A classic

Since this movie is such a huge classic, I was really eager to check the damned thing. Well, I don’t know, since it had such an impressive reputation, I had some really high expectations but, to be honest, I can't say I was really blown away. I mean, sure , I thought it was pretty good, I guess, but I don’t think the whole thing grew old very well. For example, when you get to see Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper on their bikes with ‘Born To Be Wild’ on the soundtrack, it might have seen awesome back in the days but, almost 50 years later, it does looks slightly cheesy. Above all, the main issue was probably the fact that there was actually not much going on during this  story. Basically, it was a typical road-movie and there was no real plot but it wasn't not really necessary. The most important value of this movie remains that it perfectly captured this period of time, the flower power, and those days are long gone, I’m afraid. And of course, thanks to this flick, Jack Nicholson finally became a star. To conclude, even though I don't think it was actually anything really mindblowing, it is still a huge classic and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.