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  • All the President's Men

    16 80.00%

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    3 15.00%

  • The Last Detail

    6 30.00%

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex {But Were Afraid to Ask)

    7 35.00%

  • The Day of the Jackal

    12 60.00%

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    12 60.00%

  • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

    2 10.00%

  • Westworld

    17 85.00%
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Thread: The Great Movie Tournament - 1970s: Round 1 - Group 23 of 32

  1. 02-02-2021 05:13 AM #1
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    Default The Great Movie Tournament - 1970s: Round 1 - Group 23 of 32

    During the first round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to six films you would like to move onto the next round. The top six films will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given film receives will determine its standing going forward.

    The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

    The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):


    All the President's Men (1976)
    Directed by Alan J. Pakula

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    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
    Directed by Vincente Minnelli

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    The Last Detail (1973)
    Directed by Hal Ashby

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    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972)
    Directed by Woody Allen

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    The Day of the Jackal (1973)
    Directed by Fred Zinnemann

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    Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasaku

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    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    Directed by Luis Buñuel

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    Westworld (1973)
    Directed by Michael Crichton

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  2. 02-02-2021 08:36 AM #2
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    I have seen the remake of "Day of the Jackal" but thats it.
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    All The President's Men is my all time favorite political thriller. Great film.
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    What a superb grouping.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    All The President's Men is my all time favorite political thriller. Great film.
    Just recently re-watched it. Kind of fascinating, given our recent history.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mae View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    All The President's Men is my all time favorite political thriller. Great film.
    Just recently re-watched it. Kind of fascinating, given our recent history.
    It was just running on, Starz or Showtime a month or two ago. When I see it in the guide it's like, Shawshank. I have to immediately switch to it or hit record right away. A great film about an awful thing. Hoffman & Redford just nailed it as Woodward and Bernstein. And, if I recall, wasn't it the recently deceased, Hal Holbrook who portrayed, "Deep Throat"?

    EDIT: man, never realized it before, but apparently the '70's films are my jam!!! lol lol lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by mae View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    All The President's Men is my all time favorite political thriller. Great film.
    Just recently re-watched it. Kind of fascinating, given our recent history.
    It was just running on, Starz or Showtime a month or two ago. When I see it in the guide it's like, Shawshank. I have to immediately switch to it or hit record right away. A great film about an awful thing. Hoffman & Redford just nailed it as Woodward and Bernstein. And, if I recall, wasn't it the recently deceased, Hal Holbrook who portrayed, "Deep Throat"?

    EDIT: man, never realized it before, but apparently the '70's films are my jam!!! lol lol lol
    I love newspapers films. When I watched Spotlight, I immediately had to go back and watch All The President's Men - great stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mae View Post
    Just recently re-watched it. Kind of fascinating, given our recent history.
    You read my mind, I've been wanting to rewatch it for the exact same reason! Oh and because its a great film too, obv.

    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    EDIT: man, never realized it before, but apparently the '70's films are my jam!!! lol lol lol
    Hell yeah! That's what these tournaments are all about my dude. Reconnecting with our appreciation of classics from decades past

    Quote Originally Posted by DoctorZaius View Post
    I love newspapers films. When I watched Spotlight, I immediately had to go back and watch All The President's Men - great stuff.
    Although not on the same tier as these two, check out Kill The Messenger with Jeremy Renner if you haven't already. A solid entry in the genre.
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    Here's a podcast I listen to. They discuss All the President's Men. They are doing a series called 7 From '76 where they discuss 7 great films that came out in 1976.

    7 From '76


    Also, a couple of recent political thrillers that were pretty good were Official Secrets and The Report.
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    The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:
    1. Westworld (85.00%)
    2. All the President's Men (80.00%)
    3. The Day of the Jackal (60.00%)
    4. Tora! Tora! Tora! (60.00%)
    5. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex {But Were Afraid to Ask) (35.00%)
    6. The Last Detail (30.00%)

    And the following two titles have been eliminated:
    1. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (15.00%)
    2. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (10.00%)
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    Am I the only one who has noticed how many 70s films had super long titles?
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