Old School

My mother has this thing for classic black and white movies, so I've seen quite a few since I've existed. Black and white are often overlooked because theyre black and white and all of the attractive actors are long dead, but there are a few that if you havent seen them, you should. Plus, peoole didn't have long attention spans because of war and what not so most are short.

The first is called "Arsenic and Old Lace" which is a movie about a guy taking his fiancée to meet his two old aunts. While he's there, he finds out his aunts are black widows and that they have just killed a man the night before. That sounds like a spoiler, but it's the first five minutes. It is worth a watch. And I promise, you'll never go up the stairs without running full soeed screaming, "Charge!"

The second movie is called "Some Like It Hot". Now, if you can get past Marilyn Monroe's typecasted acting, you'll enjoy it. If you dont like that commentary, eatch the movie and picture any other woman in her role. The plot, simply put, is two musicians in Chicago witness a mob murder someone and they have to get oit of town. So, they dress up like women and join a women's chorus down to Florida (I believe). Again, that summarized the first fifteen minutes of the movie, maximum. Its a great movie. Especially the last line.

The last movie is not in black and white but is one of the movies that I was happy to watch. Stephen King's Cujo had its weird moments, but it is a riveting movie. Though, in classic horror film fashion, you'll be screaming "What were you thinking?" at your TV half the time. Now, I havent seen it since I was ten or eleven, but I believe the gist of it is a woman and her young son were going to see someone and had car trouble. So, they go to a farm where the titular character lived with his owner. Things happen and she endd up trapped in her car for 80% of the movie. Like that summary, the graphics and special effects aren't the best, but it's worth looking into. Especially since I found it funnier than anything.

So, if you are bored and have 118 minutes to kill, check one of these out. It's worth it to yell "Charge" while running up the stairs.