New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

[dxmnkd316]

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Clockwork Orange was terrible. As was 75% of 2001.

Kubrick is the single most overrated Director of all time.

[The Rube]

Re: New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

What "pre-code"?

Basically MPAA stuff, IIRC.

And West Side Story was great. Clockwork Orange and Deer Hunter were a bit overrated, but good.

Apocalypse Now is another slightly overrated, but quality movie. Of course, The Ride Of The Valkyries is the best scene out of that movie. Love that scene.

[bigblue_dl]

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Thanks for the suggestions, I have added a bunch to my queue.

[St. Clown]

Re: New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

Any Max Fleisher pre-code Betty Boop cartoon (1930-34)

What "pre-code"?

[dxmnkd316]

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As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?

Stagecoach
His Girl Friday

[Kepler]

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When I read, I read books, which I actually do quite often.

Kepler: Plot; drama, adventure or mystery; epic or location films. Whatcha got for me. (really, I'm up for anything, but I only sprinkle them in about 1 every 4 or 5 movies, so I don't really watch them quickly)

edit: I've also seen Lawrence of Arabia

I'll just spitball. You've probably seen some of these.

The Maltese Falcon
Sleuth
Double Indemnity
The Man Who Would Be King
Casablanca
It Happened One Night
Shane
Sunset Boulevard
The Thirty Nine Steps
Twelve O'Clock High
The Third Man
Vertigo
Ben Hur
The Deer Hunter
The Agony and the Ecstasy
In the Heat of the Night

Outside your genre choices but still worth stretching for:

Singin in the Rain
All About Eve
West Side Story
A Clockwork Orange
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Dr. Strangelove
The Bank Dick (W.C. Fields)
A Night at the Opera (The Marx Brothers)
The General (Buster Keaton)
Safety Last (Harold Lloyd)
Any Max Fleisher pre-code Betty Boop cartoon (1930-34)

[The Rube]

Re: New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

When I read, I read books, which I actually do quite often.

Kepler: Plot; drama, adventure or mystery; epic or location films. Whatcha got for me. (really, I'm up for anything, but I only sprinkle them in about 1 every 4 or 5 movies, so I don't really watch them quickly)

edit: I've also seen Lawrence of Arabia

Manhattan Melodrama was pretty good, with Clark Gable. And it has a hockey scene in it.

I will admit, the only reason I know about THAT movie is because Depp was watching it in "Public Enemies" (which came out a couple years ago). I was curious as to what movie entertained the character so much. Found out, watched it, and was entertained.

[bigblue_dl]

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For the rest of you for suggestions? bbdl doesn't like to "read" movies IIRC, so foreign ones are out.

When I read, I read books, which I actually do quite often.

Kepler: Plot; drama, adventure or mystery; epic or location films. Whatcha got for me. (really, I'm up for anything, but I only sprinkle them in about 1 every 4 or 5 movies, so I don't really watch them quickly)

edit: I've also seen Lawrence of Arabia

[The Rube]

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For the rest of you for suggestions? bbdl doesn't like to "read" movies IIRC, so foreign ones are out.

[Kepler]

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As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?

What do you like most -- plot, action, clever dialog, character relationships?

What genres do you like -- drama, horror, comedy, adventure, mystery?

What "scale" do you like -- epic, location films, city films, "stage play" intimacy?

Something you should keep in mind with old vs new movies. Many new movies start "in media res" (in the middle of things) -- that was a stylistic choice by some post-WW2 directors and it's spread to become a cliche of modern movies. Old movies are more patterned after novels and plays and they have a well-defined (often a little contrived) ramp up. It's just one of those things to get used to. Another thing is the absence of quick cuts. Long two person scenes with few angles and very long holds on one character are the norm, and it can be hard to get used to if your reference is more modern movies. Shadow is also far, far more important. Going from B&W to color took away as much of the palette as it added.

Oh, one other thing. I recommend watching them with no electronic distractions -- cell phones off, computer in another room. Having people watching together can be great, as long as they aren't just yapping. The dialog of many older movies is faster, wittier, and very hard to follow unless you pay attention. It's worth the effort, but watching a classic the way we watch say "When Harry Met Sally" doesn't work -- you miss all the best parts. Older movies' soundtracks are also very different. They will use what seem like outlandishly over the top phrases to denote a change in mood, but they don't hand-hold like emotional wet nurses the way modern movies do. Older movies force you -- but allow you -- to think for yourself far more.

I envy you the experience of discovering these movies for the first time. They're amazing.

[ScoobyDoo]

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Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest. Out of the 3 I liked Vertigo the most, then Rear Window with North by Northwest my least favorite. Don't get me wrong, I don't think they're bad, they just didn't pull me in like Casablanca did.

Well, you watched 3 of his best.

If Vertigo was your fave then you might like Psycho or Dial "M" For Murder. I love Hitchcock though so I'm extremely biased and probably can't understand why anyone wouldn't like it.

Other films to watch?

Double Idemnity
And anything directed by Billy Wilder. Sunset Boulevard may be my favorite movie not directed by Hitchcock.

[bigblue_dl]

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What 3 Hithcock's did you watch?

Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest. Out of the 3 I liked Vertigo the most, then Rear Window with North by Northwest my least favorite. Don't get me wrong, I don't think they're bad, they just didn't pull me in like Casablanca did.

Edit:
Also I have watched some other classics, just not recently, since I decided to start watching more. Others I've seen are: The Birds (which I really like, but I don't think its generally held in the same regard as the 3 Hitchcock's above), Wizard of Oz (obviously), The Bridge on the River Kwai, Psycho, Patton (though, I'm planning to re-watch these last 2), True Grit

Brent, actually, I was thinking maybe a John Wayne western.

[The Rube]

Re: New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?

To Kill A Mockingbird
On The Waterfront
obviously any old Eastwood western

[ScoobyDoo]

Re: New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?

What 3 Hithcock's did you watch?

[bigblue_dl]

Re: New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?