old movies worth watching 60s/ 70s
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Just outside the timespan (1980), 'The Gods must be crazy' is well worth seeing. A comedy set in Africa, it contrasts the lives of bushmen with lazy townsfolk who will jump in the car rather than walk 100 yards to a shop. The bushmen have a peaceful existence until a modern day item lands amongst them and becomes a catalyst for trouble.
vixen1700 said:
O Lucky Man, the second part of the Nick Travis trilogy and my favourite.
From IMDB:
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures that seem designed to challenge his naive idealism.l
Which is all you need to know really, the rest of it is just a total trip.
Excellent choice, but in my opinion worth starting with If... (1968) and then following up with Brittania Hospital if the first 2 were enjoyed.From IMDB:
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures that seem designed to challenge his naive idealism.l
Which is all you need to know really, the rest of it is just a total trip.
Just outside your window but 3 films around that period I only saw much later in life (as in the last 10 years or so!) that felt just as modern as anything made today and still brilliant:
12 Angry Men - Saw this mentioned earlier in the thread, simple premise but I was surprised how modern the dynamic of the film was. Well worth a go.
Rear Window - Again like the above it's a little earlier in time but once more feels very modern and its influence on many films that have come after it (outside the "remake" Disturbia which was actually pretty good) can really be felt.
Psycho - The only film that creeps in to your bracket and I'm surprised it's not come up (might have missed it). Even if you already know the plot (most will) it's still genuinely creepy with some brilliant scares. Like many Hitchcock films it's the blueprint of so much that came after it, not just in terms of storytelling but the actual mechanics of filmmaking.
The Birds - (can you see a theme here
) This one is well inside the '60s, like Psycho it's so much more than it's initial premise. Still great today.
12 Angry Men - Saw this mentioned earlier in the thread, simple premise but I was surprised how modern the dynamic of the film was. Well worth a go.
Rear Window - Again like the above it's a little earlier in time but once more feels very modern and its influence on many films that have come after it (outside the "remake" Disturbia which was actually pretty good) can really be felt.
Psycho - The only film that creeps in to your bracket and I'm surprised it's not come up (might have missed it). Even if you already know the plot (most will) it's still genuinely creepy with some brilliant scares. Like many Hitchcock films it's the blueprint of so much that came after it, not just in terms of storytelling but the actual mechanics of filmmaking.
The Birds - (can you see a theme here
) This one is well inside the '60s, like Psycho it's so much more than it's initial premise. Still great today. C5_Steve said:
Just outside your window but 3 films around that period I only saw much later in life (as in the last 10 years or so!) that felt just as modern as anything made today and still brilliant:
12 Angry Men - Saw this mentioned earlier in the thread, simple premise but I was surprised how modern the dynamic of the film was. Well worth a go.
Rear Window - Again like the above it's a little earlier in time but once more feels very modern and its influence on many films that have come after it (outside the "remake" Disturbia which was actually pretty good) can really be felt.
Psycho - The only film that creeps in to your bracket and I'm surprised it's not come up (might have missed it). Even if you already know the plot (most will) it's still genuinely creepy with some brilliant scares. Like many Hitchcock films it's the blueprint of so much that came after it, not just in terms of storytelling but the actual mechanics of filmmaking.
The Birds - (can you see a theme here) This one is well inside the '60s, like Psycho it's so much more than it's initial premise. Still great today.
remembered another one 12 Angry Men - Saw this mentioned earlier in the thread, simple premise but I was surprised how modern the dynamic of the film was. Well worth a go.
Rear Window - Again like the above it's a little earlier in time but once more feels very modern and its influence on many films that have come after it (outside the "remake" Disturbia which was actually pretty good) can really be felt.
Psycho - The only film that creeps in to your bracket and I'm surprised it's not come up (might have missed it). Even if you already know the plot (most will) it's still genuinely creepy with some brilliant scares. Like many Hitchcock films it's the blueprint of so much that came after it, not just in terms of storytelling but the actual mechanics of filmmaking.
The Birds - (can you see a theme here
) This one is well inside the '60s, like Psycho it's so much more than it's initial premise. Still great today. Paul Newman did the stunt driving with mk1 transit chase
Not big, noisy war films, but some non-diverse British crafted movies from the 1960s
Billy Liar
The Birthday Party
The Killing of Sister George
Tunes Of Glory
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A Taste of Honey
Whistle Down The Wind
The Entertainer
Poor Cow
The Small World of Sammy Lee
The Knack and How to Get It
Georgy Girl
The Servant
The Bed Sitting Room
Darling
Victim
King and Country
Billy Liar
The Birthday Party
The Killing of Sister George
Tunes Of Glory
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A Taste of Honey
Whistle Down The Wind
The Entertainer
Poor Cow
The Small World of Sammy Lee
The Knack and How to Get It
Georgy Girl
The Servant
The Bed Sitting Room
Darling
Victim
King and Country
Nethybridge said:
Not big, noisy war films, but some non-diverse British crafted movies from the 1960s
Billy Liar
The Birthday Party
The Killing of Sister George
Tunes Of Glory
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A Taste of Honey
Whistle Down The Wind
The Entertainer
Poor Cow
The Small World of Sammy Lee
The Knack and How to Get It
Georgy Girl
The Servant
The Bed Sitting Room
Darling
Victim
King and Country
Chapeau !Billy Liar
The Birthday Party
The Killing of Sister George
Tunes Of Glory
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A Taste of Honey
Whistle Down The Wind
The Entertainer
Poor Cow
The Small World of Sammy Lee
The Knack and How to Get It
Georgy Girl
The Servant
The Bed Sitting Room
Darling
Victim
King and Country
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