easy rider

Dave · 08-18-2009, 01:08 AM

was fucking terrible. i cant believe motorcyclist talked me into it. at least i stole it so no one got any royalties. i would say at least i saw toni basil naked but that was just a novelty really. considering that most of my favorite films came out of the new hollywood era im def dissapointed. if i need a drug trip hippie romp across the country into inevitable death movie from now on im reaching for vanishing point.

hopper

Adeptus_Minor · 08-18-2009, 03:14 AM

It's not a 'timeless classic' and requires thinking more like people were in the time it was made.

The whole anti-establishment thing isn't really something a lot of us can relate to anymore. We're more into re-establishment now.

TommyHotWheel · 08-18-2009, 05:33 AM

I never got it either.

Krypt Keeper · 08-18-2009, 08:19 AM

I never did see what was so special about it either.

I found Biker Boyz to be more interesting, and would rather set my head on fire and put it out with a sledgehammer before I see that again.

Rider · 08-18-2009, 10:38 AM

Never saw it. It's on my list of movies to watch either.

Dave · 08-18-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Never saw it. It's on my list of movies to watch either.

its basically fonda hopper and nicholson (literally) getting stoned to bad music and some of the worst wipes ever seen in film followed by a oh shit we just sobered up and have no end to this trainwreck visit to the deus ex machina shop. avoid at all costs

Dave · 08-18-2009, 01:58 PM

dammit man i was about to try that one next! Lol

goof2 · 08-18-2009, 02:13 PM

They really beat you over the head with the whole "hippies are the nicest, most generous, most accepting, most loving people in the whole wide world. Everyone else sucks and hates you" message.

I also thought it was slow. I guess when your primary demographic is going to be high you can't move the plot along too rapidly. When 15 or so minutes of a 95 minute movie is guys riding motorcycles you know they had some time to fill. I know it won awards, but I don't care.

Avatard · 08-18-2009, 02:18 PM

I haven't seen it since I was a child, but I remember Electra Glide In Blue leaving quite an impression.

No Worries · 08-18-2009, 02:51 PM

I saw Easy Rider a week before I shipped off to Vietnam, and bought the soundtrack on cassette tape. I listened to it at least once a day during my tour. Hendrix, Steppenwolf, and songs written by Bob Dylan and the Band. Wow.

Haven't seen the movie since, but what an impression. Motorcycles (and women) is all we talked about in Nam. Easy Rider came out a year after the biggest and deadliest race riots in the country. The movie is all about bigotry, and that's what gets them in the end. My library has the DVD and I just put a hold on it. Thanks for reminding me of it.

08-18-2009, 01:08 AM	#1
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	easy rider was fucking terrible. i cant believe motorcyclist talked me into it. at least i stole it so no one got any royalties. i would say at least i saw toni basil naked but that was just a novelty really. considering that most of my favorite films came out of the new hollywood era im def dissapointed. if i need a drug trip hippie romp across the country into inevitable death movie from now on im reaching for vanishing point. hopper __________________ TWF Post whore #6

08-18-2009, 03:14 AM	#2
Adeptus_Minor Hopster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R Posts: 4,743	It's not a 'timeless classic' and requires thinking more like people were in the time it was made. The whole anti-establishment thing isn't really something a lot of us can relate to anymore. We're more into re-establishment now. __________________ “Well, obviously before; after was all gendarmes and dick stitches.”

08-18-2009, 05:33 AM	#3
TommyHotWheel Imported from Detroit Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Michigan Moto: 2001 Suzuki TL1000R Posts: 989	I never got it either. __________________ Cry Havok! And let slip the hogs of war!

08-18-2009, 02:18 PM	#9
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Moto movies to watch I haven't seen it since I was a child, but I remember Electra Glide In Blue leaving quite an impression. __________________ Insert free thought here.

08-18-2009, 08:19 AM	#4
Krypt Keeper Kneedragger Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: VA Moto: CBR1100XX, Daytona 600 Posts: 174	I never did see what was so special about it either. I found Biker Boyz to be more interesting, and would rather set my head on fire and put it out with a sledgehammer before I see that again.

08-18-2009, 10:38 AM	#5
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Never saw it. It's on my list of movies to watch either.

08-18-2009, 01:58 PM	#7
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	dammit man i was about to try that one next! Lol

08-18-2009, 02:13 PM	#8
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	They really beat you over the head with the whole "hippies are the nicest, most generous, most accepting, most loving people in the whole wide world. Everyone else sucks and hates you" message. I also thought it was slow. I guess when your primary demographic is going to be high you can't move the plot along too rapidly. When 15 or so minutes of a 95 minute movie is guys riding motorcycles you know they had some time to fill. I know it won awards, but I don't care.

08-18-2009, 02:51 PM	#10
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	I saw Easy Rider a week before I shipped off to Vietnam, and bought the soundtrack on cassette tape. I listened to it at least once a day during my tour. Hendrix, Steppenwolf, and songs written by Bob Dylan and the Band. Wow. Haven't seen the movie since, but what an impression. Motorcycles (and women) is all we talked about in Nam. Easy Rider came out a year after the biggest and deadliest race riots in the country. The movie is all about bigotry, and that's what gets them in the end. My library has the DVD and I just put a hold on it. Thanks for reminding me of it.