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Poughkeepsie
24Jun11
I find it disturbingly and hauntingly relatable. Five Easy Pieces seems to do the American alienation/man hampered by his own self-destruction story better than any film I have seen to this date. One of my absolute favorites.
Caden Cotard
25May11
One of the best films to come out of the ’70s, and one of Jack Nicholson’s best performances. Five Easy Pieces is a subtler film than one first expects, and Bob Rafaelson and Carole Eastman do a brilliant job of telling its story. And that ending was one of the best-written endings in all of cinema.
Michael Gildea
11May11
Five Easy Pieces is incendiary magnificence. Jack Nicholson has rarely been better and Bob Rafelson does a phenomenal job of putting you in Nicholson's head. Five Easy Pieces is also chock full of great random and fleeting moments for which it has and will be remembered. The supporting cast is superb and the movie gets better with each viewing.
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A Mann's Man
18Mar11
A superb film that boasts the best in-car freakout bar none. Since attempted by Will Smith in Ali - when he hears of the death of Malcolm X - and Seth Gilliam in Season 4 of The Wire, when he fails to save a kid from a juvenile home, but it's Nicholson who remains the king of automobile apoplexy!
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Justin Lintelman
18Mar11
Largely forgotten, this 70s masterpiece demands to be reevaluated. Nicholson is brilliant, the direction is superb, Karen Black is wonderful, gorgeous cinematography, need I go on?
Ryan Estabrooks
9Mar11
A complete classic. What makes me love this film is how interesting it is without you even knowing why. It defies everything they teach in screenwriting books; Bobby is not very likable and the likable characters are all treated miserably. There is no real character arc, no big plot that it rides on. I think the film simply tries to slowly let you understand these people. A refreshing film that I'll revisit often
Brian O'blivion
23Feb11
Seems to get worse on every watch (poorly built supporting characters, bad acting, awkward scenes, straggling structure etc) but still... it's a powerful movie.
AntioneOscar69
13Jan11
a timeless tale of alienation topped with an iconic Nicholson performance and great support by Karen Black
Joey Wright
1Sep10
Headed to the Enzian tonight to catch this film on the big screen. Very excited indeed.
Hideous Bitch Princess
26Feb10
Five Easy Pieces is a perfect example of that scrappy, post-Vietnam 1970's American style that I can't get enough of. FYI It's playing at the Film Forum in NYC from Feb 26 to March 5th for its 40th anniversary, so if you have nothing better to do, smoke a joint and make an evening of it.
S Campbell
25Feb10
Rafelson uses his love of European cinema to create a film which like the films he loves contains many detailed layers. All the performances in the film are note perfect and Nicholson reins in the bravado which would become prominent in the later part of his career. A film with brains and interest a rare quality in film