How to Watch Older Films

Logo · 24-08-2019 9:35am #1

I'm interested in watching older (often black & white) films but my only option seems to be DVD box-sets as many can't be found on Netflix etc. (e.g. Hitchcock's Shadow Of A Doubt, Saboteur, The Trouble With Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Paradine Case, Lifeboat, Frenzy, The Wrong Man, Blackmail, Foreign Correspondent, Suspicion Marnie, Strangers on a Train etc.). If I buy DVDs I will then need to connect up a DVD player to view each time. Are there any other options? TIA

Slydice · 24-08-2019 10:14am

Maybe Amazon Prime video?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shadow-Doubt-Alfred-Hitchcock/dp/B00I61MR6K/

Logo · 24-08-2019 10:29am

Slydice wrote: »

Maybe Amazon Prime video?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shadow-Doubt-Alfred-Hitchcock/dp/B00I61MR6K/

Thanks for the reply. I've tried Amazon Prime video but it's a bit hit-and-miss and expensive.

is_that_so · 24-08-2019 10:31am

How about this? https://mubi.com/

Sad Professor · 24-08-2019 10:52am

DVD/Blu-ray is your best bet for older films. There's no good streaming options.

silverharp · 24-08-2019 11:51am

there are lots of old movies on youtube now

Logo · 25-08-2019 7:26pm

silverharp wrote: »

there are lots of old movies on youtube now

Thanks for that. Just watched Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and Shadow Of A Doubt on Youtube but failed to find Strangers on a Train. Thanks

El Duda · 25-08-2019 8:56pm

Stick to physical media. High quality. Reliable. The best viewing experience.

Saruwatari · 26-08-2019 12:37am

El Duda wrote: »

Stick to physical media. High quality. Reliable. The best viewing experience.

This. Streaming services are generally terrible for anything pre-90s. If you have a Blu-Ray player, look into specialist distributors like Indicator, Arrow, Eureka, BFI and Criterion.

El Duda · 26-08-2019 11:28am

I sometimes search through amazon for second hand sellers. It helps if you have a watchlist. I use imdb.

Last time I did this i ordered a batch of pre owned DVD's featuring the likes of;

Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Dead Presidents, Amores Perros, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Awakenings, Animal Kingdom + A few more

all for about £20-30ish

Jurgen The German · 26-08-2019 12:58pm

Threads like this is why physical media will never die. It may get a bit diluted and it may contract a bit but no matter how good the streaming service there is always a chance the content will disappear at some point. This does not happen with physical media.

vriesmays · 26-08-2019 5:12pm

Logo wrote: »

Thanks for that. Just watched Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and Shadow Of A Doubt on Youtube but failed to find Strangers on a Train. Thanks

https://ie.webuy.com/product-detail?id=7321900153249&categoryName=dvd-movies&superCatName=film-tv&title=strangers-on-a-train-%28pg%29-1951

gerrybbadd · 26-08-2019 5:14pm

Try here. Lots of older movies are now in the Public Domain and can be watched for free, legally
http://publicdomainmovies.net/

loyatemu · 27-08-2019 11:50am

BFI player has lots of old classics (not Strangers on a Train though):
https://player.bfi.org.uk/search/rentals?q=hitchcock

0lddog · 27-08-2019 11:58am

The public library system has an eclectic mix of old films on DVD scattered around the country.

Catalog is searchable from librariesireland.iii.com/iii/encore/

TinCool · 27-08-2019 12:17pm

loyatemu wrote: »

BFI player has lots of old classics (not Strangers on a Train though):
https://player.bfi.org.uk/search/rentals?q=hitchcock

North by Northwest is on there. Great movie, fantastic soundtrack too.

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