I finally watched Taxi Driver last year, thinking it was basically a classic among 1970s movies so it would be worth watching. I was wrong. The overall depressing tone of the move was bad enough but there are scenes in that movie that I wish I could unsee. I wouldn't recommend that movie to anyone.
Among those listed, can only recommend "Barry Lyndon" and "French Connection". And maybe, "The Exorcist." No really good Catholic movies to boast about, sadly.
Realism, cynicism, darkness, ugliness were the overweening themes, and so the filmmakers kept pushing the violence, language and sexual envelopes since censorship went the way of the dodo after the Hays Code was no longer in effect. None with positive themes or role models, outside of the Disney cartoons and the Zeffirelli Jesus TV movie.
Also agree with the other commenter about "Taxi Driver" - not something I'd recommend to anyone, except maybe film students.
At least "Last Tango in Paris" was not in there--or else "Catholic" here would be a real joke.
I have to mention something: I voted for the TV satires The Truman Show and Network as my #4 film for the 1990s and 1970s, respectively (which I didn't do on purpose). On the 90s list, The Truman Show was placed at #14 (I wrote the blurb comparing it to Network) and on this list, Network was placed at... #14 also! 😱 What is up with that?
I got 9 out of 10 this time! 😁 That will probably remain my record, which is kind of ironic considering the 1970s isn't one of my favorite decades of cinema. The Conversation was overlooked, which isn't surprising. I am surprised to see so much Disney on here. I was hoping that Star Wars would pull an upset over The Godfather, but second place is still excellent. I still need to see those Tarkovsky movies.
By the way, The Exorcist was directed by William Friedkin, not Peter Bogdanovich.
I finally watched Taxi Driver last year, thinking it was basically a classic among 1970s movies so it would be worth watching. I was wrong. The overall depressing tone of the move was bad enough but there are scenes in that movie that I wish I could unsee. I wouldn't recommend that movie to anyone.
Yea, I personally have never bothered with it!
I get what you are saying. 20 years ago, I would have said that Taxi Driver was a really good movie but I'm not sure anymore.
Ugh, not my fav decade, so did not participate.
Among those listed, can only recommend "Barry Lyndon" and "French Connection". And maybe, "The Exorcist." No really good Catholic movies to boast about, sadly.
Realism, cynicism, darkness, ugliness were the overweening themes, and so the filmmakers kept pushing the violence, language and sexual envelopes since censorship went the way of the dodo after the Hays Code was no longer in effect. None with positive themes or role models, outside of the Disney cartoons and the Zeffirelli Jesus TV movie.
Also agree with the other commenter about "Taxi Driver" - not something I'd recommend to anyone, except maybe film students.
At least "Last Tango in Paris" was not in there--or else "Catholic" here would be a real joke.
Wow, one heck of a list!
I have to mention something: I voted for the TV satires The Truman Show and Network as my #4 film for the 1990s and 1970s, respectively (which I didn't do on purpose). On the 90s list, The Truman Show was placed at #14 (I wrote the blurb comparing it to Network) and on this list, Network was placed at... #14 also! 😱 What is up with that?
Not sure! Funny coincidence
I got 9 out of 10 this time! 😁 That will probably remain my record, which is kind of ironic considering the 1970s isn't one of my favorite decades of cinema. The Conversation was overlooked, which isn't surprising. I am surprised to see so much Disney on here. I was hoping that Star Wars would pull an upset over The Godfather, but second place is still excellent. I still need to see those Tarkovsky movies.
By the way, The Exorcist was directed by William Friedkin, not Peter Bogdanovich.
Thanks! Will fix now