10 films from the 70's decade….
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 12, 2022 02:29 AM)
….that may not so much be easy going favorites, (
so many gems the decade had on offer
), but ones that you still enjoy, are top tier quality, original and define the era and/or the *director as a distinct and genuine new wave auteur.
*Old school directors don't count and only use a director once within your own list:
THE BOYS IN THE BAND - '70 dir: William Friedkin
ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE - '74 dir: Martin Scorsese
JAWS - '75 dir: Steven Spielberg
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - '75 dir: Milos Forman
CARRIE - '76 dir: Brian De Palma
ANNIE HALL - '77 dir: Woody Allen
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - '77 dir: John Badham
3 WOMEN - '77 dir: Robert Altman
THE DEER HUNTER - '78 dir: Michael Cimino
ALIEN - '79 dir: Ridley Scott
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 12, 2022 03:13 AM)
I was unsure about including
Alien
, being a futuristic setting, but it works its wonders as a technical cinematic horror presentation.
The clever design helps this film out and the sincerity of the performers who were beholden to Scott's vision.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(January 12, 2022 05:03 PM)
Obviously I love this question!
"Carrie"
"3 Women"
"Jaws"
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
"Turkish Delight"
"Going Places"
"In a Year with 13 Moons"
"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
"Halloween"
"Heat"
"The Boys in the Band"
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 13, 2022 11:00 PM)
I haven't seen 3 on your list and interesting suggestions are part of reason for the thread.
The 3 I haven't seen are the foreign ones and they seem to fit into your earthy mold theme as well, yet looking them up, they also fit within the guidelines of what I requested.
You have listed 11 and as enjoyable as
Heat - '72
is, I don't feel it does fit in. This one isn't so much top tier in terms of film-making and I'd condiser Paul Morrissey more of a grunge/underground film-maker. Then again, it would depend on what one considers top tier quality in terms of personal enjoyment.
Its difficult to single out 10 films from the 70's and there are others that come to mind and will be interesting to see if others mention them.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(January 13, 2022 11:10 PM)
I'm always compelled to plug "Heat" whenever I can as it contains two of the funniest and most vivid characterizations I have ever seen. And I do like the grungy-seedy aesthetic, though at the same time there is a kind of overall blob quality to the movie. In some ways, it's unformed.
Yes! I think the 3 foreign films have the earthy quality I was talking about in the other post. I watched part of "Going Places" yesterday. It's an invigorating film. Definitely of the 70s decade. And Gerard Depardieu is simply magnetic.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 14, 2022 12:02 AM)
I do like the grungy-seedy aesthetic, though at the same time there is a kind of overall
blob quality
to the movie. In some ways, it's unformed.
Yes,
Heat
is very low budget, shot on 16mm and tacky for the most part, but it is fun. I would include
Heat
on say a list of "favorite" films from the 70's.
I'm veering away here from using "best" as a term to define film, as "best" is also very subjective. "one of the best" though can come into play when some films do have undisputed qualities attributed to their entity.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 15, 2022 05:25 AM)
Ratched became a villain to hate for the ages for those that have seen the film and she still tops many hateful movie villain lists.
She was a different kind of scary to the instinctual and naturally scary nature of Bruce in
Jaws
. She was as "unnatural" as they come, as evil cannot have anything natural about it except being about dominance, control and subjugation.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(January 15, 2022 07:04 PM)
I despise NR. To the degree that she brings out the violence in me. Seeing her getting choked was
highly
satisfying. To be honest, they should have gang banged her. That's really the most appropriate reaction to the bitch nurse.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 15, 2022 08:56 PM)
Seeing her getting choked was highly satisfying. To be honest, they should have gang banged her.
I couldn't even imagine any of those guys even wanting to go there. That would have been desperate and they were all pretty much demure. How she wanted them.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(January 15, 2022 09:18 PM)
In the book, MacMurphy rips her starched white nurse's uniform down the front, exposing her big tits. That was also satisfying.
I know I said gang bang, but what I meant was rape. Ordinarily, I would say that rape is an unspeakable violation, but in the case of this horrible, castrating bitch, I say she deserves nothing less than rape.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 15, 2022 09:34 PM)
She is a hateful sow and represents the worst of what many controlling women can end up like. Working for the corrupt establishment who wouldn't see a thing wrong with her and condescendingly look down on the patients.
Mac said it in a nutshell from his own spot on organic psychological analysis of her, that she likes a rigged game and she was a k<>t! Erudite and pompous ass superior doc wouldn't have liked that, even though it was true.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(January 15, 2022 10:38 PM)
I love MacMurphy. Jack Nicholson was born to play that role. I love the way he fills out a pair of faded blue jeans. And his spirit is irresistible.
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Rittenhouse The Righteous — 4 years ago(January 15, 2022 08:39 AM)
What you're describing as top tier, Hollywood refers to as "high-concept". Essentially, studio controlled, with high production values and a bankable cast.
Good list. I'd add Chinatown and Apocalypse Now, and swap Jaws for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Although Jaws is the more popular movie, CEotTK is the more groundbreaking and influencial of Spielberg's 70s stuff.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 15, 2022 09:00 AM)
What you're describing as top tier, Hollywood refers to as "high-concept". Essentially, studio controlled, with high production values and a bankable cast.
Yes! However, I did include a low-budget horror film with
Carrie
, yet that is stylish with a now iconic director.
If you could make 10 based on the "high-concept" context, what would they all be? I am interested in hearing others perhaps add what I couldn't include, or films I haven't seen.
I had the notion to put
Taxi Driver- '76, but I feel
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
doesn't get the Scorsese recognition it deserves and I personally prefer it over TD. It is also not typical Scorsese that many are used too.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?
- '76, but I feel