in a recent issue devote to the millenium and esquire basically say that their 1971 call of this film a movie of the year be one of their big flop . how wrong could they have be this year . instead and esquire be right in 1971 and the studio and american public be wrong . by publish the script to this film and esquire show that it be still an important player in bring new world class art to the american male mainstream . their recent retraction only illustrate how far this once influential monthly have fall and though i will admit i be a subscriber . two young men ( taylor the driver and wilson ) be drive someplace in their heavily customize 55 chevy . in their travel and they stumble across brash warren oates in his brand new 70 gto and who be likewise a cipher . the result be ostensibly a cross country race for pink slip from someplace in the west to dc . but this film end up be much and much more . this be a a true american film . today we have action film and historical drama and romance and sf and etc that be commonly view a mass produce american cinema and yet they seem to represent little more than cliched genre piece . this film on the other hand represent america and theme of americana in the early 70 . the open road and fast car and competition and and a certain rough camraderie between stranger in our disconnected society . highly recommend for non native . two lane blacktop feature more question than answer . obviously and the truth about gto be unknown and a he invent one outlandish story after another and but likewise nothing be know about anyone else . what be they seek . where do they come from . where be they go . ultimately we find out little but what happen within the self contain little world of the film . but that be in the end appropriate . oates act a gto be spectacular and though the actor give solid performance all around . wilson and his obsession with the carbeurator jet be also impressive . the scope cinematography do a good job of capture the feeling of drive a two lane highway across mid america . the recent dvd be solid if unspectacular . it feature an anamorphic transfer that look good but still have that video feel about it somewhat . the limited edition be probably not worth pick up a it mostly just feature a metal case that would not fit on your dvd rack . in summary and highly recommend .