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One of the landmark films of the 1960s, Bonnie and Clyde changed the course of American cinema. Setting a milestone for screen violence that paved the way for Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, this exercise in mythologized biography should not be labelled as a bloodbath; as critic Pauline Kael wrote in her rave review, "it's the absence of sadism that throws the audience off balance". The film is more of a poetic ode to the Great Depression, starring the dream team of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the titular antiheroes, who barrel across the South and Midwest robbing banks with Clyde's brother Buck (Gene Hackman), Buck's frantic wife Blanche (Estelle Parsons) and their faithful accomplice C W Moss (the inimitable Michael J. Pollard). Bonnie and Clyde is an unforgettable classic that has lost none of its power since the 1967 release. --Jeff Shannon
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One of the landmark films of the 1960s, Bonnie and Clyde changed the course of American cinema. Setting a milestone for screen violence that paved the way for Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, this exercise in mythologized biography should not be labelled as a bloodbath; as critic Pauline Kael wrote in her rave review, "it's the absence of sadism that throws the audience off balance". The film is more of a poetic ode to the Great Depression, starring the dream team of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the titular antiheroes, who barrel across the South and Midwest robbing banks with Clyde's brother Buck (Gene Hackman), Buck's frantic wife Blanche (Estelle Parsons) and their faithful accomplice C W Moss (the inimitable Michael J. Pollard). Bonnie and Clyde is an unforgettable classic that has lost none of its power since the 1967 release. --Jeff Shannon
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bonnie & Clyde - 40th Anniversary Edition [DVD] [1967]The real - life exploits of Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) who created a reign of terror and killed eighteen people whilst robbing banks in the American South - West of the early 1930s. The film won two Academy Awards in the year 1967. Co -star Estelle Parsons won her Academy Award for her preacher's daughter wife of Barrow's brother, Buck, portrayed by Gene Hackman. The second Academy Award went to Burnett Guffey for his wonderful cinematography. The original script of Bonnie and Clyde passed through divers' hands before the finished film opened to critical indignation and audience acclaim. David Newman and Robert Benton first submitted the script to Jean-Luc Goddard and then Francois Truffaut, both of whom suggested improvements before turning it down. Then Warren Beatty bought the property and produced it with Beatty as star and Arthur Penn as director. Robert Towne, who later wrote `Chinatown' and Beatty's `Shampoo', polished the final draft without taking screen credit. The result was one of the most popular and influential films ever made. The film's vivid account of social banditry paralleled the growing counter - culture and Vietnam protest movement and was developed later in many subsequent films. The film's graphic violence ricocheted into the Seventies and Eighties. The climatic slow - motion massacre turns the heroes into frenzied corpses. The ugly and humourless Texas Ranger, Hammer, lowers his smoking carbine and stares directly into the camera, in silent admonishment of our own impulses. Special Features in this DVD Include: Revolution! The Making of Bonnie and Clyde consisting of three featurettes: - Bonnie and Clyde's Gang (22 mins). The Reality and Myth of Bonnie and Clyde (24 mins) - Releasing Bonnie and Clyde (18 mins) Love and Death: A History Channel documentary about the real life Bonnie and Clyde (43:13) Warren Beatty's Wardrobe Tests (07:39)
Two deleted scenes: The Road to Mineola (2:06) and Outlaws (3:17)
Two deleted scenes: The Road to Mineola (2:06) and Outlaws (3:17)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
From the start this movie promises something special, staying faithful to the true "legend" the performances are all pitched perfectly. With Estelle Parsons just inching it as Blanche Barrow, Clyde's sister-in-law who originally committed the story to paper in her prison cell.
Bought out of curiosity, as I remembered seeing the movie on TV years ago, I was riveted by the style; expert direction and stunning camerawork which truly evoke the depression era.
All this and the definitive version of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Banjomeister Earl Scruggs.
Feeling fresher than films made in more recent times, any fan of Tarantino will come away from this movie the richer for the experience.
Bought out of curiosity, as I remembered seeing the movie on TV years ago, I was riveted by the style; expert direction and stunning camerawork which truly evoke the depression era.
All this and the definitive version of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Banjomeister Earl Scruggs.
Feeling fresher than films made in more recent times, any fan of Tarantino will come away from this movie the richer for the experience.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bonnie and Clyde was the first film I watched at the cinema. It is still one of the best films made in my opinion. It is raw and real, and it gives a glimpse of an unusual period of time where the banks were the bad guys and the bad guys could actually be portrayed as "good guys". Fabulous film.
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Very good film
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Very good film at a very good price.
Very gruesome, so no good for the squeamish or children!
Very good film at a very good price.
Very gruesome, so no good for the squeamish or children!
Published 16 months ago by Amazlam
Bonnie and Clyde
Heard about this film for years and saw a review in the Telegraph which prompted me to purchase the film. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. S. P. Warren-howles
Memories
My wife and I saw this film what only seems yesterday at the cinema and loved it. One line will always remain with the pair of us and that is;- "Dirt, dirt in the fuel line. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. J. A. Todd
Bonnie and Clyde 40th Anniversary Edition
I'm old enough to have seen this film when it was first released. It has lost none of its dynamic impact. It was an iconic film in the 60's and certainly retains that magic. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Skye
Even better second time around
I first saw this film in the cinema when it was released in 1967. Recently I came across a reference to Bonnie & Clyde and researched the subject on Wikipedia. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by R. J. TILLIER
Sexy and stylish
Clyde has a certain hick appeal, and Bonnie is a vampish partner in crime. It's a well-crafted, slick film that draws you in and hold you till the bitter end. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2009 by William Cohen
glorifying violence within a moral dilemma
Texas is such a masochistic violent and volatile land ,that to fuel it 's heritage with such a charismatic account of ordinary criminals is rather malicious but ARTHUR PENN has... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2009 by usman
Tooo good to miss...
Bonny and Clyde stars Fahy Dunnaway and Warren Beatty in peerless form and is Hollywood's most cinematic take on the exploits of the infamous depression era duo. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2008 by Ctwilliams
Great film but avoid this copy
This is a terrific film, although it does overglamourise two ruthless killers. But having said that, it is a thoroughly entertaining film and well worth having in your... Read more
Published on 28 May 2008 by Ian K. Cartwright
A great movie
Thoroughly watchable and enjoyable. Although released
in 1967 it is well worth watching. Great acting from
this star cast of Beatty, Dunaway and Hackman.
in 1967 it is well worth watching. Great acting from
this star cast of Beatty, Dunaway and Hackman.
Published on 27 Oct 2007 by Steveml
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