I agree. In my life, this is what I consider the "Golden Age" of movies. So good. The fact that my first job was at a local video store probably hooked me for life. Beyond playing movies all day at work, we were allowed to take home up to three films for free...lol...but could not take any new releases unless we could have them back before or at opening the next day. Anyway, that pushed me back into older films and so the addiction started.

Just got done seeing this. My second time viewing it, but it might as well be my first because the actual first time was when I wasn't even quite ten years old. Now, seeing it as a more mature, appreciative film viewer, it was great. Paul Newman and Robert Redford were so perfect together, and the plot had so many twists and turns that I probably didn't pick up everything there is to be gotten here. To me, the "Golden Era" of movies was without a doubt the 1930's to 1950's, and as a general rule I don't usually like film made in the last three decades of the 20th century, but this is one of my few exceptions.

@barrymost said:

To me, the "Golden Era" of movies was without a doubt the 1930's to 1950's, and as a general rule I don't usually like film made in the last three decades of the 20th century, but this is one of my few exceptions.

For me, that's where I struggle. I hear people (of all ages) say those films were so good, but I could never get into them. If you had to name one film from that era, what would you recommend?

If you had to name one film from that era, what would you recommend?

I must say, this is a weighty question, as there are so many classic recommendations I could make. It's great that you're asking though. Not knowing what kind of films you generally like, I would play it safe and recommend one drama, and one comedy, depending on your personal taste. 😉

For comedy, I would highly recommend my #1 favorite movie, the 1938 Best Picture Winner, You Can't Take It with You. It's a hilarious, heartwarming film to make you smile.

For drama, I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest a 1940 Bette Davis movie called The Letter. A very well done, tight film noir with a good story, and great pacing and dialogue.

Hope this helped, and best wishes in your further film viewing!