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Greatest 70s Movie - Group 2

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Greatest 70s Movie - Group 2  

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I must have overdone it a tad this weekend. My eyes are clearly playing tricks on me due to my excesses. Obviously there is no sane world where this can be true, but I’ve managed to convince myself that I’ve just seen Rocky 2 ahead of Dog Day Afternoon in the poll. 


Say it ain’t so.. 

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Rocky 2 is the 4th best in the core series, no thanks.

 

Enter the Dragon is the obvious choice. Went for Clockwork Orange as well, as it's a timeless (and pretty messed up) classic in a pretty dated group.

 

Although haven't seen Badlands, but never gotten into Malick so assuming it wouldn't bother my choices.

 

Edit: might be doing Annie Hall a disservice, wouldn't call it dated like the others here.

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22 minutes ago, Pidge said:

Rocky 2 is the 4th best in the core series, no thanks.

 

Enter the Dragon is the obvious choice. Went for Clockwork Orange as well, as it's a timeless (and pretty messed up) classic in a pretty dated group.

 

Although haven't seen Badlands, but never gotten into Malick so assuming it wouldn't bother my choices.

 

Edit: might be doing Annie Hall a disservice, wouldn't call it dated like the others here.

What, in your opinion, makes Dog Day Afternoon and The Conversation dated?

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1 hour ago, Pidge said:

Rocky 2 is the 4th best in the core series, no thanks.

 

Enter the Dragon is the obvious choice. Went for Clockwork Orange as well, as it's a timeless (and pretty messed up) classic in a pretty dated group.

 

Although haven't seen Badlands, but never gotten into Malick so assuming it wouldn't bother my choices.

 

Edit: might be doing Annie Hall a disservice, wouldn't call it dated like the others here.

Badlands is an amazing film, I would definitely give it a go.

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1 hour ago, Tony Moanero said:

What, in your opinion, makes Dog Day Afternoon and The Conversation dated?

I'd already started picking this apart, so it might be unfair if I really stop and analyse it.  Annie Hall is prob in the same boat here tbh. I'm really talking about cinematography, specifically lighting. Lumet in particular washed a lot of his films out (Network is my favourite film of his because it's the exception of the ones I've rewatched) and it became a signature style of 70s dramas. Mid shot, white/beige/brown colour palette, floodlit scenes (grainy film too). Mean streets, on the contrary, mixes it up much more with rich colourful scenes contrasting blander (visually) Charlie scenes. Separating himself from this trend is where Scorsese really became an auteur.

 

Harsh on the conversation if anything because how it brings you inside through shot selection and editing is masterful. But cinema followed that trend, which dampens the impact from a modern view. 

 

Also, none of this applies to Apocalypse Now, I'd already discounted it because I've just never loved that film. Just personal preference.

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4 minutes ago, Pidge said:

I'd already started picking this apart, so it might be unfair if I really stop and analyse it.  Annie Hall is prob in the same boat here tbh. I'm really talking about cinematography, specifically lighting. Lumet in particular washed a lot of his films out (Network is my favourite film of his because it's the exception of the ones I've rewatched) and it became a signature style of 70s dramas. Mid shot, white/beige/brown colour palette, floodlit scenes. Mean streets, on the contrary, mixes it up much more with rich colourful scenes contrasting blander (visually) Charlie scenes.

 

Harsh on the conversation if anything because how it brings you inside through shot selection and editing is masterful. But cinema followed that trend, which dampens the impact from a modern view. 

 

Also, none of this applies to Apocalypse Now, I'd already discounted it because I've just never loved that film. Just personal preference.

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

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