I saw an article via one of my favorite sites to visit-imdb.com-that came up with the outrageous idea that 1974 was the best year for movies. With all due respect to 1974, and 1939-the golden year of film-I submit that 1977 was the best year for film, in my experience.
This was the year of Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Annie Hall. Come on. '77 had popcorn gems like King Kong (Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges), Orca and Rollercoaster. Roger Moore spooned Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me. Paul Newman made a comedy about hockey with Slap Shot. And The Hill Have Eyes as well.
We were also treated to The Kentucky Fried Movie and Smokey and the Bandit. Animated classics like The Hobbit, Wizards, and The Rescuers were released. And John Travolta strutted across the electric floor in Saturday Night Fever.
Hollywood take note-these are classics-please don't remake them. (Too late for King Kong.)
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