Neither were on my list, although I thought at least one of them was, so they must have been among the films I debated in including in the 20-25 positions.
Too very good/great films. I own
House and watched it for the first time with my brother. There is a lot of movies that I say this about but it was/is really like nothing I have seen before. It is absolutely crazy, and uses almost every editing technique around, probably creating some in the process, to make it as psychedelic an experience as possible. I had heard a lot about it before I watched it, hence why I bought it, the Criterion cover itself is a work of art and I had seen lots of intriguing images: the piano, the cat etc. so when I started watching it and it began as some weird school girl movie, I was a little unsure how I would like the whole thing, but once they start the journey to the house it gets great. Lots of fun moments, the melon seller, the head in the well, and the whole ending is just absolutely relentlessness as things finally explode. I can see why some would absolutely hate this movie, and it may be quite silly, but it is just so f*cking fun.
I can not add much to what has already been said about
All The President's Men. A lot of Seventies films deal with the paranoia and scandal of the country at that time, and I find most of these films fascinating, it will be interesting to see if another Redford film,
Three Days of the Condor shows up. This film captures the era perfectly, and the way it tells the story is perfect, its a kind of great buddy movie with great performances and also a great underdog story, so I think that itself makes it a movie that I can not find many people disliking. Whilst I am pretty sure everyone watching it will know how it turns out, the mystery is handled perfectly, in a subtle but frantic kind of way that increases the tension and makes the pay off even more satisfying.
I would probably give both the films
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