70s

I was just 10 when the 70s started, and 19 by the time it was all over. There are some memories there, believe me, as I progressed from girl to woman. Hot pants, maxi skirts, space hoppers, chopper bikes, clackers (break your knuckles, darned things), first boyfriend, first hangover, glam rock, disco, first baby, first marriage and first horror film. The 70s were, as far as I’m concerned, the greatest era of them all. I used to like going to the pictures with my mates. Like most kids, we used to be selective with regards to our ages. If it was a kids/youth film, we were under 18 and paid for a child’s ticket. If it was an adult film, we were over 18 ...  Read the complete review

It's often been debated just what is the best decade or time period for films anway? What criteria do we use? The late 30's and 40's are called the Golden Age. The late 40's and 50's saw the Neo-Realists strongly influence filmmakers, the late 50's brought us the French New Wave and the American cinema at the end of the 60's and through much of the 70's is often called the Platinum Age. The 1970's was one of the most exciting periods of time in Cinema, particularly American cinema. Yes, it was more exciting then the French New Wave, or the Italian Neo Realism periods because there was so much variety, experimentation, ...  Read the complete review

I think most of the best American films (with a few exceptions like 'Bonnie and Clyde') were made in the Seventies. Blame Nixon, blame Vietnam, blame the movie brats like Scorsese and De Palma, but this was a time when Hollywood got all adult and intelligent. Shame it didn't last... IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER 1) Taxi Driver Bernard Herrman's jazzy, sleazy score, a superbly acute and witty script by Paul Schrader, grand, operative direction from Scorsese and the electricity of Robert De Niro pretty much in his prime: this is cinema. With New York as an annex of Hell, Travis Bickle as an insane avenging angel, and the world collapsing in ...  Read the complete review

Aaaahhh the 70s. Platforms, flares, curly perms and a bizarre sounding guitar which always started playing whenever the 'hip' guys were walking down the street. I was never there of course, well briefly, but its without a doubt that this era certainly brought us some of the finest movies ever produced. There is something about a movie made in the 70s which is just so much more cool than those made in any other era either since or before - and at the same time so excruciatingly kitsch. You've just gotta love 'em. Well, maybe not, but this is my top ten, not placed in any particular order, and, no doubt, probably not limiting itself to 10 either. ...  Read the complete review

.... we can only be in the trashy 70s top ten. I have a bit of a thing about the 70s especially its satorial side and feel that some unsung heros of 70s bad taste should be brought to light. The films themselves range from the excellent to the utter rubbish (see star rating) and their inclusion in the 70s trashy top ten is by no means any reflection on their quality as films!!! It is purely a reflection on the fashions that deserve to stay shrouded in the mists of time. In true 70s Miss World fashion the winners will be announced in reverse order: 10. Deliverance ***** We kick off with a film that introduced us to 'hillbilly chic' - big baggy ...  Read the complete review