Favorite movies of the 70s?
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Topic: Favorite movies of the 70s?
Posted By: SuperMetro
Subject: Favorite movies of the 70s?
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 11:46
| Pick anything not on the the poll if you like. I will go with Star Wars(Entertaining), Godfather(Interested me at watching it), Celine and Julie(This 3-hour movie was very satisfying), and Monty Python and the Holy Grail(Hardest I ever laughed at a movie). I have not really seen most of these films, the only other two I seen were Petra von Kant(really good, but just saw it) and Rocky Horror Picture Show(Very fun musical). I want to see what you people think. |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 11:49
| I don't know them all, but there are a lot of great ones in there, really tough choice. Also I need to revisit a few movies here, when I have some time. |
Posted By: Archisorcerus
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 11:51
| A Clockwork Orange and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest stand out for me, in the list. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 11:56
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Hi, Wow ... I've seen 21 of those films! I'll have to check my listing of reviews and then see what I like the best, although for me, Bunuel is usually the winner in that list, but the incredible visualization of the bombastic show of the iron dragons is something hard for me to forget. A few more: That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) (Bunuel) Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972) (Herzog) Dersu Uzala (1975) Stalker (1979) The Conformist (1970) The Holy Mountain (1973) (Jodorowski) Nosferatu (1979) (Herzog) The Tin Drum (1979) Death in Venice (1971) (Visconti) Murmur of the Heart (1971) (Malle) Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) (John Schlesinger) Day for Night (1972) (Truffaut) 1900 (1976) (Bertolucci) Hard to make a choice ... so many great things and AGUIRRE is a must see for any "krautrock" fans, since it shows Klaus Kinski improvising left and right, although he did twice as much in FITZCARRALDO later. Compare his free form, to Damo Suzuki in TAGO MAGO and you will be surprised. I suppose that the "freedom" and "exploration" (see it in Herzog's film about his friend), that gave us so much art in music, film, theater and other realms is for me, one of the best around. But "improvisation" had been around Germany for a while, and was very alive in a lot of European Theater, and Fassbinder was no stranger to it, and at times, you can see the actors struggling with what to say next.
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Posted By: SuperMetro
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 12:06
| Francesco Di Giacomo from Banco actually appeared in one of the listed movies(Amarcord). |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 12:18
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The Exorcist and Eraserhead, both ground breaking. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 12:35
Good list. From these I would go :
Some others
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 14:32
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From the list. Taxi Driver, Exorcist, One Flew..., Rocky Horror, and Annie Hall. Others - Harold and Maude, Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles, Deliverance, Pink Flamingos, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, American Graffiti, The Sting, Carrie, The Jerk, and Animal House.
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 14:58
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My vote would go to "Malpertuis", a 1971 horror movie by Belgian director Harry Kümel. I prefer the extended version to the Cannes version. Strangely a few scenes from the Cannes version are missing in the extended version; my ideal would be a version that includes all scenes from both versions (which would be a bit longer than the extended version then). -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 31 2022 at 19:12
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From the list: Godfather 1&2 Star Wars Taxi Driver Monty Python and The Holy Grail Barry Lyndon Just a few that should be on the list: Superman (1978) Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Rocky II (1979) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Moonraker (1979) The Deer Hunter (1978) The Poseidon Adventure (1975) Patton (1970) |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: April 01 2022 at 04:56
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Voted for The Exorcist, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Barry Lyndon and A Clockwork Orange. Never much cared for The Godfather despite its undoubted qualities, I seem to have an aversion to all films with Italian-American gangsters behaving like psychos. I think 1971 was a pivotal year for movie making in the 70s with a new tough, violent, more explicit and cynical kind of film emerging. The French Connection, Shaft, Klute, A Clockwork Orange, The Devils, Straw Dogs, and the first x-certificate cartoon Fritz the Cat. Wake in Fright is another favourite and Nicholas Roeg had a great run this decade with Walkabout, Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 01 2022 at 05:20
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Voted for Clockwork Orange, Apocalypse Now and Eraserhead. I miss more movies from outside of English speaking countries though  The Holy Mountain fx is one of my alltime faves. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: WJA-K
Date Posted: April 01 2022 at 06:13
| Many great classics. But number one for me is The Godfather. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 01 2022 at 09:08
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Very difficult to choose but voted for both Taxi Driver and Apocalypse Now ------------- 
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: April 01 2022 at 13:36
| Taxi Python and Cercle rouge |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 01 2022 at 13:41
that's a good one, I need to rewatch it sometimes.
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mellotronwave wrote:Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: April 07 2022 at 16:49
| Wait....not one mention of Blazing Saddles (1974)????? |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 07 2022 at 17:40
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Voted Star Wars but for '70s I'm a big conspiracy thriller fan-- All the Presidents Men, Parallax View, Capricorn 1, Magnum Force, Executive Action, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the Conversation, Marathon Man, etc. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: April 18 2022 at 03:02
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First vote for Chinatown, one of the bleakest films ever! Almost everything on the list is superb. 70s were the best decade for cinema.
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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: April 18 2022 at 08:28
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I voted for "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" but my favorite movies in order would be 1. Harry and Tonto 2. Nashville 3. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 4. Network 5. A Woman Under The Influence 6. Harold And Maude 7. McCabe & Mrs. Miller 8. Mikey And Nicky 9. Chit-Chat On The Nile 10. A Clockwork Orange 11. Last Tango In Paris 12. The Godfather 13. The Conversation 14. Fat City 15. Annie Hall 16. Strosczek 17. The Godfather: Part II 18. Minnie And Moskowitz 19. Five Easy Pieces 20. Sunflower (best love story on film, w/ Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, directed by the master of masterpieces - Vittorio De Sica) ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 18 2022 at 08:48
My favourite movie of all time is Dirty Harry (1971). I know what you're thinking. Did I watch it six times or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But seeing as this is Dirty Harry, the most powerful movie franchise in the world, you've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? 
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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: April 18 2022 at 08:50
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Now I wanna watch a movie.... From the 70s (or 60s)... But not one I've already seen. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 18 2022 at 08:58
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French Connection 1 & 2 are quite good. Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Omen |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: April 18 2022 at 10:20
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Out of these, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the only one I have actually seen. I haven't watched that many, but I am very keen on these: All the President's Men Olsenbanden Går Amok (The Olsen Gang Goes Amok) Trafic Life of Brian |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 18 2022 at 10:29
good one
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