List of Crap #115: Top 50 Movies of the 70s Countdown!

[MartyS (Gromit)]

18. The Return of the Pink Panther (Kind of surprised this one didn't make the cut. I love Pink Panther movies.)

I almost had 2 of them on my list, The Pink Panther Strikes Again just barely fell of the bottom.

The theme song is what I use as a ringtone on every cell phone I get.

[Darth Geek]

After badmouthing the decade, I decided to make it a personal challenge to make a list. It's short, but these are all genuinely great movies to me.

1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2. Star Wars
3. Jaws
4. Young Frankenstein
5. Alien
6. The Muppet Movie
7. Animal House
8. Blazing Saddles
9. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
10. The Exorcist
11. Superman: The Movie
12. Network
13. Rocky
14. And Now for Something Completely Different

[F-Zero]

Thx for linking your lists fellowes.

1. Short Eyes
2. Desperate Living
3. The Inglorious Bastards
4. Zulu
5. Mandingo
6. Pink flamingos
7. The Duellists
8. Bananas
9. Time After Time
10. Tommy
11. Behind the Green Door
12. Caligula
13. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
14. The Boys from Brazil
15. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
16. Watership Down
17. Cross of Iron
18. It's Alive
19. Master of the Flying Guillotine
20. Devil in Miss Jones
21. Jesus Christ Superstar
22. The Hobbit
23. Rock n Roll High School
24. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
25. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

[F-Zero]

Thx for linking your lists fellowes.

1. Short Eyes
2. Desperate Living
3. The Inglorious Bastards
4. Zulu
5. Mandingo
6. Pink flamingos
7. The Duellists
8. Bananas
9. Time After Time
10. Tommy
11. Behind the Green Door
12. Caligula
13. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
14. The Boys from Brazil
15. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
16. Watership Down
17. Cross of Iron
18. It's Alive
19. Master of the Flying Guillotine
20. Devil in Miss Jones
21. Jesus Christ Superstar
22. The Hobbit
23. Rock n Roll High School
24. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
25. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Instead of the "best" movies I think I did the most "70s" movies of the 70s.

[ColeStratton]

Here's my list:

1.   Young Frankenstein

2.   The In-Laws
SERPENTINE! One of the best comedies ever, I'm shocked no one else voted for this.

3.   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4.   Paper Moon
5.   The Long Goodbye
6.   The Godfather Part II
7.   Harold and Maude
8.   Star Wars

9.   Dog Day Afternoon
One of Sidney Lumet's best pictures and probably my favorite Al Pacino performance.

10.   Being There
11.   The Jerk
12.   Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
13.   Jaws
14.   Close Encounters of the Third Kind

15.   The Last Waltz
Scorsese's doc on The Band is one of the best concert films ever made.

16.   The Hot Rock
Love this caper film with Robert Redford and co. Plus Zero Mostel as a shady lawyer is fantastic.

17.   Robin Hood (Disney)

18.   California Split
Great Altman film!

19.   Breaking Away

20.   Real Life
Albert Brooks' hilarious send up of An American Family-style reality is amazing. Those cameras!

21.   The Muppet Movie

22.   Time After Time
Love this fun sci-fi flick. Jack the Ripper vs. HG Wells -- what more do you people want?

23.   McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Another great Altman film and a gorgeous western.

24.   Monty Python and the Holy Grail

25.   Foul Play
Chevy and Goldie and Dudley and mooooore.

[Johnny Unusual]

2.   The In-Laws
SERPENTINE! One of the best comedies ever, I'm shocked no one else voted for this.

I've heard good things but sadly I've only seen the gay panic heavy remake (that's the way I remember it).

[linszoid]

Star Wars
Monty Python Life of Brian
Monty Python Holy Grail
Blazing Saddles
THX1138
Young Frankenstein
The Twelve Chairs
Mitchell
Jaws
Guy From Harlem
Patton
Dirty Harry
The Muppet Movie
High Anxiety
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Tora Tora Tora
Robin Hood (Disney Movie)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Westworld
Midway
Silent Movie
At the Earth's Core
Superman
Death Wish
Alien

[F-Zero]

Here's my list:

1.   Young Frankenstein

2.   The In-Laws
SERPENTINE! One of the best comedies ever, I'm shocked no one else voted for this.

3.   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4.   Paper Moon
5.   The Long Goodbye
6.   The Godfather Part II
7.   Harold and Maude
8.   Star Wars

9.   Dog Day Afternoon
One of Sidney Lumet's best pictures and probably my favorite Al Pacino performance.

10.   Being There
11.   The Jerk
12.   Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
13.   Jaws
14.   Close Encounters of the Third Kind

15.   The Last Waltz
Scorsese's doc on The Band is one of the best concert films ever made.

16.   The Hot Rock
Love this caper film with Robert Redford and co. Plus Zero Mostel as a shady lawyer is fantastic.

17.   Robin Hood (Disney)

18.   California Split
Great Altman film!

19.   Breaking Away

20.   Real Life
Albert Brooks' hilarious send up of An American Family-style reality is amazing. Those cameras!

21.   The Muppet Movie

22.   Time After Time
Love this fun sci-fi flick. Jack the Ripper vs. HG Wells -- what more do you people want?

23.   McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Another great Altman film and a gorgeous western.

24.   Monty Python and the Holy Grail

25.   Foul Play
Chevy and Goldie and Dudley and mooooore.

Awesome list.  I think I like your list better than mine.

The In-laws!
The Hot Rock!
Real Life!
Foul Play!

Did Dog Day slip by this list? How izzat?

[CJones]

Special Edition DVD has all three cuts.

The "When You Wish Upon A Star" cut left a bad taste in my mouth. Spielberg please.

Oh God yes, this. The awesome "alien" motif clashes horribly with a song people associate with Pinocchio. This was in the second version. I don't think it's in either of the other two, but I could be wrong.

[CJones]

25   Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970

This is a movie I keep meaning to watch. History Buffs seems to really like it, and I really like History Buffs.

Nice to see someone else put The Black Hole on their list.  For me it's both a great movie yet kind of a nightmare as a child.

I didn't have it, but I will agree that Maximillian is terrifying. The scene where he kills Roddy McDowell!? Holy **** Disney!

[CJones]

I just got back from the hospital (bleeding ulcer). That's why my posts are coming all at once.

1 Chinatown - Best Screenplay Ever. Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston are all incredible. Too bad about... well I won't mention it again.
2 Alien
3 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
4 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
5 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - I've been in a psych ward. Hard to believe, I know The one good thing about that experience was meeting people I could actually relate to.
6 Apocalypse Now
7 Young Frankenstein
8 Star Wars
9 Watership Down - I knew this was a long shot, but I love this movie and this book.
10 Jaws
11 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Did this seriously not make it, or did I not see the entry?
12 The Wicker Man
13 Willy Wonka and the Chcolate Factory
14 The Exorcist
15 The Godfather
16 A Clockwork Orange
17 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
18 Murder by Death
19 Carrie - Another one I thought for sure would make it
20 Enter the Dragon
21 Superman: The Movie
22 Caligula - Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren and Peter O'Toole in a porn movie.
23 Mad Max
24 Blazing Saddles
25 Deliverance

[Edward J Grug III]

I just got back from the hospital (bleeding ulcer). That's why my posts are coming all at once.

1 Chinatown - Best Screenplay Ever. Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston are all incredible. Too bad about... well I won't mention it again.
2 Alien
3 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
4 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
5 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - I've been in a psych ward. Hard to believe, I know The one good thing about that experience was meeting people I could actually relate to.
6 Apocalypse Now
7 Young Frankenstein
8 Star Wars
9 Watership Down - I knew this was a long shot, but I love this movie and this book.
10 Jaws
11 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Did this seriously not make it, or did I not see the entry?
12 The Wicker Man
13 Willy Wonka and the Chcolate Factory
14 The Exorcist
15 The Godfather
16 A Clockwork Orange
17 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
18 Murder by Death
19 Carrie - Another one I thought for sure would make it
20 Enter the Dragon
21 Superman: The Movie
22 Caligula - Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren and Peter O'Toole in a porn movie.
23 Mad Max
24 Blazing Saddles
25 Deliverance

Watership Down did make the list but Deliverance didn't.

[CJones]

I just got back from the hospital (bleeding ulcer). That's why my posts are coming all at once.

1 Chinatown - Best Screenplay Ever. Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston are all incredible. Too bad about... well I won't mention it again.
2 Alien
3 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
4 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
5 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - I've been in a psych ward. Hard to believe, I know The one good thing about that experience was meeting people I could actually relate to.
6 Apocalypse Now
7 Young Frankenstein
8 Star Wars
9 Watership Down - I knew this was a long shot, but I love this movie and this book.
10 Jaws
11 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Did this seriously not make it, or did I not see the entry?
12 The Wicker Man
13 Willy Wonka and the Chcolate Factory
14 The Exorcist
15 The Godfather
16 A Clockwork Orange
17 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
18 Murder by Death
19 Carrie - Another one I thought for sure would make it
20 Enter the Dragon
21 Superman: The Movie
22 Caligula - Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren and Peter O'Toole in a porn movie.
23 Mad Max
24 Blazing Saddles
25 Deliverance

Watership Down did make the list but Deliverance didn't.

Oh yeah, you're right. Watership Down was #49. I even commented on it. Well good, I like Watership way more than Deliverance.

[Cyrusso]

I didn't have it, but I will agree that Maximillian is terrifying. The scene where he kills Roddy McDowell!? Holy **** Disney!

I think you meant Anthony Perkins. 

[linszoid]

Ok everyone, I need TWO reasons why Guy From Harlem didn't make this list.