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4.71

Awesome84.18%
Worth A Look: 9.04%
Average: 2.26%
Pretty Bad: 2.26%
Total Crap: 2.26%

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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by Bob, Lord of Evil

"Oh God.. wait, wait....... ahh.... Cinematic orgasm."
5 stars

Movies today try too fucking hard. They're either trying to say something so blatantly obvious it kills the thing or they're saying nothing at all so that when you walk out, you barely remember the thing. My suggestion- Go rent a movie that says something but doesn't scream it from the hills. Watch the best performances in a movie, best cinematic direction, and acute attention to detail, with Nicholson smiling the whole way through.

What is " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" about you say? Well, let me lift that rock off of your head and give you a clue- It's about a man who has balls hard enough to stand up to someone with a very large pair of scissors. Less vague an answer you say? It's about a man feigning insanity to escape the drudgery of prison but finds himself standing up for fellow mental inmates against a tyrannical nurse. More deep an answer you say? It's about standing up for yourself in a society, which tries to keep you down.

Every character is a metaphor. Every idea and notion is symbol of something else. You think they're in a mental institution? Okay, but that institution represents our planet, our world. They live in their part of the earth while other's live in theirs. They interact but only at an arm’s length away and mostly to be scolded. These inmates, or patients, are being kept inside an ordered society and their throats are too tired to scream for it's downfall.

In comes Randall Patrick McMurphy. He presents an immediate change to their ordered world, flashing photos of naked women on the back of playing cards. At once, the inmates are drawn to this new guy. A man who presents pornography, gambling, and swearing to a sanitized world (fuck you Mayor Barry, taking away those poor New Yorkers sex shops). This guy represents chaos. Nurse Ratched, keeper of the order, sees it. But she doesn't back down. She doesn't give up her little fight after he starts fighting back. She is society. And society always beats individuality. Always.

A real art-movie that isn't consisted of swearing and fucking for the sake of reality, least not every five seconds. One more suggestion- shut up about Nicholson. Him and DeNiro could have made Baby Geniuses and I don't think it would have been that bad.

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User Comments

5/31/08 Joanna Great Movie 5 stars
5/12/08 mc hobo i was ok i guess 1 stars
3/30/08 Jim As good as it gets 5 stars
3/03/08 jess nice to watch you learn things from the movie that you probably wouldnt learn anywhere elsr 4 stars
2/26/08 pkr 1984 in a nut-ward. 5 stars
1/26/08 proper amateur film critic After The Godfather I & II this is the greatest film of the 1970's 5 stars
12/07/07 Pamela White jak has a great performance and as unexpected ending unless your insane 4 stars
7/24/07 nicola needs work, but was ok. 2 stars
3/25/07 Quigley Masterful performances from Nicholson and Fletcher; this film has lots of spirit 4 stars
3/04/07 D loved the movie.!!! swearing is unnecessary 5 stars
9/08/06 Monster W. Kung If you don't like this movie, you are a fucking idiot. It's that simple. 5 stars
7/21/06 Marty characters top-notch. ridiculously good movie. 5 stars
6/22/06 TB It was the best!!!! 5 stars
3/29/06 moi i know i know! louise fletcher rocked! =( 5 stars
2/13/06 John Dog A touching and masterful film. 5 stars
1/04/06 Flounder Wow. A movie that doesn't have to shove its theme down your throat to be good. 5 stars
9/27/05 PUBERUN D.P. MINDBLOWINGLY AWSOME 5 stars
9/10/05 Michael Liked it tweny years ago ... seems pointless now ... not satisfying 2 stars
9/08/05 Johnny Flawless! 5 stars
7/23/05 Dave C Bob Lord of Evil you truly are the worst writer I've ever had the misfortune to read. 5 stars
6/08/05 me it is like one of the best fuckin' movies ever. 5 stars
3/12/05 Mr. Slave For those of you film fans who have not this classic, GO SEE IT! NOW! 5 stars
1/03/05 DM Awesome flick - pity Louise Fletcher's career fizzled after this. 5 stars
12/07/04 Kurt Cobain Best Film Ever Made. 5 stars
9/28/04 The Cleric Outstanding film. Nurse Ratched is disturbingly attractive. Jack nails it like always 5 stars
9/18/04 John a near perfect film - flawless performances 5 stars
9/03/04 T.B. Memorbile Performance by Jack Nicholson,good acting 5 stars
7/08/04 Spinz amazing DANNY DEVITO WAS THE BEST juss looking at him made me laugh sooo hard 4 stars
6/25/04 jette sheryll i. lurian it's beautiful and magnificent movie i ever saw 5 stars
5/24/04 Bob MacReady Best movie of the 1970s. 5 stars
5/12/04 Judy Wow 5 stars
5/01/04 Julie Chilton funny and always keeps you interested, great believable actors 5 stars
4/26/04 Desperado Incredible, i mean what else can i say, absolutely mesmerizing 5 stars
4/23/04 Q Good 5 stars
4/19/04 Judy This is my 'desert island' movie. It's perfect. 5 stars
4/11/04 jorge everyone should see this 5 stars
4/10/04 chris duh. if you said it sucks, just stay on the american pie site, shitheads 5 stars
4/07/04 Sig 'S.W.H.C.L', 'damon' & 'paolina'... Sorry but, FUCK YOU! 5 stars
3/28/04 john genius! 5 stars
2/27/04 janna gorgeous!! its a one of a kind film! 5 stars
1/21/04 Betty White Best. Movie. Ever. 5 stars
12/22/03 Dynever It should be a Budweiser 'TRUE' commercial 5 stars
10/24/03 incontinentia buttocks im talking about form,im talking about content,im talking great film 5 stars
10/06/03 swamp fox anyone who does not say awsome hasnt seen it or is a limp dick 5 stars
9/05/03 paolina the worst movie ever 1 stars
9/05/03 damon absolutely crap 1 stars
9/05/03 Someone who hates computer losers A Load Of Crap who gives a shit, i just want a good movie thats good who gives a fuck 1 stars
8/22/03 Cary_Goudlock72 Nicholson's Best Picture 5 stars
7/24/03 bigger dickus badass 5 stars
7/13/03 kimberly an absolutley awesome film that really make u think. 5 stars
7/12/03 Farnq Y cut the bullshit and get to the point - this movie is.. 5 stars
7/02/03 biggus dickus amazing 5 stars
6/21/03 Don Probst Great movie! 5 stars
6/18/03 Andrew Callaway Damn good. 5 stars
6/17/03 Joe Messenger I visited an asylum and stayed there for a week ... This is wonderfull 5 stars
6/14/03 InDenZ wow.. 5 stars
5/11/03 Jack Sommersby Super performances redeem this glaringly obvious mediocrity by the overrated Forman. 3 stars
5/08/03 Emily Great movie... 4 stars
5/03/03 Gray moving 5 stars
4/12/03 xy-plane A spellbinding piece of cinema. 5 stars
3/30/03 Brad Olson great movie. great blend of drama and is funny. great performances all around. 5 stars
3/19/03 Jimmy Jamez fucking awesome 5 stars
3/07/03 Glenn Got to love it 5 stars
3/06/03 DIRTY HARRY WITH MAGNUM FORCE NICE 5 stars
3/02/03 JH Coverse Nicholson at his best 4 stars
2/28/03 Elisa Great Movie 4 stars
2/26/03 Scott Dean This is one of Nicholson's greatest 5 stars
2/15/03 john c very good - not outstanding 4 stars
2/07/03 kevin bad-ass 5 stars
1/30/03 natasha_theobald haunting 4 stars
1/29/03 wintermute The book was pretty trippy 4 stars
1/28/03 The Aussie Film Reviewer Fantastic. Nicholson at his peak. 5 stars
1/22/03 Pinkline Jones Great film - but people never learn 5 stars
1/06/03 WestcoastPunk When all was said and done after the movie i just wanted to say FUCK SOCIETY 5 stars
12/31/02 Rinu Sad ending! But necessary! :)) 5 stars
11/25/02 jsn doesn't come close to being as good as the book, the film is a poor adaptation of the book 2 stars
11/22/02 Ralpy Great Movie, best of all time, though? 5 stars
11/21/02 Mason Better than Great 5 stars
11/13/02 liz lost excellant 5 stars
11/08/02 Monster W. Kung donald wl what the fuck are you frowning at, you dork. 5 stars
10/19/02 Tosha this is one of Jack Nicholson's best movies. i loved it!!!! i recommend it to everyone 5 stars
10/16/02 Charles Tatum One of the best films of all time 5 stars
9/10/02 Julie absolutely amazing talent in storytelling 5 stars
9/01/02 Monster W. Kung I don't care what anybody says, this is THE GREATEST movie ever made. 5 stars
8/26/02 snowconehead Pretend there was no book - fucking awesome, or face reality...... 3 stars
8/13/02 guisada sweet. 5 stars
8/07/02 The Man Superior to the book. Tied with Amadeus as Forman's best. 5 stars
7/30/02 Michael S. Browne Ken Kesey tells this story infinitely better than Milos Forman. Decent effort but lacking 2 stars
7/29/02 Vicki Rigg Thanks for the info on the movie. I am now going to write a paper on this puppie. 5 stars
7/10/02 jerimiah QUALITY flick 5 stars
6/18/02 Mr Math just a straight up masterpiece 5 stars
5/25/02 Charles Tatum One of the best films of the 1970's 5 stars
5/21/02 Allie T. This is THE BEST movie! It has everything you could possibly need in a movie. 5 stars
5/14/02 Bill, god of thunder. ;-) errr.... if you read the book, then see the movie, you will be very disappointed... 4 stars
4/27/02 candace...lady of non evil and fan of education read the book...it's a hell of a lot better 3 stars
4/17/02 Amanda I expected this movie to disturb me. . Instead it made me laugh. I love Brad!!! 5 stars
4/04/02 Lee Pietersen It was fantastic. Great Film 5 stars
3/30/02 Basia Q-run Is this a real Fletcher, is this a Formany? 5 stars
3/15/02 Natalie Stonecipher My friends Jennifer Joanna and Tiffany all got scared shitless by Louise Fletcher! 5 stars
3/04/02 martin hof beautiful theme (the most beautifull advocate for human rights!) even better screenplay! 5 stars
2/28/02 saas dam 5 stars
2/17/02 Clarance eah... the book did a better job... nonethe less great acting 3 stars
2/07/02 David Derrick Chang III I get a boner just thinking about this movie. The hairs on my ass stand straight up. I love 5 stars
1/21/02 carol switzer wonderful and gripping film with much emotional drama. 5 stars
1/13/02 Andrew Carden Probably Louise Fletcher's Best Movie Ever. 5 stars
1/10/02 peter sellers must see 5 stars
1/10/02 Sarah excellent, very realistic; it made me think about how good i really have it. excell 5 stars
12/17/01 Marty Wadd This movie is so good, it fucked ME up. 5 stars
12/14/01 Jenn very symbolic, great movie 5 stars
12/13/01 Lauren E. Brown An unbelievably great movie 5 stars
12/09/01 Keith Extremely entertaining on many levels. 5 stars
12/02/01 Mike Russell One of the few perfect movies ever made 5 stars
11/30/01 Cookie Cutter One of the most emotionally intense movies ever. A masterpiece. 5 stars
11/30/01 Jeff Wilson Classic Nicholson, amazing original script, great characters. i have nothing bad to say. 5 stars
8/27/01 spaceworm Yes, but do read the Kesey book too. Write twwo paragraphs for Friday. 5 stars
8/08/01 Jasmin UNREAL! Beat of all time. 5 stars
7/21/01 gus good stuff 5 stars
6/23/01 Senor Suave I wanna see the world seeeeeries... 5 stars
6/21/01 Billy Bibbit Gggggggreeeeat mmmmmmmovie. rrrrrelllly ggggggrrrrreat. 5 stars
6/11/01 Tom Fuckin' Beautiful Movie., 5 stars
5/27/01 Gizzy No competition: this is the greatest film of all time 5 stars
5/23/01 Dean My favorite movie ever. 5 stars
4/30/01 Steph Williams Absolutely brilliant! Will go down as a classic in future years! 5 stars
4/16/01 Tam Classic drama with compelling performances. Puts its message across with subtlety and style 5 stars
3/26/01 Monster W. Kung The most touching movie ever. If you don't feel like crying after this, you're not human. 5 stars
3/09/01 gmh powerful film with great performances 5 stars
3/05/01 lynn schabot excellent totaling captivating 5 stars
3/02/01 Doina It the best movie I've seen till now at stripping society and sowing it's true face. 5 stars
2/06/01 Classicdog Great film, Nicholson steals the show. A true classic 4 stars
1/20/01 Nuttara I saw this movie and read the book 2 times each and I think it is and excellent movie 4 stars
1/19/01 Syed It is one of the awesome movie 5 stars
1/12/01 Skip One of the all time great films. So many great characters with great scenes. 5 stars
12/06/00 patricia alexandra oliveira santos the best 5 stars
11/27/00 Lauren It was a very captivating film 5 stars
11/21/00 Carlyn Its excellent, I had to watch it for a psychology class I took. Its funny and informative 5 stars
11/21/00 Gail Thorpe One of the best films ever made. A classic. 5 stars
9/29/00 collin dillingham The greatest movie of the seventys 5 stars
9/20/00 Jeff a fine film 4 stars
8/16/00 Alister Reid Stupendusely Amazing 5 stars
8/11/00 Terrie Smith A real gem; Nicholson is outstanding. Enjoyed his scenes with Will Sampson as "Chief". 5 stars
7/27/00 Megan Brilliantly cast. Nicholson is a genius. 5 stars
7/01/00 perverted pixie Nurse Ratched is SATAN! 5 stars
6/26/00 melissacollard brilliant: all the emotions opened up 4 stars
5/17/00 Bruce I don't like Nicholson, but this is one great movie 5 stars
5/03/00 Ariana Deep, brilliant, moving, the best movie of all time! 5 stars
4/23/00 JAFO Jr. Outstanding 5 stars
4/04/00 yankee Bob has an excellent review, lots of stars, Nicholson is simply awesome 5 stars
3/22/00 Bob Kaminsky One of the Best movies ever 5 stars
3/15/00 Chris Springer AWESOME movie. Nicholson and the rest of them are spectacular. Amust see again and again. 5 stars
3/01/00 Scott Incredibe 5 stars
2/06/00 Kyle Broflovski The Big Granddaddy of nut-house movies--EXCELLENT!!! 5 stars
1/27/00 Rebecca Purdum A great film that shows much symbolism beyond the obvious rebellion of R.B. McMurphy 5 stars
12/14/99 Alan One of the greatest films ever. 5 stars
11/29/99 The Bomb 69 Nicholson scares me 5 stars
11/20/99 Chez Great film, fabulous acting by Nicholson, only critisism is slightly dissapointing ending 4 stars
11/02/99 Justin Warnat a superb film, a startling view of our little world 5 stars
10/27/99 Tiffany Lee I think it is very interesting 5 stars
10/15/99 Caitlin It was a wonderful movie, it was very well acted, and directed. 5 stars
10/13/99 Craig Harrington Great Movie, good characters, email me 5 stars
10/11/99 Michael Mackey One of the best movies I have ever seen!! 5 stars
10/07/99 strike Nicholson and Fletcher are terrific. Watching them is like seeing a Clash of Titans. 5 stars
9/28/99 Glitter Berry A fine piece of cinema, and Nicholson at his best 5 stars
9/25/99 Rogue the Avatar Fucks with your mind, and Kesey's book is even better! 5 stars
8/27/99 Unconnect great movie, better than the shit they make today 5 stars
7/01/99 Elizaveta Great look at supposed "crazies"... 5 stars
IF YOU'VE SEEN THIS FILM, RATE IT!
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  20-Nov-1975 (R)

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  02-Feb-1976 (M)




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