20 People Discuss What Older Movie Stood the Test of Time And Is Still As Good As the First Time Watched
1. Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors. Steve Martin as a sadistic dentist is golden, and you can clearly see he enjoyed that role.
throwawayforlemoi
2. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly will always be a masterpiece.
KirbyBucketts
3. Indiana Jones
All Indiana Jones movies from the original trilogy. Or anything Harrison Ford.
electriclear
4. The Blues Brothers
“There’s a hundred and six miles to Chicago. We’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark out, and we’re wearing sunglasses.”
“Hit it.”
blakjak66
5. Space Balls
Nothing made me feel old like when someone told me they “didn’t get” Spaceballs.
Did you watch the original Star Wars movies?
No, why?
Doingitwronf
6. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice! (Maybe 34 years?) Love the atmosphere, never tire of it.
Hilandr234
7. Jaws
A truly great movie. Great characters and a great story, with incredible music/sounds.
The boat captain guy is my favorite.
ProbablyaDrugDealer
8. The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride. “As you wish” and “You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.”
spookaddress
9. Ghostbusters
“Everything was fine until our power grid got shut off by dickless here.”
“Is this true?”
“Yes sir, this man has no dick”
Herco499711
10. Clue
This is one of those movies where the writing and actors are so good that you don’t need CGI gimmicks and scene location shifts every 15 minutes.
electriclear
11. Ferris Bueller
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is absolutely iconic.
BubblesO4
12. Casablanca
CASABLANCA
“You might as well question why we breathe. If we stop breathing, we’ll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die.” — Victor Laszlo
— Right now is a great time to watch CASABLANCA, with all that’s going on in the world and with people and nations having to decide where to stand.
wilfennefliw
13. So Many…
Highlander
Also: Psycho, Godfather I and II, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Alien, Terminator, Aliens, American Werewolf in London, Animal House, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Raising Arizona
A Boy and his Dog 😁
DC_Coach
14. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The car rental scene is one of the best.
And the opening scene is so funny. No dialogue but it is hilarious.
quadruple_negative87
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: a space odyssey
this movie was made in 1968 (even before the moon landings) and it still amazes me when I watch it to this day. the scenes in space look genuinely insane, plus it’s a Stanley Kubrick movie so it’s already incredible in its own unique way..one of the best movies in history.
Trolleysucksatgames
16. The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Gods Must Be Crazy and its sequel are still peak comedy for me.
Time_Significance
17. Rocky Horror Picture Show
Yeah, but you have to see it at a midnight showing at a theater. Seeing it on video is a vastly different experience.
I have seen it in a theater in three countries. In Paris, my traveling companions and I were the only ones who knew what to say and the floor cast took us out for drinks after. I was 17. The guy who played Riff Raff let me call American on his tiny flip-phone, which blew my mind. It was the first time I ever used a cell phone.
The other crazy thing is that I woke up in Wisconsin that morning and even went to school that day before being driven to O’Hare, getting bumped to First Class due to overbooking (Amazing!), flying to Paris, seeing Rocky Horror, and then going out after the show. Long but awesome day.
homebrew_ken_
18. Adventures in Babysitting
Adventures in Babysitting is one of my favorites. It’s 35 years old this year.
Bayonethics
19. The Wizard of Oz
It is tough to rewatch this and enjoy it as much as when I first saw it once you know the backstory about how much abuse Judy Garland went through as a child on the set making this movie. It really casts a dark light on her song “Somewhere over the rainbow” when you realize she was being drugged and physically (and supposedly sexually abused) and hoping somewhere out there she could have a better life.
Then again in her later years she also hated being pitied and cast as a tragic figure, so she probably would want you to ignore all that backstage abuse and enjoy her achievements.
misogichan
20. Two Breakfast Movies
The Breakfast Club, 100%. Jesus Christ. One of the best films ever and I don’t know why. Update: I also love Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but idk if it counts if you’ve only seen the movie once?
DoktorVinter