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What few movies from the 1960s would you recommend to others? (lemmy.world)
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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Everybody needs to hurry up and watch Doctor Strangelove (1964) before the world ends. It is hilarious but also a terrifyingly realistic portrayal of the type of weirdos currently in power in the US. It feels the only real difference is that in Doctor Strangelove there is at least one decent man at the table. Today there are none.

The 60s were amazing for spaghetti westerns. A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly are obviously amazing, but check out Django as well. It's a personal favorite, and origin of the absolutely amazing theme song playing during the opening credits of Django Unchained.

For horror fans, Night of the Living Dead (1968) is a must-watch, and they fucked up their copyright so it's available on peertube.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

2nd Strangelove. You'll also probably learn where a few references came from whilst watching it 

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for bringing a diverse array of genres. The Dollars Trilogy is some of the finest the western genre has to offer. And Django is just fun when they open up the coffin.

Strangelove and the first zombie movie (and it holds up so well) are also great.

Pink Panther (1963) is a legendary comedy that still gets laughs for Peter Weller's incredible physical comedy and David Nivens sharp delivery.

The second best James Bond film (before he became a caricature of spies) also came out in 1963, From Russia with Love.

A (still good) ground breaking film noir released in France in 1967s Le Samourai.

The Sound Of Music released in 1965 and its lessons in quiet resistance to Nazis and how the ones we love can be corrupted by hate is suddenly, frustratingly relevant again.

And no one should pass up the timeless portrait of post-scholastic malaise like 1967s The Graduate.

The 60s was an incredible decade for movies.

[–] ecvanalog@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Just seconding this because it has several movies that would have been my answer.

[–] bobo1900@startrek.website 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

2001: a Space Odissey is a cult. Artistically and as a scifi movie, it's absolutely impressive, philosophically is quite complex. Narratively I find it a little tedious.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Worth seeing on the big screen whenever possible. I love everything about it honestly. It's incredible that not a single scene looks dated despite being made in the 60s and set in space. Incredible movie.

I don't usually go for sci-fi, but 2001 is something else.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 0 points 2 days ago

Philosophically it's bereft.

Clarke dropped the ball on this one, I don't know how (and I've been a huge Clarke fan since about 1980).

In 2001 Clarke acts as if the philosophical ideas he proposes are all new, when they were tropes by the time he wrote 2001.

Its a visually stunning movie that gets space travel right. I've seen it, I've read the book (multiple times as I wrote a paper on its' Emperor's New Clothes phenomenon).

Walk-outs during the screenings were common, because there's nothing there.

I don't recommend it to anyone without massive caveats.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Carch 22

[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hang Em High

It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

From Russia With Love

[–] wolfeh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

I was just about to say "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". It's three hours and ten minutes of every comedian from the early 1960s.

[–] fratermus@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

I'd say Lawrence Of Arabia, if one has several hours to spare.

[–] eva@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago

The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

The Love Bug is still very watchable IMO

[–] mastertigurius@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Once Upon a Time in the West, For a Fistful of Dollars, Dr. Strangelove, The Human Condition (Japanese trilogy), Bullitt. That should set you up for a few good evenings.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would advice watching first the Good, the bad and the ugly, before watching the sequels. Fantastic cinematography!

[–] mastertigurius@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was the third one in the trilogy. It's definitely a fantastic film, and all three of them are worth watching. However, the third one is a bit more of an epic. The first one is more approachable as an entry into the spaghetti western genre, both in themes and runtime.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ho-ly-shit. I feel like that lady that had only seen the first part of The Sound of Music, and thought the boy was a mailman.

I thought, because "A Fistful of Dollars" starts so abruptly and "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" has a proper introduction of the nameless gunslinger, the chronology was backwards, but yep, you're right and I've been a fool for years! Years I say!

Then again, time is not linear so I guess it didn't matter :)

[–] mastertigurius@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hey, a Pulp Fiction approach to it could work. 😄

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

What's worse: I first got "A fistful of dollars", then checked the first 10 minutes and thought:" this can't be the first one, they haven't introduced the characters", so I got the last one, and watched it first. And for the longest of times that was how I thought the trilogy was sorted...

[–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Rear Window is from the 50's but it's a really good murder mystery

[–] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

The original Bedazzled (1967) is hilarious and worth a watch. The dynamic between Dudley Moore and Peter Cook is brilliant.

[–] 001Guy001@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

The Miracle Worker (1962)

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967)

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Some Like It Hot (1959)

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

It’s a bit of a long movie but I enjoyed it. Cleopatra (1963).

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

I'd recommend if... (1968)

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

The 10th Victim

https://youtu.be/cDQ_A8Skzdg