Guest chunky Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sick of Taranolan's Batjo Unchained Knight Hype Nigga Tranny Movie 27? This is the thread for you I'll start with Great Expectations (1946) Everyone who's seen the Pip episode of South Park or read Dickens will know the plot of this one but it's really great and worth a watch. The accents really get me going and the movie is well made with the moral aspects of it really shining. It's a story that is very touching and moving, made professionally, and with a sort of beauty to it that's extinct in today's films. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinski Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 duck soup (1933), probably marx brothers best movie. absurd and fast paced. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chunky Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Nice. That geezer looks like AliG/Borat/Bruno Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide hello spiral's signature Hide all signatures https://salaamhelicoid.bandcamp.com/ Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJW Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Good thread! Lookin forward to see what crops up here. Ones that spring to mind are: Modern TImes Freaks I Live In Fear Rashomon Ikiru The Third Man Night Of The Hunter Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide AJW's signature Hide all signatures foods in the tone of 'go to the fuckin store' patayda chips apple cracker thangies carrots in brown paper bag Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide syd syside's signature Hide all signatures " Last law bearing means that any reformer or Prophet will be a subordinate of the Holy Prophet (saw) and no new Messenger and Prophet with a new religion, book or decree will come after him. Everything from him will be under the banner of Islam only." Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 good thread. i went through some lists and selected some favourites... night of the hunter. vertigo. citizen cane. ben hur. paths of glory. spartacus. moby dick. the wizard of oz. pinocchio. les diabolique. seven samurai. the 7th seal. rashomon. high noon. 12 angry men. the maltese falcon. forbidden planet. the invisible man. king kong. the fly. metropolis. frankenstein and bride of... abbot and costello meet frankenstein. nosferatu. the time machine. the 7th voyage of sinbad. ride lonesome. journey to the centre of the earth. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide keltoi's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chunky Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Ikiru Got to see this in the cinema. It's very long and the main character is interestingly dull in a subtle and clever way. An old Japanese geezer tries to get funding for a children's park? Gotta watch this one again.The Third Man Love the music, sad creepy emotionscitizen cane.rose bud. epic from child to old man life story. seven samurai. brilliant, especially love the way that the characters interact with each other, the men on an impossible mission theme, and the use of intelligently cunning tactics&strategy in battle Orson Welles was in a movie of Franz Kafka's The Trial - have a look at that, another beautiful nightmare type of film By the way, thanks for the responses, thread turned out right! :-D Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Terrible thread; simply too few to choose from! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nowyouknow Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) All About Eve (1950) my interest in old movies starts with this movie.$$ but i don't like old comedys like Capra's or some like it hot Edited January 15, 2013 by nowyouknow Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adieu Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 We should probably just make this "Akira Kurosawa and other notable films before 1960" side note: If you guys haven't checked out the Metropolis anime it pairs quite nicely with psychedelics. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Adieu's signature Hide all signatures There will be new love from the ashes of us. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) There were great films up through the 70s, and plenty of 80s films (less 90s flicks that weren't revival efforts) that still "felt" like old films. These two from 1970 are two of my favorite: ^1964 but as a anti-nuclear war flick it easily could of been a late 50s film, like this one Edited January 15, 2013 by joshuatx Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) Also, before 1934 there were no formal censorship codes in place, so there some pretty graphic and gritty crime and horror films (especially in context) before that. So you can find some pretty flat-out exploitative films from that era apparently (if they haven't been lost) 1960 is a random and arbitrary cut-off imo, but I know what you mean about how so many films now, even critically acclaimed and objectively good ones, are with few exceptions filmed and written with such frantic pacing, so much where you can't just sit and absorb the beauty of film itself. Soundtracks are often overdone (i.e. no "silence" or pure natural background noise). Unless it's an indie flick, there's probably a very clear and literal plot, nothing to think or talk about or reflect on after the film ends. There's no repeat value to a lot of new films, especially Blockbusters, because it's an experience that doesn't warrant further exploration or thought. There's not as much to cherish. Edited January 15, 2013 by joshuatx Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Edit Hide Delete Posted January 15, 2013 La Strada Death of a Cyclist The Seventh Seal Wild Strawberries The Cranes are Flying Letter Never Sent Le Notti Bianche Il grido Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 On 1/15/2013 at 1:12 PM, kinski said: duck soup (1933), probably marx brothers best movie. absurd and fast paced. YES!! just about any Marx brothers movie from A Day At The Races and back are friggin amazing. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) Al Capone (1959). A factual biography. Fantastic. Strange Illusion (1945). Edited January 15, 2013 by abusivegeorge Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
murve33 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I enjoyed "No Way Out" from 1950. I just clicked on it randomly on youtube one day. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042792/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBLsHLdncDA Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide murve33's signature Hide all signatures My Last.Fm: http://www.last.fm/user/murve33 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide dr lopez's signature Hide all signatures On 11/24/2015 at 12:29 PM, Salvatorin said: I feel there is a baobab tree growing out of my head, its leaves stretch up to the heavens Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Pickpocket (1959) Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Some good ones mentioned. Also Public Enemy (1931) Angels With Dirty Faces Yankee Doodle Dandy ... just about any other movie with James Cagney The Grand Illusion Rules Of The Game It's A Wonderful Life A Streetcar Named Desire Casablanca Sunset Blvd Asphalt Jungle Touch Of Evil Ugetsu Throne Of Blood To Be Or Not To Be Some good ones came out in 1960: Eyes without a face Psycho The apartment Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide J3FF3R00's signature Hide all signatures 666 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 the bicycle thief Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) Pre-1960, huh?As Chunky mentioned, Shichinin no Samurai is definitely one worth mentioning. I also watched the original 1954 Gojira (Godzilla) in one of my history courses a few years back.As for American films, I'd say Some Like It Hot and Plan 9 From Outer Space, though both films preceded 1960 by only a year. The latter is actually quite badly done, but is famously entertaining for that very reason. Edited January 15, 2013 by ambermonk Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide ambermonk's signature Hide all signatures On 10/21/2015 at 9:51 AM, peace 7 said: To keep it real and analog, I'm gonna start posting to WATMM by writing my posts in fountain pen on hemp paper, putting them in bottles, and throwing them into the ocean. On 11/5/2013 at 7:51 PM, Sean Ae said: you have to watch those silent people, always trying to trick you with their silence Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 This is 1963 but it's awesome: Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide hello spiral's signature Hide all signatures https://salaamhelicoid.bandcamp.com/ Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Sweet Smell of Success Letter from an Unknown Woman The Third Man Gun Crazy Citizen Kane Night of the Hunter Les Diaboliques Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Atop's signature Hide all signatures music by ATOPdj mixes by ATOP https://woodbetweenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/777 https://auralcanyonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/once-i-was-as-you-are-now Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) a lot of good ones have already been mentioned but i hold The Day The Earth Stood Still in a special place in my heart. For coming out on the heels of the Korean war it's a pretty provocative and anti military movie for the time. Great theremin centric score by Bernard Hermann which was emulated and basically recreated for the Tim Burton movie Mars Attacks also if you like scifi but think most of it from this era sucks (and you would be right) check out Forbidden Planet, and if you have a blueray player or HD TV check it out in HD, it's one of the best looking transfers i've ever seen Edited January 16, 2013 by Awepittance Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77207-great-films-from-before-1960/#findComment-1931979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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