Older films worth another look

Taltos said:
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
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I saw this when it first came out, in Cinerama - which was an intereting experience, especially the airplane scene. It just isn't the same on the small screen, but it's still very funny.

Yossarian mentions The Sting and roddglenn mentions Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Butch Cassidy is a wonderful film, and I watch it whenever I get the chance, but I just didn't like The Sting. It seemed to me too much like it was just an excuse to get Newman and Redford together on the screen again.

Funny thing about Butch Cassidy, though. That came out at a time when, at least where I lived, a movie came to the local theatre (we only had one, with one screen), played a week as a double feature with something else, then went away. The whole keeping the same film playing for weeks on end just didn't happen there. Butch Cassidy is the first film I can ever remember being held over for a second week. And, yes, I went and saw it again.
 
tiny99 said:
You're all right, there are so many old films worth another look, a personal fave of mine would have to be Apocalypse Now, one of , if not THE greatest war film of all time.
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i would definitely say THE greatest. i can't imagine a better war movie ever being made.
 
steve12553 said:
It had an eerie, mystic quality to it along some interesting performances.
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am clutching at straws here, but if anyone has any clues as to what the piece of music is thats playing in the bunker when martin sheen is looking for a seemingly inexistent c.o. (beverley hills bunker) i would be most grateful....it's probably Jimi, but title of track?? name of album?? anyone?? anywhere?????
 
tiny99 said:
am clutching at straws here, but if anyone has any clues as to what the piece of music is thats playing in the bunker when martin sheen is looking for a seemingly inexistent c.o. (beverley hills bunker) i would be most grateful....it's probably Jimi, but title of track?? name of album?? anyone?? anywhere?????
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I'd have to watch it again but I remember the End by the Doors distinctly but maybe not in the exact part you're thinking of. THe Stones' Satifaction and Wagner's Ride of the Valkirie were in there too, but not during the search.
 
thanks for your input steve, i actually have the soundtrack but unfortunately the piece of music I speak of is omitted from it, it's just basically loud feedback guitar coming from a radio in the trench, my search continues
 
tiny99 said:
thanks for your input steve, i actually have the soundtrack but unfortunately the piece of music I speak of is omitted from it, it's just basically loud feedback guitar coming from a radio in the trench, my search continues
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I've got the videotape, if it still plays, I may recognize it. The ovie took place in my high school years.
 
yeah, I was only two at the time, I was pleased when they brought out the redux version but I have to say I prefer the original. I hear the "hearts Of darkness" making of documentary is a must see for fans of the film, I have yet to see this...I believe it's excellent.
 
okay steve..I'll keep searching, appreciate your thoughts, The Roach knows who's in command
 
The funniest thing...I've never actually seen Apocalypse Now, although I've been meaning to for ages. But after reading this thread yesterday, I discovered it on TV last night. Unfortunately, it was on a local Spanish language station, dubbed into Spanish. I watched for a few minutes, trying to understand some of it - I read more Spanish than I understand spoken, but not much more - but I gave it up after about fifteen minutes.

Oh, the part I saw was the helicopters coming in to bomb a village, with the Ride of the Valkyres blasting. Odd, unsettling scene.
 
littlemissattitude said:
...Unfortunately, it was on a local Spanish language station, dubbed into Spanish. I watched for a few minutes, trying to understand some of it - I read more Spanish than I understand spoken, but not much more - but I gave it up after about fifteen minutes.

Oh, the part I saw was the helicopters coming in to bomb a village, with the Ride of the Valkyres blasting. Odd, unsettling scene.
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It's hard enough to follow in one's native langauge much less in one you're less than fluent. Viet Nam was an odd, unsettling war.
 
The Hendrix-like music in Apocalypse Now is not actually Jimi. I think the guitarist's name is Randy Hanson. He was a sort-of impersonator of Hendrix; he didn't to look like Jimi but he replicated his sound and style. He claimed (after a near-death experience or an LSD trip) to be the reincarnation of Jimi.
 
Is that so? Well I'm glad someone could clear that up for me.....you wouldn't happen to know the track or album name????
 
Paige Turner said:
Anyone ever see A Boy and His Dog? Probably Don Johnson's best work. He must have been all of 19.
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Saw it years ago and cant remember it clearly, does he go down a hole and get held against his will? I wouldnt mind seeing it again if its what I think it is.
Ive definately read the Harlan Ellison story its from but cant remember if its any good.
 
A Boy and his Dog. Hmmn. Quite wierd, very eighties. Unless it was seventies, in which case it is very seventies.:D
 
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