Movies: What are your favorite films from 1970 - 81?

[tarheelhockey]

Not that I don't appreciate the movies at the top of the list, but the quality really seems to drop off quickly after the top-10 or so on all of these lists. Just feels like a very weak era with a lot of dated, or forgettable content. Especially if you take Spielberg/Lucas out of the picture.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Not that I don't appreciate the movies at the top of the list, but the quality really seems to drop off quickly after the top-10 or so on all of these lists. Just feels like a very weak era with a lot of dated, or forgettable content. Especially if you take Spielberg/Lucas out of the picture.

I am sure there is some good movies from the time period none of us have seen

 

[tarheelhockey]

I am sure there is some good movies from the time period none of us have seen

And to be fair, I'm only talking English speaking movies. I'm sure there are countries that had a great 1970s in cinema.

 

[Primary Assist]

1 Slap Shot
2 idk the Godfather, but I'll turn it off after 20 mins and put on Slap Shot

 

[Scandale du Jour]

1970

The Conformist
The Wild Child
Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion

1971

McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Mon Oncle Antoine
The French Connection

1972

Solaris
Last Tango in Paris
Aquirre, the Wrath of God

1973

Don't Look Now
Spirit of the Beehive
Mean Streets

1974

Alice in the Cities
Chinatown
The Conversation

1975

The Mirror
Jeanne Dielmann, 23 quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Barry Lyndon

1976

In the Realm of the Senses
Taxi Driver
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

1977

Star Wars
Providence
An American Friend

1978

Killer of Sheep
The Deer Hunter
The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting

1979

Stalker
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Apocalypse Now

1980

Ordinary People
Atlantic City
Mon Oncle d'Amerique

1981

Das Boot
The Road Warrior
Diva

Seeing a Québécois movie on your list warms my heart.

 

[TheAngryHank]

Godfather & Godfather II
Jaws
Rocky
The Blues Brothers
Caddyshack
Animal House
Dawn of the Dead
Death Race 2000
Escape from NY
Death Wish
Star Wars: A new hope & The Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Now im going to have to find a way to watch death race 2000 lol..

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Seeing a Québécois movie on your list warms my heart.

But it's so boorrrinnng!!
Les Ordres could have made my HM. And Carole Laure in Sweet Movie can too represent the fleur de lys (sauced in chocolate).

 

[TheGreenTBer]

1 Slap Shot
2 idk the Godfather, but I'll turn it off after 20 mins and put on Slap Shot

you'll turn off the f***ing Godfather to put on...Slap Shot?

 

[VMBM]

you'll turn off the f***ing Godfather to put on...Slap Shot?

I've known some people who can't even get past the opening wedding scene(s) of The Godfather ("So boring"). I can see that for some, Slap Shot would be more entertaining.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

But it's so boorrrinnng!!
Les Ordres could have made my HM. And Carole Laure in Sweet Movie can too represent the fleur de lys (sauced in chocolate).

Les Ordres is definitely one of my favorite Québécois movie of all time.

 

[Primary Assist]

you'll turn off the f***ing Godfather to put on...Slap Shot?

Godfather is an absolute masterpiece, don't get me wrong. The way Coppola used lighting to reflect Michael's inner turmoil and his descent into the underworld of crime is nothing short of incredible. I read that book on a train while traveling through Europe in my late 20s and it will always hold a very special place in my heart.

But I know my favorites when it comes to film, and I want to hear about how Dave's a mess and they brought their freaking toys with them. Slap Shot is a legit masterpiece as well, just in a much different way

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

Star Wars
Rocky 1-2
Duck you sucker
Taxi Driver
The Godfather I-II
Jaws
Grease
Young Frankenstein
Close encounters of the third kind
Alien

 

[93gilmour93]

The Exorcist
Halloween
Halloween 2
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Alien
Jaws
The Godfather 1 & 2
The Omen
Rocky

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

no particular order, a few I'm probably forgetting because of the odd 81 cutoff

The Wicker Man
Andy Warhol's Heat
Desperate Living
Pink Flamingos
Polyester
A Woman Under The Influence
Opening Night
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie
Gloria
Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song
Goin' Down The Road
Fantastic Planet
Aguirre The Wrath Of God
Lucifer Rising
Dersu Uzala
F For Fake
Nuts In May
Abigail's Party
Walkabout
Badlands
Rituals
Grey Gardens
Dog Day Afternoon
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Nashville
The Long Goodbye
The Godfather I & II
Apocalypse Now
Stalker
The Conversation
The Blues Brothers
Reds
Ms. 45
A Clockwork Orange
Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens
Family Plot
Wise Blood
Escape From New York

 

[Behn Wilson]

you'll turn off the f***ing Godfather to put on...Slap Shot?

I like Money Pit!

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Godfather is an absolute masterpiece, don't get me wrong. The way Coppola used lighting to reflect Michael's inner turmoil and his descent into the underworld of crime is nothing short of incredible. I read that book on a train while traveling through Europe in my late 20s and it will always hold a very special place in my heart.

But I know my favorites when it comes to film, and I want to hear about how Dave's a mess and they brought their freaking toys with them. Slap Shot is a legit masterpiece as well, just in a much different way

Thanks for the explanation and that's understandable.

 

[Fantomas]

Don't Look Now
The Red Circle
Sibiriada
Mimino
The Passenger
Annie Hall
The Spirit of the Beehive
Hedgehog in the Fog
Alien
The Muppet Movie

HM:
The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Oblomov
Harry and Tonto

A really amazing decade for movies.

 

[mrmovies779]

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman...The Godfather..Star Wars...Taxi Driver...Alien...Jaws....few of my favs from this time period

 

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