Top 10 Films of 1979...

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1979...

:crybaby: It was a sad, sad year for film buffs the world over, when Duke Wayne rode off into his final sunset :crybaby: - The mighty Willie Stargell led the Pirates over the Orioles for the World Series title and the unstoppable Steelers won their forth Super Bowl in a span of only six seasons...what a year to be a Pittsburgher - ESPN officially began broadcasting

Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".

The Callaghan Best Films of 1979 List:

01 Alien
02 Apocalypse Now
03 Mad Max
04 Life of Brian
05 1941
06 Being There
07 Rocky II
08 The Muppet Movie
09 Kramer vs. Kramer
10 The Black Stallion

Honorable Mentions:

-All That Jazz

-Caligola

-The Great Santini


Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Kramer vs. Kramer
Shoulda Won: Alien *Not even nominated
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Best Director
Who Won: Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: Ridley Scott (Alien) *Not even nominated
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Best Actor
Who Won: Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: Peter Sellers (Being There)

Best Actress
Who Won: Sally Field (Norma Rae)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Melvyn Douglas (Being There)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Score
Who Won: George Delerue (A Little Romance)
Shoulda Won: Jerry Goldsmith (Alien) *Not even nominated
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Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1979&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1979 by total votes

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The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1980
 
01. Apocolypse Now
02. …And Justice for All
03. Alien
04. The Jerk
05. Dracula
06. 1941
07. 10
08. The Rose
09. Mad Max
10. Escape From Alcatraz


Honorable Mention
The Warriors
 
The Deer Hunter

Alien

Apocalypse Now

The Jerk

Kramer vs. Kramer

Norma Rae

The China Syndrome

The Black Stallion

Escape from Alcatraz

10 (Bo Derek! Woot!)
 
01 Apocalypse Now
02 Alien
03 Mad Max
04 1941
05 Norma Rae
06 Being There
07 Rocky II
08 ...And Justice For All
09 Kramer vs. Kramer
10 The Jerk

Honorable Mentions:

- Escape From Alcatraz

- The Frisco Kid



Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Kramer vs. Kramer
Shoulda Won: Apocalypse Now

Best Director
Who Won: Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: Francis Ford Coppola (Apocalypse Now)

Best Actor
Who Won: Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: Al Pacino (...And Justice For All)

Best Actress
Who Won: Sally Field (Norma Rae)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Melvyn Douglas (Being There)
Shoulda Won: Robert Duvall (Apocalypse Now)

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Score
Who Won: George Delerue (A Little Romance)
Shoulda Won: Jerry Goldsmith (Alien) *Not even nominated
 
I rarely include comedies in my overall best lists. They must do one of the following to be considered:

A) work as something grander in scale than just comedy...work on another level (Take Ghostbusters, A Fish Called Wanda or 1941 for instance)

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B) be one of the best Goddamn comedies of all time...as in being on the Callaghan top 20 (Life of Brian or Airplane! are prime examples)

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C) both A & B (Some Like It Hot and Dr. Strangelove meet this criteria)


...Unfortunately, The Jerk (which is classic Martin and quite funny) meets none of the above IMO
 
On this we diverge. If a movie is one of the best movies of the year, I don't care if it is a drama, western, comedy or even *gasp* a musical. A good movie is a good movie and shouldn't be judged on a sliding scale...:) It is thinking similar to this that makes it almost impossible for an actor to win an Oscar for a comedic role.
 
Stalker (andrei tarkovsky)
Apocalypse Now (francis ford coppola)
Escape From Alcatraz (don siegel)
Being There (hal ashby)
Manhattan (woody allen)
Hardcore (paul shrader)
Amator (krzysztof kieslowski)
The Muppet Movie (james frawley)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (robert wise)
Alien (ridley scott)
 
I used to like Being There, and a few years ago it would definitely have made my top ten for 1979, but it just hasn't worn well on me lately...:undecided

Cygnet74, looking at your list, I think you're going soft on us...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
cygnet74 said:
Stalker (andrei tarkovsky)
Apocalypse Now (francis ford coppola)
Escape From Alcatraz (don siegel)
Being There (hal ashby)
Manhattan (woody allen)
Hardcore (paul shrader)
Amator (krzysztof kieslowski)
The Muppet Movie (james frawley)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (robert wise)
Alien (ridley scott)
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I am very surprised that ours are the only two list so far to include The Muppet Movie. That film is a great big ball of pure entertainment. Jim Henson was/is truly timeless. What gives?

Edit:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture on the other hand...
eek. I gotta side with the trekies on this one, who say that the franchise really started with The Wrath Of Khaaaaan http://www.khaaan.com/ (thanks for that link, David)
 
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CallaghanFilms said:
I am very surprised that ours are the only two list so far to include The Muppet Movie. That film is a great big ball of pure entertainment. Jim Henson was/is truly timeless. What gives?
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they're all dead inside, i guess.
 
The Hudson Best Films of 1979 List:

Mad Max: Released in US March 21, 1980 ! If I included it on this list it would take the Top 3.

I also had The Deer Hunter listed as Number 2 but it was rleased on Dec 8th in Los Angeles and then nationwide in Feb 1979. Pfffffftttttttttttttttttttt ...

01 Apocalypse Now
02 China Syndrome, The
03 Escape from Alcatraz
04 Alien
05 Warriors, The
06 1941
07 Rocky 2
08 Dawn of the Dead (1979)
09 The Black Stallion
10 Black Hole, The

Honorable Mentions:

- Moonraker
- Phantasm
- The Frsico Kid

Also...
The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Kramer vs. Kramer
Shoulda Won: Apocalypse Now *Not even nominated

Best Director
Who Won: Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: Apocalypse Now (1979) - Francis Ford Coppola

Best Actor
Who Won: Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: China Syndrome, The - Jack Lemmon

Best Actress
Who Won: Sally Field (Norma Rae)
Shoulda Won: I concur (Although I thought the commie whore was great in China Syndrome)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Melvyn Douglas (Being There)
Shoulda Won: Apocalypse Now (1979) - Robert Duvall

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Score
Who Won: George Delerue (A Little Romance)
Shoulda Won: Jerry Goldsmith (Alien) *Not even nominated
 
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