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Posted on 7/23/13 at 8:18 am to okietiger
Jaws and The Exorcist are still two of the scariest sons a bitches I've ever watched. They are truly timeless.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 8:19 am to WestCoastAg
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Posted on 7/23/13 at 8:43 am to okietiger
It's hilarious how "older movie" means 10 years old - like 2003 or earlier.
Finding Nemo and LOTR: Return of the King would be examples of "older movies" under your definition.
Forgetting for a moment that very few "new" movies impress me at all:
Citizen Kane - although I think it is overrated, it remains visually stunning. Welles used light and shadow - movement, position, framing, perspective - just pulled out every trick in the book and it works.
Casablanca - a movie that gets better with age and subsequent viewings. The acting, dialogue and tone of this movie is pitch perfect.
The Best Years of Our Lives - for many of you, it is probably the best movie you've never seen. Captures the post-war plight of U.S. servicemen in real time. Well directed, tight, with stunning performances from the principals, as well as all the significant support roles.
The African Queen - Bogey and Hepburn, essentially in a 2 person play atmosphere for 90% of the movie. Brilliant.
Some Like it Hot - possibly Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon (although this is a tough call for Jack, as he was always awesome) and Marilyn Monroe's best performances, and all in the same film.
The Apartment - also a movie that improves with subsequent viewings because you can really appreciate the nonverbal portion of Jack's acting genius.
Judgment at Nuremberg - Tracy, Schell, Lancaster, Dietrich, Garland, Clift, Widmark, Klemperer and a young Shatner - a large number of "A" grade performances in this wonderful courtroom film.
That takes us up to 1961.
Finding Nemo and LOTR: Return of the King would be examples of "older movies" under your definition.
Forgetting for a moment that very few "new" movies impress me at all:
Citizen Kane - although I think it is overrated, it remains visually stunning. Welles used light and shadow - movement, position, framing, perspective - just pulled out every trick in the book and it works.
Casablanca - a movie that gets better with age and subsequent viewings. The acting, dialogue and tone of this movie is pitch perfect.
The Best Years of Our Lives - for many of you, it is probably the best movie you've never seen. Captures the post-war plight of U.S. servicemen in real time. Well directed, tight, with stunning performances from the principals, as well as all the significant support roles.
The African Queen - Bogey and Hepburn, essentially in a 2 person play atmosphere for 90% of the movie. Brilliant.
Some Like it Hot - possibly Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon (although this is a tough call for Jack, as he was always awesome) and Marilyn Monroe's best performances, and all in the same film.
The Apartment - also a movie that improves with subsequent viewings because you can really appreciate the nonverbal portion of Jack's acting genius.
Judgment at Nuremberg - Tracy, Schell, Lancaster, Dietrich, Garland, Clift, Widmark, Klemperer and a young Shatner - a large number of "A" grade performances in this wonderful courtroom film.
That takes us up to 1961.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 8:53 am to Ace Midnight
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It's hilarious how "older movie" means 10 years old - like 2003 or earlier.
I know, right?
Posted on 7/23/13 at 9:09 am to StealthCalais11
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Jurassic Park
Watched this with the wife in 3D just last weekend. Truly an incredible story line. And definitely on this type of list. It'll continue to captivate for years to come.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 9:11 am to Ace Midnight
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It's hilarious how "older movie" means 10 years old - like 2003 or earlier.
I figured someone would bring this into question. I wanted to include decades of movies in this list.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 9:18 am to Smokedawg
Predator 
Posted on 7/23/13 at 9:46 am to okietiger
Under the 10 year rule, Good Will Hunting qualifies. I am continually amazed by that movie. I could watch it every week and enjoy it each time.
For the older movies, Dr. Strangelove. I just watched it again, this time with my wife, and picked up on all sorts of little nuances that make the movie funnier. Slim Pickens riding the A-Bomb is still one of the funniest scenes in history.
For the older movies, Dr. Strangelove. I just watched it again, this time with my wife, and picked up on all sorts of little nuances that make the movie funnier. Slim Pickens riding the A-Bomb is still one of the funniest scenes in history.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 9:49 am to okietiger
Ben Hur
Posted on 7/23/13 at 9:57 am to Holland Oates
Air Force One
The Rock
Coming to America
The Rock
Coming to America
This post was edited on 7/23/13 at 9:59 am
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:03 am to okietiger
Titanic. That ship makes my eyes smile.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:04 am to LoveThatMoney
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Good Will Hunting
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Dr. Strangelove
By an amazing coincidence, I rewatched both of those over the past couple of weeks. Both are amazing pieces of film - I can't say Strangelove was Kubrick's best (2001, Full Metal Jacket), but way up there and, clearly, GWH was Gus' best directing effort, and got A grade performances from everyone - with Driver the only possible outlier (and I think this may just be by comparison - f*ck, both Afflecks really tear it up in this one, even.)
This post was edited on 7/23/13 at 10:06 am
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:22 am to okietiger
The Fifth Element
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:25 am to Ace Midnight
Forrest Gump
Apollo 13 (Don't know why, it always holds my interest and I always watch it when it comes on)
Star Wars
Toy Story
Finding Nemo (seen it probably 100 times b/c of my son and i'm really not tired of it like i expected)
Jaws
Back to the Futures
National Lampoons Vacations all of them
Rocky 1-4
The Sandlot
ALl movies that i will watch til the end if i see them on, so they obviously continue to impress me.
Apollo 13 (Don't know why, it always holds my interest and I always watch it when it comes on)
Star Wars
Toy Story
Finding Nemo (seen it probably 100 times b/c of my son and i'm really not tired of it like i expected)
Jaws
Back to the Futures
National Lampoons Vacations all of them
Rocky 1-4
The Sandlot
ALl movies that i will watch til the end if i see them on, so they obviously continue to impress me.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:25 am to okietiger
The Thing (1982)
Still one of the scariest movies of all time.
Still one of the scariest movies of all time.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:27 am to okietiger
Jurassic Park, Patton, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Great Escape, Once Upon a Time in the West.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:28 am to TigersRuleTheEarth
Forrest Gump
Shawshank Redemption
Vacation
Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Shawshank Redemption
Vacation
Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:35 am to okietiger
good bad ugly
bicycle thief
superman 1
batman 1
bicycle thief
superman 1
batman 1
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