# Movies too dated to be enjoyable

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 30, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-too-dated-to-be-enjoyable/648793 "2013-01-30T07:09:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-too-dated-to-be-enjoyable/648793/181 "2013-04-07T17:31:12Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> In general the movies I enjoy the most are from the '30s and '40s, and have been declining ever since. Of course there are individual old movies that are clunkers, and some wonderful newer ones . . . but the best are around early- to mid-'30s to mid- to late-'40s.

What do you think of the opinion that movies made before WW2 are too dated? My parents really don’t like them, and they actually grew up in the '40s. So how did you come by your liking for them? Is it anything similar to what **salinqmind** mentions?

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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-too-dated-to-be-enjoyable/648793/182 "2013-04-07T20:50:06Z")

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I have a few…early WWII movies-especially those starring Errol Flynn (a draft dodger). Most ofthe “oriental detective” movies (“Carley Chan”, “Mr. Moto”, etc.).  
Those 1950’s monster movies (like “The Blob”).  
I agree that “2001” was incredibly long and boring.

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