The 1970s Mastodon Mega Movie Poll
First Round. Match-up #14. Result: Slaughterhouse-Five 57% v 43% Time After Time. Votes 29 - 22.
Many thanks for your votes and boosts.
Match-up #15. Please vote for your favourite movie below
If necessary, ties will be broken by the American Film Institute’s ranking as determined by their jurors’ votes in 2007.
Francis Ford Coppola didn’t like the original story for The Godfather, so he developed a new theme about a family as a metaphor for capitalism in America.
Marathon Man was the first feature using the Steadicam that saw theatrical release, predating the premieres of both Bound for Glory and Rocky by two months. This new camera stabilisation system was used extensively in Marathon Man's running and chase scenes on the streets of New York City.
@HannahHowe Seeing Marathon Man as a young teenager certainly did not inspire a faith in dentists…
@fgraver Maybe I should have paired Jaws with Marathon Man
@HannahHowe That would have worked! Fear of swimming vs. fear of dentists…
@HannahHowe Marathon Man sleeps with the fishes
@OutOnTheMoors Or maybe it plans a slow start and a sprint at the end…
@HannahHowe finally a movie vote I will lose. #marathonman
@chrisgerhard Another 23 hours (miles) to go…
@HannahHowe Are you serious?