| Quote: Originally Posted by Sixgun Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, we all know those are classics. They're also over 60 years old. Movies from the 70's and 80's like The Godfather or The Shining can certainly already be considered classics. But what about some newer movies, from the early 90's? Do you think Unforgiven or Schindler's List are already classics? What about American Beauty or Magnolia? And some newer fare like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? Also, which of the recent critically acclaimed movies (No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood, etc.) will become classics some years down the road? And when? I'd call Shawshank Redemption a classic.... But I don't think anything newer than the mid 90's. I'd say 15 years or so is a good time to start considering a movie a classic. |