Really didn't like this film.
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Deluge69-663-991830 — 12 years ago(February 07, 2014 02:33 PM)
I never cared much for it, inspite of all the hype and how "controversial" it was. Just because it had a "great reputation" doesn't necessarily make it great.
I really didn't like the characters. I felt intimidated into having to feel sympathy for these "lovable" misfit/hustlers. I even knew a few losers and clowns like them, and wasn't won over by all their phony 'bad ass' garbage.
Boring and just depressing.
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aldiboronti — 12 years ago(February 22, 2014 06:02 PM)
Oddly enough I'm of the exact opposite opinion, ie I find Easy Rider boring in the extreme while Midnight Cowboy is anything but. The Fonda/Hopper movie I did enjoy when it came out, although not nearly as much as MC, but I find it totally unwatchable today, save for Nicholson's brief appearance. Midnight Cowboy on the other hand is just as compelling now as when I first watched it in 69. Hoffman's acting is a tour de force, whereas the acting in Easy Rider is adequate at best (nobody ever accused Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper of being great actors).
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tthomaslew76-234-269609 — 10 years ago(December 04, 2015 03:54 PM)
Threads like this make me wonder if some of the people who start them like film, understand film/direction/acting. B/c clearly no one with a knowledge of film and acting can say that this film is boring.
Even if you hate gays, Hoffman and Voight, and John Schlesinger, just seeing a 1960s New York City is interesting enough in itself to captivate an audience.
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sukhideol — 12 years ago(February 27, 2014 02:09 PM)
Just watched this movie for the first time and thought it was really good. I have to admit watching older movies is so much easier to watch. If find it very off putting when homeless or very poor characters have perfect straight white teeth, perfectly groomed eyebrows and coiffed hair. It was so much easier to immerse myself in these characters and their hardships.
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Singingorilla — 11 years ago(April 18, 2014 11:48 AM)
I have to agree. I watched it last night for the first time. I wanted to see it because A) its reputation and B) I recently saw Coming Home and was stunned by Jon Voight. He was amazing in Coming Home and I had already seen Deliverance. I have no issues with "avant garde" films but imo this film did not deserve Best Picture. It was choppy and sloppy. I felt that everything (including the characters) were purposefully outrageous merely for shock value. It's a shame because it could've been a great character study.
I realize I'm in the minority here.
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Singingorilla — 11 years ago(April 21, 2014 09:12 AM)
How am I supposed to surmise anything about Rizzo besides the fact he is crippled and homeless? It's a totally flat character and I find it amazing the Hoffman was even nominated for this role.
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Singingorilla — 11 years ago(April 21, 2014 11:52 AM)
Lol. I understand my opinion is in the minority, but perhaps instead of just sarcasm, you would be interested in sharing why you believe differently. I am always interested in other's opinions.
And in defense of my opinion, he was nominated but didn't win, did he? Admittedly however, many times the Oscars are more about Hollywood politics than anything else.
I like tacos, 71 Cabernet and my favorite color is magenta. -Fred