Classic Movies
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KIng Rat is a phenomenal movie. So many great acting performances (one of the smallest roles in the movie, played by Hogan's Hero Richard Dawkins, as the paratrooper that is the first liberator on the scene, is superb. His reaction to Corporal King's well manicured and well fed appearance when he first meets him is spot on.)
The Great Escape
A Bridge too far
Stalag 17
Those are a few of my favorites I watch at least once a year.
A Bridge too far
Stalag 17
Those are a few of my favorites I watch at least once a year.
That and 20,000 leagues under the sea are two of my earlier movie memories with my dad.Another favorite...
The Longest Day
12 O'clock High
The Bridge at Remagen
The Dirty Dozen
Are some good WW2 classics to watch.
12 O'clock High
The Bridge at Remagen
The Dirty Dozen
Are some good WW2 classics to watch.
Yes, Griffith does a remarkable job. I just read the other day, this is character was closer to the real man than Andy Taylor character. Made me sad.A Face in the Crowd with Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau is a favorite classic of mine. It gives you a completely contrasting character from Andy's normal roles. Good movie.
Also A Bridge Too Far and the Big Red 1. I love WW2 movies.
The Desert Fox WWII movie about Rommel german tank panzer commander
Flight of the phoenix. The orginial
Flight of the phoenix. The orginial
I was going to list Stalag 17. Movie about a German POW camp. Entertaining movie. For those old enough to remember the comedy show Hogans Hero’s, the show was VERY loosely based on this movie.
Love Gregory Peck. Here are a couple of his:
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Big Country
Other Western Classic:
Red River
Random:
The Quiet Man
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world.
Have never seen Citizen Kane.
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Big Country
Other Western Classic:
Red River
Random:
The Quiet Man
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world.
Have never seen Citizen Kane.
Reminds me of the time my youngest child, who loved The Andy Griffith Show, asked me if everything was still in black and white when I was her age.
Jack Lemmon was great in The Out of Towners. They ruined it for me when they tried to remake it with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn.
Whatever Bob Shreve had on the Past Prime Time Playhouse on Channel 9 in Cincy in the 60'ws & 70's. Was on Saturday after the comedy shows. By 4a, he was drunker than skunk.
1958's The Blob where Steve McQueen looks 40 but is somehow playing a teenager.
Watching Asphalt Jungle again this morning, didn’t realize it was filmed in Cincy & Lex. Horse track is Keeneland.
Wow, it's been a while since I thought of those days. What a funny dude!
Back when it was the Past Prime Playhouse I was working a 2nd shift job. I'd get home around 1:30am on Saturday night/Sunday morning. He'd run the crappiest movies. But that didn't matter because he was the entertainment. Especially after I'd burned a fatty and had a couple Schoenling's myself.
Watched Casablanca and a flight home last week. Loved it! Going to try to watch three classic movies as one of my goals for.next year.
That's not a very high goal. Three classic movies in a year. You could easily knock that one out in a weekend.
I have a lot of other goals, a special needs child, a big job, etc. Three should work well for me.
Watched As Good As It Gets with The Jack & Helen Hunt the other night. Really good.
Couldn't believe 1933 Little Women starring young Kate Hepburn kept my attention throughout. She was gorgeous then.
Couldn't believe 1933 Little Women starring young Kate Hepburn kept my attention throughout. She was gorgeous then.
My apologies. I certainly wasn't trying to be a wise a$$.
Speaking of binge watching, my wife convinced me to start watching Homeland (not a classic movie, obviously), I have seen three episodes, then realized it has 7 or 8 seasons already.
Does anybody else feel overwhelmed by the thought of committing 100 hours or more to watching pretty much one story? Maybe it is great, but pretty sure I will be lucky to get through season 2 before I lose interest.
Does anybody else feel overwhelmed by the thought of committing 100 hours or more to watching pretty much one story? Maybe it is great, but pretty sure I will be lucky to get through season 2 before I lose interest.
It's been a long time, but we watched first 5-6 seasons before fading out.
Science Fiction:
The Thing from Another World, not the Kurt Russell one, the original.
Westerns:
Ulzana's Raid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (James Coburn & Kris Kristofferson)
The Thing from Another World, not the Kurt Russell one, the original.
Westerns:
Ulzana's Raid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (James Coburn & Kris Kristofferson)
Watched my first one for 2026! Citizen Kane. I did know of the premise and ending prior, but really, really enjoyed it anyway. And Charles FOSTER Kane, he wasn't fostered per se but went off to live with Thatcher, but intentional?
Want to watch something a little newer, looking at North by Northwest or something like that.
Want to watch something a little newer, looking at North by Northwest or something like that.
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If you like horror flicks…
The original 1951 The Thing From Outer Space is awesome. Great dialogue. James Arness as the Thing.
The original 1951 The Thing From Outer Space is awesome. Great dialogue. James Arness as the Thing.
Finally saw that one a couple years ago. I think the title is a bit wrong. He wasn't a bad guy, just an outsider and trouble came looking for him. Anyways, I went to the Griffith Observatory in LA shortly after watching the movie. It was surreal recognizing the places where they filmed various scenes in the movie some 60 years before.