Hi everyone!
There's so much discussion about all the new movies just released in theaters...has anyone seen any good classics lately on video or on T.V. that they'd like to talk about?

Personally I'm a big Jimmy Stewart fan, how 'bout you all?

i watched "Rocky 2 & 3" over the fourth of july weekend on AMC, although thats probobly not considered a classic. Also Recently rented "Roshomon" by Kurosawa, from the library.

I'd say Rocky counts for sure...especially being on AMC

I watched "Harvey" over the weekend, showing it to my little brother for the first time.

I also just saw "Giant" on TCM with James Dean and Rock Hudson and loved it. Made me want to rent "Rebel Without a Cause" because I couldn't believe I'd never seen it...I'm in the middle of it right now and loving it!

I saw "The Bicycle Theif" for the first time tonight, it was well worth the hype IMO

I just saw Annie Hall and Touch of Evil for the first time this week. I'm not a big woody Allen guy but Annie Hal was pretty good. Touch of Evil was really good. Deffinatly worth a rent.


Cammo

I've been watching a lot of movies from the 70's for some reason. I just watched five easy pieces and the last picture show. They were pretty good.

I watched Pulp Fiction for the first time a month or two ago. When the movie was over, I thought it was pretty OK and didn't think much of it, but as I thought of the movie more and more as the days went on, I realized what a really good movie it is, and the movie was all I could think about until I rented it again shortly. The same thing happened with Kill Bill Vol. 1 and The Matrix.

If anyone on this board topic has never seen a Quentin Tarantino movie and plan to in the near future, here's a tip: don't rent it, just buy it. Because don't ask me why, don't ask me how, but you will end up renting it many times. So just bite the bullet and save a little money.

You've probably all senn these two movies a thousand times, but I just watched Psycho and Close Encounters... the whole way through a few days ago. I was amazed by both of them, especially Psycho. A lot of people say "old movies" can't be scary, only for that time when they were made. But it had me jumping out of my chair a few times. I love timeless movies, and I think Psycho is definitely one of them.
-I also saw "A Star is Born" (1954)---I cried

Bree,
I watched Psycho all the way through for the first time in a film art class at school...imagine getting a grade for going to class and watching great movies like that!

I recently saw Psycho for the 1st time too, I think I had mix feelings about it.

I think I appreciated it even more once I watched the re-make. I was at a video store that was closing and bought both versions for $4. The remake is completely purpose. it is shot by shot the exact same as the original, but it looks cheaper in color, and there can never be another Anthony Perkins. That's when I realized how much I really liked the original.

If either of you have/rented the DVD, our film art teacher showed us a funny little feature. It's like a promo for the film and Hitchcock gives a guided tour of the Bates motel and house, and he keeps almost saying crucial parts of the movie and then is all "oh wait never mind"

did you know "Psycho" was the first movie to ever have a toilet actually be flushed onscreen? lol

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did you know "Psycho" was the first movie to ever have a toilet actually be flucshed onscreen?

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ya that Hitchcock was one innovative director

I just saw "Conan the Barbarian" for the first time about 2 weeks ago. If anyone wants to tell me what is NOT great about the adventures of Conan and company (as directed by Milius), then feel free to jump in the fray. I also saw "Plein soleil" aka "Purple Noon" a few days ago...excellent thriller/suspense film.

i just saw the movie dr. Strangelove for the firtds time like 4 dasy ago. At first i didnt know it was a comedy so like midway through the movie i take the case and read the back and see that it is a comedy. Thast when the laughs started coming in. Im gona see anni hall right after this post. I have never though seen phsyco, so i have to rent that. Oh yea i saw taxi driver, i also realized that quentin tarantino took some things from that movie. waht im trying to see is that you ould see things in thet movie that you would see in a Qunetin t. film. Yes i need to see more classis. sorry for my typing and kinda lack of staying on topic bye.

We just got Video on Demand from our cable provider, for HBO, Cinemax and Stars. Video on Demand allows you to basically view any movie playing on those three channels any time you want during a two-week period -- you can pause, rewind, fast-forward -- it's pretty damn cool. Anyway...

Thanks to this new nifty service, I was able to watch The Abyss for the first time last week. That was a pretty good movie -- I loved the lighting. The story seemed very Michael Chrichton-ish to me.

I also watched, last night, From Dusk Till Dawn. I'm still not sure how I feel about that movie. It was... interesting.

Not -exactly- classics... but still...

~Mande

i watched hitchcocks 'ROPE'. the first film to introduce single take methods. for a film made in 1948 it is technically something else

The KILLER by JOHN WOO...a true classic


I love it

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i watched hitchcocks 'ROPE'. the first film to introduce single take methods. for a film made in 1948 it is technically something else

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I watched Rope two years ago in 7th grade one day at school. I really enjoyed it, but at the time, the fact that Jimmy Stewart was in it meant nothing to me. Now he is one of my favorites after seeing "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Vertigo" in my film art class. I need to re-watch Rope now that I can appreciate him being in it

I just finished "Rebel Without a Cause" last night. I liked it pretty well, but I liked James Dean in "Giant" much more. Anyone seen either one of those or want to comment on them?

Rewatched Psycho recently, brilliant, though knowing that one of the 'great death scenes of all time' was attributed to chocolate sauce and an obliging watermelon didn't help. Also The Princess Bride. Love it love it love it! My friends think I'm very sad and attribute it to sentimental value, but that movie never gets old for me... Any other TPB fans out there?

hey loveoctaviopaz

I like The Princess Bride alot...it's my best friend's fave movie and every time she described it I just thought "hmmm, sounds kinda weird" but now I've finally seen it and I like it alot.