Bonnie and Clyde
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Movie Reviews of Bonnie and Clyde
Movie Review: The Stuff of Legend
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie ignited critics and the public alike when it was first released in theatres. Much discussion centered around the movie's graphic violence (which was considered shocking by 1967 standards --- two years later "The Wild Bunch" would raise the ante even higher); there was also considerable hullaballoo over the film's glamorization of its lawless true-life anti-heroes (which was in fact an old Hollywood tradition best exemplified by a handful of late 1930's and early 1940's biographical Westerns including "Jesse James", "Belle Starr", "Billy the Kid", etc. in which beautiful actors portrayed the murderous title characters as Technicolored lads and ladies).35 years later the fires of debate have burned out, and what remains notable about "Bonnie and Clyde" is neither its cutting-edge violence nor its historical inaccuracies, but instead the fine craftsmanship that went into its creation. The performances are uniformly outstanding; the cinematography is evocative of a time and place that can still be glimpsed in parts of the Ozarks, Oklahoma, and North Texas; the editing is clean and well-paced; the direction is innovative and assured, even poetic in some sequences (the initial acquaintance of Barrow and Parker, the reunion of Bonnie's family, the final ambush scene). This film is the telling of legend, not the chronicle of biographical scholarship, and it unfolds its story masterfully.
The DVD showcases the film beautifully. The edition I purchased offers both the widescreen and reformatted versions; an earlier issue of this title on DVD offered only the widescreen release (which I personally prefer and recommend, but you may not agree). This is a classic worthy of multiple viewings, and a DVD I endorse without reservation.
Movie Review: "but it's death for bonnie and clyde"
Summary: 5 Stars
warren beatty(who also produced) and faye dunaway star as the title charters in this still haunting movie about being poor and wanting more than you can have. b&c both fit that mold,young and looking for more action than their lives were giving them.when they met it set in motion a chain of events that would take them to places they had never been but at a steap price.
while the film starts out as just two wild kids out for a good time and even a few laughs slowly you begin to see that the "game" they are playing is getting out of hand.with clyde's brother and wife in tow along with c.w. moss(buck'clyde's brother is played by gene hackman estele parsons plays buck's shrill wife and michael j. pollard is c.w.)the gang sets out to rob banks across the soutwest. the fun turns deadly after one of their hideouts is found and a shootout takes place. a policeman is killed and now the fun becomes a fight to stay alive. from this moment on the violeance is turned up and the humor of the movie is replaced with the grim truth that the people we are watching are doomed and we can do nothing to stop it.the shootout become blood things as cops and even buck and his wife are shot. the death of buck is one of the most heart breaking death you will ever see and hackman and parsons are stuning in their last few frames of film.
being shot and badly wounded them selves, bonnie and clyde hide out at c.w.'s fathers farm, which sets up the final shootout, an all out bloodbath that is shot in slow motion and leaves you just limp with saddness of the two lives that wre wasted .
a true classic and should be in everyones collection
Movie Review: Love on the Run
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is popular for its revolutionary use of violence. But if we're going to look deeper into the movie, we'll find that there's more heart in it than all the blood and bullets combined in the entire film. In one movie, it was able to combine all sorts of genre, from comedy to drama, to romance to thriller to road movie.
The strength of the movie is the relationship of Bonnie and Clyde itself. All of the scenes having to do with just the two of them are memorable notably their first encounter, the first time they tried to consummate their relationship after Clyde was moved by Bonnie's loyalty, Clyde searching for the missing Bonnie in the field and when he found her he told him heartbreakingly to not ever leave him again without saying anything, the first time they successfully consummated their relationship, and of course the finale where the final glance at each other sums up the impending doomed love story.
Faye Dunaway was perfection Her eyes were very expressive and she put so much charm, strength, and vulnerability to her character. And did I mention she's gorgeous after seeing this film I now regard her as one of the true beauties of Hollywood together with Michelle Pfeiffer, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, and Ingrid Bergman to name a few. Warren Beatty was ideal for the part He has a quality that makes us root for him. The chemistry of Beatty and Dunaway was superb. And of course the rest of the cast was memorable Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard and the screaming riot Estelle Parsons.
Grade: A
Movie Review: One of the great innovative films of our time!
Summary: 5 Stars
When Bonnie and Clyde was first released, all that was talked about was the final slo-mo bloody scene. How violent..etc. Time has proven this movie to be one of the great innovative films of our time! The attention to detail is amazing. Beatty's production values proved to be of the highest order. Notice the authenic advertising from the 30's on various buildings, along with the automobiles, and overall style. Prior to this, production values on a movie like this was usually, "Well, that's close enough". It also features the greatest array of character actors ever in a movie. Gene Hackman as Buck, Oscar-winner Estelle Parsons as Blanche, Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss and others like Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor and even a young Gene Wilder playing a funeral director beau. Historically, it does take a few liberties, but by and large it is mostly accurate. This movie is a first in many ways. The violence was the most graphic, but done with artistry. The music sets a rural fast pace. This should have been best picture of the year, not In The Heat Of The Night, which now seems so dated. From the beginning, when the credits start in white, then turn to red, with the click, click of an old Kodak, showing old photos in sepia, you can tell this is an ambitious effort. The red implies the violence to come. The script is poignant, and charming. One of the great movies of all time! DVD makes it even better! Director Arthur Penn also deserved the Oscar. This is Warren Beatty's masterpiece for the ages.Movie Review: What was so exciting long ago and seems a bit tarnished now
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was a cult movie of my college years. I saw it more than one time. I was taken with it without quite understanding 'why' and was too carried away with the general enthusiasm the people around me had for the movie.
Bonnie and Clyde are 'cool'. They are outlaws with style. Warren Beatty's inarticulate toughness, and the brash beauty of Faye Dunaway are 'fire'. This is a beautiful love story, with the reluctant shy Clyde wakened to manhood by the audacious and poetry- writing Bonnie. They rob banks with the assistance of a highly entertaining crew . There are highjinks and fun and yet great tension in the gang when things go wrong.
But above all there is the violence, the violence which has its climax in the Feds finishing off Bonnie and Clyde in the famed slow- motion scene where their car is riddled with hundreds of bullets.
A great part of the spirit of the movie is the banjo-music which speeds them on their capers.
Considering this movie with the distance of years I remember a certain unease which I felt with it. Too much violence and too much celebration of violence even when the good- bad guys Bonnie and Clyde are up to it.
This is a kind of movie I am unable to enjoy now. There is too much real violence in the world. The sight of fictional violence reminds of the horrible events which transpire in the real world.
And it raises in my mind a moral question, the question of whether it is right to take pleasure in such violence even if is only violence on the screen.