1954
/geek

Good call, by the way. My second-favourite Hitchcock after Vertigo
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:00, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

eek oogle
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:00, Reply)

anything with Jimmy Stewart gets my vote
though surprisingly, I may be the only person in the world ever who hasn't seen It's A Wonderful Life.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:03, Reply)

I haven't seen it.
Harvey is a great film.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:04, Reply)

*hipster high fives*
seeing classic films is so mainstream. ;)

Harvey was good. I concur.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:06, Reply)

I haven't seen any Godfather, Rocky or Rambo films either

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:07, Reply)

You're fucking kidding

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:10, Reply)

I think you and I need to have a little talk about the definition of 'classic'
but I haven't seen Godfather or Rambo either. I have had to sit through a couple of Rocky films, which are tedious in the extreme.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:11, Reply)

I wasn't necessarily saying they are classic
but as you can see from Darth's reaction, people think you are a freak if you haven't seen them.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:14, Reply)

Everyone should see The Godfather
Even the third one, it's not as bad as people make out. I'm actually surprised you've managed to avoid Rocky; the first two are excellent, the third is decent and the fourth is fun (but a bit shit). Five is shocking and the most recent one is good, but only in a nostalgic way.

The Rambo films are crap aftr First Blood, if I'm honest
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:17, Reply)

it just hasn't come up
I only saw the Usual Suspects in 2004 or thereabouts.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:19, Reply)

that's another one I haven't seen
I now can't watch that, fight club, se7en or the crying game. Or watch the mousetrap.

Too many surprise twists given away.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:21, Reply)

fight club and seven are worth watching because they are good films

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:22, Reply)

Liar.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:23, Reply)

you're a nice boy but you've got no brains
so shut your fucking face

edit: I can't remember what film ^this is from
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:25, Reply)

Hang about, Baron Wrongness
Are you actually saying Se7en and Fight Club aren't decent films? Cos that would make you an absolute fucktard
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:31, Reply)

I'm firmly of the opinion that anything David Fincher makes is absolutely required viewing
Se7en is an absolute masterpiece, even if you know how it ends
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:22, Reply)

to be homest, I don't really have the required patience to sit through a whole film
especially when I know how it ends.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:29, Reply)

I find that quite an odd attitude
the enjoyment for me is from watching the story unfold, not from seeing how it ends.

same with books, which is why I can reread stuff over and over.

I enjoy the use of language or direction or whatever, not just the end result of the story.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:32, Reply)

As much as I'm aware that agreeing with Vippers is an unhealthy habit for me to keep up
as usual I am in absolute accord with him here. Se7en is a director's masterclass, all the more amazing considering it was Fincher's second film, and Alien3 hardly counts as he wasn't given editorial control and washed his hands of the whole affair later.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:34, Reply)

I watched most of Alien 3 the other day
I still maintain it is a great film, but just doesn't quite hold up against the first two
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:35, Reply)

It is a decent film
and it's hard to imagine that anything could have reached the ridiculously high standards set previously. I think the revisionist opinion of it is that this is where the downward spiral towards easy-money sequels began
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:44, Reply)

I remember thinking it looked good when it first came out
and it *does* have MoreThan Freeman in it. I may have to look into this.

I can't go to the cinema though, as crippling arthritis means that I have to get up and stretch my legs after about half an hour, and some people don't like that.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:39, Reply)

I'm quite an odd person
and having suffered through a million lit classes at university, I have realised that looking at the mechanics of a story completely spoils it for me. It's like knowing how the rabbit gets in the hat. Takes the shine off.

Now when I watch films, I generally check my brain at the door.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:36, Reply)

I object to that sort of study of literature and stuff
partly because I have a strong belief that an awful lot of stuff is written with very little underlying meaning and that it is ascribed later by wankers who are trying to be intellectual.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:38, Reply)

Ref. everything Shakespeare ever wrote
(this may be bollocks, I developed a lasting distaste for Shakespeare after being repeatedly told about the multiple subtexts of Henry IV part I during GCSE English)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:42, Reply)

It's A Wonderful Life is an absolute beauty of a film
As is The Philadelphia Story, and The Naked Spur.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:09, Reply)

Not seen the Naked Spur
but The Philadelphia Story is wonderful. As is High Society, which is fun and fluffy.

I also only saw True Grit the other week, and I quite enjoyed that.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:15, Reply)

I actually haven't seen the original of True Grit
Due to a very low tolerance for John Wayne in anything other than The Searchers. I fucking love High Society, I know it's not as good a film as The Philadelphia Story but, as you can imagine, I'm a sucker for Sinatra
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:20, Reply)

no no no no no!
Bing all the way!

This is why I always maintain that Katherine Hepburn was a better actress than Grace Kelly. Hepburn had to pretend that Cary Grant was better than jimmy Stewart (hard) but Kelly had to turn down Sinatra for Crosby (easy).

I have odd taste in men. See mr b3th for details.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:27, Reply)

Hahaha
Excellent criteria. I don't think it's necessarily that tricky to maintain that Katherine Hepburn was a better actress than virtually anyone, though - and for those who dissent, I would refer them to Bringing Up Baby
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:29, Reply)

Jimmy Stewart in anything is going to make a good film.
Particularly the westerns. I will always watch Shenandoah when it is on. He was a real man too, having flown in bombers during the war.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:20, Reply)

He chooses life.
Now you don't have to.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:07, Reply)

You prefer 'rear entry'
*yawn*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:06, Reply)

pfft
too easy.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:07, Reply)

You forgot old, tired and hackneyed
But enough about Monty
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:10, Reply)

oh man, that could also describe me.
In other news, I have my laptop on the desk in front of my monitor (can't use the PC while it's doing some kind of update nonsense) and I keep trying to use the mouse and wondering why it isn't working.

I should add 'spaz' to the above list.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:14, Reply)

It's early
I can't do anything until I've had caffeine
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 9:20, Reply)