Favorite Classic Movie

[A Guy]

High Noon

Shane

Mr. Roberts

The Great Escape

A Guy

 

[seekermeister]

I found a new favorite...Friendly Persuasion - Gary Cooper (1956).

 

[johnwillyums]

Has somebody already mentioned "Bringing Up Baby" with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn? That's up there for me

 

[seavixen32]

If anyone is fond of musicals West Side Story takes some beating.

Another Jack Hawkins favourite of mine is The Cruel Sea - the black and white photography give the film a lasting effect.

 

[seekermeister]

p5bdkw,

I have to admit that part of the reason that I posted this thread, is to give me ideas on movies to add to my library. "Return to Paradise - Gary Cooper" particularly caught my eye, simply because I like Gary Cooper so much, but eBaying it, the cheapest that I found was ~$35, which is more than I will pay. I then found it at Amazon, for ~$20, which I would consider, but I didn't like the footnote to their ad:

Important Note: This film has been manufactured from the best-quality video master currently available and has not been remastered or restored specifically for this DVD release.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

I then Googled on, and found some download sites, but they were all torrents, which I don't care for either, so it may be a while before I get to see it.

Seekermeister,
I catch everything on TCM, through cable. You may be able to get it at your local Walmart.

Walmart gives it an "NR', plus a warning, but the film is G-rated.
It's Gary Cooper for crying out loud.

Walmart.com: Return To Paradise (Widescreen): Movies

I just finished watching this...great movie!

 

[Sardonicus]

p5bdkw,

I have to admit that part of the reason that I posted this thread, is to give me ideas on movies to add to my library. "Return to Paradise - Gary Cooper" particularly caught my eye, simply because I like Gary Cooper so much, but eBaying it, the cheapest that I found was ~$35, which is more than I will pay. I then found it at Amazon, for ~$20, which I would consider, but I didn't like the footnote to their ad:

I then Googled on, and found some download sites, but they were all torrents, which I don't care for either, so it may be a while before I get to see it.

Seekermeister,
I catch everything on TCM, through cable. You may be able to get it at your local Walmart.

Walmart gives it an "NR', plus a warning, but the film is G-rated.
It's Gary Cooper for crying out loud.

Walmart.com: Return To Paradise (Widescreen): Movies

I just finished watching this...great movie!

I'm glad you enjoyed it.
It's one of my overlooked favorites.

 

[A Guy]

The Cowboys

Von Ryans Express

The Train

A Guy

 

[noobvious]

I always enjoyed the Dirty Harry movies...lol
(some profanity)

 

[BrightBlessings]

Les enfants du paradis

 

[Imperfect1]

Gone With the Wind
The Snake Pit
M
War of the Worlds

 

[A Guy]

The Graduate

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

The Birds

Cool Hand Luke

In the Heat of the Night

A Guy

 

[MRValiant]

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

 

[stevieray]

"Some Like It Hot"
"It Takes A Thief"
"Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"
"Sunset Boulevard"
"It Happened One Night"

Many years ago, when mammoths darkened the plains, I took an elective in movie appreciation. The prof said that to count as a "classic" a movie must be older than you. He said that watching the classics served a purpose: it encouraged you to see the people of that past as fully formed human beings, as complex and sophisticated as anyone today. It helped the young (and the not so young) to "get over themselves", to get past the smug condescension some have towards the "old days" and the old ways.

I liked that. He made a lot of sense... for a college professor. Heh.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Being of sound and and brittle bones.
There are NO movies older than Mike(Hopalong) and myself................We went to caves where they painted pictures that were suppose to have some kind of meaning. Just had a senior moment and can't remember what the meaning of the pictures were about.

 

[MvdB]

Once upon a time in the west

 

[HammerHead]

They're Back

Blade Runner.

Ridley Scott Ready To Direct New Version Of Seminal Sci-Fi Film ‘Blade Runner’ – Deadline.com

 

[djl47]

Casablanca
Forbidden Planet
Rio Bravo
The Wizard of Oz
The Big Sleep
Yojimbo
The Maltese Falcon
The Wages of Fear

Edited to add:
Blade Runner
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

 

[Chilidawg]

Nobody mentioned "Duck Soup?" For the record, my 10 yr old daughter loves the Marx Bros.

 

[Imperfect1]

Not to mention Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, and Martin and Lewis.

(Marx Brothers + their parents)

 

[Borg 386]

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Tron (1982)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (1966)
The Mysterious Island (1961)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970)
The Omega Man (1971)
Ben Hur (1959)
Papillon (1973)