March 27, 2009
i love this movie!!! this is better than easy rider, if i may say so
David Drake, Dennis Wilson, Harry Dean Stanton
The surface story is a quixotic cross country road race between dapper sociopath playboy Warren Oates driving a showroom GTO and ultra-laconic proto-grunge hippie gearheads James Taylor and Dennis Wil...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999
Stats: 435 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (435)
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September 4, 2008Not everyone will embrace it, but for me it's the best road film ever made. Some are going to find this film very dull and wonder what there is to admire and respect about it. Others are going to discover all sorts of things that are not actually present in the film itself, but ...( read more)
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June 24, 2008Beautiful low key, poetic road film with a hint of Antonioni. Warren Oates was gr8. Really captures that loneliness of living on the road. My satisfaction after seeing this film is permanent.
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June 24, 2008There's no way in hell I could pass final judgement on Two-Lane Blacktop after only one viewing. True, this movie is every bit as... out there as the characters its two stars (James Taylor and Dennis Wilson) play. I imagine this movie got pushed to the wayside as it's not filled ...( read more)
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April 3, 2008The more I think about this movie, the more I'm liking it. Not quite sure who the audience is, but the counter-culture style the film offers really sparkles in a gritty way.
Being a Beach Boys fan, it was fun to see Dennis Wilson (RIP) in his bad boy role.
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September 7, 2009Fantastic movie. Beutiful shots and scenery, amazing ending. Really great performances from musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, did not expect that.
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August 22, 2009The first time i saw this movie it had my attention until the end and its one of those movies that the ending makes you say to yourself what in the world, but after repeating viewings of the movie i understand more why the movie ended the way it did. Im not gonna give anything aw...( read more)
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July 1, 2009Uneventful, almost forgettable. GTO was the only likable and cool (and damn hot) character - the rest were self-obsessed hippies whose wanton actions frustrated me. For as much talk about built cars, you'd expect more racing action, but it's majorly a road film.
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June 21, 2009From 1971 is this classic drag-racing film starring James Taylor (yes that James Taylor)and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. Also Warren Oates and a very brief glimse of Harry Dean Stanton in a small supporting role. The characters are: The Driver, the Mechanic, the GTO and the...( read more)
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April 10, 2009The most lackadaisical road race I have ever seen. With boring characters and bad acting, I had a hard time sitting through this movie.
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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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September 28, 2007TWO LANE BLACKTOP.....
Reasons that it is one of our favorite car films from the early 1970's........
1. You have director Monte Hellman,in his best work ever made!!!
2. You have the great Warren Oates in one of his best performances ever.
3. The stunning acting debut of music superstar(and Chapel Hill,North Carolina native)James Taylor along with the the late Dennis Wilbon,and the great Laurie Bird(as the only female character in the whole movie!)
4. Great action sequences in the best cop/car chase ever!!!
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