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The Godfather (1972)
Great cast, but the acting’s not so good. Brando’s got a great look (except for the lump in his forehead), but you can’t understand a thing he says. Reminded me a bit of Casino. Nice flavor. Lots of browns, blacks, grays, pinks. Nice Potemkin shot-in-the-eyeglasses homage/hack.
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The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Nice intro sequence. A bit slow overall. A bit too much time is spent trying to develop the crummy story. Nice 60’s flavor and music. Funny sounds he makes when he fights. The fighting sounds were a bit gay because the sounds were so unnatural. When a fighting scece uses…
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The Exorcist (1973)
Interesting beginning, but I don’t quite get the connection with Iraq. Pretty good story, but it takes a while for it to get going. Good music and good, freaky possession sequences, but the film needed more of both. I can see how Poltergeist was modelled after this movie.
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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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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 2,388 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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