Friday, August 23, 2019

Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 crime film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. It also has Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, and Denver Pyle. This has Gene Wilder in his first film role. It's based on true events.


The Hollywood Reporter has a review from the time of the film's release. Variety faults its inconsistency.

Empire Online gives it 5 out of 5 stars and calls it a "Brutal crime romp with a pair of charismatic central performances." Roger Ebert considers it a Great Movie and says, ""Bonnie and Clyde," made in 1967, was called "the first modern American film” by critic Patrick Goldstein, in an essay on its 30th anniversary. Certainly it felt like that at the time. The movie opened like a slap in the face. American filmgoers had never seen anything like it." Rotten Tomatoes has a rating of 88%.
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18 comments:

  1. CJ Kennedy4:56 AM

    I remember when this movie first came out. I didn't think it lived up to all the hype about the film.

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:46 AM

      I am seeing it for the first time. I got a kick out of Gene Wilder.

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  2. Bleubeard and Elizabeth8:37 AM

    I think I saw this several years ago on TCM. It sounds familiar at least.

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:48 AM

      I'm sure it's been on TV through the years, but I'd never seen it before.

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  3. Anne (cornucopia)10:51 AM

    It sounds good. I added a link for it on my blog, in my movie list. :-)

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:04 AM

      Who knows how long the link will hold, though....

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  4. My name is Erika.5:14 PM

    I remember this film, although I haven't seen it in ages. I didn't realize it was Gene Wilder's first film. Happy weekend. hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:05 AM

      I missed it entirely back in the day.

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  5. Rita8:13 PM

    A classic! I enjoyed this one--even if it was a bit romanticized.

    Recently watched a new movie from a different perspective--the guys tracking them who killed them. Wasn't much Bonnie and Clyde in it. The focus was on the men played by Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner. I really enjoyed it. :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:06 AM

      I'll have to look for the Harrelson/Costner one. It'd be an interesting contrast.

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  6. kathyinozarks8:37 PM

    I loved this movie-good share Happy Saturday

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:06 AM

      It's one I had always meant to see, and then I just came across it.

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  7. Patio Postcards3:19 AM

    I was introduced to Warren Beatty through an English class, when we studied the Wadsworth poem & then the movie Splendor in The Grass.

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  8. Valerie-Jael4:54 AM

    This is one of the few films I really liked. Valerie

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:07 AM

      I'm just the opposite about films. I like so many!

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  9. Let's Art Journal1:53 PM

    A classic film and what a cast of actors too 😁. Happy weekend! Hugs, Jo x

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:25 PM

      I don't know how I missed it all these years. I'd heard of it, of course, but just never got around to seeing it.

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