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Originally Posted by Perseus  One movie that I think is great is The Seven Samurai. |
The old swashbucklers (errol flynn in the sea haw, captain blood, robin hood, )
british empire movies (Gunga din, Lives of a bengal lancer, beau geste)
I think represent a better kind of hero that exists today , the 'evil' characters are strong in the old movies - but these days for example - kevin costner's robin hood - the evil character was more compelling while costner was 'boring' compare that to Errol Flynn in the 1940 classic!
I should add, for a pick-me-up there's nothing quite like PG Wodehouse books or on DVD the jeeves/wooster series - fun, lighthearted comedy.