I like my old film cameras too. I used a Canon AT-1 my mom and dad gave me for my 13th birthday for many years. That one was all manual with a built in light meter. I really love that old camera though I haven't used it in years.
I think I would just about prefer the same setup but with digital storage. When a picture didn't turn out it was pretty easy to tell who was at fault-me.
Unless you prefer point and shoot I think the digital cameras do too much for you. You really have to understand your camera to get past all the defaults and set up the exposures and focus you want instead of what the camera thinks you want. I haven't taken the time with our current one (Nikon Coolpix) to figure it all out.
Rodney