Review of Electra Glide in Blue (1973) by D S — 18 May 2007
I'm kind of at a loss here giving this one a star rating. This film is the strangest, most offbeat thing I've seen in some time. Not strange in an abstract or outwardly surreal sense (of which in some instances I'm beginning to lose patience with anyway), but different in how it presents it's take on the conventions of the way motion pictures are made.
You've never seen anything like Electra Glide in Blue. Sure, there are scenes and segments which will be very familar to any casual film-goer. It's the way this film uses these drastically different conventions and the rhythm in which they are used that make it so unique.
After just one viewing, I'm not sure I can give this the proper review. What an experience. All I can do now is reccomend it to lovers of 70's cinema and those with peculiar tastes. Oh, and the ending, taken in context, may be one of the best I've ever seen.
Almost a reverse Easy Rider finale, if you will. Wow.
This review of Electra Glide in Blue (1973) was written by D S on 18 May 2007.
Electra Glide in Blue has generally received positive reviews.
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