old movies worth watching 60s/ 70s

[dontlookdown]

Some good ideas on this I thread. I am going to pinch some for my own watch list.

Has anyone said Blow Up yet?

[coppice]

Hmm- a film which is more about look than plot, and best known for who is in it . Almost everybody who was anybody in 1966 .

[clive_candy]

Great artwork on those film posters.

Where Eagles Dare and the swastika on the cable car. A war/adventure film where the war was very much an excuse for the adventure.

[p1doc]

just caught red sun western with charles bronson and a samurai trying to retrieve stolen katana pretty good

[wildone63]

Duel
Two lane blacktop
North sea hijack
Convoy
Its a mad mad mad mad world
The birds
Jaws
Earthquake
The towering inferno

[Kuwahara]

jrock78 said:

Thought I would lighten the tone of movies recommended somewhat and say any Carry On Film.
Carry on Screaming and Carry on Henry being two of my favourites.

I used to despise Carry on films but really enjoy them now…

[dontlookdown]

coppice said:

Hmm- a film which is more about look than plot, and best known for who is in it . Almost everybody who was anybody in 1966 .

Fair comment, but the look is so much of it's time that I enjoy the film more now as a period piece.

[coppice]

Oh yes , Blow Up certainly captured the zeitgeist. As , sadly did the Carry On films , if for a different audience. I endured a few at my local flea pit (New Star, Castleford ) and along with Norman Wisdom's efforts they were indescribably awful then and now I'd only watch them at gunpoint . Lame , crass, humourless , cheap old fashioned tat with all the (lack of ) charm of a naughty seaside postcard . Ooh err Missus ...

But I will confess to a Hammer habit back then. I suspect it was mainly because the films frequently starred Ingrid Pitt's heaving bosom and flashing eyes.

Mittel Europa glamour at its best

[droopsnoot]

wildone63 said:

The towering inferno

That's been on quite often recently.

[bstb3]

Add this to the list - Colossus - The Forbin Project. Sci Fi ish drama, but super apt with the growth of AI currently. Quite of it's time tech wise, but also really quite excellent. Maybe a little bit of a slow burner, but a good solid watch and stars (the frankly quite perfect ) Susan Clarke. Imagine a cross between Wargames and the Andromeda Strain at it's a bit like that.

Not available on any streaming services oddly (AI is out to hide it I think), but available on the ever trusty internet Archive for free:

https://archive.org/details/colossus-the-forbin-pr...

[coppice]

Christ you had me intrigued there - I read 'Sci Fish'

[julianm]

I'm only watching old movies these days, but did see these when they were released. All worth a view with a couple of beers. Bit odd Rita Tushingham is in a couple of them & Julie Christie isn't the best actress ever but thay all work.
Lovely motorbikes in The Leather Boys & wait for the ending ....