WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

GazerRise Fantastic!

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

ebiros2 I saw this movie when I was around 12 years old in Tokyo. I went to the theater by myself fully aware of its adult theme. Back then there were no rating system for the movies. It was either a full on porn or a regular movie. This was classified as a regular movie. The movie's title was in Japanese and was called "Into his chest once more" or "Ano mune ni mouichido".I understood the actresses' name was Marianne Faithful. The last name Faithful caught my attention. I knew another Faithful from a song I liked called "As tears go by". Later I made the connection that they were one and the same person. I only heard the song on a radio, so I didn't know what she looked like. Those were the days before music videos.This was also the first movie I've seen of Alain Delon. He was different from my idea of a heart throb. I've seen better looking men like Van Williams from the Green Hornet, and Troy Donahue in Surfside 6. When I saw the movie, I thought Marianne Faithful was pretty, but not gorgeous like many of the American actresses. My ideal at the time was Jane Fonda. So you can tell that my preference were more towards American actors. She was my first exposure to European actor (or from that area more or less).The movie was my first exposure to Harley Davidson. The bike was a monster. But I didn't make the connection that the police bikes in American movies were all Harleys. I was still a kid back then. I thought the helmet she wore was weird.I understood that the movie's theme was about a woman that had a husband who lacked masculinity, and she found sexual attraction in Daniel (Alain Delon). He had the same feelings for her. So she rides her bike to go and see him.The movie was beyond me at the time. I felt that I finally bit off more than I can chew. I thought the ending was crap, and the movie was meaningless. I didn't understand what the point of the movie was. It wasn't such a good movie for me. Back then my taste was very American. This movie didn't have the glamor that I liked.Now 44 years later how do I feel ? I'm glad to say that whatever I thought wasn't so cool about the movie back then still holds, and the things that I thought were superb about the movie still holds. So even through all the experience, and education I had over the years, my eyes were correct when I was 12 years old. It's the only movie that features Marianne Faithful, and that's significant. I felt that Marianne Faithful herself was uncomfortable with her own beauty and sex symbol status. She became herself when she gained weight, and more comfortable about herself as well. When I see this movie now, I can see what a good looking lady she was. It's an important film in some way. It was important to me back then, and I'm glad that it's still a cool movie not by its story, but in an artsy way. I'm also glad that I saw it in all its glory at the age that I saw it at. I did the perfect thing.I'm really glad that I went to see this movie in my formative years. You know, you should ignore what the adults say about what you shouldn't do, and follow your heart. Your heart instinctively know what's important for you.It's a daringly cool one of a kind movie, and I'm rather proud that I had enough wit to understand its value at the age of 12.

jotix100 The great Jack Cardiff was an exceptional cinematographer before his career as a director. "The Girl on a Motorcycle", which came out in 1968, was an attempt to work on a genre that was popular at the time. After all, everything back then was psychedelic and mod. The film is based on a French novel that probably was better than the adaptation by the director and Ronald Duncan.Starting with the opening credits, we are taken along for a ride through some of the most scenic areas of France, Germany and Switzerland. At the center of the story is Rebecca, a luscious young woman trapped into a loveless marriage. Her recollection of the great love affair she had with Daniel, is the excuse for the road trip. In flashbacks we are told the missing details of Rebecca and Daniel's romance and torrid encounters. Unfortunately, there is little substance to the story because the road trip is more interesting than the sum of its parts.It has been noted that Alain Delon was given top billing in the film, when the real star is Marianne Faithful, a singer with an attractive face and gorgeous body. Ms. Faithful's Rebecca comes across as a woman who has no clue as to what to do with her life. The Daniel of Alain Delon is not one of his best creations because the director makes him an interesting figure, which in reality, he is not. Marius Goring has nothing to do as the father of Rebecca.

sonya90028 Marianne Faithful plays a bored housewife, who decides to leave her husband, and ride a motorcycle throughout the European countryside. She'd been having a steamy affair with a handsome, virile man, who she considers way more exciting than her milquetoast spouse. So, she takes off with her paramour to find herself, and lead what she hopes is a more fulfilling life.It was unusual for a young woman to take to the road by herself, back in the 60s. So in this way, this film was unique in it's day. It does have an overabundance of psychedelic special effects, throughout the course of the movie. This was customary for many 60s films, but it was overdone here, and had a distracting effect that was irritating.Marianne Faithful looks ravishing in her full-body leather biker gear. She has a good-looking, but rather wan face. I thought a more robust-looking actress, who could project a more fiery temperament than Marianne, would've been more appropriate in the lead role. Marianne just seemed too ethereal, to be a rebellious biker gal.The movie has a snazzy concept. But, it also has a lackluster quality, that ruins the overall premise of the plot. The pace of the film, is far too slow and boring, for a film about a devil-may-care girl biker. If you're a Marianne Faithful fan, you may enjoy this movie, in spite of its lugubrious quality.

quentin124 for a Rocky Horror-style spiel or an MST3K setup. Just hum the Batman theme every time it goes to a cheesy headon driving shot, go heavy on the blind guy jokes when Raymond's driving in shades, slather on the sadomasochism references, keep your kraut/frog jokes handy, and dump as many putdowns of the style on it as you can, focusing on the 2001-ripoff psychedelic bits, the pitch black midnight chalet sex scene, and whatever really annoys you in particular about this flick. Give a loud cheer at the ending. Be thankful that it's only 90 minutes. Hopefully, you'll be able to catch this on a movie channel or some midnight screening, and won't have to pay more than 5 bucks up front for the chance to go from anticipation to "WTF is this dreck?" to gleeful outright mockery. And since you've read this, you can skip the first two and go straight to the right way to approach it.