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great underrated old and old [sic] movies
Hmmm, I'm sure that I'll come up with a few more, but these are the ones that immediately spring to mind.
For Westerns, I've always liked "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence." Others, like "Shane" and the various John Ford flicks, were good movies and get a lot more attention these days, but Liberty Valence was a great flick -- probably one of the few times John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart actually *acted* instead of simply showing up in a movie as a version of themselves. The last line is a classic: "that's the man who shot Liberty Valence."
The original "Sabrina" -- perhaps not really an underrated classic, although I'd say that it shows that Humphrey Bogart may have been underrated or typecast as an actor. Lovely romantic fluff, and how can you go wrong with a young Audrey Hepburn? Can you blame William Holden for going ga-ga when he first sees her on her return from Paree? Yowza.
More recently, "The Sting." Wonderful comic plot that leaves you guessing, great ragtime and jazz music, superb wardrobe, and Newman and Redford at the top of their game. Needs to be shown more on AMC and Turner Classics.
Finally, "Network." Maybe it's underrated because we've already gone past it in reality.
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