Sun, May 30, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 12:35 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: > >> >> Easy Rider was a no budget film which made a ton of money and showed >> the studios that there was a youth market for counterculture films. >> There may be some value in watching Easy Rider in a marathon among >> other movies which came out the same year, just to provide context, >> but the movie on its own terms is barely watchable. >> >> Tom > > > So it wasn't just me. > I don't think it is close to unwatchable, but it is not the kind of film you stick into the DVD player for a relaxing Saturday night (unless you are also getting stoned). It is not nearly as good as many of the films it helped open the door for in the years to follow. I was a little kid when it came out and could not make much of it, but have seen it 3 or 4 times in the years since and there are things to appreciate in it. It is one of those things that was not nearly as good as the cool people who hyped it originally said it was, but is also not nearly as bad as the cool people who have been bashing it in the backlash say it is now. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
