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The 100 Greatest movies of the 1970s. 1. The Godfather (1 Viewer)
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Psychopav
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Woah spoiler alert!
northern exposure
Footballguy
I still enjoy Allen's "Take The Money And Run".
northern exposure
Footballguy
In the interest of accuracy, the quote you have is from Rocky II.
timschochet
Footballguy
Are you sure? Got that from IMDb:
Rocky (1976) - Quotes - IMDb
Rocky (1976) - * Rocky: I can't do it. * Adrian: What? * Rocky: I can't beat him. * Adrian: Apollo? * Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league. * Adrian: What are we gonna do? * Rocky: I don't know. * Adrian: You worked...
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Did they screw up?
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
No, he's talking about the "eat lightning and crap thunder" quoteAre you sure? Got that from IMDb:
Rocky (1976) - Quotes - IMDb
Rocky (1976) - * Rocky: I can't do it. * Adrian: What? * Rocky: I can't beat him. * Adrian: Apollo? * Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league. * Adrian: What are we gonna do? * Rocky: I don't know. * Adrian: You worked...
Did they screw up?
Hastur
Footballguy
Yeah, IMDB shows "Rocky" as having that quote. I believe that is correct.No, he's talking about the "eat lightning and crap thunder" quoteAre you sure? Got that from IMDb:
Rocky (1976) - Quotes - IMDb
Rocky (1976) - * Rocky: I can't do it. * Adrian: What? * Rocky: I can't beat him. * Adrian: Apollo? * Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league. * Adrian: What are we gonna do? * Rocky: I don't know. * Adrian: You worked...
Did they screw up?
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Are you sure? Got that from IMDb:
Rocky (1976) - Quotes - IMDb
Rocky (1976) - * Rocky: I can't do it. * Adrian: What? * Rocky: I can't beat him. * Adrian: Apollo? * Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league. * Adrian: What are we gonna do? * Rocky: I don't know. * Adrian: You worked...
Did they screw up?
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It's definitely the 1st Rocky
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
You're right and I was wrong. My bad.Yeah, IMDB shows "Rocky" as having that quote. I believe that is correct.No, he's talking about the "eat lightning and crap thunder" quoteAre you sure? Got that from IMDb:
Rocky (1976) - Quotes - IMDb
Rocky (1976) - * Rocky: I can't do it. * Adrian: What? * Rocky: I can't beat him. * Adrian: Apollo? * Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league. * Adrian: What are we gonna do? * Rocky: I don't know. * Adrian: You worked...
Did they screw up?
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Did anyone comment on this outstanding film?
I honestly did not see this movie until maybe in the last 5-6 years, I was an infant when it was in theaters
I was moved by this film and the ending wasn't what I saw coming although it's amazing
-It's really a story about friendship and when Caine and Connery are working together as friends they are like 1 person but when they drift apart things go badly
Before they ever get to the city they pass thru these mountains and you really get a sense of the friendship they share
I would encourage everyone to find this film and watch it
northern exposure
Footballguy
My mistake. I thought the quote was from around the time in the movie (Rocky II) when Mick had Rocky chasing chickens.Are you sure? Got that from IMDb:
Rocky (1976) - Quotes - IMDb
Rocky (1976) - * Rocky: I can't do it. * Adrian: What? * Rocky: I can't beat him. * Adrian: Apollo? * Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league. * Adrian: What are we gonna do? * Rocky: I don't know. * Adrian: You worked...
Did they screw up?
I found it on The Sporting News (see #21 on their list). https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/boxing/news/ranking-40-best-rocky-quotes/tj1i9mktk54zntl7qs9opdhs
Who knew you can't trust what you find on the internet?
ETA ...or my memory.
timschochet
Footballguy
9. Annie Hall (1977)
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, Tony Roberts, Paul Simon
Synopsis: A love affair falls apart when the woman becomes more self-assured.
I feel that life is divided between the horrible and the miserable- Woody Allen as Alvy Singer
Screw the naysayers, I don’t care. This is Allen’s finest achievement, and it is one of the greatest films of all time and one of the great explorations of modern relationships ever put on screen. The point of the story is the development of Annie- Alvy helps her discover what is truly great about herself and finding that out she no longer needs him: she grows throughout the film, he does not. The bookends of her growth are the two scenes in which she sings at a nightclub: the first time she is downcast, nervous, unsure of herself, the second time she sings with great confidence. (Regarding that second scene, a few months back my daughter had me watch a live video of Olivia Rodrigo singing one of her hits, and I was astonished by the extraordinary resemblance to Keaton as Annie Hall- including eye movement, looks, expressions. Other than hair color they are almost exactly alike.)
The movie has jokes that run throughout which lightens the mood and most of them are extremely funny (one of them that got cut involved the New York Knicks playing a game against a bunch of old rabbis; that actually sounds more Mel Brooks than Allen but I would have loved to see it) but this is a serious film. Allen actually borrows heavily from several Ingmar Bergman movies. That being said, the scene in the movie theater line involving Marshall McLuhan remains one of my favorite comedic moments in anything I have ever watched.
Will I ever see Annie Hall again? I’m so disgusted by Allen’s behavior as a person that I doubt it. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that this is a movie for the ages.
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, Tony Roberts, Paul Simon
Synopsis: A love affair falls apart when the woman becomes more self-assured.
I feel that life is divided between the horrible and the miserable- Woody Allen as Alvy Singer
Screw the naysayers, I don’t care. This is Allen’s finest achievement, and it is one of the greatest films of all time and one of the great explorations of modern relationships ever put on screen. The point of the story is the development of Annie- Alvy helps her discover what is truly great about herself and finding that out she no longer needs him: she grows throughout the film, he does not. The bookends of her growth are the two scenes in which she sings at a nightclub: the first time she is downcast, nervous, unsure of herself, the second time she sings with great confidence. (Regarding that second scene, a few months back my daughter had me watch a live video of Olivia Rodrigo singing one of her hits, and I was astonished by the extraordinary resemblance to Keaton as Annie Hall- including eye movement, looks, expressions. Other than hair color they are almost exactly alike.)
The movie has jokes that run throughout which lightens the mood and most of them are extremely funny (one of them that got cut involved the New York Knicks playing a game against a bunch of old rabbis; that actually sounds more Mel Brooks than Allen but I would have loved to see it) but this is a serious film. Allen actually borrows heavily from several Ingmar Bergman movies. That being said, the scene in the movie theater line involving Marshall McLuhan remains one of my favorite comedic moments in anything I have ever watched.
Will I ever see Annie Hall again? I’m so disgusted by Allen’s behavior as a person that I doubt it. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that this is a movie for the ages.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
You must have McCabe and Mrs Miller extremely high on your list, I didn't see it on the 1st or 2nd post
It was one of the first films that popped in my head when I saw this thread title
-Robert Altman early stuff from '71, I'm betting it's in the hopper somewhere
I have gotten to read some behind the scenes on how this film came about, how Altman wanted to film it and the studio working against him quite a bit
Must see for any film lover
We know the Godfather films are going to be in here somewhere
It was one of the first films that popped in my head when I saw this thread title
-Robert Altman early stuff from '71, I'm betting it's in the hopper somewhere
I have gotten to read some behind the scenes on how this film came about, how Altman wanted to film it and the studio working against him quite a bit
Must see for any film lover
We know the Godfather films are going to be in here somewhere
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Oh, no.
Awful stuff. I just deleted a whole post about it. Worse than any other movie on this list, including the ones I didn't like at all.
Todem
Footballguy
No….when He is punching the heavy bag in Rocky and those girls come in he was telling him that before he told him:Are you sure? Got that from IMDb:
Rocky (1976) - Quotes - IMDb
Rocky (1976) - * Rocky: I can't do it. * Adrian: What? * Rocky: I can't beat him. * Adrian: Apollo? * Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league. * Adrian: What are we gonna do? * Rocky: I don't know. * Adrian: You worked...
Did they screw up?
“Women weaken legs”
If memory serves me correctly.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
May I ask what you didn't care for?
Did you like the look of the film or how Altman was able to shoot the film?
Was it the material you hated? Warren Beatty is pretty awesome in this movie
A sharp talking gambler opens a brothel in a mining town in 1902...It's been hailed as a Top 10 Western all time, kind of an anti-Western IMO
Not every movie is for everyone, there is just so much to drink in when you watch this.
Josie Wales is a fine 70s Western, Eastwood clocks in several during the 70s that are pretty darn good.
I just hadn't seen the film listed, would have liked to read what you posted
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Couldn't stand the music. Yes, I know who did it. It's music to shoot yourself in the head to.
They didn't pay the power bill. The movie is so underlit for realism, that it was unfun to watch.
Didn't like the writing. The plot just plods along.
Really don't like Warren Beatty. For me, he has all the charm of a sea slug.
(Josey Wales was listed earlier in the thread.)
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Couldn't stand the music. Yes, I know who did it. It's music to shoot yourself in the head to.
...it must take 5 minutes watching him ride that horse, park it then enter the saloon and that Cohen song goes on for the entire 5 minutes, many films you just get a piece of the song They didn't pay the power bill. The movie is so underlit for realism, that it was unfun to watch.
definitely one of the things that makes the film stand out but I understand it's so dark you can't see the film well. Didn't like the writing. The plot just plods along.
-It's not in a hurry even when there is rising action, I give you that
Lot of 70s films are like this
Long Goodbye '73 with Elliot Gould, it's a great movie but it plods along
Really don't like Warren Beatty. For me, he has all the charm of a sea slug.
-In fairness his co-star received an Oscar Nomination so he had a lot of help in the film but that end scene out in the snow with the bounty hunters and the church burning is priceless, you just don't see films like that any more and I appreciated how difficult it had to be shooting this film
(Josey Wales was listed earlier in the thread.)
Cheers Mrs R and thank you!
Eephus
Footballguy
I like Annie Hall. I have no problem with Tim putting it in his top ten.
It's an early inflection point in Allen's long career as he transitioned from straight comedy to more serious fare. Allen would go on to make a couple of better movies and a bunch of poor life decisions.
It's an early inflection point in Allen's long career as he transitioned from straight comedy to more serious fare. Allen would go on to make a couple of better movies and a bunch of poor life decisions.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
The McLuhan scene alone makes it one of the most memorable films of the decade.
Midnight in Paris is incredible. I was certainly not expecting something of that quality that late in his career.
But yeah, I’m another one who can’t watch his films anymore, especially those with him in them.
Eephus
Footballguy
I've had variations of this discussion with ditkaburgers over dozens of artists. I don't believe in retroactively canceling a work of art for some subsequent action by the artist. If I watch one of his movies today, it's with a more jaundiced eye but I can't unenjoy Annie Hall from when I saw it in the 70s.
I didn't particularly like Midnight in Paris. I think his best 21st century work is Match Point, although I've skipped or forgotten a lot of his recent films for reasons above. Crimes and Misdemeanors remains an all-timer for me.
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
It's convenient for me. Since I didn't like Allen in the first place, I can cheerfully not watch his movies now.
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Footballguy
This isn’t a road I normally go down because if you look hard enough, you can probably find something despicable about almost everyone who’s made it far in entertainment, sports, etc.
But Woody is different because all his films, especially the ones he’s in, are … him. You are incessantly reminded of who is behind them in every frame. A lot of other directors’ films aren’t like that.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
And, for me, I didn't like his films (at all) before all of his personal stuff came out. Maybe it's because his style of humor/drama doesn't grab me, or I'm not from NYC, or I just lack imagination.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Woody is in Crimes and Misdemeanors, but it's not about him. And is also my favorite of his.
timschochet
Footballguy
8. Cabaret (1972)
Directed by: Bob Fosse
Starring: Liza Minelli, Michael York, Joel Grey
Synopsis: A gay British writer travels to Berlin in the early 30s and witnesses its decadence, along with the rise of the Nazis.
I’m going to be a great film star! That is, if booze and sex don’t get me first. - Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles.
IMO, Cabaret is the best movie version of a Broadway musical, just beating out the original West Side Story. This is mainly due to Fosse’s direction: it’s dark, subtle, absolutely brilliant. Everyone in the cast in terrific, especially Grey (in his defining role) and Liza who basically plays her mom? Herself? Sadly probably both.
All of the songs are performed on the cabaret stage with one exception- that exception is the best and most chilling scene of the film. This is the “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” scene which should be mandatory viewing for all people living in a democracy and hoping to keep it that way. Here it is:
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Directed by: Bob Fosse
Starring: Liza Minelli, Michael York, Joel Grey
Synopsis: A gay British writer travels to Berlin in the early 30s and witnesses its decadence, along with the rise of the Nazis.
I’m going to be a great film star! That is, if booze and sex don’t get me first. - Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles.
IMO, Cabaret is the best movie version of a Broadway musical, just beating out the original West Side Story. This is mainly due to Fosse’s direction: it’s dark, subtle, absolutely brilliant. Everyone in the cast in terrific, especially Grey (in his defining role) and Liza who basically plays her mom? Herself? Sadly probably both.
All of the songs are performed on the cabaret stage with one exception- that exception is the best and most chilling scene of the film. This is the “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” scene which should be mandatory viewing for all people living in a democracy and hoping to keep it that way. Here it is:
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Cabaret is 8. Star Wars is 20.
It's a Timlist all right.
It's a Timlist all right.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I'm mixed on this one. It really helps if the songs have a reason to be there. SIngin' In The Rain has the numbers there because the people actually sing and dance. Often, it's why are these people singing? It's why Mel Brooks put Count Basie in his movie. Otherwise, where is that music coming from?
northern exposure
Footballguy
Only 7 movies left for the top 100. I thought I could name them all..now I'm not so sure.
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I loved Midnight in Paris. I am far from a Woody Allen fan.
Owen Wilson plays the Woody role well though. But Marion Cotillard and Paris are the heroes here.
We have been through artists and their work road before.
People listen to Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley et al without issue. Id rather ignore their non artistic endeavors.
Easier than having to decide which crimes and misdemeanors an artist commits against my own personal moral code.
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Battening down the hatches for Caligula, I Spit on Your Grave and Exorcist II being in the top 7
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I have a feeling we may get one more musical.
Scoresman
Footballguy
His remaining movies could all be horror and I'd still say its incredibly underrepresented as a genre in this countdown.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I just looked up The Pirates... Early 80s. But my money was in that.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Laugh emoji.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Ice Castles is 1978.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Everyone knows what two of the remaining are. I think I could name two more with near certainly.
northern exposure
Footballguy
Maybe it won't be a musical per se, but a movie with a famous soundtrack?
I get the outrage for Cabaret, and it's not my cup of tea either.
HOWEVER, it also won more Oscars in the year it was released than another movie that will be ahead of it. It's in the top 15 movies of all times in Oscars won by a movie, so I can certainly understand including it in the top 100 movies of the 70's.
Annie Hall on the other hand, woof.
HOWEVER, it also won more Oscars in the year it was released than another movie that will be ahead of it. It's in the top 15 movies of all times in Oscars won by a movie, so I can certainly understand including it in the top 100 movies of the 70's.
Annie Hall on the other hand, woof.
