Best Film of 1974 (ongoing survey)

JonTurner · 06-12-02, 06:18 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 1974 (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 1974 (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 -- The Godfather: Part II

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) Aliens / Ferris Bueller's Day Off (tie)
1985 -- Back to the Future*
1984 -- 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 -- Jaws*
1974 -- The Godfather: Part II*
1973

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

*Poll closed, winner declared.

JonTurner · 06-12-02, 06:19 PM

My favorite comedy of all time:

1) Blazing Saddles - 10/10
2) The Godfather Part II - 9/10
3) Chinatown - 8/10
4) The Conversation - 8/10

Siskel:
1) Day for Night
2) The Last Detail
3) Amarcord
4) The Conversation
5) Mean Streets
6) Scenes from a Marriage
7) Lacombe, Lucien
8) Harry and Tonto
9) The Mother and the Whore
10) Wedding in Blood

Ebert:
1) Scenes from a Marriage
2) Chinatown
3) The Mother and the Whore
4) Amarcord
5) The Last Detail
6) The Mirages
7) Day for Night
8) Mean Streets
9) My Uncle Antoine
10) The Conversation

PS - This is another case of Ebert putting a film on the wrong year's list - Mean Streets is a '73 film - save it for that poll

Sunday Morning · 06-12-02, 06:21 PM

1974

#1. chinatown

02. the conversation
03. amarcord
04. alice doesn’t live here anymore
05. california split
06. the texas chainsaw massacre
07. the night porter
08. a woman under the influence
09. phantom of the paradise
10. the godfather part II

11. the sugarland express
12. young frankenstein
13. bring me the head of alfredo garcia
14. lenny
15. foxy brown
16. harry & tonto
17. thieves like us
18. steppenwolf
19. blazing saddles
20. murder on the orient express

of note:
big bad mama
black christmas
caged heat
claudine
cockfighter
crazy joe
death wish
dirty mary crazy larry
flesh for frankenstein (andy warhol)
the great gatsby
hearts & minds
italianamerican
it’s alive!
lancelot of the lake
the longest yard
the lords of flatbush
mahler
the odessa file
the outfit
the phantom of liberty
the prisoner of second avenue
thunderbolt & lightfoot
truck stop women
the voyage

kantboy · 06-12-02, 06:23 PM

Godfather 2

Chinatown
The Mirror
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles

swamptours · 06-12-02, 06:29 PM

Easy choice here:

Godfather Part II

Sunday Morning · 06-12-02, 06:43 PM

ignore siskel and ebert:

mean streets
day for night
the mother and the whore
scenes from a marriage
wedding in blood Are all 1973!!!

btw- what is the mirages?

isnt my uncle antoine early 70s?

Sierra Disc · 06-12-02, 06:57 PM

Godfather II

runners-up:
The Conversation
Young Frankenstein
Chinatown

randy1320 · 06-12-02, 07:02 PM

Godfather II

CitizenKaneRBud · 06-12-02, 07:11 PM

I vote for The Conversation.

I'm surprised that Siskel and Ebert left The Godfather II off their lists. I wonder why.

Damfino · 06-12-02, 07:17 PM

Godfather II

raithen · 06-12-02, 07:21 PM

Chinatown

-matt

movielib · 06-12-02, 07:26 PM

Really tough with The Godfather Part II, The Conversation and Chinatown.

I'll go with The Godfather Part II.

Mountain Biker · 06-12-02, 07:41 PM

Black Christmas

D-Ball · 06-12-02, 08:36 PM

Godfather II

drc · 06-12-02, 08:36 PM

Chinatown

Chad · 06-12-02, 08:44 PM

The Godfather Part II

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles

Gdrlv · 06-12-02, 08:44 PM

Good movie year.

Godfather Part II...followed by Chinatown, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

BTW, I can't believe that neither Siskel nor Ebert placed Godfather II anywhere in their top 10.

garmonbozia · 06-12-02, 08:53 PM

The Godfather Part II

conscience · 06-12-02, 09:08 PM

Another SNAFU on the Siskel and Ebert lists.

The Last Detail is also a 1973 film.

But I have a tie.

Split my vote between Chinatown and The Godfather II

06-12-02, 09:16 PM

Blazing Saddles
Godfather II

ToddSm66 · 06-12-02, 09:42 PM

1. The Godfather Part II
2. Chinatown
3. Young Frankenstein
4. Amarcord
5. Blazing Saddles
6. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7. The Longest Yard
8. The Sugarland Express
9. The Towering Inferno
10. Murder on the Orient Express

yotamb12 · 06-12-02, 09:58 PM

1. The Godfather, Part II
2. Chinatown
3. The Conversation
4. Young Frankenstein
5. Murder on the Orient Express

Robert · 06-12-02, 10:03 PM

Godfather Part II

explosivej · 06-12-02, 10:17 PM

Godfather Part II

Kashmir · 06-12-02, 10:22 PM

Godfather Part 2

06-12-02, 06:19 PM	#2
JonTurner DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,709	My favorite comedy of all time: 1) Blazing Saddles - 10/10 2) The Godfather Part II - 9/10 3) Chinatown - 8/10 4) The Conversation - 8/10 Siskel: 1) Day for Night 2) The Last Detail 3) Amarcord 4) The Conversation 5) Mean Streets 6) Scenes from a Marriage 7) Lacombe, Lucien 8) Harry and Tonto 9) The Mother and the Whore 10) Wedding in Blood Ebert: 1) Scenes from a Marriage 2) Chinatown 3) The Mother and the Whore 4) Amarcord 5) The Last Detail 6) The Mirages 7) Day for Night 8) Mean Streets 9) My Uncle Antoine 10) The Conversation PS - This is another case of Ebert putting a film on the wrong year's list - Mean Streets is a '73 film - save it for that poll Last edited by JonTurner; 06-12-02 at 06:25 PM.

06-12-02, 06:21 PM	#3
Sunday Morning DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: A little bit here and a little bit there. Posts: 2,644	1974 #1. chinatown 02. the conversation 03. amarcord 04. alice doesn’t live here anymore 05. california split 06. the texas chainsaw massacre 07. the night porter 08. a woman under the influence 09. phantom of the paradise 10. the godfather part II 11. the sugarland express 12. young frankenstein 13. bring me the head of alfredo garcia 14. lenny 15. foxy brown 16. harry & tonto 17. thieves like us 18. steppenwolf 19. blazing saddles 20. murder on the orient express of note: big bad mama black christmas caged heat claudine cockfighter crazy joe death wish dirty mary crazy larry flesh for frankenstein (andy warhol) the great gatsby hearts & minds italianamerican it’s alive! lancelot of the lake the longest yard the lords of flatbush mahler the odessa file the outfit the phantom of liberty the prisoner of second avenue thunderbolt & lightfoot truck stop women the voyage Last edited by Sunday Morning; 06-12-02 at 06:24 PM.

06-12-02, 06:23 PM	#4
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06-12-02, 06:18 PM	#1
JonTurner DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,709	Best Film of 1974 (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 1974 (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 1974 (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 -- The Godfather: Part II 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) Aliens / Ferris Bueller's Day Off (tie) 1985 -- Back to the Future* 1984 -- 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 -- Jaws* 1974 -- The Godfather: Part II* 1973 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; 06-19-02 at 01:19 AM.*

06-12-02, 06:43 PM	#6
Sunday Morning DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: A little bit here and a little bit there. Posts: 2,644	ignore siskel and ebert: mean streets day for night the mother and the whore scenes from a marriage wedding in blood Are all 1973!!! btw- what is the mirages? isnt my uncle antoine early 70s?

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CitizenKaneRBud Suspended Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 784	I vote for The Conversation. I'm surprised that Siskel and Ebert left The Godfather II off their lists. I wonder why.

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movielib DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Madison, WI ("77 square miles surrounded by reality") Posts: 22,997	Really tough with The Godfather Part II, The Conversation and Chinatown. I'll go with The Godfather Part II.

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