richielouispaulm I saw the movie "Friends" in the spring of 1971 in Indianapolis. A local radio station gave away free tickets ( I think) and thought what the hell. The early seventies in Indy were kind of like the late sixties on the west coast so we were kind of going thru our hippie/love stage which was more a state of mind than anything else. Anyway the movie was appropriate for the times and I was pleasantly surprised how it just seemed to feel right at the time. Have not seen it since but can remember it like it was yesterday...that was more than 41 years ago!! Hopefully it will show up on the tube on some oldies station late a night and make me feel young again. A great low-budget movie that was right for the time. The title song and soundtrack was Elton John at his best!!!

vegasohvegas My girlfriend and I saw this movie when it was originally released. The controversy that surrounded the original release (teen nudity, physical intimacy and unwed pregnancy) were subjects that never touched our view of the film. We were close to the same age as Paul and Michelle and were experiencing many of the same intense and confusing emotions. We were too young to get caught up in the simplistic (at times) acting and the corny (at times) emotional twists. This movie spoke to us in a way that an adult love story never could have. I still remember sitting in the movie theater with my girlfriend and holding her hand while she cried during the tragic (albiet syrupy) final scenes.

mike-peterson-2 Great Movie! The sound track is awesome! Very relaxing sound. Elton was ahead of his own time even back in 1971. Lewis Gilbert did a magnificent job producing and directing this film! The movie was romantic and a breath of fresh air. The sound tracks written by Sir Elton complimented the movie to a T. Rex Morris does a great job with the tenor sax on the song "Honey Roll" and poem "I Meant To Do My Work Today" by Richard Le Gallienne was incredible! Kudos to everyone involved with this fantastic film! It was no surprise that a lot of the people involved with this movie went on to become the best in their field.

tlweschler I saw the movie in 1972, and like other people who have commented on it here ... I went back many more times to see it over and over ... I think 9 times in all. Just great is how I would describe it ... I was taken by the sound track, the beautiful panoramas of the south of France, the life style the kids began on their own. An ideal way to live is what they had set up ... of course the powers that be have to intercede, but when I forget that part I find myself wanting to be in the movie and live like that! So good that it is available on DVD now ... it was not around for years! TLW