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Riddick · 11-01-2003, 10:18 PM

Saw this on here in a comparison thread 60's 70's . . etc but can't find it

Revamping the DVD collection

need the 10 best 70's movies ever (list please)

Thanx

ps of couse its your opinion I'm looking for

Rogue · 11-01-2003, 10:54 PM

I won't give you the 10 best, but I will give you my 10 favorites:

1. Jaws
2. The Godfather
3. Star Wars
4. Alien
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
6. Dog Day Afternoon
7. Godfather Part II
8. A Clockwork Orange
9. Taxi Driver
10. The Conversation

* Edited to remove The Shining

EnriqueH · 11-01-2003, 11:20 PM

1) Star Wars
2) Jaws
3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4) The Godfather
5) Enter the Dragon
6) The French Connection
7) Superman: The Movie
8) Saturday Night Fever
9) Taxi Driver
10) Grease

A few others:

11) Annie Hall
12) Rocky
13) Network
14) The Exorcist
15) The Godfather Part II
16) Animal House
17) Chinatown
18) Five Easy Pieces
19) American Graffitti
20) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

EnriqueH

Meloosh · 11-02-2003, 12:16 AM

godfather II
chinatown
being there
jaws
exorcist
annie hall
parallax view
nashville
mccabe and mrs. miller
taxi driver
last picture show

Harro5 · 11-02-2003, 02:07 AM

The Godfather

The Godfather Part II
Patton
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Rocky
National Lampoon's Animal House
Taxi Driver
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
Jaws

Marq · 11-02-2003, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogue

7. The Shining

= 80s.

Since I'm in the mood, I'll list 10 great horror-ish films from the 70s (maybe later I'll list 10 great non-horror movies as well):

01. Don't Look Now (1973)
02. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
03. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
04. Halloween (1978)
05. The Exorcist (1973)
06. Carrie (1976)
07. Suspiria (1977)
08. Alien (1979)
09. Jaws (1975)
10. Shivers (1975)

papibear · 11-02-2003, 07:35 PM

In no particular order:

1. The Last Detail (1973)
2. American Graffiti (1973)
3. The Conversation (1974)
4. M*A*S*H* (1970)
5. The Sugarland Express (1974) {coming to DVD in 2004}
6. Network (1976)
7. Taxi Driver (1976)
8. The Shootist (1976)
9. The Bad News Bears (1976)
10.Apocalypse Now (1979)

Ten more, just so it doesn't look like I'm off my rocker:

11. Vanishing Point (1971) {not yet on DVD}
12. The Godfather (1972)
13. The Godfather, Part II (1974)
14. Lenny (1974)
15. All the President's Men (1976)
16. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
17. Star Wars (1977) {not yet on DVD}
18. Three Days of the Condor (1975)
19. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1975) {not yet on DVD}
20. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) {not yet on DVD}

Ten more that are just favorites, although they are very well made:

21. Young Frankenstein (1974)
22. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
23. Bound for Glory (1976)
24. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) {not yet on DVD}
25. Serpico (1973)
26. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
27. Patton (1970)
28. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
29. The Cowboys (1972)
30. Blazing Saddles (1974)

Riddick · 11-02-2003, 09:04 PM

That was great, I'll get 30 of them and put them on 1970's shelf

next up the 60's

Riedenschneider · 11-02-2003, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riddick

next up the 60's

In no particular order...

One-Eyed Jacks
Il Sorpasso
L' Eclisse
Matrimonio all'italiana
The Hill
Il Mercenario
Adieu l'ami
Onibaba
L' Homme de Rio
Accattone

Riddick · 11-02-2003, 11:42 PM

foreign films will be asked for on another thread

thanx

Rogue · 11-03-2003, 01:21 PM

Damn, I could have sworn The Shining was 1979. Thanks Marq. I will edit my list.

larphillips · 11-03-2003, 03:21 PM

In a decade so rich with worthwhile and fantastic movies, I have to add these titles to those already listed:

Annie Hall (1977)
Mean Streets
The Sting (1973)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979)
Deliverance (1972)
Papillon (1973)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Hardcore (1979)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Airport (1970)
Airport '75 (1974)
Airport '77 (1977)
The China Syndrome (1979)
The Omen (1976)
The Out-Of-Towners (1970)
Westworld (1973)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Rollerball (1975)
Soylent Green (1973)
The Omega Man (1971)
The Warriors (1979)
1941 (1979) - hey, I liked it!
Duel (1971)

But my top 5 of the decade are:

5. TAXI DRIVER
4. THE CONVERSATION
3. THE GODFATHER
2. THE GODFATHER PART 2
1. THE EXORCIST

Meloosh · 11-03-2003, 09:50 PM

There were sooo many classics released during that era...kinda makes me depressed about the majority of studio releases now- its all big budget adaptations of comic books and unnecessary remakes...what ever happened to the kind of subtle, nuanced character studies that used to be made during Hollywood's second golden era? Its sad...and my other beef is that Paramount, which owns a good chunk of these 70's classics, is releasing all of ones not produced by robert evans as pricey bare boned editions, although they usually have solid transfers...a lot of em don't even have the preview! What the hell is wrong with paramount??? they really get my goat..unless evan's was involved, its almost like the just don't care

nitin · 11-04-2003, 12:00 AM

havent read other posts, so I'm sure I'm repeating quite a few :

alien
apocalypse now (not redux)
chinatown
clockwork orange
taxi driver
godfather
godfather II
jaws
exorcist
one flew over the cuckoo's nest

honorable mentions :

deer hunter
deliverance
dog day afternoon
serpico
french connection
the conversation

Marq · 11-04-2003, 01:14 AM

Some of my overall favourites, many mentioned, all brilliant (in no order, except #1):

Taxi Driver
Don't Look Now
Saturday Night Fever
A Clockwork Orange
Chinatown
The Godfather
The Godfather II
Annie Hall
Manhattan
After Hours
Apocalypse Now
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Badlands
Dawn of the Dead
Halloween
Assault on Precint 13
The Exorcist
Solaris
The Warriors
Suspiria
Straw Dogs
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jaws
Serpico
Alien

Meloosh · 11-04-2003, 01:18 AM

wow, going through all of these choices, I'm pretty proud of myself- I think I own every single one of them that are on dvd...yippee!

11-01-2003, 10:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Riddick Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: DS9 occasionally beams down to Long Island New York	70's Movies Saw this on here in a comparison thread 60's 70's . . etc but can't find it Revamping the DVD collection need the 10 best 70's movies ever (list please) Thanx ps of couse its your opinion I'm looking for __________________ Finally found something worse than me . . .huh?

11-01-2003, 10:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rogue Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Miami,FL USA	I won't give you the 10 best, but I will give you my 10 favorites: 1. Jaws 2. The Godfather 3. Star Wars 4. Alien 5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 6. Dog Day Afternoon 7. Godfather Part II 8. A Clockwork Orange 9. Taxi Driver 10. The Conversation * Edited to remove The Shining __________________ All that is gold does not glitter Not all those who wander are lost... Last edited by Rogue : 11-03-2003 at 01:24 PM.

11-01-2003, 11:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
EnriqueH Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Miami, Fl. USA	1) Star Wars 2) Jaws 3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind 4) The Godfather 5) Enter the Dragon 6) The French Connection 7) Superman: The Movie 8) Saturday Night Fever 9) Taxi Driver 10) Grease A few others: 11) Annie Hall 12) Rocky 13) Network 14) The Exorcist 15) The Godfather Part II 16) Animal House 17) Chinatown 18) Five Easy Pieces 19) American Graffitti 20) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls EnriqueH __________________ "You're an errand boy...sent by grocery clerks...to collect a bill." Marlon Brando as Col. Walter Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.

11-02-2003, 02:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Harro5 Actor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia	My Top Ten 1970s films The Godfather The Godfather Part II Patton One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Rocky National Lampoon's Animal House Taxi Driver Apocalypse Now The Deer Hunter Jaws __________________ "I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time." - Orson Welles My Guzzlefish DVD Collection and DVD Profiler Collection

11-02-2003, 07:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
papibear Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX	In no particular order: 1. The Last Detail (1973) 2. American Graffiti (1973) 3. The Conversation (1974) 4. MASH (1970) 5. The Sugarland Express (1974) {coming to DVD in 2004} 6. Network (1976) 7. Taxi Driver (1976) 8. The Shootist (1976) 9. The Bad News Bears (1976) 10.Apocalypse Now (1979) Ten more, just so it doesn't look like I'm off my rocker: 11. Vanishing Point (1971) {not yet on DVD} 12. The Godfather (1972) 13. The Godfather, Part II (1974) 14. Lenny (1974) 15. All the President's Men (1976) 16. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 17. Star Wars (1977) {not yet on DVD} 18. Three Days of the Condor (1975) 19. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1975) {not yet on DVD} 20. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) {not yet on DVD} Ten more that are just favorites, although they are very well made: 21. Young Frankenstein (1974) 22. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 23. Bound for Glory (1976) 24. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) {not yet on DVD} 25. Serpico (1973) 26. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 27. Patton (1970) 28. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 29. The Cowboys (1972) 30. Blazing Saddles (1974) Last edited by papibear : 11-02-2003 at 09:18 PM.

11-02-2003, 12:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Meloosh Actor Join Date: Oct 2003	godfather II chinatown being there jaws exorcist annie hall parallax view nashville mccabe and mrs. miller taxi driver last picture show

11-02-2003, 09:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Riddick Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: DS9 occasionally beams down to Long Island New York	That was great, I'll get 30 of them and put them on 1970's shelf next up the 60's __________________ Finally found something worse than me . . .huh?

11-02-2003, 11:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
Riddick Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: DS9 occasionally beams down to Long Island New York	foreign films will be asked for on another thread thanx __________________ Finally found something worse than me . . .huh?

11-03-2003, 01:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rogue Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Miami,FL USA	Re: Re: 70's Movies Damn, I could have sworn The Shining was 1979. Thanks Marq. I will edit my list. __________________ All that is gold does not glitter Not all those who wander are lost...

11-03-2003, 03:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
larphillips Actor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH	In a decade so rich with worthwhile and fantastic movies, I have to add these titles to those already listed: Annie Hall (1977) Mean Streets The Sting (1973) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979) Deliverance (1972) Papillon (1973) Dirty Harry (1971) Hardcore (1979) The Poseidon Adventure (1972) The Towering Inferno (1974) Airport (1970) Airport '75 (1974) Airport '77 (1977) The China Syndrome (1979) The Omen (1976) The Out-Of-Towners (1970) Westworld (1973) The Amityville Horror (1979) Rollerball (1975) Soylent Green (1973) The Omega Man (1971) The Warriors (1979) 1941 (1979) - hey, I liked it! Duel (1971) But my top 5 of the decade are: 5. TAXI DRIVER 4. THE CONVERSATION 3. THE GODFATHER 2. THE GODFATHER PART 2 1. THE EXORCIST __________________ I'm going with Jerkstore! Jerkstore is the line! Jerkstore! Yes. - George Costanza "What a lovely day for an exorcism." Demon/Regan - THE EXORCIST

11-03-2003, 09:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
Meloosh Actor Join Date: Oct 2003	There were sooo many classics released during that era...kinda makes me depressed about the majority of studio releases now- its all big budget adaptations of comic books and unnecessary remakes...what ever happened to the kind of subtle, nuanced character studies that used to be made during Hollywood's second golden era? Its sad...and my other beef is that Paramount, which owns a good chunk of these 70's classics, is releasing all of ones not produced by robert evans as pricey bare boned editions, although they usually have solid transfers...a lot of em don't even have the preview! What the hell is wrong with paramount??? they really get my goat..unless evan's was involved, its almost like the just don't care

11-04-2003, 12:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
nitin Actor Join Date: Jun 2003	havent read other posts, so I'm sure I'm repeating quite a few : alien apocalypse now (not redux) chinatown clockwork orange taxi driver godfather godfather II jaws exorcist one flew over the cuckoo's nest honorable mentions : deer hunter deliverance dog day afternoon serpico french connection the conversation __________________ My DVDS

11-04-2003, 01:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
Marq Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Ottawa	Some of my overall favourites, many mentioned, all brilliant (in no order, except #1): Taxi Driver Don't Look Now Saturday Night Fever A Clockwork Orange Chinatown The Godfather The Godfather II Annie Hall Manhattan After Hours Apocalypse Now Texas Chainsaw Massacre Badlands Dawn of the Dead Halloween Assault on Precint 13 The Exorcist Solaris The Warriors Suspiria Straw Dogs One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jaws Serpico Alien

11-04-2003, 01:18 AM	#16 (permalink)
Meloosh Actor Join Date: Oct 2003	wow, going through all of these choices, I'm pretty proud of myself- I think I own every single one of them that are on dvd...yippee!

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