Originally posted by Irishman12: [quote]Originally posted by MistaMista Tom Hagen: [b] [b] Psycho 1960; Hitchcock
I suprisingly enjoyed this a lot considering my general dislike of older films. [/b]
I was like that too but over the last year or 2 I've enjoyed black and white movies more. I don't know, maybe I'm just spoiled with color But I did love Psycho. Easily my favorite Hitchcock film [/b][/quote]It actually has very little to do with the black and white. (I count Raging Bull and The Man Who Wasn't There as two of my favorite films, both B+W). It's more like I feel as though older films come off as fake and stiff, too conservative, not risk-taking or very interesting. Most of the time.
I have found a few notable exceptions, mainly Kubrick films, but my general rule is that I'm probably not going to like most anything made before 1970.
I liked Psycho, but still got that "contrived" feeling a little bit.
But I did love Psycho. Easily my favorite Hitchcock film [/b][/quote]It actually has very little to do with the black and white. (I count Raging Bull and The Man Who Wasn't There as two of my favorite films, both B+W). It's more like I feel as though older films come off as fake and stiff, too conservative, not risk-taking or very interesting. Most of the time. 
