One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | | Cast : | Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher | | Director : | Milos Forman | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 01, 1975 | | DVD Released Date : | December 16, 1997 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | July 27, 2005 | | Summary | A masterpiece | Content
 | First off, the acting in this movie is amazing. Jack Nicholson gives the best performance of his life and is simply unbelievable. His performance is in my opinion one of the best ever. Sydney Lassick delivers also an extraordinary performance as Charlie Cheswick. On the other hand, I didn't find Louise Fletcher to do that good of a job. I found her performance to be way overrated and found it to be fairly descent but definitely not worthy of best actress.
Now to the movie. Beware if you are sensitive, the movie is very sad and depressing. You'll probably cry at the awful treatment that you see. I found myself cussing at the TV and screaming at nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). I mean, I hated her. I was screaming at her nonstop. She was so awful to everyone. This mental institution is so awful that it is probably making everyone there a lot more crazy than they were. Jack Nicholson is McMurphy, a guy who fakes insanity to get out of prison. He is therefore sent to a mental institution. There, he is the leader. He befriends everyone and is their leader. They love him and he loves them. But, Nurse Ratched and her goons stand in his way to freedom and won't even let them watch the world series. The movie is very sad and touching and the ending is at first terribly depressing and then there is a joyous occasion. The electroshocking of the patients is awful and made me feel like wanting to strike back against this. You'll hate the goons and that stupid nurse Ratched. The movie is haunting and I was so into it that I would be cheering for the patients, laughing with them, crying with them, and hurling insults at nurse Ratched. I was so into it that I'd be like: "You stupid bit**!!! Just let them watch the World Seires! Come on!" I got very emotionally into it and connected with all of the patients. This movie is a haunting journey and the treatment in this institution is criminal and is making all of the patients insane or more insane than they were. This is an excellent movie that is worthy of any serious collection and is in my opinion Jack Nicholson's best movie and his finest performance. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 06, 2005 | | Summary | A Humble Opinion | Content
| One of my absolute all time favorites. Jack Nicholson is amazing, the cast is unbelievable, the story is very touching. I will never be able to explain how great this movie is! :) The DVD is amazing - tons of extras, deleted scenes, documentary. I would definitely recommend it! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 04, 2005 | | Summary | A Stunning, Timeless Piece Of American Filmmaking | Content
| In terms of movies that had deep, meaningful storylines, expert writing, great actors and great directors, no era can beat the 1970s'. One hardly can hardly argue with this assertion, since films like "The Godfather", "The Last Picture Show", "Nashville", "Taxi Driver", "The Godfather Part II" and this 1975 masterpiece based on Ken Kesey's novel all came from this era.
In "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", Jack Nicholson plays Randall P. McMurphy, a slightly maniacal man who is placed in a state mental hospital for an evaluation. There he encounters a stunning group of social misfits, wackos and mentally challenged people (played adeptly by future stars Christopher Lloyd, Brad Dourif and Danny DeVito as well as renowned character actor Vincent Schiavelli). He also encounters Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), a heartless woman whom McMurphy vows to drive crazy within one week. At first McMurphy is taken aback by his new surroundings. But as the film progresses, McMurphy developes a profound understanding for his fellow inmates, which ultimately helps him become a better man.
This film is truly excellent. Although Nicholson had been making movies for quite some time and made some excellent films ("Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces", "Carnal Knowledge", "The Last Detail", "Chinatown"), this was the film that gave him his first of three Oscars and cemented him as the Brando-esque acting god he's considered as today. Louise Fletcher also won an Oscar for her fiery portrayal as Nurse Ratched. He plays the role with the kind of intensity possessed by classic movie villians like Norman Baits and even some of Nicholson's characters, but comes off as less of a pyschopath and more of a miserable wench, which is essentially what her character is. Fletcher captures the character to a tee and deserved the Oscar. Another actor who deserves mention is Danny DeVito. Even though he only has a small role as Martini, he imbues the character with genuine sincerity, and this is probably my second favorite performance by him (his portrayal of the Penguin in "Batman Returns" is my first).
To put this in simple terms, this film is an absolute must have and one of the best films ever made. A masterpiece in every sense of the word. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 15, 2005 | | Summary | Number one on all-time list | Content
| Cukoo's Nest is the greatest movie ever made. First on my prestigeous Top Ten All-Time Movie List. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 10, 2005 | | Summary | A Very Powerful and Moving Film | Content
| Milos Forman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel is a powerful film touching on individuality, institutional oppression, and the phenomenon of group-think. With a great cast of actors under Milos' experienced direction, the film is a classic sociological/psychological study of the human condition.
Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) thinks he has outsmarted the judicial system by pleading insanity as his defense to his criminal trial. Although he feels he can easily keep his cool by spending his time in the looney farm instead of prison, Randle soon realizes that he's over his head in the cold and rigid order of psychiatric institutions. His antagonist is the cold and bureaucratic Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher)who sees caring for the mentally ill as nothing more than dropping pills in patients' mouths and supervising frontal lobotomies; Randle's questioning of her authority and qualifications does nothing but ruffle her feathers and she's just waiting to put him in his place like all of her other little patients. Despite his rebellious spirit, this is a fight that Randall can't win as he is, after all, officially crazy and who would listen to the appeals of madman either inside or outside the walls of a sanitarium?
This is an outstanding film where Milos Forman touches upon the subtle nuances of the human character and the strange wisdom fools often have despite their mental quirks. It is not surprising that this film won multiple Academy Awards for 1976: it is simply a very touching film about the human spirit. I strongly recommend it. |
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