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Welcome to 1971!!! 1971 was a big year in film and we finally had some really great and high-quality films. I was pleasantly surprised with all the great movies that came out during this year. You get a crazy kid in London. You have the world’s greatest chocolate factory. You have people from France moving that dope. You have the best black private investigator who is a bad mutha….shut your mouth. You also have a cop asking you to make his day. 1971 was a really good year.
A Clockwork Orange
Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange is a fantastic work of art that is violent and disturbing. Kubrick provides us with a film that explores the world through the mind and eyes of a devious teenager named Alex DeLarge. Malcolm McDowell’s performance as Alex DeLarge should be commended, as he was deranged. You want to see the eyeball scene, then look no further than this film as shit gets real and interesting for Alex as the government tries to sway him from his deranged and evil ways.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
“Come with me and you’ll see in a world of pure imagination.” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is an iconic movie after Roald Dahl novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The film stars the great Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Who wouldn’t want to get a Golden Ticket and visit Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. You have to love the songs that the Oompa Loompa’s sing and how each child gets knocked off the tour. It’s all about the chocolate river in my eyes.
The French Connection
The French Connection is one of those films that is just WOW! Wow in every way, shape, form, and a true thrill ride. The French Connection is that old school movie that could survive today in this era of CGI and over the top action. It is one of those movies that combines the excitement of an action film with the mystery of if the cops will catch the villains in a cat and mouse game. The car chase scene is one of the best of all time. That scene right there set this movie on a whole new level.
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show hits all the points of being a high school senior. Two friends find love, lose love, fight, drink, and everything else while living in a small ass town in Texas that couldn’t have no more than like 15 people. The drama that surrounds everyone is crazy. This film has a lot of stars back when they first entered the industry from Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, and Cybill Shepherd. You will be surprise with the drama that goes on in this film.
Shaft
During the blaxploitation, many films came out. One of the most iconic films was Shaft. With one of the best theme songs ever made by the late Isaac Hayes, Shaft kicked ass on the screen. Starring Richard Roundtree as the title character, the film revolves around Shaft being hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter from the Italian mob. First, Hayes won the Oscar for best song and secondly, we know Shaft is a bad mutha……..shut yo mouth. I’m just talking about Shaft.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The first time I watched this film was with my dad when I was young. I remember it being crazy with the way Dr. Phibes killed people. The dude was Jigsaw before all the Saw movies. The film stars the legendary horror king himself, Mr. Vincent Price. He plays Dr. Anton Phibes, who seeks revenge against the medical team who resulted in her death. Inspired by the ten plagues of Egypt, dude sets out to get his revenge. The film is excellent and will make you want to see how he kills each victim. I might have to rewatch this film all over again.
Dirty Harry
Oh, Dirty Harry, the film with one of the best movie quotes ever and often misquoted, “…you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?” Another movie that I saw with my dad, Mr. Western himself Mr. Clint Eastwood, plays a San Fran Cop named “Dirty” Harry. Harry is trying to track a serial killer by the name of “the Scorpio Killer.” This film is one of Eastwood’s best and is one of the best police dramas around. You will love this film each time you watch it.
Klute
A film starring Jane Fonda as a high end escort who is being stalked, she gets help from a Pennsylvania detective named Klute. Klute is a good film where Jane Fonda told everyone to step back and hold her glass of wine. Homegirl came to play, and she delivers. The film draws you in so well with learning about Bree that you forget that the whole purpose of the film is to find someone. It seems like the movie is more about the person who is stalking Bree than anything else.
Brian’s Song
If you are looking for a film to cry to, then look no further than Brian’s Song. This film is a true story starring James Caan as Brian Piccolo. Brian was an NFL player for the Chicago Bears who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Piccolo focuses on his friendship with NFL star Gale Sayers. The film will make you cry as it shows the friendship and death of Piccolo. This is one of the finest tv movies ever made and everyone should take the time to watch it.
Fiddler on the Roof
If you need a great 3-hour movie to watch, then look no further than the man on the roof aka Fiddler on the Roof. During Imperial Russia, Tevye is a broke ass Jewish milkman who lives and takes care of his five daughters ranging from 19 to 10 years old. When Yente rolls up as the village matchmaker things become hectic. The music is great in this film but damn, does it have to be three hours.
