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Top Films of 1979...
 
 



 Top Films of 1979...  


  
Escape From Alcatraz
Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan

Paramount, 1999

The real Prison Break!

+ Clint Eastwood! Need I saw more?
+ FUN
+ WAITING.....
+ Second movie through Amazon.....
  
  











  



  
The Wanderers
Ken Wahl, John Friedrich

Warner Home Video, 2002

Must have cult classic...

+ The Best
+ Old School
+ Yun50's
  
  











  



  
The Changeling
George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere

Hbo Home Video, 2000

excellent movie

+ The Changeling
+ Old-school psychological thriller
+ Watching this scary flick may leave you changeling your pants
+ Still Haunts me
  
  











  



  
The China Syndrome (Special Edition)
Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon

Sony Pictures, 2004

One of the best of the 1970's

+ Conspiracy and the media; one lethal combination...
+ The China Syndrome
+ The China Syndrome
+ The China Syndrome
  
  











  



  
Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Apocalyspe Now

Paramount, 2006

If God and Wagner had teamed up to make a film about Vietnam, starring a 400-pound bald Marlon Brando, this is what you'd get

+ Great Movie
+ NOT FOR CHILDREN.
+ Remember why Redux was released?
  
  











  



  
Being There
Peters Sellers, Shirley MacLaine

Warner Home Video, 2001

Subtle and Sublime Masterpiece!

+ The second coming

It's been nearly three decades (ugh!) since I saw this film in the theater and always remembered it as being one of the great movies of all time - intelligent, witty, satirical, and thought-provoking. Sadly, I hadn't had a chance (no pun intended) to see it since and, while browsing for something ...
  
  











  



  
Tess (Special Edition)
Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth

Sony Pictures, 2004

One of the most beautiful films ever, faithfully told.

+ Not Masterpiece Theater- but well done
+ Achingly sadly beautiful
+ Genealogy gone berserk
  
  











  



  
Soldier of Orange
Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2001

"Even if they die, they will keep the Nazis busy for months."

+ The New Nobility of Europe will come from the Resistance.
+ A movie made with a lot of 'heart'. Bold, naive and Dutch in positve way.
+ Soldier of Orange
+ One of my Favorite Films...............
  
  











  



  
Alien (The Director's Cut)
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver

20th Century Fox, 2004

A landmark in movie making.

+ Excellent SciFi/Horror film for its time
+ Don't touch the egg............
+ The Best
  
  











  



  
Over the Edge
Matt Dillon, Tom Fergus

Warner Home Video, 2005

Nothing like it.

+ It gets the era right....
+ Brings back memories
+ Great movie!
+ THE BEST TEEN MOVIE OF THE 70'S!!!!!
  
  











  



  
Kramer vs. Kramer
Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep

Sony Pictures, 2001

A poignant tale of growth and parenthood that still brings tears today...

+ Another key cultural artifact
+ "Sometimes Mommy and Daddy Don't Get Along..."
+ A great movie!!!
  
  











  



  
North Dallas Forty
Nick Nolte, Mac Davis

Paramount, 2001

1970s tale with heavy resonance for today

+ North Dallas Forty
+ The dark side of pro football
+ Sad But True
+ Great insight to the past???
  
  











  



  
Norma Rae
Barbara Baxley, Beau Bridges

20th Century Fox, 2001

Norma Rae: Compassion and Grit

+ "Union"
+ Courage
+ Norma Rae
  
  











  



  
Manhattan
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

THE ISLAND THE SPECTACULAR STAR ON THE BIG SCREEN; A THOUGHTFUL MEDITATION ON LIFE AND MORALITY UPON THE SMALL FLAT SCREEN

+ Manhattan review
+ Modern Cinematic Masterpiece
+ The tonight movie starring MANHATTAN
+ Woody Allen's Ode to Love and Life In New York City
  
  











  



  
Mad Max (Special Edition)
Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel

MGM (Video & DVD), 2002

Mad Mel Max Gibson

+ "Mad Max" stays to this day a striking, desolate, and memorable piece of cinema...
+ The Saga Begins...
+ MEL GIBSON in MAD MAX!!
  
  











  



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