The MoFo Top 100 of the 1970s: Countdown

I actually would love to see something beat out The Godfather for the #1 spot only because it would be so predictable for The Godfather to win it. Let's be different! Although there are three remaining films I don't want to see at #1, not because I don't love them as well, but just because I don't personally put them in the same class. Two of them aren't on my list and one I put in the 20s.

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I may go back to hating you. It was more fun.

If Taxi Driver is number 1 you know i'll hold it over you forever ??

It's even more frightening than I remembered!!!

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Suspect's Reviews

You were the only one who voted for Day for Night, while That Obscure Object of Desire and My Name is Nobody both had one other MoFo join you.

I love all three of those movies, but obviously found room for none on my top twenty-five.

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If Taxi Driver is number one I will disco dance in my underpants. But I will not post it online.

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Fear and Loathing in MoFo... The Gunslinger 45's Top 50 Favorite Films

In the 10 Ring: Gunslinger45's reviews

For anyone unclear on the schedule, this Sunday (September 7th) I'll reveal the top pair of films.

Tuesday = Number Seven
Wednesday = Number Six
Thursday = Number Five
Friday = Number Four
Saturday = Number Three
Sunday = Numbers Two and One

Pics or never happened.

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San Franciscan lesbian dwarves and their tomato orgies.

Will hack your cloud. Will leak for bitcoin.

Not even going to record it.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

NOT ALREADY!!!!!!!!

Stanley Kubrick’s second film on the list (#16 Barry Lyndon) is the Ultraviolent adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ controversial novel, which made for an even more controversial film. Only fourteen points separate it from the last two films, and it appeared on fifty-two ballots. But sixty-five percent of those (34/52), were top tens. Clockwork Orange received five first place votes, eight second place, three third, five fourth, a fifth, six sixth placers, two eighth, a ninth, and a tenth on way to 870, total.



Kubrick had two films in the top ten of our ‘80s list, Full Metal Jacket (10) and The Shining (1), as well as Eyes Wide Shut placing at number fifteen on the ‘90s list. He has two in the top twenty this time, and will surely have at least two in the inevitable 1960s List.

The sixth place film is coming at you…tomorrow.

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Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange makes our collective top ten, and it made mine, too, way up at number four. That makes nineteen of mine.

3. Nashville (43)
4. A Clockwork Orange (7)
5. Young Frankenstein (15)
7. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (22)
8. Little Big Man (61)
9. The Conversation (18)
10. The Man Who Would Be King (81)
12. The Long Goodbye (19)
13. Breaking Away (95)
14. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (8)
15. Days of Heaven (29)
16. Solaris (39)
17. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (94)
18. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (21)
19. MASH (78)
20. Don’t Look Now (72)
21. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (41)
22. Le Cercle Rouge (60)
24. The Spirit of the Beehive (47)
25. Stroszek (115)

Wow... I thought this would be a few places higher. Go figure. I had A Clockwork Orange as my number 22 film on my list. I like it quite a bit, but not as much as other 70's or even other Kubrick movies. But still it does deserve mention on this list regardless.

Seen 77/94

My list: 16

1. ?
2. Apocalypse Now (9)
3. Stalker (20)
4. Blazing Saddles (33)
5. Eraserhead (26)
6. Pink Flamingos (1972)
7. Dirty Harry (34)
8. Dawn of the Dead (35)
9. Coffy (1973)
10. ?
11. Mean Streets (77)
12. Superman (23)
13. Rocky Horror Picture Show (46)
14. ?
15. Mad Max (70)
16. Foxy Brown (1974)
17. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (13)
18. Death Wish (1974)
19. The Exorcist (12)
20. ?
21. Young Frankenstein (15)
22. A Clockwork Orange (7)
23. ?
24. All the President’s Men (75)
25. Network (32)

A Clockwork Orange was #6 on my list.

The highest film I had left that was gonna show up.

I first saw this movie back in ... 2007, I think it was. Maybe 2006 or 2008, one of those years. Really loved it. I plan on giving it a watch again soon as it's been awhile. No, I do not want to do a commentary (at least not yet). Not that Honeykid was gonna even ask.

A Clockwork Orange was the #1 movie on my "Mother of The Godfather" list. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the #1.5 movie.

Sexy Celebrity's '70s List:

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
3. Rocky
4. Rocky II
5. Pink Flamingos - didn't make it
6. A Clockwork Orange
7. Halloween
8. Mad Max
9. Foxy Brown - didn't make it
10. Coffy - #102, didn't make it
11. Harold & Maude
12. Carrie
13. coming soon!!
14. Tommy - didn't make it
15. Little Big Man
16. The Deer Hunter
17. The Muppet Movie
18. coming soon!!
19. The Jerk
20. Last Tango in Paris - didn't make it
21. coming soon!!
22. Patton - #103, didn't make it
23. Apocalypse Now
24. Caligula - didn't make it
25. Pumping Iron - didn't make it

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Tomorrow better be Chinatown because I seriously do not see what the deal is with that stupid Chinatown.

At least this beat that movie with the crazy people in the hospital that Miss Vicky loves.

It seems that a lot of people hate A Clockwork Orange and I can understand why. It has a few qualities that I usually don't like in my movies-strange sets, goofy costumes, odd lingo, and classical music. Yet it's one of my all time favorite movies; I had it at #2.

My list-
#2 A Clockwork Orange (7)
#3 Saturday Night Fever (87)
#4 Animal House (66)
#5 The Warriors (37)
#7 The Exorcist (12)
#8 Coming Home
#9 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (8)
#10 The Deer Hunter (38)
#12 Little Big Man (61)
#13 Apocalypse Now (9)
#14 Mean Streets (77)
#15 Deliverance (51)
#16 Smokey and the Bandit (124)
#17 Mikey and Nicky
#18 The Beguiled
#19 Marathon Man (73)
#20 The Gauntlet
#21 The Marriage of Maria Braun
#22 The Last House on the Left
#23 Straw Dogs (83)
#24 3 Women (126)

A Clockwork Orange is a phenomenal movie, I haven't seen it in a few years but as a teen it was a big favorite. I remember painting myself as Alex (with the hat and the eye thing and whatnot) for a self portrait in my art class.

My list:

2. Fantastic Planet
3. Halloween
4. 3 Women
5. Harold and Maude
6. Stalker
7. The Holy Mountain
8. Aguirre, the Wrath of God
10. Cries & Whispers
11. The Conversation
12. Autumn Sonata
13. A Clockwork Orange
14. Eraserhead
15. The Tenant
16. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
17. The Long Goodbye
18. That Obscure Object of Desire
20. Nosferatu the Vampyre
21. F for Fake
22. The Mirror
24. Suspiria
25. The Wicker Man

I don't hate A Clockwork Orange. It's well made, it's unique and obviously powerful. But I just can't get past how deeply unpleasant it is, and not in that good way that just means it's effective. I found it a chore to get through and absolutely nothing about it makes me want to put myself through the experience again. Sorry, fans.

I can remember snaffling up pirate copies of A Clockwork Orange on VHS during the years it was banned. Hunting down stuff like that was much more fun pre-internet.

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