1967 Directed by Arthur Penn
Bonnie and Clyde is based on the true stories of the gangster pair Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow who in the 1930s began robbing banks in U.S. cities until they were eventually killed. The film is a major landmark in the aesthetic movement known as the New Hollywood.
i want a remake of this starring rosamund pike and the leading actor of her choice. i trust her judgement more than my own
Noir-November Challenge! Movie #31
Based loosely on the real life gangsters Bonnie and Clyde!
Sultry Faye Dunaway lights up the screen with her larger than life rendition of the character Bonnie Parker! Her animal magnetism cannot be contained within the big screen any more than you can keep the dough inside the Pillsbury container once you cracked it and the dough burst through the seam! The intimate close up shots of this vivacious beauty were pure eye candy!
Warren Beatty effervescent rendition of Clyde Barrow was equally amazing! Together they were hands down one of the most charismatic and tragedy bound anti hero couples ever to grace the big screen!
Stellar performances by fellow co-stars Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman,…
We rob banks.
A glorious deluge of ultraviolence, Bonnie and Clyde was uproariously controversial at the time of its release for its undaunted depiction of savagery and depravity. The true story of one of the most notorious criminal duos in history is brought larger than life through two exquisite performances from Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Their whirlwind relationship, sparked in an instant and never once slowing down, tore all across the central United States as they found themselves on a constant quest for untold riches. Together with Clyde's brother Buck (played by a brilliant Gene Hackman in an early career role) and his wife, along with a hapless tagalong who barely receives any depth or development, they formed the…
They say pictures don't lie, but the truth is they can lie as bad as anybody, including Clyde Barrow, who seduces Bonnie Parker with the promise of an exciting life full of sex, wealth, and danger (I guess 1 out of 3 ain't bad). That theme of unfulfilled promise runs deep - take a look at the hilarious sequence with Gene Wilder's Eugene and his girlfriend temporarily taking up with the gang, and the way it ends on a grim anti-punchline that only Bonnie, cursed by foresight, really understands.
The movie's commercial and generic promises ultimately DO get filled, though, with plenty of violent shootouts and chases, including the final one that gives the audience more than they could ever…
My favourite gag in any old cartoon, is whenever a character got repeatedly shot, appeared unhurt, then proceed to drink from a beverage and have all the liquid leak out from the multitude of holes.
Priceless. Had me in stitches every time.
So really, I see nothing here but a wasted opportunity.
I like that Bonnie and Clyde are truly a couple of dopes and I like that the movie doesn't twist history to make them into good people, but Hackman and the other members are a real drag
Though I may be chastised for saying so, I still don’t think that Bonnie and Clyde is all that great of a film. It may have been boundary-pushing and good for its time, but I don’t think it holds up. The editing is terrible. Aside from Beatty, Dunaway, Hackman and I short performance from Wilder the acting performances are mostly abysmal. There are a handful of shots that are good, but most of the directing is not worth noting. At least it’s kinda funny at parts.
I was lucky enough to see this film in a programme based around the editing work of Dede Allen - this being the first film of the program to screen and a fantastic introduction to such a groundbreaking and cool editing style. Had i not known about the Dede Allen factor I still would’ve absolutely enjoyed this film but Dede’s work was so captivating. Some stray observations - the titles of the actors fading into red in the opening whilst the crew titles remained white was a brilliant foreshadowy touch, loved the first time we met Clyde’s gun. Bonnie Parker was an absolute style icon and icon in general. That almost-a-blow-job scene was probably quite big for when this film was released.
I found this film utterly romantic. The idea of the real world only reared it’s head every now and then but not enough to stop the main characters from going on a dreamlike bloodthirsty long first date.
We rob banks!
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow have adopted a life of robbing banks and being constantly on the run. This movie however, doesn’t even attempt to portray their lives in an accurate fashion. Rather, it sells the myth of Bonnie and Clyde. The film doesn’t treat them as people but as an idea. The screenplay from David Newman and Robert Benton and direction from Arthur Penn work so symbiotically that this film’s notable relationship to the history of film is well deserved.
The main leads, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, have nearly flawless chemistry. Of the films I have seen of 1967, the subtle facial gestures and movements when Dunaway and Beatty react to one another are so…
I enjoyed this okay. I thought Faye Dunaway was mesmerizing, and there were some neat shots. Probably on the AFI top 100 more for revolutionizing movie violence than for being one of the 100 best, but I'm glad I saw it.
didn't really pick up any steam for me until the whole gang was together, highlight of the movie was the montage of bank robberies inter-cut with police reactions and interviews with victims -- felt very modern in a pretty "old Hollywood" feeling movie.
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