Why do some people prefer watching old movies?

I think the reason people love to watch "old" time movies as they are considered classics, and not to mention some of the greatest actors/actresses were in those movies..Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Judy Garland and on and on--many of the newer actors can't get near their greatness, also many of the newer actors and movies relied so heavily on special effects, while the older movies didn't--and yes, I LOVE watching old movies

One of the reason that people like to watch old movies is they want to know the idea and life of that time .Most of those films express the pure of humanity ,kindness and some beautiful things .Everybody would be affected in that kind of circumstance ...

I love old movies and I think that the reason is that they do a lot on suggestion, such as a woman going in a room with a man. Normally in modern movies, she would be taking off her clothes to slow music then you would see her naked back, and the sheet over their bodies, but in the old black and white you would see them just entering the room. Now we all knew that they were having an affair, and they were not married, because they would look furtive, meet in a darkened cafe, etc. Another thing was even the bad ones in the movies are quite articulate. They did not rely on the f word, and if they were evil, they would say things like 'I love how her eyes widened when I cut up her dog. I love to hear things scream, pretty things, don't you?" so you got the idea that the man was a mad dog killer. There are few films nowadays that are like that. They use a lot of light and shadows - the knife flashing down in Psycho, for instance. The terrified girls face, the shadow of the killer, that you know that someone is coming to harm, unlike the new movies where they show the actual clashing and blood. Also they use innuendos and talk to suggest what the character is really like. Mind you I wish some of them were in color. Oh and James Bond is not that old.

Well to your grandparents these movies probably bring back good memories for them and they represent movies they watched when they were younger. It is like someone my age watch Pretty in Pink. To my kids that is an old movie, to me it is a movie that reminds me of my youth. I don't watch a lot of really old movies but every once in a while I will flip around and one will catch my eye and I will end up watching it. It doesn't happen very often, but I usually end up watching the movie and enjoying it. Old movies are not my preferance but there are some that are quite good.

Hi neelancoscet, I much prefer the old movies to the modern ones, I even love the old black and white ones. Some of the actors in those days were so good, I'd always watch a Cary Grant fim, Jack Lemmon, Shirly Maclaine,Vivien Leigh. Oops I'm going way back further than you. I wouldn't consider a Sean Connery film to be old. These kinds of films were always on the TV when I was growing up and I still love them today.

I love the old Bond Movies all the way up until Pierce Brosnan. For some reason the allure of the story engulfs me totally and I just get so much more out of it. I also love the fact that there is no crazy special effects to jumble the story up and take away from it because they need to do a 20 min car chase seen in which everything explodes in the city . There just is so much more to love about the older movies they have soul and style the way they are filmed and acted. Don't get me wrong I like new movies too but they seem to get redundant and the story lines are not as good but there are some great new movies you just need to sift through the crap first. I watch the old bond movies 1 by 1 over and over usually put one on everynight before I go to sleep but I am no expert on films I am always looking for good recommendations so if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. Thanks

I do watch old movies. Some old movies I watch are Filipino movies. My reason is thsi, I am curious of what a place looks like before. Like the movie from Sampaguita Pictures, these are the movies in the late 1940's, 1950's to 1960's. I am curious what do Philippine places looks like before. I do also curious of what values they have before and I laugh when I observed Filipinos before are very conservative. I also see the development of our culture. The development from agriculture ear to information age. They have a wide differences if you compare. Aside from Filipino Films I do wathced old movies on TNT and MGM channel on cable. I lvoe Casa Blance and Breakfast at Tiffany's. I love romantic lines, I pick some romantic lines from old movies. i also simple to know the difference of old values to new ones.

Yes, I do too. I watch old movies once in a while on the TV. TCM - Turner Classic Movie is an excellent channel on the TV to watch classical movies here. I would watch movies with John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Taylor, Doris Day, an more. So enjoyable, nice to see life in those times too.

I love to watch old classics too! Usually, they are great movies and had truly wonderful actors. I also think many people watch for nostalgic reasons as its takes them back to a time where they have fond memories. Many of these movies have great plots too, which makes them a lot better than many of the new ones out today.

i do. most of the old movies i watch are the ones i missed when they were shown in cinemas. i keep them in mind and when i have time, i locate them and watch them. it feels good. especially if the plot interests me so much.

I think it's because it matches with their age and their era as well. LOL But seriously, old movies are better than new ones. The news just looks better because it's more modern and more digital but if you'll really learn the storyline, it's better than any other new stories.

I don't know its fun I guess,I do,I love Marilyn Monroe.

So do I!The old movies have its paticular charming to me,no much stunt,not so commercial,but full of true love,nice humen nature.Their rhythm is always slow that you can calm you down after the fierce competition in your work.

i love watching old movies mostly the godfather but i do enjoy some new releseals depends on the movie but i love good clasic films time to time i borrow some old movies on DVD that my mom had lol and watched them there so great anyways see yah -dylan

When people grow old, they tend to miss the past things. And the old movies can recall their memories. For example, I still miss my childhood cartoons and I am not interested in today's cartoons. I don't think they can be better than the old ones. I love China

I like to watch the old classic horror movies. Vincent Price is one of my favorites. I do not really like to watch the others.

Old movies sometimes mean good memory. I can not imagine that I like watching old movies that I never watched in my childhood. Old movies, to me, is part of my childhood.

well surely old movies are better than new. because new lost their value in the try to copy old. sort of this way. i think

My mom loves to watch old scary movies, and i hate it. I dont think those movies are scary at all. I think it has to do with the time period you grew up in. When my mom was a kid, thats the only kind of movies they made, and when they were kids that was scary. Now a days they just boost everything up with computers to make monsters and whatnot, but older movies a lot of times had monsters that could have been real, like the guy in that movie halloween. That could really happen. Or the original the exorcist. That movie did scare me a little, not because of the little girl, but because it could really happen.

All movies gives some kind of meaning its full of emotion,i also watch the old movies for refresh my self from the new boldness .old movies are good as they have good stories and concept like sholay (in india).