The Deer Hunter (1978)

  A group of friends spends their days working at the factory, getting drunk and hunting deers. Three of the friends get drafted fro Vietnam and things change dramatically. Two of them return back live but totally changed and one of them gets stuck in his own hell back in Vietnam...
  Michael Cimino may have directed the most epic anti-war film ever made. Much like Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter is a non-stop sequence through intense scenes that put you right into the shoes of the characters. Showing how easily a war can affect even people that are not directly in it, this film draws a fine picture of what the toll of war is to everyday people. Heavily emotional,gloom and ironic in every chance, this is a film not for the faint of heart.
  Robert De Niro, in one of his classic and probably best performances, plays a man who is left to carry the weight of war twice around the world in order to save the life of his best friend, Christopher Walken, when he finds out he is still alive in Vietnam. Walken is a magnificent depiction of the psychological effect and derangement of war while John Savage, another friend and survivor, is back home but denied by all of his friends and family. John Cazale is equally stunning as a true ignorant of anything and Meryl Streep swaggers between depression and dean-ends.
Must watch this : if you watch this with people, make sure they are not the loud kind during films. Cook something together and then lets the film's 3 hours drive you into a silent dungeon and fuck you up emotionally. After the film, make sure you use that emotional weight on a constructive dialogue!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/

Don't do it , man!  There is still time!

No, no. Fuk Yu

The Mountain of the Cannibal God (1978) a.k.a La Montagna Del Dio Cannibale

 Susan's anthropologist husband gets lost in the New Guinean jungle. In an attempt to save him, she convinces her brother and one of her colleagues to join her in an jungle expedition. Early inside their jungle trip, they get attacked by a cannibal tribe and saving their lives becomes a vital priority...
  Legendary Italian director Sergio Martino is not afraid to go all the way in this classic cannibal film. The colourful jungle forest scenes make the the film more vividly believable and the addition of a cult-fully presented tribe elevate it to another cult status. The 103 minutes of the film are alive with shocking violence between humans but also between animals and humans. Those with a taste for animal rights better stay away as this is no documentary and the animal blood is real!
  Ursula Andress is utterly enjoyable and breathtaking (as usual) as the classic bimbo scream queen that faces danger but still finds a way out of it by flashing her beauty. Stacy Keach finds the right balance between a macho and a city person but in the end his macho swag comes out and saves the day. An overall good experience acting-wise way far from the coldness of Hollywood. Viva Italia!
Must watch this : with a fresh exotic salad and a Mai Tai on a random summer afternoon. After the film, go to the beach and try not turning into a cannibal with everything you see there!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077945/

You came to wrong turf, motherfucker

Hmm Hmm. sweet black thing!

Bite the stick. It's gonna hurt

Piranha (1978)

  When two teenagers get killed in an abandoned military installation, Maggie McKeown with the help of Paul Grogan start investigating. What they are about to find is surely not what they expected as they uncover a Vietnam-war era project concerning a swarm of killer fish...
  Directed by Joe Dante, this film is a fast-pacing adrenaline rush with a serious plot. Massively exploiting the 50's monster movies theme and idly mocking Jaws, Piranha may be a B-movie but it surely gets its thing done the way it should. Special effects are obviously cheap but the direction and the settings make it even and allow the story to unwind in its own energetic and atmospheric way. A must-see for all dedicated fans!
  Heather Menzies-Urich is the city-living career woman who just does not fit in the woods and Bradford Dillman is her unlikely companion,a drunk lumberjack, in this adventure to rid the lake of the killer fish. Together and with the help of some veterans such as Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn and Barbara Steele (!) the deadly swarm is destroyed....For now!
Must watch this : enjoy on a breezy summer night after spending the whole day at the beach or the lake (!). Enjoy with your friends and a tuna salad and after the film tell scary stories about killer fish,sharks and crabs and watch as the girls get the jippers!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078087/

Alright, Jack. It's not funny anymore. Give me my underwear back!

Blurp blurp, motherfuckers! Snatching up yo shit!

Not my castle you fucking asshole!

Halloween (1978)

  Halloween of 1963. Young Michael murders his sister with a butcher knife. 15 years later, Michael escapes from the mental hospital he has been since then, only to continue his sick work. The only one who can stop him is is his doctor, who is chasing him in this frightful night of Halloween.
  John Carpenter does his trick again with this instant classic. Moving away from his classic Sci-Fi mood, Carpenter leaves his personal touch in the slasher genre. Awesome choice of name and day, a psychotic killer born to slice up people and the notorious Carpenter air of danger and horror! What else do you need?
  Jamie Lee Curtis' first appearance in the big screen and what a magnificent scream-queen she made! Tony Moran plays Michael Myers and does so well behind his mask while Donald Pleasence is his arch enemy-savior doctor who tries to stop him.
Must watch this : on a Halloween night or a random foggy November night while having a good pizza and some Coca Cola, wrapped up in your blankets.
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/

Mikey, did you forget to take your meds?

And the I told him "Yes,I do swallow"

Boooo, bitch!

I Spit On Your Grave (1978) a.k.a Day of the Woman

  Young writer Jennifer rents a riverside cabin in order to get away from the noisy city life and look for inspiration in her new home. Unfortunately, she attracts the attention of three local men who proceed to rape her with the help of another local village idiot and destroy her novel. Undaunted by the state they leave her in, their surprise turns lethal when she goes on to take her revenge.
  This film is the only reason to remember the name of director Meir Zarchi. And it definitely leaves a huge mark on your brain! This is not a fun film to watch, not story-wise not even visually. This is pure violence to the maximum point and the product of this violence is an even more violent revenge. A true landmark in the rape-and-revenge genre, this film deserves your attention and respect.
  Camille Keaton goes miles ahead acting as the victim here. Her initial expression and stature present a shy woman full of insecurities but she then turns into a violent creature that does not care about anything at all. Eron Tabor, Richard Pace and Anthony Nichols fill in as the rapping "men" and they loos alarmingly good at it!
Must watch this : with 4 shots of tequila, on a really hot summer night. Definitely watch this with a girl. She will get excited by the violence and she will probably try to rape you afterwards. Be a gentleman and let her!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077713/

Dear diary, today I am not going to get raped...

Dear diary, scratch that out!

A true sailor is not afraid of the red sea

Up In Smoke (1978)

  Cheech and Chong's first movie and a prelude to a long and high relationship. Two stoners from different social layers of the 70's meet when one of them is hitch-hiking. Their friendship starts almost instantly when one offers a joint to the other and they embark on a weird journey. Getting high together seems to always to get them into trouble whether that is smuggling marijuana in the form of a van (sic) or performing live at a rock contest! A must-see for any stoner or a people who can appreciate an alternative sense of humor.
  Tommy Chong and Lou Adler direct this (one of his 2 films as a director) with Tommy Chong and Cheech Martin writing most of the stuff in this film. What's so special about this movie? It sets the difference between a comedy and a stoner comedy and works as a reference for such movies up until now. The classic exaggeration on the hemp appreciation, the most absurd situations one seems to find himself, the slow tempo everything are only some things that this movie has to offer to the stoner cinema.
  Cheech and Chong, a duo that is even funny without speaking (at least for me). Their high looks and movement is so well-studied and well-performed that they will have you fooled they were actually high (maybe they were). They certainly do the trick and get their message delivered which is just to take things slowly and chill the fuck out!
Must watch this : you will need plenty of beers, pizzas, pot (if it gets you goin') and lots of friends both boys and girls.And of course you will need to chill heavily!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078446/

420.Blaze it faggot!

Whaaaaat?

Riding the hemp-van!