70s Reviews

AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) This film, nominated for Best Picture, set in the summer of 1962 is a nostalgic piece with a soundtrack running throughout by artists of the day such as Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Fats Domino. There?s not so much a plot here, as a night in the life of four California teenagers (Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Richard ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

It's hard for me to look at that decade seriously. My impression of it is based on my mother and movies from that time period.. well Here's my top 10 of the 70s. 10. The Godfather. Yes I'm the 2% of people who like the first one better. It's very emotional engaging and has lots of memorable characters and a great plot. ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

The 70s………. Star Wars…Yes I know I keep going on about it but it’s the best! Spielbergs space opera will probably never be beaten as a cinema experience. But as with most of his films it nearly didnt happen as it turned out because the director wanted to cast Richard Dreyfuss as Han Solo after working with him in ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

My favourite movies from the 70's, most of which are from the early part of the decade, for some reason. They are not in any particular order: 1. The last picture show (1971) - directed by Peter Bogdonavich, it's black and white, lauded as the best film since Citizen Kane by some. It's detailed, and lovingly filmed. early ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

When someone says 70's films to you, you automatically think of Car chases and cardboard boxes being crashed into and trash cans going flying. That was basically it in the 70's. You went to a film producer in Hollywood and said "look I got this great Idea for a film. Its a Cop film where the cop is chasing drug dealers /murderers/ ...  Read the complete review