This movie sucked, why the hell does it have 8 stars? - Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Discussion

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[–] Keith100 17 years ago

Having just sat through this movie for the first time since it was originally released, I agree that although not a bad movie, time has not been kind to it. When it first came out, it became a hit due to the "political" statement parallel to what was going on America. An example is a scene where Beatty asks a guy in the bank whether the money he is holding belongs to him or the bank and lets him keep it. Back then, that scene stood out. Today the impact is minimal. Also, in 1967 this movie represented a lot of "firsts" with the violence, sex scenes, etc. Without this film, many other films may not have seen the light of day. 40 years later, what was a first is now about the five-thousandth.

Remember the film "Time after Time" where Jack the Ripper comes into the modern day and says "back in his day, he was a freak, today he's an amateur?" I think the same can be said for "Bonnie and Clyde," it freaked people back then but today it is an escapist bank heist movie.

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[–] cliffordx2000 17 years ago

It sucked because you are stupid.

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[–] Gloede_The_Saint 17 years ago

LOL

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[–] wtl471629 17 years ago

Who are the 8 stars you are talking about? If my memory is correct the only big star at the time this movie was made was Warren. It did help several of them such as Fay and Gene and Michael become big stars.

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[–] beauedson 16 years ago

it doesn't suck but it's not great either, decent movie and a nice love story

not good enough to recommend to someone, though

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[–] SonOfSam02 16 years ago

I know, should have 10 stars!

I'm just here to kick azz, sleep till noon.

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[–] marvelass 16 years ago

"Also, Bonnie had brown hair not blonde. Since this was based on a true story, they should at least show it correctly."

Bonnie was actually a blonde in real life. More like strawberry blonde since she often tinted her hair red, which is why it looks dark in black-and-white photographs. The one thing the filmmakers didn't get right about her hair was the style. The real Bonnie had a permanent wave, just like most women of the 1930s. Faye's hairstyle in this movie is NOT era-appropriate at all.

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[–] springwater16 16 years ago

This is one of the reasons I'm not keen on giving this film anything higher than a 6 or 7. It has many 60s influences in it, like Faye's hair. In my opinion when film makers are doing historical films they should try and get it as historically accurate as possible. Faye would've looked great with reddish blond hair and a finger wave hair-do like the women of the 1930s had.

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[–] porfle 15 years ago

"40 years later, what was a first is now about the five-thousandth."

No, it's still a first.

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[–] scotbpens 15 years ago

Bonnie and Clyde was never meant to be historically accurate regarding period styles or fashions, or the way the leading characters looked. Theodora van Runkle's costumes aren't authentic 1930s fashion; they're a 1960s take on the ’30s. And no one denies that the real Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were considerably less attractive than Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. For the record, the real Calamity Jane didn't look like Doris Day either.

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[–] tudegirl 16 years ago

"the fact that this movie was "controversial at the time of its release and the degree of violence depicted had never before gone that far" (pfffff) doesn't make it a good movie.. u must have many many other factors which i'm not going in to right now... So if u really like this movie and u think it's a classic just cause it has more blood and violence scenes than any other movies in it's days, then you should understand what a classic means...REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, DOGVILLE, OLDBOY, A SPACE ODYSSEY, Dr. Strangelove....now these are classics
so just comparing it to all of these is really really immature..
really GROW UUP!!!!!!!!!"

This, coming from a person who cannot even spell the word 'you.' Seriously...

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[–] Mrs_Bundy 16 years ago

It featured some of the most effective editing I've ever seen, particularly in its use of contrasting imagery to drive home themes of betrayal, hypocrisy and the yearning for freedom.

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[–] chelle523 16 years ago

Yeah, I'm not really sure why it's rated so highly. I understand that it's a 60s movie, and not really given to historical accuracy maybe, but it seems more style than substance. Faye Dunaway is gorgeous, but the movie is just so schlocky. lol

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