Easy Rider Reviews

and the point is

what was this all about

i had heard how great this 'cult' movie was and was looking forward to watching it, but what a pile of rubbish.

There was no point to it and absolutely bugger all happens....boring

Awsome!!!

This has to be one of my all time favourites.

Easy Rider plays homage to the 50's westerns and also carries a stong message about cultural tentions in middle America.

Hopper's direction here is second to none. This film was ahead of its time, not least for its use of experimental editing techniques.

I guess it had more

..impact if you actually watched more or less in the years it was released.

I understand the moral/story that the film tries to convey,but in this present time it has less emotional pact.

Jack Nicholson steps in and the movie becomes instantly more watchable.

The character he portrays also grounds the film a bit more.

If you're a hippy at heart this'll be very enjoyable.

The older generation might get strong feelings of nostalgia.

The music the open road, the freedom...this film gives such good 'vibes' throughout. It's

what makes the ending even more shocking and even a bit soul-destroying. Recommend

to anyone who wished they had grown up in the 60s!

Embarrassing.

Oh dear: to think we once thought this was a significant work of art with an important message! 35 years on it is clearly no more than a drug-influenced load of self-important tosh. And so boring...this could be the ultimate answer to anyone who still believes that drugs expand the mind.

Easy Rider

This film is an all time classic, can't believe it's taken me so long to watch it. Jack Nicholson lights up the screen, very well acted.

Road movies are wicked !

It's a good film, considering how they made it, not much money, not many idea's ... just drove about the place and taped stuff. So yeah, I'd recommend it, if you're nostalgic about the summer of love and the hippy revolution and flower power and the weed liberator.

Peter Fonda is too stiff and conscious. He really should have been re-cast. The choppers are amazing and landscape shots are breath taking. Hopper is at his best, charismatic, humorous, care-free and personifies free-love and rock n' roll!

Film is a little slow at times, interesting camera shots, experimental, pushing the boundaries.

film

classic film liked it when i saw it at the pictures when it first came out ,and i still liked it

Easy Rider

A classic cult movie of the late 60's. The bikes, the music and the freedom ...

A bit dated by today's standards - younger generations might wonder what this movie was all about?

Nevertheless, I enjoyed the movie when it first came out and again the other night - Excellent!

The King's New Clothes

Having waited nearly 40 years to see this movie and living with its reputation as an iconic statement of its generation I'm afraid it's a case of the 'King's New Clothes'

There's a great soundtrack and the old Steppenwolf number is still stirring and I guess the film is worth it for Jack Nicholson's perfomance alone.

In fact Jack is the only one on screen that's acting and bringing quirky life to a stereotype (and a stereotype even then). Peter Fonda sleepwalks through the movie looking cool and for the rest character development etc is nil.

The plot is flimsy and direction relies on set piece statements to deliver the message - this is wooden and unfortunately most of the dialogue is delivered as a mumble.

When the film ends I get more of an impression that the writers, director and crew just plain ran out of ideas and glued in a drug/dream sequence in New Orleans followed by the big (or rather small) bang ending.

Nice to see Phil Spector and Toni Basil (remember 'Hey Mickey')in cameo roles but like I said great soundtrack pity about the rest.