Best Film of 1976 (ongoing survey)

JonTurner · 05-28-02, 11:11 PM

A quick note:

Some people are now saying it's before their time, so they haven't seen enough to vote... If you've seen even one film that you really liked from the year, and thus you consider it the best you've seen (even if it's the only one you've seen), go ahead and vote. Heck, I was born in '82, so yeah, it's before my time too, but I've still got a favorite from most years back at least through the 70s, even if I've just seen 2 or 3 from the year.

I know we've got polls like this all the time around here, but I figure this one will be a little more comprehensive and perhaps even informative.

This thread will be for your pick for best film released during 1975 (think Oscar considerations for what's eligible). I'm not making it a poll because whether you like it or not, that would influence some people's choice.

Results will be posted in this thread, and all subsequent threads for each year, and they will be ongoing... so you can still vote here even weeks after other year's polls have begun.

Please start your post with your #1 film from 1975 (try to limit it to one - after all, that's the point - two at the most (I'll split the vote)), and yes, discussions are more than welcome!

Current Leader -- Taxi Driver

All Years:
2000 -- Requiem For a Dream*
1999 -- Fight Club*
1998 -- (currently) Rushmore
1997 -- (currently) Boogie Nights
1996 -- Fargo*
1995 -- (currently) Braveheart
1994 -- Pulp Fiction*
1993 -- Schindler's List*
1992 -- Unforgiven*
1991 -- Silence of the Lambs*
1990 -- Goodfellas*
1989 -- Do the Right Thing*
1988 -- Die Hard*
1987 -- Full Metal Jacket*
1986 -- (currently) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1985 -- Back to the Future*
1984 -- (currently) Ghostbusters
1983 -- Return of the Jedi*
1982 -- (currently) Blade Runner
1981 -- Raiders of the Lost Ark*
1980 -- (currently) Empire Strikes Back
1979 -- Apocalypse Now*
1978 -- (currently) The Deer Hunter
1977 -- Star Wars*
1976 -- Taxi Driver*
1975

If you haven't voted on the previous years, feel free to go back and do so.

*Poll closed, winner declared.

JonTurner · 05-28-02, 11:12 PM

One of my top ten of all time:

1) Taxi Driver - 10/10
2) Network - 7/10 (I rated this the only time I saw it, when I was 14 or 15... I need to see it again)
3) All the President's Men - 7/10

Siskel:
1) All the President's Men
2) Network
3) Brother No. 8
4) Small Change
5) Stay Hungry
6) Cousin, Cousine
7) Taxi Driver
8) Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
9) The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
10) The Man Who Would Be King

Ebert:
1) Small Change
2) Taxi Driver
3) The Magic Flute
4) The Clockmaker
5) Network
6) Swept Away...
7) Rocky
8) All the President's Men
9) Silent Movie
10) The Shootist

evenflow · 05-28-02, 11:13 PM

Taxi Driver. One of my top ten favorite movies of all time.

Sunday Morning · 05-29-02, 12:06 AM

1976

#1 carrie

02. taxi driver
03. the tenant
04. network
05. assault on precinct 13
06. all the president's biatches
07. marathon man
08. killing of a chinese bookie
09. stay hungry
10. bound for glory

11. in the realm of the senses
12. rocky
13. family plot
14. casanova
15. face to face
16. mikey & nickey
17. obsession
18. the man who fell to earth
19. the omen
20. second chance

of note:
the bad news bears
the blank generation
buffalo bill and the indians
cannonball
clockmaker, the
comment ca va?
the front
harlan county,USA
hollywood boulevard
jackson county jail
jonah who will be 25 in the year 2000
kings of the road
the last tycoon
lifeguard
logan’s run
lumiere
marquise of O
murder by death
the opening of misty beethoven
seven beauties
small change

garmonbozia · 05-29-02, 12:09 AM

not a very interesting year for the 70s, not a great number of films really stand out......at least compared to the other years of this decade. I wish I had seen the Truffaut film, but I haven't, so I'll have to go with:

Taxi Driver

RobCA · 05-29-02, 12:14 AM

The Omen

conscience · 05-29-02, 01:53 AM

Taxi Driver

This film is my #4 greatest movie.

(Behind:

1. Cool Hand Luke
2. The Godfather Part II
3. Five Easy Pieces

The acting is excellent, the direction brilliant, and the screenplay top-notch.

How this did not win Best Picture (Was it nominated? or even Network didn't win) (I guess the panel that year was a conservative bunch)...who even gave the Best Actor Statue to Peter Finch(who was great) but knowing William Holden was much better, IMO. (Peter Finch should have won for Sunday, Bloody, Sunday.)

Andalusia · 05-29-02, 02:53 AM

Didn't "Man Who Would Be King" come out in 1975? I think Siskel got it wrong...

My choice would be Taxi Driver

Followed by:

The Front
Network
All the President's Men

kantboy · 05-29-02, 03:03 AM

NETWORK

duh...

dave955 · 05-29-02, 03:17 AM

Taxi Driver

Frank TJ Mackey · 05-29-02, 03:52 AM

Network

Dimension X · 05-29-02, 10:36 AM

Top Five:
1) The Shootist
2) The Outlaw Josey Wales
3) Taxi Driver
4) Carrie
5) Rocky

Bottom Five:
5) King Kong
4) The Van
3) The Food of the Gods
2) Track of the Moon Beast
1) Squirm

Notable movies no one else mentioned (or is likely to mention): Eat My Dust!, The First Nudie Musical, Hawmps!, Goodbye, Norma Jean, Mother, Jugs & Speed, Tunnel Vision, No Deposit, No Return.

randy1320 · 05-29-02, 11:30 AM

I'll be the first to throw in a vote for Rocky.

boobietheclown · 05-29-02, 12:34 PM

all the presidents men

explosivej · 05-29-02, 12:51 PM

Taxi Driver

Geofferson · 05-29-02, 02:04 PM

Rocky
Assault on Precinct 13

garmonbozia · 05-29-02, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andalusia
Didn't "Man Who Would Be King" come out in 1975? I think Siskel got it wrong...

according to imdb, yes it did.
http://us.imdb.com/ReleaseDates?0073341

ToddSm66 · 05-29-02, 02:15 PM

1. Network
2. Taxi Driver
3. Murder By Death
4. Rocky
5. The Pink Panther Strikes Again

monkey · 05-29-02, 02:22 PM

Taxi Driver

Sierra Disc · 05-29-02, 02:28 PM

Taxi Driver, also.

Damfino · 05-29-02, 03:36 PM

Taxi Driver

DVD Smurf · 05-29-02, 03:37 PM

The Man Who Would Be King or Taxi Driver this is a draw for me.

jessecrx · 05-29-02, 04:57 PM

Rocky

Copenhagen · 05-29-02, 05:01 PM

All the President's Men

skar · 05-29-02, 05:34 PM

Taxi Driver (a great but somewhat overrated film)

It almost wins by default. I've only seen it and Carrie.

05-29-02, 12:09 AM	#5
garmonbozia DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 5,917	not a very interesting year for the 70s, not a great number of films really stand out......at least compared to the other years of this decade. I wish I had seen the Truffaut film, but I haven't, so I'll have to go with: Taxi Driver __________________ "Little moments like that prove to me that there is some kind of all-powerful, all-knowing force that controls everything in the universe. And it's so fucking bored, it'll actually take time out to orchestrate a petty letdown like that." -- Georgia Lass

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conscience DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jul 1999 Posts: 7,119	Without a doubt... Taxi Driver This film is my #4 greatest movie. (Behind: 1. Cool Hand Luke 2. The Godfather Part II 3. Five Easy Pieces The acting is excellent, the direction brilliant, and the screenplay top-notch. How this did not win Best Picture (Was it nominated? or even Network didn't win) (I guess the panel that year was a conservative bunch)...who even gave the Best Actor Statue to Peter Finch(who was great) but knowing William Holden was much better, IMO. (Peter Finch should have won for Sunday, Bloody, Sunday.)

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05-28-02, 11:11 PM	#1
JonTurner DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,709	Best Film of 1976 (ongoing survey) A quick note: Some people are now saying it's before their time, so they haven't seen enough to vote... If you've seen even one film that you really liked from the year, and thus you consider it the best you've seen (even if it's the only one you've seen), go ahead and vote. Heck, I was born in '82, so yeah, it's before my time too, but I've still got a favorite from most years back at least through the 70s, even if I've just seen 2 or 3 from the year. I know we've got polls like this all the time around here, but I figure this one will be a little more comprehensive and perhaps even informative. This thread will be for your pick for best film released during 1975 (think Oscar considerations for what's eligible). I'm not making it a poll because whether you like it or not, that would influence some people's choice. Results will be posted in this thread, and all subsequent threads for each year, and they will be ongoing... so you can still vote here even weeks after other year's polls have begun. Please start your post with your #1 film from 1975 (try to limit it to one - after all, that's the point - two at the most (I'll split the vote)), and yes, discussions are more than welcome! Current Leader -- Taxi Driver All Years: 2000 -- Requiem For a Dream* 1999 -- Fight Club* 1998 -- (currently) Rushmore 1997 -- (currently) Boogie Nights 1996 -- Fargo* 1995 -- (currently) Braveheart 1994 -- Pulp Fiction* 1993 -- Schindler's List* 1992 -- Unforgiven* 1991 -- Silence of the Lambs* 1990 -- Goodfellas* 1989 -- Do the Right Thing* 1988 -- Die Hard* 1987 -- Full Metal Jacket* 1986 -- (currently) Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1985 -- Back to the Future* 1984 -- (currently) Ghostbusters 1983 -- Return of the Jedi* 1982 -- (currently) Blade Runner 1981 -- Raiders of the Lost Ark* 1980 -- (currently) Empire Strikes Back 1979 -- Apocalypse Now* 1978 -- (currently) The Deer Hunter 1977 -- Star Wars* 1976 -- Taxi Driver* 1975 If you haven't voted on the previous years, feel free to go back and do so. Poll closed, winner declared. Last edited by JonTurner; 06-05-02 at 06:16 PM.*

05-28-02, 11:12 PM	#2
JonTurner DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,709	One of my top ten of all time: 1) Taxi Driver - 10/10 2) Network - 7/10 (I rated this the only time I saw it, when I was 14 or 15... I need to see it again) 3) All the President's Men - 7/10 Siskel: 1) All the President's Men 2) Network 3) Brother No. 8 4) Small Change 5) Stay Hungry 6) Cousin, Cousine 7) Taxi Driver 8) Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson 9) The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 10) The Man Who Would Be King Ebert: 1) Small Change 2) Taxi Driver 3) The Magic Flute 4) The Clockmaker 5) Network 6) Swept Away... 7) Rocky 8) All the President's Men 9) Silent Movie 10) The Shootist

05-28-02, 11:13 PM	#3
evenflow Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,049	Taxi Driver. One of my top ten favorite movies of all time.

05-29-02, 12:06 AM	#4
Sunday Morning DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: A little bit here and a little bit there. Posts: 2,644	1976 #1 carrie 02. taxi driver 03. the tenant 04. network 05. assault on precinct 13 06. all the president's biatches 07. marathon man 08. killing of a chinese bookie 09. stay hungry 10. bound for glory 11. in the realm of the senses 12. rocky 13. family plot 14. casanova 15. face to face 16. mikey & nickey 17. obsession 18. the man who fell to earth 19. the omen 20. second chance of note: the bad news bears the blank generation buffalo bill and the indians cannonball clockmaker, the comment ca va? the front harlan county,USA hollywood boulevard jackson county jail jonah who will be 25 in the year 2000 kings of the road the last tycoon lifeguard logan’s run lumiere marquise of O murder by death the opening of misty beethoven seven beauties small change

05-29-02, 03:17 AM	#10
dave955 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,437	Taxi Driver

05-29-02, 03:52 AM	#11
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Dimension X DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: May 2002 Location: The unknown world of the future Posts: 2,811	Top Five: 1) The Shootist 2) The Outlaw Josey Wales 3) Taxi Driver 4) Carrie 5) Rocky Bottom Five: 5) King Kong 4) The Van 3) The Food of the Gods 2) Track of the Moon Beast 1) Squirm Notable movies no one else mentioned (or is likely to mention): Eat My Dust!, The First Nudie Musical, Hawmps!, Goodbye, Norma Jean, Mother, Jugs & Speed, Tunnel Vision, No Deposit, No Return.

05-29-02, 11:30 AM	#13
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05-29-02, 03:37 PM	#22
DVD Smurf DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: Mouthweathercity, IL. Posts: 3,521	The Man Who Would Be King or Taxi Driver this is a draw for me. __________________ The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. -William Shakespeare Cinematica.org - Film Reviews, Top 10, Brilliant Films, Vote for Your 5 best films and more.

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05-29-02, 05:34 PM	#25
skar DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,644	Taxi Driver (a great but somewhat overrated film) It almost wins by default. I've only seen it and Carrie.