10 Movies of the 1970s

[Allhallowsday]

10 Movies of the 1970s that you think well of :

1. TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
2. THE EXORCIST
3. JAWS
4. NETWORK
5. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
6. STAR WARS
7. HARRY AND TONTO
8. BARRY LYNDON
9. THE GODFATHER
10. CABARET

I thought of this discussing #1 with Paquita.   
I'll bet I forgot some...  these are in no order. 

[bob]

excellent topic

this is gonna be tough.. but here's my list in no real order

1 The Godfather (1972)
2 Star Wars (1977)
3 Jaws (1975)
4 A Clockwork Orange (1972)
5 Blazing Saddles (1974)
6 The Godfather Part 2 (1974)
7 Alien (1979)
8 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1979)
9 Taxi Driver (1976)
10 Halloween (1978)

honorable mentions: The Exorcist (1973), Barry Lyndon (1975), Apocalypse Now (1979), Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

[RCMerchant]

1. the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
2. the EXORCIST (1973)
3. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
4. JAWS (1975)
5. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
6. COFFY (1973)
7. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
8. ENTER THE DRAGON (1973)
9. MANSON (1973)
10. WOODSTOCK (1970)

[Rev. Powell]

1. The Godfather (1972)
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)
3. Star Wars (1977)
4. Apocalypse Now (1979)
5. Taxi Driver (1976)
6. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
7. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
8. Chinatown (1974)
9. Network (1976)
10. Eraserhead (1977)

The 70s is a great decade for movies. Maybe the best decade.

[retrorussell]

1. STAR WARS
2. GODFATHER PART II
3. THE EXORCIST
4. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
5. GODFATHER
6. FRENCH CONNECTION
7. ROCKY
8. LIFE OF BRIAN
9. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
10. ENTER THE DRAGON

[ralfy]

Picnic at Hanging Rock

The Conformist

Being There

Aguirre: The Wrath of God

Manila in the Claws of Light

Barry Lyndon

Cries and Whispers

Kagemusha

Wicker Man

State of Siege

[claws]

As always, its impossible to list only 10, but here they are:

1. Alien (1979)
2. Taxi Driver (1976)
3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
4. Jaws (1975)
5. The Exorcist (1973)
6. Halloween (1978)
7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
8. Carrie (1976)
9. Grease (1978)
10. Mad Max (1979)

[Alex]

1 Alien.
2 Jaws.
3. The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
4. A Clockwork Orange.
5. Apocalypse Now.
6. Monty Python & The Holy Grail.
7. Blazing Saddles.
8. Halloween.
9. The Omen.
10. Star Wars.

[Alex]

I find it interesting to see the films that come up regularly in peoples lists.

[Allhallowsday]

ALIEN and CHINATOWN I would replace one or two of mine... in fact I intended to include CHINATOWN.  I think STAR WARS (1977) is a lot of fun, and very important, but compared to those two alone it pales.  
I think LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972) is very important.  I hate it. 

[RCMerchant]

This is real hard- I really should replace something with ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975) or FIVE EASY PIECES (1970).

[zombie no.one]

SPASMO
JAWS
DEEP RED
NUTS IN MAY
THE OMEN
TRIP WITH THE TEACHER
LONG WEEKEND
THE BEAST MUST DIE
LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE?

[Ticonderoga 64]

1) Dirty Harry(1971)
2) Alien(1978)
3) Halloween(1978)
4) Beneath the Planet Of the Apes(1970)
5) Dawn Of the Dead(1978)
6) Tombs Of the Blind Dead(1972)
7) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde(1971)
8) The Exorcist(1973)
9) Jaws(1975)
10) Westworld(1973)

[Allhallowsday]

Here's where ya lost me :

...
4) Beneath the Planet Of the Apes(1970)
...
6) Tombs Of the Blind Dead(1972)
7) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde(1971)
...
10) Westworld(1973)

I saw BENEATH just a few months ago.  It's really silly; no comparison to the first.  Out of all of them, I like that one least (though it has its moments).

TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD is fun but not that good.  It's a painful memory because I criticized the film at the old SciFi forum and got thrown off!   

SISTER HYDE?     Definitely a GREAT example of a '70s movie! 

I just watched some of WESTWORLD on TCM.  Man that is implausible to say the least.     

I can see why you belong to this forum!   

[bob]

excellent topic

this is gonna be tough.. but here's my list in no real order

1 The Godfather (1972)
2 Star Wars (1977)
3 Jaws (1975)
4 A Clockwork Orange (1972)
5 Blazing Saddles (1974)
6 The Godfather Part 2 (1974)
7 Alien (1979)
8 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1979)
9 Taxi Driver (1976)
10 Halloween (1978)

honorable mentions: The Exorcist (1973), Barry Lyndon (1975), Apocalypse Now (1979), Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

so in the spirit of every other decade of film thread having 20 as the minimum, for the most part, I'm expanding my list to 20

11 The Exorcist (1973)
12 Barry Lyndon (1975)
13 Apocalypse Now (1979)
14 Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
15 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
16 The Omen (1976)
17 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
18 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
19 Rocky (1976)
20 The French Connection (1971)