Any really good classics??? - Blu-ray Forum

avncars · 01-24-2010, 05:57 PM

hello all! i am a fan of all movies, i have no particular genre i must buy. all my purchases are blind buys or what is highly recommened by all of you...recently i went on an uncontrolable bluray buying spree, and now i have all these titles i have never seen before!i select which movie i am going to watch by closing my hands and whatever movie i grab is the movie i watch! anyway. yesterday i picked my movie and it happen to be "North By Northwest" by alfred hitchcock. i was a little hesitant about watching this movie at that time cause i kind of wanted a good action movie. Well, l have to say, i absolutely loved it!! im not talking about just the movie it self either. For a 50 year old movie, it looked and sounded amazing! and of course the movie itself was very, very good...

i have always loved old movies for some reason, i think cause of my dad. There is just a whole different feeling i get when watching an old movie that i dont get with movies made today. Yes obviously i love new movies with the flawless sound, picture, special effects, explosions...but there is just something about classics, i dont know. i couldnt even name one tv show that has come out in the past 8 years, cause if its not tv land, amc or the new, i dont watch it!

my question is, does anybody know of any classics such as this one that were transffered to bluray, and that have beautiful sound and picture quality?
i dont ever hear of anybody talking about these types of movies, and would like to get a couple more to throw into the mix...

any suggestions will be greatly apprecitated, thanks!

AKORIS · 01-24-2010, 06:03 PM

some that come to mind (older classics with great PQ being the criteria)

WIZARD OF OZ
GONE WITH THE WIND
DR NO
GOLDFINGER
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
THUNDERBALL
BONNIE AND CLYDE
HOW THE WEST WAS ONE (not a great movie but stunning picture!)

more to come I'm sure!

avncars · 01-24-2010, 06:05 PM

how is bonnie and clyde? thats not a silent movie, is it? i bought "the General" and found out it is a silent movie. as much as i love classics, i dont think i can sit through a silent film.

AKORIS · 01-24-2010, 06:15 PM

no, not at all-- it came out in the late 60's and has Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in it as bank robbers in the depression era. Considered extremely violent for it's day (the ending in particular), it's well worth seeing.
Also has a young Gene Hackman and Gene Wilder in it..

avncars · 01-24-2010, 06:17 PM

VERY GOOD! i will consider it part of my collection when i am ready to buy more movies. thanks!

repete66211 · 01-25-2010, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avncars

how is bonnie and clyde? thats not a silent movie, is it? i bought "the General" and found out it is a silent movie. as much as i love classics, i dont think i can sit through a silent film.

Give it a shot. You may be surprised. I'm a fan of silent movies, so perhaps I'm a bit biased, but I think The General should be able to hold your attention. It might help if you read up on Buster Keaton a bit before you watch it.

As far as other classics go, I don't think you can go wrong with Casablanca. It's a good introduction to one of the great screen icons--Humphrey Bogart. Also, Dr. Strangelove is a solid Classic on Blu-ray.

Good Intentions · 01-25-2010, 02:39 AM

You also can't go wrong with any of the Disney classics. Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Pinocchio look amazing. Even if your not a fan, you'll be able to appreciate there beauty.

Fighter · 01-25-2010, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avncars

how is bonnie and clyde? thats not a silent movie, is it? i bought "the General" and found out it is a silent movie. as much as i love classics, i dont think i can sit through a silent film.

Excellent film....looks and sounds fantastic on blu!

Check it out.

10/10

WyldeMan45 · 01-25-2010, 02:43 AM

I myself am a huge fan of James Cagney and Steve McQueen and love all their films, but if I had to choose just a few titles from each to recommend to a beginner, they would be:

James Cagney:
White Heat
City for Conquest
Each Dawn I Die

Steve McQueen:
The Sand Pebbles
Papillon
The Great Escape

jhiggy23 · 01-25-2010, 02:54 AM

Another classic film fan, welcome!

There are some great recommendations and reviews of the classics in the Ultimate Classic and Foreign film thread. A lot of ppl review the film they watch and comment on the PQ and AQ.

toef · 01-25-2010, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by repete66211

Give it a shot. You may be surprised. I'm a fan of silent movies, so perhaps I'm a bit biased, but I think The General should be able to hold your attention. It might help if you read up on Buster Keaton a bit before you watch it.

It definitely helps to read up a little bit on The General either before or after seeing it (or maybe watching it, then reading up on it, then watching it again, would be ideal).

As an example, there's the classic scene of him sitting on the coupling rod, and going up and down. The average person might see that and go "oh, whatever, he's sitting on the wheel, going up and down", but they don't realize how dangerous doing that really was.

Travis · 01-25-2010, 03:17 AM

Casablanca is great, but I can't comment on the BD.

jsummers157@ · 01-25-2010, 03:30 AM

Besides Casablanca, Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind and Bonnie and Clyde...

The Searchers is a fantastic movie that has really influenced many movies after it and features John Wayne in arguably his best role. Also, the quality of the BD is really excellent.

Also, many of the Criterion films to this point are classics and being Criterion, noted for the excellence of their transfer. Examples are The Third Man, Repulsion and The Seventh Seal among others.

Elvis · 01-25-2010, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Travis

Casablanca is great, but I can't comment on the BD.

The BD is one of the best out there! It looks as good as it will ever look.

KNOWxONE · 01-25-2010, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avncars

how is bonnie and clyde? thats not a silent movie, is it? i bought "the General" and found out it is a silent movie. as much as i love classics, i dont think i can sit through a silent film.

I don't know if you actually finished watching The General, but if you haven't, give it a chance. Supposedly one of Buster Keaton's greatest performances, plus all the stunts in this movie are done by himself and are pretty dangerous. I too thought I couldn't get into silent films, but I was wrong after watching The General and Sunrise.

EricJ · 01-25-2010, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avncars

i bought "the General" and found out it is a silent movie. as much as i love classics, i dont think i can sit through a silent film.

You don't "think" so (even after paying $29 for it)?
Well...why don't you find out for certain? And then tell us.

01-24-2010, 05:57 PM	#1
avncars Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2010 Location:new york Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:588 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:40 Trading Score:1	Any really good classics??? hello all! i am a fan of all movies, i have no particular genre i must buy. all my purchases are blind buys or what is highly recommened by all of you...recently i went on an uncontrolable bluray buying spree, and now i have all these titles i have never seen before!i select which movie i am going to watch by closing my hands and whatever movie i grab is the movie i watch! anyway. yesterday i picked my movie and it happen to be "North By Northwest" by alfred hitchcock. i was a little hesitant about watching this movie at that time cause i kind of wanted a good action movie. Well, l have to say, i absolutely loved it!! im not talking about just the movie it self either. For a 50 year old movie, it looked and sounded amazing! and of course the movie itself was very, very good... i have always loved old movies for some reason, i think cause of my dad. There is just a whole different feeling i get when watching an old movie that i dont get with movies made today. Yes obviously i love new movies with the flawless sound, picture, special effects, explosions...but there is just something about classics, i dont know. i couldnt even name one tv show that has come out in the past 8 years, cause if its not tv land, amc or the new, i dont watch it! my question is, does anybody know of any classics such as this one that were transffered to bluray, and that have beautiful sound and picture quality? i dont ever hear of anybody talking about these types of movies, and would like to get a couple more to throw into the mix... any suggestions will be greatly apprecitated, thanks!

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01-24-2010, 06:03 PM	#2
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3656 Blu-ray reviews:19	some that come to mind (older classics with great PQ being the criteria) WIZARD OF OZ GONE WITH THE WIND DR NO GOLDFINGER FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE THUNDERBALL BONNIE AND CLYDE HOW THE WEST WAS ONE (not a great movie but stunning picture!) more to come I'm sure!

01-24-2010, 06:05 PM	#3
avncars Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2010 Location:new york Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:588 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:40 Trading Score:1	how is bonnie and clyde? thats not a silent movie, is it? i bought "the General" and found out it is a silent movie. as much as i love classics, i dont think i can sit through a silent film.

01-24-2010, 06:15 PM	#4
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3656 Blu-ray reviews:19	no, not at all-- it came out in the late 60's and has Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in it as bank robbers in the depression era. Considered extremely violent for it's day (the ending in particular), it's well worth seeing. Also has a young Gene Hackman and Gene Wilder in it..

01-24-2010, 06:17 PM	#5
avncars Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2010 Location:new york Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:588 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:40 Trading Score:1	VERY GOOD! i will consider it part of my collection when i am ready to buy more movies. thanks!

01-25-2010, 02:39 AM	#7
Good Intentions Active Member Member since:May 2008	You also can't go wrong with any of the Disney classics. Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Pinocchio look amazing. Even if your not a fan, you'll be able to appreciate there beauty.

01-25-2010, 02:43 AM	#9
WyldeMan45 Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Western Washington Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:15	I myself am a huge fan of James Cagney and Steve McQueen and love all their films, but if I had to choose just a few titles from each to recommend to a beginner, they would be: *James Cagney:* White Heat City for Conquest Each Dawn I Die *Steve McQueen:* The Sand Pebbles Papillon The Great Escape

01-25-2010, 02:54 AM	#10
jhiggy23 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Club Loop 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:630 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:13	Another classic film fan, welcome! There are some great recommendations and reviews of the classics in the Ultimate Classic and Foreign film thread. A lot of ppl review the film they watch and comment on the PQ and AQ.

01-25-2010, 03:17 AM	#12
Travis Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Recliner Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:126 Blu-ray collection:2055 DVD collection:241 iTunes collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:14	Casablanca is great, but I can't comment on the BD.

01-25-2010, 03:30 AM	#13
jsummers157@ Active Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:North Carolina Blu-ray collection:2258 DVD collection:134	Besides Casablanca, Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind and Bonnie and Clyde... The Searchers is a fantastic movie that has really influenced many movies after it and features John Wayne in arguably his best role. Also, the quality of the BD is really excellent. Also, many of the Criterion films to this point are classics and being Criterion, noted for the excellence of their transfer. Examples are The Third Man, Repulsion and The Seventh Seal among others.

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