Old Movies

[diamondsgirl]

Just saw "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis. I havent seen this movie in a long time and it reminded me how sometimes the simplest vintage classics are much more fun to watch than all the special effects of todays crap. Just the acting in general, was better back in the day. Even Marilyn Monroe was a better actress than some of the shitheads on the screen today.

There are certain movies, that just never get old. I think this is a good example as it is still pretty damn entertaining today.

[Hardrock69]

Kinda like Maltese Falcon, or Casablanca. If I see they are on Turner Classic Movies (at least twice a year), I will watch them. Seen them both at least 40-50 times.

They never get old. Classics, for sure.

[Little Texan]

I've watched "It's A Wonderful Life" every year for the last few years around Christmas and it never gets old. I also like watching some old John Wayne movies as well. I picked up a 4 DVD set of John Wayne movies at Wal-mart a few weeks ago for $5, and the only movie I've watched from it so far is "McLintock", and it is a great film!

[Hardrock69]

My fave scene with the Duke is in the Sons Of Katie Elder where a thug (played by George Kennedy) is dunking the undertaker into a water trough. John Wayne walks in, grabs an axe handle and BAM! busts George Kennedy's face with it!

[diamondsgirl]

I've watched "It's A Wonderful Life" every year for the last few years around Christmas and it never gets old. I also like watching some old John Wayne movies as well. I picked up a 4 DVD set of John Wayne movies at Wal-mart a few weeks ago for $5, and the only movie I've watched from it so far is "McLintock", and it is a great film!

I have never seen this entire movie. It is one of Max's favorites and so it is on our "things to do" this Christmas season.

[diamondsgirl]

My fave scene with the Duke is in the Sons Of Katie Elder where a thug (played by George Kennedy) is dunking the undertaker into a water trough. John Wayne walks in, grabs an axe handle and BAM! busts George Kennedy's face with it!

Nice!

[diamondsgirl]

Has anyone ever seen the original "Out-of Towners" with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis? I LMAO everytime I watch it!

The newer one sucks compared to the original.

[Little Texan]

I have never seen this entire movie. It is one of Max's favorites and so it is on our "things to do" this Christmas season.

If you're talking about "It's A Wonderful Life", then I was like you up until 5 or so years ago. I had never watched it all the way through, only seeing bits and pieces through the years and thinking it was just some old boring movie. Then one year I forced myself to sit and watch it all the way through, and I couldn't believe what a great movie it was! It instantly became one of my favorites, and has probably the most replay value of any movie. The only thing that really nags me about it is that Mr. Potter didn't get his in the end, but SNL took care of that a few years back!

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/its-a-wonderful-life-lost-ending/2731/

[Sensible Shoes]

Has anyone ever seen the original "Out-of Towners" with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis? I LMAO everytime I watch it!

The newer one sucks compared to the original.

Burke's rule: Everything sucks compared to the original

[diamondsgirl]

Burke's rule: Everything sucks compared to the original

true.

the original "Psycho" is 1,000 times better than the remake. Even though it is in black and white and doesnt "show" anything scary, it still scares the crap out of me.

(although Vince Vaughn is hot in the remake...lol)

[Seshmeister]

Kinda like Maltese Falcon, or Casablanca. If I see they are on Turner Classic Movies (at least twice a year), I will watch them. Seen them both at least 40-50 times.

They never get old. Classics, for sure.

I finally saw the Maltese Falcon last year and was a bit disappointed.

I didn't believe the central relationship, that Spade and Brigid were so deeply in love yet only knew each other for a day.

All this and yet we are led to assume there wasn't even a blow job to seal the deal never mind anal.

Maybe I'm an old cynic...

[LoungeMachine]

Grapes of Wrath.

The classic movie.

[Nitro Express]

A lot of movies today seem like they were written by the marketing department more than an artist. Regarding the special effects, when it's all computer modeling it looks like a video game. I don't like that either. You still have to have some real modeling and set building and then use computer animation to enhance that. Pure animation sucks unless that is what you are going for in an obvious format.

[Nitro Express]

true.

the original "Psycho" is 1,000 times better than the remake. Even though it is in black and white and doesnt "show" anything scary, it still scares the crap out of me.

(although Vince Vaughn is hot in the remake...lol)

I love those old Hitchcock movies and yes, psycho still psycs people out. It must have scared the shit out of people in the day it came out.

[Nitro Express]

My fave scene with the Duke is in the Sons Of Katie Elder where a thug (played by George Kennedy) is dunking the undertaker into a water trough. John Wayne walks in, grabs an axe handle and BAM! busts George Kennedy's face with it!

John Wayne used to live on the marina in Newport Beach, California where our family used to have a place when I was a kid. I got to meet him. He was eating with his wife at the next table at a local resturaunt. He was exactly what you saw on the screen but it was weird to see him in a hawaiian shit, shorts, and tennis shoes.