Recommend a movie from the 1970s to watch - General Discussion Discussion

[–] sslssg (27263) 4 years ago

You probably have seen these, but these are ones I've seen recently that I hadn't seen before

The Devils (1971)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Performance (1970)
Sisters (1972)

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20392) 4 years ago

What did you think of the Devils? It’s been on my to watch list for quite some time.

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[–] sslssg (27263) 4 years ago

I really liked it. I found it on a list of movies that had been banned. Vanessa Redgrave is amazing. It's depraved, and disturbing, but also beautiful if that makes sense. I recommend seeing it, if you like these types of movies.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20392) 4 years ago

Indeed it does make sense. If I get to watch it I’ll let you know what I think.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

i really liked it a lot. the first time i watched it, it was streaming on shudder & didn't have subtitles, & thought i'd missed a ton of details because i couldn't understand the thick uk accents.

they, when i watched it on criterion with subs added, i realized i hadn't really missed anything. but i still loved it - loads of frenetic energy & wild set-pieces. if this is the kind of thing you'll like, you'll probably like it quite a bit, if you'll forgive that bit of tautology.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20392) 4 years ago

Ok. You have me convinced. I’ll see where I can stream it, subs or not. :)

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I can't get past the first 5 minutes. I have a tried a few times.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Performance is one I have been putting off for years.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) - I have not seen and sounds like something I would like.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20392) 4 years ago

Some good 70’s somewhat off the beaten path:

Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
Two Lane Black Top (1971)
The Italian Connection (1972)
The Man From The Deep River (1972)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
The Harder They Come (1972)
Lady Snowblood (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Coffy (1973)
Thriller a Cruel Picture (1973)
Street Law (1974)
The Street Fighter (1974)
Rolling Thunder (1977)
House (1977)
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
Orca (1977)
The Deep (1977)
Islands in the Stream (1977)
The Wild Geese (1978)
Martin (1978)
The Driver (1978)
Zombie (1979)

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[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 4 years ago

Half of these are great and the other half I haven't seen! You know I'm adding them to the dossier pronto squanto. 🐎

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20392) 4 years ago

I was curious about Messiah of Evil off your list, so I checked it out and it sounds right up my alley. I may give it a watch tonight.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20392) 4 years ago

Damn, Messiah of Evil is like a nightmare. Some of the scenes visually reminded me of Suspiria. Those damn meat eaters in the theater were creepy to the max.

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[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 4 years ago

It's legit creepy and atmospheric, and has some unforgettable parts. That pre title soliloquy is burned into my memory:

They say that nightmares are dreams perverted. I've told them here it wasn't a nightmare, but they don't believe me. They nod, and make little notes in my file, and they watch me now, waiting for me to scar my breasts, to eat insects maybe, or to lift my dress like some crazy old woman and urinate on the floor! But there's so little time left. You've got to listen! Not far from here there's a small town on the coast. They used to call it New Bethlehem but they changed the name to Point Dune after the moon turned blood red. Point Dune doesn't look any different than a thousand other neon-stucco towns, but what happened there, what they did to me, what they're doing now. They're coming here. They're waiting at the edge of the city. They're peering around buildings at night, and they're waiting. They're waiting for YOU. And they'll take you one by one and no one will hear you scream.
NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREEEEAAAAAMMMM!

...cue that unsettlingly cold, hollow synth score that does so much for the flick!

Definitely some Suspiria in it! Another one I listed, School of the Holy Beast, a nun sexploitation movie, has some Suspiria elements too. I've heard people theorize that Argento may have borrowed some specific things from it.

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 4 years ago

Fistful of Dynamite (1971) A.k.a. Duck You Sucker!

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[–] Kowalski (56910) 4 years ago

PAPILLON.
FORT APACHE,THE BRONX.
THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN.
SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION.

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[–] slimone (7996) 4 years ago

There are so many to choose from, but my favorites were:
Network
Taxi Driver
The Exorcist
All the President's Men
The Sting
The Last Picture Show
...all from the 1970s

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Some of my favourites:
Walkabout (1971)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Solaris (1972)
Black Moon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Network (1976)
Annie Hall (1977)
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Quadrophenia (1979)

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 4 years ago

I was watching Annie Hall and it was better than the last time I saw it. I love it.

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[–] CKid (3815) 4 years ago

My favorite film from the 70's was Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

Others I would recommend are ...
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Walkabout (1971)
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Soylent Green (1973)
The Paper Chase (1973)
Papillon (9173)
Chinatown (1974)
Shampoo (1975)
Nashville (1975)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Big Wednesday (1978) - I just ordered this Blu-ray today
Breaking Away (1979)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)

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[–] dmac8 (5050) 4 years ago

One from each of the other years:

Walkabout (1971)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
The Parallax View (1974)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Marathon Man (1976)
Eraserhead (1977)
The Last Waltz (1978)
All That Jazz (1979)

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I must get around to watching Walkabout - a number of people have mentioned it.

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[–] dmac8 (5050) 4 years ago

I avoided a lot of the more obvious 70s movies

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[–] samoanjoes (50634) 4 years ago

Marathon Man
All the President's Men
Dog Day Afternoon
Three Days of the Condor
Network

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