I love old movies.
By beeeckie
@beeeckie (802)
United States
July 25, 2008 10:44pm CST
And when I say old movies, I mean OLD MOVIES, from day one, in 1895 when the first motion picture was filmed. I like silent pictures, I like stuff from the 1930s, I like film noir when it was really noir, I like the golden age of Hollywood. In fact, I almost feel offended when old Hollywood gets ignored. I see rip-offs of old movies all the time purporting to be new ideas.
Is anyone with me?
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@penny64 (1106)
• Australia
26 Jul 08
I love old movies too, although I rarely get a chance to see them. Silent movies were a totally different art. The acting is a mixture of mime and emotion. Many of them are quite beautiful, although I can never remember the names of ones I've enjoyed. It's interesting that you say that you see rip offs. I've not noticed, but then again, I haven't seen enough. I have noticed that Japanese films are often copied.
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@beeeckie (802)
• United States
26 Jul 08
Have you ever seen "A Fool There Was" starring Theda Bara? If you love silent films, especially emotional ones, that is one to see! Also "It" starring Clara Bow.
There is a trend in America now to remake Japanese films, esp. horror films. I wish they would just subtitle-and-release the originals, because they are inevitably better.
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@penny64 (1106)
• Australia
26 Jul 08
To be honest, I don't remember. I haven't seen many in the past ten years at all. I do love Clara Bow, so quite possibly I have seen the one with her in it. Now you have reignited my interest, I'm going to keep an eye out for those two. Thanks :)
I agree - the originals are usually better. I don't really understand why the US in particular has to remake so many movies and tv shows. It's like the producers think their American audiences are too stupid to appreciate other cultures. I thikn producers should give Americans more credit!!
@beeeckie (802)
• United States
26 Jul 08
I always felt it was the other way around...American producers don't have enough faith in other cultures...it is very interesting to hear it from an Australian :)
Did you know this autumn they're going to be redoing Kath and Kim (or whatever it's called) on US TV?
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@everygreen (175)
• China
26 Jul 08
Yeah,i love old movies too.'Rome Holiday" is one of my favourite films that i have seen many times.I found that those old or classic movies are really wonderful,and those film stars in the old films are so great.
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@adobe4578 (64)
• United States
26 Jul 08
totally with you, I think that old films still have so much to teach todays filmmakers. the pioneers of silent films like Fritz Lang, Carl Dyser and D.W. Grifith are more amazing to me than todays big name diretors.
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@umart13 (841)
• Ireland
26 Jul 08
Hi beeeckie, can you list some of your favorite old movies? When I saw your discussion the first title that came to my mind was Ninotchka with Greta Garbo. It was a one of her first talkie movies. I have not seen it in quite a while, but it still left an impression. If you are giving me the whole of the 1930s to chose from then I will zip to the end and take Goodbye Mr. Chips. Otherwise I will choose any Bogart, Cagney or E.G. Robinson (Little Caesar 1931) film you can mention.
Regards.
Umart
@beeeckie (802)
• United States
30 Jul 08
Did you know that Leslie Howard threatened the studio about The Petrified Forest, in that if they didn't cast Bogart, he (Howard) wouldn't star for them? :) As Bogart himself said later, "There's a reason my daughter's name is Leslie."
I find the 1930s Hollywood flicks particularly fascinating because of the Depression, and how much glitz and comfort was inserted into movies to help morale across the country.
@philjas (1134)
• United States
26 Jul 08
I am a lover of classic movies, and when I say classic I mean OLD. LOL Hitchcock is my favorite, I generally love anything that's a suspense/mystery, film noir (an genre that really doesn't exist anymore except for a few rare exceptions.) My favorite classic era actor is James Cagney, actress Rita Hayworth, and in the silent days nobody beat Lon Chaney. My favorite silent film that I really recommend is "The Unknown" starring Chaney and a very young Joan Crawford. It's weird, short, and fascinating.
