1970s Movies
Added 2023-02-01 18:44:25 +0000 UTCSo I've decided to go ahead and make another video like I did for the 1980s, where I talk about my favorite films of the 1970s. I wanted to get an idea of what some of yours are, as it's quite a struggle to narrow it down. Please feel free to share.
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okay thanks so much for letting me know
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-07 00:45:56 +0000 UTCYeah I got the same reply
Emmanuel Akinola
2023-02-06 19:56:46 +0000 UTCYour you tube site has been hacked. I have received a message saying that I should contact you on telegram to win a prize
anthony scully
2023-02-06 00:39:45 +0000 UTCHi Maggie There are three films that are based on the work of Charles Bukowski. My favourite is tales of ordinary madness. It has some things in common with the big lebowski. ( It's set in los Angeles, the protagonist is an alcoholic, and there are a lot of eccentric characters). You have been very open about recreation activities. What do you think of artist s who use substances?
anthony scully
2023-02-04 22:16:03 +0000 UTCThank you. Glad you appreciate my choices. Sorry to hear you’re having trouble putting your list together. Yeah it can be difficult to reconcile arthouse fare with genre films, even great ones, and have to rank them over each other on a list. It can be like having to rate apples to oranges. And yeah, I know how it is watching arthouse films, especially the more abstract ones like Tarkovsky makes. You have to meet it on its terms, get on its wavelength, engage with the questions it raises, and sometimes…you’re just not willing or in the mood to put in that kind of work. You prefer at that time an entertainment like Jaws where you just sit back and let it work its magic. You’re probably feeling the pressure to be very discerning because you’re committing your choices to video, but…try to have as much fun with it as you can. Lists are at once the greatest and dumbest things ever in that they come off as so important yet ultimately aren’t very important at all. They’re cool to do in that they inspire a discipline in forcing you to choose your favorites, but those favorites can always change over time with life experience, seeing other films, or even just arbitrarily. If anything, as I’ve said before, lists can provide some good recommendations for anyone looking for any. And it’s always fun to hear someone explain why a film means so much to them. With that, I’m looking forward to seeing your video. I’m sure you’ll have some cool ones that I’ll want to check out. Good luck.
Bennett Oliver
2023-02-04 21:03:21 +0000 UTCLogan’s Run !
Paul Robinson
2023-02-04 04:26:34 +0000 UTCIndeed ^.^ a much deserved rekindling! We never get tired of the original crew 😁
You're Awesome
2023-02-04 04:12:37 +0000 UTCI "discovered" Images by going thru Siskel-Ebert's old reviews at siskelebert.org and one I found from 1979 called "Overlooked Classics of the Seventies"; what's fascinating is when they discuss how someone might watch one of these films, by consulting a local film society or starting one and then rent a print, or to wait for a re-release. Today we take for granted how easily we can find just about any film.
Atticus Xey
2023-02-04 03:38:33 +0000 UTCI also share the love for TPM, especially the recently restored Director's Cut. I was glad to see Paramount initially let Wise go back and recut, and then spend the resources to remaster it in superior quality.
Atticus Xey
2023-02-04 03:35:28 +0000 UTCYou kiddin!? Star Trek is revolutionary! I mean, sure, its not as revolutionary as one of a kind 2001 space odyssey. But its a great film with an intriguing plot! Mechanized aliens discover an ancient space probe Voyager and set out to find their origin? So cool. But most, it was the debut of star trek in theaters! And to see them in action in HD with far better graphics, yet still just as corny! LOLThe wormhole scene was awesome, kinda trippy. And the giant cavernous far out spaceship was a wonderful spectacle =D ive heard criticisms of it being too slow or whatever, but i think the positives far outweigh these critiques. What did you think of it?
You're Awesome
2023-02-03 20:12:42 +0000 UTCNot river sanction—Eiger Sanction.
Paul Robinson
2023-02-03 18:39:53 +0000 UTCshe's an interesting lady. I don't always agree with her, and at times her work gets rather pointed. But she's an amazingly sharp woman, and a pioneer for film criticism.
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:50:31 +0000 UTCif you haven't seen many 70s movies I can tell you as someone who has...you picked the right choice as your favorite. :) It's one of my favorite movies as well!
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:49:47 +0000 UTCGreat choices. Hm...you'll have to tell me about your love of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Haha that's one that splits people.
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:48:55 +0000 UTCAmazing choices here. Haha...nice to see love for Don't Look Now. I watched that again with intent to review it and even took the notes for it. And I completely abandoned it for some reason. Got lost in the shuffle I guess. Always meant to return to it...that was over a year ago. XD
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:48:07 +0000 UTCThanks for the recommendation. It's so tough man. Ugh. The experience has to hit right for some of them. Like Aguirre. There have been times where that film completely shook me and transcended the movie experience. And other times I get kinda bored. And there are films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, that I see as near perfect films of their type. Yet I find myself returning to Aguirre more.
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:45:48 +0000 UTCHaha nice to see the superman love. I'm also so glad to see so much love for Carrie. That's truly one of my favorite movies of all time.
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:42:58 +0000 UTCSuch great choices. For me I admit I'm struggling with my list. I struggle between wanting to make one of substance and variety, but also wanting to please my inner fan girl. Like...for me it's tough to choose between a film like Tarkovsky's Mirror, and Jaws. Lol...just as a hypothetical example. One I have to really be in the mood for, and I really need to be in a state. And when I am...it transcends the movie going experience. It just has to hit right. Whereas the accessibility of Jaws, the nostalgia, my love for it...it's hard to choose between those things.
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:40:53 +0000 UTCAll great choices.
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:38:48 +0000 UTCThanks for reminding me I gotta review that one at some point.
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-03 06:38:34 +0000 UTCThere are a lot of great films listed among the members that I would list as well. The one film that flashed into my mind was Robert Altman's "Images". Something beautiful and eerie and terrifying all at once. It's also a very well-made picture. It is what helps to establish him as one of the best of that decade.
Atticus Xey
2023-02-02 18:55:49 +0000 UTCTaxi Driver, Alien and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre for sure - not a lot of love for Young Frankenstein here, but hopefully it makes the list! Cries and Whispers is a devastating gem of a film too. Also, Eraserhead is one of the greatest feature debuts ever.
Jared Angcanan
2023-02-02 08:56:47 +0000 UTCMaking Top 5 of that era is such a challenge. Here's my Top 10: Picnic at Hanging Rock Apocalypse Now Barry Lyndon Taxi Driver The Texas Chain Saw Massacre The Omen Dog Day Afternoon The Holy Mountain Aguirre: The Wrath of God Rocky I'm also thinking of Stalker, Don't Look Now, 3 Women, The Exorcist and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Oskitello
2023-02-02 06:46:24 +0000 UTCHi Maggie When I was a teenager, I visited Kmart and bought a book by Pauline Kael. It opened up a whole new world to me. What do you of Pauline,s work?
anthony scully
2023-02-02 05:49:10 +0000 UTCI guess I haven’t really seen too many 70’s films, but one that sticks out to me is Picnic at Hanging Rock. I’m not usually into strange, artsy movies, but weirdly enough I kinda have a crush on this Australian film. It has an intriguing story, gorgeous shots, and stays with you long after the credits role. Highly recommend!
Lathan
2023-02-02 02:27:59 +0000 UTCThis was fun :D I will wait a few hours so I can cheat off of you guys each time! XD Here’s our favorites^.^ Close Encounters of the Third Kind Star Trek: The Motion Picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail Star Wars Alien The Rocky Horror Picture Show Apocalypse Now Enter the Dragon Willy Wonka Rocky Dark Star A Clockwork Orange Fantastic Planet Picnic at Hanging Rock Young Frankenstein
You're Awesome
2023-02-02 00:53:05 +0000 UTCWhat a wonderful decade for cinema! - Daughters of Darkness - Don't Look Now - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders - Suspiria - Deep Red - The Devils - Belladonna of Sadness - Claire's Knee - Love in the Afternoon - Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles - Girlfriends - L'Important c'est d'aimer - The Brood - Carrie - The Night Porter - Céline and Julie Go Boating - Duelle - Vampyres - The Blood Spattered Bride - a LOT of gialli many New Hollywood films, and a lot more!
Michael Hofmann
2023-02-01 23:09:02 +0000 UTCGot a lot of these on my list currently too
Deepfocuslens
2023-02-01 22:07:36 +0000 UTCAlmost everything great has been mentioned above. Great decade, proved that Art may be commercial as well. To all these films i would add/recomend a "difficult" Greek film directed by Theo Aggelopoulos: "The Travelling Players". 4 hours long, political and VERY slow but reflects arthouse European cinema at it's best. My personal list: 1. Barry Lyndon 2. The Godfather Part II 3. Aguirre, the Wrath of God 4. The Conformist 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 6. Taxi Driver 7. Macbeth (Polanski) 8. The Exorcist 9. Apocalypse Now 10. Stalker
Alexandros Alexandropoulos
2023-02-01 22:04:40 +0000 UTCGreat films listed above. Would add The Warriors, river sanction, salems lot, Jericho mile, bad news bears, Dirty Harry, breaking away, Smokey and the bandit, slap shot, Superman, MASH, Carrie, deliverance, young Frankenstein. Let me second my beloved taxi driver and one flew over and last picture show as three of my very favorite films ever!
Paul Robinson
2023-02-01 21:29:31 +0000 UTCDamn, you picked a difficult decade. My one regret is that I have not seen more foreign films from this era; the bulk of the films I’ve seen came out of New Hollywood (which, I think is fair to say, is where the bulk of the great 1970s films came out of anyways). But even then, I haven’t seen all of those. Nevertheless, I’ve been able to cobble together a Top 10 list along with some Honorable Mentions. It should be said that I feel pretty certain about the films at the top of the list, but as you move downward…it gets a little more indefinite. To the point that if you asked on a different day, I might’ve come up with an entirely different set of films for the lower ranks. But oh well. This is what I came up with today and I’m committed enough to them to post. Here goes: 1. Taxi Driver (1976) 2. The Godfather/The Godfather, Part II (1972; 1974) 3. Chinatown (1974) 4. Jaws (1975) 5. The Conversation (1974) 6. Star Wars (1977) 7. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 9. Alien (1979) 10. Apocalypse Now (1979) And in no particular order, Honorable Mentions: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) The Last Picture Show (1971) Blue Collar (1978) A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Lacombe, Lucien (1974) Carrie (1976) The Conformist (1970) Fat City (1972) Scum (1979) Five Easy Pieces (1970) Dog Day Afternoon (1975) The Deer Hunter (1978) Paper Moon (1973) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Mad Max (1979) Badlands (1973) And for sheer nostalgic fondness: The Bad News Bears (1976) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Blazing Saddles (1973) Young Frankenstein (1974) Animal House (1978) And finally, for good measure, here are a few I don’t care for or I think are overrated: M*A*S*H (1970) Harold and Maude (1971) Amarcord (1973)
Bennett Oliver
2023-02-01 21:17:12 +0000 UTCThe Last Picture Show The Godfather The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeiose Chinatown The Godfather Part 2 Barry Lyndon Taxi Driver
Stephen
2023-02-01 20:53:14 +0000 UTCSuch a great decade for film, especially American film. Some of the best i’d say are: Stalker The Godfather The Exorcist Jaws Taxi Driver One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest Salò Rocky Husbands The Friends of Eddie Coyle Mirror Apocalypse Now Mikey and Nicky Solaris
Dan L
2023-02-01 20:40:30 +0000 UTCGood Luck, distilling a decade of film requires some truly tough and arbitrary decisions. I guess for the more mainstream 70's films I'd choose: Jaws Deliverance Annie Hall Alien Life of Brian One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Star Wars Rocky Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Enter the Dragon. If I was gonna pick a more arthouse/cult/indie selection I'd go with: Wake in Fright The Wicker Man That’s the way of the world Play it again Sam The Valley (Obscured by clouds) Harold & Maude La Grande Bouffe Susperia Black Christmas High Plains Drifter
Ross Skilton
2023-02-01 20:23:47 +0000 UTC(1.) Visions of Eight--8 directors of international standing film their favorite event in the 1972 Olympics. Tourishcheva on the uneven parallels in slo-mo the perfection of athletic femininity. (on YouTube for rent; there is a Criterion release) (2.) Straw Dogs--sex & violence by a filmmaker of genius. (3.) Malpertuis--stylish fantasy/horror. (4.) The Kremlin Letter--conscienceless sadism, brought to you by John Huston, Orson Welles, Richard Boone, Barbara Parkins, George Sanders, Max von Slydow,, Bibi Andersson, and another half-dozen stellar names. Free on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmuKDVIpc1I&t=578s
PETER COLLINS
2023-02-01 19:57:15 +0000 UTCOne of the best decades for cinema ever. The birth of the still new MPAA rating system allowed for so much more freedom for experimentation with mature storytelling and we got so, so many great and unique films that no decade since has been able to match in terms of quality AND quantity. My favorites would be The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon, The Last Detail, The Conversation, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rocky, Annie Hall, Kramer vs. Kramer, Apocalypse Now, Patton, American Graffiti, Network, Chinatown, The Emigrants and it's sequel The New Land, Scenes From a Marriage, Autumn Sonata just to name a few.
Wolfman Brandon
2023-02-01 19:48:16 +0000 UTCReally hard to narrow down for me as well but off the top of my head: -Barry Lyndon -House (1977) -Apocalypse Now -Taxi Driver -The Texas Chainsaw Massacre -Halloween -Jaws -Eraserhead -Badlands -Dog Day Afternoon -Tess (1979) -Solaris -Monty Python and the Holy Grail -Blazing Saddles -Don’t Look Now -Phantom of the Paradise There’s too many
Jackson Littlewood
2023-02-01 19:01:04 +0000 UTCMan, 70s horror was on some different shit: - Halloween - Alien - Jaws - The Exorcist - Eraserhead - House (1977) - Black Christmas - The Exorcist - The Wicker Man - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Suspria - The Devils Plenty to pick from that genre alone!
Tyler Shobe
2023-02-01 18:49:27 +0000 UTC
