>>But I rarely enjoy "old" movies (i.e., anything made before
>I
>>was born in 1976) so I don't feel bad. I probably wouldn't
>>like most of these movies anyway.
>
>How 'bout heist flicks, film noir, Hitchcock, and The
>Godfather and Part 2?

I love heist flicks in general, just not the old ones.

I love Reservoir Dogs, Heat, Usual Suspects - those are some of my favorite movies. I loved The Score and the recent Ocean's Eleven too (but I didn't like the sequels).


Film noir... I'm not totally sure how it's defined or what qualifies. I loved LA Confidential, Sin City and Veronica Mars (TV), for what that's worth. I think I like the genre a lot, but I'm pretty sure I don't like the old-school film noir stuff (anything pre-70s for sure).


Hitchcock - I haven't seen much - just Psycho and The Birds. I didn't like Psycho and thought it was really overrated. I don't really remember The Birds, but I think I liked it okay for an old movie. I'm pretty sure I won't like Hitchcock movies given the time period.


I did like the Godfather 1 and 2, though I thought they were WAY too slow and are overrated. I really love Goodfellas - that's the best mob movie ever. I'd even put Casino above Godfather in terms of pure enjoyment, although I'll concede that the Godfathers are better movies in most every way.


There's something about those older movies that just doesn't appeal to me. Maybe it's the acting (which in many cases, would be called overacting today), maybe it's the style, maybe the pacing? Possibly a combination of all of the above.

Generally I want my movies to have good plots, good characters, good pacing, and good style... maybe in that order.


PS - I'm not trying to be deliberately dismissive of old movies - it's just been my experience that I rarely enjoy most movies made before 1976 or so, so I don't bother watching them anymore.