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Post by movielover on Apr 30, 2017 16:04:49 GMT
Pick up to 4 of your favorite movies from my top 16 of 1977.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Apr 30, 2017 17:34:25 GMT
I picked Star Wars, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Slap Shot, and Saturday Night Fever.
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Post by marth on May 1, 2017 0:26:17 GMT
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Annie Hall
----------------------------------- Not from your list:
The Spy Who Loved Me
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Post by politicidal on May 1, 2017 0:35:50 GMT
Star Wars and Close Encounters.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 1, 2017 2:01:24 GMT
1.Star Wars 2.Kentucky Fried Movie 3.Saturday Night Fever 4.The Gauntlet
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Post by moviemouth on May 1, 2017 17:04:06 GMT
1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 2. Annie Hall 3. Star Wars 4. Capricorn One
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Post by Gourmando the Reindeer on May 1, 2017 23:09:00 GMT
1.The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane 2.The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 3.The Gauntlet 4.Star Wars
I gave TLGWLDTL 9/10 stars.
The Gauntlet is a pure cop/action popcorn flick. Feels like one of those movies that was directed by a (former) stuntman. IMO 16 Blocks is an unofficial remake.
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Post by movielover on May 5, 2017 18:46:48 GMT
Star Wars Close Encounters of the Third Kind Annie Hall ----------------------------------- Not from your list: The Spy Who Loved Me The Spy Who Loved Me just missed the cut. I need to watch that one again, it's been a long time, and so many seem to love it.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on May 5, 2017 19:04:30 GMT
Close Encounters Star Wars Saturday Night Fever The Deep The Spy Who Loved Me would make my list as well.
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Post by gadolinium on May 5, 2017 20:42:15 GMT
Annie Hall, Slap Shot, Star Wars and The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane.
Edit: I like The Goodbye Girl as well.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 20, 2017 11:11:55 GMT
I have not seen a lot of those titles, while a few other I have not watched in ages, so it will only be a top 3:
01. Star Wars 02. The Deep 03. Capricorn One
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Post by london777 on May 20, 2017 16:52:52 GMT
I have only seen four of these films, the smallest number in any of the similar polls by you and your twin brother.
One of them is in my permanent collection and the other three I have no desire to watch again.
I think by 1977 the dichotomy between "mass market" and "art" movies was well established, to the detriment of both. Mass market films started on the race to the bottom and most people trying to make "serious" films were gripped by a desire to make great "works of art".
These five alternative choices are all on the self-consciously "arty" side: -- Eraserhead (David Lynch) -- Three Women (Robert Altman) -- Providence (Alain Resnais) -- That Obscure Object of Desire (Luis Bunuel) -- Jubilee (Derek Jarman) - not a great movie, but an enduring monument to an epoch that will still be watched and discussed when many better films have been forgotten. Plus it features Adam Ant!
I am not big on war films, but in this rather thin year I will throw in two of the better ones: -- A Bridge Too Far (Richard Attenborough) -- Cross of Iron (Sam Peckinpah)
I was also disappointed with "Joseph Andrews" (Tony Richardson). An art film trying desperately to be a jolly romp for the mass market, but still worth seeing.
I can usually rely on France for a couple of goodies to bolster my list, but not this year. It was the peak year of Éric Rohmer, whom I have never warmed to.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on May 21, 2017 6:56:25 GMT
1.The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane 2.The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 3.The Gauntlet 4.Star Wars I gave TLGWLDTL 9/10 stars. The Gauntlet is a pure cop/action popcorn flick. Feels like one of those movies that was directed by a (former) stuntman. IMO 16 Blocks is an unofficial remake. The Gauntlet is fun, but I believe that it is quite sophisticated as well. One could see the film as an allegory for Vietnam or Watergate, or as vaguely analogous to Dr. Strangelove. In other words, it works on different levels, which is part of its strength.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on May 21, 2017 7:00:09 GMT
Star Wars Close Encounters of the Third Kind Annie Hall ----------------------------------- Not from your list: The Spy Who Loved Me The Spy Who Loved Me just missed the cut. I need to watch that one again, it's been a long time, and so many seem to love it. Yes, The Spy Who Loved Me is probably the most popular Roger Moore entry in the 007 series. And it is one of the better Bond movies, certainly among his outings. On the other hand, I would not consider it an especially intriguing Bond film, either. I prefer more esoteric seventies offerings such as Diamonds Are Forever and The Man with the Golden Gun.
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