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Post by mslo79 on Feb 8, 2020 16:59:25 GMT
Here is everything I score a 6-6.5/10 or higher in the 1970's...
1)Dirty Harry (1971) - 7.5-8/10 -)Magnum Force (1973) -)Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) 4)Hard Times (1975) - 7-7.5/10 5)Rolling Thunder (1977) - 7/10 -)The Last Detail (1973)
7)The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) - 6-6.5/10 -)Death Race 2000 (1975)
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Feb 11, 2020 21:14:08 GMT
Top 20 in no order of preference
Assault on Precinct 13 Alien Chinatown Deliverance Halloween Jaws One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Star Wars Taxi Driver The Outlaw Josey Wales The Sting Willy Wonka Ulzana's Raid Cross of Iron The Long Goodbye Night Moves High Plains Drifter The Driver The Culpepper Cattle Co. Quadrophenia
Next 20 from my top 50 of the decade
Rocky The Spy Who Loved Me Grease Superman Apocalypse Now Kelly's Heroes Dirty Harry Straw Dogs Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid - TCM Preview Version Emperor of the North Pole Don't Look Now The Wicker Man Papillon Hustle The Longest Yard Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia The Towering Inferno Klute Sorcerer Slap Shot
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Feb 11, 2020 21:42:22 GMT
The French Connection The Godfather The Poseidon Adventure The Sting American Graffiti Young Frankenstein Jaws Dog Day Afternoon The Omen The Outlaw Josey Wales Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Spy Who Loved Me Superman – The Movie Animal House Halloween The Deer Hunter Heaven Can Wait Alien Apocalypse Now
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Post by senan90 on Feb 17, 2020 19:33:34 GMT
Saw it the other night, really not a fan of that at all. The weakest of Eastwood's Westerns. Everyone opposed to Wales is corrupt and nasty so Eastwood plays the anti-Establishment hero and he is in the right because his opponents are in the wrong so he can kill them and it serves them right. It's so lazy and obnoxious.
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 18, 2020 1:06:03 GMT
Somewhat ordered
1."Carrie", 1976 2. "3 Women", 1977 3. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", 1975 4. "JAWS", 1975 5. "Turkish Delight", 1973 6. "Heat", 1972 7. "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", 1974 8. "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul", 1974 9. "Halloween", 1978 10. "Going Places", 1974 11. "In a Year With 13 Moons", 1978 12. "Black Christmas", 1974 13. "Nashville", 1975 14. "The Tenant", 1976 15. "The Boys in the Band", 1970 16. "The Killing Kind" 1973 17. "Female Trouble", 1974 18. "Badlands", 1974 19. "Murder, By Death", 1976 20. "The Baby", 1974 21. "Dog Day Afternoon", 1970 22. "Deep End", 1971 23. "X, Y and Zee", 1971 24. "The Deer Hunter", 1978 25. "Small Change", 1976
top five Made for TV Movies , from 1970s
1. "Summer of Fear" 2. "Initiation of Sara" 3. "Scream, Pretty Peggy" 4. "Death Cruise" 5. "Die, Sister! Die"
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 18, 2020 4:00:45 GMT
1. Alien
Tough to narrow things down to just 19 more after that, but here's my list (in chronological order):
A Clockwork Orange Duel The Godfather Tales From the Crypt The Wicker Man From Beyond the Grave The Godfather Part II Dog Day Afternoon Carrie The Omen Rocky Star Wars Suspiria Dawn of the Dead Halloween Superman Rocky II Star Trek: The Motion Picture Zombie Flesh Eaters
Honourable Mentions:
Dirty Harry Asylum Live and Let Die Black Christmas The Man With the Golden Gun The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Alice, Sweet Alice Grease The Warriors Mad Max The Jerk
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 18, 2020 9:49:31 GMT
Tarkovsky dominates this decade, at least IMO:
10 Stalker [1979] Celine and Julie Go Boating [1974]
9 Hausu [1977] Badlands [1973] Solaris [1972] Mirror [1975] Eraserhead [1977] Days of Heaven [1978] Cries and Whispers [1972] Barry Lyndon [1975] Lancelot du Lac [1974] Valerie and Her Week of Wonders [1970] The Passenger [1975] Two-Lane Blacktop [1971]
And a pretty arbitrary selection of six 1970s films I’ve rated 8, listed chronologically A Touch of Zen [1971] Chinatown [1974] Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles [1975] Duelle [1976] Suspiria [1977] Manhattan [1979]
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Post by lostinlimbo on Feb 18, 2020 21:15:18 GMT
Alien Black Christmas Dawn of the Dead Deliverance Dirty Harry Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion Five Fingers of Death Get Carter Hard Times High Plains Drifter Jaws Jerk, The Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro Mad Max Monty Python and the Holy Grail Sorcerer Straight Time Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Wicker Man, The
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 18, 2020 23:34:22 GMT
Twenty from the 70s is just not right! I forgot "The Last Picture Show", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Omen", "Alien", "Dawn of the Dead", "Klute", "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", "A Clockwork Orange" and "JAWS 2"!!!
Can I borrow ten from the 80s, five from the 50s and place them in the 70s decade?
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Post by darksidebeadle on Feb 18, 2020 23:38:32 GMT
Twenty from the 70s is just not right! I forgot "The Last Picture Show", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Omen", "Alien", "Dawn of the Dead", "Klute", "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", "A Clockwork Orange" and "JAWS 2"!!! Can I borrow ten from the 80s, five from the 50s and place them in the 70s decade? nah this thread is about making the hard decision and a tough cut off point!
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 2:17:14 GMT
Twenty from the 70s is just not right! I forgot "The Last Picture Show", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Omen", "Alien", "Dawn of the Dead", "Klute", "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", "A Clockwork Orange" and "JAWS 2"!!! Can I borrow ten from the 80s, five from the 50s and place them in the 70s decade? nah this thread is about making the hard decision and a tough cut off point! Well, Sonny is lonesome, with nowhere to go, And Leatherface is goofy and mentally slow And the zombies at the mall, they're just waiting for day And poor Veronica didn't get out of the way Damien Thorn is filled with evil power And Miss Bree Daniel, she's a hundred an hour Alex, my droog, is loaded with vigor and vim And my curly haired sweet boy... "SWIM, EDDIE, SWIM!"
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 2:25:34 GMT
Oh so many, 20 isn't really enough, but I will list 22 favorite or impressionable films from this marvelous decade of cinema. I just can't bring myself to remove 2. Apologies to all the gems I leave out: Boys In The Band - 70' Little Big Man - 70' Patton - 70' Ryan's Daughter - 70' Dirty Harry - 71' The Poseidon Adventure - 72' Electra Glide In Blue - 73' Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 74' Escape To Witch Mountain - 75' Jaws - 75' One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - 75' Annie Hall - 77' Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - 77' Saturday Night Fever - 77' The Spy Who Loved Me - 77' 3 Women - 77' Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke -78' Dawn Of The Dead - 78' The Deer Hunter - 78' Grease - 78' Interiors - 78' The Rose- 79' Oh, agreed. From your list, "The Poseidon Adventure" is lots of fun, and gotta love the original "Dirty Harry" (1971 was the Year of Clint!). "Annie Hall" is excellent, maybe my second favorite Woody Allen (after "Radio Days") and "The Spy Who Loved Me" is my favorite Bond outing. "Up In Smoke" is laugh out loud, goofy fun, and "Grease" is a ball, with a wonderful, super catchy score. Bette Midler was a powerhouse in "The Rose". I have yet to check out "Electra Glide in Blue", but remember you citing it as an excellent movie many moons ago, Toasted Cheese. It does look intruiging. I wlll not, can not stop at twenty for what is the best decade for film ever!!! No can do!
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 2:34:05 GMT
Well, Sonny is lonesome, with nowhere to go, And Leatherface is goofy and mentally slow And the zombies at the mall, they're just waiting for day And poor Veronica didn't get out of the way Damien Thorn is filled with evil power And Miss Bree Daniel, she's a hundred an hour Alex, my droog, is loaded with vigor and vim And my curly haired sweet boy... "SWIM, EDDIE, SWIM!" I'm sure that's not all Alex was loaded with and I'm sure there would be plenty to share with Eddie as well... ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/f5p2oj7o9/love7.gif) Yeah, Alex is a horndog, and he makes no bones (pun intended!) about it! ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/xynwotmzd/explode.gif) The movie would not be nearly as potent without Malcolm McDowell's super charismatic performance. Danny Peary selected MM for his alternate Best Actor Oscar and I would have to agree. Eddie is a hapless doll. Just adorable and absolutely crushworthy. My first crush ever, me at the age of eight and I knew what I liked!
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 2:37:23 GMT
Top 20 in no order of preferenceAssault on Precinct 13 Alien Chinatown Deliverance Halloween Jaws One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Star Wars Taxi Driver The Outlaw Josey Wales The Sting Willy Wonka Ulzana's Raid Cross of Iron The Long Goodbye Night Moves High Plains Drifter The Driver The Culpepper Cattle Co. Quadrophenia Next 20 from my top 50 of the decadeRocky The Spy Who Loved Me Grease Superman Apocalypse Now Kelly's Heroes Dirty Harry Straw Dogs Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid - TCM Preview Version Emperor of the North Pole Don't Look Now The Wicker Man Papillon Hustle The Longest Yard Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia The Towering Inferno Klute Sorcerer Slap Shot "Assault ion Precint 13", "Straw Dogs" and "Don't Look Now"... the list just keeps getting bigger and bigger! "The Wicker Man" is an excellent scary movie. I'm never sure if it's a horror film, or a thriller... Hmmm... At any rate, a deeply disturbing movie and I really can't bring myself to watch it again because it goes deep and chills to the bone.
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 2:54:34 GMT
Oh, agreed. From your list, "The Poseidon Adventure" is lots of fun, and gotta love the original "Dirty Harry" (1971 was the Year of Clint!). "Annie Hall" is excellent, maybe my second favorite Woody Allen (after "Radio Days") and "The Spy Who Loved Me" is my favorite Bond outing. "Up In Smoke" is laugh out loud, goofy fun, and "Grease" is a ball, with a wonderful, super catchy score. Bette Midler was a powerhouse in "The Rose". I have yet to check out "Electra Glide in Blue", but remember you citing it as an excellent movie many moons ago, Toasted Cheese. It does look intruiging. I wlll not, can not stop at twenty for what is the best decade for film ever!!! No can do! If I recall, I think you rented out Electra Glide In Blue at my behest, but I think you commented you weren't getting into it. I can understand that. I only came to it in the early 00's on vhs and it impressed me immeasurably. I just connected with the whole thing. Blake, his character and the stunning cinematography really hold it all together.
I noticed I wasn't able to include anything from 76', but all other years. Well, those are the breaks.
You are correct. I did rent the movie. I had forgotten that. I don't know why it wasn't clicking with me. Doesn't Robert Blake play an anti-hero type? He was a cute guy back in the day. I never watched "Baretta", though.
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 2:58:33 GMT
Yeah, Alex is a horndog, and he makes no bones (pun intended!) about it! ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/xynwotmzd/explode.gif) The movie would not be nearly as potent without Malcolm McDowell's super charismatic performance. Danny Peary selected MM for his alternate Best Actor Oscar and I would have to agree. Eddie is a hapless doll. Just adorable and absolutely crushworthy. My first crush ever, me at the age of eight and I knew what I liked! I was crushing on other fellas from 4 I think. That was because my dad didn’t make himself very endearing or crushable. My first celebrity crush\father role model that I recall was Bruce Forsyth from The Generation Game. Non celeb, was my female best friends father. Man was he gorgeous. I would stare at him for ages. Was around 4 or 5 again. There was a kid in my street, same age, that I thought was adorable too. I’m sure my older sister did too. Awwww.... that's so sweet, a little four year old boy (Ritz cracker and a slice of cheddar, you were!) getting crushes on other little boys! We are lucky we didn't go through that bullcrap trauma of thinking we liked girls! I've never once doubted myself in this area. I can totally see the appeal of a Farrah or a Tanya or whomever and still not be moved in that certain way. My dad was super sexy, I have to say. And very warm, though a terrible temper!
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Post by darksidebeadle on Feb 19, 2020 3:12:21 GMT
nah this thread is about making the hard decision and a tough cut off point! I had to list 22 on mine. There is no cut off point from this decade I believe, ad infinitum. If I was to remove 2, I would have to think real hard about it and then mourn the loss. Mourning is part of the human experience, revell in it
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 3:21:42 GMT
Somewhat ordered 1."Carrie", 1976 2. "3 Women", 1977 3. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", 1975 4. "JAWS", 1975 5. "Turkish Delight", 1973 6. "Heat", 1972 7. "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", 1974 8. "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul", 1974 9. "Halloween", 1978 10. "Going Places", 1974 11. "In a Year With 13 Moons", 1978 12. "Black Christmas", 1974 13. "Nashville", 1975 14. "The Tenant", 1976 15. "The Boys in the Band", 1970 16. "The Killing Kind" 1973 17. "Female Trouble", 1974 18. "Badlands", 1974 19. "Murder, By Death", 1976 20. "The Baby", 1974 21. "Dog Day Afternoon", 1970 22. "Deep End", 1971 23. "X, Y and Zee", 1971 24. "The Deer Hunter", 1978 25. "Small Change", 1976 top five Made for TV Movies , from 1970s 1. "Summer of Fear" 2. "Initiation of Sara" 3. "Scream, Pretty Peggy" 4. "Death Cruise" 5. "Die, Sister! Die" So finally got to watch Summer Of Fear Mr. Dirty, spurred on by your list here and I know you often comment about how much you love it. Very enjoyable t.v. witchie movie from an era that was obsessed with them. It was full of cheese and corn and holes. Blair's bouffy hairdo was the biggest crack up and the 80's hadn't even kicked in. ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png) The pink sack dress scene was hilarious and yet it fitted Julia like a glove, and didn't even need taking in. And good one Rachel! Just tell Julia all you know about her, even though she is evil, and tell her about the man who can support her claims, even though Julia had already met him and was introduced by none other than Rachel herself. Of course something was going to happen to him......like duh! ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/qna0tqd21/misc1.gif) The little twist was amusing, however, it only opened up more plot holes... ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/480s321zt/eyes.gif) Oh, and what was with the casting of Rachel's bf Mike. He was twice as tall as she was, there was no chemistry and she looked like a little kid next to him, which was the creepiest thing about it..... ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/xxn5mvzx5/hairrise.gif)
I think Craven fared better with his 85' t.v. effort Chiller and I do find the whole premise, atmosphere and acting by Beck very creepy. His best acting role, not that he had ever done much, that I recall. I would be keen to watch Craven's other t.v. offering from 84', Invitation To Hell. Have you seen this one Mr. D?
As far as t.v. witchie poo movies go, I would say my favorite of what I have seen is Midnight Offerings with Melissa Sue Anderson. Still silly, put plays it cards out with more austerity. I would probably also rate The Spell as being a notch above Summer Of Fear as well. And my golly dosh. If Fran Drescher doesn't give the worst performance by a supporting actress in a 70's t.v. movie, I would hate to see the worst. ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/tek3suwt5/laugh.gif) You make humorous observations about the super silly, but highly enjoyable "Summer of Fear". I'm so pleased you watched it! Your virgin viewing! Yes, silliness rules the day! It was 1978 and they were still churning out "Rosemary Baby" plot details, ten years later. Linda is very likable, I think, and she is a good sport and does not give a bad performance, but you just can't help but notice that she is a slightly short, stocky little thing and her handsome, but corny boyfriend Mike is about 8 feet tall. He would become a hunchback if he supplied Linda with too many goodnight kisses. (they had zero chemistry; Rachel had more chemistry with the old man or her brother than with her boyfriend) The mom's character is slightly high-fallutin, which does not gell with the rest of the cast and I thought the dad was plain sexy. The girl who played Julia was pretty good, i thought. Suitably wicked. Fran Drescher had that blatant NYC accent from the beginning! She just can't help being who she is and I kinda like her, but in no way is she an actress! But there is something comforting about this cheesy, corny little Made-for-tv movie out of the late 70s. It's about as scary as an episode of "Fantasy Island". Special nod to the pink party dress. That part was hilarious. That big pink bow, odd and ridiculous, just drooped on Rachel, such a sad sight, she might as well have sewn a bunch of dishrags together. Then Julia strolls in wearing the same dress... Oh, the humanity! I have not seen "Chiller", but I have seen "Invitation to Hell" and it's just okay, I would say. Robert Urich is always appealing, though. It is up on YouTube right now. Joanna Cassidy is also in it and she's good. "Midnight Offerings" is very, very good and I would go so far as to say that it's not even silly, but actually a bit disturbing in its plausibility and I think Melissa Sue Anderson is truly excellent here; she really gives herself over and she is very convincing. And I loved her mom, felt so bad for her! The scene where the mom cautions her evil daughter about using her powers... "What about the loneliness? Don't tell you don't feel it. I've seen it. It's a trade-off, Vivian..." Oh, brrrr... People may dismiss the movie, but I can't help but be moved by certain elements, especially the truth of what the mother says. "The Spell" (yes, what is going on here?) borrows from "Carrie" and I think it's also a lot of fun, with the main girl giving a solid performance and Lee Grant is excellent as she always is. I even thought this movie had some underlying depth about the basic struggle that goes on in parent-child relationships. I don't know if the movie meant to go this deep or not, but I got something extra out of it.
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 3:25:07 GMT
I had to list 22 on mine. There is no cut off point from this decade I believe, ad infinitum. If I was to remove 2, I would have to think real hard about it and then mourn the loss. Mourning is part of the human experience, revell in it Oh, I also forgot "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", which has one of the most wicked endings ever! Great cast, too! I think that brings me up to 37 movies from the 70s. I'm sorry, I don't mean to offend, but I am sure I will have no problem bringing the tally up to a neat fifty. If you had said from the 80s or the 60s, I could have swung it easily, but not with the 70s... No, Sir! No way! No how! (wait, there's "Cabaret" and "The Possession of Joel Delaney" and "Desperate Characters" and "Death on the Nile", "And There Were None" and "Airport 1975" and "Burnt Offerings", "Murmur of the Heart" and "Amarcord", "Claire's Knee" and, of course, the gorgeously flip "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgouisie".) Golly, I guess I should just start my own post on this.
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 19, 2020 3:46:21 GMT
The French Connection The Godfather The Poseidon Adventure The Sting American Graffiti Young Frankenstein Jaws Dog Day Afternoon The Omen The Outlaw Josey Wales Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Spy Who Loved Me Superman – The Movie Animal House Halloween The Deer Hunter Heaven Can Wait Alien Apocalypse Now
How could I forget "American Graffiti"? What a bittersweet little heart crusher of a movie that was. I just felt so much emotion watching this movie, and the soundtrack I can listen to on a loop.
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