Siskel & Ebert (1979): Take 2: Best Films of the 70s
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- Apocalypse Now
Annie Hall
Last Tango in Paris
An Unmarried Woman
The Sorrow & The Pity
Amacord
The Emigrants
Breaking Away
No Clips but mentioned
The Godfather 1 & 2
The Conversation
Mean Streets
Saturday Night Fever
The Last Detail
Nashville
Let Boucher
Days of Heaven
The Deer Hunter
Heart of Glass
Cries & Whisperers
Breaking Away is phenomenal
The 70s was the greatest decade of filmmaking.
On par with the 50s for me as the two best and most inventive decades
50s was one of the worst times in film history
I think S&E might agree with you. It was a groundbreaking era for American cinema and their reviews certainly reflected that.
@@deckofcards87 Better. The 50's was mostly awful, a very few gems in there.
@@theessentials450No way. I can easily name 50 great films off the top of my head from the 50s. Many of the best weren't by American directors, mind, they were Asian and European filmmakers: Fellini, Kurosawa, Lean, Truffaut, Ozu, Bergman, Ophüls, Clouzot... in the 50s crime-noir as a genre hit it's peak. Neo realism and the American Western. 50s cinema consists of a lot more than Hitchcock and John Ford.
And this artistic high bled into the 60s. I love the early 60s: La Dolce Vita, Peeping Tom, The Virgin Spring, Psycho, La Notte, Yojimbo, The Exiles, Lawrence of Arabia, The Hustler, 8 1/2, etc etc .
I liked Siskel's comment about being nostalgic for the films he saw. I'm not a professional critic, but I feel the same way about my favorite movies too. When you see stories or characters that really connect with you they become part of your life!
My list:
1. Taxi Driver
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Annie Hall
5. Dog Day Afternoon
6. Aguirre Wrath of God
7. O Lucky Man
8. Chinatown
9. The Ruling Class
10. The French Connection
I'd like to mention Ophuls "The Memory of Justice" which is an extrordinary documentary about the Nuremberg Trials. "Sorrow and the Pity" was made in the sixties so Siskel should have chosen the later film.
Not a bad list😊
My list
1) Picnic at Hanging Rock
2) The Exorcist
3) The Deer Hunter
4) Manhattan
5) The China Syndrome
6) Taxi Driver
7) Alien
8) The Wicker Man
9) The Duelists
10) Nosferatu
In no specific order from the 70s:
-The Godfather
-The Godfather pt 2
-Rocky
-Rocky 2
-Escape from Alcatraz
-The Outlaw Josey Wales
-The Jerk
-Jaws
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Straight Time
Halloween
Animal House
What's Up, Doc?
The Poseidon Adventure
Deliverance
Blazing Saddles
Chinatown
Black Christmas
The Towering Inferno
Picnic at Hanging Rock is haunting!
Jaws and Deliverance have to b in there!
Dawn of the Dead, Invasion of the Body Snatchers Remake, The Conversation, Rocky Horror, Eraserhead, Stepford Wives, the Warriors, Black Christmas, Halloween, Monty Python, Bad News Bears, Animal House, Heavy Traffic, Young Frankenstein, Slap Shot, French Connection, Soylent Green, so much more than i can remember
70s was decade that saw not just artful classics, but in horror, comedy, and explotation films, blaxploitation flicks gave a voice for black filmmakers. underground midnight movies and drive ins, Pink Flamingos, El Topo, Fritz The Cat, its an incredibly dense decade with so much worth seeing no matter the genre you enjoy
Both of these guys clearly love the 1970s. That was an era when a new generation of directors had more control than the studios, but since Jaws and Star Wars created an era for big budget blockbusters, the studios regained control after Heaven’s Gate have bombed. That’s why they loved the 70s and disliked the 80s.
A 1970's Film Clinic with S&E!:)
No ‘top 10 list’ concept existed in the culture and the quotes from ‘apocalypse’ have not yet become a part of the culture. Great time capsule and intriguing conversation.
The Sting, The Exorcist, Jaws, Chinatown, Patton, Star Wars, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Memory of Justice, The Day of the Jackal, Sorcerer, A Clockwork Orange, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dersu Uzala, All That Jazz, Taxi Driver, 1900 (Novocento), Autumn Sonata, Network, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1970: Five Easy Pieces
1971: Claire's Knee
1972: The Godfather
1973: Don't Look Now
1974: The Conversation
1975: Nashville
1976: Small Change
1977: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
1978: 3 Women
1979: Apocalypse Now
Others:
The Godfather II, Frenzy, Barry Lyndon, Jaws, Sorcerer , Autumn Sonata, Star Wars, Taxi Driver
No mention of the passenger. That film was fascinating.
le boucher is a seldom heard of thriller masterpiece
Great ❤
You all make excellent choices for your movie lists, but don't forget West World. It changed my view of the brave new world of technology. I went back to college, then went to work during the advent of real electronics and robotics in the Silicon Valley. The rest is all history.
My Best Favorite Flim of the 70s
Disaster Movie: The Towering Inferno
Horror Flim: The Exorcist
Science Fiction Flim: Battlestar Galactica
Music Flim: Thank God It's Friday
Animated Flim: The Rescuers
Drama Flim: Love Story
Comedy Flim: Car Wash
Superhero Flim: Superman The Movie
My list of 70s
The Godfather 1&2
Rocky
Apocalypse Now
Superman
Saturday Night Fever
Grease
Animal House
Breaking Away
The Deer Hunter
Star Wars
Alien
Chinatown
Stalker
Annie Hall
American Graffiti
Taxi Driver
Enter the Dragon
Mad Max
Dirty Harry
The Muppet Movie
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Cabaret
Jaws
Halloween
Life of Brian
Dawn of the Dead
The Exocist
Mean Streets
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
It's too bad neither of them picked Taxi Driver.
I believe in the best of for 90 they mention how Scorsese did the best film of the 70s (Taxi Driver) the 80s (Raging Bull) and now the 90s (Goodfellas) and the Academy wasn't gonna care. They were right.
I think I know which video you're talking about; it was one of the times Charlie Rose had Ebert on his show. I believe Ebert was talking about his career up to that point and which movies he felt were the best.
Well - Gene didn't like it. I know Roger liked it(and he included it in his "Great Movies" book) - but I think he thinks Means Streets is the better film.
@@alphabetaxenonzzzcat Gene didn't like it? That surprises me considering the general praise both of them have for Scorsese's movies.
@@dylanmcdermott1110 Here's the original review of "Taxi Driver". See for yourself. Yeah - it is surprising, given how much the duo have both praised Scorsese's films - and they both made "Raging Bull" their No. 1 film of the 1980s.
czcams.com/video/bD2RhWCJkWk/video.html
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE
THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING
The PBS series was the best.
My list:
1. The Godfather 1&2
2. Kramer vs. Kramer
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Star Wars
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Alien
7. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
8. The Exorcist
9. Dog Day Afternoon
10. Last Tango In Paris
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Scenes From a Marriage, Emigrants/New Land, Cries & Whispers, Le Boucher, Day For Night, A Clockwork Orange, Annie Hall, Mean Streets, Rocky, Taxi Driver, Last Picture Show, Young Frankenstein, Last Detail
No Rocky? Pfft! 👎
You prefer McCabe And Mrs Miller over Nashville and 3 Women?
@@deckofcards87 Nashville may take over soon. But yes, I think 3 Women was his third best in that decade
You forgot The last picture show. One of the best in the 70s.
@@willyschmitt5665 By golly you’re right. Making that change now
My Top 70's top 10+ is...
1. The Godfather and Godfather II
2. The Life of Brian
3. The Last Picture Show
4. Rocky
5. Manhattan
6. A Clockwork Orange
7. Apocalypse Now
8. Blazing Saddles
9. Young Frankenstein
10. Monty Python The Holy Grail
My list :-
1. The Godfather Parts 1 & 2.
2. Apocalypse Now.
3. Cabaret.
4. Taxi Driver.
5. Chinatown.
6. American Graffiti.
7. M*A*S*H*
8. Dog Day Afternoon.
9. The French Connection.
10. All That Jazz.
Honourable mentions :-
The Conversation.
Cries and Whispers.
Blazin' Saddles.
Manhattan.
Sleuth.
Get Carter.
How could they make a list of best films of the 1970s and not include Dog Day Afternoon?
your answer is in the intro of "swordfish"... travolta, jackman, cheadle, halle (tit scene) berry, and that other guy that was in all those movies.
Since the 1970s is the best decade in American cinema during my lifetime, I think there are simply too many to choose from. How about The French Connection? I wouldn't even be able to find 10 great films from the 2010s. The 2020s aren't looking any better.
That's the 70's for you. Too many films to choose from.
@@tekharthazenyatta2310 It doesn't sound like you're looking very hard.
My favorite movies of the 1970's:
1. Revenge of the Pink Panther
2. Being There
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4. All That Jazz
5. Chinatown
6. The Deer Hunter
7. Coming Home
8. The Exorcist
9. Star Wars
10. The Godfather
So there.
Mine, in no specific order:
-The Godfather
-The Godfather pt 2
-Rocky
-Rocky 2
-Escape from Alcatraz
-The Outlaw Josey Wales
-The Jerk
-One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
-Jaws
your taste is very much like David fincher
Some people seem to think the point of these lists is for Siskel and Ebert to accurately match their own preferences, and get mad when they don’t perfectly align. They have 10 films to pick out from an entire decade. Give it a rest.
My own list, I haven't seen many of their picks but plan to in the future:
1. Barry Lyndon
2. The Godfather
3. Saturday Night Fever
4. Annie Hall
5. Taxi Driver
6. Picnic at Hanging Rock
7. Nashville
8. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
9. The Conversation
10. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
i dont even need to watch to know their picks and mine would be VERY different. possibly my favorite film of all time is "The Warriors" and i will bet money that aint on their lists. maybe "Over The Edge". The Wanderers", the 70s version of "Body Snatchers". this is without any time to actually think about it.
That's just Brando ad-libbing his way thru a scene. He was given a script and told what the scene was all about so he threw out the script and made up his own lines. Classic Brando. Crap like that drives a director crazy.
And it's garbage
Why..oh..why is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest not mentioned !!!
They both gave OFOTCN thumbs up, just didn't make their top 10 lists.
Such an omission...they should've been committed.
Stepford wives was made for tv.
My list is Jaws
I forgot about Jaws
No The Last Picture Show?
Ebert included The Last Picture Show among his Great Movies lists
How many ovens?
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the best film of the 1970's is Star Wars. I do not care for any of the ones they talked about. IMO 😁
You're not narrow minded at all.
Chinatown was pretty good
yeah…not bad. Ha.
I'd disagree that Hitchcock didn't make anything great in the 70s since Frenzy came out then, but yeah most of his 70s output is mediocre to bad IMO
Were you even alive then? How about now?
@@peterolbrisch8970 what does me being alive in the 70s or not have to do with me disagreeing with Ebert and Siskel's evaluation of Hitchcock's work? I've seen all of Hitchcock's 70s work
@@artirony410 Sorry, I misread your comment.
How in the hell does Sisko not bring up and talk about "Saturday Night Fever"? Not only is it on his list of best movies of the 70's but he has gone on record saying it was his all time favorite film. And how does Ebert not bring up "Taxi Driver"? He always put that film up on a pedestal of all time greats.
Siskel had Saturday Night Fever on his list. It was second from last of the ten he mentioned.
Because opinions change over time? Ebert would've re- watched Taxi Driver at home and re-avaluated his opinion. And keep in mind that the film wasn't widely acclaimed by critics in 1976.
No Mother Jugs and Speed?
No Star wars ?
Young Rog 🥹
A list without Star Wars is incorrect
French Connection …Chinatown
My top ten from the 70s would have to be (in no specific order)
-The Godfather
-The Godfather Part II
-Rocky
-Rocky II
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
-Jaws
-Escape From Alcatraz
-The Outlaw Josey Wales
-The Jerk
-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Deer Hunter is the best film of all time.
No love for Caligula???
NOT the 70s and a pile of trash. Idiot.
They hated it. Also, I don't think they reviewed it until 1980.
Some of us may think of Siskel & Ebert as being experts in cinema, but these choices show they're no different than any common movie fan. Some of these picks were lame: Le Boucher, Heart of Glass, Amarcord, Breaking Away, Last Tango in Paris, etc. Most of these are forgotten films. If S&E were so brilliant and any better than the rest of us they would have been able to pinpoint which films would actually be remembered in the future. Films like: Taxi Driver, Rocky, Star Wars, Carrie, Network, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Jaws, The Exorcist, Dog Day Afternoon, Manhattan, The Deer Hunter, etc. Movies like these were the best of the 70s. I love An Unmarried Woman and The Last Detail, but those are largely forgotten films.
It’s not surprising that even the best critics of the time don’t have immaculate foresight as to what will be remembered in the future. They’re just asked to submit what they think are the best films from that decade in their opinion. On that basis, I’m quite interested in seeing some of those like An Unmarried Woman that I haven’t seen. I’ve already seen Rocky lol.
Spot on...despite the jargon, their tastes betray them. Or less they are given a buddy director a lift.
The separation between film criticism and average movie goers loving film, is their skill in analyzing why a film creates certain emotions in the viewer. Yes. It is a skill to be a great film critic. It’s not about whether they think a film is great, good, or bad. It’s how they articulate their decisions about the film. Roger ebert, especially, was incredibly talented at constructing his opinions to written word. The man was one of the few movie critics to win a Pulitzer Prize for his essays on film.
My list would look totally different.
Rocky
Rocky II( I think is almost as good as the first one)
Jaws
Star Wars
Halloween
Godfather
Godfather 2(the only two we had in common)
The Posideon Adventure
Dirty Harry
Young Frankenstein
The Exorcist
Escape From Alcatraz
All the Presidents Men
Network
These are all from the top of my head. They're listing foreign films no one remembers, and whatnot. Crazy.
You have atrocious taste
Halloween? LOL Piece of crap. And it was a piece of a crap in '78. Of all the movies from the 70s you could choose from, you arrive at "Halloween"?! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! And every one of those "foreign films" I know like the back of my hand, so maybe you should take your thumb out of your mouth and broaden your horizons, diaperboy. Because YOU don't know a movie, it shouldn't be on the list? I'm embarrassed for you. "Dirty Harry", oh my god, give me a break. What took you so long to get to "Network" and "All The President's Men" is my question!
I'm guessing you're an American who doesn't like reading subtitles? The foreign films they mentioned are considered classics in Europe
@user-gg9kd8se2v I am. And they may be. But, they were Americans, and every movie I mentioned is a classic the world over. Not just in Europe. I can do without subtitles. Though, the Passion of the Christ was amazing.
The foreign films they picked are considered classics worldwide. A lot of your picks are more acclaimed in the U.S. than other parts of the world (e.g. Rocky, Star Wars).
Last Tango is not a film for me. It has dated badly and been show to be morally questionable.
Who says a film should be morally upright?! Take it as what it is.
@@josephine1465 if a film promotes sexual molestation would you say it can still be a good film. No, can be technically sound but never of merit.
@@deckard97 your sentence is devoid of content.
@@timetheory84 did they agree? Have you looked into about the making and the it's affect on the actress? She found it abuse.
@@timetheory84 what? She said she felt pressured, abused and humiliated at the time as well. You just don't have any understanding of how abuse works. Shame on you.
Brando was not very good in that Tango scene. So overrated.
Annie hall is absolutely awful.
Unfunny too