The Classic Hollywood Thread

[Ill Lou Malnati]

Just watched Casablanca for the first time (on Blu-ray, no less!). That's the type of classy and gorgeous looking movie Hollywood couldn't make these days if they tried. I can't say it's my personal favorite or that it would even make my Top 10 of all-time, but it's a great film with great atmosphere, dialogue, characters and set pieces.

Citizen Kane is another one I've never seen before. I suppose I'll give that one a shot next.

What are some of your favorite films from Hollywood's golden age (late 1920s - early 1960s)?

 

[el_chivo1984]

North by Northwest
Seven Samurai
City Lights
On the Waterfront

 

[OmegaK2099]

Blood on the Sun



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Le samourai

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Night of the hunter.
12 angry men.
charade.

OP said Hollywood.

 

[OmegaK2099]

Stranglers of Bombay and Gungadin set the stage for Temple of Doom

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Lawrence of Arabia

 

[TonyStarks]

Cape Fear
To Kill a Mockingbird

 

[daze23]

The Last of Us

 

[Danie84]

Rebel Without A Cause and any Hitchcock film before Marnie

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Bride of Frankenstein

 

[OmegaK2099]

son of Frankenstein

 

[Spaceman Piff]

i haven't seen too many movies made before 1980 to be honest.. and i know there's a lot of classics.

i took a film class one year.. i looked at the movie list like

but i had the same opinion of casablanca as you did. not one of my favorites by any means.. but there was just something about it that i enjoyed a lot. classy.. romantic and sentimental without being overly cheesy or overt.

citizen kane.. i did not enjoy nearly as much. maybe because the animaniacs spoiled the ending for me

i also enjoyed rear window and some like it hot. the latter was surprisingly funny even after all these years.

 

[Nymeria]

Anything with Elizabeth Taylor.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Bought the Ultimate Gangsters Classic Collection BR a few weeks ago.

White Heat.

Can't wait for part 2 of the collection to drop.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Lawrence of Arabia

I think that's a british movie, not hollywood




pre-code Hollywood got some classics, too.