Better Decade FOr Movies? 1960s Or The 1970s?

1970s

Sixties by a comfortable margin, simply by process of elimination. The 70s was the worst decade ever for movies. Just no inspiration or motivation in any of the acclaimed movies.

The early 60s were still great, for the three most important reasons.

First, because it was still in the era of "credible characters in incredible circumstances" as opposed to the late part of the decade of "non credible characters in dull circumstances" (Leone quite obviously comes to mind with totally one dimensional, unidentifiable Greek demi gods in boring stories and dull landscapes.

Second, because it was still the golden era of making movies for people, instead of insisting that people be forced to accept movies. After 1965, Critics, actors, actresses, and directors even bragged that their works forced people to be under their control. It was the era of "control freaks". The propaganda was not even subtle. Mobsters told people that the mobsters in charge were demi gods who couldn't be beat, which is why the first reason was so necessary.

Third, it wasn't until about 1966 when Hollywood went totally into neo Nazi ideology. The Hitler worship was undeniable. I've spoke about this before, not out of emotion, but simply out of pure objective observation. It is what it is. The "Hitleresque blond, pale female" was invulnerable, and all other women were sacrificed, and that wasn't even enough for movie makers. Men who married, courted, or helped the Aryan blond female were rewarded with success, respect, and victory, and those men who helped non Aryan women were demoted with failure, death, and degradation. The brainwashing was so drilled into the viewer that even now there are feeble minded people who whine about it when I bring up this fact. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them won't whine about it after reading this.


All this was going in through nearly the entire 70s.

Therefore, the worst era in movies was about 1966-1980, so the seventies are arguably the worst decade, and undeniably one of the three worst decades in movie making.  The sixties had much going for it in the early part, before Hollywood sold out to the mob's control freaks.

Which makes the sixties the better decade.

Personally have to go with the 70s.

I voted for the 1970s, although the 1960s weren't far behind.

I created seven quote threads for 1970s titles and five quote threads for 1960s titles.

9 of my top 50 are 1970's; 6 are 1960's.

70's it is.

Globally, the 60s.

Every country was making films--but in the 70s it started to disintegrate. England went first--domestic film production dried up by the mid 70s.
And other countries followed--at the same time Hollywood was shrinking but getting more powerful--the blockbuster came along which further decreased creative variety.

Hollywood was at its weakest in the 60s but production being carried out by independent companies meant more variety.

70s

1960s. Spaghetti Westerns and Elvis Presley movies.

I thought the 70s' were overrated.

1970s - one of the best decades
1960s - approximately 15 good movies