What's the best pre-60s movie on DVD?
06-19-05, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by B.A.
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There have been lots of great suggestions in this thread. In addition I would strongly recommend the four following boxsets, especially right now while DDD is having their 20% off sale:
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/redir...fier=KOV003862
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/redir...fier=KOV002572
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/redir...fier=KOV027025
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/redir...fier=FXD008755
06-19-05, 10:14 PM
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Seven Samurai
Hidden Fortress
Touch of Evil
The Maltese Falcon
Lost Horizon
King Kong
North by Northwest
The Searchers
There's a lot of stuff that came out before 1960.
Hidden Fortress
Touch of Evil
The Maltese Falcon
Lost Horizon
King Kong
North by Northwest
The Searchers
There's a lot of stuff that came out before 1960.
06-20-05, 03:58 AM
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This is a pretty broad question...it's almost like asking a friend, "So, Johnny...The Universe...any thoughts?"
Having said this, you could hardly go wrong with any of the following (and I know some of them aren't exactly "classics", but they're fun nonetheless)
D.O.A
Wages Of Fear
Aventurera
Black Sunday
The Big Clock
Warners Film Noir Collection Volume 1
Anything featuring Boris Karloff or Bela Lugosi
Having said this, you could hardly go wrong with any of the following (and I know some of them aren't exactly "classics", but they're fun nonetheless)
D.O.A
Wages Of Fear
Aventurera
Black Sunday
The Big Clock
Warners Film Noir Collection Volume 1
Anything featuring Boris Karloff or Bela Lugosi
06-20-05, 07:12 AM
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So many...let me see...
Seven Samurai
Umberto D.
The Seventh Seal
Children of Paradise
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Les Diabolique
Ikiru
...and many many more.
Seven Samurai
Umberto D.
The Seventh Seal
Children of Paradise
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Les Diabolique
Ikiru
...and many many more.
06-20-05, 07:35 AM
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I'll add one to the list I don't see much in these threads....this oscar winner:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036868/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036868/
06-20-05, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Calamari
...it's almost like asking a friend, "So, Johnny...The Universe...any thoughts?"
-JP
06-20-05, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Calamari
Anything featuring . . . Bela Lugosi
Film Fan at Sea posted a really good list. Pretty much everything I was thinking of is already in his post. Some stuff he skipped:
Rififi
Bob le Flambeur
M. Houlot's Holiday
Fantasia
Pinnochio
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
It's a Wonderful Life
His Girl Friday
Nosferatu
Bride of Frankenstein
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Metropolis
06-20-05, 09:19 AM
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Wow! great topic:
The list IMHO is pretty endless, but some of my personal faves from my collection are:
The entire Universal Classic Monsters Catalog
White Heat
Petrified Forest
Notorious
Diabolique
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Red Beard
The Big Clock
Witness For The Prosecution
Casablanca
The Wizard Of Oz
Key Largo
To Have & Have Not
Gojira
The Day The Earth Stood Still
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Cocteau's Beauty & The Beast
Dial "M" For Murder
and last but not least:
Basil Rathbone's & Nigel Bruce's adventures as Sherlock Holmes & Watson
The list IMHO is pretty endless, but some of my personal faves from my collection are:
The entire Universal Classic Monsters Catalog
White Heat
Petrified Forest
Notorious
Diabolique
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Red Beard
The Big Clock
Witness For The Prosecution
Casablanca
The Wizard Of Oz
Key Largo
To Have & Have Not
Gojira
The Day The Earth Stood Still
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Cocteau's Beauty & The Beast
Dial "M" For Murder
and last but not least:
Basil Rathbone's & Nigel Bruce's adventures as Sherlock Holmes & Watson
06-20-05, 12:30 PM
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Why 1960 ???
I think 1960 is an odd cutoff date, nothing really major happened that year in film
styles or technologies. Pre-1953 would make more sense because 1953 was the transitional year from 4x3 ( AR= 1.33:1) to widescreen formats (AR=1.66:1 or greater) and to me, 4x3 are the "old" films, widescreen are the "new" ones. There are TONS of great pre-1953 films though, "old"
does not mean worse.
Another key date would be 1968 in both movies AND music. That was the year movies went to ALL IN COLOR ( there have been a very few exceptions since then of course)
and in an unrelated topic, that was the last year that MONO music LP records were issued. KEY date.... And it goes without saying that there are tons of great B&W films and mono music recordings on LP that are pre-1968.
styles or technologies. Pre-1953 would make more sense because 1953 was the transitional year from 4x3 ( AR= 1.33:1) to widescreen formats (AR=1.66:1 or greater) and to me, 4x3 are the "old" films, widescreen are the "new" ones. There are TONS of great pre-1953 films though, "old"
does not mean worse.
Another key date would be 1968 in both movies AND music. That was the year movies went to ALL IN COLOR ( there have been a very few exceptions since then of course)
and in an unrelated topic, that was the last year that MONO music LP records were issued. KEY date.... And it goes without saying that there are tons of great B&W films and mono music recordings on LP that are pre-1968.
06-20-05, 03:28 PM
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These are all good answers, but as some already pointed out, the correct answer is Casablanca.
Incidentally, it's also the best movie from any time period on DVD.
Incidentally, it's also the best movie from any time period on DVD.
06-20-05, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by hifisapien
I think 1960 is an odd cutoff date, nothing really major happened that year in film styles or technologies.
06-20-05, 11:26 PM
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How did you guys miss this one:
Forbidden Planet (1956)
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/?...T0x;fc=1;ft=20
Forbidden Planet (1956)
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/?...T0x;fc=1;ft=20