Old Movie Recommendations

cherrystark 2021-01-15 16:21:29 UTC #33

Have watched the MST3K versions? I recommend watching those if you haven't.

blackorchid 2021-01-15 17:00:43 UTC #34

Kevin Bacon screaming F--- you! is quoted in my house near daily.
I've only seen the first one, but it was great!

Pony_wearing_a_hat 2021-01-15 17:07:16 UTC #35

Hobgoblins and Manos! That wife fight scene...

blackorchid 2021-01-15 17:07:44 UTC #36

Some Like it Hot
We're No Angels
anything Mel Brookes: Young Frankenstein, Space Balls, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Rear Window
North by Northwest
Casablanca
Kungfu Hustle
Enter the Dragon
Legend of the Drunken Master

crowstories 2021-01-15 17:10:54 UTC #37

Spellbound -- Gregory Peck in a psychological horror Hitchcock film with dream sequences designed by Salvador Dali
Repo Man -- bizarre punk rock sci fi with lots of quotable moments
Harold and Maude -- dark humor with a weirdly cheerful Cat Stevens soundtrack
The Innocents -- an old school horror adaptation of The Turn of the Screw (same novel the Haunting of Bly kind of adapted before going completely off the rails into ghost romance land)
Blazing Saddles -- an irreverent Mel Brooks film with Gene Wilder (OG Willy Wonka) that explores racism in the old west while parodying every cowboy movie trope
Notorious -- another less popular Hitchcock film with Carry Grant, and who doesn't like a slow poisoning
Shaolin and Wu Tang - a cult classic kung fu film that's been referenced in many hiphop albums

And yeah, glad to see I'm not the only elder in here...

UrMom 2021-01-15 17:30:58 UTC #38

AH I saw an episode of that! I really need to finish the series, thank you for reminding me of it. Yeah, it was made by the people who made Airplane, and before Naked Gun. It really was sad that it ended so soon.

FFF just remembered another movie I liked!

Dragnet (1987)

cherrystark 2021-01-15 19:03:44 UTC #39

Harry Morgan's in it? Yess!!! He's legendary.

bakasama25 2021-01-15 19:17:32 UTC #40

How can you call yourself a man of culture if you never seen Beastmaster or Miami Connection?

Absol 2021-01-15 19:25:35 UTC #41

I agree with most of these but will add another one if you're looking for a comedy. Blazing Saddles directed by Mel Brooks with Gene Wilder in it, honestly had me in stitches for most of it. I will preface this though with, they wouldn't be able to get away with half of what they say/portray in a movie made nowadays (political correctness and all that). Having said that, it doesn't just target one stereotype, it targets most of them equally - it is as described 'a gleefully vulgar, spoof of Westerns' . If you're able to watch a movie without being offended then this is definitely one for you.

lunagraves714 2021-01-15 19:27:07 UTC #42

Dante’s Peak! It’s one of my favorite survival/disaster movies. I’m always tense every time I watch it, even though I know what happens. 11/10 would watch again

crowstories 2021-01-15 19:29:43 UTC #43

Lol yes, I also probably should have mentioned the un-PCness, but I'm glad to see somebody else recommend this film! It's one of my all-time favorites.

Absol 2021-01-15 19:31:01 UTC #44

If someone was to ask which was my favourite scene, I honestly wouldn't be able to pick!

crowstories 2021-01-15 19:31:44 UTC #45

Since the 90's is evidently considered old, I'm gonna add So I Married an Axe Murderer. One of my favorite movies as a kid, and where I first learned to do a Scottish accent (which I then refined by watching Trainspotting about 100 times as a teenager).

sarahmassey998 2021-01-15 19:32:08 UTC #46

I thought that little hellspawn looked familiar!

Jenny-Toons 2021-01-15 19:33:54 UTC #47

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!
Zombi (If you like zombie movies! Kinda gory tho)
Dementia 13
Nosferatu
Scooby-Doo & The Witch's Ghost
Scooby-Doo & The Ghoul School
Alien
Aliens

Hmmm, that's it for now on my end!

justasicanbesocruel 2021-01-15 19:34:26 UTC #48

"Damn prarie dogs" is big over here every time someone trips, lol. You should watch the third one as well - second is worth watching once, but I feel like the first and third are the best.

justasicanbesocruel 2021-01-15 19:36:16 UTC #49

OMG. Rear Window. YES. That movie is such a must see. The symbolism (or parallels, I guess?) in the film are just amazing~

Absol 2021-01-15 19:37:14 UTC #50

OMG yes Scooby-Doo!! I loved those movies growing up and would religiously watch the TV shows as well!

cherrystark 2021-01-15 20:35:54 UTC #51

I love Scooby Doo but Zombie Island scared me as a kid. I'm not scared by it anymore but definitely uncomfortable

cherrystark 2021-01-15 20:41:33 UTC #52

For the Doris Day lovers out there, I love Doris Day romcoms: Lover Come Back, Pillowtalk, Glassbottom Boat, Move Over Darling.

I always feel empowered by watching her take charge and "get even" with the men who try to belittle her. In one movie, she leaves her love interest buck naked on a beach because he was conning her and stealing her ideas. Loved it.