I cannot understate how much I disliked this film. Ad-libbing in front of a camera while stoned for an hour and a half should and could be done so much better. The acting is poor, the cinematography is garbage and the plot is non-existent. The only somewhat entertaining portion of the movie is when Jack Nicholson's character shows up -- at least he has a personality and some interesting things to say -- but he has 15 minutes of screen time and then we're left with Fonda's mannequin impression and Hopper's annoying dirt-bag schtick for the remainder of the film. Even worse, if you eliminated all the scenes of the main characters riding motorcycles set to music the movie might be 1/2 an hour at best. I can't believe this was critically lauded AND nominated for 2 Oscars. My favourite part was the end scene -- both because the movie was over and because I very much wanted to do the same. Maybe I needed to be stoned immaculate to enjoy this.
Review of Easy Rider
