Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Very well executed

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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 movie when it first came to theaters in 1967 must have broken so much new ground I could only imagine. It showed more violence and lyrical intensity then so many movies especially other gangster movies and opened the doors for many other films to come. The first time this basic concept of a boy and a girl running away together from the cops was seen in the movies and it has been used countless times and again opened up so many doors for the crime genre that would produce so many more great and action backed films. This film has been one of the more influential films I've seen on its genre and the movie industry as a whole. Such as in the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" "Bonnie and Clyde" showed viewers just how much more could be shown in Hollywood films.

The very important scene at the end where Clyde's glasses were broken he gets out of the car to take with the farmer then hears birds flying which was a signal of guns firing at bonnie, clyde and the car. A suspenseful film where the romance inspired many music artists with music videos even television shows are inspire by the plot.

Who says older films can't be absolutely amazing?The age old story of Bonnie and Clyde, heard many different times in many different ways, but this film version is as true to life as any you'll find, sure it's tarted up for screen presence, but isn't everything?What I really liked about the film is is jumps straight into the action, there's very little backstory, only detailed briefly, Clyde Barrow meets Bonnie Parker at the start of the film and away we go. The whole film draws on some of the notorious duos most celebrated capers, piecing together the story from when they first met, to the moment they are shot dead by the police. Faye Dunaway, in her first major role, electrifies as the somewhat erotic Bonnie Parker, she's a villain you just can't bring yourself to hate, she's pretty, she's charming, she has some serious sex appeal..., and as for Warren Beatty, his portrayal of Clyde Barrow is as realistic as it gets, a charming swindler that will melt you with a grin as much as he'll shoot you with a gun.The supporting cast were somewhat passive, but that doesn't matter, as all eyes are on the titular duo..., the Barrow gang as they were called were cool before cool was a thing, could you really call them villains? To me I'm more inclined to consider them anti-heroes; Bonnie and Clyde was one of the first films in my opinion to usher in the New Hollywood era.Things were changing around the mid-late 60's, gone was the Hayes Code, the Golden era had long since past, and Hollywood was looking for something new and exciting, younger talent, younger directors were taking the forefront and ageing stars like John Wayne and James Stewart were being phased out, Bonnie and Clyde along with several other films of the time were breaking the cycle, step forward New Hollywood, and the land of film was going to change forever. Bonnie and Clyde did everything right, and I can't find a thing to fault, so it naturally gets top marks and a round of applause from me, if you haven't seen it, what's wrong with you, I insist you watch.