Old Movies
 

What's your favorite movie that's older than you?

Casablanca
One of the greatest ever made.

Soylent Green....A Charlton Heston Classic

Plan 9 from Outerspace.

seven samurai

jason and the argonauts

I second this.

Annie Hall

harvey. wizard of oz. willy wonka and the chocolate factory.

Arsenic and Old Lace;

North by Northwest;

The Ten Commandments;

Citizen Kane.

The Great Escape

The Searchers

John Wayne's best Western, and possibly the best Western movie ever made.

Shane <----favorite

runners up:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
True Grit

Singing in the Rain and Meet Me In St. Louis and Pillow Talk

Vertigo or Rear Window.

Support your local Sheriff.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

lawrence of arabia

(kellys heroes
all hitchcock, particularly north by northwest
the great escape)

[edit] on second thought, nothing compares to lawrence of arabia, but ill leave the others there for critique :p

The Birds by Hitchcock
The Enemy Below
El Dorado

Star Wars - A New Hope
The Sting
Smokey and the Bandit
Goldfinger
From Russia With Love

i'll go with casablanca.

Hmm. Star Wars, probably.

Man.. I was going to try to name just one movie for each decade, but some of those are just too good! I'm gonna have to limit myself to three. I was born in 81, so I'll start with the 70's and go back. I know I'm going to leave a lot of great ones out too.

1970's:
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest

1960's:
8 1/2
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1950's:
Seven Samurai
(Wow, I need to see more 50's movies!)

1940's:
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
Spellbound

1930's:
King Kong
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Wizard of Oz

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 version). In my opinion, the single greatest movie soundtrack EVER, by Erich Korngold.

Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Alan Hale (better known on Gilligan's Island), and the fabulous Una O'Connor.

My God, what a movie.

I've just bought The Hustler on DVD. Classic!

Spartacus

and Captain Horatio Hornblower with Gregory Peck

Alan Hale Jr. was the Skipper on Gilligan's Island, warrrreagl. :)

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I agree with you, this version of Robin Hood is my favorite, the music pulls you in and makes your blood start pumping through your veins.
You feel like you're in the forest or fighting the Sheriffs' men with a deer thrown over your shoulders. Spectacular! :thumbsup:

Midnight Cowboy I saw as a fetus.

theres so many... so i´ll just list a few.

Dr Strangelove.
The Third Man
Citizen Kane
To Kill A Mockingbird
Arsenic & Old Lace
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Roman Holiday
(all Billy Wilder films)
and so on...

The Ten Commandments is one of my favorites. I try to watch it every few years when they play it before Easter. Yul Brenner is just too cool.

I saw The Agony and the Ecstasy with Rex Harrison and Charlton Heston once, it was great. I would love to see that movie again.

Of course, I can't forget to mention Ben Hur. Hmm, I seem to have a thing for Charlton Heston movies :)

Isn't that what I said? That he was on Gilligan's Island?

Many people will also remember a Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs somehow goes back in time to medieval England (must've been that left turn at Alberquerque). During this episode, Bugs keeps running into a bloated Little John who keeps saying over and over, "Don't you worry, never fear. Robin Hood will soon be here." Finally, in frustration, Bugs snaps at the poor guy, which is followed by (of course) an appearance by Robin Hood. However, the Robin Hood that appears is Errol Flynn as he swings like Tarzan and lands on the limb of a tree in Sherwood and is about to welcome the Lady Marian to his hideout.

Wonderful scene!

Yes, but you also said he was in The Adventures of Robin Hood.
That wasn't him, it was his father, Alan Hale, Sr. :)

Cool Hand Luke and I'll second The Great Escape.

Casablanca was a great movie of course. I've yet to see Citizen Kane, its on my list...

I always liked Vertigo (Hitchcock). Very weird movie, and that music...

An underrated but very good Coppola film that I think everyone should see is The Conversation. Pretty damn good direction.

The General (starring Buster Keaton) must be the best silent movie ever. :D And he actually does all the stunts himself!

My God, my God, my God! I always thought it was the same guy. Wow! Thanks for schooling me on that one.

mm. self, old movie favs. are Father Goose (Cary Grant) and Casino Royale (the original James Bond-Austin Powers). Also, Rear Window (Hitchcock).

night of the hunter

a movie that never seems to age thanks to its incredible visual style. the acting is above par also.
favourite scene : the 2 children in the boat floating trough a dreamlike scenery.

excellent movie