Old Movies
By vjenkins86
@vjenkins86 (1478)
United States
February 12, 2010 9:43am CST
I love to settle back in my living room and watch a good old movie that was made way before I was even born. These are movies that most people are shocked that I know anything about. They star classic stars like Dean Martin, Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland. That is why I am thankful for channels like TCM who show these classic movies, even though there are times when they spend weeks only showing heavy dramas which I don't watch because I prefer comedies and musicals. My cousin once asked me why would I want to watch a movie that is in black and white, "it's boring." It makes me wonder how many people don't watch a movie because it's black and white or was made a few decades before they were born. Does anyone else enjoy the classics?
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@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
12 Feb 10
I actually love the older movies myself....black & white or colour...I'm a HUGE Audrey Hepburn fan and Marylin Monroe as well..and I even like some of the old Elvis movies...I think one of my fav movies and probably the oldest I've watched would be The Hunchback of Notre Dame starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara from 1939....I've loved that movie since I was a kid...
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@zzyw87 (1254)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
I have only watched two classic movies in my entire life. The first one was Breakfast at Tiffany's. The second one was Sound of Music. It's not that i find old movies boring but yes, I don't like the color, or lack of color thereof. My favorite movies are actually those produced and shown during the late 1990's, esp. romantic comedies, like Julia Robert films.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
13 Feb 10
I love that stuff, especially musicals. My favorite stars are Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. They may not have had the special effects that we have now, but they were better written and there was star quality...
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
12 Feb 10
I too love the classics. To me the black and white movies are the best to watch. I to have heard people say how can you watch black and white. I just tell them they are the best movies ever. Plus, they don't know it but thoses were the best actors and actresses ever. I love them all from the dramas, comedies and musicals. There is nothing better when TCM as a bunch of movies in a row that I can watch in one day especially if the weather is bad outside and I just want to stay in watching the classics and munching out.
@ClassyCat (1214)
• United States
12 Feb 10
I love the old movies too - some, but not a lot in black and white. I do like the old Key Stone Cops, and some of the old Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy films.
Here are some of my very favorites: Magnificent Obsession with Rock HUdson and Jane Wyman - Lucey Gallant with Charelton Heston and Jane Wyman - who could forget the ever famous "10 Commandments" by Cecil B. DeMill ? Also -
To Hell and Back With Audie Murphy - Hatari with John Wayne and Red Buttons - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and The Wolfman - 7 Brides for 7 Borthers with Howard Keel, Russ Tamblyn, and Jane Powell - Unguarded Moment with Martha Hyer, John Saxon and George Nader, and of course the Frankie and Anette beach party sagas. I'd better quit or I'll have a list a block long ! LOL 
@ramyab1990 (3)
• India
13 Feb 10
yes, I do love watching classics. Compared to current style of stories, classics gives more matter. I always enjoy with my family while watching these kind of movies. Most of time I love to watch Telugu classics.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
12 Feb 10
Clint Eastwood and Bruce Lee films for me. I love Clint Eastwood and I love Bruce Lee, so I love watching their films.
@AmbiePam (85909)
• United States
13 Feb 10
I'm 28, but I grew up on old movies. My parents rarely let my sister and I watch regular movies. They were very careful with what we were exposed to on the TV and in movies. Some of my favorite Judy Garland movies are Meet Me in St. Louis, The Pirate (which also stars Gene Kelly), and The Easter Parade. I also love Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the black and white movie Arsenic and Old Lace, and do you remember Swiss Family Robinson? That one is "newer" than the other ones I mentioned, but I sure did love that movie.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
14 Feb 10
Forgive me but it isn't the movie that is boring , it is your cousin! I love old movies. I like to see a good black and white film . Unlike you i love deep dramas and film noir.I find the older movies are better than the new. TCM is my favorite movie channel. ps.Have you seen all 10 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films? if not I think you will like them. All but one is in black and white and they all are musicals. They were made between 1933-1939, and then the last one was made in 1949. It is the one in color.Here is the list:
Flying Down to Rio
Gay Divorcee
Roberta
Top Hat
Follow The Fleet
Swing Time
Shall We dance
Carefree
The story Of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Barley's Of Broadway
ps. If you could only watch two, see Top Hat and Gay Divorcee.
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
13 Feb 10
I like older movies myself. I find them interesting and some are why the things in this world are how we got to be in the situation we are in it all had to start somewhere. I really love the old Clint Eastwood movies. I love the Dean Martin and Katherine Hepburn movies too they are enjoyable! 
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
12 Feb 10
I too am a fan of the classic older movies. Movies of the 40s and 50's are some of my favorites. They knew ho ro make movies then. Movies back then had more emotion. Movies today are a lot about shock value.
@monkeylong (3139)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Feb 10
As far as I am concerned, I think I love the old movies so much.As we know that there are a lot of classcial movies which were directed by the director. I usually enjoy the movies so much.The classical movie can give me the happiness and laugher now and then .I think the most important is that we still can learn something in the movies.
@RobtheRock (2433)
• United States
12 Feb 10
I am old school, so I love the black and white movies. I remember when we'd watch television and watching the patterns on the screen after the station went off. So I'm still enthralled by old movies, especially horror. King Kong is really awesome in black and white. I was very happy when I found a DVD of it at Walmart a couple years ago.
@tdiamond33 (330)
• Canada
12 Feb 10
One of my favorite movies is a old western called THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY. I feel that was one of Clint Eastwood's best performances in a western. Another favorite classic of mine is THE WIZARD OF OZ. That was a really well put together film. It made me feel like I was right there in OZ just searching for my way home.
@thedailyclick (3017)
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12 Feb 10
I love watching the classics more than I enjoy watching modern movies and wish I could get TCM here without having to subscribe to a load of other channels which don't interest me. The reason why I prefer these older movies, those which are B & W in particular is because they come from an era where the most important part of the movie was the storyline and performances. It's rare for an older movie to be boring because the storylines were all so coherently worked.
But then the reason why people consider these older movies to be boring is the current trend for movies which focus on having star names and special effects. Not on the storyline or whether the stars can actually act.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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12 Feb 10
hi! Yes, I also like to watch some old movies but only from the ones I like- actions and comedies. My favorite old action movies are the movies from Bruce Lee, he is the best actor-fighter for me, he and Jackie Chan. There are also some old, maybe not so from the 80's movies wit him, which are very interesting! I also like the comedies with the French actor Luise de Funies, who is a really great actor!
