Posted: 8/1/2016 6:59:29 PM EDT
| Whats your take on this movie, classic counter culture landmark film or amatuer druggie with a camera hour? |
Saw the premier in Oakland CA, with a hot chick. You could actually smoke (all kinds of stuff  ) in the balcony back then.
For some reason (see above ), Lorraine and I thought it was the funniest thing we'd ever seen.
Until the ending. Bummer, man. 
ETA: the Taos commune stuff was pretty accurate (except the praying stuff)- Grace at the rancher's house where they fixed the flat, and the hospitality shown also spot on for the time and place. |
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Boring, overrated bullshit, and that's coming from someone who'll watch a mouthwash commercial if it has bikes in it. " For Hollywood, the psychedelic stuff was also fairly accurate, although a true portrayal of a psychedelic experience is nearly impossible to transition to a film. I don't think it's possible actually. That's what I've read, anyway......
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Read this piece a while back, making the case for "Easy Rider" as a conservative film. I actually went back and watched it again. Gives it an interesting perspective. "They Blew It - The Secret of Easy Rider" |
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My 4th novel that I'm working on now is about a guy following in the path of the Easy Rider trail. It's actually a very deep movie. Is he riding, or driving? 'Cause he's sure not gonna thumb it. Being driven. In an urn strapped to the back of a Harley. It's 'bout life and death and the final "buddy trip." |
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Read this piece a while back, making the case for "Easy Rider" as a conservative film. I actually went back and watched it again. Gives it an interesting perspective. "They Blew It - The Secret of Easy Rider" My take: Easy Riders is nothing more than populist crap, backed, promoted and distributed not for any deep message, but solely to make money. Sure, there were real things happening to real people back then, but most of any validity, regardless of where you fell in the political spectrum, was co-opted. By big money, government, Hollywood, the music industry, and the rest of it. Once the drugs were taken away, once young people had to suddenly raise kids, pay rent and mortgages, come back from war and put their live together, we all became just like our parents, and that's not so bad. But in the end, Easy Riders is just another cog in the machine. You might see something there that somehow touches you, but it's just you. It's just another diversion, another hour and a half spent away from real life. |
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Being driven. In an urn strapped to the back of a Harley. It's 'bout life and death and the final "buddy trip." Quoted:
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My 4th novel that I'm working on now is about a guy following in the path of the Easy Rider trail. It's actually a very deep movie. Is he riding, or driving? 'Cause he's sure not gonna thumb it. Being driven. In an urn strapped to the back of a Harley. It's 'bout life and death and the final "buddy trip." I'll buy that for a dollar or $5 when you're finished with it.
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Being driven. In an urn strapped to the back of a Harley. It's 'bout life and death and the final "buddy trip." Quoted:
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My 4th novel that I'm working on now is about a guy following in the path of the Easy Rider trail. It's actually a very deep movie. Is he riding, or driving? 'Cause he's sure not gonna thumb it. Being driven. In an urn strapped to the back of a Harley. It's 'bout life and death and the final "buddy trip." Ok, I'm connecting with that. My best friend, an old "Road Dog"- he'd get on his Harley, ride from Abq to Brooklyn, visit family, and be back in Abq in less than 72 hrs, winter or summer. On a MC camping trip one night we talked about how we wanted our remains disposed of, and I offered Mike, that I would take his box of ashes and strap it to the back of my bike, hit his favorite stretch of road, and around 80 mph, I'd reach back, open the box, and let the wind take him. He liked that, and made me swear I'd do it. Cancer finally took him a couple years ago, and a long- lost sister who hadn't cared for 40 years showed up and stole him away. Took a long ride anyway...... 
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Apparently, the original film was 4+ hours long before they edited it down. Hopper was supposedly pretty pissed off about it.
Personally I think the movie had a lot to say but was hindered by the film makers and couldve been much better. Nicholson's performance though....wow. That guy really stole the movie. |
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For Hollywood, the psychedelic stuff was also fairly accurate, although a true portrayal of a psychedelic experience is nearly impossible to transition to a film. I don't think it's possible actually. That's what I've read, anyway......
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Boring, overrated bullshit, and that's coming from someone who'll watch a mouthwash commercial if it has bikes in it. " For Hollywood, the psychedelic stuff was also fairly accurate, although a true portrayal of a psychedelic experience is nearly impossible to transition to a film. I don't think it's possible actually. That's what I've read, anyway......
If you've been there, you can at least recognize the metaphors on film, otherwise you're just kinda... "Yeah, okay, that's weird." My issue with the movie was that the whole was less than the sum of its parts. Was it a psychedelic movie with bike scenes? Was it a biker movie with hippie elements? Was it a popular culture critique of "America"? If so, why was that imagery so unsubtle? It's like being served a tasty dinner with everything pounded into mush and mixed; you could tell all the ingredients were there but the actual meal wasn't much to savor. Quoted:
It opened my eyes to the age old biker vs redneck conundrum. I was torn because I am a peace and love type redneck. That was one of the few things that really piqued my interest, because in South Louisiana in my lifetime, less than 2 decades after it took place, those two formerly diametrically opposed camps had fused almost seamlessly. 
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Ok, I'm connecting with that. My best friend, an old "Road Dog"- he'd get on his Harley, ride from Abq to Brooklyn, visit family, and be back in Abq in less than 72 hrs, winter or summer. On a MC camping trip one night we talked about how we wanted our remains disposed of, and I offered Mike, that I would take his box of ashes and strap it to the back of my bike, hit his favorite stretch of road, and around 80 mph, I'd reach back, open the box, and let the wind take him. He liked that, and made me swear I'd do it. Cancer finally took him a couple years ago, and a long- lost sister who hadn't cared for 40 years showed up and stole him away. Took a long ride anyway......
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My 4th novel that I'm working on now is about a guy following in the path of the Easy Rider trail. It's actually a very deep movie. Is he riding, or driving? 'Cause he's sure not gonna thumb it. Being driven. In an urn strapped to the back of a Harley. It's 'bout life and death and the final "buddy trip." Ok, I'm connecting with that. My best friend, an old "Road Dog"- he'd get on his Harley, ride from Abq to Brooklyn, visit family, and be back in Abq in less than 72 hrs, winter or summer. On a MC camping trip one night we talked about how we wanted our remains disposed of, and I offered Mike, that I would take his box of ashes and strap it to the back of my bike, hit his favorite stretch of road, and around 80 mph, I'd reach back, open the box, and let the wind take him. He liked that, and made me swear I'd do it. Cancer finally took him a couple years ago, and a long- lost sister who hadn't cared for 40 years showed up and stole him away. Took a long ride anyway......
That's the whole point of the book--the long ride, a voyage of both memory and self discovery. |
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My 4th novel that I'm working on now is about a guy following in the path of the Easy Rider trail. It's actually a very deep movie. Is he riding, or driving? 'Cause he's sure not gonna thumb it. Being driven. In an urn strapped to the back of a Harley. It's 'bout life and death and the final "buddy trip." I'll buy that for a dollar or $5 when you're finished with it. You'll get one of the first copies! |
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My 4th novel that I'm working on now is about a guy following in the path of the Easy Rider trail. It's actually a very deep movie. Is he riding, or driving? 'Cause he's sure not gonna thumb it. Being driven. In an urn strapped to the back of a Harley. It's 'bout life and death and the final "buddy trip." You'll get one of the first copies! I'll buy that for a dollar or $5 when you're finished with it. Keep your wheels down, amigo.  /\
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Why's that? I would think haters of anti-motorcyclists would be unhappy with the ending. Quoted:
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Based on all the anti-motorcyclist hate here, some here would cream their pants at the ending. Why's that? I would think haters of anti-motorcyclists would be unhappy with the ending. Look at you! An English Major!
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Whats your take on this movie, classic counter culture landmark film or amatuer druggie with a camera hour? My friend's mom took us to see it back in the 70s. We were probably 12, or so. The amount of gasping coming from her mouth during the film, is still vivid in my memory 40 years later. It was bizarre, but part of the times when we saw it in the early mid 70s. Chris |
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Snip That was one of the few things that really piqued my interest, because in South Louisiana in my lifetime, less than 2 decades after it took place, those two formerly diametrically opposed camps had fused almost seamlessly. Willie Nelson and Waylon had a lot to do with that. And beer, lots of beer.
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Seen it a few times, I was just a kid growing up when it was filmed. I usually just watch it to remember what things were like as a kid back in the late 60's.
The ending scene was shot along the Atchafalaya River near Krotz Springs, where my mom was from. Been down that road many times and I know the spot in the road. LC |
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Willie Nelson and Waylon had a lot to do with that. And beer, lots of beer. Quoted:
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Snip That was one of the few things that really piqued my interest, because in South Louisiana in my lifetime, less than 2 decades after it took place, those two formerly diametrically opposed camps had fused almost seamlessly. Willie Nelson and Waylon had a lot to do with that. And beer, lots of beer. I will drink to that 
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Seen it a few times, I was just a kid growing up when it was filmed. I usually just watch it to remember what things were like as a kid back in the late 60's. The ending scene was shot along the Atchafalaya River near Krotz Springs, where my mom was from. Been down that road many times and I know the spot in the road. LC Check out this one. Pretty good flick and the majority of it is shot in La. Running Cool |
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I *really* want to watch this movie, and have had it on DVD for years, but just can't bring myself to commit the time....I'm afraid its just going to be another one of those classic films that doesn't translate well in modern times, a lot like Taxi Driver. 
Not sure what movie title you were trying to type but you obviously misspelled it. |