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Posted: 6/15/2018 10:38:13 AM EST

Fellas, my work has been taking me out of town in recent months, and I've been staying with my grandpa.

We have been watching TCM channel. He likes this channel because they show movies from when he was a young man. I've run across some great movies, and some bad ones on this channel.

Good Ones:
Stalag 17 (1953)- I found it entertaining, funny, suspensful, and as good or better then any movie today.
She wore a yellow ribbon (1949)- great western, awesome scenes, acting was great. Bonus, my grandpa was friends with Ben Johnson.
Mr. Smith goes to Washington (1939)- funny movie, good acting.
Modern Times (1936)- another funny movie. Great visuals for the time.

Bad ones:
The way we were (1973)- holy shit, bitches be crazy yo! And Barbara Streisand was ugly as hell!
Cactus Flower (1969)- oh. My. God. Stab me in the eye! Goldie Hahn was hot though!

Natural ones:
Tarzan the ape man (1932)- I didn't find myself liking this movie, but I didn't hate it either. It had great visuals, but some of the scenes ran to long for my taste. The amount of animals in it was amazing though.

What other "old movies" do you guys recommend?

Edit: also it's been really cool to spend this time with my grandpa. Really, he's my grandpa-in-law, but none the less, he's a cool guy. Went through a photo album with him the other night. He was sporting a perm in the late 60's- early 70's. He is not what I would call a man's man. He was a VP at a bank for many, many years. Country club member, golf 4 times a week, highball drinking kinda guy. Then his wife got Alzheimer's and he spent his entire fortune making sure she was taken care of till the end. He's a good dude.

Posted: 6/15/2018 10:48:09 AM EST

[#1]

Patton
Casablanca
The bridge over the river Quai
Midway
Singing in the Rain
We were Soldiers
Stalinrad

Posted: 6/15/2018 10:48:39 AM EST

[#2]

North by Northwest
The Spirit of St. Louis with Jimmy Stewart
Marooned
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Poseidon adventure

Those are all I can come up with at this moment, so hopefully there are some helpful ideas for you.

Posted: 6/15/2018 10:54:33 AM EST

[#3]

None. Give them a book.

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:12:49 AM EST

[#4]

The princess bride

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:15:39 AM EST

[#5]

It's A Wonderful Life

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:15:49 AM EST

[#6]

The Fantastic Voyage

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:24:14 AM EST

[#7]

Schindlers list....

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:26:07 AM EST

[#8]

Die Hard

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:27:22 AM EST

[#9]

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Patton
Casablanca
The bridge over the river Quai
Midway
Singing in the Rain
We were Soldiers
Stalinrad

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LOL "Soldier in the Rain" - Great Army movie with Steve McQueen and Jackie Gleason.
Just about anything with Bogie.
Just about anything with Cagney.
Just about anything with Jimmy Stewart.
Just about anything directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Just about anything directed by Howard Hawks.

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:28:47 AM EST

[#10]

A trip to the moon.
https://youtu.be/_FrdVdKlxUk

The Astronomers Dream
https://youtu.be/g8SMIiQZUcs

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:30:30 AM EST

[#11]

Going with some "lesser" knowns to start off and not mentioning the obvious such as Foesrt Gump, The Godfather, Casino, Goodfellas, or Training Day etc.. Most are along the lines of showing the duality of the world imho so not too many comedies or westerns. More so how the world isn't all rainbows and puppies. In no particular order:

12 angry men
The sting
Between Two Worlds(not sure if i'm remembering this one correctly)
Lawrence of Arabia
Mad mad mad mad world
One flew over the cuckoos nest
Wag the dog
Dr Strangelove
LA Confidential
The Shining
A Few Good Men
Basic
Buffalo Soldier
The Big Lebowski
Eyes wide shut
To Kill a Mockingbird
Layer Cake
Rockn' Rolla
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Starship Troopers
Road House
Lord of the Flies
Gohst Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Friday
Blood Diamond
O Brother Where Art Though
Gangs of New York
Old Boy
The Scent of a Woman
Galaxy Quest
The Game
The Way of the Gun
Kpax
Pans Labyrinth
Hunted
Donnie Darko
Nocturnal Animals
Aliens
City of God
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
Unforgiven

Probably forgot a few.

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:33:42 AM EST

[#12]

The longest day

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:36:03 AM EST

[#13]

Casablanca
Legends of the Fall

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:36:09 AM EST

[#14]

I stumbled onto "Duel" on youtube, holy crap that was intense.

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:38:32 AM EST

[#15]

Heartbreak Ridge.

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:38:40 AM EST

[#16]

A great "life journey" movie that has withstood the passage of time is "The Razor's Edge" with Tyrone Powers.

A great film noire movie is "Laura" with Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, and Vincent Price.

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:42:06 AM EST

[#17]

Ooh, ooh!!! "WINGS"!!!

Since this is the 100th year of WWI, story of two pilots in WWI. Used WWI planes and vets, some of the best aerial photography ever, and to top it all off, ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD TITTIES!!! (This was filmed before that censorship committee)

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:42:29 AM EST

[#18]

Good Fellas

at the earliest age possible. Bonus point if single digit

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:42:45 AM EST

[#19]

Gettysburg

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:43:54 AM EST

[#20]

The Goonies

The Bridges at Toko Ri

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:44:25 AM EST

[#21]

The quiet Man
The shootist
Donovans reef
The blues brothers
Any of the old universal horror movies

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:45:59 AM EST

[#22]

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:48:42 AM EST

[#23]

Blazing Saddles
History of the World Part 1
Spaceballs
Casablanca
The Cowboys
The Green Berets
The Big Red 1
Apocalypse Now
Gone With The Wind
The Wizard of OZ
Public Enemy #1

Posted: 6/15/2018 11:57:16 AM EST

[#24]

The Wild Geese - THE WILD GEESE

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:04:33 PM EST

[#25]

Tremors

Boondock saints

The wild geese

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:07:29 PM EST

[#26]

I can think of several old movies, but doubt if the young people of today are smart enough to understand or appreciate them.

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:08:58 PM EST

[#27]

The Lives of Others.

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:11:43 PM EST

[#28]

Kelly's Heroes

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:12:02 PM EST

[#29]

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Holy fucking shitsnacks...OP, maybe you need to clarify "OLD"! LOL

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:16:31 PM EST

[#30]

Trolls was pretty good. My kids like Coco

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:17:13 PM EST

[#31]

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So much this

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:18:43 PM EST

[#32]

Star Wars
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Breakfast Club

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:19:05 PM EST

[#33]

The Patriot. Many lessons there. Why we need guns and should know how to use them.

And tomohawks.

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:19:07 PM EST

[#34]

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Holy fucking shitsnacks...OP, maybe you need to clarify "OLD"! LOL

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Tremors

Boondock saints

The wild geese

Holy fucking shitsnacks...OP, maybe you need to clarify "OLD"! LOL

Most young people,I’m thinking under 25 probably have not seen those.

My daughters boyfriend hasn’t even seen aliens I told her to dump him.

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:20:54 PM EST

[#35]

Double Indemnity with Burt Lancaster
- One of the best from the Film Noir genre

Seconds with Rock Hudson
- Mind fuck sci-fi movie

Some Came Running with Sinatra and Martin
- WWII vets come home and struggle with reintegration into society

Walkabout
- Two kids stranded in the outback and meet up with a Aborigine on his walkabout

From Here to Eternity with Lancaster and Sinatra and Clift
-fictional depiction of the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor (not a war movie)

Black Narcissus
- Convent in the Himalayas struggles with external and internal danger. One of the most visually beautiful films ever made

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:22:09 PM EST

[#36]

GNFOS

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:23:48 PM EST

[#37]

Terminator
Gleaming The Cube
Rad
Spaceballs
Commando
Beast Master
Christmas Vacation
Boondock Saints
Men at Work
The Great Outdoors
Airplane
The Naked Gun

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:24:59 PM EST

[#38]

Indiana Jones
Goonies
Back To The Future
Cannonball Run
Lethal Weapon

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:25:32 PM EST

[#39]

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LOL.

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:25:49 PM EST

[#40]

Blazing saddles.

Posted: 6/15/2018 12:45:17 PM EST

[#41]

Fahrenheit 451

Wide Awake

Posted: 6/15/2018 1:27:43 PM EST

[#42]

Cool Hand Luke

Dr. Strangelove

Charley Varrick

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

A Clockwork Orange

Lawrence of Arabia

Bridge on the River Kwai

Logan's Run

Vertigo

Posted: 6/15/2018 1:37:31 PM EST

[#43]

For starters.....

The Steven Stegall Under Seige series
James Bond series
All the Die Hards
All of the Transporter movies
FIght Club
Snatch
All the Ocean number movies
Spies Like Us.

Posted: 6/15/2018 1:54:55 PM EST

[#44]

Funny OP mentions She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. That's always been my favorite western. I'm 33 by the way.

Some of my favorite classics are as follows:

North by Northwest
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Man Who Knew too Much
Lifeboat (can you tell yet that I love Hitchcock?)
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr. Strangelove
Mutiny on the Bounty (I like the 1935, 1962, and 1984 versions)
Casablanca
The Bridges at Toko-ri
In Harm's Way