Movies that are like french cheese.

[CConn]

Hey.

So what classic movies would you guys say have aged particularly well over the years?

It seems like people will always mention all of those instances of antoquated sci-fi or unintentional campiness, but what movies, despite their original release date, still hold up for today's modern and 3D-addled audiences?

 

[-JKR-]

Maybe not old enough, but The Godfather (also Part II) have a timeless quality to them. They've aged very, VERY well.

 

[Sawyer]

French cheese?

How pretentious.

 

[CConn]

Well, most civilized people prefer not to let cheese sit out until mold appears and then eat it.

The French disagree.

 

[gwynplaine]

Wine would have been more appropriate, as an analogy.
Take it from a French.

 

[webhead731]

Terminator 2.

 

[James]

How old are we going for here? Because I'd say Silence of The Lambs holds up just fine 22 years on.

 

[Donnie Darko]

I have Wizard of Oz on blu ray. It is still one o the best looking movies ever. The movie is still amazing in every other way, as well, but I would honestly say that the only movie that has impressed me more, visually, than a high def Wizard of Oz is when I saw Avatar for the first time, which was in 3d at a true IMAX theater.

 

[Piper Maru]

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

 

[CConn]

Wine would have been more appropriate, as an analogy.
Take it from a French.

Actually, I was going to do that, but I already had a thread titled "fine like wine" so I opted to go a different route.

 

[Figs]

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Nice sense of humor!

 

[Donnie Darko]

I would honestly say that another one is Wayne's World. Yes, it is VERY dated, but that's the charm. It's like this perfect, hilarious early 90s time capsule.

 

[DDS]

Jurrasic Park, 2001, Alien and Aliens all held up fantastically in terms of visuals. A lot of other films that had good practical effects instead of an overabundance of CG (or crappy practical effects, obviously) still look good too.

 

[the last son]

The Thing

 

[CConn]

I disasgree on Alien. That looks VERY dated now.

I'd say Star Wars has held up better than any other sci-fi movie...for the most part, it still looks like it could have been made just a few years ago.

 

[Man in the Suit]

Alien on Blu-ray looks like it was shot yesterday.

 

[DDS]

I disasgree on Alien. That looks VERY dated now.

I'd say Star Wars has held up better than any other sci-fi movie...for the most part, it still looks like it could have been made just a few years ago.

What about Aliens? That definitely still looks great to me.

 

[flickchick85]

Blade Runner. In today's CGI-addled world, those old-school miniature and practical effects look better than ever, imo. Especially on a big screen, which I finally got to see it on recently. The world in that movie honestly looked more real to me than that of the Total Recall remake from just a few months ago, lol.

I also agree with Jurassic Park.

 

[Marvolo]

Casablanca (Absolute Classic)
Alien
Blade Runner
Jurassic Park
Aliens
Terminator 2

 

[TheGuy]

2001

 

[def28]

Blade Runner still holds up incredibly for me in just about every area of filmmaking.

 

[Snow Queen]

Blade Runner
The Shining
A Clockwork Orange
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Silence of the Lambs
The Original Star Wars Trilogy

 

[dude stannis]

Alien and Terminator 2 hold up. You could convince someone T2 was made in the 00's.

 

[Lighthouse]

Commando.

It grew lots of mold.....and that mold was ****ing delicious.

 

[Piper Maru]

Let off some steam Bennett!