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Serpico (1973)
Back then, Pacino had a really nasal voice, but not anymore. Pacino plays a Fletch-like role with his changing outfits. No scar from a bullet in the face? Judd Hirsch? First in a long line of movies with flashforwards (showing the ending first), like in Carlito’s Way.
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Blazing Saddles (1974)
I can’t believe Warner Brothers endorsed a movie as politically incorrect as this one. Times are different, I guess. Politically incorrect is not the right way to put it. By today’s PC standards, the movie is downright wrong. Not only was it a comedy, but it managed to provide a…
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Long as fuck. Less of a story than the first. Not much of a story at all, actually. More metaphorical and contemplative, a “get to know the characters” piece. Pretty gory for an older movie, too bad it’s not well done. But even though it’s cheesy, the cheesy gore added…
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The Fortune (1975)
Nice intro music, but pretty boring overall. It doesn’t seem like very much happens. It’s almost as if the film was adapted from a play. The farcical comedy isn’t really funny, and neither is the slapstick physical humor. The film did not effectively build up to the woman’s breakdown, so…
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Jaws (1975)
A good heart-pounder, one of the best movies of its kind. Combines light comedy with horror, a horror tradition. Great body part effects, especially the leg. When they showed the floating head, I’ve never seen a theater jump like that. Scheider establishes himself as a horror/sci-fi star. Dreyfuss is great…
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Love and Death (1975)
Smart social satire, which is definitely Adam Carolla’s thing. A lot of philosophy and a few intelligent social arguments, but unfortunately it always dissolves into crappy comedy before anything is truly resolved. Still pondering his stand-up comic routine and use of the film as a pulpit at the end of…
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Carrie (1976)
Your typical story about a ugly, telekinesian girl with the personality of a corn flake. Pretty good horror, but a tad boring at times. That “Eat shit!” at the beginning is hilarious. It was pretty gross when the Mom’s ? was caught on the wall. But the house descending into…
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Rocky (1976)
Not a great story. He didn’t make it on his own (he got lucky), and he hardly won the fight. Conquering his goal of staying up was hardly the victory we wanted to see. If the ultimate goal was getting Adrian, he already had her before the fight, making the…
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Great story, great acting, and truly amazing effects for its time. There’s a sincerity and wonder in Spielberg’s vision that’s rare, especially in sci-fi. The story still holds up, though it’s striking how much “smarter” films like Contact have become in their handling of similar material. Audiences today are not…
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Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
The exact same kind of humor which later appeared in more coherent films like Airplane. Overly silly at times, but a few funny moments. The board game segment was the best cuz it actually had a socially satirical angle to it. Most of the rest was just random, silly slapstick…
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I'm a photographer, web developer, travel enthusiast, and movie buff living in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.In the summer of 1993, I started writing reviews for every movie I saw and haven't looked back. I'm up to 2,375 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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