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Post by Toasted Cheese on Jun 17, 2019 10:52:50 GMT
You have mentioned before you find 1979 a bit stilted in comparison to the rest of the 70's. I just don't think many would quite agree with your assessment of this year, but I guess is it all boils down to what one connects with as well.
I am not that well versed in the earlier films from the 70's. Perhaps only mid 70's on up. I have seen 14 on your list from 1971, but Dirty Harry, Play Misty, Clockwork Orange and Harold and Maude would be the ones I am most familiar with. The others would need to be re-watched. I don't get the brightness of how I remember the 70's from the earlier part of the decade. There was a somberness that permeated many films and Carnal Knowledge, French Connection, The Exorcist are good examples of this. I just see 1979 as light and carefree and films were starting to make a big impact technological wise too in visual achievements, while still being original in tackling many social issues as well.
Oh, yes, I definitely agree with this part, Mr. T. That's why I like "Roller Boogie" so darn much. It is maybe my favorite movie from the year, I really do love it. It is just so carefree and silly and fun and lightweight and Linda Blair is cute as a button. And I do like 1979, it's just that I don't love it overall. Though the disco was still pretty hopping and there was ABBA and Blondie and "Charlie's Angels" and "Laverne and Shirley" and "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island", really lots of fun stuff here! The TV movie of the week was really in swing by 1979 as well. And I adore those old TV movies! They were more fun than a barrel of monkeys! I have a rare copy of Roller Boogie on vhs. I have watched it once. I wouldn't say it was amazing, compared to many of the other gems that I feel 1979 had on offer, but it does encapsulate the light and carefree spirt of many films from this era and something never to be recaptured. Once 1980 hit, the light appeared to dim and picked up again mid 80's. That is why there are so many perennial favorites for horror films in the early 80's too, because the tone of the era suited the atmosphere of the films presented.
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