tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post1030439282448742290..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Reader Results: The Ten Greatest Science Fiction Films of the 1970sJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-30529546681808580022013-11-18T22:53:46.600-05:002013-11-18T22:53:46.600-05:00Godzilla Vs. Hedorah...Big G battles a monster tha...Godzilla Vs. Hedorah...Big G battles a monster that actually sucks smog from smokestacks, seeps and pukes pollution on anything and everything and manages to morph from slow-moving slug to odd, flying creature. Oh, and this is the movie that Godzilla actually flies in by using his atomic breath as a thruster. The people that made this movie were likely drug-addled at the time. There are many inexplicable moments, like animated scenes that pop into the movie out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly. There is a scene where everyone at a party suddenly appears to have fish heads. Hedorah flies over people which melts their heads into a blue goo. There's a psychic little boy, a score featuring hippies playing awful '60s music and an anvil-heavy environmental message. It's the artsy-fartsy Godzilla!whitsbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171082058163775614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-73587289861069932132013-11-18T22:46:31.224-05:002013-11-18T22:46:31.224-05:00All great films except "Silent Running",...All great films except "Silent Running", which is quite a piece of propaganda. Evil corporations, a malevolent government, nuclear weapons, ignorant, insensitive humans, it's all here. Bruce Dern and crew blast off on a gigantic spaceship loaded with the last remaining forest of a doomed Earth. Dern, as the main character, actually murders his crew mates but that's okay because he saving a forest. Later in the movie, he notices that the forest is dying and he can't figure out why. After he killed everyone and faked a ship malfunction, he flew out into deep space. Gee whiz! Turns out, the Sun isn't as strong in deep space. Duh! I thought this guy was a scientist. I managed to stay with this movie until Dern is laying in bed then reaches his hand out to gently caress the "Conservation Pledge" hanging on his wall. I understand the importance of the Earth's ecosystem, but this movie's "man is bad" message was more than I could watch.whitsbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171082058163775614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-64767942464930300092013-11-18T13:25:55.363-05:002013-11-18T13:25:55.363-05:00Hedora was the best of the 70s. Another fine poin...Hedora was the best of the 70s. Another fine point mon ami.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-9680158603118449662013-11-18T08:02:48.479-05:002013-11-18T08:02:48.479-05:00Hi SFF,
Yeah, Godzilla didn't make the final ...Hi SFF,<br /><br />Yeah, Godzilla didn't make the final cut, but he did get name-checked quite a bit in reader lists! :). I think the problem for Godzilla is actually the same one that the Apes films suffer from: With multiple votes in the decade, the votes get split. Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes and Conquest all got mentioned on various lists, but divided the "Ape" vote. Similarly, Godzilla appeared for Hedorah, Megalon and Terror of Mecha Godzilla quite a bit, but similarly divided votes. My personal preference would have been for Hedorah, though. God, I love that film!<br /><br />John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-41902764353116900482013-11-18T08:01:02.243-05:002013-11-18T08:01:02.243-05:00Hi SGB,
I agree totally. The breadth of these fi...Hi SGB,<br /><br />I agree totally. The breadth of these films is amazing. From aliens on Earth (Superman, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Close Encounters) to dystopias (THX-1138, A Clockwork Orange), to space environmentalism (Silent Running), to swashbuckle (Star Wars) and pure terror (Alien). What a great decade it was for genre films...John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-31957909964099625802013-11-18T07:59:43.668-05:002013-11-18T07:59:43.668-05:00David,
No need to be so hard on yourself, my frie...David,<br /><br />No need to be so hard on yourself, my friend. A top twenty could have included all those films! This was a tough one to assemble, because there are so many great films from the 1970s.<br /><br />All my best,<br />JohnJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-71777351270807878932013-11-17T21:10:01.521-05:002013-11-17T21:10:01.521-05:00Awesome Job and thanks for all of your hard work a...Awesome Job and thanks for all of your hard work as always.<br />No easy task.<br />btw...<br /><br />I really think Godzilla is quite upset and headed our way.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-58275471434699679252013-11-17T19:42:57.583-05:002013-11-17T19:42:57.583-05:00John the final results proves to me that the 1970s...John the final results proves to me that the 1970s was an impressive decade for science-fiction films with a wide variety of content. Great list!<br /><br />SGBSGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137406272001346149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-42890444325406613212013-11-17T16:35:17.060-05:002013-11-17T16:35:17.060-05:00I think I failed immensely when I did my list. No ...I think I failed immensely when I did my list. No mention of Dark Star, Terror of Mecha Godzilla, Close Encounters, or The Black Hole.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097420555737415471noreply@blogger.com