Jack Nicholson Cult Classics

Starring:Jack Nicholson
Studio: Vintage Home Ent.
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Easy Rider
You'll either love it, or hate it.
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the real 60s

Easy Rider
Starring: Luana Anders , Luke Askew , Robert Ball , Tita Colorado , and Warren Finnerty
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000022TSY
Release Date: 2002-06-04

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This box-office hit from 1969 is an important pioneer of the American independent cinema movement, and a generational touchstone to boot. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper play hippie motorcyclists crossing the Southwest and encountering a crazy quilt of good and bad people. Jack Nicholson turns up in a significant role as an attorney who joins their quest for awhile and articulates society's problem with freedom as Fonda's and Hopper's characters embody it. Hopper directed, essentially bringing the no-frills filmmaking methods of legendary, drive-in movie producer Roger Corman (The Little Shop of Horrors) to a serious feature for the mainstream. The film can't help but look a bit dated now (a psychedelic sequence toward the end particularly doesn't hold up well), but it retains its original power, sense of daring, and epochal impact. --Tom Keogh

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Easy Rider.......2007-06-27

This film represents myself, and my generation from the early 60's. I understand and identify with it it completely. Sometimes those timess become a little fuzzy in my memory, but a film like this brings it all back. It was actually made during that time also, with actors in it who truly felt their parts. Whenever I feel like like revisiting my 60's adventures, I watch this movie.

You'll either love it, or hate it. .......2007-05-11

This film is wildly popular with a certain type of person, but it's just as easy to find "that" other type of person who can't stand Easy Rider and see nothing positive about it. After watching this film, you will no doubt have realized that there was two main kinds of characters in this story. One was the character that was open minded, tolerant, and accepting of the world. The other type of character was hateful, close-minded, violent, and very scared of character number one and all the things that those kind of characters represent.

First off, this is what today we would call an independent film. This movie was very renegade when it came out in the market. This particular DVD has a documentary called "Shaking the Cage" inside the extras sub menu. Great documentary, and the title says it all. Hopper and Fonda showed classic American balls by making this movie, and making it in the manner they did. Can you tell whose side I'm on yet?

The photography is amazing. All of the road shots in this movie are stunning to look at, and the locations throughout the film are real, gritty, and distinctive. I imagine that even if this film would have had a huge budget, it still would have appeared to be very raw. Hopper obviously wasn't making a fantasy movie here, he crafted a very real story and placed it in the real world. This is a film that is intended to get the audience thinking, get them asking questions, and yes, probably make you a little angry. The activism that was born and raised in the 60's is still there in Hopper and Fonda's creation. These two men have always been involved in what has been called the "counter-culture" movement, and I guess this film is what made them household names for doing so.

Awesome soundtrack as well, and how could there not be. I own the double CD of this film's soundtrack, and it's just beautiful music to listen to. Again, listening to it makes me think, and it makes me ask questions about my country and my world. In my opinion, anyone who considers themselves a truly free U.S. citizen should be a thinker, and should always have a little skeptic sitting on their shoulder asking questions about what is going on in the world around them.

I think this film will stand the test of time as not only an entertaining film, but a fairly accurate historical document that covers a very turbulent and important time in our nation's social history. If for no other reason than to take a glimpse into the late 60's to early 70's, this film is worth watching. You will no doubt find yourself clearly on one side of the fence or the other about Easy Rider, there is no fence sitting. If you like it, it's brilliant, but if you hate it, it's boring hippie garbage. It is what it is.

enjoyed.......2007-04-06

thanks for getting the movie to me so fast my dad enjoyed watching it for his b-day

easy .......2007-02-08

Great uncomplicated movie and nice to just sit back relax and watch somthing that wasnt to complicated

the real 60s.......2007-01-06

This movie is offensive in the same way that any movie that is truly about hippies would have to be. What that meens is this movie does not consist of the typical slapstick hippie stereo type that we usually get in stupid cartoons. This shows hippies for what they are, degenerates, and at the same time it demonizes the south. For a hippie, this movie would seem to be a moral statement, but to me it just seems to show how awful people can be. Shame on hippies for being , lazy, pot smoking, anti-establishment degenerates. But shame on the south too, for being filled with such hatred. But while I'm sure there are some people in the south that would have no problem shooting hipppies on spot for no apparent reason other than that they looked funny, I can't help but feel that the south were exagerated to certain extent. In conclusion though, this movie was enjoyable . I don't know why, but it was. I guess its just a very amusing look into the late 60s (something thats usually sugarcoated)from the "other side" lol. i would like to rate it higher, but I just can't bring myself to do it.

P.S. That hippie commune was kind of sad. The adults were running around actin irresponsible while the kids were just generally unhappy without any real parent figures.

Cult Classics: Earth vs. the Spider/War of the Colossal Beast

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Double Trouble
WHO CAN RESIST SUCH A DOUBLE FEATURE?
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MEMOREIS MEMORIES WOW
Great old monster movies!

Cult Classics: Earth vs. the Spider/War of the Colossal Beast
Starring: Sally Fraser , Roger Pace , Duncan 'Dean' Parkin , Russ Bender , and Rico Alaniz
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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ASIN: B000BYA5IC
Release Date: 2006-01-10

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Double Trouble.......2007-05-07

These two movies are a good example of 50s SCI-FI at its best. Earth Vs. The spider is good because it adds a bit of 50s Malt Shop Era to the movie. Its seems the spider shots may have been taken from an earlier Sci-FI movie Tarantula.War Of The Colossal Beast is movie #2 in this Twin Cult Classic Set.I remember watching this movie as a kid and still enjoy it. Would recommend this double SCI-FI Collection to all 50s Sci-Fi Addicts.

WHO CAN RESIST SUCH A DOUBLE FEATURE?.......2007-04-27

Two great cheese fests for the price of one! "Earth vs.the Spider" is excellent. "War of the Colossal Beast" is the sequel to "The Amazing Colossal Man". Strange that the two Colossal films weren't put on this double feature DVD? The Amazing Colossal Man" is not available on DVD at this time. As it is " War of the Colossal Beast" is pretty funny...unintentionally of course! After reading some other reviews, I have learned that the rights to the two Colossal movies are owned by different people....too bad :-( ...I hope they release the first one soon.

Our Mr. Big.......2007-03-18

For this baby boomer who grew up in the 50's, Bert I. Gordon was my George Lucas. He brought amazing creatures right into our movie theatres. In retrospect, I'm very grateful to him for many hours of enjoyment in that dark movie house. Yeah, these effects are nowhere what is done now, but I didn't know that at that time. I was just a kid in awe of what was on the screen. I loved "The Spider" (as it was called back then). The remake was a real letdown for those of us who enjoyed seeing the overhead shot of a girl screaming her head off, with her 50's skirt caught in the door of her car as the spider approaches. I love the idea that rock 'n roll awakens the spider, who then goes on a rampage all over town. And, yeah, that poor baby alone on a deserted street was very a disturbing sight. Mr. BIG was all about bringing entertainment to the massses, ready to scare us, thrill us and giving us our money's worth for an afternoon. "War of the Colossal Beast" was another reason that made going to the movies on a weekend just a thrill. Thank you, Mr. Gordon.

MEMOREIS MEMORIES WOW.......2007-02-08

i remember being 11 yrs old and going to see these movies. the spider one i had to get because way back then i hung around the olive recreation center in burbank ca.
the rock-n-roll band in this movie was headed by my friend dick de augustine ,his brother and paul the sax player. they were old in their early 20's.i watched that again 49 yrs later and what memories. now it looks corny but then it was scary. i wish that the amazing colossal man was available also but the sequel is very good.if you remember these movies. buy them because they are not shown very often
the prints are crystal clear but the price "go for it"

Great old monster movies!.......2007-01-09

I'm a sucker for the old classic black and white monster movies and these two are just perfect if you like that kind of movie. There's nothing like a giant spider chasing you, or a giant man with an agenda ticked off at the world! Sure they're corny by today's standards, but that's part of their charm and they are great entertainment. Safe for the family also - no swear words, nudity, etc. What a refreshing change!

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3 great early Nicholson classics in one great DVD!!!
3 Classic Films featuring Jack's earliest film roles

Jack Nicholson Cult Classics
Starring: Jack Nicholson
Manufacturer: Vintage Home Ent.
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ASIN: B0001CNRUC
Release Date: 2004-02-24

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3 great early Nicholson classics in one great DVD!!!.......2004-03-07

Jack Nicholson and Roger Corman fans will be extremely proud to get Vintage Home Entertainment's "Jack Nicholson Cult Classics" Triple Feature DVD as it features three of his early film classics (two of which were directed by the legendary Roger Corman) such as THE TERROR (1963),LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960),and HELL'S ANGELS ON WHEELS (1967).The print and sound quality of THE TERROR is absolutely outstanding which has been remastered from the original Technicolor print,compared to crummy VHS and DVD releases which are washed-out and faded,as this film never looked so much better than when audiences had seen it in 1963!!! How amazing is that!! Corman's other cult classic,THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS,also has great picture and sound quality,compared to other shoddy VHS and DVD versions which are mostly taken from poorly made 16mm dupes,and in its original,glorious black & white!! 1967's HELL'S ANGELS ON WHEELS however,didn't fair much better,although the print is grainy and worn-out,the sound is great but the dialogue is almost out-of-sync with the picture as the dialogue is about a second off.Nevertheless,this set contains all three films in their entirety AND it gives you two options on the main menu to watch the films separately or all together!!! I strongly recommend this DVD for any fan of these films and that these films have introduced Jack Nicholson to the entire world and has gone on to win three Oscars and become one of the biggest actors in Hollywood history!!! Ten cheers to Vintage for putting out a great DVD set of three great films starring Jack!!!!

3 Classic Films featuring Jack's earliest film roles.......2004-02-12

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Seymour Krelborn is a bumbling assistant in a failing skidrow flower shop. That is, until he cultivates a man-eating plant that increases the store's business...and body count.
THE TERROR: Andre Duvalier is an officer for Napoleon who is rescued by a beautiful woman...who died 20 years before.
HELL'S ANGELS ON WHEELS: A young gas station attendant gets into trouble when he joins the "Hell's Angels" motorcycle gang and gets caught in a violent showdown with the gang's leader.