Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

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Alan R Ahead of its time in 1969 when I first saw it. Seeing it again now, it seems dated and forced, although it was a timely film back in the day. Bob seemed 'too cool', but likable. I think he tried to treat every incident in the movie as if it was an Esalen encounter with just too much psychobabble. Today the movie seems like a camp satire/mockery of the emerging free love/open sexuality themes of the 60s. But it was a nice take of the sexual revolution's move from the hippies to the straight community (called 'swinging') as the 60s segued into the 70s. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/20/25 Full Review David H When this movie came out in 1969, I was eight years old. It played at the local drive-in theater in Kailua, Hawaii; where I lived at the time, and I was under the impression that it was X-rated. All these years later, I came across the DVD of the film in the public library, read the sleeve, and discovered that it’s not X-rated at all. For reasons of nostalgia, I brought it home and watched it, and I discovered that it does feature some nudity toward the beginning, but it’s a pretty tame film otherwise. It’s very much a product of the 1960s, and some of the dialogue has that stilted Beat-era-inspired dialogue that you get in films from that time. But it was interesting enough, and I enjoyed watching it just as I enjoy an occasional episode of the original Hawaii Five-0 from that era, one episode of which was filmed in a house in our neighborhood while we watched from the sidelines. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/11/24 Full Review Audience Member The least funny 1.75 hours ever!!!!!!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member I made the mistake of watching this movie just because I saw Natalie Wood in the cast, and it said "romance/comedy." Comedy? Where's the comedy? There's not one joke. And don't get me started on the romance. There's no plot. Just unpleasant scenes that seem to go on forever, and disgusting noises. It makes a Woody Allen movie seem like a trip in comparison. The only positive thing that could be said about the movie is how it depicts a specific era (free love), but that's pretty much it. Don't waste your time and watch this movie. There are many better ones. Leave this for when you're out of movies to watch or something. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Raises some interesting points about open marriage and the risks/limits of it. As a culture time capsule, it highlights the difference between "those crazy Californians" compared to more traditional types, as represented here, it seems, by the relatively nebbish, Elliot Gould. But to take it as a comedy, even back in '69, seems a real stretch. Interesting open-ended finish, quite "New Hollywood." Unfortunately, this must be one of Natalie Wood's least memorable films. The whole cast, except for Wood, seems at ease in an improvisational style. In some ensemble scenes Wood, who I adore in "Splendor in the Grass" and the tragically underrated "This Property is Condemned," looks like a little girl lost in a very adult-themed picture. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review steve d Once you get beyond the shock, there isn't much here. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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