Unappreciated masterpieces?

[DesertDan]

"Is it safe?"

 

[Stearmen]

Another one that came to mind last night is the original: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974).

It's a really good movie. It stars Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and Hector Elizondo with Jerry Stiller as an MTA lieutenant. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and filmed in New York City. It's a well written, clever thriller with plenty suspense and action.

- Ian

Yes! To bad they had to do a remake, some movies should be left alone. Like Harvey, and Vanishing point! The were perfect the first time.

 

[EmergencyIan]

Marathon Man, with Dustin Hoffman

Another good one!

- Ian

 

[EmergencyIan]

Another three that I thought of are:

The Young Philadelphians (1959) ...starring Paul Newman amongst other great actors. Someone gave me the DVD along with several others. I really like Paul Newman's movies and his acting, but I very nearly passed on watching this one. I had never heard of it and thought, because of that, it's probably not very good. Was I ever wrong! It's a very good movie.

I'm not sure if anyone here likes Clint Eastwood much or not, but (regardless) here are two that are really worth watching. You don't hear much of anything about either one of them, any longer (maybe never). They are also not your "typical" Eastwood movies.

The Beguiled (1971) ....directed by Don Siegel

Play Misty For Me (1971) ...also directed by Eastwood

- Ian

 

[EmergencyIan]

Yes! To bad they had to do a remake, some movies should be left alone. Like Harvey, and Vanishing point! The were perfect the first time.

I agree wholeheartedly! I don't know that the remakes damage the original, but, like you said, let it be.

For me, it's a kin to someone other than James Taylor singing/playing "Fire and Rain." To me, it's just wrong.

- Ian

 

[Blackthorn]

"Is it safe?"

Yeah! :eeek::eusa_clap

 

[Blackthorn]

I agree wholeheartedly! I don't know that the remakes damage the original, but, like you said, let it be.

For me, it's a kin to someone other than James Taylor singing/playing "Fire and Rain." To me, it's just wrong.

- Ian

Definitely!

 

[1mach1]

Innerspace

 

[EmergencyIan]

Here are three more entries:

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)... Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Harry Morgan and Dana Andrews

Call Northside 777 (1948)...James Stewart, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Conte, Helen Walker and Betty Garde

The Wrong Man (1956)...Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone and Nehemiah Persoff...directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Great movies, all!

- Ian

 

[Fading Fast]

Another three that I thought of are:

The Young Philadelphians (1959) ...starring Paul Newman amongst other great actors. Someone gave me the DVD along with several others. I really like Paul Newman's movies and his acting, but I very nearly passed on watching this one. I had never heard of it and thought, because of that, it's probably not very good. Was I ever wrong! It's a very good movie.

I'm not sure if anyone here likes Clint Eastwood much or not, but (regardless) here are two that are really worth watching. You don't hear much of anything about either one of them, any longer (maybe never). They are also not your "typical" Eastwood movies.

The Beguiled (1971) ....directed by Don Siegel

Play Misty For Me (1971) ...also directed by Eastwood

- Ian

I, too, enjoy "The Young Philadelphians" and almost all of the early (and even later, but the early had a youthful vibe) Newman films. This one probably is seen as just another melodrama, but for me, it just moves along a good pace with solid acting and awesome black and white cinematography.

 

[Blackthorn]

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

 

[EmergencyIan]

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

That's a great one! One of the great collaborations between John Ford and John Wayne.

- Ian

 

[Blackthorn]

That's a great one! One of the great collaborations between John Ford and John Wayne.

- Ian

Yeah! I like all three, but Yellow Ribbon is my fave of the three.

I heard somewhere that John Ford has more directing Oscars than any other director. If true, that really makes him elite.

 

[Matt Crunk]

This one's not Golden Age, but still an outstanding film noir (ok, some would say neo-noir): Oliver Stone's 1997 film U-Turn.

Great story. Great cast. Great "B-picture" atmosphere (I think Stone tried really hard to give it that low-budget indie feel). I don't understand why it's not more widely known and discussed. It really has some classic moments. I'd put in on par with classic noirs like Detour, which I believe must have surely been one of it's inspirations.

Here protagonist Sean Penn confronts a very greasy (and pudgy) Billy Bob Thornton about repairs to his 1964 (and a half) Mustang convertible.

 

[DNO]

Comedies rarely make it onto any 'masterpiece' list.

One hugely unappreciated film in this genre is "We're No Angels" (1955). Directed by Michael Curtis, it starred the terrific trio of Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray and Peter Ustinov. An absolutely delightful film, it's become my favourite Christmas-related movie.

 

[1mach1]

Johnny Handsome (1989) with Mickey Rourke and Morgan Freeman. Plus Morgan Freeman wears an Open Road in this one.

[video=youtube;GzQB6AadbAg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzQB6AadbAg[/video]

 

[Matt Crunk]

I find it ironic that within a span of about two years Mickey Rourke played characters named both Johnny Handsome and Johnny Favorite (Angel Heart).

 

[WH1]

Gallipoli
an epic movie about a tough subject and some good performances by young Australian actors. The scenes of the troops prepping to go over the top into the Turkish guns knowing they are going to die are as moving as anything I have ever seen.

 

[Zombie_61]

I find it ironic that within a span of about two years Mickey Rourke played characters named both Johnny Handsome and Johnny Favorite (Angel Heart).

And between the two, in Homeboy, he played a character named Johnny Walker.

 

[EmergencyIan]

Ride The High Country (1962)...Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott ...directed by Sam Peckinpah

- Ian