This was a great movie. I'm sure it would have been ten times better in 1969, but I wasn't born yet, but non the less, I still had the pleasure of seeing this movie, and I think it is one of the greatest films in American cinema. Peter Fonda is a great pioneering hippy as he and his buddy Billy (played by Dennis Hopper, who is much like a younger version of his character Hughey Walker in 'Flashback') travel the U.S. in search of America and themselves. This movie is great at making its main character (Peter Fonda) a person of much depth, yet very mysterious at the same time.
I thought that Dennis Hopper's character Billy could have been developed a little better. I think that his character was revealing too many flaws for such a dense character (he seemed too shallow, and was almost like Fonda's side kick, and I think it would have been good if they were both objects of study, rather than Fonda). This was my only problem with this movie,I still liked the character, I just wish he could have been deeper, but I suppose that Captain America (Fonda) was really the movies focus.
My favorite character was George Hanson. This is one of Jack Nicholson's best performances. His character was likeable as well as interesting, and I felt that the movie picked up when his character presented himself. I think that this movie is for all of you folks out there who can't actually cruise the U.S. on a Hog, but would be satisfied with seeing two talented actors do t for them, or drizzled old hippies who haven't had a chance to go out and buy a V.C.R. Enjoy! 10/10
I thought that Dennis Hopper's character Billy could have been developed a little better. I think that his character was revealing too many flaws for such a dense character (he seemed too shallow, and was almost like Fonda's side kick, and I think it would have been good if they were both objects of study, rather than Fonda). This was my only problem with this movie,I still liked the character, I just wish he could have been deeper, but I suppose that Captain America (Fonda) was really the movies focus.
My favorite character was George Hanson. This is one of Jack Nicholson's best performances. His character was likeable as well as interesting, and I felt that the movie picked up when his character presented himself. I think that this movie is for all of you folks out there who can't actually cruise the U.S. on a Hog, but would be satisfied with seeing two talented actors do t for them, or drizzled old hippies who haven't had a chance to go out and buy a V.C.R. Enjoy! 10/10