Movies of today, or older films? Which do you prefer?

I think the best movies come from the 1990s. The action movies are just not as good now. JasonDarksavior

[QUOTE="JasonDarksavior"]I think the best movies come from the 1990s. The action movies are just not as good now. CaptainAhab13

Tombstone & Braveheart......

The best movies ever.

You've come to this conclusion because of this right here:

... but in general 90% of what is released nowadays feels like **** to me. Anyone else feel this way?CaptainAhab13

You're comparing...

1. Your favorite films of yore, with...
2. Everything coming out now.

That's not a fair comparision. At least 90% of all films in all periods have sucked it.

You've come to this conclusion because of this right here:

[QUOTE="CaptainAhab13"]... but in general 90% of what is released nowadays feels like **** to me. Anyone else feel this way?Palantas

You're comparing...

1. Your favorite films of yore, with...
2. Everything coming out now.

That's not a fair comparision. At least 90% of all films in all periods have sucked it.

Today (2000-) great films being made

EDIT: And every other time had loads of **** movies, you don't hear about them because they have been forgotten or ignored, same thing with music.

Maybe so. All I can say is that I have a collection of over 100 from pre-1990, with almost nothing past that. Nearly every modern trailer I see has me thinking, "wow, looks like garbage." :?CaptainAhab13

Most of my favorite movies are from the mid 70s to mid 90s, but there are still modern films I enjoy. I dunno what to tell you.

The Hollywood buzz machine is as effective as ever, maybe even moreso with the social network to assist. That's all. Now even the crappiest movies get some kind of marketing. There are still great films to come out every year, though. I still have movies to look forward to. Almost the same argument with music... sure the decades of the past rocked, but saying there's nothing good these days is just ignorant and wrong.

And conversely, there are a lot of old movies that haven't aged well. We can't put them all on a pedestal. Like they talked about on the Rooster Teeth podcast (great podcast, check it out), it's always amazing for those who lived in a time when there *wasn't* whatever influential films. But those are not the be-all/end-alls.

For instance, Jaws is a great, classic film. But give me a choice of watching Jaws again, or an equally innovative and good modern film, and I'll take the modern one. Jaws had its time, I respect its legacy, but I'd prefer to look forward.

Older movies have a certain charm about them, but I'm not hard to please with newer movies either.

One of my friends refuses to watch anything pre-2005ish because they're too old, and old movies are terrible.

An overwhelming amount of disposable junk has always been with theatre film and it always will be no matter what time period you're referring to. It's easy to sit back and pull out the gems from any given year or a particular decade and ignore the hundreds upon hundreds of lackluster or gratingly bad films that came out from the same period of time. If you can't find any decent movies then I would suggest widening your search to include smaller films or those from other countries.

As for me...I suppose I prefer older movies but mainly because I have an affection for the trappings and language of certain time periods. The constant barrage of new interesting films still keeps me occupied.

New definitely, the old Star Wars movies are painful to watch.

I enjoy any film that entertains me, whether it be older or modern. As someone else pointed out, there has been a plethora of crappy films since the beginning, and every era has seen its share of great films, including the current era.

All the crappy films of years gone by tend to be forgotten, and what remains leaves us with the impression that everything was of such high quality. But I don't watch anything made by Hollywood today, and haven't in many years. I watch little else but independent films - and I'm not talking about that artsy-fartsy foreign junk they show on IFC, but real films made by real people trying to earn a living turning out a quality product. Due to the huge amount of direct-to-video stuff today, the volume of films being made is hugely greater than it was in the past, and there's plenty of great stuff out there that would have never seen the light of day in the past.

A good movie is a good movie, release date doesn't mean anything to me.

I suspect 90% of the films that came out 40-50 yrs ago were crap as well. Only the good ones persist.

Both. Every generation has amazing films.aaronmullan

The ratio of amazing films to decent films and utter garbage is like 1:15 or 1:20. Almost everything's a sequel, a remake, a re-release, or the same derivative crap.

Both generations have pretty good films.

But nowadays they are somewhat lacking ideas, and they turn to remakes alot more. IMO

some movies should just stick to the originals, don't ya think?

I'm a fan of late 80's movies/early 90's movies... so older films.

I'm a fan of late 80's movies/early 90's movies... so older films.

kittensRjerks

I generally prefer watching recent films.

Born in 1978 right here :?

Both generations have pretty good films.

But nowadays they are somewhat lacking ideas, and they turn to remakes alot more. IMO

some movies should just stick to the originals, don't ya think?

FUloin33

People would be amazed at just how many old films were remakes. For example, 'the Wizard of Oz' (with Judy Garland) was not only an adaption of a book (no secret there obviously), but also no less than the 7th film adaptation to be made from that book. And such groundbreaking director as Alfred Hitchcock and Cecil B DeMille even remade their own films.

For example, 'the Wizard of Oz' (with Judy Garland) was not only an adaption of a book (no secret there obviously), but also no less than the 7th film adaptation to be made from that book.

worlock77

No kiddin'? I did not know that.

I just saw The Man Who Would Be King followd by The Bridge Over the River Kwai and realized how much I love films that were made decades ago, including a lot of films in black and white (heck, dozens). Comparing them to movies that have come out in the last 15-25 years, all I feel is disappointment with our current "era" of films. There are, of course, notable exceptions... but in general 90% of what is released nowadays feels like **** to me. Anyone else feel this way?CaptainAhab13

well 90% of the movies that came out in the 40s 50s and 60s were garbage too. It sounds like you are watching the 'notable exceptions' from back then. Its the same thing nowadays. most are garbage but some are fantastic~

There's good films in all decades, but I prefer the older stuff. Films today over do it with the drama, sex and violence.

Also: the cursing in newer stuff. I like the innocence of the classics.

I just saw The Man Who Would Be King followd by The Bridge Over the River Kwai and realized how much I love films that were made decades ago, including a lot of films in black and white (heck, dozens). Comparing them to movies that have come out in the last 15-25 years, all I feel is disappointment with our current "era" of films. There are, of course, notable exceptions... but in general 90% of what is released nowadays feels like **** to me. Anyone else feel this way?CaptainAhab13

I totally agree with you.

There are a few gems here and there in the present era (Antichrist comes to mind, I absolutely love that movie) but like you said, the vast majority of releases are f'n trash compared to past decades. Besides, every second movie released now is a f'n remake.

I don't like a lot of films that have come out in the past few years... For the most part, I don't really care when the movie came out as long as it's good. I have always found black and white films interesting though.

And in twenty years we will be looking back at the late 20th/early 21st century as a golden age of filmaking... people just like to be "vintage". I for one love the classics of course, especially Kurosawa and Sergio Leone, but I can also appreciate newer films. We forget that all decades have their duds, which are quicly forgotten, and only the greats are remembered, while as today both a fresh in our minds. That is why we always trash today's movies/music.

Older movies have a certain charm about them, but I'm not hard to please with newer movies either.

One of my friends refuses to watch anything pre-2005ish because they're too old, and old movies are terrible.

zeldaluff

I will also say that I find people of both extremes annoying. On the one hand I have a friend who only sees movies in the theatres (so he only sees new movies), on the other hand there are the stuffy, pretentious movie critics whose lists of the best films of all time are all pre 1960s (say for the Godfather). Most of these critics say that All Quiet on the Western Front was the best movie of all time, and while it was ok, the best of al time? Give me a break.