Greekchat.com "Classic" Film Reviews

[ZetaPhi708.20]

As a companion thread to the immensely popular "Current" Film Reviews, I hope this new thread can be used to critique the films that we have grown up watching, whether it be a classic Disney film from days past or that one movie that actually made a person fall in love with the art of motion pictures.

[cheerfulgreek]

Although "Jaws" originally was released 8-years before I was born, I did really enjoy the series until after "Jaws 3" was released the year I was born. Usually sequels to original movies aren't as well done or entertaining as the original, but "Jaws 3" was my favorite one. Even the 3-D was pretty good for the time period.

I watch a lot of classics on Netflix that I haven't seen, yet. But I'll post them here when I watch them. Awesome thread!

[LXA SE285]

I never get tired of Moonstruck. Just a perfect movie from beginning to end.

[cheerfulgreek]

Still one of the best Classics of all time. One of my favorites. Scares me every time I watch it. Creepy! Creepy! Creepy!
http://youtu.be/7EXbeXTX4m8

[moe.ron]

Might be sacrilegious to say so, but I find Gone With the Wind a complete bore. Tried to watch it and fell asleep. Also find Casablanca a bore.

[shellylou]

I'm a but older than many of you but here are some of my favorite movies: To Kill a Mockingbird, Hoosiers, Body Heat, The Days of Wine & Roses, Paper Moon, Witness, It's a Wonderful Life, Misery, Brian's Song(original), Something For Joey, Ice Castles, The Other Side of the Mountain, The Jagged Edge, The Mean Season, Driving Miss Daisy, Ben-Hurr. This should give you movie buffs several "new"movies to watch that you may not have ever heard of. Hard to find some of them. Let me know if you do so I can pass the info on!

[Sen's Revenge]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Although "Jaws" originally was released 8-years before I was born, I did really enjoy the series until after "Jaws 3" was released the year I was born. Usually sequels to original movies aren't as well done or entertaining as the original, but "Jaws 3" was my favorite one. Even the 3-D was pretty good for the time period.

I watch a lot of classics on Netflix that I haven't seen, yet. But I'll post them here when I watch them. Awesome thread!

Originally Posted by moe.ron

Might be sacrilegious to say so, but I find Gone With the Wind a complete bore. Tried to watch it and fell asleep. Also find Casablanca a bore.

I agree with all of this. I will try to think on some classic movies and post my thoughts later.

[Tulip86]

Some of the movies I consider classics might be quite "new" to some of you born before the 80's.
- I just saw The Breakfast Club for the first time and loved it.

- Gone with the Wind bores me to tears as well

- I love the old musicals from the 50s and 60s especially

- Breakfast at Tiffanys remains a favorite

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

Some of the movies I consider classics might be quite "new" to some of you born before the 80's.
- I just saw The Breakfast Club for the first time and loved it.

Nah, I don't think so. I think most of the Brat Pack movies are movie classics, the "Breakfast Club" especially.

Does anyone remember the movie with Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore in it? It was released in the 80s. It was a bank robbery movie, as I can remember. I'll try to find the name of it. A true underrated classic.

[ZetaPhi708.20]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Nah, I don't think so. I think most of the Brat Pack movies are movie classics, the "Breakfast Club" especially.

Does anyone remember the movie with Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore in it? It was released in the 80s. It was a bank robbery movie, as I can remember. I'll try to find the name of it. A true underrated classic.

It's WISDOM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_(film)

[ZetaPhi708.20]

In 2013, I watched ALL of the Best Picture Oscar winners from "WINGS" to "THE ARTIST"; one a day for 85 days. Some of them were extremely dated and have not stood the test of time. Some I had forgotten how really great they were, such as AMADEUS and THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by ZetaPhi708.20

It's WISDOM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_(film)

Yes. That's it. Thank you. I love that movie.

[ZetaPhi708.20]

Disclaimer: I'm in no way affiliated nor employed by Fathom Events, TCM or any film distribution company but am employed by a movie theater chain......

But over the last several years, Fathom Events and TCM have teamed up to show classic films on the big screen, digitally broadcast, and so up next in April, they will be showing the 1965 Best Picture Academy Award winner, "The Sound of Music". I saw this film only once on the big screen, via a 70mm print in 1991 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.

Classic film buff GCers, this could be a creative way for meet-and-greets at your local theaters for some of the films, if any of our fellow GCers live close to each other.

[cheerfulgreek]

Anyone have any favorite war movie classics?

Two of my favorites:

All quiet on the western front
http://youtu.be/DX1PW2n8POg

Tora! Tora! Tora!
http://youtu.be/I56EnecvVZU

[cheerfulgreek]

What's interesting is "Tora! Tora! Tora!" was released less than 30-years after the actual attack happened.