Best movie of the 70's (1 Viewer)

[AlleyCat]

ok im my opinion this is the hardest to choose. there are so many excellent films.
ill have to say that my favourite is:

Dog Day Afternoon
honourable mentions go to a clockwork orange, the godfather, one flew over the cuckoos nest and cabaret.

 

[Lundy]

A Clockwork Orange
The Deer Hunter
Star Wars

 

[mynameisgone]

definately A Clockwork Orange..

 

[walrusbear]

not sure
too many ridiculously good movies
i love a lot of american films from this decade

 

[crazyhomo]

this decade has my all time favourite. apocolypse now

 

[walrusbear]

special nod should go to francis ford coppola
4 brilliant movies in a row

godfather
the conversation
godfather II
apocalypse now

 

[crazyhomo]

special nod should go to francis ford coppola
4 brilliant movies in a row

godfather
the conversation
godfather II
apocalypse now

hell yeah. the conversation could very well be my second choice for film of the decade

 

[Benny_]

Virtually impossible to choose from Hollywood's golden age. I'd say..

The Godfather, The Godfather Part 2, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Chinatown, Network, Manhattan... I'd rate them all at around the same level.

 

[walrusbear]

one worth checking it is The Last Picture Show, if you haven't seen it

 

[05er]

Do people know many movies from the '70s? It doesn't look like it.

My fav. is Taxi Driver. Robert De Niro, directed by Scorsese: perfection.

 

[Lainee]

10. Chinatown
9. The Exorcist
8. Grease
7. Jaws
6. The Sting (Robert Redford & Paul Newman)
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4. Taxi Driver
3. The Shining (My favvvvv horror ever!)
2. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Jack Nicholson... one of the saddest but funniest movies of all time)
1. Sliding Doors The ultimate chick flick!

 

[walrusbear]

10. Chinatown

nice call,
forget it jake... it's chinatown

 

[Lundy]

10. Chinatown
9. The Exorcist
8. Grease
7. Jaws
6. The Sting (Robert Redford & Paul Newman)
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4. Taxi Driver
3. The Shining (My favvvvv horror ever!)
2. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Jack Nicholson... one of the saddest but funniest movies of all time)
1. Sliding Doors The ultimate chick flick!

The Shining came out in 1980. Buuuuut I'll let that one slide.

Sliding Doors? the 1998 film with Gwyneth Paltrow?

 

[bazookajoe]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, both Godfathers, Clockwork Orange, Apocalypse Now, Taxi Driver, Annie Hall, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

There's too many

 

[Lundy]

Oh I simply must add Rocky Horror. The greatest and campiest cult film of all

 

[walrusbear]

not a hollywood film but i watched Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia the other day and it's a pretty sweet 70s film

Also:
Aguirre, the Wrath of God is must see

 

[Benny_]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Star Wars yet.. that's really quite impressive.

 

[icecreamdisco]

an obscure one, but for my money it's o lucky man!, which is also my tentative favorite film of all time. it expresses the malaise of the times in a really universal way; i can totally relate to it more than any film. stars malcolm mcdowell, the 70's counter-culture poster boy.

runners-up include badlands, manhattan, bring me the head of alfredo garcia, a woman under the influence, and taxi driver.

great decade, although there didn't seem to be a lot of range in the great films. mostly about depression, angst, nihilism, violence etc.

 

[icecreamdisco]

not a hollywood film but i watched Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia the other day and it's a pretty sweet 70s film

Also:
Aguirre, the Wrath of God is must see

oh man, you rule.

 

[Benny_]

Oh yeah.. Woodstock was 70s I think. Nosferatu The Vampyre as well.