Films 1971-1976

[Roger Ryan]

Not to be overly reductive, but the shift away from the types of movies being made in the early 70s to the post-STAR WARS films came down to two things: 1) By the latter half of the decade, many of the major studios had been bought by corporations known for selling things other than entertainment (Coca-cola buying Columbia Pictures for example) and 2) Films aimed at a teenage audience were making huge amounts of money.

That traditional studio product was not succeeding as well as more experimental product like EASY RIDER (an American response to the French New Wave) opened the gates for the type of material that was green-lit during the early 70s. However, by mid-decade, the marketing tie-ins and teen-oriented blockbusters became a new formula that worked for the studios. While there has been a lot of shining moments since then including the rise of a more visible independent cinema, the emphasis is now increasingly on sequels, remakes and comic books, anything that can be understood in a sentence or less.

[Mike's Beard]

The worst thing about Hollywood now is the endless remakes. What bugs the sh*t out of me is why someone would go to watch the new Spiderman or Texas Chain Saw Massacre remakes when the films they are copying are remakes themselves and only about a decade old?

[?]

Well, Texas Chainsaw 3D isn't a remake.  It's actually a direct sequel to the original 1974 film that ignores the other three sequels (which kind of ignored each other), the remake, and the prequel to the remake.

None of this in any way invalidates your point though. 

[donald]

From the first post;  Harry and Tonto.    Watched this last month for the 1st time in many years.  This time, I saw it through much older eyes.   For the rest of you aging boomers who haven't seen this or haven't seen it for 40 years, I would recommend finding a copy. 

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

I love movies from the 70's, especially those depicting New York City.

My faves from the period indicated:

Jaws
Rocky
Taxi Driver 
The Poseidon Adventure
The Conversation 
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Badlands
Chinatown
The French Connection 
Dirty Harry 
Harold and Maude
Straw Dogs 
Deliverance 
The Godfather 
The Godfather Part II 
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 
Marathon Man 
Network 
Shampoo
The Parallax View 
Three Days of the Condor 
All the President's Men 
The King of Marvin Gardens 
Papillon 
American Graffiti
The Exorcist
The Last Detail 
Mean Streets 
Paper Moon 
Serpico 
The Sting 
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Harry and Tonto 
Lenny 
Death Wish 
The Longest Yard 
Dog Day Afternoon 
Carrie 
F For Fake
Outlaw Josey Wales
Silver Streak
Two Lane Blacktop
Young Frankstein