“Rocky” Named One of the Best Movies of the 70s

 

 

Eric D. Snider posted his choices at Mental Floss for The 21 Best Movies of the 1970s.  Snider’s list contains great choices. He listed his picks (except for Godfather 2) by their year of release.  I rated Snider’s choices by how they resonated with me.  Here’s how things came out…

Eric’s List

Craig’s List

01. A Clockwork Orange (71)

01. Rocky (76)

02. The Last Picture Show (71)

02. The Godfather (72)

03. The French Connection (71)

03. Godfather 2 (74)

04. The Godfather (72)

04. Jaws (75)

05. The Godfather II (74)

05. Alien (79)

06. Serpico (73)

06. Blazing Saddles (74)

07. The Exorcist (73)

07. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75)

08. Chinatown (74)

08. The Exorcist (73)

09. Blazing Saddles (74)

09. Apocalypse Now (79)

10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74)

10. Chinatown (74)

11. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75)

11. Being There (79)

12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75)

12. A Clockwork Orange (71)

13. Jaws (75)

13. All the President’s Men (76)

14. Taxi Driver (76)

14. Star Wars (77)

15. Rocky (76)

15. Serpico (73)

16. All the President’s Men (76)

16. The French Connection (71)

17. Network (76)

17. Taxi Driver (76)

18. Star Wars (77)

18. The French Connection (71)

19. Apocalypse Now (79)

19. Network (76)

20. Alien (79)

20. The Last Picture Show (71)

21. Being There (79)

21. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75)

If I created the list I would have found spots for Dirty Harry, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Superman and F.I.S.T.  just to name a few.