ILX Best Films of the 1970s

Dritte Generation, Die (1979)
... aka The Third Generation
Ehe der Maria Braun, Die (1979)
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
Despair (1978)
Deutschland im Herbst (1978)
... aka Germany in Autumn
Bolwieser (1977) (TV)
... aka The Stationmaster's Wife
Frauen in New York (1977) (TV)
... aka Women in New York
Chinesisches Roulette (1976)
... aka Chinese Roulette (USA)
Satansbraten (1976)
... aka Satan's Brew (USA)
Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt (1976) (TV)
... aka I Only Want You to Love Me
Angst vor der Angst (1975) (TV)
... aka Fear of Fear (USA)
Mutter Küsters Fahrt zum Himmel (1975)
... aka Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (USA)
... aka Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven (UK)
Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title: incorrect title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht (1975) (TV)
... aka Like a Bird on a Wire
Effi Briest (1974)
... aka Effi Briest (USA)
... aka Fontane Effi Briest
Martha (1974) (TV)
Angst essen Seele auf (1974)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
Nora Helmer (1974) (TV)
... aka Nora Helmer (USA)
Welt am Draht (1973) (TV)
... aka World on Wires
... aka World on a Wire
Wildwechsel (1973) (TV)
... aka Jail Bait (USA)
... aka Wild Game (UK)
Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV)
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
"Acht Stunden sind kein Tag" (1972) (mini) TV Series
... aka Eight Hours Are Not a Day
Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant, Die (1972)
... aka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA)
Händler der vier Jahreszeiten, Der (1972)
... aka The Merchant of Four Seasons
Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971)
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
Whity (1971)
Pioniere in Ingolstadt (1971) (TV)
... aka Pioneers in Ingolstadt
... aka Recruits in Ingolstadt
Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV)
Niklashauser Fart, Die (1970) (TV)
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
Amerikanische Soldat, Der (1970)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970)
... aka Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Kaffeehaus, Das (1970) (TV)
... aka The Coffeehouse
Götter der Pest (1970)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)

I've seen about 25 of those and the only one that sucks is "Satan's Brew" (farce was not his forte). I'd put 4 or 5 of them in a Seventies Top 20.

Murmur of The Heart
Prime Cut

My shortlist:

The Godfather
Star Wars
Jaws
The War at Home
The Bad News Bears
The Godfather Part II
Apocalypse Now
Taxi Driver
Mean Streets
The Sorrow and the Pity
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Saturday Night Fever
Blazing Saddles
National Lampoon's Animal House
The Harder They Come
Breaking Away
The China Syndrome
Dog Day Afternoon

And then it's a toss-up (based mostly on my poor memory):

The Warriors
Norma Rae
Walkabout
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Chinatown
Grease
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Conversation
Carrie
Real Life
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Ha ha, that was my favorite of his as well as being the source of my login name.

Still at 6 ballots

18 more days of voting left!!!!

"They're breaking wind at 90!"

The voting period is half over, you have 2 weeks remaining to case your ballots.

I am still doing a drawing for a Amazon gift certificate for all ballots received.

Results are interesting so far.

I'm still working on mine, I'd like to watch a few more films that I feel like I should see.

The Conformist
Annie Hall
The Third Generation
End of the Road
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
Lucifer Rising
Dawn of the Dead
The Harder They Come
Tout Va Bien
The Act of Seeing With One's Own Eyes
Ganja and Hess
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Razor 2: The Snare
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Sisters
11 x 14
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
It's Alive

Murmur of The Heart
Prime Cut
California Spilt
Who Is Harry Kellerman And Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Smile
Jonah, Who Will Be 25 In The Year 2000
Night Moves
The Heartbreak Kid
Little Murders
Blue Collar
GATES OF HEAVEN
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

I know my list is ultra-conventional, but I think most of these films are famous for good reason. I've counted the two Godfathers together, as Sight and Sound did in their last poll--there are arguments against doing so, but it makes sense to me. I'll get this e-mailed...

It's actually one of his best films.

Well that's good, since Brando does what he can to wreck the first one.

I prefer him in The Freshman, and Harry Belafonte in Uptown Saturday Night.

Fist of Fury (1972)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Juggernaut (1974)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Turkish Delight (1973)

Yes, vote early, vote often.

Like the deleted scene after the door closes on Kay at the end of the movie, which shows her throwing a glass at the door, shattering it, and screaming, "Noooooooooooo!" It ends with a freeze frame of her face with her mouth open, and the credits roll over that.