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10-29-2009, 08:51 PM
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My kids are major classic movie buffs. I don't think there are as many wonderful movies from the 60s, when I was a kid, as there are from Hollywood's golden age (1930s-1950s), or from the 70s. "The Great Escape," "Dr. Zhivago," "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "Butch Cassidy" are probably the ones my kids like most from the 60s (I can't get them to like "Dr. Strangelove " no matter how I try). I'll second most of the films listed so far, though "Dirty Dancing" has never done it for me.
When d1 was a freshman in college, she discovered that none of her hallmates had ever heard of "Singing in the Rain." She made them watch it that night and had so much fun seeing them discover it. We've had great fun introducing our kids to our favorite movies. We like Billy Wilder, Hitchcock, Humphrey Bogart, anything with Fred Astaire or Cary Grant (well, who doesn't?). Here's a movie from my mother's youth that my kids love, as do I: "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Quote: |
I have bought a copy of "Breaking Away", but we haven't watched it yet.
| Watch it tonight!!! A wonderful movie, my favorite sports film.
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10-29-2009, 09:01 PM
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We made our kids watch the Fred MacMurray version of Flubber (or was it the Love Bug?) before we would allow them to watch the Robin Williams version. BOTH liked the old black and white better!
Chariots of Fire is one we also had them watch.
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10-29-2009, 09:22 PM
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#18 | | Junior Member
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Frazzled, thank you for mentioning Butch Cassidy!
We made our daughter watch Gone With The Wind because we thought it provided an important historical note. Then for something completely different, we had her watch the Monty Python movies. She then went on a Marilyn jag and watched Some Like it Hot and Seven-Year Itch.
Chariots of Fire is okay, but the 1981/82 movies I preferred were Reds and Gallipoli.
What about Amadeus?
Once the kids get to college age, they need to watch Animal House.
Last edited by Kathyc; 10-29-2009 at 09:23 PM.
Reason: adding Marilyn
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10-29-2009, 09:30 PM
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Roman Holiday, Caine Mutiny, Lilies of the Field, Waking Ned Devine, Blues Brothers, African Queen, Bridge Over the River Kwai...there are so many. One summer, my youngest d and I took one night a week and rented a classic movie. It was a blast! If she is ever home again in the summer, we'll have to do it again.
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10-29-2009, 09:34 PM
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Godfather One and Godfather Two.
Three-bleech.
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10-29-2009, 09:38 PM
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#21 | | Super Moderator
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I guess my kids are older than most of yours. They grew up on Mel Brooks movies, My cousin Vinny, True Lies, Airplane, Robin Hood in tight, ET, Apollo 13, Star Wars, Raiders, and of course Monty Python, especially Holy Grail.
Family favorites are Shawshank, Glory, Gettysburg, Spaceballs, and some early ones we made them watch: Casablanca, Butch Cassidy, the Errol Flynn Robin Hood ("you speak treason" "fluently"), It's a Wonderful Life. And a bunch more that my poor addled brain can't remember.
Incidentally, I think both have seen Gump, but since I can't stomach it, it wasn't my doing.
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10-29-2009, 09:39 PM
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Private Benjamin
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10-29-2009, 09:55 PM
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National Velvet, How Green Was My Valley, Arsenic and Old Lace, Goodbye Mr Chips,
and about 300-500 other titles from the 30's and 40's
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10-29-2009, 10:07 PM
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Brain finally kicking into gear here. Other "older" favorites in our house that I don't think have been listed yet:
90s: Groundhog Day, In and Out
80s: Back to the Future, Out of Africa
70s: Nashville, Jaws
60s: Cool Hand Luke
50s: The Band Wagon, North by Northwest
40s: On the Town, Adam's Rib
30s: Stage Door, Dark Victory
A great favorite of dh and the kids is "High Society" with Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Grace Kelly (50s musical remake of "Philadelphia Story"). It bugs me because I know "Philadelphia Story" is a much better movie - but there's no reasoning with some people. Quote: |
National Velvet, How Green Was My Valley, Arsenic and Old Lace, Goodbye Mr Chips,
| All of these! I just remembered that "Arsenic and Old Lace" is set at Halloween - time to find it for Saturday night. Cary Grant and the window seat - 
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10-29-2009, 10:24 PM
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How could I forget Cool Hand Luke??? Parent suggestion, S loved it.
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10-29-2009, 10:27 PM
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Sunset Boulevard.
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10-29-2009, 10:32 PM
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For Foodies:
Babette's Feast
Eat, Drink, Man ,Woman
Big Night
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10-29-2009, 10:33 PM
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#28 | | Member
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"Sunset Boulevard"
I played that for D when she was 15. The dead monkey scene COMPLETELY freaked her out and she couldnt sleep for quite a few days.
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10-29-2009, 10:34 PM
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#29 | | Senior Member
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Most of the above! plus
Last of the Mohicans
So many movies, so little free time....
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10-29-2009, 10:34 PM
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#30 | | Member
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Mrs. Doubtfire
Uncle Buck
I second Witness. GREAT movie.
Raiders of The Lost Ark.
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