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Posted by: ~JPV~ (a.k.a -JPV-) on Aug 28, 06:56 in response to numbersix_99's post That's why the 70s was the greatest era in cinema, IMHO

Alien, Animal House, Annie Hall, Apocalypse Now, Chinatown, A Clockwork Orange, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Conversation, The Deerhunter, Dirty Harry, Dog Day Afternoon, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Godfather Part 2, Halloween, Jaws, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rocky, Saturday Night Fever, The Sting, Star Wars, Superman, Taxi Driver

Watched Chinatown yet again tonight. I'm even more awestruck this time around. Towne and Nicholson. Their peak. goodvibe61 Aug 28, 01:44

That's why the 70s was the greatest era in cinema, IMHO {nm} numbersix_99 Aug 28, 02:42

Agreed (list of my favorites inside) ~JPV~ Aug 28, 06:56

You could say that about any genre an then what movies would you have left to make? {nm} JDolphin Aug 28, 13:19

Oops -that was supposed to be in response to Choosenoone post (maybe he has magic powers that stop people responding to his posts :) ) {nm} JDolphin Aug 28, 13:20

I'd only count about 1/3 of your list and add these in JDolphin Aug 28, 13:47

and '75 might have been the best oscars. Chinatown, Conversation and Godfather 2 were all nominated for Best Picture. {nm} Moviesnob Aug 28, 09:53

+1 {nm} lesana Aug 28, 03:05

great film jmt-nl Aug 28, 04:37

funny, was talking about box office performances and how the quality of films have changed in the last 40 years. lobogotti Aug 28, 05:28

Well, a subjective take, but. . . second gary Aug 28, 07:17

6-10 is actually prettyy darn good! I did not see the Hill analysis, got a link handy? {nm} lobogotti Aug 28, 12:50