Dr Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

[Money]

lol ive never watched star wars or star trek since ive been old enough to realize how GAY it is

[Ignominy]

You're short-sighted if you don't enjoy older films simply because they're older or you don't know the actors.

When did I say that?

I find most black and white films to be heavy with unengaging dialgoue (say Casablanca, for example), and so they bore me.

Name some of your favorite old films, I'll check them out, and maybe I'll be swayed. I'd love to be proven wrong and find something new I enjoy.

[Galleleo]

For me it's usually the convo's and quality of the movie and action scenes, etc. that put me off with old movies. I just can't watch them (most, there are exceptions).

[Squeezer]

When did I say that?

I find most black and white films to be heavy with unengaging dialgoue (say Casablanca, for example), and so they bore me.

Name some of your favorite old films, I'll check them out, and maybe I'll be swayed. I'd love to be proven wrong and find something new I enjoy.

Personally, I love Casablanca, but here's a few more.

Citizen Kane
Hiroshima Non Amor
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
All the King's Men
The Seven Samaurai
To Kill a Mockingbird
It's a Wonderful Life
Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and pretty much every other Hitchcock WTF movie.

And those are all just off the top of my head. I'm sure if I sat down and thought about it, I could produce a bunch more.

[404 Not Found]

If you liked Dr. Strangelove, you may also wanna check out - Catch 22

Both Strangelove and Catch 22 had a great lineup of acters and actress'.

[DoTheFandango]

lol ive never watched star wars or star trek since ive been old enough to realize how GAY it is

Yes, because playing a game that allows users to play as spaceships and shoot other spaceships is so much different than those two things.

[D1st0rt]

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Seven Samurai
To Kill a Mockingbird
It's a Wonderful Life

o/

Cool Hand Luke is an excellent flick

[Galleleo]

Of course there is, here he can talk gangsta and act tough. When he does that at home during a movie his wife will smack him in the head and chase him around the house with kitchen equipment

[genocidal]

To Kill a Mockingbird and North by Northwest are too high up there that were mentioned. If you don't like Casablanca I don't know what to tell you because it's one of my favourites of all time.

I like anything with Jimmy Stewart, but especially Winchester '73. For other good westerns check out Shane, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, The Outlaw Josey Wales (my favourite movie that Clint Eastwood directed and maybe my favourite he starred in), High Noon, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

I like Gregory Peck a lot so in addition to Mockingbird check out Moby Dick (I could be a bit biased since this is my favourite book, of course the movie isn't any where near the level of the book, and Gregory Peck is one of my favourite actors). Also Cape Fear is good.

If you're going to ignore everything I've written so far though or want a good starting point watch this: The Maltese Falcon.

[genocidal]

Another thing about old movies is the consistent better quality that ones that come out now. Sure there are some good ones but most of them are remakes that are merely okay or sub-par movies (too entirely leave out the absolute garbage that is released like Jack Black movies). The ODESSA File is a very forgettable but good movie from the early '70s with Jon Voight, for example.

[Ewan]

If you liked Dr. Strangelove, you may also wanna check out - Catch 22

Both Strangelove and Catch 22 had a great lineup of acters and actress'.

There's a Catch 22 film? Cool, I am slowly but surely working my way through the book.

[Dabram]

^i enjoyed the film, but i guess that was mostly because i love the book, the acting was pretty bad..

[Liquid Blue]

Older movies that are light on dialogue-

City Lights
Yojimbo
John Wayne Westerns (so many)
Clint Eastwoo-hell, westerns in general


But seriously go check out City Lights, it's easily one of the best of Charlie Chaplin's works.

[Squeezer]

Don't forget the original:

Manchurian Candidate.

That movie rocks.

And another Classic Rat Pack Movie:

The Original Ocean's Eleven.

[Verthanthi]

If you're going to ignore everything I've written so far though or want a good starting point watch this: The Maltese Falcon.

Also read the book. Completely different but both quite good.