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Post by wallsofjericho on Jan 31, 2021 11:53:42 GMT
Who did you prefer Jack in 'Easy Rider' or Gig Young in 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They'? It's an easy choice for me, I think Easy Rider is a good break out role for Jack but it's no where near my favorite of his. Young for me.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 31, 2021 12:08:32 GMT
Love Jack - and he's the best thing in Easy Rider which is close to being the most overrated "modern classic" (?) to me ........but Young who is an unforgettable mix of character and portrayal..... I can always separate the artist from the Art - and always do .....but for those of you who can't, can you still justify that position with Young?
Just asking....
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Post by TerryMontana on Jan 31, 2021 13:20:20 GMT
Young.
Jack is one of my all time fav actors but I'll never understand the love for Easy Rider. I find it a flat out bad film overall....
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Post by pupdurcs on Jan 31, 2021 13:35:11 GMT
Young. Jack is one of my all time fav actors but I'll never understand the love for Easy Rider. I find it a flat out bad film overall.... At the time, it was innovative. The disjointed, free-flowing narrative. The focus on counter-culture America. It was the apothesis of "Hollywood studio product", which the younger generation no longer had any interest in as it didn't reflect their own reality. In 1967, Easy Rider was a reflection of modern reality rarely being seen in movies at that time, so it became embraced. Whether it truly holds up as a "great film" is debatable (I'm not a massive fan of it either). But it is one of the most important films of the era, because it's success helped restructure the landscape of Hollywood and led to the kind of American filmmaking that defined the 1970's |
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Post by stephen on Jan 31, 2021 14:26:37 GMT
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Post by TerryMontana on Jan 31, 2021 16:33:32 GMT
Young. Jack is one of my all time fav actors but I'll never understand the love for Easy Rider. I find it a flat out bad film overall.... At the time, it was innovative. The disjointed, free-flowing narrative. The focus on counter-culture America. It was the apothesis of "Hollywood studio product", which the younger generation no longer had any interest in as it didn't reflect their own reality. In 1967, Easy Rider was a reflection of modern reality rarely being seen in movies at that time, so it became embraced. Whether it truly holds up as a "great film" is debatable (I'm not a massive fan of it either). But it is one of the most important films of the era, because it's success helped restructure the landscape of Hollywood and led to the kind of American filmmaking that defined the 1970's I can accept it was very innovative back then. But not that it defined the 70s film making. Maybe only as a personal, indie movie with loose structure and narrative. But to me it felt like it had no script at all!! Not even a director, tbh. And the 70s were full of great films heavily based on their direction and script. I understand the impact it had but I think it didn't live up to its original success. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 18:18:57 GMT
Gig Young.
I also agree with the previous posters that Easy Rider was awful and Nicholson was just OK in it (no one could have given a great performance in that role).
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jan 31, 2021 18:24:07 GMT
Haven't seen Crosse yet but Young and Quayle definitely stand head and shoulders above the rest of that lineup.
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