Must see classic movies?

[8.2.11/SAVIOR_NEZ]

You can't go wrong with Chaplin. A few have recommended "The Great Dictator," which is great, but it's actually one of my least favorite Chaplin films. "The Gold Rush," "The Circus," "City Lights," and "Modern Times" are comedy perfection. If Chaplin is your thing, I would also suggest "Monsieur Verdoux," in which Chaplin plays against type as a serial killer.

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

A Face In The Crowd. It might change the way you look at Andy Griffith forever.

[AnM is back]

White Heat (1949) It has James Cagney playing a crazy gangster who is a HUGE momma's boy. It's a fantastic movie! "Top of the world!" (anything with Cagney is a win)

Hondo (1953) John Wayne western. I have an almost Al Bundy-esque love of Hondo. Highly recommended.

Rio Bravo (1959) Another John Wayne western, this one co starring Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. Plus Walter Brennen as sidekick "Stumpy".

[Crappler El 0 M]

Jan 24, 2014 21:42:39 GMT -5 AnM is back said:

Rio Bravo (1959) Another John Wayne western, this one co starring Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. Plus Walter Brennen as sidekick "Stumpy".

And don't forget a young Angie Dickinson. She was very easy on the eyes.

[JDviant]

Jan 24, 2014 16:49:38 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

Shadow of a Doubt

I came in to say this. It definitely sits on a lower tier of public's view of 'classic', but its a terrific movie with great performances. The Uncle Charlie dinner speech about pigs is maybe my favourite one in a movie. I'm going to also suggest another Teresa Wright film, 'The Best Years of Our Lives'.

'Marty' is a movie I just saw for the first time, and was completely blown away by Ernest Borgnine . If you've ever felt like you're ugly or a loser or an outsider, that movie is going to speak to you and not for a second speak down to you. I really wish i had discovered it when I was younger.

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Jan 24, 2014 18:09:31 GMT -5 BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps said:

A Face In The Crowd. It might change the way you look at Andy Griffith forever.

Has to be one of the best (and darkest) film performances ever.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Jan 24, 2014 21:51:32 GMT -5 JDviant said:

Jan 24, 2014 16:49:38 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

Shadow of a Doubt

I came in to say this. It definitely sits on a lower tier of public's view of 'classic', but its a terrific movie with great performances. The Uncle Charlie dinner speech about pigs is maybe my favourite one in a movie. I'm going to also suggest another Teresa Wright film, 'The Best Years of Our Lives'.

'Marty' is a movie I just saw for the first time, and was completely blown away by Ernest Borgnine . If you've ever felt like you're ugly or a loser or an outsider, that movie is going to speak to you and not for a second speak down to you. I really wish i had discovered it when I was younger.

If you liked Marty, I would recommend looking for the original teleplay with Rod Steiger as Marty. Steiger would have reprised the role in the movie, but he didn't want to sign a studio contract. Ernest Borgnine was endearing as Marty, but I prefer Steiger. I believe this version is on youtube.

And I liked that The Best Years of Our Lives spoke to the troubles facing soldiers when they get back home.

[JDviant]

I will definitely have to check that out

[mizerable]

I consider "classic" to be anything prior to the New Hollywood in the 60's.

Scarface (1932) (prefer this one to Pacino''s)

Angels with Dirty Faces (great climax of ideas suited with an ending that will make you think)

White Heat (Cagney at his finest)

High Sierra (underrated Bogart classic)

The Treasure of Sierra Madre (my favorite Bogart performance)

The Petrified Forest (my favorite Leslie Howard performance)

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (haunting performances really make this movie rise above)

Frankenstein (1931) (the only version you need to watch)

Forbidden Planet (holds up very well in terms of story)

Charade (better than any Hithchcock movie, yes I said it)

Citizen Kane (everything that is modeled from movies came from this movie or John Ford)

Red River (easily my favorite John Wayne movie, he's such a dick here)

The Odd Couple (I could quote this movie all night)

Pygmalion (better than My Fair Lady)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (my favorite musical)

The Bicycle Thief (who knew such a simple story could be so endearing and almost depressing?)

Night of the Hunter (best performance by Mitchum)

Double Indemnity (this movie corrupted McMurray forever for me)

Touch of Evil (that opening shot....)

The Lineup (Eli Wallach is awesome...that is all)

M (needs to be watched to understand)

The Gold Rush (Chaplin is best when he isn't trying to make a social statement)

Phantom of the Opera (the climax of the movie is awesome)

I challenge any movie made nowadays to engage me as much as any of those did. It's a very special thing to make a movie, that 60 years or more later, can make people sit on the edge of their seat anticipating the next thing.

[Talent Name]

The Maltese Falcon
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari
Rebecca
Strangers on a Train
The Big Sleep

[bob]

2001: A Space Odyssey, Modern Times, City Lights, Dr. Strangelove, Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur (1959), The Exorcist, Blade Runner

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Let's go by Country:

China-
Farewell, My Concubine
Ju-On
Yellow Earth


France-
The 400 Blows
L'Atalante
Au Hasard Balthazar
Breathless
Elevator to the Gallows
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Le Samourai
Orphee
Rules of the Game
The Wages of Fear

Germany-
Aguirre, The Wrath of God
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Marianne and Juliane
Nosferatu
Wings of Desire

Italy-
8 1/2
The Battle of Algiers
Blow-Up
Rome, Open City
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Senso
Suspira

Japan-
Floating Weeds
In the Realm of the Senses
Kwaidan
Rashomon
Sansho the Baliff
Tokyo Drifter
Woman in the Dunes

Russia/Eastern Europe
Ballad of a Soldier
Battleship Potemkin
Ivan the Terrible
Man With a Movie Camera
Solaris
Stalker


Spain-
The Spirit of the Beehive

The UK-
Brief Encounter
The Red Shoes
Peeping Tom

[Von Wagner's Brownies]

Mr. Sardonicus

[Mrs. Marie]

Hi all,

I am not really sure if the following series is considered classic yet, but it started before my time. Revenge of the nerds, is by far the best movie series ever! If you have not seen it I highly suggest that you do. Funny as hell.

Thanks,
Mrs. Marie

[Joker]

Some more classics for ya:

Night of the Demon - Under-rated horror classic.
To Kill a Mockingbird - A must see.
Tokyo Story - Supposed to be good, frequently appears on critics top tens (I have yet to watch it myself)
Universal Horror Movies - (SO that's the 1930s, Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, Mummy, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Invisible Man and Bride of Frankenstein all well worth watching.)
The Searchers

Some by Genre

Anime:
Akira

Sci-Fi:
Star Wars: A new Hope
Blade Runner

Comedy
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Other
Throne of Blood - (Japanese Macbeth)
Boyz n the Hood
Fitzcarraldo
Jason & The Argonauts

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Jan 25, 2014 0:37:37 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Let's go by Country:

Italy-
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom

I'm not really sure that one is a must see or even a classic, that's more like a survival movie to see if you can get through it. I wouldn't recommend watching Salo unless you fully know what your about to get into, it is sill banned in several countries for good reason.

[The Sam]

Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Greed (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977)

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If I repeat any, I guess that must mean it's worth watching:

-All Quiet On The Western Front
-The Maltese Falcon
-Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
-Rear Window
-Advise And Consent
-The Parent Trap
-The Blackboard Jungle
-To Sir, With Love

(If you watch the last two, it's pretty cool to see Sidney Poitier as a student in the former and a teacher in the latter. Plus, "Blackboard" has Glenn Ford and a very young Jamie Farr - can't miss that nose.)

-The Deer Hunter
-Chariots Of Fire

[wallabylikeyou]

A few Hitchcock movies have already been mentioned, be sure to add Rope and North by Northwest to that list.

Hidden Fortress by Kurosawa is a great adventure and inspiration for Star Wars, give that a look too.