Topic: "The Movies From Within My Lifetime" Discussion Thread

[Najemikon]

I haven't gotten a single horror movie in that I liked yet!

Hey, you liked Frenzy! That was borderline a horror... 

[goodguy]

2006

The Astronaut Farmer

Haven't seen this one, but I really loved their Northfork (even wrote a review for it, I think).

EDIT:
"they" being the Polish Brothers, of course.

[addicted2dvd]

I haven't gotten a single horror movie in that I liked yet!

It's because you don't choose the good one

1969 - Nightmare in Wax would have been a better choice
1971 - Even the cut version of The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave would have been a better choice
1973 - The cover scream bad movie (and most of those Rhino DVD are). Messiah of Evil is awesome, but the release you own doesn't give justice at the beauty of this movie. Try to get the Code Red release you will see one of the most beautifull horror movie ever made.

One advice for 1974 : Don't watch Curse of the Headless Horseman nothing happen in this film

And here I was actually considering Curse of the Headless Horseman. Decisions... decisions. I want to watch something I haven't seen before. Just not sure what.

[Jimmy]

You could always watched it too, but you won't watch it for long before becoming bored to death

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Help needed!

Preparing my "Lifetime Marathon" I found that two years are not represented in my collection yet.
These are 1969 and 1973.
I'm hoping for recommendations.

[Najemikon]

For '69:

The Wild Bunch
Easy Rider
Midnight Cowboy
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid

And bloody loads for '73!:

The Sting
Badlands
Enter The Dragon
American Graffiti
Mean Streets
The Wicker Man
The Long Goodbye
Don't Look Now
THE EXORCIST!!!

 

Wild Bunch and The Exorcist would be my choices. But Don't Look Now or Wicker Man are a bit special...

[hal9g]

For '69:

The Wild Bunch
Easy Rider
Midnight Cowboy
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid

And bloody loads for '73!:

The Sting
Badlands
Enter The Dragon
American Graffiti
Mean Streets
The Wicker Man
The Long Goodbye
Don't Look Now
THE EXORCIST!!!

 

Wild Bunch and The Exorcist would be my choices. But Don't Look Now or Wicker Man are a bit special...

I'd go with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for 1969 and The Paperchase (or American Grafitti) for 1973.

[Kathy]

I'm voting for Easy Rider and American Graffiti. They portray those times so well - the first for me, the second for my father.

[Danae Cassandra]

Any of those suggestions for '69 would be great.  That's also the year that the original The Italian Job came out or Paint Your Wagon if you want to hear Clint Eastwood sing.

I love The Wicker Man.  Also out in '73 was Live and Let Die if you want a Bond film, Disney's Robin Hood, and the sci-fi cult classic Soylent Green.

[goodguy]

For '69: Ma nuit chez Maud (Rohmer). Antares wrote about it recently. Also True Grit. While not particularly noteworthy, it makes for a nice comparison to the recent Coen version.

[goodguy]

Oh, and for 1973, let me add Welt am Draht (Fassbinder). One of the best science-fiction movies ever was actually made in Germany. Even if you are not into Fassbinder, this is a must-see.

[Achim]

I agree that Welt am Draht is worth seeing.


My picks from Jon's list (all good choices...) would be The Wild Bunch and The Wicker Man.

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Also True Grit. While not particularly noteworthy, it makes for a nice comparison to the recent Coen version.

Have this on my radar.
Sadly in Germany this seems not to be available with the original aspect ratio (1.85:1) but only in in 1.78:1. Not a big difference, but a difference.

Thanks for all the help.
I didn't even know that so many outstanding films were made in this two years.
For '69 I think I'll go for "The Wild Bunch" or "Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid"
For '73 it seems I'd have to get the whole list. Thanks to Genevieve for reminding me of "Soylent Green", haven't watched it for ages.

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Oh, and for 1973, let me add Welt am Draht (Fassbinder). One of the best science-fiction movies ever was actually made in Germany. Even if you are not into Fassbinder, this is a must-see.

For some reason I always shied away from Fassbinder, even though I really like "Angst essen Seele auf".
I think I'll give "Welt am Draht" a Go. It sounds extremely interesting and seems to be the ancestor of "The Matrix" and "The 13th Floor"

[addicted2dvd]

I don't know if I will make it... but I am hoping to watch at least 3 more movies today. That would put me into the '80s. And that is a decade I am looking forward to... as that is the decade that I first got started with my fascination of watching movies. Especially towards the mid '80s.