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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Posted on 3/30/25 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 3/30/25 at 1:07 pm
Heard about this movie all my life (55 now) and how great it was with Nicholson, Christopher Lloyd, Davito, Brad Dourif, Will Sampson and others…finally brought myself to watch it…
While the acting was great with all the interaction with the patients, it’s not a movie I would watch again, I was actually disappointed with it as a whole and I don’t see how Louise Fletcher won Best Actress for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched…I saw nothing of it being Oscar worthy…
I know I’m probably an outlier on this, but just did not enjoy it as a whole…
While the acting was great with all the interaction with the patients, it’s not a movie I would watch again, I was actually disappointed with it as a whole and I don’t see how Louise Fletcher won Best Actress for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched…I saw nothing of it being Oscar worthy…
I know I’m probably an outlier on this, but just did not enjoy it as a whole…
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Posted on 3/30/25 at 1:20 pm to LSURulzSEC
This is common when a movie gets built up and raved about over years/decades and then you finally see it, expecting the greatest movie of all time, you feel let down. What other movie that came out that year would you have given the Best Actress award to?
Posted on 3/30/25 at 1:30 pm to LSURulzSEC
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I was actually disappointed with it as a whole and I don’t see how Louise Fletcher won Best Actress for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched
I can’t really speak to the award in that particular year, but I do think the Ratched character is way overrated on lists of the greatest movie villains. She’s 5th on AFI’s villains list from 2003.
Posted on 3/30/25 at 1:42 pm to LSURulzSEC
Posted on 3/30/25 at 1:45 pm to deeprig9
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What other movie that came out that year would you have given the Best Actress award to?
Really slim picking that year. The other nominees were:
Isabele Adjani in "The Story of Adele H"
Ann Margaret in "Tommy"
Glenda Jackson in "Hedda"
Carol Kane in "Hestor Street"
Not exactly a "Who's Who" in cinema classics.
Posted on 3/30/25 at 1:50 pm to LSURulzSEC
Do us a favor and never talk about movies again
Posted on 3/30/25 at 2:13 pm to pevetohead
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Do us a favor and never talk about movies again
Not happening pookie…
Posted on 3/30/25 at 2:16 pm to gumbo2176
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Really slim picking that year. The other nominees were:
Marisa Berenson should've been nominated for Barry Lyndon (role was probably too subtle for 1975), but I still would've given it to Fletcher
Posted on 3/30/25 at 2:32 pm to LSURulzSEC
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I don’t see how Louise Fletcher won Best Actress for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:03 pm to LSURulzSEC
I don't know. I thought it was great.
Posted on 3/30/25 at 8:46 pm to gumbo2176
Isabelle Adjani - she was 20 or something and was probably one of the youngest to be nominated. Subway was a cool movie she did with Christopher Lambert. Possession is another I thought she was good in
Posted on 3/30/25 at 8:54 pm to LSURulzSEC
I liked how the movie is ambiguous on whether or not Jack Nicholson's character is crazy or not.
Posted on 3/30/25 at 10:31 pm to LSURulzSEC
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While the acting was great with all the interaction with the patients, it’s not a movie I would watch again
I’ve watched it so many times I’ve lost count. It’s absolutely a study in acting at the highest level and a fascinating film overall. A classic.
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I was actually disappointed with it as a whole and I don’t see how Louise Fletcher won Best Actress for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched…I saw nothing of it being Oscar worthy
Wow, I don’t even know how to respond to this. To each his own I guess.
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I know I’m probably an outlier on this, but just did not enjoy it as a whole…
Art is totally subjective so there’s nothing wrong with saying you didn’t like it. There’s almost unanimous agreement that this is a great film but that still doesn’t mean everybody will enjoy it.
Posted on 3/30/25 at 10:46 pm to LSURulzSEC
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I don’t see how Louise Fletcher won Best Actress for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched…I saw nothing of it being Oscar worthy…
Everybody has a right to his opinion regardless of how stupid and moronic it may be. I’m sure there are enough Twilight movies to keep you entertained though.
Posted on 3/31/25 at 6:44 am to LSURulzSEC
It’s a perfect movie. My favorite Nicholson performance
Posted on 3/31/25 at 7:01 am to JumpingTheShark
the fishing trip is one of the best scenes in movie history
Posted on 3/31/25 at 8:14 am to LSURulzSEC
Brilliant piece of art from our greatest movie making decade. Nicholson had a hell of a decade: Five Easy Pieces (70), Carnal Knowledge (71), The Last Detail (73), Chinatown (74), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (75) and then The Shining in 80.
Posted on 3/31/25 at 9:17 am to LSURulzSEC
It’s an amazing movie IMO. Also as someone who’s worked in them it’s the only movie I’ve ever seen that accurately portrays what a mental hospital is like on the inside.
Posted on 3/31/25 at 10:31 am to lsudave1
The theme song was great too
Posted on 3/31/25 at 12:46 pm to LSURulzSEC
I am twenty years younger than you, but I agree. My dad thought I was crazy when I told him that I did not really care for the movie.
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