Monday, December 20, 2010

What pre-1981 movie(s) would you suggest people put on their Netflx cue for the holiday break?

13 comments:

rob said...

If it wasn't made in my lifetime, it's not worth seeing.

Leslie said...

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

erin said...

An Unmarried Woman
Barefoot in the Park
Deerhunter
Bonnie and Clyde
Rosemary's Baby
Kramer v. Kramer

Sean said...

Haha, you guys were born in the 80's. Great, great holiday-appropriate movies:

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
The Graduate ('67)
The Party ('68)
M*A*S*H ('70)
Harold and Maude ('71)
What's Up Doc? ('72)
One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest ('75)
Rocky ('76)
Annie Hall ('77)
Being There ('79)
Airplane! ('80)

And most of all:
A Woman Under The Influence (1974)

Benji said...

Murder by Death (76)
I'm no Angel (33)

Dan said...

12 angry men
apocalypse now
guess who's coming to dinner

K8 said...

A Woman Under the Influence is Amazing.

My parents made us watch a LOT of old movies growing up so we would be cultured and not watch sex/drugs:

The Maltese Falcon
Some Like it Hot
Sunset Blvd.
Love Story
Ordinary People (OMG so good)
On the Waterfront

Jeez. Sorry these are depressing mostly.

Aimee said...

foul play

young frankenstein
blazing saddles

what's up doc?
for pete's sake

arsenic and old lace

the maltese falcon

the one and only

Leslie said...

I'm adding Airplane! and 12 Angry Men to my list. And I was born in the 70s, 1979 but still the 70s.

We watched a ton of old musicals growing up. I think I will add as a couple of nap movies - Pete's Dragon and The Music Man.

Also, I just learned (via NPR) that Annie Hall was supposed to be much longer but Woody Allen cut out every scene that didn't directly reference Diane Keaton and that is how the movie became about their relationship.

beenu said...

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Mahogany (1975)
Foul Play (1978)
Manhattan (1979)
Private Benjamin (1980)

John said...

I love suggesting it b.c. I'm surprised by how many people havent seen it, but Jaws. One of my all time favorites.

Sean said...

Right on, John. For some reason, JAWS is great during the holidays, too.

Holden Caufield said...

Netflix queue, not cue :)

And:
12 Angry Men
Some Like it Hot