I literally watched Barry Lyndon right after finishing this film for the first time. Barry Lyndon is my favorite Kubrick film but Badlands is a cathartic experience on a whole other level, definitely in my top 5 films of all time
I understand what you mean, and am glad you appreciate this great film. But isn't what you're talking about photography, rather than cinema?. Thinking of Badlands' greatness in terms of a sequence of still frames (sumptuously composed through they maybe be) doesn't seem to do it justice as the great work of moving images that it is...
Along with Night of the Hunter, one of the true shooting stars of American Cinema. No film , before or after, has ever been this nostalgic, haunting, melancholic, and oddly funny at the same time. Malick kept some things in his later films (most notably the use of voiceover) but he took them in a different path. And I love those films, but Badlands remains a goddamm miracle.
Night of the Hunter has fascinated me since childhood and the first dvd I bought. So many beautiful, haunting images in a straight storyline. Great line from Mitchum in the cellar, “That’s concrete!” And the howls from a big man with a small knife.
I saw this on television in the 70's and none of it was censored. You know how perfect it was watching that opening? BTW we weren't connected by phones or videos or computers we just had small towns that dotted the landscape and they were all pretty much the same. One sunny day in the 70's could last about 6 years in today's measurement of time. Ya just kicked around looking for something to do. Seriously you could spend a half a day trying to straighten out a bed spring, or carving a stick. And that's a normal idea of what we did for fun.
Badlands and Days of Heaven are way more accessible than the rest of Malick's output, and might heighten your tolerance for his other films. They're really beautiful, lyrical movies, with simple but twisted romances at the core. Not as ambitious as TTRL, closer to The New World, but a little more reigned in. Visually stunning, naturally.
Fuuck idk what it is but the music feels so nostalgic and far away, llike something from my childhood And I've seen this movie two weeks ago for the first time
@@fraser_mr2009 One of the Cinematographer, s was Brian Probyn who later photographed Holiday on the Buses and The Satanic Rites of Dracula both for Hammer
I wasn't much of a fan of Tree of Life either but earlier Mallick is different. There seems to be less self-awareness as "a master" and he is just putting imagery on the screen that he wants to see and is unlike anything else. This and Days of Heaven are his best and well worth checking out.
"The Thin Red Line" takes a really long time to finish, with most of the cinematography being what remains of the untouched nature. Badlands, although featuring beautiful cinematography, isn't as philosophical or demanding. It does feature many of Malick's usual tropes: insightful voiceovers, long-shots, bizarre music, and, of course, shows man's place in nature.
The use of Carl Orff pieces is very nice, pensive and invites simple observation with sense of time. As in all Malick films we see people doing seemingly quirky things during and following dramatic life moments. People do … things while wondering how they should act.
No no. I just mean it's kind of eerie, but present. It's not brooding in the background, like Hans Zimmer's stuff usually does (like in "The Thin Red Line"). It's more in your face, and you definitely notice it more, with the weird melody on the marimba.
Pardon; I was actually referring to Malick's storytelling decisions when I said he was a minimalist. I feel his stories can demand a little too much speculation from the audience. There's nothing wrong with a plot to ask its audience a few questions or even leave major plot details up to speculation, but the problem I've had with Malick's recent films is that there just hasn't been (in my opinion) enough solid plot for me to care about the characters or situations.
My favorites of his are The Thin Red Line (because the whole use of his trademark imagery infused with thought-provoking voice overs actually make sense in that war setting) and of course, Badlands. I just couldn't get into Tree of Life. Days of Heaven is good too.
if you are going to use the term "minimalistic", use it for someone who answers the criterias (Bresson for exemple)... there is way too much of everything in Malick's films to call them that.
Jason L that's cos Zimmer was asked to pastiche/mimic it -- Tarantino is a postmodernist and he wrote screenplay for True Romance --- the title even reduces or translates Badlands' narrative as a 'true romance' ie flattens it to a kind superficial rendering
Tarantino wrote the scripts for True Romance and Natural Born Killers as his take on the Starkweather killing spree. Killers was actually very accurate in that regard. He took his name off that movie after Oliver Stone changed so many things. True Romance was more two young lovers on the run part of the Starkweather spree. Badlands is a very good "fictional" movie based on Starkweather.
Springsteen wrote a song about the Starkweather killing spree in which this movie is based. "I saw her standin' on her front lawn just twirlin' her baton Me and her went for a ride sir and ten innocent people died From the town of Lincoln Nebraska with a sawed-off .410 on my lap Through to the badlands of Wyoming I killed everything in my path I can't say that I'm sorry for the things that we done At least for a little while sir, me and her we had us some fun" -Nebraska
I remember listening to a Dick Cavett interview where he told a story about how his dad would always talk to the garbage man who later turned out to be Charles Starkweather. Small world.
Kit is horrible but I find her daddy equally horrible for shooting her pet dog over the relationship with Kit and I still think this film glamorized the crimes and Starkweather Tim Roth and Fairuza Balk in Murder in the Heartland are better I even hate Holly in this she is either guilty or that stupid Fairuza plays how I feel the real Caril felt stuck and scared and there was n evidence and they used him and his unreliable word to put her away for half her life my opinion I used to think she was in it but the more research I did I feel different those pics of them after they were caught and during the crimes could be fake smiles out of her fear they did not all look genuine to me but yeah in this her Dad is psycho too to kill a dog she loved because she disobeys him? who does that what normal person does that and in front of her ?
How the do dies is never shown. He comes upon it while doing his job. But it begs the question; did the owners put it out with the trash rather than bury it?
I really disliked Thin Red Line and Tree of Life (Tree of Life I'd ever go as far as to say I hated), but this actually does look REALLY good. Terrence Malick's style is just a little too minimal for my taste. Can anybody tell me if Badlands is a stylistic outlier for Malick?
Small/ or indie movies is where its at. The last good Big "Hollywood" film I've seen in the theaters was Inarritu's "The Revenant" which was a masterpiece!
Sorry but I have to ask I caught 10 minutes of this film and it looks really good but now after seeing this clip I'm not sure I can watch it, do any animals die apart from this one?
@Anne Liesveld Roger that ! I love my dogs and respect all animals, but our society has reached a point where we treat animals like humans. Or even better.
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Just a masterpiece. You could literally freeze any shot from this film, print it, frame it and put it on your wall. This film is truly art.
it felt like a french new wave film.. reminds me a little bit of Godard's "Pierrot le Fou" although I prefer that movie than Malick's 'Badlands'.
It's a beautiful film, but have you seen Kubrick's Barry Lyndon ?
@George Combii I immediately thought of Barry Lyndon when watching Badlands.
I literally watched Barry Lyndon right after finishing this film for the first time. Barry Lyndon is my favorite Kubrick film but Badlands is a cathartic experience on a whole other level, definitely in my top 5 films of all time
I understand what you mean, and am glad you appreciate this great film. But isn't what you're talking about photography, rather than cinema?. Thinking of Badlands' greatness in terms of a sequence of still frames (sumptuously composed through they maybe be) doesn't seem to do it justice as the great work of moving images that it is...
Along with Night of the Hunter, one of the true shooting stars of American Cinema. No film , before or after, has ever been this nostalgic, haunting, melancholic, and oddly funny at the same time. Malick kept some things in his later films (most notably the use of voiceover) but he took them in a different path. And I love those films, but Badlands remains a goddamm miracle.
Same with Mean Streets
Night of the Hunter has fascinated me since childhood and the first dvd I bought. So many beautiful, haunting images in a straight storyline. Great line from Mitchum in the cellar, “That’s concrete!” And the howls from a big man with a small knife.
What about Moonrise Kingdom?
What about Moonrise Kingdom?
What about Moonrise Kingdom?
My favorite movie. Watched it over an over. The actors, cinematography, music like poetry
I love Kit's line from this movie "I throw garbage for a living, I'm not in love with the stuff !"
I saw this on television in the 70's and none of it was censored. You know how perfect it was watching that opening? BTW we weren't connected by phones or videos or computers we just had small towns that dotted the landscape and they were all pretty much the same.
One sunny day in the 70's could last about 6 years in today's measurement of time. Ya just kicked around looking for something to do.
Seriously you could spend a half a day trying to straighten out a bed spring, or carving a stick. And that's a normal idea of what we did for fun.
i felt that
@@nik0teen Thanks, these days I kneel down to tie my shoe, and when I stand up the day is over.
@@blackbird5634 it's pretty scary to see how fast the time moves
@@blackbird5634 Man, that's such a profound way of putting it........I'm gonna use that some time, if it's alright with you?
@@Dandroid5000 what did I say that was profound?
Badlands and Days of Heaven are way more accessible than the rest of Malick's output, and might heighten your tolerance for his other films. They're really beautiful, lyrical movies, with simple but twisted romances at the core. Not as ambitious as TTRL, closer to The New World, but a little more reigned in. Visually stunning, naturally.
Probably the best 4 minutes of all the American cinema. You can breath something magic in it.
Fuuck idk what it is but the music feels so nostalgic and far away, llike something from my childhood
And I've seen this movie two weeks ago for the first time
True Romance...
Little did I realize that what began in the alleys and backways of this quiet town would end in the badlands of Montana.
My favourite film opening. Mesmeric. The closing likewise.
gah, the cinematography in this is amazing... feel like i'm there watching
exactly. you feel like you are watching a documentary. all that is missing is david attenborough's commentary. it's just a style.
@@fraser_mr2009 One of the Cinematographer, s was Brian Probyn who later photographed Holiday on the Buses and The Satanic Rites of Dracula both for Hammer
@@davidfrost2819wow. Thanks for that. I had no idea. From the sublime to the ridiculous
@@davidfrost2819😅7
Wow! 4 minutes and I’m already invested in the two main characters! I need to see this whole movie sometime.
Well...have you seen it yet?
Did you like it?
we need to know!
Maybe Kit shot him. Lol
This film really throws you into it quickly without even realising. You’re just in it.
Saw this when I was 14 , it changed my universe.
Saw this at a screening at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Pretty fantastic evening.
An absolute masterpiece, still my favourite film all these years on, sorry but I've got to say it ... they don't make them like they used to.
I wasn't much of a fan of Tree of Life either but earlier Mallick is different. There seems to be less self-awareness as "a master" and he is just putting imagery on the screen that he wants to see and is unlike anything else. This and Days of Heaven are his best and well worth checking out.
Malick is best at still lifes.
Trooper: You're quite an individual Kit.
Kit Carruthers: Think they'd take that into consideration.
What a line.
One of the very best American films of the seventies.
Still Malick's best film.
I personally think Tree Of Life is his best film but this is fantastic too!
This one and Deer Hunter are probably my favorite American movies from the 70s.
Watched the film 2 days ago. Still could not get out of the hangover it created on my mind.
This is one of my favorite movies. I wish they still made movies like this now days
"The Thin Red Line" takes a really long time to finish, with most of the cinematography being what remains of the untouched nature. Badlands, although featuring beautiful cinematography, isn't as philosophical or demanding. It does feature many of Malick's usual tropes: insightful voiceovers, long-shots, bizarre music, and, of course, shows man's place in nature.
tropes? how stupid. watch movies, not films
feels so contemporary, filmed exquisitely in those 4 minutes, now i really need to see it
The use of Carl Orff pieces is very nice, pensive and invites simple observation with sense of time. As in all Malick films we see people doing seemingly quirky things during and following dramatic life moments. People do … things while wondering how they should act.
Both this and 'Eraserhead' are the most incredible debut movies I have ever seen. And Jack Fisk was involved in both.
I've watched this movie so many times I've lost count.
I just saw it for the first time tonight, I absolutely loved it. I can’t wait to watch it many more times.
What a good film this is. Beautifully written, photographed, directed. And to cast Sheen and Spacek?
Wow I knew the man in the movie looked like Charlie sheen that's Charlie sheen's dad martin sheen.
You mean Charlie Sheen looks like his dad.
Just like Schuyler Fisk looks like her mom (Spacek).
The kids are never quite as compelling as the parents.
Charlie does have a small role in this movie too.
Inspired by Charlie Starkweather. Who got the chair on my birthday!
Possibly one of the finest modern Film Noir made. so far.
Just superb Malick Spacek and Sheen were never better
Lol, I balanced broomsticks on my fingers, too. But I was 8 or 10 🙂 Kit is really like an overgrown kid.
Just great storytelling with a raw art style.
Thanks!
True Romance (Alabama & the music...)
fell in love with her voice
That's my Girl Carrie 😻🥰🥰💯
No no. I just mean it's kind of eerie, but present. It's not brooding in the background, like Hans Zimmer's stuff usually does (like in "The Thin Red Line"). It's more in your face, and you definitely notice it more, with the weird melody on the marimba.
Pardon; I was actually referring to Malick's storytelling decisions when I said he was a minimalist. I feel his stories can demand a little too much speculation from the audience. There's nothing wrong with a plot to ask its audience a few questions or even leave major plot details up to speculation, but the problem I've had with Malick's recent films is that there just hasn't been (in my opinion) enough solid plot for me to care about the characters or situations.
they're not for people like you.
0:34 One of the most frightening movie frames I've ever seen...it sucks out your soul to fill up the void with immense loneliness
It looks peaceful to me. Like a canopy of Americana
@@NWPacJack Maybe it´s like a mirror where you have to see what you have to see...
My favorites of his are The Thin Red Line (because the whole use of his trademark imagery infused with thought-provoking voice overs actually make sense in that war setting) and of course, Badlands. I just couldn't get into Tree of Life. Days of Heaven is good too.
I collect levis was real buzz to get pretty close jacket and jeans as in the film recently lol although in the film be tailored to fit .
Just a great movie. There's a book, "Starkweather" that's worth reading, if you're interested in the story.
Caril Fugate is still alive.
These first few minutes really explain why Holly's father was so attached to her and didn't want her to be with Kit.
Top 10 movie directing debut...
Also my favourite T Malick film
Good god this movie is good
Oh whoa. The score. So this is where Hans Zimmer got the inspiration for You're So Cool in True Romance?
great movie! My best friend grew up in her house. Swear that place was haunted
Did not, was not.
@@bw4512 How the hell would you know?
@@bw4512 Is to-is to
@@bfsgman Would so.
@@shadowwolf7622 touche
Greatest film ever.
Amazing film.Apparently Sheen knew it would be a thunder-strike and he was right.
Sheen was lucky just to be invited, I think
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Those cars...... #love
anybody know where i can find the boots sheenis wearing ???
Musta seen the movie a million times....always wondered if the young couple he locks in the root cellar live or die,after he randomly shoots into it
In real life they died in the cellar when the original crime with was committed
Yeah, they both died in the cellar in real life. The girl was also horribly bitten on her breast and vagina.
what is the name of the track playing in the background 0:00-0:33
tranquilbeast78 Gassenhauser by Carl Orff
That's not the track he asked about. He's asking about the opening track playing in the very beginning.
It's crazy I live in las animas
nothing better to me
any serious moviegoer will tell you that the pinnacle of american cinema were the '70s
"Well, lookee here. Someone threw away a perfectly good white boy."
where online can i find this?
Gostaria de ver este filme .
What song is it in the very beginning?
They were the most wanted couple since Bonnie and Clyde.
Do you know what is the name of the soundtrack? thank you
carl orff, gassenhauer
do you have the full movie?
+Palo Tino this is where I watched it
if you are going to use the term "minimalistic", use it for someone who answers the criterias (Bresson for exemple)... there is way too much of everything in Malick's films to call them that.
1993's True Romance borrowed the music and the-girl-with-the-southern-drawl narration from this movie.
I bet this movie is among David Lynch‘s favorites.
The score sounds like its from True Romance. :)
Jason L that's cos Zimmer was asked to pastiche/mimic it -- Tarantino is a postmodernist and he wrote screenplay for True Romance --- the title even reduces or translates Badlands' narrative as a 'true romance' ie flattens it to a kind superficial rendering
Tarantino wrote the scripts for True Romance and Natural Born Killers as his take on the Starkweather killing spree. Killers was actually very accurate in that regard. He took his name off that movie after Oliver Stone changed so many things. True Romance was more two young lovers on the run part of the Starkweather spree. Badlands is a very good "fictional" movie based on Starkweather.
This intro is 99,9% "True Romance"
You mean, True Romance is 99.9% Badlands.
I NEED TO FIND THIS SONG
Carl Orf, Gassenhauer
@@vmm5163 no its not
@@itsmehi730 ua-cam.com/video/TQ9_6W6bVoQ/v-deo.html
Yes it is. Use your ears
she's good twirling that baton. my mom used do that in the fifties. do girls still do that?
Springsteen wrote a song about the Starkweather killing spree in which this movie is based.
"I saw her standin' on her front lawn just twirlin' her baton
Me and her went for a ride sir and ten innocent people died
From the town of Lincoln Nebraska with a sawed-off .410 on my lap
Through to the badlands of Wyoming I killed everything in my path
I can't say that I'm sorry for the things that we done
At least for a little while sir, me and her we had us some fun"
-Nebraska
Woody wouldn't give me a cigarette
how far off from so much.....kinda sorta true.....but still far off. this all took place in my home town of Lincoln Nebraska
I remember listening to a Dick Cavett interview where he told a story about how his dad would always talk to the garbage man who later turned out to be Charles Starkweather. Small world.
Kit is horrible but I find her daddy equally horrible for shooting her pet dog over the relationship with Kit and I still think this film glamorized the crimes and Starkweather Tim Roth and Fairuza Balk in Murder in the Heartland are better I even hate Holly in this she is either guilty or that stupid Fairuza plays how I feel the real Caril felt stuck and scared and there was n evidence and they used him and his unreliable word to put her away for half her life my opinion I used to think she was in it but the more research I did I feel different those pics of them after they were caught and during the crimes could be fake smiles out of her fear they did not all look genuine to me but yeah in this her Dad is psycho too to kill a dog she loved because she disobeys him? who does that what normal person does that and in front of her ?
Did Sheen kill that dog?
How the do dies is never shown. He comes upon it while doing his job. But it begs the question; did the owners put it out with the trash rather than bury it?
@@JohnnyCatFitz maybe it is sleeping
I really disliked Thin Red Line and Tree of Life (Tree of Life I'd ever go as far as to say I hated), but this actually does look REALLY good. Terrence Malick's style is just a little too minimal for my taste. Can anybody tell me if Badlands is a stylistic outlier for Malick?
Hans Zimmer was certainly inspired by this.
martin sheen looks like todd howard here
kesini gara² sepongebob:)
Back when they made real films not like the crap today.
+LEDANCETHERAPY Yeah, and in real color, not the shitty, washed-out greeny-blue tinted garbage they do today.
I'm pretty sure Malick is still making films...
There are still masterpieces being made today. You just gotta know where to find them.
Small/ or indie movies is where its at. The last good Big "Hollywood" film I've seen in the theaters was Inarritu's "The Revenant" which was a masterpiece!
Thank you. Like seriously. So much of it is overly graded digital shit now.
bizarre music ? lol
what do you usually listen to ? Britney Spears ?
She could be scared of him tell me how's she feel about me
Sorry but I have to ask I caught 10 minutes of this film and it looks really good but now after seeing this clip I'm not sure I can watch it, do any animals die apart from this one?
people die.
And another dog.
@Anne Liesveld Roger that ! I love my dogs and respect all animals, but our society has reached a point where we treat animals like humans. Or even better.
Its based on the actual Charles Starkweather killing spree. The movie Natural Born Killers actually does a very accurate take on that story too.
DANGEROUS'S GARBAGE MAN.🖤
ok someone could have warned me that was coming goodbye
those new bins are totally distracting. other than that, contrived and obvious.
great movie! My best friend grew up in her house. Swear that place was haunted