deerpark 83 Posted September 3, 2013 I've embarked on a journey to watch the most highly rated older movies. Planet of the Apes was pretty good. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was good. Rear Window was weak. The Godfather was OK, yah thats right, just ok. I'm just going to say it, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, sucked! There, I said it. And you know what, you cant do jack about it! Up next, Once Upon a Time in the West then Casablanca. And they better not suck either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikeythumbs 1 Posted September 4, 2013 Casablanca was ok. Never saw the other one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blksheep 466 Posted September 4, 2013 Never seen any of em... Bits and pieces but never all of em. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted September 4, 2013 Planet of the apes was meh. Never seen Rear Window. The rest are absolute classics. I liked the Maltese Falcon. Watch some of the Marx Bros too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmartAss 11 Posted September 4, 2013 Movies with same actors/director that were good if not better... Soylent Green The Last Detail The Birds Scarface Dirty Harry High Plains Drifter Mr Roberts The Battle of the Bulge The Great Escape The Caine Mutiny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
71ragtopgoat 23 Posted September 4, 2013 Mr Roberts Very Good What was the name of the movie with Clint Eastwood where he is cutting through the German lines with a bunch of grave diggers to rob a bank? That one was great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmartAss 11 Posted September 4, 2013 Mr Roberts Very Good What was the name of the movie with Clint Eastwood where he is cutting through the German lines with a bunch of grave diggers to rob a bank? That one was great. Kelly's Heroes (Was going to add that too but already had two Eastwoods) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blksheep 466 Posted September 4, 2013 Kelly's Heroes (Was going to add that too but already had two Eastwoods) Love Kellys Heroes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted September 4, 2013 Whew!!! I thought this was going to be about The Brothas. *wipes brow* you scared the crap outta me. I thought we were going Piney. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svt3183 14 Posted September 4, 2013 What don't you like about the good, the bad, and the ugly? It's great IMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikeythumbs 1 Posted September 4, 2013 Love Kelly's Hero's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damjan 73 Posted September 4, 2013 Love Kellys Heroes.What a great movie. I ve actually been to the small town that the final scene was shot. .....but Dirty Dozen is a must see as well ONE....Down to the road block, we've just begun TWO....The guards are through THREE.....The Major's men are on a spree FOUR...Major and Wladislaw go through the door FIVE.....Pinkley stays out in the drive SIX...The Major gives the rope a fix SEVEN......Wladislaw throws the hook to heaven EIGHT....Jimenez has got a date NINE.....The other guys go up the line TEN....Sawyer and Gilpin are in the pen ELEVEN....Posey guards points five and seven TWELVE.....Wladislaw and the Major go down to delve THIRTEEN.....Franko goes up without being seen FOURTEENN......Zero-hour – Jimenez cuts the cable, Franko cuts the phone FIFTEEN.....Franko goes in where the others have been SIXTEEN.....We all come out like it's Halloween .......and Where is Donald Duck???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrlew 0 Posted September 4, 2013 Another vote for Kelly's Heroes, one of my all time favorites. Sand Pebbles is pretty good. Not funny at all, very tragic and a fairly accurate depiction of a time gone by. Plenty of good older movies out there to watch. Having a 21 year old son I've learned that part of the issue is getting past the film technology of the day. If you like Casablanca, and Bogart in general, check out African Queen. Classic Bogart. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrlew 0 Posted September 4, 2013 Oh and Operation Petticoat. Silly, funny movie. Filmed in 1959 with the moralities of the day. A little refreshing I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lunker 274 Posted September 4, 2013 I've embarked on a journey to watch the most highly rated older movies. Planet of the Apes was pretty good. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was good. Rear Window was weak. The Godfather was OK, yah thats right, just ok. I'm just going to say it, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, sucked! There, I said it. And you know what, you cant do jack about it! Up next, Once Upon a Time in the West then Casablanca. And they better not suck either. When you watch Casablanca and think, "wow, these are some corny cliches", remember that this is the movie where they came from. When it was made, they were all brand new. and became cliches over time. It's like watching Citizen Kane. Everyone copied from it. My all time favorite Humphrey Bogart movie is "Treasure of the Sierra Madre". I think that even today's audiences would appreciate that one. Badges, we don't need to stinking badges... As for Clint Eastwood Spaghetti westerns from back then, try "For a few dollars more". Another classic old western movie to see is "The Wild Bunch". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pythagoras 2 Posted September 4, 2013 If you want to see a very early Eastwood movie, try Ambush at Cimmaron Pass. He's an awesome bit part antagonist from before he made a huge name for himself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooligan 0 Posted September 4, 2013 Scarface is gold. I liked The Searchers, but I may be biased since the first Star Wars blatantly copied a few scenes. The Shootist was a good movie and good end to Wayne's career. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brucin 923 Posted September 4, 2013 Another great Eastwood film: The Outlaw Josey Wales Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NicePants 58 Posted September 4, 2013 I'll put in a vote for High Plains Drifter. One of my favorite Eastwood movies. Another great movie is Unforgiven if you've never seen it, although it is much more recent than everything else that's been mentioned here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bulpup 98 Posted September 4, 2013 Hmm. If Rear Window was "weak" you might want to give up your quest, at least in the drama area. Here are two little known classic comedy's from the forties: The Miracle of Morgan Creek The Great McGinty The first is about a woman getting pregnant while at a soldier's farewell dance during WWII And the other is about a bum made into a mayor via crooked politics. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svt3183 14 Posted September 4, 2013 Another great movie is Unforgiven if you've never seen it, although it is much more recent than everything else that's been mentioned here. GREAT movie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Combat Auto 174 Posted September 4, 2013 I've embarked on a journey to watch the most highly rated older movies. Planet of the Apes was pretty good. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was good. Rear Window was weak. The Godfather was OK, yah thats right, just ok. I'm just going to say it, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, sucked! There, I said it. And you know what, you cant do jack about it! Up next, Once Upon a Time in the West then Casablanca. And they better not suck either. You have irratically awfull tasts in moveies ;-) (I guss that mean irratically good also :-)). The Godfarther 1 is one of the best movies of all time, any self-respecting gun owner knows this..GF2 was great too...GF3 is not so good. The Good/bad/ugly - I guess you don't really have any guns do you ;-)...This is a +10 classic - you just need to do concious release of reality a little...Kinda like when you watch WWF - just not as much :-). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handyman 5,682 Posted September 4, 2013 The Great Escape Cool Hand Luke Touch of Evil Chinatown Bridge on the River Kwai The Wild Bunch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leahcim 680 Posted September 4, 2013 Citizen Kane! Psycho Rope North by northwest Strangers on a train Also the 2012 Hitchcock (with Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren) about the making of Psycho is pretty good Breakfast at Tiffany's (I know, I know--chickflick--but I love Audrey Hepburn) Dr. Strangelove 2001 The Shining A Clockwork Orange The Seven Samurai The Hidden Fortress (aka the original Star Wars) Ran and several others by Kurosawa The best Disney movie: Fantasia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lunker 274 Posted September 4, 2013 The Great Escape Cool Hand Luke Touch of Evil Chinatown Bridge on the River Kwai The Wild Bunch All of these. Great group of moves, and all over the map as far as genre. "No man can eat 50 eggs Luke". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites