Ten (relatively) old movies that we should all enjoy

Almost every day I scour the land of Netflix,searching for hidden gems that I haven't watched yet.On occasion i unearth a good one and while the movie titles that follow may be well known to our parents and grandparents,chances are the majority of twenty-somethings and teens haven't seen them.They may not offer the special effects of "Transformers" or the gore of "Gladiator" but they are excellent nonetheless.

1.Spartacus(1960)-Kirk Douglas.Picture Gladiator made 49 years ago and this is what you get.Before Kirk Douglas looked like a wrinkled dress shirt he was a bad mama jamma.If you don't know who Spartacus was,this movie can serve as a history lesson too.We're all about education up in here!

2.Escape From Alcatraz(1979)-Clint Eastwood. Once upon a time Clint Eastwood was not old.That time was long before I was born but he is still one of my favorite actors.He reminds me of a friend's grandfather,old and surly...yet endearing.Anyways,"Escape From Alcatraz" is based on the true story of a convict who planned an escape from...you guessed it...Alcatraz. This is old school Clint at his best.

3.Cool Hand Luke(1967)-Paul Newman.My dad made me watch this for the first time with him when I was six.That being said, if there is one Paul Newman movie you must see,let it be "Cool Hand Luke".The man oozed awesome(R.I.P.). Who else can make going to jail for cutting the tops off of parking meters seem anything more than foolish?Paul Newman can!Who can eat 50 hard boiled eggs in one setting?Paul Newman can!!! George Kennedy co-stars in the film that follows the trials and tribulations of an ex soldier who becomes a drunken trouble making loner.

4.All Quiet On The Western Front(1979)-Ernest Borgine.Chances are,if you took history class in high school with a teacher that knew what they were doing you got to watch this movie.It is based on the lives of a group of young German soldiers during WW1.There's really nothing more to say.It's old,there are guns involved.Watch it.

5.The Nutty Professor(1963)-Jerry Lewis.The REAL Nutty Professor! I first saw the Eddy Murphy version,and I now harbor a deep resentment for the man.The Jerry Lewis version is on a whole different level.Late one night in his lab,a professor conctocts a secret potion that turns him from an unwanted nerd into a blooming casanova.Hilarity ensues.Certain scenes of the movie used to give me nightmares when I was little,but it's safe to watch now.

6.The Buttercream Gang(1992)-Michael D Weatherred.I know, "The BC Gang" technically wasn't before my name,but how many of YOU have even heard of it?My point exactly. This movie brings back great childhood memories.It's a story about unconditional friendship,quite heartwarming if you ask me.A do-gooder gang loses their leader when he moves to Chicago and when things don't work out he returns a changed boy.His friends take it upon themselves to restore their friend back to his old self.

7.The Outsiders(1983)-Tom Cruise,Matt Dillon,Patrick Swayze,Rob Lowe,Tom Waits,Emilio Estevez,Diane Lane.Do you need any more reasons to watch than the ones I just gave you?If you do,there are "greasers".Greasers and gang fights and leather jackets.Oh and it's directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

8.The Apple Dumpling Gang(1975)-Bill Bixby,Don Knotts,Tim Conway.After a man inherits 3 orphans and an earthquake shakes the town,the children stumble upon a gold nugget while exploring a mine shaft.After they are hunted down by dirty rotten criminals intent on stealing the gold,the story takes off.It takes place in the old west of the late 1800's."The Apple Dumpling Gang" is a kids movie that I still enjoy to this very day.If you don't laugh at least a handfull of times during this movie,chances are that you have no heart.Check Yourself!

9.New Jersey Drive(1995)-Sharron Corley.This movie is like the East Coast version of "Boys In Da Hood",without all the famous actors.It's still a great movie to enjoy,if you can ignore the number of times that "know what I'm sayin?" is said.The story revolves around a group of inner city friends that steal cars and sell them to chop shops.Naturally there are police with vendettas involved.

10.The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)-William Holden. Another movie that I got to see during history class. Before this movie,I was not a big fan of black and white cinema."The Bridge on the River Kwai" changed things. It takes place during WWII when the Japanese force a group of British POW's to build a bridge. At the same time,Bristish agents are making plans to destroy the bridge because of the strategic importance it has to the Japanese.


So there you have it.20 odd hours worth of quality entertainment that you probably didn't know existed before now.You can thank me in the form of cash.