Best movie of the 1970's - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

james99 · 2006-08-20, 05:17 PM

Been a few weeks since last poll expired. Feel free to suggest other titles before voting.

Nanuuk · 2006-08-20, 08:14 PM

What a selection! What a tough one. I've seen most of them and darned if I didn't like them all. In the end, I had to go with The Sting. By the way, shouldn't American Graffiti be in there?

james99 · 2006-08-20, 08:53 PM

14 picks, all different. hmmmmmmmmmm.

IronCatt · 2006-08-21, 01:29 PM

For my money, The Outlaw Josey Wales should be there.

eljay · 2006-08-22, 08:09 AM

Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The rest are cr@p.

Seriously, though, I'd narrow it down to one of the following:
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest;
- Alien;
- A Clockwork Orange; or
- The Exorcist.

RNAChemist · 2006-08-22, 10:08 AM

Which movies won the academy awards in the 70s for best picture? Anyone know where you can find a list?

eljay · 2006-08-22, 10:16 AM

Right here.

BradF · 2006-08-22, 11:12 AM

I voted for Apocalypse Now. What a great decade for movies.

Mole · 2006-08-22, 11:45 AM

The Horror, The Horror...

james99 · 2006-08-22, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BradF

I voted for Apocalypse Now.

Just picked up the new version that came out this month. I voted for Patton.

Nuje · 2006-08-22, 12:43 PM

Maybe it's my relative "youth" (not seeing many pre-1970s movies), but can we just say right here and now that the 70s were the greatest decade for movies? I mean - just look at that list...just an absolute murderer's row of classic, quality films that have stood the test of time.

james99 · 2006-08-22, 12:51 PM

That honour would go to the 1950's IMHO.

BradF · 2006-08-22, 01:04 PM

Quote:

...just an absolute murderer's row of classic, quality films that have stood the test of time.

Absolutely. These are the kind of movies that I'm waiting on before I take the plunge into hi-def DVD.

Terry Fraser · 2006-08-22, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eljay

Right here.

or here

JesseJ · 2006-08-22, 09:24 PM

Smokey and the Bandit

View Poll Results: Best movie of the 1970's
The Godfather (1972)	9	14.29%
The Godfather: Part II (1974)	5	7.94%
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)	6	9.52%
Star Wars (1977)	12	19.05%
Taxi Driver (1976)	1	1.59%
Apocalypse Now (1979)	4	6.35%
Chinatown (1974)	1	1.59%
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)	1	1.59%
Alien (1979)	3	4.76%
A Clockwork Orange (1971)	0	0%
The Sting (1973)	2	3.17%
Jaws (1975)	6	9.52%
Annie Hall (1977)	0	0%
Life of Brian (1979)	0	0%
The Deer Hunter (1978)	0	0%
Patton (1970)	1	1.59%
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)	0	0%
Manhattan (1979)	0	0%
The Exorcist (1973)	0	0%
Harold and Maude (1971)	1	1.59%
Young Frankenstein (1974)	0	0%
All the President's Men (1976)	0	0%
Network (1976)	0	0%
The Last Picture Show (1971)	0	0%
Papillon (1973)	0	0%
The French Connection (1971)	1	1.59%
Deliverance (1972)	0	0%
The Day of the Jackal (1973)	0	0%
MASH (1970)	0	0%
Rocky (1976)	2	3.17%
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)	2	3.17%
Halloween (1978)	1	1.59%
Dirty Harry (1971)	0	0%
Blazing Saddles (1974)	3	4.76%
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)	2	3.17%
Voters: 63. You may not vote on this poll

2006-08-20, 05:17 PM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Best movie of the 1970's Been a few weeks since last poll expired. Feel free to suggest other titles before voting.

2006-08-22, 08:09 AM	#5
eljay Premium Supporter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa (Orleans), ON Posts: 8,344	Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The rest are cr@p. Seriously, though, I'd narrow it down to one of the following: - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; - Alien; - A Clockwork Orange; or - The Exorcist. __________________ MY HT SET-UP (PICS & GEAR LIST)

2006-08-22, 10:16 AM	#7
eljay Premium Supporter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa (Orleans), ON Posts: 8,344	Right here. __________________ MY HT SET-UP (PICS & GEAR LIST)

2006-08-22, 11:45 AM	#9
Mole Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,246	The Horror, The Horror... __________________ "I've sworn off agnosticism, which I now call cowardly atheism" James Cameron

2006-08-20, 08:14 PM	#2
Nanuuk Veteran Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Shaw Exo Posts: 4,811	What a selection! What a tough one. I've seen most of them and darned if I didn't like them all. In the end, I had to go with The Sting. By the way, shouldn't American Graffiti be in there?

2006-08-20, 08:53 PM	#3
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	14 picks, all different. hmmmmmmmmmm.

2006-08-21, 01:29 PM	#4
IronCatt Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 204	For my money, The Outlaw Josey Wales should be there.

2006-08-22, 10:08 AM	#6
RNAChemist Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 2,106	Which movies won the academy awards in the 70s for best picture? Anyone know where you can find a list?

2006-08-22, 11:12 AM	#8
BradF Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sw ontario Posts: 896	I voted for Apocalypse Now. What a great decade for movies.

2006-08-22, 12:43 PM	#11
Nuje Veteran Join Date: May 2002 Location: A charted un-desert isle Posts: 2,465	Maybe it's my relative "youth" (not seeing many pre-1970s movies), but can we just say right here and now that the 70s were the greatest decade for movies? I mean - just look at that list...just an absolute murderer's row of classic, quality films that have stood the test of time.

2006-08-22, 12:51 PM	#12
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	That honour would go to the 1950's IMHO.

2006-08-22, 09:24 PM	#15
JesseJ Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Calgary, Shaw Digital HD Plus, 3416 & Expander Posts: 6,313	Smokey and the Bandit __________________ SHAW 2012 HD Count: +8 (51 Total not counting SC or SNETWorld)

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