Older movies you watched lately.....?

[PROSTOCKTOM]

I recently saw the wicker man. From 1973 ish. Kind of creepy flick about a weird sect on a Scottish isle.

Good one for Halloween
Bonus : Nude scene of Britt ecklund…..ooo La la.

Strange scene, but she had a perky chest and sure was swinging that butt around. Somehow I don't think I could watch the whole movie.

Tom

 

[padam]

Silverado so many stars in one place

I watched that not long ago for the first time. Pretty good flick.

 

[Kern Dog]

For those that grew up watching the movies from the 60s, 70s and 80s, going back to watch them can be a mixed bag if you have also watched a lot of current movies.
The old movies were slower moving and had fewer tricks and special effects. The actors and movie studios didn't rely on fancy digital effects.
One thing that I really notice is how the movies appear more like a stage play where the viewer stays in one place and watches the actors/players move around. Later movies have more camera angles and much more editing.
In the 80s, a book was released titled "Death by a thousand cuts" that discussed how Hollywood productions have cheapened the viewing experience by way of TV shows and movies using multiple cameras and faster editing of scenes.
For example, watch any of the fight scenes from movies in the 70s...Even Enter The Dragon. It was almost as if you were there. Think of the fight scenes...one continuous scene from start to finish. Conversely, todays fight scenes are done with either CGI or cameras but have different angled shots that often change every 1 to 1.5 seconds. The rapid editing and assembly of these scenes can be distracting and not as pleasing to watch.

 

[padam]

For those that grew up watching the movies from the 60s, 70s and 80s, going back to watch them can be a mixed bag if you have also watched a lot of current movies.
The old movies were slower moving and had fewer tricks and special effects. The actors and movie studios didn't rely on fancy digital effects.
One thing that I really notice is how the movies appear more like a stage play where the viewer stays in one place and watches the actors/players move around. Later movies have more camera angles and much more editing.
In the 80s, a book was released titled "Death by a thousand cuts" that discussed how Hollywood productions have cheapened the viewing experience by way of TV shows and movies using multiple cameras and faster editing of scenes.
For example, watch any of the fight scenes from movies in the 70s...Even Enter The Dragon. It was almost as if you were there. Think of the fight scenes...one continuous scene from start to finish. Conversely, todays fight scenes are done with either CGI or cameras but have different angled shots that often change every 1 to 1.5 seconds. The rapid editing and assembly of these scenes can be distracting and not as pleasing to watch.

I agree.
80’s movies were kind of like the music… brighter, more open, cleaner.
Like you said, you knew you were watching a story being told.

I don’t even watch action movies now. They are too dark to see, the action is too quick to follow, the sound effects and music are so loud that I can’t understand the dialogue.

 

[Kern Dog]

The fighting scenes of today's movies annoy me. They run too long and are edited together way too quickly. It just ruins the scene to have the camera angles change every second. There is no time to focus.
Look at the chase scene in The Rock where Sean Connery is driving the Hummer in downtown San Francisco. The speeds being driven were actually quite slow but when you wave the camera around a lot and do quick edits the whole time, the eyes cannot focus on any image long enough to process what is going on.

 

[DeltaV]

The Outlaw Josey Wales

@DeltaV

 

[DeltaV]

It's about time to watch The Deer Hunter again.

 

[hanks73340]

They Died With Their Boots On and The Charge of the Light Brigade

 

[Don selleck]

x2 on Josey Wales watch it every 5 years or so. One of the few movies I've watched more than once.

 

[Geetex]

The Outlaw Josey Wales

@DeltaV

Just watched that a few days ago, great movie.

 

[Davefinan]

It's about time to watch The Deer Hunter again.

Outstanding movie. Watched it recently after not seeing it for around 15 years.

 

[Davefinan]

Strange scene, but she had a perky chest and sure was swinging that butt around. Somehow I don't think I could watch the whole movie.

Tom

Yeah , the whole movie is a bit strange. What they call a cult classic today I suppose. I liked getting a taste of what life was like then on a Scottish isle but you have to sort out the fictional part.

 

[Kern Dog]

I enjoy a movie that is interesting but sometimes there are movies and TV shows that really require constant attention or you get lost in the plot.
This stuff should be entertainment, not an assignment.
For example...
The HBO reboot of Westworld. They had multiple timelines and the characters were mostly robots that didn't "age" so it was hard to follow from one timeline to another. The scenes would sometimes not blend at all and you had to assume that it was because they went from current time to 20 years ago or 20 years in the future.
Why make some of your viewing audience feel annoyed or confused?
In many movies or TV shows, you can tell different timelines by some scenes being in black and white, some other shade of color, an echo in the dialog or something.

 

[NoCar2023]

The wife and I love old westerns.
The opening is classic.

 

[Davefinan]

I enjoy a movie that is interesting but sometimes there are movies and TV shows that really require constant attention or you get lost in the plot.
This stuff should be entertainment, not an assignment.
For example...
The HBO reboot of Westworld. They had multiple timelines and the characters were mostly robots that didn't "age" so it was hard to follow from one timeline to another. The scenes would sometimes not blend at all and you had to assume that it was because they went from current time to 20 years ago or 20 years in the future.
Why make some of your viewing audience feel annoyed or confused?
In many movies or TV shows, you can tell different timelines by some scenes being in black and white, some other shade of color, an echo in the dialog or something.

Absolutely true. Idk what they are trying to achieve by complicating the hell out of a two hour piece of entertainment.

 

[NoCar2023]

The ending of this one is awesome.

 

[Kern Dog]

Movies like Memento did require you to watch closely but it had black and white to denote a past timeline.
The Matrix had clues as to which "reality" was being displayed.
Also...There are only a few formulas to the display of the movie.
Some start at the end like Vanishing Point, then cut back to the past to show what led up to the opening scene.
Others start out in what seems like the middle of the story and then edit in little segments from the past to explain the way things are going.
Most seem to be linear though. Each scene is in order and easy to follow.
One thing that is universally in use is what I have called the 3rd quarter setback followed by the 4th quarter rally to win.
Example....
The hero struggles through a series of events to reach the top, then 3/4 through the movie he encounters what is a huge setback that seems impossible to overcome. THEN in the last segment, he somehow rallies to win.
This is common in romantic comedies, war movies, action/dramas and even comedies. It is extremely predictable.

 

[coronet68mx]

Gone with the wind, I've try my wife watched but she doesn't like old movies, Vivian Leigh was beautiful and impressive, so sad how she die.

 

[PRND21]

Silverado so many stars in one place

“Where’s the dog?”

 

[Duckmanreno]

I tend to favor older movies anyway so this is a great thread. When the wife is out of town for work I will watch several.

Just watched Twelve O Clock High. Great under rated movie with Gregory Peck. Real flying B17 and actual footage from the war.

Bonnie and Clyde. Always like this movie and the whole cast is good including Warren Beatty.