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Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
38. From 1971,
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 07:19 PM
Feb 2012

Its pretty hard to choose between Vanishing Point, 2 Lane Blacktop and the Omega man!

geez, on edit have to throw the Big Doll House in there too.

The Grapes Of Wrath Graybeard Feb 2012 #1
For that year I'd have to agree Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #3
3 Days of the Condor ceile Feb 2012 #2
Kubrick's Barry Lyndon that year also Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #4
I can honestly say I've never seen a Kubrick film ceile Feb 2012 #5
Start at the beginning of his career Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #10
Wait. I take it back- I forgot about The Shining. ceile Feb 2012 #20
Yeah. Not sure I'd start with Barry Lyndon. dogknob Feb 2012 #47
if you don't like a classic like a clockwork orange why bother? pitohui Feb 2012 #65
um ok... ceile Feb 2012 #69
you'll be sorry pitohui Feb 2012 #79
not to be rude? ceile Feb 2012 #90
I believe that what tweety was saying is that... dogknob Feb 2012 #83
The Killing edbermac Feb 2012 #6
The Wizard of Oz RebelOne Feb 2012 #7
Some great movies were released that year Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #13
I don't know. I was kind of young back then. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #8
1965 geardaddy Feb 2012 #9
Only one I think worth it in that selection Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #11
You don't like Beach Blanket Bingo? geardaddy Feb 2012 #17
I just didn't have the hots for Annette Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #19
lol geardaddy Feb 2012 #21
1957 had a few good ones,but Paths Of Glory would be my favorite. Swede Feb 2012 #12
Tough Call that year Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #15
12 Angry Men Auggie Feb 2012 #31
Cat on A Hot Tin Roof HappyMe Feb 2012 #14
A touch of Evil too. Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author geardaddy Feb 2012 #16
Body and Soul ohiosmith Feb 2012 #22
The Pink Panther surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #23
The Godfather pt. 1 WilmywoodNCparalegal Feb 2012 #24
National Lampoon's Vacation Initech Feb 2012 #25
Yeah that was a pretty slow year... dogknob Feb 2012 #51
I kind of cheated actually. Initech Feb 2012 #53
Duh! AIRPLANE! dogknob Feb 2012 #55
Of course! And stop calling me Shirley! Initech Feb 2012 #61
I liked Episode V and Brubaker, jakeXT Feb 2012 #73
The Stunt Man rules! dogknob Feb 2012 #82
Blazing Saddles AsahinaKimi Feb 2012 #26
I didn't get to the theater much then. Especially since I was stuck in a womb for several months JVS Feb 2012 #27
Birth of a Nation Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #28
When Worlds Collide El Supremo Feb 2012 #29
The Grapes of Wrath JitterbugPerfume Feb 2012 #30
Damn, Jit? You older than me. trof Feb 2012 #33
yes I am! JitterbugPerfume Feb 2012 #89
I guess Citizen Kane (1941) trof Feb 2012 #32
High Noon DFW Feb 2012 #34
Wow, WAY too hard to pick between OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #35
Too many from my year to pick just one but I loved "MASH". ScreamingMeemie Feb 2012 #36
Wow, some awesome ones for me! pink-o Feb 2012 #37
From 1971, Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #38
Bad Day at Black Rock. Adsos Letter Feb 2012 #39
A Man for All Seasons blueamy66 Feb 2012 #40
"Marty" blue neen Feb 2012 #41
I will go with Network cyglet Feb 2012 #42
Either The Diary of Anne Frank or North by Northwest. trackfan Feb 2012 #43
The Absent-Minded Professor. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #44
Planet of the Apes (1968) Rob H. Feb 2012 #45
Inherit the Wind bluedigger Feb 2012 #46
You mean besides "Bambi Meets Godzilla?" dogknob Feb 2012 #48
"The Sound of Music". applegrove Feb 2012 #49
Father of the Bride, starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor Ptah Feb 2012 #50
The Gunfighter Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2012 #52
What a bunch of crap during my year JonLP24 Feb 2012 #54
Bring Me The Head Of Charlie Brown dogknob Feb 2012 #56
As promised... dogknob Feb 2012 #77
Don't watch Platoon. It is a big downer. El Supremo Feb 2012 #57
The Song of Bernadette (1943) frogmarch Feb 2012 #58
It's a Wonderful Life mia Feb 2012 #59
+1, it's the one that stands out from that year. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2012 #88
Stripes Son of Gob Feb 2012 #60
Night of the Living Dead rbnyc Feb 2012 #62
Some Like It Hot 6000eliot Feb 2012 #63
Mildred Pierce HeiressofBickworth Feb 2012 #64
1943 sarge43 Feb 2012 #66
That would have to be Star Wars Eyerish Feb 2012 #67
The Empire Strikes Back Soylent Brice Feb 2012 #68
Key Largo sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #70
the fox and the hound, 1981 fizzgig Feb 2012 #71
Too tough to choose one. Mendocino Feb 2012 #72
Rear Window, but look at 1954 Old Troop Feb 2012 #74
I looked at a couple of lists. All of the choices stink. Denninmi Feb 2012 #75
Ouch! Sound of Music dogknob Feb 2012 #78
How strange, no real Science Fiction movies in 1952 csziggy Feb 2012 #76
War of the Worlds---1953 Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #80
what an interesting question! shanti Feb 2012 #81
Wow. Hard to pick. The Guns of Navarone prolly. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #84
The Day the Earth Caught Fire kentauros Feb 2012 #85
The Princess Bride (1987) sakabatou Feb 2012 #86
Easy for me: murielm99 Feb 2012 #87
Little Fauss and Big Halsy n/t miyazaki Feb 2012 #91
A Shot In The Dark KamaAina Feb 2012 #92
Battle of Algiers - a riveting cinematic masterpiece, very ahead for its time. closeupready Feb 2012 #93
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