Just In Case You didn't Feel Old . . . .

[slyc_willie]

Now, there's no real definition to the term "classic movie." However, for a car to be considered a classic, it must be at least twenty years old. Not every car that age or older should really be a classic (ever hear of an Aries K Car club?) and likewise, not every movie twenty years old or older is, either. But I figure it's a good enough benchmark.

With that said, here is a wonderful list of movies that, under the above description, are "classic." Some, I feel truly deserve the distinction. Others . . . not so much.

Wayne's World -- Gave us one of the best sing-alongs ever and was the last decent film by SNL alumni (in my opinion).

Buffy The Vampire Slayer -- PMS as vampire radar?

Unforgiven -- Arguably the best thing Eastwood's ever done.

Reservoir Dogs -- The grittiest of the gritty. Just watched this a few nights ago.

Chaplin -- I never get tired of Robert Downey Junior's acting.

A Few Good Men -- "You can't handle the truth!" showed us how tiny Tom Cruise was before a giant like Nicholson.

Singles -- "Gezundheit!"

The Crying Game -- Jaye Davidson was impeccable . . . and then he goes and plays the bad guy in Stargate.

A River Runs Through It -- Back in the early days of Brad Pitt's career when he gave more thought to acting than his paycheck.

Sister Act -- "Nothin' underneath but brown sugar, baby," said Whoopie Goldberg

A League of Their Own -- Strong women, Tom Hanks as a jackass, and a surprise cameo by that guy who played Carmine in Lavern & Shirley.

Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Proof that a great actor (Gary Oldman) can take Bela Lugossi's oft-mimicked accent and mannerisms and make them cool again. Too bad Keanu Reeves still sounded like Bill, just with an accent.

Enjoy.

 

[MissMaidenMinx]

*sings, or rather yells melodically* Waynes World! Waynes World! Party time! Excellent!

Yeah, that makes me feel a little old. I loved that movie, though it is painful to try and watch these days.

"She will be mine. Oh Yes. She will be mine."

 

[pfflyerhot]

Midnight Run — Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina (!)

 

[slyc_willie]

Midnight Run — Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina (!)

Now that's even older. Came out in '88, I believe.

Love that movie. Some good plot elements in that one. I especially like the way Jack Walsh (DeNiro) kept tapping the watch that didn't work, simply because his ex-wife gave it to him.

So many elements in that film are outdated now. No one uses a Polaroid camera, and there's no choice for smoking or non-smoking on flights anymore.

 

[TE999]

'Strange Brew' starring Bob and Doug McKenzie ( Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) is a classic comedy in my opinion. I mean, with a dog named 'Hosehead' and two Canadian dudes saying things like "Eh", "Take off, hoser", "Ya knob" every other sentence and drinking beer all the time how can you go wrong?

 

[slyc_willie]

*sings, or rather yells melodically* Waynes World! Waynes World! Party time! Excellent!

Yeah, that makes me feel a little old. I loved that movie, though it is painful to try and watch these days.

"She will be mine. Oh Yes. She will be mine."

Let's not forget Lara Flynn Boyle as Stacy, the "psycho hose-beast."

And the scene in which Meyers and Carrere were speaking Cantonese on the rooftop with the subtitles running . . . comedic genius.

 

[slyc_willie]

'Strange Brew' starring Bob and Doug Mckenzie ( Rick Moranis and Dick Thomas) is a classic comedy in my opinion. I mean, with a dog named 'Hosehead' and two Canadian dudes saying things like "Eh", "Take off, hoser", "Ya knob" every other sentence and drinking beer all the time how can you go wrong?

Holy shit. Strange Brew. Yeah, I remember that one, too. Rick Moranis did a great job in that one, but not as good a job as he did in Spaceballs. Now that's a classic film. Mel Brooks' last, best work. Okay, not his last, but I personally don't count Robin Hood: Men In Tights.

 

[sereneone4u]

Now, there's no real definition to the term "classic movie." However, for a car to be considered a classic, it must be at least twenty years old. Not every car that age or older should really be a classic (ever hear of an Aries K Car club?) and likewise, not every movie twenty years old or older is, either. But I figure it's a good enough benchmark.

With that said, here is a wonderful list of movies that, under the above description, are "classic." Some, I feel truly deserve the distinction. Others . . . not so much.

Wayne's World -- Gave us one of the best sing-alongs ever and was the last decent film by SNL alumni (in my opinion).

Buffy The Vampire Slayer -- PMS as vampire radar?

Unforgiven -- Arguably the best thing Eastwood's ever done.

Reservoir Dogs -- The grittiest of the gritty. Just watched this a few nights ago.

Chaplin -- I never get tired of Robert Downey Junior's acting.

A Few Good Men -- "You can't handle the truth!" showed us how tiny Tom Cruise was before a giant like Nicholson.

Singles -- "Gezundheit!"

The Crying Game -- Jaye Davidson was impeccable . . . and then he goes and plays the bad guy in Stargate.

A River Runs Through It -- Back in the early days of Brad Pitt's career when he gave more thought to acting than his paycheck.

Sister Act -- "Nothin' underneath but brown sugar, baby," said Whoopie Goldberg

A League of Their Own -- Strong women, Tom Hanks as a jackass, and a surprise cameo by that guy who played Carmine in Lavern & Shirley.

Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Proof that a great actor (Gary Oldman) can take Bela Lugossi's oft-mimicked accent and mannerisms and make them cool again. Too bad Keanu Reeves still sounded like Bill, just with an accent.

Enjoy.

Gee, thanks. *sighs*

I can't believe it has been two decades.

 

[slyc_willie]

Gee, thanks. *sighs*

I can't believe it has been two decades.

Sobering, isn't it?

I remember being a kid and going to see the original first run of Star Wars waaaaay back in 1977. The base theater sat maybe 500 people. It was standing room only when we finally got in. I remember sitting on the floor at the end of the aisle and staring wide-eyed at the screen, not understanding any of it but being utterly mesmerized.

The fact that it has been thirty-five frikkin' years since then is a sobering thought.

 

[Saxon_Hart]

Holy shit. Strange Brew. Yeah, I remember that one, too. Rick Moranis did a great job in that one, but not as good a job as he did in Spaceballs. Now that's a classic film. Mel Brooks' last, best work. Okay, not his last, but I personally don't count Robin Hood: Men In Tights.

Personally, I prefer Blazing Saddles and History of the World Part One over Spaceballs, not to mention Young Frankenstein.

 

[lovecraft68]

Dirty Dancing is over 25 years old now. I remember taking my girlfriend there with one of those "yeah okay" eye rolls, but actually enjoying it. Good soundtrack and of course:

"No one puts baby in a corner."

 

[steve44uk]

Fuuuck... Thanks, slyc...

Carlito's Way was a favourite of mine from '93.

Del Toro's Cronos was a cracker, too.

But my personal favourite would have to be Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers

 

[lovecraft68]

For whatever reason, music makes me feel older than movies.

Journey's Escape was huge when I was thirteen and just starting to really get into music. It came out in 1981

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

You people are pups. I saw HIGH NOON and PETER PAN when they were new back in 1953.

 

[PennLady]

My favorite "old" movies-

Dark City (1998) -- not quite at the 20yr mark

The Crow (1994) -- 19 years

Buckaroo Banzai (1984) -- 29 years

I'm with you on the music, LC. I'll hear songs and think wow.. that was... *ahem* years ago.

 

[glynndah]

I'm with you on the music, LC. I'll hear songs and think wow.. that was... *ahem* years ago.

Really? I hear songs introduced as "golden oldies" and think "Wait! That can't be a golden oldie. I listened to that in... Oh, yeah. Golden oldie, all right."

 

[PennLady]

Really? I hear songs introduced as "golden oldies" and think "Wait! That can't be a golden oldie. I listened to that in... Oh, yeah. Golden oldie, all right."

Same thought, different words. And what cracks me up is our kids listen more to our "golden oldies" than to current stuff, although they're young yet. I'm sure we'll be saying "You call that music?" soon enough.

 

[lovecraft68]

Same thought, different words. And what cracks me up is our kids listen more to our "golden oldies" than to current stuff, although they're young yet. I'm sure we'll be saying "You call that music?" soon enough.

I grew up listening to my father's motown and the oldies and I still very much enjoy it.

That did not stop me from getting into "metal" in the 80's.

I felt old when they had one of those "hairballs" at the comcast center a couple of years ago and it was Poison and Skid Row and Vince Neil(sans the "crue" and I'm looking around at an audience that's almost all in our forties and then looking at these guys on stage and my wife going,

"Wow, I remember when these guys were hot, now ugh..."

 

[voluptuary_manque]

'Old' movies? You want 'old'? The Longest Day starring absolutely every male star in Hollywood at the time. I loved it!

 

[Handley_Page]

A Few Good Men -- "You can't handle the truth!" showed us how tiny Tom Cruise was before a giant like Nicholson. [1]

Sister Act -- "Nothin' underneath but brown sugar, baby," said Whoopie Goldberg

Enjoy.

[1] Demi Moore, one of the few women on screen who could sashay when seen from the front.
Do you mean physical stature or the acting ability? 'Cos to my mind, Mr Nicholson is head and shoulders about most others.

Woolie Goldberg, a natural funny woman who CAN do it (Guinan?)

Sobering, isn't it?

I remember being a kid and going to see the original first run of Star Wars in 1977. I remember sitting on the floor at the end of the aisle and staring wide-eyed at the screen, not understanding any of it but being utterly mesmerized.

The fact that it has been thirty-five frikkin' years since then is a sobering thought.

I remember seeing it at a big-screen city flix palace. I was stunned by the image of the big thingy coming from overhead and the sheer awesome sound.

But my personal favourite would have to be Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers

An absolute masterpiece of animation. There were so many jokes in it; little visual ones particularly.

Same thought, different words. And what cracks me up is our kids listen more to our "golden oldies" than to current stuff, although they're young yet. I'm sure we'll be saying "You call that music?" soon enough.

My personal favourite movie is probably not seen in the USA with quite the same degree of "wow".
"Battle of Britain"
I could watch this almost daily.

But
"Tora Tora Tora"
is another brilliant bit of filming.

 

[3113]

Yeah, that makes me feel a little old. I loved that movie, though it is painful to try and watch these days.

I actually think it holds up fairly well in a general sense--characters, story, etc. The big problem is that it's dated by all its "in-jokes," which, alas, comprise at least 2/3rds of the movie.

But that's always the problem with satire; it relies on the audience knowing what's being satirized.

 

[Saxon_Hart]

Really? I hear songs introduced as "golden oldies" and think "Wait! That can't be a golden oldie. I listened to that in... Oh, yeah. Golden oldie, all right."

I agree Glynndah. I remember recently hearing a song on a classic rock station and thinking, "Damn! I played that song after I got out of school. It can't be classic yet." The song was Enter Sandman.

 

[glynndah]

I agree Glynndah. I remember recently hearing a song on a classic rock station and thinking, "Damn! I played that song after I got out of school. It can't be classic yet." The song was Enter Sandman.

Sweetie, I won't even tell you how old I was when that song was new. Let's just say it could have been played at my umpteen year high school class reunion.

 

[litfan10]

Fuuuck... Thanks, slyc...

Carlito's Way was a favourite of mine from '93.

Del Toro's Cronos was a cracker, too.

But my personal favourite would have to be Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers

They're techno-trousers, ex-NASA, fantastic for walkies!

 

[litfan10]

Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston.

Man, I had the bedsheets, curtains, lunchbox, Giant comic book from Marvel, playsets, models, board games, etc.......

Nova.......sigh.

When I bought my first DVD player I went right next door to Record Town, and the first DVD I bought was the boxset of all the Planet of the Apes movies as well as the Complete TV series.

I currently subscribe to all the Planet of the Apes comics from Boom Publishing (as well as Steed and Mrs. Peel another guilty pleasure.)

oh, I've had monkey fever bad ever since that first, "Get your paws off me, you damn dirty ape!"