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Eric D. Snider posted his choices at Mental Floss<\/a> for The 21 Best Movies of the 1970s<\/a>.  Snider’s list contains great choices. He listed his picks (except for Godfather 2<\/em>) by their year of release.  I rated Snider’s choices by how they resonated with me.  Here’s how things came out…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Craig’s List<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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01. A Clockwork Orange (71)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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01. Rocky (76)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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02. The Last Picture Show (71)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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02. The Godfather (72)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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03. The French Connection (71)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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03. Godfather 2 (74)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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04. The Godfather (72)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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04. Jaws (75)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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05. The Godfather II (74)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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05. Alien (79)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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06. Serpico (73)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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06. Blazing Saddles (74)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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07. The Exorcist (73)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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07. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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08. Chinatown (74)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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08. The Exorcist (73)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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09. Blazing Saddles (74)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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09. Apocalypse Now (79)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10. Chinatown (74)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11. Being There (79)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12. A Clockwork Orange (71)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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13. Jaws (75)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13. All the President’s Men (76)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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14. Taxi Driver (76)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14. Star Wars (77)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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15. Rocky (76)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15. Serpico (73)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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16. All the President’s Men (76)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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16. The French Connection (71)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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17. Network (76)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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17. Taxi Driver (76)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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18. Star Wars (77)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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18. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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19. Apocalypse Now (79)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19. Network (76)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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20. Alien (79)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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20. The Last Picture Show (71)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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21. Being There (79)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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21. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If I created the list I would have found spots for Dirty Harry<\/em>, The Outlaw Josey Wales<\/em>, Superman<\/em> and F.I.S.T. <\/em> just to name a few.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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