Great Films of the 70's Tournament...inspired by Invincible!

[Puck Bond]

Thanks to my good man Invicinble, who I helped out with his Action movies tournament I have decided to come up with one of my own with Great Films of the 70's as the topic. You know the drill...

First Round
The Three Musketeers(1973) v. M*A*S*H(1970)
Carnal Knowledge(1971) v. The French Connection(1971)
A Bridge Too Far(1977) v. Animal House(1978)
Three Days of the Condor(1975) v. The Godfather Part II(1974)
Serpico(1973) v. Network(1976)
Dirty Harry(1971) v. Halloween(1978)
Being There(1979) v. Kramer vs. Kramer(1979)
Duel(1971) v. The Godfather(1972)
The Great Train Robbery v. Close Encunters of the Third Kind(1977)
Up in Smoke(1978) v. The Sting(1973)
Cabaret(1972) v. Alien(1979)
The Omen(1976) v. Apocalypse Now(1979)
Five Easy Pieces(1970 v. The Deer Hunter(1978)
Carrie(1976) v. Deliverance(1972)
Murder on the Orient Express(1974) v. Enter the Dragon(1973)
The Long Goodbye(1973) v. Taxi Driver(1976)
Barry Lyndon(1975) v. Annie Hall(1977)
Straw Dogs(1971) v. Patton(1970)
Blazing Saddles(1974) v. Mean Streets(1973)
The Poseidon Adventure(1972) v. Chinatown(1974)
Escape from Alcatraz(1979) v. All the President's Men(1976)
Assault on Precinct 13(1976) v. Jaws(1975)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971) v. American Graffiti(1973)
The Getaway(1972) v. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
The China Syndrome(1979) v. Rocky(1976)
Badlands(1973) v. Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Young Frankenstein(1974) v. The Last Picture Show(1971)
Marathon Man(1976) v. A Clockwork Orange(1971)
The Day of the Jackal(1973) v. The Exorcist(1973)
The Towering Inferno(1974) v. The Conversation(1974)
Nashville(1975) v. Manhattan(1979)
Papillon(1973) v. Star Wars(1977)

The Three Musketeers(1973)
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v.

M*A*S*H(1970)
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My vote is for MASH!

[A.J. Hakari]

Why the heck not, M*A*S*H.

[SubMethod]

M*A*S*H

[Invincible]

M*A*S*H

hehe, Puck Bond...nice to see you being inspired by me. Good tournament for a comeback!!! it's been a while since your other ones :cool:

[charliebobo]

M*A*S*H

[Nate6]

M*A*S*H

[Sad man]

mmmmm, I don´t use to watch old films but...

M*A*S*H. gets my vote.

[mrdeeds]

Who can argue with M*A*S*H

[Invincible]

BUMP! c'mon people vote, give the man some respect! :cool:

[POLYDISTORTION]

M*A*S*H

[bowieee]

The Three muskateers.

[notchreturns]

M*A*S*H

[asyouwish530]

M*A*S*H

[Tagia_Romero]

M*A*S*H

[Puck Bond]

Ok...M*A*S*H wins 12-1

Up next is...

Carnal Knowledge(1971)
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v.

The French Connection(1971)
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[Puck Bond]

My pick is for The French Connection btw.

[MarkItZero]

French Connection

[asyouwish530]

Carnal Knowledge

[Nate6]

Definitely The French Connection.

[Rated R]

The French Connection by a country mile

[A.J. Hakari]

THE FRENCH CONNECTION

[screamer581]

Da French Connection:D

[Invincible]

The French Connection :cool:

[charliebobo]

Carnal Knowledge. Gotta love Garfunkel :)

[POLYDISTORTION]

The French Connection

[SubMethod]

The French Connection

[paul calf]

carnal knowledge

[bowieee]

French connection

[DaveyJoeG]

The French Connection

[Sad man]

The French Connection

[mrdeeds]

Carnal Knowledge. Who can deny a younger Ann-Margret?

[happy OUT here]

The French Connection

[Puck Bond]

Ok...The French Connection wins 13-4

Next up...

A Bridge Too Far(1977)
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v.

Animal House(1978)
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Eventhough I love Animal House I'm gonna vote for A Bridge Too Far...a fav WWII film of mine

[Nate6]

A Bridge Too Far for me as well.

[Rated R]

One of the greatest comedies ever: Animal House

[bowieee]

Animal house

[screamer581]

Animal House

[mrdeeds]

Animal House, quintessential college comedy!

[charliebobo]

Animal House for me. A Bridge Too Far wasn't very good IMO

[POLYDISTORTION]

Animal House

[QUENTIN]

Animal House

[The Claw]

Animal House

[asyouwish530]

Animal House!!!

[A.J. Hakari]

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE

[Gregorious8]

ANIMAL HOUSE

[SubMethod]

Animal House

[arto_j]

Animal House

[Puck Bond]

OK...Animal House wins 13-2

Up next...

Three Days of the Condor(1975)
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v.

The Godfather, Part II(1974)
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My vote is for The Godfather, Part II

[screamer581]

The Godfather Part II

[DaveyJoeG]

The Godfather Part II

[MarkItZero]

Sorry Mr. Redford, but I dont see your movie making it past this matchup.

The Godfather Part II was my favorite of the three and one of my top five all time.

[Nate6]

Definitely The Godfather, Part II.

[Invincible]

The Godfather Part II

[SubMethod]

Godfather Part II

[charliebobo]

I love Condor but The Godfather Part II is my all time #2 so...

[Ren Hoek]

The Godfather Part II

[POLYDISTORTION]

The Godfather, Part II

[A.J. Hakari]

THE GODFATHER, PART II

[asyouwish530]

The Godfather part II

[Gregorious8]

Godfather Part II

[Rated R]

The Godfather Part 2

[Sad man]

The Godfather: Part 2(9/10), a true classic.

[happy OUT here]

Condor!!!!

[Puck Bond]

OK...The Godfather, Part II wins 15-1

Up next...

Serpico(1973)
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v.

Network(1976)
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My vote is for Network

[Ren Hoek]

easy... Network

[Nate6]

They're both excellent films.

Network is better.

[charliebobo]

Originally posted by Nate6
They're both excellent films.

Network is better.

Ditto

[screamer581]

Network, both kick ass though.

[MarkItZero]

Network was a good film, but Serpico is probably my second favorite Pacino movie (behind Donnie Brasco) and gets my vote.

[DaveyJoeG]

Both great but I'm going with Serpico.

[A.J. Hakari]

NETWORK

[asyouwish530]

I vote Serpico because I love Norman Wexler's screenplays. He was a lunatic.

[Gregorious8]

S E R P I C O

[Sad man]

Serpico

[bowieee]

Serpico

[notchreturns]

Network

[SubMethod]

Network

[Puck Bond]

OK...Network wins a close one 8-6

Up next...

Dirty Harry(1971)
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v.

Halloween(1978)
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My vote is for Halloween

[arto_j]

Both great movies, but I vote for Clint on his best - Dirty Harry.

[DaveyJoeG]

Ah, don't make me choose...

I'll go with Halloween since it introduced me to horror films.

[screamer581]

Halloween , the best horror movie ever. Though Dirty Hary is awesome too.

[charliebobo]

Dirty Harry

[Rated R]

Dirty Harry

[Ren Hoek]

aaah... that's killing me. Both great films, but I'm voting for

Halloween

[Gregorious8]

DIRTY HARRY

[Rob Gordon]

Halloween

[The Claw]

Dirty Harry

[A.J. Hakari]

Dammit. Dammit, dammit, dammit. Clint Eastwood's best film versus the greatest slasher film of all time (and not just according to the tournament ;))...

Sorry, Clint. HALLOWEEN is one of my personal favorites. I gotta give my vote to it.

[Sad man]

Not sure, but Halloween(7/10) gets my vote.

[Tagia_Romero]

I LOVE Carpenter, but I saw Harry first so "Dirty Harry" gets my vote.

[Nate6]

It's sad to have to cast off one of these great films so early...

I vote for Halloween.

[Santa Clause]

I didn't like either but I'll say Dirty Harry

[mrdeeds]

Dirty Harry, though I'd hate to vote between the two.

[POLYDISTORTION]

Halloween.

[Cesare]

Originally posted by mrdeeds
Dirty Harry, though I'd hate to vote between the two.


You just did.


Halloween for me.


Great tournament by the way.

[paul calf]

halloween

[Invincible]

Dirty Harry revenge! for winning over Scream

[Puck Bond]

OK...Halloween wins 11-9 in a close match!

Up next...

Being There(1979)
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v.

Kramer vs. Kramer(1979)
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My vote is for Being There

[A.J. Hakari]

BEING THERE

[Ren Hoek]

I just love Being There! Great cast, cinematography, music... Hal Ashby is probably one of the most underrated filmmakers ever. This film and HAROLD AND MAUDE are both true masterpieces of the 'New Hollywood' cinema in the 70s!

[screamer581]

Kramer Vs. Kramer

[mrdeeds]

Kramer Vs Kramer - This movie was representative of the changing role of the father and families in general in the 70's.

[SubMethod]

Being There

[POLYDISTORTION]

Being There

[Rob Gordon]

The Kramers have it.

[charliebobo]

Haven't seen either, but I really want to see Being There (I can't find it anywhere) so it gets my vote

[BadCoverVersion]

Being There

[Nate6]

Kramer vs. Kramer. Like mrdeeds said, it is perfectly demonstrative of the new, changing family. Plus, it's a sweet, heartwrenching little movie.

[Cesare]

Being there. It's a classic movie in any time.

[charliebobo]

BUMP. Come on guys, this is the best torurnament!

[bowieee]

Being There

[Invincible]

I forgot about this tournament! aaahh!!

Kramer Vs. Kramer

[Cole666]

Being There! Have to side here with the incredible Peter Sellers.

[Annie Hall]

Being There

[Rated R]

Kramer Vs. Kramer

Great movie, one of Hoffman's best performances.

[notchreturns]

Being There


Sellars is a God.... literally ;)

[Puck Bond]

Hey Charliebobo(kick-ass avatar btw)...thanks for the much needed bump to this tournament. If there is a lack of interest and you guys don't want to continue just say so. Though I did put a lot of hard work into this tournament and I still think its a good one. The later rounds are gonna be really tough trust me!

Anyway to continue Being There won 12-6

Up next...

Duel(1971)
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v.

The Godfather(1972)
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My vote is for The Godfather

[Ren Hoek]

THE GODFATHER

and keep the game goin, Puck! The 70s were the best decade for American movies ever. Great Tournament!

[DaveyJoeG]

The Godfather

[POLYDISTORTION]

The Godfather

[SubMethod]

The Godfather

[A.J. Hakari]

THE GODFATHER

[Sad man]

Oh Shit!, two of my all time favourites!
DUEL(10/10) is an awesome movie, so original and scary.
And The Godfather(10/10), don´t need to say a thing.

But I enjoyed DUEL a little more when I was little, and It´s getting banned so...DUEL.

[Rated R]

The Godfather

[screamer581]

Duel (8/10) was a great flick, but it can't hold a candle to The Godfather (10/10).

[Tagia_Romero]

Argh!!!! Tough!!!!


Godfather

[mrdeeds]

The Godfather (9/10)

[charliebobo]

Hey Charliebobo(kick-ass avatar btw)...thanks for the much needed bump to this tournament

No problem! The 70s have so many great movies it would be a shame if we stopped doing this tournament.

I vote for the Godfather(10/10), but Duel is a great movie also (7.5/10)

[Rob Gordon]

The Godfather.

[Cole666]

The Godfather!

[Invincible]

The one and only The Godfather :cool: loved this movie 10/10

[notchreturns]

The Godfather

[Moviefan1234]

"The Godfather"

[Puck Bond]

The Godfather wins 16-1

Up next...

The Great Train Robbery(1979)
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v.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)
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As much as I love CE3K...The Great Train Robbery is such a wonderful film and a favorite of mine.

[A.J. Hakari]

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

[Ren Hoek]

my favorite Spielberg: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

[DaveyJoeG]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[Rob Gordon]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[mrdeeds]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Classic sci-fi drama, actually spooked me out as a kid!

[charliebobo]

Close Encounters

[Cole666]

Have to give the nod to Steven Spielberg and his Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

[Nate6]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[arto_j]

Close Encounters

[The Claw]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[Tagia_Romero]

Close Encounters. Brainy, sentimental and well acted. And the aliens were gorgeous creatures.

[notchreturns]

Close Encounters.

[SubMethod]

Close Encounters

[POLYDISTORTION]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[bowieee]

Close encounters

[Rated R]

Close Encounters

[Puck Bond]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind wins 16-1

Up next...

Up in Smoke(1978)
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v.

The Sting
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My vote is for The Sting one of my all time favorites!

[A.J. Hakari]

One of my five favorite films, THE STING.

[mrdeeds]

The Sting without a doubt!

[Rated R]

The Sting is better although, can't go wrong with Cheech and Chong... :D

[SubMethod]

The Sting

[Tagia_Romero]

The Sting

[Cole666]

The Sting.

[Ren Hoek]

The Sting

[Nate6]

The Sting

[arto_j]

The Sting

[charliebobo]

The Sting by far

[Rob Gordon]

The Sting

[Moviefan1234]

"The Sting"

[POLYDISTORTION]

The Sting

[Puck Bond]

The Sting wins in a shut-out 14-0

Up next...

Cabaret(1972)
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v.

Alien(1979)
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My vote is for Alien

[A.J. Hakari]

ALIEN

[screamer581]

The creepy, the classic..Alien !

[Ren Hoek]

both great, but it's ALIEN for me...

[charliebobo]

Cabaret

[arto_j]

The brilliant Alien gets my vote.

[Cole666]

Alien

[Rated R]

Alien

[PrettyInPink]

Cabaret

[POLYDISTORTION]

Alien

[Rob Gordon]

Alien

[SubMethod]

Alien

[Moviefan1234]

"Alien"

[Nate6]

I like Cabaret but I'm voting for Alien.

[Puck Bond]

Alien wins 12-2

Up next...

The Omen(1976)
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v.

Apocalypse Now(1979)
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My vote if for Apocalypse Now

[arto_j]

Apocalypse Now

[charliebobo]

Apocalypse Now. The best war movie ever made

[PrettyInPink]

The Omen

[Rob Gordon]

Apocalypse Now

[A.J. Hakari]

One of the best horror films out there, THE OMEN.

[Dr. Evil]

Both are brilliant, but i'll go for The Omen because Gregory Peck is in it, and he is the man!

[Rated R]

Apocalypse Now

[Nate6]

The best war movie ever fuckin' made, Apocalypse Now.

[screamer581]

Originally posted by Nate6
The best war movie ever fuckin' made, Apocalypse Now.

DITTO!

[Ren Hoek]

Apocalypse Now

[SubMethod]

The best movie ever made, Apocalypse Now.

[Moviefan1234]

"Apocalypse Now"

[Puck Bond]

Apocalypse Now wins 10-3

Up next...

Five Easy Pieces(1970)
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v.

The Deer Hunter(1978)
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My vote is for The Deer Hunter

[screamer581]

The brilliant, The Deer Hunter.

[A.J. Hakari]

THE DEER HUNTER

[SubMethod]

The Deer Hunter

[DaveyJoeG]

The Deer Hunter

[Rated R]

Easily The Deer Hunter

[Invincible]

The Deer Hunter

[Annie Hall]

The Deer Hunter

[Ren Hoek]

Five Easy Pieces

[Nate6]

Definitely Five Easy Pieces...I haven't seen The Deer Hunter (don't kill me!) but FEP was absolutely amazing...

[Moviefan1234]

"The Deer Hunter"

[Rob Gordon]

Five Easy Pieces

[Cole666]

The Deer Hunter

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Deer Hunter

[charliebobo]

The Deer Hunter

[Jerk Shapiro]

The Deer Hunter

[POLYDISTORTION]

The Deer Hunter

[Puck Bond]

The Deer Hunter wins 14-3

Up next...

Carrie(1976)
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v.

Deliverance(1972)
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My vote is for Deliverance

The "dueling banjos" scene is one of my favorite scenes of all time.

[The Claw]

Carrie

[DaveyJoeG]

Deliverance

The "squeeling" scene horrified me.

[A.J. Hakari]

CARRIE

[POLYDISTORTION]

Deliverance

[SubMethod]

I vote for Deliverance, because it is so much more creepy since that could really happen.

[screamer581]

Hmmm tough choice, I guess I will go with Carrie.

[charliebobo]

Deliverance

[Moviefan1234]

"Deliverance"

[arto_j]

Deliverance

Carrie was just so dissappointing.

[PrettyInPink]

CARRIE.

[Rated R]

Deliverance

[Sugar Magnolia]

Deliverance

[Nate6]

The masterful Deliverance.

[Ren Hoek]

Deliverance ...I love the duel of the banjos :)

[Puck Bond]

Deliverance wins 11-4

Up next...

Murder on the Orient Express(1974)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6300216721.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

v.

Enter the Dragon(1973)
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My vote is for Enter the Dragon

[Shakamaker]

Enter The Dragon

[notchreturns]

Enter The Dragon.


You just can't vote against Bruce, ya really can't....

[Ren Hoek]

Dammit, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is my fav Agatha Christie flick. But I gotta vote for the ultra-cool Bruce in ENTER THE DRAGON.

[DaveyJoeG]

Enter the Dragon

[A.J. Hakari]

ENTER THE DRAGON

[SubMethod]

Enter The Dragon

[screamer581]

Enter The Dragon

[bowieee]

Enter the dragon

[Gregorious8]

Enter The Dragon

Jim Kelly is mucho cool :cool:

[Rob Gordon]

Enter the Dragon

[charliebobo]

Murder On The Orient Express

[Cole666]

Enter The Dragon

[Nate6]

Enter the Dragon

[Puck Bond]

Enter the Dragon wins 13-1

Up next...

The Long Goodbye(1973)
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v.

Taxi Driver(1976)
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My vote is for Taxi Driver

[Sugar Magnolia]

Taxi Driver

[DaveyJoeG]

Taxi Driver

[Nate6]

Taxi fuckin' Driver!!!

[A.J. Hakari]

TAXI DRIVER

[SubMethod]

Taxi Driver

[arto_j]

Taxi Driver

[screamer581]

Umm...gee I don't know, how about Taxi Driver! :D

[POLYDISTORTION]

Taxi Driver

[Rob Gordon]

Okay, so it's not actually better. But I loved the book, loved the movie, and I really feel it deserves at least one vote. So here goes:

My vote goes to THE LONG GOODBYE!

[charliebobo]

Taxi Driver!

[Cole666]

Taxi Driver

[Moviefan1234]

"Taxi Driver"