FabSwingers.com forum: Best Classic Film

By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

What is your favourite classic film - say 30+ years old? For me it has to be 'Some Like it Hot'.

Jack Lemmon was so funny in that - 'I'm a boy, I'm a boy. Oh boy, I'm a boy!'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many classics!!! The Blues Brothers comes to mind immediately. Then there's Stir Crazy, The Shining, Mad Mad Mad Mad World, and The Great Escape...all just timeless films.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bladerunner.

Still as visually stunning today as it was in 1982. A real cinematic treasure..

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

Romero's night of the living dead, the colour remake is rather good as well.

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Most films with Jimmy Stewart. Really like Two Rode Together along with Richard Widmark

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

The man who shot liberty vallence

To kill a mocking bird

Goodbye Mr chips

Casablanca

True grit

all quiet on the western front

2001 a space odasey

All fantastic films featuring fantastic perfomances

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By *lyce and Mister MCouple
over a year ago

Falkirk

Rocky Horror Picture Show..... Always!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apocalypse Now.

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By *win PeaksCouple
over a year ago

Northamptonshire

If you are talking old movies ie. before I was born

Some like it hot

Bringing up Baby

The Philadelphia Story

or anything with Cary Grant

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By *iceguydaveMan
over a year ago

Monmouth

It's a Wonderful Life

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

West Side Story

Fast and Furious 6 (how did THAT get in there?)

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By * Jay69Man
over a year ago

Bridgwater - Somerset

2001

Dr Strangelove

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being There.

Sellers should have got an Oscar for that performance. I still can't quite work out the last scene though...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a wonderful life

Mary Poppins

The good, the bad and the Ugly

King Kong

Forbidden Planet

The Terminator

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By *eddy bears picnicCouple
over a year ago

kidderminster

The pink panther films and casino royale guess you have to give star wars a mention as well

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By *eddy bears picnicCouple
over a year ago

kidderminster

And almost in there but just under the 30 year mark has to be The breakfast club

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And almost in there but just under the 30 year mark has to be The breakfast club"

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By *utmegsMan
over a year ago

Closer than you think

Bringing up baby

Ice cold in Alex

Lawrence of Arabia

Battle of Britain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pillow talk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gone With The Wind

Breakfast At Tiffanys

Cleopatra

Rebel Without A Cause

Oldies but goodies!

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Another of my favourites is 'Cabaret'.

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By *oecurler69Man
over a year ago

Sutton Coldfield

Seven brides for seven brothers!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has to be scarface for me maybe Shawshank, uncle buck I could go on for ever

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carve her name with pride

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sunset Boulevard

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Anything with Bette Davis

Casablanca

Blade Runner

The Hunger

Rocky Horror

Jaws

Carrie

(think I'm a bit of a film buff)

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By *obletonMan
over a year ago

A Home Among The Woodland Creatures

Spice World

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Calamity Jane

Seven brides for seven brothers

Breakfast at tiffanys

Starwars a new hope

White men can't jump

Cool runnings.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Going to show me age now...

The Cruel Sea

Roman Holiday

This Happy Breed

Lawrence of Arabia

The Godfather

A matter of Life and Death

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Silence of the Lambs

Psycho

The Jazz Singer

The Birds

The exorcist

hellraiser

to name a few

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ghost busters,, even if it is only 29 yes old,, star wars too

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By *renchbambi xWoman
over a year ago

Need to know basis

Logan's run

A Cat on a Hot tin roof

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rita sue and bob too

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By *renchbambi xWoman
over a year ago

Need to know basis

"Rita sue and bob too"

great sex education Lol

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By *aughtyswindon1Man
over a year ago

Swindon

Oooohhh!!! That's a hard one, as there are so many of the classic movies that I like.

In general, my favourites have always been the old British comedies, a la all the 'Carry On' films, those starring Norman Wisdom, Peter Sellers, etc...

Generally for American films, anything starring any of the 'Rat Pack', 'The Godfather' series, anything with Steve McQueen in, etc...

But if I had to list my top 5 films (in no particular order) this would probably be it:

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Paint Your Wagon

The Magnificent Seven

Our Man Flint

St. Trinians

Carry On Screaming

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I could of created a much larger list... But I won't bore you with it!!!

This was a great question and I really enjoyed thinking, remembering and reminiscing about those beloved classics.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Silence of the Lambs

Psycho

The Jazz Singer

The Birds

The exorcist

hellraiser

to name a few

Silence of the lambs was made in 1991 and Hellraiser 1987

They're not 30 years old

/pedantic film buff

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Oooohhh!!! That's a hard one, as there are so many of the classic movies that I like.

In general, my favourites have always been the old British comedies, a la all the 'Carry On' films, those starring Norman Wisdom, Peter Sellers, etc...

Generally for American films, anything starring any of the 'Rat Pack', 'The Godfather' series, anything with Steve McQueen in, etc...

But if I had to list my top 5 films (in no particular order) this would probably be it:

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Paint Your Wagon

The Magnificent Seven

Our Man Flint

St. Trinians

Carry On Screaming

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I could of created a much larger list... But I won't bore you with it!!!

This was a great question and I really enjoyed thinking, remembering and reminiscing about those beloved classics.

Ooh Magnificent Seven - yes! I preferred Carry on Up the Khyber though.

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By *john121Man
over a year ago

staffs

All time favs is a difficult one as i have so many spanning all decades but up there close to the top is

Random Harvest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My top 3 films of all time:

Gone With The Wind

It's A Wonderful Life

To Kill A Mocking Bird

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gone with the wind

The killing of sister George

Lady sings the blues

Born free

Mildred Pierce

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Greatest Show On Earth.

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By *600Man
over a year ago

lancs

The shining

Italian job

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gone With The Wind

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Nearly forgot! The Good,the Bad and the Ugly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the spaghetti westerns

blues brothers

trading places

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Good,The Bad And The Ugly

Jaws

The Shining

Rosemary's Baby

The Exorcist

Alien ........to name a few

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Good,The Bad And The Ugly

Jaws

The Shining

Rosemary's Baby

The Exorcist

Alien ........to name a few "

I agree. I only put one - my list would have been far too long

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Some like it hot - so funny

The Sunshine Boys - with Walther Matthau

Ice-cold in Alex - remarkable cinematography

Starwars - *Jedi*

Jaws and although it's not that old, apparently it's the most popular film, The Shawshank Redemption.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Darkstar, with the orange beachball alien lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

King And I x

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By *loozieandfishCouple
over a year ago

Braintree

Not quite 30 years plus, but will always be a fan of The breakfast club and St. Elmo's fire.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Being There.

Sellers should have got an Oscar for that performance. I still can't quite work out the last scene though..."

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By *igdnlittlemCouple
over a year ago

hartlepool

Best ever has to be One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest , makes you wonder how many people pretend to be mentally ill to escape pressures of real life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sunset Boulevard

Entertaining Mr Sloane

The Apartment

Mildred Pierce

Patton

Ice cold in Alex

The Hill

Night of the Generals

Casablanca

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf ?

Gentlemen prefer blondes

Black narcissus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jungle book

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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago

MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire)

its a wonderful life

jaws

star wars

bladerunner

alien

dumbo

Most of the proper old disney films to be honest

not quite old enough... but almost

breakfast club

st elmos fire

pretty in pink

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Apocalypse Now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ice cold in Alex

Lawrence of Arabia

Battle of Britain"

Three of my all time fav movies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Apocalypse Now."

Hard to believe that's 34 years old...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Operation Petticoat

Father Goose

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brief Encounter

Blue Lagoon (the original not the dreadful remake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What happened to baby jane?

Film title not a question lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On The Town - can't help getting the songs stuck in my head for hours afterwards :P

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

Gilda - For fapping over Rita Hayworth

Harvey - Because I like giant invisible rabbits (FYI Funky Fact fans, I have two)

Night of the Living Dead - 'They're coming for you Barbara!'

The Maltese Falcon - Humph is the shit yo!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mother India

So sad man!! It was up for an Oscar many many moons ago...those that are laughing at my post can watch this WITH subtitles. For me it's a classic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Apocalypse Now."

Have you seen the redux version?

I saw it in the original version cinema in 2011. It was ace.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And almost in there but just under the 30 year mark has to be The breakfast club"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Quadraphinia has to up there in my classics xxx

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Lawrence of Arabia has to have the greatest cinematography ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lawrence of Arabia has to have the greatest cinematography ever."

I'd challenge that with African Queen, just for the ridiculously minimal amount of kit Jack Cardiff had to shoot it with

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Lawrence of Arabia has to have the greatest cinematography ever.

I'd challenge that with African Queen, just for the ridiculously minimal amount of kit Jack Cardiff had to shoot it with

I love that film but stand by what I said. Having said that, Olivier's version of Henry V shot in Ireland and films studios during WWII using US servicemen as extras is remarkable considering his limited budget. His studio sets could not be realistic so he based their perspectives on Bruegel paintings to give it a suitably mediaeval feel.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

and not a mention of a British classic- Zulu.

Tension, action, sweeping vistas, some great acting (even from Michael Caine

)....and his classic line "You're only supposed to blow the bloody spears off"

Also, two ends of the western spectrum- Blazing Saddles and High Noon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lawrence of Arabia has to have the greatest cinematography ever.

I'd challenge that with African Queen, just for the ridiculously minimal amount of kit Jack Cardiff had to shoot it with

I'll have to hunt that down at the weekend when i'm stuck at work

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By *john121Man
over a year ago

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Ben Hur

Great Escape

Goodbye Mr Chips

2001 a space Odyssey 'Dave'

Alien

A fist full of dollars

True Grit

get carter

The Inn of the 6th happiness

Cool Hand Luke

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Dirty Dozen

Paint your Wagon

Brubaker

All the presidents men

Serpico

midnight cowboy

The Graduate

Marathon man

Papillon

Bullitt

The Magnificent Severn

Goodfellas

The Deer Hunter

Taxi Driver

Cape fear

The Godfather

Scarface

Frankie and Johnny

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

"If you are talking old movies ie. before I was born

Some like it hot

Bringing up Baby

The Philadelphia Story

or anything with Cary Grant

Loved him in Arsenic and Old Lace

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

"and not a mention of a British classic- Zulu.

Tension, action, sweeping vistas, some great acting (even from Michael Caine

)....and his classic line "You're only supposed to blow the bloody spears off"

So which was the film where he said "Stop chucking them bloody doors!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Debbie does Dallas....what a classic!

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in America

It's a Wonderful Life

Citizen Kane

Pretty much all the Ealing Comedies

Lawrence of Arabia

Blade Runner

Goodfellas (if it qualifies as old enough !)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disney’s Pinocchio .....

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

No, Goodfellas is 'only' 23 years old, so scrap that !

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