Best Films of 1979

Thanks I saw that and preordered it the moment it was up. Now I want "Wise Blood" on either Blu-ray or 4k.

 

Siskel & Ebert's Top Ten Films of 1979



YouTube is a wonderful thing...

 

Wise Blood is out in the U.K. if you’re region free (not sure if the disc is locked or not).

 

I just saw Peter Bogdanovich's Saint Jack (1979) the other night. Filmed on location in Singapore and featuring many of the local citizens in speaking roles, the film is authentic and exciting. Highlighted by a fantastic lead performance from Ben Gazzara; I'd consider it a masterpiece.

 

" A fishing accident..on R and R !"

 

Kramer vs Kramer was my favorite film of that year, but I've seen The Life of Brian twice. Always look on the bright side of life.

 

There were a lot of excellent films that year that year and some
superior films, which some of you listed.

If I had to choose the best films of the year they would be

Apocalypse Now
Being There
The Black Stallion
Manhattan
Tess

Tess, Manhattan and Apocalypse Now are the towering giants of 1979.

But my favorites are:

Apocalypse Now
The Black Stallion
Heartland
Manhattan
Murder By Decree
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Starting Over
Tess
The Wanderers

 

"Dracula" - John Badham

 

Stalker
Apocalypse Now
Real Life
Being There
The Driller Killer
The Warriors
All That Jazz
The Jerk
Wiseblood
Alien

 

1979

The best year of movies ever

 

1 The Muppet Movie
2 Alien

And the rest in my order of preference today:

Stalker
Being There
All That Jazz
The In-Laws
Apocalypse Now
The Warriors
The Life of Brian
Nosferatu

It turns out there's still a lot of films repeated on these lists I've never seen. So there's something to look forward to in the future.

 

Apocalypse Now
Rocky II
Manhattan
The Jerk
Alien
Scavenger Hunt
Escape from Alcatraz
Hot Stuff

 

Not a vintage year. My top three:

1. Murder By Decree
2. The Life Of Brian
3. Escape To Athena

 

Serie Noire
Wise Blood
Hothead
Hardcore
And Justice For All…
My Brilliant Career
Manhattan
Kramer vs. Kramer

 

You are out of order!

 

I hadn't seen ALL THAT JAZZ since one of my film classes in undergrad and figured I'd watch it again: a bravura piece of filmmaking. Fosse definitely wasn't afraid to put his personal flaws onscreen, and a career topping performance from Roy Scheider.

 

Very good year for movies.

• Rocky II
• Apocalypse Now
• Alien
• Manhattan
• ...And Justice for All
• The Warriors
• Time after Time
• Dawn of the Dead

 

Dawn of the Dead came out in 1978.

 

Alien
Apocalypse Now
Manhattan
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Richard Pryor Live in Concert
The Wanderers

 

My 1979 Top Ten, in alphabetical order:

All That Jazz
Apocalypse Now
The Brood
The China Syndrome
J-Men Forever
Mad Max
Moonraker
Murder by Decree
Stalker
Time After Time

 

It was only released in 1978 in Italy, under the title Zombie. It wasn't released anywhere else until Spring 1979 (as Dawn of the Dead).

 

You are correct.
Dawn of the Dead was released in Italy in 1978.
That makes it a 1978 film.

 

You meant Zombie was released in 1978.

 

not a bad one in the bunch and I'll take yours!

 

Yet a being There didn’t even get a mention. A brilliant film that holds up remarkably well. Neither did Alien.