I had a similar experience recently when I brought a couple of old
monster movies over to a friend's house to watch. I figured his
young daughter would be less scared by some corny 50's sci-fi "rubber
suit" monsters than Jason, Freddy or other modern creeps. She was
more interested in what was "wrong" with the film - being that it
didn't have color. When her father tried to explain that older
movies were shot in black and white, he got a disbelieving stare
followed by "That's dumb!" and then she went up to her room to
watch "regular" TV.

Alas, it's not only young kids. My ex-girlfriend's brother-in-law
doesn't like black and white films. He feels he's being "cheated"
because the films are missing something. He prefers those heinous
colorized versions when he watches 'old' movies. It boggles the mind.

When our generation is dead and buried, will all of these great films
of the past be shelved away save for a few diehard fans, or will they
still be revered as the classics they truly are. Let us pray!

Color-shmulor! When I was a tyke, I only had a B&W set, so NOTHING
that I watched was in color! Can you imagine? Oh, the horror!!

-J

--- In sonsofkong@yahoogroups.com, "Dean" <sonofvulcan@a...> wrote:
> I couldn't agree more. We had Frankenberry, Count Chocula,
> Frankenstein Jr., and others, but we also had the originals to
> measure the kiddie versions against. Most of the kids in my
classroom
> have not seen the original Frankenstein movie. They of course are
> somewhat familiar with the classic image, but have not seen the
1931
> classic because often they won't watch B&W. Vivid color is
> magnificent in its place, but so many modern types avoid it like
the
> plague. We want the kids to scared, but perfectly safe; the concept
> is vaguely unsettling really when you think about it.
>
> Dean