Best Films of 1969

One of the most overrated movies I've ever seen. I found some value in it but I'm perplexed by all the critical acclaim.

Coppola's debut shows his potential with creative film elements, even if most of it isn't memorable.
I liked this early role for Caan and some of the scenes had good tension.

Director: Elia Kazan
His 17th Movie.
My 9th movie watched from the director.

Here Kazan goes off brand and dives into the style of the American New Wave of the late 60s. It's less successful than others like "Easy Rider", "Bonnie & Clyde", or "The Graduate"; but still has enough impressive and strange editing, production design and anti-family norms to make it respectable.

The three leads are great and keep us engaged. Sadly the third act drags a bit and the editing begins to be overwrought. Solid try, Kazan, solid try!

Lazenby's sole appearance at Bond is strong while the story takes a little more thought than the Bond we are familiar with at this point.

Wayne's last solid effort shows his age, which works for the Rooster character. The girl is annoying and the cinematography is sage bush league but this adaptation is still a classic, even if the Coens' remake easily improves upon the Portis story.

Max and Liv make a great team in this heartbreaking and strange movie. I love the non-traditional editing (for the time of its release)

Newman in an entertaining film about his second love.

Peckinpah brings lots of laughter and machine guns into the wild west.

The most anti-machinist film of the decade ushers in the 70s quite well.

The most New York film of its time since 'Sweet Smell of Success' in its own time.

Love for freedom, romance, friendship, ruses and gunfire.