I was born in ‘65 so the 70’s were huge for me. I was 12 when I saw Star Wars in the theater in ‘77. I was just blown away, by far the most memorable theater experience in my life and really cemented my love of movies into my life. I know I’m biased because the 70’s were my childhood but I still say we had the best movies, music and cars. Such a great decade before internet etc. Some other movies from the 70’s that had a lasting impression on me were The Sting, Young Frankenstein, Rocky, Smokey and the Bandit, Heaven Can Wait, Superman, Time After Time, Willy Wonka and so many others.
Man, I wish I could have seen Star Wars in ‘77 , some people aren’t even aware that it wasn’t called episodic IV A Nee Hope until a few years later and it changed the world. This was also the greatest decade for music, like you mentioned. Musicians had more time to create and they were way more technical back then.
Great ones! I almost included The Omen, but put it in my honorable mentions. I like Saturday Night Fever and thought about it, but I haven’t watched it for 10 to 15 years.
@@excelsiormoviereviews Perhaps take look at this documentary instead of watching the movie again (if you can resist watching it again after watching the documentary ;) ) Doc is very informative and so engaging, I couldn’t stop watching… th-cam.com/video/WBbrT3lVxG4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NeFksfe9cXeuPOEb
Correction: I forgot that Al Pacino was actually nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather and it was a tougher category than the Lead Actor category was that year, even though Brando was in that category.
Electra Glide in Blue (1973) Busting (1974) The Sting (1973) All the President's Men (1976) Marathon Man (1976) Little Big Man (1970) Dirty Harry (1971)
Awesome! Dirty Harry is a great one and I actually just watched The Sting for the first time last night and it’s quite good. I had All The President’s Men on my watch list already and I need to add the others to my list.
Awesome! Yes, I like Harold and Maude from Hal Ashby from Criterion and I need to watch it again soon. I’ve actually never seen Five Easy Pieces, but it’s on my wishlist from Criterion.
Very cool! The ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s are my favorite decades for movies. I don’t know if you know @TimTalkTalkies, but if you add him to your video he’ll include you on his big reveal video in early March when he goes live.
Honorable Mentions: Barry Lyndon, Chinatown, Apocalypse Now, Rocky 2, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Omen, Carrie, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Spy Who Loved Me, The French Connection, Young Frankenstein and Black Christmas.
Thank you. Yes, I love ‘70 disaster movies and the original Poseidon Adventure and Gene Hackman was great in it. If you like Holy Grail you may like Life of Brian and it was released in the Criterion Collection on DVD at one time.
Thank you so much. I thought about it for at least a week and I was sad that so many great movies got left off list. Hey, I saw that you do livestreams and if you ever want to do one on your channel, or mine, let me know.
Yes, that’s one of my favorite Scorsese movies, along with Raging Bull, Goodfellas, After Hours, Mean Streets, Casino and many more. I wish that Killers of the Flower Moon could get released for a decent price in the U.S.
Thank you so much. Yesterday I started watching all of the great videos that TH-camrs created and a lot of mine were mentioned and a lot of other great movies as well.
@@excelsiormoviereviews I’m currently doing the same today as well as watching some new 70s flicks I haven’t seen and revisiting ones that it has been to long.
Great list for a near imposdible ranking. Paper Moon Deliverence High Plains Drifter Dirty Harry Breaking Away Smokey and the Bandit Duel The Wicker Man The Outlaw Josey Wales Every Which Way but Loose The Deer Hunter Kramer vs Kramer Play Misty for Me Carrie Little Big Man The Beguiled (Eastwood really ruled the 70s) Bad News Bears Saturday Night Fever Pat Garret & Billy the Kid Patton McCabe and Mrs Miller MASH Being There Mararhon Man Papillon Straw Dogs (the 70s were great for Dustin Hoffman too) Being There and at least theee Pink Panther movies could make my list too. #1 for me would probably be Jaws even over Star Wars Edit...Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry Mad Max, though the movie wasn't released in America until 1980
Yes, there were a ton of great movies in the ‘70s. Carrie was on my list for a copy of weeks and I thought about Mash several times. I own Being There and I believe it was Sellers last movie, the ending shot is quite memorable. It’s funny, Steve Herold mentioned Bad New Bears too and I mentioned that Jackie Earle Haley was in Breaking Away, filmed in Bloomington Indiana and I’m glad that you mentioned it as well. I own the Criterion for Straw Dogs, it got dark in the third act and it’s an experience and something different from Dustin Hoffman and Sam Peckinpah.
That’s a good movie, I haven’t seen it in years though. Tatum O’Neal and Jackie Earle Haley were really young. Jackie was in another movie after that filmed in Bloomington Indiana called Breaking Away that I own on Blu Ray.
😂 Where is Saturday Night Fever 🪩🕺 one of the biggest boxoffice hits of all time and includes the fantastic music from the Bee Gees adjusted to inflation with 574 Mio USD with 62 Million customers only in the US.
I like Saturday Night Fever, but I haven’t seen it since its 20th anniversary in 1997. Yes, I do love the soundtrack, but the disco era isn’t easy me to get into now as far the movies. I wasn’t going with the most popular movies from the ‘70s, just the ones that I watch over and over. John Travolta was extremely popular from 1976-1981 though and I really like Blow Out and later in Pulp Fiction.
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I was born in ‘65 so the 70’s were huge for me. I was 12 when I saw Star Wars in the theater in ‘77. I was just blown away, by far the most memorable theater experience in my life and really cemented my love of movies into my life. I know I’m biased because the 70’s were my childhood but I still say we had the best movies, music and cars. Such a great decade before internet etc. Some other movies from the 70’s that had a lasting impression on me were The Sting, Young Frankenstein, Rocky, Smokey and the Bandit, Heaven Can Wait, Superman, Time After Time, Willy Wonka and so many others.
Man, I wish I could have seen Star Wars in ‘77 , some people aren’t even aware that it wasn’t called episodic IV A Nee Hope until a few years later and it changed the world.
This was also the greatest decade for music, like you mentioned. Musicians had more time to create and they were way more technical back then.
Young Frankenstein is going in my honorable mentions, it’s in my top 3 of Mel Brooks’ movies.
@@excelsiormoviereviews Definitely a classic that’s highly rewatchable
@@excelsiormoviereviews I still don’t call it A New Hope.
@@CatDaddyCarnage I agree, I just call it Star Wars or the original Star Wars.
I love that The Holy Grail made it so high on your list. Such a funny movie! 🥥🐇🩸
Absolutely, it’s one of my all time favorites.
The Omen and Saturday Night Fever
Great ones! I almost included The Omen, but put it in my honorable mentions.
I like Saturday Night Fever and thought about it, but I haven’t watched it for 10 to 15 years.
@@excelsiormoviereviews Perhaps take look at this documentary instead of watching the movie again (if you can resist watching it again after watching the documentary ;) )
Doc is very informative and so engaging, I couldn’t stop watching…
th-cam.com/video/WBbrT3lVxG4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NeFksfe9cXeuPOEb
Correction: I forgot that Al Pacino was actually nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather and it was a tougher category than the Lead Actor category was that year, even though Brando was in that category.
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Busting (1974)
The Sting (1973)
All the President's Men (1976)
Marathon Man (1976)
Little Big Man (1970)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Awesome! Dirty Harry is a great one and I actually just watched The Sting for the first time last night and it’s quite good.
I had All The President’s Men on my watch list already and I need to add the others to my list.
An amazing era - Harold and Maude/Five Easy Pieces. Glad to be a subscriber of the channel and great video.
Awesome! Yes, I like Harold and Maude from Hal Ashby from Criterion and I need to watch it again soon. I’ve actually never seen Five Easy Pieces, but it’s on my wishlist from Criterion.
Fantastic list!!
Very cool! The ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s are my favorite decades for movies. I don’t know if you know @TimTalkTalkies, but if you add him to your video he’ll include you on his big reveal video in early March when he goes live.
Honorable Mentions:
Barry Lyndon, Chinatown, Apocalypse Now, Rocky 2, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Omen, Carrie, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Spy Who Loved Me, The French Connection, Young Frankenstein and Black Christmas.
Enjoyed hearing your thoughts and your list! I still need to watch a few of these including Poseidon Adventure and Life of Brian.
Thank you. Yes, I love ‘70 disaster movies and the original Poseidon Adventure and Gene Hackman was great in it.
If you like Holy Grail you may like Life of Brian and it was released in the Criterion Collection on DVD at one time.
Great movies, love your list!
Thank you so much. I thought about it for at least a week and I was sad that so many great movies got left off list.
Hey, I saw that you do livestreams and if you ever want to do one on your channel, or mine, let me know.
Great list! I’m actually working on mine.
Thank you. They’re fun to do and I took about a week moving titles on and off of my list.
Very nice list, Really enjoying everyone’s responses and insights on their films 🎥
Thank you so much. These are fun to do and Tim works hard keeping up with all of the entries.
Great list 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻📽️
Thank you so much, it was an amazing decade for movies.
@@excelsiormoviereviews it sure was 👌🏻📼📽️🎥
Great selections!!
Thanks, Tony. I wish that I could myself from repeating words like Fantastic and Definitely though. A video this long is difficult to re-record.
@@excelsiormoviereviews It is hard to not repeat words. I use the same words over and over again, No worries.
@@BasementBlus yep, but usually I catch myself. People can play a drinking game I suppose. 😂
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Yes, that’s one of my favorite Scorsese movies, along with Raging Bull, Goodfellas, After Hours, Mean Streets, Casino and many more. I wish that Killers of the Flower Moon could get released for a decent price in the U.S.
Great List!
Thank you so much. Yesterday I started watching all of the great videos that TH-camrs created and a lot of mine were mentioned and a lot of other great movies as well.
@@excelsiormoviereviews I’m currently doing the same today as well as watching some new 70s flicks I haven’t seen and revisiting ones that it has been to long.
Great list for a near imposdible ranking.
Paper Moon
Deliverence
High Plains Drifter
Dirty Harry
Breaking Away
Smokey and the Bandit
Duel
The Wicker Man
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Every Which Way but Loose
The Deer Hunter
Kramer vs Kramer
Play Misty for Me
Carrie
Little Big Man
The Beguiled (Eastwood really ruled the 70s)
Bad News Bears
Saturday Night Fever
Pat Garret & Billy the Kid
Patton
McCabe and Mrs Miller
MASH
Being There
Mararhon Man
Papillon
Straw Dogs (the 70s were great for Dustin Hoffman too)
Being There
and at least theee Pink Panther movies could make my list too.
#1 for me would probably be Jaws even over Star Wars
Edit...Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
Mad Max, though the movie wasn't released in America until 1980
Yes, there were a ton of great movies in the ‘70s. Carrie was on my list for a copy of weeks and I thought about Mash several times. I own Being There and I believe it was Sellers last movie, the ending shot is quite memorable.
It’s funny, Steve Herold mentioned Bad New Bears too and I mentioned that Jackie Earle Haley was in Breaking Away, filmed in Bloomington Indiana and I’m glad that you mentioned it as well.
I own the Criterion for Straw Dogs, it got dark in the third act and it’s an experience and something different from Dustin Hoffman and Sam Peckinpah.
three words dude: bad. news. bears.
That’s a good movie, I haven’t seen it in years though. Tatum O’Neal and Jackie Earle Haley were really young. Jackie was in another movie after that filmed in Bloomington Indiana called Breaking Away that I own on Blu Ray.
@@excelsiormoviereviews how is bad news bears not in the steve ninja movie library!?!?
@@STEVEHEROLD I know, I’m an awful person. 🤣
@@excelsiormoviereviews 😂
Klute 1972!!!!!!!
I actually haven’t seen that movie yet, but it’s on my Criterion wishlist already.
😂 Where is Saturday Night Fever 🪩🕺 one of the biggest boxoffice hits of all time and includes the fantastic music from the Bee Gees adjusted to inflation with 574 Mio USD with 62 Million customers only in the US.
I like Saturday Night Fever, but I haven’t seen it since its 20th anniversary in 1997. Yes, I do love the soundtrack, but the disco era isn’t easy me to get into now as far the movies. I wasn’t going with the most popular movies from the ‘70s, just the ones that I watch over and over. John Travolta was extremely popular from 1976-1981 though and I really like Blow Out and later in Pulp Fiction.