#69

The Killing
Early Kubrick from the 50s about a race track heist. Ahead of its time with it jumping in time and showing the heist from different perspectives. Very watchable and fast paced for an old film and even the violence is still powerful (but not graphic).

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#70

Bonnie and Clyde
One of my all time favourites, it’s just so good. Loads of great performances including early showings by the Genes Hackman and Wilder.
Got fantastic atmosphere of the dust bowl depression era.
And still one of the most powerful closing scenes.

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#71

Anyone else find old-style Hollywood acting very annoying? I can only watch period films or westerns from pre-1960.

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#73

Also all the films are about rich people and rich Americans from the 40s had VERY annoying accents.

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#75

I have this on dvd at home, it was on youtube all along!

#76

I’ve been meaning to get this recently.

#77

This has turned out class.

#78

Saturday night and sunday morning
The 400 Blows
Rashomon

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#79

I don’t really like war films but Ice Cold in Alex is really good. It’s got John Mills in, and is basically one man’s quest for a beer.

I realise this makes it sound like the most lads lads lads thing ever, but it’s almost like a one-roomer given that all the action takes place on an ambulance in the desert.

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#80

Just remembered a couple of Bank Holiday classics:
Spartacus
The Great Escape

#81

Can’t believe I didn’t say this already.
Let’s add Woman in the Dunes (superb 60s Japanese psychological drama).

#82

Woman in the Dunes is mint

I would therefore raise UGETSU

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#83

His Girl Friday
The Philadelphia Story
Captain Blood
To Have And Have Not
High Noon
M
633 Squadron
The Scent of Green Papayas
…and sooooo many other wonderful films! As we all move to streaming services I worry that older movies will become even more of a specialised interest. Also, as someone said upthread, pacing of recent movies has become so frenetic (warning: broad generalisation!) that the barrier to entry for new fans is probably quite high.

#84

…although His Girl Friday is probably quicker-paced than anything made since…

#85

Yeah, this really annoys me. Would be so cheap (I presume) to stack the likes of Netflix/Amazon with loads of classics instead of The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (etc) but you’re lucky if you can find half a dozen films on there released before 1960

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#86

Netflix has got more ‘old films’ than you think on it. The Apartment is on there for instance (which you mentioned).

Seems to select old films at the same quality ratio as new films - a handful of brilliant films amidst a load of absolute shite. Same for everything. But yeah I would get much more out of Netflix etc. if it did major on classic cinema, agreed.

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#89

Southern Comfort (Walter Hill southern gothic nightmare caper). genuinely exciting and creepy in a proper-night-out-at-the-pictures old fashioned way. can’t believe i waited so long to watch it.

#90

The Bloodening