I've probably seen the Melies stuff but the oldest film I've put on and paid attention to was The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
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What is the oldest movie that you've watched?
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Roundhay Garden Scene from 1888. Checkmate.
Serious: Nosferatu in cinema with a dude playing organ along.
Serious: Nosferatu in cinema with a dude playing organ along.
Probably A Trip to the Moon. I studied media so we were forced to watch a lot of old, mostly terrible movies!
I think it's Le Voyage dans La Lune, but I honestly can't recall if we watched the whole thing in class or just clips. If it's not that, then it's probably The Gold Rush, since I definitely only saw parts of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.
i've seen some short films, black and white with no audio
the oldest one is probably the Lumiere brothers train scene :
for actual enjoyment i don't think i'd watch a film older than Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
my taste in films is generally within the 80's-90's range with a few late 70's flicks like Over The Edge.
growing up in the mid 90's - early 2000's, films like Jurassic Park and Sam Raimi's Spiderman REALLY spoiled me from enjoying older shizzz
the oldest one is probably the Lumiere brothers train scene :
for actual enjoyment i don't think i'd watch a film older than Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
my taste in films is generally within the 80's-90's range with a few late 70's flicks like Over The Edge.
growing up in the mid 90's - early 2000's, films like Jurassic Park and Sam Raimi's Spiderman REALLY spoiled me from enjoying older shizzz
I thought it was City Lights (1931), but I just found out that All Quiet on the Western Front came in 1930. So that.
A trip to the moon for me as well. Unless you count those short 15 second clips that played in those big boxes instead of projected anywhere.
Un Chien Andalou 1929 by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.
It's only like 20minutes long but my god that movie is dense with symbolism, I kind of love how overt a lot of the symbolism is because it really makes it easy to follow along and get at least one interesting reading out of the movie on your first watch, but every time you watch it you always find something new to pick out.
It's such a cool movie.
It's only like 20minutes long but my god that movie is dense with symbolism, I kind of love how overt a lot of the symbolism is because it really makes it easy to follow along and get at least one interesting reading out of the movie on your first watch, but every time you watch it you always find something new to pick out.
It's such a cool movie.
It's probably Wizard of Oz - going by page one of this thread I don't think I've seen any films mentioned that were earlier. As for films watched not as a child but picked as an adult probably 1941's The Lady Eve. Love that movie.
Edit - Excuse me I obviously don't know how to pop in an image lol
Edit - Excuse me I obviously don't know how to pop in an image lol
Oldest i've seen is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from 1937. Next oldest is The Wizard of Oz (1939).
If you're talking about from beginning to end, the answer is probably pretty embarrassing. I think it must be Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). Can't think of anything older that I've seen all of. Lots of bits and pieces and stuff, even of old Disney movies. I've seen most of The Planet of the Apes (1968) but I can't say for sure whether or not I've seen the whole thing. I'm pretty sure I've never even watched The Wizard of Oz in its entirety.
I've seen all the short movies that were the first ever made. Roundhay Garden Scene or something.
Fritz Lang's M (1931)
M holds up so great today!
I really enjoy it - feels a lot more modern than a 90 year old movie should feel..
For me it's probably the General I guess.
Also still great today. Buster Keatons comedic timing and stunts were something else. They would never be allowed today and for good reason.
Feature length, would be Metropolis or The Kid Brother (Harold Lloyd) unless I am forgetting something.
Fake edit: I have also seen The Lodger, Hitchcock's first movie, which was also 1927. What a year for movies!
Fake edit: I have also seen The Lodger, Hitchcock's first movie, which was also 1927. What a year for movies!