Favorite movie(s) from the 1970's? Billy Jack....

[The Straight Story]

He could whip bush's ass all over the place.

Here is a a small part of a good list from a web site:

American Graffiti (1973)
Annie Hall (1977)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Jaws (1975)

and so many more:
http://aslan369.tripod.com/Movie/70s/Best70.html

[Broken_Hero]

1. Billy Jack

my father in law LOVES that movie. I got it for him for xmas three years ago, and he damn near cried when he opened "that" present...

[The Straight Story]

2. I have the entire series

Lame in some ways of course :) but hard to stop watching...

[WCGreen]

3. Well, that was one of those movies that didn't hold up for me...

It's almost painfull to watch now....

[Broken_Hero]

4. well...

for my father in law's taste, this is one of the best movies he has...I have had to endure some piss poor three stooges movies(father in law insists, I watch them), but Billy Jack, it isn't so much torture...

[WCGreen]

5. Billy Jack Returns.....

Where every social ill from the 60's is lined up and mowed down by peace lovin' but tough as nail Tom Laughlin....

Tom was in such 50's hits as South Pacific, no he didn't sing..

And Gidget

[Broken_Hero]

6. urrrrghhh...

sounds like a winner...:sarcasm:...

[WCGreen]

7. Yea it was pretty bad...

And we were so looking forward to seeing it...

[cmkramer]

10. The problem with Billy Jack

The message of the movie was fine. But it was so earnest that you couldn't help but laugh.

"Cabaret" was a great film.

[Richard Steele]

8. Add "Star Wars" to your list, and it looks the same as mine.

Oh, and "The Sting" as well.

And, do I really need to mention the black "Private Dick" who was
a sex machine with all the chicks?

I thought not. :)

[Robeson]

9. That was a great decade for movies. No way to list them all....

...here are a few. I know I'm leaving many out...

The Godfather
The Godfather II
Rollerball
Jeramiah Johnson
Three Days of the Condor
All the President's Men
Five Easy Pieces
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kidd
Pappillon
Little Big Man
Network
A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
Night Moves

...and the list goes on and on. There were some really great movies in the 70's. And what's more important, they were made for an audiance that wasn't 14 years old. They were made for an adult audiance, which is rare these days, unless one is talking about indie films.

[OzarkDem]

11. The Godfather n/t

[Literate Tar Heel]

12. The Sting (1973)

one of my five favorites of all time

[asthmaticeog]

13. And Justice For All

You're out of order! You're out of order! This whole trial is out of order!

[Trigger Hippie]

14. Network!!

One of my all-time favs. :)

[terrya]

17. Imo, the best film from the 70's.

And that's saying something, since the 70's were one of the greatest decades for film ever ("The Godfather", "Chinatown", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", etc, etc)

[Joe Fields]

15. Young Frankenstein

[Tikki]

16. I am absolutely passionate about 1970's movies....

My favorite era for movies...

Some really great movies:

Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Duel (1971)
M*A*S*H* (1970)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Vanishing Point (1971)
Klute (1971)
Play Misty For Me (1971)
Deliverance (1972)
American Graffiti (1973)
The Conversation (1974)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Network (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Summer of 42 (1971)
The Gumball Rally (1976)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Being There (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)


and more of my all-time favorites...The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Planet of the Apes( 1974 ), Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Logan’s Run (1976), Norma Rae (1979), Once is Not Enough (1975 ), THX1138 (1971)....



Tikki

[nytemare]

18. "One Flew over the Cuckuoo's Nest"

"Deer Hunter"
"Star Wars"

[BrotherBuzz]

19. Little Big Man (1970)

General Custer: What do you think I should do, Muleskinner? Should I go down there or withdraw?

Jack Crabb: General, you go down there, there are thousands of Indians down there, and when they get done with you, there won't be nothin' left but a greasy spot. You go down there if you got the nerve.

General Custer: Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, Muleskinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is, you really don't want me to go down there.

[zonkers]

20. Cinderella Liberty,The Gambler,Fat City, Kentucky Fried Movie, Groove Tube

just to name a few.