How Old Is Old?

I think of the late 80's, early 90's and before as old movies. Like The Breakfast Club, Home Alone, etc...plus all the black and white movies LOL!

There's my example, rotfl at kecia,;) I will show my age and tell you that I think of old movies as 1960 or older. kecia is a youngun I bet! Also all black and whites I consider as an old movie.

OT: I remember talking to a young lady once and she was referring to a Queen song that had been used in a soundtrack on a teen movie. She was referring to it as that song from 'such and such' movie. She actually thought the song was FROM that movie. I laughed so hard and then..........felt OLD! LOL!

I think genere or the peroid of the movie will not be considered as old. I think what makes a movie old is in the style of making, execution and the plots used.For example SuperMan, the powers of super man were same but their execution and sytle in making are different and you call that old technique vs new technique not the movie old.

I think of black and whites as being oldies, and anything from the 70's back as just being old.

I really like the oldies, lol.

If most of the stars in the movie have died of old age or some disease one gets when older, then I would consider the movie old. Or if it is in black and white, I think most would consider that an old movie.

I consider anything not in theaters old. However I'm assuming you are talking about classic movies. I have several different classifications.

There are the old movies that were really popular when I was a kid, like The Goonies, Jaws, Pretty in Pink, etc. I use the term old with these movies, and I guess they are getting to be old(as am I, since I'm the same age I guess). These are movies that I grew up with and still watch frequently.

There are also the classic movies, such as Gone with the Wind and Wizard of Oz. Thse movies have been around for more than 1 generation, and are movies that anyone from any generation can enjoy.

Call me crazy, but something tells me my grandmother wouldn't enjoy(or understand) Harold and Kumar at Guamtanamo Bay...

Okay, I don't really think that we should consider movies to be old as long as it still worth watching.

Movies when played, are showing blurred videos already and where you can barely hear the audio. I think as long as movies are good, no matter how long it was shown or released is still good and new for me. Even Charlie Chaplin's, as long as I find it entertaining then I would still consider watching it because I find it NEW and not OLD..

For me old is a silent film. I prefer watching films in color, but many of the old black and white films had such genuine content that in watching one forgets they are not in color. When the personalities of the actors and messages of the film are true to life, the films do not seem old at all. However, I feel the same way when reading Shakespeare's plays. They are so alive after many centuries that once immersed I no longer realize that the language is different from what we speak today. When watching a live performance or film version of Shakespeare's work, however, I have difficulty following the language, as I can understand it when reading much better than when hearing it spoken.

Once a student whom I had hitherto thought of as very wise for her years surprised me by announcing that she thought any book or movie that happened before she had been born was irrelevant to her, however, and I was truly shocked, not because of what she said but because it was she who said it. Sadly, I repeated to her that those who fail to learn the mistakes others have made in the past are destined to repeat them. Sadly, she did not heed me. One day I got a heart wrenching letter from her stating how much she wished she had listened. Alas it was too late. Age is relative, and now, I think, that young girl is older than me.

Old to me is before I was Born like Psycho from 1960 & filmed in Black & White, I
like the 1950's & Older as they are Classics. Silent Films are Great as they
had to use Motion, Facial Expression, Scenery, Lighting etc.. That is What Made
Charlie Chaplin a Genius, He did Everything so Well. Jaws, Star Wars, E.T., Close
Encounters are Classics but not Old. The 1970's I Consider as a Great Decade of
Movie making but not Old not New either. Maybe a Timeless Classic & the 1980s
the same to as Lots of New Ideas in Movie Making. I Consider the 1980's till Now
the Modern Era in Film Making.

Hi Transdisc,

The time period mentioned by your first respondent, is what I call dated. Age makes everything relative. When I think about it, I find most westerns old, specifically the black and white variety. I'm a big fan of the song 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence,' and I believe I've seen the movie once. I know Jimmy Stewart starred in it. Now, if I were to see it again, I'm sure I'd consider it old. As for my taste in music ... well, I've often fancied myself in a western, and I don't even know why. I think I belong in a bygone era.

I have a whole list of old black and white movies that I 'used to' love, that are hardly ever shown now. I'd likely consider them old if I were to watch them, but hope I'd still enjoy them. Are you familiar with an oldie called 'Dangerous Crossing?' Haven't seen it in years. I also enjoy 'The Apartment' with Jack Lemmon and Shirley McClaine, 'Days of Wine and Roses,' also with Jack Lemmon, and Lee Remick. I'm sure I could think of a lot more too. Maybe I should dig up some of these soon.

I once tried to get my daughter to watch E.T. I mean everyone loves the little guy ... right? Well, she absolutely hated it, and wondered why I was trying to get her to sit through an old movie like that.