Favorite Films- 1960's

Steve McQueen at his super cool best. And features one of the best car chase scenes in film history ever. Bullitt:"Look, you work your side of the street, and I'll work mine".

Connery's second Bond film is a winner. Better than Dr. No in so many ways. Part romance, part thriller with a little humor and great villians. Of course Connery is perfect as 007, without question. But this film has some truly twisted and effective villians. Robert Shaw is terrific as Russia's premier super assasin Red Grant. And Lotte Lenya is memorable as Rosa Klebb. his boss. And let's not forget Daniela Bianchi, who is just stunning as Tatiana, the girl who is forced to betray Bond, but winds up with him anyway. She is truly breathtaking. Definetly one of the best Bond films ever made.

Kerim Bey: "Ah, the old game: give a wolf a taste and then leave him hungry. My friend, she's got you dangling".

One of Hitch's best films he ever made. Anthony Perkins is perfect as Norman Bates, a young man who runs The Bates Motel, who has a serious mother fixation. Along comes Janet Leigh, a young woman on the run from the cops for stealing money from her job. And the rest is cinema magic. Psycho set the standard for all the slasher flicks that would follow, but it's still the best one. It works as a thriller and a character piece. You really get to know Norman Bates and Perkins does a helluva job. Janet Leigh is pretty good too. A must see.

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Norman Bates: A boy's best friend is his mother.

A truly great movie. And being a true story just makes it amazing. Anne Bancroft as teacher Annie Sullivan and Patty Duke as deaf and blind child Helen Keller are simply unbelievable in this movie. They both won Oscars for their roles and once you see this film you will easily see why. A classic in every sense of the word.

James:"Sooner or later, we all give up, don't we?"
Annie: "Maybe you all do, but it's my idea of the original sin".
James: "What is?"
Annie: "Giving up!"

Annie: "It's less trouble to feel sorry for her than it is to teach her anything better".

Paul Newman is at his very best as Luke, a former soldier who gets sent to a prison chain gang. He stands up to the sadistic guards and even worse warden and becomes the leader of his fellow prisoners. Newman gives another Oscar worthy performance which he didnt win for his potrayal of Luke. This drama is hard hitting but also has some welcome lighter moments. This is a pretty good movie from the 60's. A worthy addition to Newman's resume.

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Captain, Road Prison 36: What we've got here is... failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it... well, he gets it. I don't like it any more than you men

Excellent black comedy from Stanley Kubrick about a U.S. army general who flips out and sends military planes with h-bombs to attack the Soviets. The president and his aides must find a way to call off the attacks before it's too late. Peter Sellers plays three different characters: the president, a British officer, and the slightly deranged scientist Dr. Strangelove. He makes each character very different and very engaging. George C. Scott is hilarious as general who tries to reason with the president that attacking the Soviets might not be such a bad idea. Classic film-making at it's very best with Kubrick at the top of his game. A must see.

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President Merkin Muffley: Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room.

Classic Disney fantasy film about the nanny Mary Poppins who works her magic for two unhappy children in London, England. Julie Andrews is simply outstanding in her film debut. She positively glows when she is onscreen. I can see why she won the Best Actress Oscar that year. It is easily one of the best screen performances of all time. Of course, Mary Poppins is a hard act to follow and she would never come close to matching it except for maybe The Sound of Music. Anyway, a childhood classic that still holds up with a lot of song and dance, some humor, and some ok special effects. The flying sequences hold up better than the other effects. And Duick Van Dyke is a plus as chimney sweeper Bert. A true classic.

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Mary Poppins: Our first game is called "well begun is half done."
Michael: I don't like the sound of that.
Mary Poppins: Otherwise entitled, "let's tidy up the nursery."
Michael: I told you she was tricky.

Funny movie about the rules of cheating while married. Ed:" Basic principle number one: Never, NEVER say you'll be where you can be found not to be".

Classic western with Brynner and McQueen leading the way. Vin:"We deal in lead, friend".