classic movies are long gone.

Well the definition of a classic movie is certainly changing! I find that the best storylines, emotions, and realism are actually found in the animated movies of Dreamworks and Pixar. Looking back to the original classics, they seem so dated and staged now. What did we see in them?

What is lacking in films today is good storytelling. I love a good old-fashioned yarn well told by interesting characters. You can keep all the explosions, car-crashes and bullets flying around! One colourful one that comes to mind is 'King Solomon's Mines', with the great Stewart Granger. It's a terrific exciting story with a wonderful unexpected ending. It looks and sounds fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.

I love classic movies. Ones from 30's, 40's, 50's. One movie made now that I think has the same feel is The King's Speech. I loved that film. And, when I watched, I even thought it seemed a lot like it could have been made back in the 40's. Old fashioned, and not just because it was an historical film.

One of the things I like about the Classics is that they allow you to use your imagination. One of the best seductions scene is in the John Wayne movie "In Harms Way". His girlfriend nurse is waiting for him when he returns to his quarters. She informs him that she will be shipping out in a few days. She asks him if this means that they will not see each other in the foreseeable future. He replies yes and she asks him if he wants to leave it that way. He then picks up a phone and calls his roommate and asks if he can bunk out tonight. The camera then swings to the Nurse and you see her slip off one shoe. The next scene is on a troop ship. I agree the classics are the best. Give me a good movie with Bogart or Errol Flynn in it and you ahve a good movie.

You can always rent, buy, or download movies. It's not a problem, my cousin does this often whenever she wants to watch dramas.

Movies today are about money and movie stars. Producers dwell on the name of the actors and the money they generate and on movies that caught the superficial interest of the people. People today do not care about serious stuff that's why they want dense, light script, simple storyline movies that is not existent in the real world.

They're doing what makes the most money. And the demographics are pointing to the teens and young adults so that's who they are trying to market to. It's a shame that there aren't any good movies being made anymore. I miss them.

It is sad that the film industry nowadays is only concerned with profit. I agree with yoyo most of the movies made now are targeted to kids, teens and young adults. Real classic movies, like musicals where actors had to not just act but also sing and dance, are little to nonexistent in todays films. I enjoy watching todays movies but the old classic ones are #1 to me because they weren't as fake as todays films, where you can't tell at times if it's real or computer graphics. I know the special effects from back in the days weren't as great as todays but that's how much more work had to be put into them. Some great examples that still look great are The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and there's many more.

that is true! whiile the action packed & 3d movies are cool, i do miss the old classic movies. the movies of the 80's or the one;s with dorris day & rock hudson. they definitely don't make them like they used to. but they make nothing like they used to. everything is cheap now. people's attention spans are shorter too. too many people are glued to the television. maybe that's why they make today's movies they way they do....

I think most of the film makers only cares about profit. I also love watching classic movies which is rich in emotions, but also I love movies which are rich in special effects and storyline.