1970's

Superman

Naked ViewerMarch 7, 2016

RELEASED 1978 RUNTIME 143 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION RICHARD DONNER SCREENPLAY MARIO PUZO, DAVID NEWMAN, LESLIE NEWMAN, ROBERT BENTON STARRING CHRISTOPHER R... Read More...

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Jaws

Naked ViewerFebruary 8, 2016

RELEASED 1975 RUNTIME 124 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION STEVEN SPIELBERG SCREENPLAY PETER BENCHLEY, CARL GOTTLIEB STARRING ROY SCHNEIDER, ROBERT SHAW, RICHARD ... Read More...

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Rocky

Naked ViewerFebruary 6, 2016

RELEASED 1976 RUNTIME 119 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION JOHN G. AVILDSEN SCREENPLAY SYLVESTER STALLONE STARRING SYLVESTER STALLONE, TALIA SHIRE, BURT YOUNG, CA... Read More...

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The French Connection

Naked ViewerFebruary 1, 2016

RELEASED 1971 RUNTIME 139 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION WILLIAM FRIEDKIN SCREENPLAY ERNEST TIDYMAN STARRING GENE HACKMAN, FERNANDO REY, ROY SCHEIDER, TONY LO B... Read More...

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American Graffiti

Naked ViewerJanuary 9, 2016

RELEASED 1973 RUNTIME 112 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION GEORGE LUCAS SCREENPLAY GEORGE LUCAS, GLORIA KATZ, WILLARD HUYCK STARRING RICHARD DREYFUSS, RON HOWARD,... Read More...

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Star Wars

Naked ViewerDecember 15, 2015

RELEASED 1977 RUNTIME 121 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTOR GORGE LUCAS SCREENPLAY GEORGE LUCAS STARRING MARK HAMILL, HARRISON FORD, CARRIE FISHER, ALEC GUINNESS, P... Read More...

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Alien

Naked ViewerNovember 24, 2015

RELEASED 1979 RUNTIME 117 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION RIDLEY SCOTT SCREENPLAY DAN O'BANNON STARRING SIGOURNEY WEAVER, TOM SKERRITT, VERONICA CARTWRIGHT, HARR... Read More...

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Annie Hall

Naked ViewerAugust 28, 2015

RELEASED 1977 RUNTIME 93 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION WOODY ALLEN SCREENPLAY WOODY ALLEN, MARSHALL BRICKMAN STARRING WOODY ALLEN, DIANE KEATON, TONY ROBERTS, ... Read More...

1977ComedyFilmRomance

The Deer Hunter

Naked ViewerJune 28, 2015

RELEASED 1978 RUNTIME 183 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION MICHAEL CIMINO SCREENPLAY DERIC WASHBURN STARRING ROBERT DE NIRO, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, JOHN SAVAGE, JOHN... Read More...

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Chinatown

Naked ViewerApril 1, 2015

RELEASED 1974 RUNTIME 131 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTOR ROMAN POLANSKI SCREENPLAY ROBERT TOWNE STARRING JACK NICHOLSON, FAYE DUNAWAY, JOHN HILLERMAN, PERRY LOPE... Read More...

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Dirty Harry

Naked ViewerDecember 17, 2014

RELEASED 1971 RUNTIME 102 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION DON SIEGEL SCREENPLAY HARRY JULIAN FINK, R. M. FINK, DEAN RIESNER, JOHN MILIUS STARRING CLINT EASTWOOD,... Read More...

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Naked ViewerDecember 12, 2014

RELEASED 1979 RUNTIME 132 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION ROBERT WISE SCREENPLAY HAROLD LIVINGSTON STARRING WILLIAM SHATNER, LEONARD NIMOY, DeFOREST KELLEY, JAME... Read More...

1979AdventureFilmFranchiseSci-Fy

Mad Max

Naked ViewerDecember 5, 2014

RELEASED 1979 RUNTIME 93 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION GEORGE MILLER SCREENPLAY JAMES McCAUSLAND, GEORGE MILLER STARRING MEL GIBSON, JOANNE SAMUEL, HUGH KEAYS-... Read More...

1979ActionFilmFranchiseSci-Fy

The Exorcist

Naked ViewerNovember 2, 2014

RELEASED 1973 RUNTIME 121 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION WILLIAM FRIEDKIN SCREENPLAY WILLIAM PETER BLATTY STARRING ELLEN BURSTYN, MAX VON SYDOW, LEE J. COBB, KI... Read More...

1973DramaFilmFranchiseHorror

Halloween

Naked ViewerNovember 1, 2014

RELEASED 1978 RUNTIME 91 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION JOHN CARPENTER SCREENPLAY JOHN CARPENTER, DEBRA HILL STARRING DONALD PLEASENCE, JAMIE LEE CURTIS, P. J. ... Read More...

1978FilmFranchiseHorror

A Clockwork Orange

Naked ViewerSeptember 1, 2014

RELEASED 1971 RUNTIME 136 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION STANLEY KUBRICK SCREENPLAY STANLEY KUBRICK STARRING MALCOLM McDOWELL, PATRICK MAGEE, MICHAEL BATES, WAR... Read More...

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Close-Encounters-of-the-Third-Kind-Teaser

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Director’s Cut)

Naked ViewerApril 6, 2014

RELEASED 1977 RUNTIME 137 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION STEVEN SPIELBERG SCREENPLAY STEVEN SPIELBERG STARRING RICHARD DREYFUSS, FRANCIS TRUFFAUT, MELINDA DILLO... Read More...

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The categories in the box on the left inside the post do not reflect a score, but the tone of the movie.
A full bar in ACTION does not reflect that the action is amazing, but that there is a maximum amount of action.
The same way an empty bar in SUSPENSE doesn't say the suspense sucks, but rather there is no suspense at all.

AMBITION reflects how willing the moviemakers were in breaking new grounds in terms of subject matter, storytelling and/or technical breakthroughs.

CHALLENGE reflects, if the movie is easy to understand (empty bar) or requires your full amount of brain power (full bar).

When I review a movie I look at a few things. Is it an interesting story, or have I seen it done million times before? Is the script written well or does it confuse the viewer? How are the performances by the actors?

However, since my background is art and design I tend to pay a lot of attention to technical things like the cinematography and overall visual style, which includes visual effects and music (soundtracks and original scores).

Ambition is also very important to me. I can forgive a bad movie, when I see that the filmmakers went for something big - something new and groundbreaking, but maybe didn't quite reach it yet.

But the most important thing is of course. Did I enjoy the movie?

With new movies it's easy. Did I enjoy it when I watched it initially? That doesn't mean my view won't change over time.
When re-watching older movies I grew up with I'm looking, if it holds up, visual-wise and story-wise. But even though I try to keep an objective mind with each re-watch, nostalgia will always factor into my score. After all, I am a human being with a soul ;)

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