Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

loisloon Typical Hollywood trash. Nothing clever, original or entertaining here. I feel sorry for anyone who paid money and wasted their time watching this. I am amazed that this movie made money. Further proof America is completely lacking in intelligence, culture, taste, and can be so easily entertained. Even sadder is the fact this probably made money in Europe. I can only imagine real Hell's Angels watching this farce. A short film of them watching this mess might actually be entertaining.

breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com Bad movies are made all the time. Some are made by amateurs, while others are made by the highest of production companies. Along with that, some films even have a solid cast and still messed it up somehow. It should make viewers wonder to themselves what the heck possessed these actors to take part in such strange concoctions. In this mid 1960s film, Roger Corman, the man best known for The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) is in the director's chair. Starring in the film is a young Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra. Together, these two actors head a biker gang known as "The Wild Angels" (based on an actual biker group "Hell's Angels").It's after the rolling intro credits where the narrative is lost. Credited as the so-called writer to this movie is Charles B. Griffith, a man who has produced several other works with Corman. Why didn't Corman see how bad the screenplay was? There is literally no part of the plot that is engaging enough for any audience. The only thing that is presented is the behavior of this gang, which doesn't help. The behavior of the gang is reckless, brash and even stupid. In one scene, a bunch of bonehead bikers hop on their bikes to chase a rabbit. A rabbit.The mentality of this gang is to be "free" and ride their machines without having to answer to "the man". You know, the basic 60s perspective of most rebels. Roger Corman may have been trying to get this message across, but it is done in such a way that is so late in the running time, that by the time the topic is brought up, the audience will already be asleep. It's almost like he was just trying to capitalize on the craze at the time. Let's also not forget the symbol of "The Wild Angels" - the Swastika? Yeah, just how exactly is portraying this in any film other it being about Nazis or Charles Manson sound like a good idea? Point being, it isn't. No one should be proud to represent that symbol. How is that Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra and others found it to be a wise career choice?The dialog isn't anything special either. The characters have no meat to them. Plus, there are little to any characterizations among the leads that are presented to the viewers. Peter Fonda's character says "Shut Up" way too often. Nancy Sinatra's character keeps asking if Fonda's character still loves her (and he can't make up his mind). Nothing is explained to why the characters act the way they do on a personal level. The sole activities that matter to this group of neanderthals is riding their bikes, getting high, getting laid and having meaningless brawls. None of it is appealing, all the way up to the very last minute of the film. Michael J. Pollard best known for his role in Tango & Cash (1989) as Owen even has a role and can't help lift the entertainment level. Forget background music, nowhere close to being on target with the tone of the film. No wonder the real "Hell's Angels" filed a lawsuit!A story barely exists here. The characters are as transparent as glass, the music is irrelevant and the events that take place are meaningless.

Wuchak Roger Corman's "The Wild Angels" was released in 1966 and kicked off the biker film craze that ran for less than a decade, which makes it the perfect introduction to the genre, not to mention it's the best of the lot I've seen. THE PLOT: Heavenly Blues (Fonda) and The Loser (Bruce Dern) are members of The Angel's bike gang (modeled after the Hell's Angels). The first half hour shows them and their "old ladies" (Nancy Sinatra & Diane Ladd) living the wild & crazy lifestyle of a biker gang in Southern California. Due to the folly of the gang members, The Loser perishes. The final hour involves his death and subsequent funeral & burial in some small town in the mountains. The gang members can't handle their grief and seek solace through excessive revelry, drugs & alcohol, criminal acts and depressed withdrawal.The first half hour is quite entertaining and precisely what you'd expect from a 60's biker flick. The Southern California locations and cinematography are incredible and the story is compelling. The film was shot in Mecca, Idyllwild and Palm Desert. While there's some good biker action in this initial segment, the final 55 minutes takes a slow, dark, solemn and completely shocking turn that will turn some viewers off. This final hour shows that "The Wild Angels" is not an action film at all; it's a biker drama that touches on some heavy issues -- friendship, death and grief, as well as alcohol, drug and sexual abuse."The Wild Angels" was filmed only 12 years after Brando's lame biker flick "The Wild One." So how much more "wild" could Fonda's gang be? Well, if you're seeing it for the first time, you're in for a surprise because The Angels are WAY beyond merely wild & free (as they're depicted in the first 30 minutes), they're totally wicked imbeciles!Want proof? The Angels break into the hospital to "free" The Loser and he ends up dying for lack of proper medical care for his critical injuries (sustained while trying to flee the police). They make sure to get him high before he dies though. While breaking into the hospital one Angel savagely attempts to rape a nurse. And guess what kind of thanks The Angels give to the minister who kindly performs The Loser's funeral? They beat him up and totally trash his sanctuary (!). Guess what kind of comfort two Angel's offer The Loser's grieving girlfriend? They cruelly rape her (!). To top it off they outrageously abuse The Loser's corpse at the funeral party (!!).As you can see, The Angel's aren't just anti-heroes in this film, they're THE SCUM OF THE EARTH. Not only that, but they're a bunch of LOSERS who, as Fonda points out, just "want to get loaded" (in his almost laughable rant). Hey, everyone needs to let their hair down and celebrate now and then (God even seems to advise it in the Bible -- Deuteronomy 14:26), but if the sole purpose of your life is to just "get loaded" you're not gonna look very good when you hit 35 (the Angels in the film are all in their mid-late 20s), and you're certainly not going to have any energy, drive or charisma. Yeah, the "party animal" lifestyle gets old real quick, and then ya gotta grow up (everybody grows older but not everyone grows up).Despite what some say, Nancy Sinatra does a fine job as Fonda's girlfriend; she would later renounce the film, however, due to it's over-the-top immorality.FINAL ANALYSIS: The first time I saw "The Wild Angels" I was completely taken aback by the shocking immorality of The Angels; I simply wasn't prepared to see this in a 1966 picture. I also felt the film really bogged down with The Loser's death, funeral and burial (the last 55 minutes).I now consent to the film's uniqueness and brilliance. This is a cult flick in the truest sense. Yes, some of The Angel's behavior is incredibly reprehensible and, yes, the preacher in the story was right when he stated, "Woe to those who say evil is good and good is evil." Still, the picture successfully captures the utterly outcast and outlaw nature of The Angel's bike gang. They're like a small, totally lost tribe living on the periphery of American society. In a way, one can't help but pity the poor bastages.Also, I now acknowledge the genius of the final 55 minutes of the film, which involve The Loser's death, funeral and burial. If you're psyched up to see an action film you're going to be disappointed because "The Wild Angels" boldly sneers at such film conventions. The story is essentially about death and the nature of bereavement. It powerfully shows how the various gang members deal with their grief: They generally deny it and attempt to lose themselves in drinking, drugs, revelry and criminal & perverse conduct. The leader (Fonda) can't shake his mournful spirit of loss; he's not even sure if he loves his "old lady" anymore. When everyone else scatters because "the heat" arrives, he stays -- risking impending capture -- to bury his fallen comrade. One gets the impression he's digging his own grave because, as he told his girlfriend, he's got "no where to go."The original title of "The Wild Angels" was much better and more fitting: "All the Fallen Angels." In conclusion, despite being a B-grade flick, "The Wild Angels" is shocking, bold, unique and well worthy of its notorious reputation. In fact, it was banned in Denmark, one of the world's most 'liberated' countries, when it was released. What thrusts it into the realm of greatness is its heavy commentary on the human condition in a world gone mad, which may be completely missed by some viewers who won't likely see beyond the shocking aspects or Fonda's eye-rolling rant in the church.

willbrax What a waste. Utterly moronic. Depressing as hell. Actually makes you want to root for the cops. The only thing this pile of crap has going for it is some desert scenery and cool vintage panhead H-D choppers. And here's a surprise: Nancy Sinatra was NOT an attractive woman. She looks more like the daughter of the "Chairman of the Abhorred." Gayle Hunnicutt, however, was HOT, HOT, HOT! Too bad SHE wasn't Sinatra's daughter, or we'd probably have seen more of her in the film. She's featured more prominently in 1969's "Marlowe," with James Garner. Michael J. Pollard is way out of place as a biker, as is Buck Taylor (Newly from TV's Gunsmoke). However, the most miscast, out of place "actor" has to be Norman Alden, as Medic. Norman Alden is the epitome of "square." He's probably best known as Lou, the repairman on those Delco TV commercials, playing (most likely) himself -- an utter bore. Lordy. A "better" biker film is "Hell's Angels on Wheels," with Jack Nicholson, but still not really a good film.