned in 8K. Seems like a waste of time and money to scan in 4K now. When it'll just eventually get scanned again in 8K. Not that you'll really notice unless you're really close to a big screen.

What really bugs me is how long it took to get the later Peter Sellers Pink Panther movies in HD. Which was quite a while after the original and "A Shot in the Dark". So, long that 4K was already out. Leaving me wondering why they didn't just go ahead and master it in 4K?

What's really annoying is that Turner has a huge stockpile of films. Along with some others. Movies, short films, documentaries, news reels and such that may never see the light of day. Because they aren't commercially viable to justify the cost of transferring them.

Although I have to give Turner credit. There's a lot of random old reels which pop up on their channel. Which would never have seen the light of day. I wish there was a pure TCM service. With live streaming and access to a huge part of their catalog. The HBO Max TCM Hub sucks and is loaded with 80's and newer stuff and sparse on the older stuff. Nothing like watching the channel.

 

[zoran]

Any TheGreatRace fans here?

 

[BrianBaughn]

I recently found a website and app, JustWatch, that gives current info on where a film can be streamed.

Our Xfinity cable and internet bill has gone over $200 per month and that still doesn't include TCM. It got dropped from our package a few years back and I miss it.

 

[Killbynumbers]

Speaking of great old movies, just yesterday I picked up the 14-film Alfred Hitchcock collection of the iTunes Store for $20. I watched The Birds last night, going watch Rear Window today, I always enjoy the dialogue from older films.

I just bought it myself. I think I've only seen four of those films before. The rest will be interesting for sure. Thanks for posting this.

 

[satcomer]

I recently found a website and app, JustWatch, that gives current info on where a film can be streamed.

Our Xfinity cable and internet bill has gone over $200 per month and that still doesn't include TCM. It got dropped from our package a few years back and I miss it.

Go with an antenna and you favorite stream box! I say stream box because that's just as good to get the new exciting shows! Plus just don'y just go after the Apple TV also consider a Nvidia Shield Pro to cover all possibilities! Also look into Plex and smart NAS and you'll become a media geek!

 

[rhett7660]

I think they are great movies, special effects aside... But the original "Godzilla" and "War of The Worlds", are still two of my favorites! I also really like the original "Psycho".

 

[Dingster101]

Any of the horror films from the 40’s/50’s. Bela Logosi, Christopher Lee and Lon Chaney

 

[rhett7660]

Any of the horror films from the 40’s/50’s. Bela Logosi, Christopher Lee and Lon Chaney

Yes... now granted they may seem cheesy or very "dated" by today's standards, but for me, these are still golden!

 

[Expos of 1969]

I really enjoy the Bogart films.

 

[rhett7660]

I really enjoy the Bogart films.

Funny you mention this one... we watched Casablanca a few nights back. Both me and the wife had never seen it. We had no idea it was set during WWII. Is it a movie that we will watch again, maybe, but I am glad to have been able to finally see it.

 

[Expos of 1969]

Funny you mention this one... we watched Casablanca a few nights back. Both me and the wife had never seen it. We had no idea it was set during WWII. Is it a movie that we will watch again, maybe, but I am glad to have been able to finally see it.

It is a classic of course but I perhaps prefer some of his more gangsterish roles. Key Largo, High Sierra, Brother Orchid, Marked Woman, Dead End, The Roaring Twenties, Angels With Dirty Faces are worth a look. Edward G Robinson is in a few of them.

 

[Rafterman]

Ah, yes, the classics.

Like 1982's Bob and Doug McKenzie in "Strange Brew."

 

[Expos of 1969]

Ah, yes, the classics.

Like 1982's Bob and Doug McKenzie in "Strange Brew."

Now we are getting somewhere. Add "Wayne's World" and we have ourselves quite a double feature.

 

[Rafterman]

Now we are getting somewhere. Add "Wayne's World" and we have ourselves quite a double feature.

"There wasn’t much to do. All the bowling alleys had been wrecked. So’s I spent most of my time looking for beer."

 

[rhett7660]

Ah, yes, the classics.

Like 1982's Bob and Doug McKenzie in "Strange Brew."

Seriously... that is a lot of beer in that trailer... but it is tainted beer... but it is a lot of beer.

Hold it, I have an idea!

I freaking love that movie... good lord it has been a while since I have seen it to boot ah...

 

[velocityg4]

Funny you mention this one... we watched Casablanca a few nights back. Both me and the wife had never seen it. We had no idea it was set during WWII. Is it a movie that we will watch again, maybe, but I am glad to have been able to finally see it.

Yea, it's decent. I've never seen the hype about it. I much prefer some of his other films.

Much like Citizen Kane. Never cared for it much. Even though I like classic films a lot. I've never cared much for it. Nor really much of anything starring or directed by Wells.

 

[rhett7660]

Yea, it's decent. I've never seen the hype about it. I much prefer some of his other films.

Much like Citizen Kane. Never cared for it much. Even though I like classic films a lot. I've never cared much for it. Nor really much of anything starring or directed by Wells.

I watched Citizen Kane in film class many moons ago. I don't think I have watched it since. To tell you the truth I don't think it left an impression on me as I don't remember a lot of it. Speaking of, Wells, of course I like H.G. Wells War of The Worlds. While the effects are not as good as what we have today, to me it is still a good movie and have watched it several times over! So much so, that I picked up the Blu-Ray Criterion version of the movie.

 

[lostPod]

Casablanca and The Sting

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Any TheGreatRace fans here?

Yes.

I remember seeing it years ago (as a kid) and thinking it was excellent.

Funny you mention this one... we watched Casablanca a few nights back. Both me and the wife had never seen it. We had no idea it was set during WWII. Is it a movie that we will watch again, maybe, but I am glad to have been able to finally see it.

A classic.

Yea, it's decent. I've never seen the hype about it. I much prefer some of his other films.

Much like Citizen Kane. Never cared for it much. Even though I like classic films a lot. I've never cared much for it. Nor really much of anything starring or directed by Wells.

I watched Citizen Kane in film class many moons ago. I don't think I have watched it since. To tell you the truth I don't think it left an impression on me as I don't remember a lot of it. Speaking of, Wells, of course I like H.G. Wells War of The Worlds. While the effects are not as good as what we have today, to me it is still a good movie and have watched it several times over! So much so, that I picked up the Blu-Ray Criterion version of the movie.

Actually, I love Citizen Kane - it is such a nuanced, intelligent, thought-provoking movie, (one with an amazing script, incredible narrative, superb cast and exquisite cinematography).

Other favourites of mine include The Third Man, The Life And Death of Colonel Blimp, Sunset Boulevard, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (a favourite as a small child).

Casablanca and The Sting

The Sting is excellent, agreed.

 

[Canyda]

There is this little independent film from the 1970s called Star Wars that is pretty great.

 

[Rafterman]

Seriously... that is a lot of beer in that trailer... but it is tainted beer... but it is a lot of beer.

Hold it, I have an idea!

I freaking love that movie... good lord it has been a while since I have seen it to boot ah...

Doug: "I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side of the force, you knob."
Bob: "He saw Jedi 17 times, eh!"

 

[Mousse]

I keep hearing "Play it again, Sam." attributed to this movie. Ilsa never said that.?

Yea, it's decent. I've never seen the hype about it.

It's the quotable quotes from the film.

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.?
We'll always have Paris.?
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Half the dialogue has been quoted in other movies.

I much prefer some of his other films.

Yeah, not one of Bogie's best performance. I liked his acting in The Caine Mutiny and The African Queen much more.

The corrupt Captain Louis Renault (Claude Rains) really won me over.

"Round up the usual suspects."? It's the same five guys blamed for every crime--from purse snatching to murder--that happens in Casablanca.???

 

[KaliYoni]

It's interesting to see what each poster here considers to be an "old movie".

My list of movies made in the 20th century that I view repeatedly includes:

• Sunset Boulevard (story, dialogue, GLORIA SWANSON)
• Double Indemnity (Fred MacMurray playing against type, Barbara Stanwyck given floozy clothing and a hilarious wig)
• Blues Brothers (Aretha, Ray Charles, JB, John Lee Hooker...well, you get the picture)
• Anything directed by Kubrick
• Anything directed by David Lynch, especially Blue Velvet (Laura Dern's best performance ever)
• Anything directed by Tarantino, especially Pulp Fiction (dialogue, Maria de Medeiros crying over pancakes)
• Philip Kaufman: The Right Stuff, Unbearable Lightness of Being (filming Kundera is a feat in itself)

The Life And Death of Colonel Blimp

For me, pretty much all of the Powell-Pressberger (The Archers) movies that have Criterion editions are worth watching. You don't have to take my word for it. Scorsese fans take note: Marty provides commentary on pretty much every Archers release for Criterion. And look up Thelma Schoonmaker on IMDB.