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Pitooey · 07-19-2002, 08:32 PM

I was wondering who in these boards likes Classic movies and or Silent movies? I will be watching an old silent movie this evening with Lillian Gish (I've seen it before) But, I was wondering who likes old movies?

As for me I love them. I can't get enough of them.

Titania · 07-19-2002, 08:47 PM

Ive never been much for silent movies but i LOVE a lot of old/classic movies. Gone with the Wind being the main one (if youve looked at my sig, title, place or avater thats a huge "duh!") I also love Casablanca, The Philadelphia Story (katherine hepburn,cary grant), It Happened One Night (generally ANYTHING w/ Clark Gable!).....

I also love old musicals (especially MGM) Showboat, South Pacific, On The Town, Brigadoon, 1776, White Christmas, etc...

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LucyFan · 07-19-2002, 10:09 PM

I am not really into "old" movies but I do watch some of them. Most of them are disney movies from Swiss Family Robinson to The Parent Trap.

DarleneIllyria · 07-19-2002, 10:33 PM

I haven't watched any silent movies, but I love the classic movies. Got to love the classics- I would say my favorite classic movie is 'A Face in the Crowd' with Andy Griffith. He sure wasn't in Mayberry in that movie! Everybody may have typecasted him as the loveable hick, in that movie he is anything but loveable. Actually, he was downright psycho in the movie.

TJL · 07-19-2002, 10:46 PM

I watched a lot of silent films when I was in school, and I still have a great appreciation for some of those actors, particularly Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Those guys were geniuses. true comedy pioneers.
I also enjoy classic stuff like the Marx Brothers. "Animal Crackers" is one of my favorite films of all time, and I also love the short comedies of Laurel and Hardy, arguably one of the best comedy teams ever to stand in front of a camera.
I pretty much saw every Abbott And Costello movie about ten times, thanks to Sunday morning reruns on Channel 11 when I was a kid.
I guess I have favorite films from all eras, way too numerous to mention.

Max Whittaker · 07-19-2002, 11:27 PM

I love the old silent movies! I really enjoy Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Lon Chaney is cool. They don't make films like that anymore.

I like a few of the old talkies but they are nothing compared to the silent.

dawsongirl · 07-20-2002, 12:59 AM

I love old movies! Cheesy one from the 40s and 50s are my favorite. Nothing beats Technicolor.

Brian · 07-20-2002, 01:19 AM

Classic movies I like. Silent films...well...they're just plain boring.

Plata · 07-20-2002, 02:28 AM

I love classic movies. The Deep Sleep (I think that's what it's called) is a great film of the 40s. I also like the film, To Kill A Mockingbird from the 60s and It Came From Beneath The Sea from the 50s. Classic films are cool. I also like that they were filmed in black and white in those days before they had color. The films looked cool that way.

Ziggy · 07-20-2002, 02:56 AM

I LOVE classic movies... as much as I love classic TV! My favorite one is "Wuthering Heights' with Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier

As for the rest, there are just too many to name!!!!!!

Kristina · 07-20-2002, 03:22 AM

some are good. I like The Long Long Trailer with Lucille Ball, the ending is so sweet. I also like Charlie Chaplins silent movies.

TJL · 07-20-2002, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Plata
The Deep Sleep (I think that's what it's called)

I think you mean "The Big Sleep."

The "Deep Sleep" is what I did all through High School...

Mijada · 07-20-2002, 12:06 PM

I like the older movies much better that the movies of today. I'll watch just about anything with Jimmy Stewart in it. The actors back then were much more glamorous and showed a lot more class that the actors of today. I can't think of anyone acting now who can even compare to Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, Kim Novak ect. As far as silent movies go. The only one I've ever watched all the way through was "The Kid" starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan. It wasn't bad. Jackie Coogan was really cute in that film.

LucyCompanyPhan · 07-20-2002, 12:22 PM

Duck Soup. Anything from the Marx brothers

The Long Long Trailer

JT · 07-20-2002, 02:33 PM

I don't know if you'd call it classic, but I absolutely LOVE "Psycho" and "The Birds" because Hitchcock rox. I also like "Some Like It Hot."

07-19-2002, 08:32 PM	#1
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Titania a part of that Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 04, 2000 Posts: 3,694	Ive never been much for silent movies but i LOVE a lot of old/classic movies. Gone with the Wind being the main one (if youve looked at my sig, title, place or avater thats a huge "duh!") I also love Casablanca, The Philadelphia Story (katherine hepburn,cary grant), It Happened One Night (generally ANYTHING w/ Clark Gable!)..... I also love old musicals (especially MGM) Showboat, South Pacific, On The Town, Brigadoon, 1776, White Christmas, etc... ~cara~
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TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	I watched a lot of silent films when I was in school, and I still have a great appreciation for some of those actors, particularly Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Those guys were geniuses. true comedy pioneers. I also enjoy classic stuff like the Marx Brothers. "Animal Crackers" is one of my favorite films of all time, and I also love the short comedies of Laurel and Hardy, arguably one of the best comedy teams ever to stand in front of a camera. I pretty much saw every Abbott And Costello movie about ten times, thanks to Sunday morning reruns on Channel 11 when I was a kid. I guess I have favorite films from all eras, way too numerous to mention.
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07-19-2002, 11:27 PM	#6
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	Silence Rules I love the old silent movies! I really enjoy Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Lon Chaney is cool. They don't make films like that anymore. I like a few of the old talkies but they are nothing compared to the silent.
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07-20-2002, 12:22 PM	#14
LucyCompanyPhan Hollywood Senior Member Join Date: Sep 25, 2001 Location: a far away place in sitcomville Posts: 2,254	Duck Soup. Anything from the Marx brothers The Long Long Trailer
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07-19-2002, 10:09 PM	#3
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	I am not really into "old" movies but I do watch some of them. Most of them are disney movies from Swiss Family Robinson to The Parent Trap.

07-19-2002, 10:33 PM	#4
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	I haven't watched any silent movies, but I love the classic movies. Got to love the classics- I would say my favorite classic movie is 'A Face in the Crowd' with Andy Griffith. He sure wasn't in Mayberry in that movie! Everybody may have typecasted him as the loveable hick, in that movie he is anything but loveable. Actually, he was downright psycho in the movie.

07-20-2002, 12:59 AM	#7
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	I love old movies! Cheesy one from the 40s and 50s are my favorite. Nothing beats Technicolor.

07-20-2002, 01:19 AM	#8
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	Classic movies I like. Silent films...well...they're just plain boring.

07-20-2002, 02:28 AM	#9
Plata Member Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,201	I love classic movies. The Deep Sleep (I think that's what it's called) is a great film of the 40s. I also like the film, To Kill A Mockingbird from the 60s and It Came From Beneath The Sea from the 50s. Classic films are cool. I also like that they were filmed in black and white in those days before they had color. The films looked cool that way.

07-20-2002, 02:56 AM	#10
Ziggy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 21, 2002 Posts: 147	I LOVE classic movies... as much as I love classic TV! My favorite one is "Wuthering Heights' with Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier As for the rest, there are just too many to name!!!!!!

07-20-2002, 03:22 AM	#11
Kristina Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 27, 2001 Location: CaLiFoRnIa, UsA Posts: 8,890	some are good. I like The Long Long Trailer with Lucille Ball, the ending is so sweet. I also like Charlie Chaplins silent movies.

07-20-2002, 12:06 PM	#13
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I like the older movies much better that the movies of today. I'll watch just about anything with Jimmy Stewart in it. The actors back then were much more glamorous and showed a lot more class that the actors of today. I can't think of anyone acting now who can even compare to Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, Kim Novak ect. As far as silent movies go. The only one I've ever watched all the way through was "The Kid" starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan. It wasn't bad. Jackie Coogan was really cute in that film.

07-20-2002, 02:33 PM	#15
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	I don't know if you'd call it classic, but I absolutely LOVE "Psycho" and "The Birds" because Hitchcock rox. I also like "Some Like It Hot."
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