Posted on 03/25/2014 4:42:44 PM PDT by EveningStar
This decade saw Hollywood focus on the harsh truths of war, rich cinematography movies on a blockbuster scale. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today, in this installment of our series on the greatest movies of all time, we're counting down our picks for the top 10 movies of the 1970s.
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Oops, missed that Star Wars was on there, so I’ll put up Planet of the Apes.
ANIMAL HOUSE....my all time favorite...!!!! i know every line.
What, no Saturday Night Fever (1977)?
That was hugh.
I read somewhere that Jackie Gleason made up most of his dialogue. Very little was scripted.
The sequels were stupid, though.
Back to the topic, I judge a "great" movie if will stop what I'm doing and watch it if it comes on TV.
Even if I've seen it a dozen times, it draws me in.
That's why I don't put Apocalypse Now on my "best" list.
It was OK. But I wouldn't watch it again.
Same goes for The Deer Hunter.
Great acting and all, but just not enough to make me want to re-watch it.
Doh! That was Captain (the warden) in Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Strother Martin
So was "Trapped" with James Brolin.
And these were both made for TV movies.
I wonder if they would have made as big an impact if they were theatrical releases. Just brilliant storytelling and acting.
Both movies are basically a single character trying to find his way out of a nightmarish scenario.
I have seen one of these in full (Star Wars) and bits of the others. They didn’t impress me enough to see them in full.
i agree! those are my top two favorite movies of all time... i lump them together...
The other Made-for-TV movie, “Brian’s Song.”
Exorcist
It just keeps getting funnier, every single time I see it.
My Name is Nobody, They Call Me Trinity, Trinity Is Still My Name. Add to that the Bronson movies and movies Burt Reynolds did. Burt was on Fast and Loud the other night. The years of stunts had causght up with his body.
Also the GM (”Owns....Owns”) of the Charlestown Chiefs in “Slapshot.”
No Patton?
No Jeremiah Johnson?
Some on their list belong there, while several others don't. Just my humble opinion of course.
Released about a year before he died, Alfred Hitchcock said that watching “Smoky And The Bandit” was one of his guilty pleasures.
And what would your choices be?
Taxi Driver is brilliant. How has it not held up?
What about the Charles Bronson movies?
I loved the Trinity movies. Nice going!
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