It seems it was just the other day that I was talking to a friend, Ian, about the truth behind Bonnie and Clyde. He was explaining how they outgunned local law enforcement and their cars out-powered them.I believe it came out of a discussion about icons – and the strangeness of what is chosen as an icon. Certainly the posed photos of Bonnie and Clyde found by the cops propelled them to a culturally iconic place that belied exactly what they were.
Then I noticed this, a dose of weirdness – if the trailer is anything to go by – with Bonnie and Clyde up against another cultural icon – Dracula. Will it work? Time will tell but my normal scepticism when I see the word versus in a title has been slightly calmed by the fact that the trailer looks more professional than I would have expected.
The film has a homepage here.
The Arthur Penn Bonnie and Clyde film with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway is one of my favorite movies of all time. I just watched it again a month or two back. I can't help but wonder about this one. It looks like it will really be chessy and corny but if I see it I think I will give it a go.
ReplyDelete"Inspired by true events"?
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait! Another gangster vampire crossover like From Dusk Till Dawn.
Cheers guys.
ReplyDeleteI think 'inspired by true events' is very loose here and only refers to the fact that there was a boonie and clyde.
Or quite possibly a piss-take of the whole notion of the "inspired by true events" genre! :P
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