Do you like silent and/or old films?
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Both, but of the two, silent wins over plain old, unless it's and old musical.
I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the silen Lon Chaney version of the Phantom of the Opera, as it is the closest to the book, until the crappy end
, and because his makeup resembles how I sort of pictured the Phantom while reading it.
Buster keaton's the Cameraman is also great fun, but I've never finished it. Every time I tape it off of TCm, the VCR cuts off before ther end. It gets further and further every time...but it never reaches the end.
I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the silen Lon Chaney version of the Phantom of the Opera, as it is the closest to the book, until the crappy end
, and because his makeup resembles how I sort of pictured the Phantom while reading it. Buster keaton's the Cameraman is also great fun, but I've never finished it. Every time I tape it off of TCm, the VCR cuts off before ther end. It gets further and further every time...but it never reaches the end.
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I'm not saying I like every modern day movie, many are horrible as you said. For every one good movie, there is probably at least 100 bad movies .
And I totally agree that many actors are overpaid.
.And I totally agree that many actors are overpaid.
Green - "If he was such a patriotic American, why didn't he just report us to the authorities?"
Wadsworth - "He decided to put his information to good use and make a little money out of it. What can be more American than that?"
Wadsworth - "He decided to put his information to good use and make a little money out of it. What can be more American than that?"
Re: Do you like silent and/or old films?
While I'm not as enamored with the silent movies, I definitely enjoy older movies.
Especially many of the ones from the 1930s-1950s.
Especially many of the ones from the 1930s-1950s.
Re: Do you like silent and/or old films?
Some films I'd like to recommend include:
Green for Danger (based on the book by Christianna Brand) with Alastair Sim.
The Green Man with Alastair Sim, George Cole and Terry-Thomas.
The Blue Lamp with Dirk Bogarde.
The Spanish Gardener (based on the book by AJ Cronin) with Dirk Bogarde.
Carry On Constable with Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor.
Carry On Spying with Kenneth Williams and Bernard Cribbins.
Doctor Strangelove with Peter Sellers.
Monsieur Verdoux with Charlie Chaplin.
Green for Danger (based on the book by Christianna Brand) with Alastair Sim.
The Green Man with Alastair Sim, George Cole and Terry-Thomas.
The Blue Lamp with Dirk Bogarde.
The Spanish Gardener (based on the book by AJ Cronin) with Dirk Bogarde.
Carry On Constable with Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor.
Carry On Spying with Kenneth Williams and Bernard Cribbins.
Doctor Strangelove with Peter Sellers.
Monsieur Verdoux with Charlie Chaplin.
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Re: Do you like silent and/or old films?
All of the black and white Universal Studios monster movies.