Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Good concept, poorly executed.

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

This film is very awkward. Instead, it's a good film with a lot of awkward moments. Aside from the Oscar winning performances the film has odd staging and out of place editing/cuts. For example, the first scene has a jump cut right as Bonnie gets up to look out of the window. The two cuts do not flow together, they aren't seamless like most other film edits. Also, there are moments where the actions of the characters are just awkward i.e. when Bonnie and Clyde are about to make love for the first time and Clyde angrily denies her. The choreography of that scene was very off aside from the fact that the moment was awkward by nature. The music was terrible but fitting. I felt that the banjo was too much, in the worst way and brought the film down. But, again, it was fitting. I get it. Casting was great! Faye Dunaway is gorgeous and pairs nicely with Warren Beatty. And its based on a true story so its a cool film no matter what.

It's probably safe to say that the majority of America has heard of Bonnie and Clyde, even without seeing the movie or the story it is based off of. Therefore, it's not surprising that this movie is cited by many as the first movie of New Hollywood and as very influential. Various aspects of the movie, including the intense gun scenes (with blood) and the kissing scenes (hinting not very subtly at sex) must have been incredibly exciting for movie-goers at the time, as these scenes went against the dying Hays Code during the past (almost) 40 years. It is most likely for these reasons that the film is so well known. Although the new feel of the film and the great editing and cinematography (like in many of the shooting scenes) was fun to watch, I personally felt that the plot was a bit boring to follow and repetitive. Of course, the questions that this film brings up are still important (and would not have been repetitive or cliche for movie-goers at the time). We are encouraged to ask ourselves why we sympathize with the "bad guys." Is it because a small part of us wishes that we could be like them, and watching the movie allows us an outlet for these wishes? We are also encouraged to recognize how addicting bad behavior can become and how blinding adrenaline can be. It may just be my biases as a person of the younger generation today that caused me to find the plot boring, but in trying to look at the movie from an older generation's eyes when it first came out, I can definitely appreciate the novelty and excitement this film must have caused.

This was a phenomenal film about such an interesting story. I like this movie because there is so much more to it than just Bonnie and Clyde's crimes. The remakes of this movie do not do it justice.

I enjoyed this films ups and downs and overall think it is a very enjoyable film. This film is quick to the plot and really tries to portray and accurate view of bonnie and Clyde's life. As a fan of gangster films I thought this movie was well acted and directed. The actors are chosen well and the camera seems to be in a good spot most of the time. the sound is also very interesting in this film like the gunshots are noises when driving. Overall I enjoyed this film.