"Changed the American perception of fine film making. Talking about, paraphrasing and owning this film made me cool at high school, for which I am greatful."
"A fine film from one of the worlds best directors. Taught me that it was okay to be premiscuous and break women's hearts, so long as you felt bad about it after."
"Possibly the greatest film ever made? The film that teaches you the grey areas of morality and power. Also the film that made me kill my brother... er, yeah."
"Of every tragedy made, this is possibly the most tragic. This movie ended a three year period of no tears in my life and resurected my sensitive side. Hell, I even cry infront of girls now."
"The happiest film ever made. This film is so happy that it ended the brief period of teenage angst started by the Deer Hunter. What a film, what a lady."
"The best film of this century for sure. This truely is a beautiful film and a work of art. Made me go to (a) Kung Fu class (once) and enough to send me off to China (hopefully)"
"Ah! Gone are the days of the classic European autuer. This film made me very sketchy and obsessive in a period of my life when I was smoking way too much pot."
"Julian Moore, naked with an iron. Why that image isn't more famous than Maralyn on a grill I'll never know. This film taught me not to trust or like people, ever."
"A great screenplay and a great soundtrack. A great film about enjoying yourself and nerds. Who are okay. Some times. I now have several friends who wear glasses."
"As good a book adaptation as I've seen. Much like Mystic Pizza for women, this film really delves into the male phsyche and a great understanding of male conscious that I will never forget."
"Film noir at its best. For me I'd choose Harry Lime over Sam Spade any day. Brews with the paranoia of post-war Europe that has rarely been captured. I now regularly fake my own death."
"Not the best film ever made by a long shot, but Vincent Gallo's oddball Billy Brown does hold a special place in my heart. One of my favourite of the American indies of this era."
"I think everybody's got their favourite Jack Nicholson film, and mine is Chinatown. the best of the revisitations to noir. I brought my first pin-stripe suit shortly after watching this film."
"Proof if necessary that Marlon is the finest actor of our time (except perhaps Vincent Cassell) I want to be bad ass like Johnny which is odd because so did my parents. Rebel!"
"Are there any characters in film history more loveable than Butch and Sundance? it says a lot that this is still the film that overshadows Redford's and Newman's careers."