Favorite Non-Godfather Film of the 1970s - Blu-ray Forum

Moniker · 03-04-2008, 05:27 PM

The Godfather Parts 1 and 2 are my two favorite films of all time, and I suspect that the former would easily win a Best of the 1970s poll. Therefore I chose to leave both films off the list of poll choices. The remaining choices were culled from my own list of favorites, as well as purely iconic films of the era, though I had to eliminate some movies I love to narrow it down to a mere 25 choices. If your choice is missing, I apologize. Feel free to post about it.

JasonR · 03-04-2008, 05:29 PM

Apocalypse Now. The Horror! The Horror!

The Deer Hunter, Star Wars, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and The Taxi Driver were awesome too.

redblotch83 · 03-04-2008, 05:32 PM

The Conversation, Chinatown, and Apocalypse now. You can't beat it. I'm sorry.

BStecke · 03-04-2008, 05:33 PM

Superman The Movie.

gamer4eva · 03-04-2008, 05:36 PM

Rocky
Apocalypse Now
Taxi Driver
The Exorcist
A Clockwork Orange
Star Wars
Dog Day Afternoon
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
alot of movies i cant even remember

kpkelley · 03-04-2008, 05:37 PM

The French Connection or Chinatown.

coolmilo · 03-04-2008, 05:37 PM

I picked Star Wars. But Apocalypse Now and many of the other movies listed were awesome as well. This was a tough poll because the 70's had some monster movies.

Moniker · 03-04-2008, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolmilo

I picked Star Wars. But Apocalypse Now and many of the other movies listed were awesome as well. This was a tough poll because the 70's had some monster movies.

Yeah, it's really amazing when you list 25+ movies from a ten-year period and find out you're still leaving off plenty of bona fide classics.

And I didn't even bother tackling the foreign films from that era.

Galley · 03-04-2008, 06:17 PM

CE3K

Why dies it insist on making my letters lower case?

Moniker · 03-04-2008, 06:18 PM

Some other noteworthy flicks I ultimately left off the list were:

Harold and Maude
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Straw Dogs
Pink Flamingos
Carrie
Halloween
All the President's Men
The Deer Hunter
Coming Home
Midnight Express
Alien
American Graffiti
Bananas
Blazing Saddles
The French Connection
The Sting

etc.

Blu Titan · 03-04-2008, 06:19 PM

The Shinning, Jaws, Three Days of the Condor, and Star Wars!

Moniker · 03-04-2008, 07:24 PM

While Apocalypse Now probably wouldn't even make my top 10 of the '70s, I have purposefully not bought it this past year in the hopes that it will soon come out on Blu-Ray. Anything shot by Storaro deserves the hi-def treatment.

Perhaps later I'll list my own Top 20 of the 1970s. I'd have to think about it awhile.

It should also be noted that I intentionally excluded documentaries, concert films, and foreign-language movies (which I mentioned earlier).

Kristin Simard · 03-04-2008, 07:51 PM

You need to qualify that list with the word "American" (as in "American film".

I've done an extensive study of European cinema of the 60's and 70's, and the list of good and great films from that era is too long to even start here. However, my "favorites" are not on your list, though there are many good and great films there.

Kristin Simard · 03-04-2008, 07:58 PM

OK I'll submit a "favorite" American film (one of several favorites) from the 70's (1976 to be exact).
The Front
directed by Martin Ritt
screenplay by Walter Bernstein

savage1984 · 03-04-2008, 07:59 PM

well I picked Annie Hall without going all the way down the list to Star Wars or else I would have picked that...

Moniker · 03-04-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kristin Simard

OK I'll submit a "favorite" American film (one of several favorites) from the 70's (1976 to be exact).
The Front
directed by Martin Ritt
screenplay by Walter Bernstein

yeah, i only listed two Woody Allen films (though I know The Front isn't technically an Allen film)

otherwise i would have listed Bananas and Play It Again, Sam

Blu As Hell · 03-04-2008, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BStecke

Superman The Movie.

+1

The greatest superhero movie of all time...period!!!!!!

Moniker · 03-04-2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kristin Simard

You need to qualify that list with the word "American" (as in "American film".

I've done an extensive study of European cinema of the 60's and 70's, and the list of good and great films from that era is too long to even start here. However, my "favorites" are not on your list, though there are many good and great films there.

yes, i should have added that in the title

thanks for not getting upset about it though

GreenFlash06 · 03-04-2008, 08:10 PM

What.....Star Wars is winning. Never seen that one coming.

Moniker · 03-04-2008, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenFlash06

What.....Star Wars is winning. Never seen that one coming.

I would have left that off too, but I didn't even think of it until I was nearly done creating the poll.

And I added certain lesser-celebrated films like Breaking Away and McCabe & Mrs. Miller because they're personal favorites.

View Poll Results: What is your favorite non-Godfather film of the 1970s?
Annie Hall	2	1.59%
Apocalypse Now	13	10.32%
Badlands	0	0%
Breaking Away	0	0%
Chinatown	1	0.79%
A Clockwork Orange	7	5.56%
Close Encounters of the Third Kind	8	6.35%
The Conversation	1	0.79%
Deliverance	1	0.79%
Dog Day Afternoon	3	2.38%
The Exorcist	9	7.14%
Five Easy Pieces	0	0%
Jaws	13	10.32%
The Last Picture Show	0	0%
Manhattan	1	0.79%
MASH	1	0.79%
McCabe & Mrs. Miller	0	0%
Mean Streets	2	1.59%
Nashville	0	0%
Network	0	0%
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	6	4.76%
Rocky	2	1.59%
Saturday Night Fever	0	0%
Star Wars	48	38.10%
Taxi Driver	8	6.35%
Voters: 126. You may not vote on this poll

03-04-2008, 05:27 PM	#1
Moniker Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:texas Blu-ray collection:350 Blu-ray reviews:4	Favorite Non-Godfather Film of the 1970s The Godfather Parts 1 and 2 are my two favorite films of all time, and I suspect that the former would easily win a Best of the 1970s poll. Therefore I chose to leave both films off the list of poll choices. The remaining choices were culled from my own list of favorites, as well as purely iconic films of the era, though I had to eliminate some movies I love to narrow it down to a mere 25 choices. If your choice is missing, I apologize. Feel free to post about it.

03-04-2008, 05:29 PM	#2
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Apocalypse Now. The Horror! The Horror! The Deer Hunter, Star Wars, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and The Taxi Driver were awesome too. Last edited by JasonR; 03-04-2008 at 05:37 PM.

03-04-2008, 05:36 PM	#5
gamer4eva Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Sydney, Australia Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:18	Rocky Apocalypse Now Taxi Driver The Exorcist A Clockwork Orange Star Wars Dog Day Afternoon One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest alot of movies i cant even remember Last edited by gamer4eva; 03-04-2008 at 05:38 PM.

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Moniker Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:texas Blu-ray collection:350 Blu-ray reviews:4	Some other noteworthy flicks I ultimately left off the list were: Harold and Maude Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Straw Dogs Pink Flamingos Carrie Halloween All the President's Men The Deer Hunter Coming Home Midnight Express Alien American Graffiti Bananas Blazing Saddles The French Connection The Sting etc.

03-04-2008, 06:19 PM	#11
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	The Shinning, Jaws, Three Days of the Condor, and Star Wars!

03-04-2008, 07:24 PM	#12
Moniker Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:texas Blu-ray collection:350 Blu-ray reviews:4	While Apocalypse Now probably wouldn't even make my top 10 of the '70s, I have purposefully not bought it this past year in the hopes that it will soon come out on Blu-Ray. Anything shot by Storaro deserves the hi-def treatment. Perhaps later I'll list my own Top 20 of the 1970s. I'd have to think about it awhile. It should also be noted that I intentionally excluded documentaries, concert films, and foreign-language movies (which I mentioned earlier).

03-04-2008, 07:51 PM	#13
Kristin Simard Special Member Member since:Aug 2007	You need to qualify that list with the word "American" (as in "American film". I've done an extensive study of European cinema of the 60's and 70's, and the list of good and great films from that era is too long to even start here. However, my "favorites" are not on your list, though there are many good and great films there.

03-04-2008, 07:58 PM	#14
Kristin Simard Special Member Member since:Aug 2007	OK I'll submit a "favorite" American film (one of several favorites) from the 70's (1976 to be exact). The Front directed by Martin Ritt screenplay by Walter Bernstein

03-04-2008, 07:59 PM	#15
savage1984 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Los Angeles	well I picked Annie Hall without going all the way down the list to Star Wars or else I would have picked that...

03-04-2008, 08:10 PM	#19
GreenFlash06 Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Otisburg Blu-ray collection:12	What.....Star Wars is winning. Never seen that one coming.

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