That's why I watch TCM more than any other station and rent mostly cds and tapes of older movies, movies with a plot and good acting. My grandson won't watch old movies because if something isn't blowing up in it or doesn't have really great special effects he thinks it isn't a good movie, however, my granddaughter loves the older movies and watches them with delight.:)
Some of my friends who are also big movie fans like me had hangups about older movies and black and white films in particular. Slowly but surely I'm curing them of both problems. Pushing to have them watch The Godfather was probably my best move. Maybe not really old but still a step in the right direction.
"The Ghost and Mrs Muir" is my favorite BW film, "A Wonderful Life" is my second. "Paths of Glory", "The Longest Day", and "Dr Strangelove" are my favorite BW war movies.