Do you like "oldies" or do you prefer contemporary movies?

I love movies in general though there was a period during 60's 70's when it seemed to me movies in general were not as great. There are some great movies from those decades just not the huge selection to be found prior to this. I love the great old b movies of the late 30's and I also am a fan of the movies from the 40's. But I find that I am a fan of most older movies in general. The Thin Man series was so much fun and the classics All About Eve, I Want To Live! I know so many who won't watch black and white films and they lose out on so much. You mentioned many great movies, but I am also fond of the old musicals, anything with Danny Kaye, such as the Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Other musicals such as Unsinkable Molly Brown, perhaps not historically accurate but a great deal of fun, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Oklahoma, I think one reason these musicals have gone out of fashion or are not appreciated as much is due to full screen viewing, If you ever get a chance to see the barn raising sequence of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers both full screen and wide screen letter box, you can see just how much of the dance sequences are cut up and chopped off in an effort to format the movie to size. I enjoy many of the modern movies it is not so much that you can compare them one generation to the next, because what was revolutionary in one time maybe cheesey later on. So I suppose my favorite period for films wouldbe late 30's to early 50's. But then there were some great films the great movie drama and bigger than life attitude seems to have faded a bit it can still be found in some, but with the arrival of computer CGI sets are not being built worlds are not being created as they once were, some of the magic of movies is gone. And while some of the special effects done today are yes fantastic, none of it would be possible with out the inventive mind of Ray Harryhausen, which was a period of interesting creative processes during the 60's and early 70's. It is interesting that when you see people list the best films ever from USA, they most often list the older films such as you have Citzen Kane, Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, Whenever more modern films are listed they have that saga quality about them, or something is evident of a great story teller, so that hte film is more than just a movie. Such as Godfather, The Great Escape, And if you really look you can see how many movies are just imitations variations of some of those great movies some don't even pretend to be anything but a remake of an original such as the Front Page made in 1931 with Pat O'Brian and Adolph Menjou, then again in 1940 as His Girl Friday with Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant, then later in 1974 as Front Page with Walter Mathau and Jack Lemon, and again new title updated to the times called Switching Channels 1988 with Kathleen Turner and Burt Reynolds. Same story told repeatedly. Because those old classic movies have great stories to tell. Or good comedies to make people laugh even when the times change.

I love them all. Like you said, there are great films from every era.I love your favorite era. The 40's brought us film noir. and like you Casablanca is one of my favorites. but as I saw AFI's 100 years 100 movies, I found that some of my favorites are not from the 40's. I like all types of films except horror.My all time favorite film is from 1995, Usual Suspects.And there are too many films between 1933-2005 that I like and I found great to mention here.But if I went through all the films in my collection I would guess that most are from either the late 40's early 50's and the 80's.

I don't know when was this movie created but I liked watching it over and over again. The movie "Sabrina"?.? Starred by Aubrey Hepburn which is a really very good actress. (and pretty too) ;)