Yesterday someone tried to start a thread about great 60s and 70s action/crime thrillersIt didn't really go over too well, just a few posts and then it got 404'd But I'm here to give it another shot, because 60s and 70s thrillers were something else. Gritty, dirty, so "down to earth", they felt like they were portraying something you were not supposed to see, like you were getting insider info about some grand conspiracy/crime....or they were just great spectacles, like the one I'm bringing about here, today.My personal reccomandation is "LE MANS", starring Steve McQueen. A cathartic tale set in the fierce world of old school car races, told with very little dialogue which includes footage from the real Le Mans races, not to mention some innovative editing techniques.A FANTASTIC film, I reccommend it to anyone. What's YOU favorite thriller from that particular era of film?
>>224246615>Hear this one is greatYAY>Quentin Tarantino loves it......ohIs this one worth a watch, fellas? Usually when Tarantino likes something it turns out to be boring old schlock (with rare exceptions)
>>224246615anything by the master John Frankenheimer
>>224246726It's awesome, but you're a permissionfag I don't you'd like like it.
>>224246741Hell YEAH! "Seven Days in May" is possibly the best political thriller ever made, because it's all about strategy and paranoia and not about blowing up the White House, also "The Train" is such kino. Just the way that everything is filmed, the crisp black and white, the cinematography...
>>224246770I'm not asking for permission, I'm asking for opinions. The films that Tarantino usually likes and reccommend always turn out to be boring horror or action slop from the '70s that all look and play out the same way...I love me some B movies, but he seems to have a shit taste in them (except when he's ripping off something, but he seems to be saving those for special occasions)But this one looks like it balances the grit and the schlock well, plus "young" Tommy Lee Jones is in it
>>224246615does The great escape count?
>>224246726It's awesome. Don't mind the 60 year old autistic dudebro, just enjoy the film. Trust me Anon.
>>224246741Gran Prix is my personal favrite of his
>>224246860Yeah.
>>224246860Maybe a few years behind the "tough, gritty era", but then again so is "The Train...."They both still feel very Hollywood-ish, though, that last period before the studio system collapsed in on itself (which also happens to be a favorite of mine)
the goose really had a good run when it seemed like he could replace mcqueen, but it suddenly ended
>>224246615>The Killers (1964) is an American neo-noir crime thriller directed and produced by Don Siegel, based on Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story.>Plot OverviewProfessional hitmen Charlie and Lee track down and execute a high school blind-school teacher named Johnny North. To their surprise, Johnny makes no effort to run or fight back. Bothered by this unresisting acceptance of death, Charlie and Lee investigate Johnny's past, unraveling a complex web of auto racing, a million-dollar mail heist, and a femme fatale named Sheila Farr.Pure kino. Clu is great in this and Reagan plays the bad guy.
>>224246814I still can’t believe QT said his favorite movie was Blow Out. What a retarded movie.
>>224247379I’ve tried watching this on numerous streaming platforms and it has a major audio issue where the sound is totally fucked up.
>>224247339He DID?! That's kinda surprising, I don't know why but it is>What a retarded movie.Hey, HEY, don't you talk about Brian DePalma's best film that way!It's an amazing conspiracy thriller that would've been at home in the 70s
>>224247305>Don SiegelI have to see it someday. He gave us Dirty Harry and a semi-forgotten gem of his, also starring Clint Eastwood, "The Beguiled". A really terrific one, possibly my favorite of Eastwood's performances. The only thing I didn't like about it much was the cinematography...it was good but the set design on this one was so gorgeous I wish they had played into it more with the cinematography, instead it looks like any other '70s film
>>224247546I know people love it. I found it tolerable up until the end. The girl was so miscast and the ending was so stupid. But, again, I know people love it.
>>224246615Charlie Varrick
>>224247741So good,
>>224246615bump
>>224246615Can't recommend this one enough https://letterboxd.com/film/sitting-target/Tough as nails, great ending, memorable
>>224246741Seconds is his best, followed by Ronin
>>224247626I thought the ending was amazing in how tragic it is. Now, I don't know why John Travolta's character would actually do what he does (it seems like a very cold-hearted and borderline psychopathic move), but still....maybe it's a little too dark, yes, but I somewhat like it. I think that despite maybe not fitting the tone too well it works in how it catches you off guard...I didn't expect such a bleak ending at all, to be honest.> The girl was so miscastWhy would you speak ill of my girlfriend like that? Why do you think she was miscast?
>>224248120Thank you, friend
>>224248254Seconds is just incredible.I always describe it as a Twilight Zone-type story that's better pulled off than anything I've seen on the actual show
>>224246615Taking of Pelham 123 Gone in 60 Seconds The Cockfighter Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Gone with the Pope The Outfit 1973 Night Moves Who'll Stop the Rain The Long Goodbye The Disappearance 1977 but only the director's cut that begins with Donald Sutherland's eyes looking into a rear view mirror and his stopping at a pay phone. The original cut is terrible. Barry Lyndon, Clockwork Orange and The Shining's cinematographer, the hitman in winter. Warning: for real aesthetes only.
>>224246615Here are a few that I love:>Straw Dogs>The Seven-Ups>The Outfit>Gone in 60 seconds>Play Misty for me>The Sicilian Clan>Dog Day Afternoon
>>224248378>The Long GoodbyeI've watched it recently, absolutely fantastic. Love the very oddly specific style, with the camera constantly moving...I don't really know what they were trying to achieve with that, but ti works haha. I'll definitely look into more Robert Altman films
Gritty 70s kino at its best
