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Was in a freebirds taco joint the other day. They have a huge poster of Peter Fonda and the Easyrider bikes. They looked odd with narrow rear tires. |
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On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:31:37 -0500, Califbill
wrote: Was in a freebirds taco joint the other day. They have a huge poster of Peter Fonda and the Easyrider bikes. They looked odd with narrow rear tires. The "Hog tire" thing got started in the 70s, after that movie. I haven't seen the movie for a long time but there seems to be some confusion about the bike Fonda rode. I have seen pictures of a Knucklehead at the Harley museum but I see them both riding Panheads in still shots from the movie. I know they had a couple bikes for each of them in the movie but I can't imagine them making that mistake. |
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On Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 3:32:42 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:31:37 -0500, Califbill wrote: Was in a freebirds taco joint the other day. They have a huge poster of Peter Fonda and the Easyrider bikes. They looked odd with narrow rear tires. The "Hog tire" thing got started in the 70s, after that movie. I haven't seen the movie for a long time but there seems to be some confusion about the bike Fonda rode. I have seen pictures of a Knucklehead at the Harley museum but I see them both riding Panheads in still shots from the movie. I know they had a couple bikes for each of them in the movie but I can't imagine them making that mistake. probably thought the viewing audience would be to stoned to catch it. |
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On 8/19/16 10:08 PM, Tim wrote:
On Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 3:32:42 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:31:37 -0500, Califbill wrote: Was in a freebirds taco joint the other day. They have a huge poster of Peter Fonda and the Easyrider bikes. They looked odd with narrow rear tires. The "Hog tire" thing got started in the 70s, after that movie. I haven't seen the movie for a long time but there seems to be some confusion about the bike Fonda rode. I have seen pictures of a Knucklehead at the Harley museum but I see them both riding Panheads in still shots from the movie. I know they had a couple bikes for each of them in the movie but I can't imagine them making that mistake. probably thought the viewing audience would be to stoned to catch it. Or, more likely, wouldn't care. |
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 07:28:46 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 8/19/16 10:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 3:32:42 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:31:37 -0500, Califbill wrote: Was in a freebirds taco joint the other day. They have a huge poster of Peter Fonda and the Easyrider bikes. They looked odd with narrow rear tires. The "Hog tire" thing got started in the 70s, after that movie. I haven't seen the movie for a long time but there seems to be some confusion about the bike Fonda rode. I have seen pictures of a Knucklehead at the Harley museum but I see them both riding Panheads in still shots from the movie. I know they had a couple bikes for each of them in the movie but I can't imagine them making that mistake. probably thought the viewing audience would be to stoned to catch it. Or, more likely, wouldn't care. Harley people would notice. It would be like someone talking to you and confusing Kierkegaard with Nietzsche. |
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:26:10 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: I didn't put the movie down, JackGoff. And it really isn't a movie about motorcycles. The motorcycles are certainly the stars of the movie, particularly Fonda's. Other than that it is just a music video with 15 or 20 pages of random dialog cut in. As I said earlier, the soundtrack album is better than a DVD of the movie. I have a half dozen of the songs in my playlist but I have not watched the movie in 30 years. |
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:21:33 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 8/20/16 4:52 PM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:26:10 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: I didn't put the movie down, JackGoff. And it really isn't a movie about motorcycles. The motorcycles are certainly the stars of the movie, particularly Fonda's. Other than that it is just a music video with 15 or 20 pages of random dialog cut in. As I said earlier, the soundtrack album is better than a DVD of the movie. I have a half dozen of the songs in my playlist but I have not watched the movie in 30 years. Opinions are like assholes.The motorcycles were props. Yeah, like "Bruce" was just a prop in Jaws. A simple review on Wiki notes, correctly: A landmark counterculture film, and a "touchstone for a generation" that "captured the national imagination", Easy Rider explores the societal landscape, issues, and tensions in the United States during the 1960s, such as the rise and fall of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal lifestyle. In Easy Rider, real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana and other substances. It shows in the directing (Hopper) You might have paid more attention to what the movie was saying, rather than just to the motorcycles. What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) |
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wrote:
On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:21:33 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/20/16 4:52 PM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:26:10 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: I didn't put the movie down, JackGoff. And it really isn't a movie about motorcycles. The motorcycles are certainly the stars of the movie, particularly Fonda's. Other than that it is just a music video with 15 or 20 pages of random dialog cut in. As I said earlier, the soundtrack album is better than a DVD of the movie. I have a half dozen of the songs in my playlist but I have not watched the movie in 30 years. Opinions are like assholes.The motorcycles were props. Yeah, like "Bruce" was just a prop in Jaws. A simple review on Wiki notes, correctly: A landmark counterculture film, and a "touchstone for a generation" that "captured the national imagination", Easy Rider explores the societal landscape, issues, and tensions in the United States during the 1960s, such as the rise and fall of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal lifestyle. In Easy Rider, real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana and other substances. It shows in the directing (Hopper) You might have paid more attention to what the movie was saying, rather than just to the motorcycles. What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) It isn't one of my favorite movies, but I appreciate what it had to say about our culture at the time. -- Sent from my iPhone 6+ |
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:56:43 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote: wrote: What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) It isn't one of my favorite movies, but I appreciate what it had to say about our culture at the time. Again, what exactly did it say? Smuggle cocaine, make enough money to smoke dope, drop acid and ride around ****ing up until you give the finger to the wrong redneck and get shot. It certainly did not relate much to the America I knew in 1969 and I doubt it did for you either. You only believe it was inspirational because arty people said it was. The fact that you had to go to a wiki page for the review seems to back that up. Next time I am bored I will watch it again to see if there was some hidden message I missed or really give a **** about. I am really more curious if they did mix pan heads and knuckle heads though. The best I can find is they used a 52 and a 54 Harley (pan heads) for Captain America and one of them was totaled during the shooting of the movie. That is more interesting than whether they were dropping the green acid or the brown acid at Marti Gras. |
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On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:12:01 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 8/20/16 8:48 PM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:56:43 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) It isn't one of my favorite movies, but I appreciate what it had to say about our culture at the time. Again, what exactly did it say? Smuggle cocaine, make enough money to smoke dope, drop acid and ride around ****ing up until you give the finger to the wrong redneck and get shot. It certainly did not relate much to the America I knew in 1969 and I doubt it did for you either. You only believe it was inspirational because arty people said it was. The fact that you had to go to a wiki page for the review seems to back that up. Next time I am bored I will watch it again to see if there was some hidden message I missed or really give a **** about. I am really more curious if they did mix pan heads and knuckle heads though. The best I can find is they used a 52 and a 54 Harley (pan heads) for Captain America and one of them was totaled during the shooting of the movie. That is more interesting than whether they were dropping the green acid or the brown acid at Marti Gras. I quoted from the Wiki page because it was fast, easy, and simple. This is rec.boats, after all. "Arty people." Love it. I think most of the "message" comes from the song lyrics in the sound track. In that regard, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan, Carole King and Mars Bonfire should have relieved screen writer credits. They wrote most of the definitive thoughts. When you watch the movie, the most compelling scenes are helicopter and dolly shots of them riding through the countryside or walking around, with a catchy tune playing. Hence my statement that it is largely a music video. |
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On 8/21/16 12:32 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:12:01 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/20/16 8:48 PM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:56:43 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) It isn't one of my favorite movies, but I appreciate what it had to say about our culture at the time. Again, what exactly did it say? Smuggle cocaine, make enough money to smoke dope, drop acid and ride around ****ing up until you give the finger to the wrong redneck and get shot. It certainly did not relate much to the America I knew in 1969 and I doubt it did for you either. You only believe it was inspirational because arty people said it was. The fact that you had to go to a wiki page for the review seems to back that up. Next time I am bored I will watch it again to see if there was some hidden message I missed or really give a **** about. I am really more curious if they did mix pan heads and knuckle heads though. The best I can find is they used a 52 and a 54 Harley (pan heads) for Captain America and one of them was totaled during the shooting of the movie. That is more interesting than whether they were dropping the green acid or the brown acid at Marti Gras. I quoted from the Wiki page because it was fast, easy, and simple. This is rec.boats, after all. "Arty people." Love it. I think most of the "message" comes from the song lyrics in the sound track. In that regard, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan, Carole King and Mars Bonfire should have relieved screen writer credits. They wrote most of the definitive thoughts. When you watch the movie, the most compelling scenes are helicopter and dolly shots of them riding through the countryside or walking around, with a catchy tune playing. Hence my statement that it is largely a music video. You just don't understand the movie. Roger Ebert said this about it, among other things: Its strong point is the role of the self-proclaimed rebel in a conformist society. It's not just bike freaks who get in trouble when they challenge the establishment -- it's everybody, even Old George (Jack Nicholson character). And yet, "Easy Rider" suggests, it's not as simple as that. We almost forget that the Fonda and Hopper characters have also sold out. Victims can sell out just as well as their persecutors. They sold out because what they were trying to be was the mirror image of the rednecks in the truck, and neither life-style is healthy. And so there they were, their gas tanks stuffed full of bribes from the establishment, and you remember hearing somewhere that, in the South, "easy rider" is slang for a prostitute's lover. I suspect there are hundreds of classic and near-classic films you don't get, and that would include most of the "foreign films" of the 50's and 60's. You seem to suffer from ennui about many things ethereal and artistic. Opera, after all, is nothing more than silly plots and costumes with singing, right? :) |
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On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 12:46:00 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: You just don't understand the movie. Roger Ebert said this about it, among other things: Its strong point is the role of the self-proclaimed rebel in a conformist society. It's not just bike freaks who get in trouble when they challenge the establishment -- it's everybody, even Old George (Jack Nicholson character). And yet, "Easy Rider" suggests, it's not as simple as that. We almost forget that the Fonda and Hopper characters have also sold out. Victims can sell out just as well as their persecutors. They sold out because what they were trying to be was the mirror image of the rednecks in the truck, and neither life-style is healthy. And so there they were, their gas tanks stuffed full of bribes from the establishment, and you remember hearing somewhere that, in the South, "easy rider" is slang for a prostitute's lover. I suspect there are hundreds of classic and near-classic films you don't get, and that would include most of the "foreign films" of the 50's and 60's. You seem to suffer from ennui about many things ethereal and artistic. Opera, after all, is nothing more than silly plots and costumes with singing, right? :) I understand the movie but to say the bikes were just props and the narrative was not driven by the soundtrack is naive. You are being as silly as saying the songs do not tell the story in the opera |
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:30:11 -0400, wrote:
On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 14:47:12 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/21/16 2:26 PM, wrote: On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 12:46:00 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: You just don't understand the movie. Roger Ebert said this about it, among other things: Its strong point is the role of the self-proclaimed rebel in a conformist society. It's not just bike freaks who get in trouble when they challenge the establishment -- it's everybody, even Old George (Jack Nicholson character). And yet, "Easy Rider" suggests, it's not as simple as that. We almost forget that the Fonda and Hopper characters have also sold out. Victims can sell out just as well as their persecutors. They sold out because what they were trying to be was the mirror image of the rednecks in the truck, and neither life-style is healthy. And so there they were, their gas tanks stuffed full of bribes from the establishment, and you remember hearing somewhere that, in the South, "easy rider" is slang for a prostitute's lover. I suspect there are hundreds of classic and near-classic films you don't get, and that would include most of the "foreign films" of the 50's and 60's. You seem to suffer from ennui about many things ethereal and artistic. Opera, after all, is nothing more than silly plots and costumes with singing, right? :) I understand the movie but to say the bikes were just props and the narrative was not driven by the soundtrack is naive. You are being as silly as saying the songs do not tell the story in the opera The songs are the story in opera. So we will just call Easy Rider a motorcycle opera and get on with our lives. === It's a good thing that Harry could rely on Roger Ebert to explain the movie to him. :-) |
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On 8/22/16 12:30 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 14:47:12 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/21/16 2:26 PM, wrote: On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 12:46:00 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: You just don't understand the movie. Roger Ebert said this about it, among other things: Its strong point is the role of the self-proclaimed rebel in a conformist society. It's not just bike freaks who get in trouble when they challenge the establishment -- it's everybody, even Old George (Jack Nicholson character). And yet, "Easy Rider" suggests, it's not as simple as that. We almost forget that the Fonda and Hopper characters have also sold out. Victims can sell out just as well as their persecutors. They sold out because what they were trying to be was the mirror image of the rednecks in the truck, and neither life-style is healthy. And so there they were, their gas tanks stuffed full of bribes from the establishment, and you remember hearing somewhere that, in the South, "easy rider" is slang for a prostitute's lover. I suspect there are hundreds of classic and near-classic films you don't get, and that would include most of the "foreign films" of the 50's and 60's. You seem to suffer from ennui about many things ethereal and artistic. Opera, after all, is nothing more than silly plots and costumes with singing, right? :) I understand the movie but to say the bikes were just props and the narrative was not driven by the soundtrack is naive. You are being as silly as saying the songs do not tell the story in the opera The songs are the story in opera. So we will just call Easy Rider a motorcycle opera and get on with our lives. Whatever works for you, even if it is wrong. |
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On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 11:46:02 AM UTC-5, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 8/21/16 12:32 PM, wrote: On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:12:01 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/20/16 8:48 PM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:56:43 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) It isn't one of my favorite movies, but I appreciate what it had to say about our culture at the time. Again, what exactly did it say? Smuggle cocaine, make enough money to smoke dope, drop acid and ride around ****ing up until you give the finger to the wrong redneck and get shot. It certainly did not relate much to the America I knew in 1969 and I doubt it did for you either. You only believe it was inspirational because arty people said it was. The fact that you had to go to a wiki page for the review seems to back that up. Next time I am bored I will watch it again to see if there was some hidden message I missed or really give a **** about. I am really more curious if they did mix pan heads and knuckle heads though. The best I can find is they used a 52 and a 54 Harley (pan heads) for Captain America and one of them was totaled during the shooting of the movie. That is more interesting than whether they were dropping the green acid or the brown acid at Marti Gras. I quoted from the Wiki page because it was fast, easy, and simple. This is rec.boats, after all. "Arty people." Love it. I think most of the "message" comes from the song lyrics in the sound track. In that regard, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan, Carole King and Mars Bonfire should have relieved screen writer credits. They wrote most of the definitive thoughts. When you watch the movie, the most compelling scenes are helicopter and dolly shots of them riding through the countryside or walking around, with a catchy tune playing. Hence my statement that it is largely a music video. You just don't understand the movie. Roger Ebert said this about it, among other things: Its strong point is the role of the self-proclaimed rebel in a conformist society. It's not just bike freaks who get in trouble when they challenge the establishment -- it's everybody, even Old George (Jack Nicholson character). And yet, "Easy Rider" suggests, it's not as simple as that. We almost forget that the Fonda and Hopper characters have also sold out. Victims can sell out just as well as their persecutors. They sold out because what they were trying to be was the mirror image of the rednecks in the truck, and neither life-style is healthy. And so there they were, their gas tanks stuffed full of bribes from the establishment, and you remember hearing somewhere that, in the South, "easy rider" is slang for a prostitute's lover. I suspect there are hundreds of classic and near-classic films you don't get, and that would include most of the "foreign films" of the 50's and 60's. You seem to suffer from ennui about many things ethereal and artistic. Opera, after all, is nothing more than silly plots and costumes with singing, right? :) Well then, I guess it really wasn't "It's a fictional "guy movie" of a road trip that ends badly. " after all |
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On Monday, August 22, 2016 at 8:37:15 AM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 11:46:02 AM UTC-5, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/21/16 12:32 PM, wrote: On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:12:01 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/20/16 8:48 PM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:56:43 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) It isn't one of my favorite movies, but I appreciate what it had to say about our culture at the time. Again, what exactly did it say? Smuggle cocaine, make enough money to smoke dope, drop acid and ride around ****ing up until you give the finger to the wrong redneck and get shot. It certainly did not relate much to the America I knew in 1969 and I doubt it did for you either. You only believe it was inspirational because arty people said it was. The fact that you had to go to a wiki page for the review seems to back that up. Next time I am bored I will watch it again to see if there was some hidden message I missed or really give a **** about. I am really more curious if they did mix pan heads and knuckle heads though. The best I can find is they used a 52 and a 54 Harley (pan heads) for Captain America and one of them was totaled during the shooting of the movie. That is more interesting than whether they were dropping the green acid or the brown acid at Marti Gras. I quoted from the Wiki page because it was fast, easy, and simple. This is rec.boats, after all. "Arty people." Love it. I think most of the "message" comes from the song lyrics in the sound track. In that regard, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan, Carole King and Mars Bonfire should have relieved screen writer credits. They wrote most of the definitive thoughts. When you watch the movie, the most compelling scenes are helicopter and dolly shots of them riding through the countryside or walking around, with a catchy tune playing. Hence my statement that it is largely a music video. You just don't understand the movie. Roger Ebert said this about it, among other things: Its strong point is the role of the self-proclaimed rebel in a conformist society. It's not just bike freaks who get in trouble when they challenge the establishment -- it's everybody, even Old George (Jack Nicholson character). And yet, "Easy Rider" suggests, it's not as simple as that. We almost forget that the Fonda and Hopper characters have also sold out. Victims can sell out just as well as their persecutors. They sold out because what they were trying to be was the mirror image of the rednecks in the truck, and neither life-style is healthy. And so there they were, their gas tanks stuffed full of bribes from the establishment, and you remember hearing somewhere that, in the South, "easy rider" is slang for a prostitute's lover. I suspect there are hundreds of classic and near-classic films you don't get, and that would include most of the "foreign films" of the 50's and 60's. You seem to suffer from ennui about many things ethereal and artistic. Opera, after all, is nothing more than silly plots and costumes with singing, right? :) Well then, I guess it really wasn't "It's a fictional "guy movie" of a road trip that ends badly. " after all LOL! |
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Tim wrote:
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 11:46:02 AM UTC-5, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/21/16 12:32 PM, wrote: On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:12:01 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/20/16 8:48 PM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:56:43 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) It isn't one of my favorite movies, but I appreciate what it had to say about our culture at the time. Again, what exactly did it say? Smuggle cocaine, make enough money to smoke dope, drop acid and ride around ****ing up until you give the finger to the wrong redneck and get shot. It certainly did not relate much to the America I knew in 1969 and I doubt it did for you either. You only believe it was inspirational because arty people said it was. The fact that you had to go to a wiki page for the review seems to back that up. Next time I am bored I will watch it again to see if there was some hidden message I missed or really give a **** about. I am really more curious if they did mix pan heads and knuckle heads though. The best I can find is they used a 52 and a 54 Harley (pan heads) for Captain America and one of them was totaled during the shooting of the movie. That is more interesting than whether they were dropping the green acid or the brown acid at Marti Gras. I quoted from the Wiki page because it was fast, easy, and simple. This is rec.boats, after all. "Arty people." Love it. I think most of the "message" comes from the song lyrics in the sound track. In that regard, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan, Carole King and Mars Bonfire should have relieved screen writer credits. They wrote most of the definitive thoughts. When you watch the movie, the most compelling scenes are helicopter and dolly shots of them riding through the countryside or walking around, with a catchy tune playing. Hence my statement that it is largely a music video. You just don't understand the movie. Roger Ebert said this about it, among other things: Its strong point is the role of the self-proclaimed rebel in a conformist society. It's not just bike freaks who get in trouble when they challenge the establishment -- it's everybody, even Old George (Jack Nicholson character). And yet, "Easy Rider" suggests, it's not as simple as that. We almost forget that the Fonda and Hopper characters have also sold out. Victims can sell out just as well as their persecutors. They sold out because what they were trying to be was the mirror image of the rednecks in the truck, and neither life-style is healthy. And so there they were, their gas tanks stuffed full of bribes from the establishment, and you remember hearing somewhere that, in the South, "easy rider" is slang for a prostitute's lover. I suspect there are hundreds of classic and near-classic films you don't get, and that would include most of the "foreign films" of the 50's and 60's. You seem to suffer from ennui about many things ethereal and artistic. Opera, after all, is nothing more than silly plots and costumes with singing, right? :) Well then, I guess it really wasn't "It's a fictional "guy movie" of a road trip that ends badly. " after all That is simply the story line -- Sent from my iPhone 6+ |
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 07:46:38 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: It's a good thing that Harry could rely on Roger Ebert to explain the movie to him. :-) Ebert was the last person I would listen to anyway. There are web sites dedicated to pointing out great movies he panned and horrible movies he pimped. My guess is there was some money changing hands. |
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:18:47 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote: Well then, I guess it really wasn't "It's a fictional "guy movie" of a road trip that ends badly. " after all That is simply the story line Without the music, that is pretty much the whole story. |
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3:29 PMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - You're a funny guy, to be sure. And without the music, the Umbrellas of Cherbourg would just be about an umbrella shop. Easy Rider, btw, is on AFI's list of the top 100 American movies of all time, along with what, 99 others you didn't "get"? ..... Pretty good recommendation for just a "guy movie" |
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Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
On 8/20/16 8:48 PM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:56:43 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: What did it say? Smoke dope, drop acid and get murdered? Real inspirational. It is amusing that as soon as I said I didn't really care for the movie that much, you flip flopped and became a raving fan. Did I ever tell you how much I admire Hillary Clinton ;-) It isn't one of my favorite movies, but I appreciate what it had to say about our culture at the time. Again, what exactly did it say? Smuggle cocaine, make enough money to smoke dope, drop acid and ride around ****ing up until you give the finger to the wrong redneck and get shot. It certainly did not relate much to the America I knew in 1969 and I doubt it did for you either. You only believe it was inspirational because arty people said it was. The fact that you had to go to a wiki page for the review seems to back that up. Next time I am bored I will watch it again to see if there was some hidden message I missed or really give a **** about. I am really more curious if they did mix pan heads and knuckle heads though. The best I can find is they used a 52 and a 54 Harley (pan heads) for Captain America and one of them was totaled during the shooting of the movie. That is more interesting than whether they were dropping the green acid or the brown acid at Marti Gras. I quoted from the Wiki page because it was fast, easy, and simple. This is rec.boats, after all. "Arty people." Love it. Don't you wtsh that paying your bills was that fast, easy, and simple? -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:29:45 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 8/22/16 3:24 PM, wrote: On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:18:47 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: Well then, I guess it really wasn't "It's a fictional "guy movie" of a road trip that ends badly. " after all That is simply the story line Without the music, that is pretty much the whole story. You're a funny guy, to be sure. And without the music, the Umbrellas of Cherbourg would just be about an umbrella shop. Easy Rider, btw, is on AFI's list of the top 100 American movies of all time, along with what, 99 others you didn't "get"? Ok you win. It is somewhere between Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane. |
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On 8/22/16 7:51 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:29:45 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/22/16 3:24 PM, wrote: On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:18:47 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: Well then, I guess it really wasn't "It's a fictional "guy movie" of a road trip that ends badly. " after all That is simply the story line Without the music, that is pretty much the whole story. You're a funny guy, to be sure. And without the music, the Umbrellas of Cherbourg would just be about an umbrella shop. Easy Rider, btw, is on AFI's list of the top 100 American movies of all time, along with what, 99 others you didn't "get"? Ok you win. It is somewhere between Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane. Actually, no, but it is on the same list. |
motocycle observation.
Keyser Soze wrote:
On 8/22/16 7:51 PM, wrote: On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:29:45 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/22/16 3:24 PM, wrote: On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:18:47 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: Well then, I guess it really wasn't "It's a fictional "guy movie" of a road trip that ends badly. " after all That is simply the story line Without the music, that is pretty much the whole story. You're a funny guy, to be sure. And without the music, the Umbrellas of Cherbourg would just be about an umbrella shop. Easy Rider, btw, is on AFI's list of the top 100 American movies of all time, along with what, 99 others you didn't "get"? Ok you win. It is somewhere between Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane. Actually, no, but it is on the same list. Just like "No country for old men" was rated best movie at the academy awards. |
motocycle observation.
On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:53:43 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 8/22/16 7:51 PM, wrote: On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:29:45 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/22/16 3:24 PM, wrote: On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:18:47 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: Well then, I guess it really wasn't "It's a fictional "guy movie" of a road trip that ends badly. " after all That is simply the story line Without the music, that is pretty much the whole story. You're a funny guy, to be sure. And without the music, the Umbrellas of Cherbourg would just be about an umbrella shop. Easy Rider, btw, is on AFI's list of the top 100 American movies of all time, along with what, 99 others you didn't "get"? Ok you win. It is somewhere between Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane. Actually, no, but it is on the same list. Yup, between Duck Soup and Yankee Doodle Dandy. |
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:06:24 -0500, Califbill
wrote: Keyser Soze wrote: Actually, no, but it is on the same list. Just like "No country for old men" was rated best movie at the academy awards. Bear in mind this is an 18 year old list and newer movies may have pushed it down on the list a bit. It was #88 in 1998, do you think there may have been a dozen better movies made since? Is it possible the stoners who voted for it in 98 may have retired or died since then? |
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:39:14 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 8/22/16 8:14 PM, wrote: On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:06:24 -0500, Califbill wrote: Keyser Soze wrote: Actually, no, but it is on the same list. Just like "No country for old men" was rated best movie at the academy awards. Bear in mind this is an 18 year old list and newer movies may have pushed it down on the list a bit. It was #88 in 1998, do you think there may have been a dozen better movies made since? Is it possible the stoners who voted for it in 98 may have retired or died since then? It's moved up to 84 on the newer list, and I doubt "stoners" have anything to do with its recognition. You just don't like the premises of the movie. The premise is not what I don't like, it is just the tedious scenes that are clearly about stoned guys, that look to be directed and shot by stoned guys. The story just drags on. Nicholson was the main redeeming value in the middle third of the movie, as reflected in the awards actually won. By the time they got back on the road from Marti Gras, I did not care if they died. I was ready for it to be over. As I said, I will watch it again and see if it is any better with more reflection. Maybe you should too. |
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