Oldest movies you've seen?

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I started watching Birth of a Nation (1915). I felt that I should because it's considered to be one of the most important films of all time. The only problem is it's 3 hours long and incredibly racist (its basically about how the KKK will save America from the negros). I think you would need to be in a very particular mood to watch it.

I was gonna say Mr Smith Goes To Washington, but I remembered I watched that movie in my AP American History class in high school. It was very uncomfortable for everyone watching it, and I can't believe that movie is that long. Ridiculous.

 

[OneCatch]

Citizen Kane for me. I don't generally watch many really old movies. Will probably watch Metropolis some point soon though, and that's 1927 I think.

Yeah, Metropolis is the earliest on my shelf (filmed in 1925-26, released in early 1927 I think). It's really good though - get hold of the remastered version if you can - it incorporates some of the lost reels that were found in 2005, which add a fair bit to the story.

 

[OneCatch]

I started watching Birth of a Nation (1915). I felt that I should because it's considered to be one of the most important films of all time. The only problem is it's 3 hours long and incredibly racist (its basically about how the KKK will save America from the negros). I think you would need to be in a very particular mood to watch it.

Yeah, I was going to mention Goebbel's propaganda films, but it's just horrible, depressing, and generally grim[footnote]Admittedly, seeing Einstein being referred to as "The Relativity Jew" is unintentionally hilarious in it's sheer absurdity[/footnote].
And I remembered Metropolis, which is earlier anyway!

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

I watch a bunch of old movies, but the oldest is prolly The Kid (1921) which I watched when I myself was a kid.
Really awesome movie btw.

It's what made me look at old movies in a different light.

 

[Dags90]

Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902) by Georges Méliès.


I love the moon's faces and the moon people.

 

[Xion Dominagus]

Way Down East, it came out in 1920 I think, I was going to YT a trailer, but the full movie came up, ^.^ (.)

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[Rawne1980]

Cocoon....

They don't get much older than the folks in that film.

 

[Guffe]

I've seen a movie about the moon which was really old but can't remember the year (it was also really short).
Then the ones I can actually remember, star wars IV, Spagetthi Western...

 

[Panorama]

Roundhay Garden Scene(1888).

Beat that Escapists!

Didn't put this in one of his game overthinkers videos?
a little searching later

yes he did
http://gameoverthinker.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/episode-65-open-vault.html

 

[Hazy992]

I think it was Rashomon. I don't watch very many old movies.

 

[Narfo]

Throne of Blood and Twelve Angry Men (both 1957)
The first is basically Macbeth but in feudal Japan, and the second follows twelve jurors as they decide the fate of a young man.
Both very good movies, both highly recommended.
But both of those are beaten by the greatest movie ever:
Duck Soup (1933)
Marx Brothers for the win.

 

[lettucethesallad]

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). I love German expressionism, it's awesome.

 

[Albino Boo]

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). I love German expressionism, it's awesome.

I agree they they made some of the best silent pictures.


My favourite is Metropolis (1927), pushing it you an throw in M (1931) but as a talkie I'm not sure it counts.

Another great silent is Napoléon (1927)

 

[Jazoni89]

I've seen around 20 or so minutes of Metropolis (1927).

It was quite entertaining as far as silent films go. The soundtrack is great, and I don't even like classical all that much.

 

[clayschuldt]

Noseferatu would have the be the oldest film for me. I guess I've seen part of Metroplis too.

 

[ParadiseOnceLost]

Fred Ott's Sneeze (1894), which is the first motion picture to be copyrighted.

The second oldest would be The Wizard of Oz (1939).

 

[Easton Dark]

The oldest I can remember is Nosferatu. It was an ok movie, actually.

 

[Scarim Coral]

That would be Metropolis. One of my essay in University was about architecture in film which I use that film as one of the examples. Also man that film was boring and it was funny how some scene were like those old no speaching films so they describe a few scenes.

 

[Crazy Zaul]

I watched some comedy from 1943 about some guy whose wife is a ghost.