Draackje

Total classic! An emotional rollercoaster (intrigued by Jack Nicholson, angry at the nurse, excited about the escape, laughing at the boat trip, sad about some patients, amazed by the Chief etc etc) that very few movies can match. Great acting, great story, great filming, great setting, great everything; it just all comes together in this film. Everyone should see this at least once! At least!

Ade1965

Phenomenal. A must see film before you die :relaxed:

IamDWG

One Flew Over the Cuckoo''s Nest... My first time watching it... It''s just so maddening in such a visceral and real way. It totally earned its position in the history of film becoming the classic that it is today, but I can only imagine how instantly big it got in 1975. Fantastic.

Rin J Tohsaka

I was expecting to get bored watching this, and oh boy this ended up being an emotional rollercoaster near the end. Jack Nicholson is what everyone says, is superb in his role, Louise Fletcher as well and that Oscar win is just deserved. Jack Nitzsche score here is pretty rather haunting and sometimes sad but it isn’t brought up as much. Cuckoo Nest does have its share of funny moments like fishing trip and basketball scene. It’s insane that Cuckoo Nest is one of three films to sweep all big five of the Oscars.

fasterfilmcritic

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is not loud about what it is doing. The hospital is not just a setting. It is a metaphor for any environment where conformity is enforced and difference is treated as a problem to be corrected. The film’s message is not just that authority can be oppressive, but that people will sometimes choose oppression if it feels safer than freedom. Jack Nicholson is electric as McMurphy, playing chaos like a game to be won. There are no big speeches or dramatic flourishes, just small moments that draw you closer to characters. It is not a perfect film. The pacing can feel a bit loose and the movie asks you to embrace McMurphy without fully reckoning with the uglier parts of his personality. But those are small complaints for something this effective.

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TvTrav3ler

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’: 1. I wanted to love this film, but I feel like something about the story was lost on me. It seemed as though it didn’t even know what story it wanted to tell. [spoiler]The tragedies toward the end kinda failed to pack a proper emotional punch[/spoiler], because of how random the pacing and plotting was. It felt a bit scattered, a bit chaotic. But maybe that was the point? 2. I had no idea so many legendary actors were in this movie, particularly Christopher Lloyd and Danny DeVito! There were _Taxi_ connections, _Shining_ connections. Even a young Chucky was there! 3. Despite the downsides, I was pleasantly reminded how singular and incomparable of a talent Jack Nicholson is. Truly one-of-a-kind. There will never be another. I miss seeing him on the screen. Bonus Thought: _Girl, Interrupted_ must have gotten some inspiration from this.

Xiofire

A scattershot of messages and emotions. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is one that I feel I'll have to sit on and muse to get full appreciation for everything it conveyed. I think there is a damning message about the support structure of mental illness and the people that uphold that one sided system, as well as the humanity we treat people with regardless of their health and status. The movie is really a chaotic smorgasbord of scenes that don't land with a resounding thump, but are expertly crafted to tell the audience enough so they can piece together the meaning afterward themselves. I'm not sure I fathom the full meaning just yet, but the fact I've not stopped thinking about this movie since the credits rolled a few hours ago says I'm going to have a damn good go at digesting this one. Definitely feels like a deserved classic.

Whitsbrain

This film has such a solid cast, it was probably easy for Milos Forman to direct. He gets plenty of credit for the movie's success but the characters are so interesting and there's so much tension between free-spirit Nicholson and the authoritative Nurse Ratched, it couldn't have been too difficult. This is Nicholson's best performance. He plays Randle McMurphy, who really fits his personna perfectly. In fact, maybe Jack wasn't acting at all. Brad Dourif is amazing as the innocent Billy and there's nothing you can do but love Will Sampson as Chief. There aren't a lot of films that have been both as funny and as devastatingly sad as this one. It steered clear of preaching about mental illness but it definitely made a case for more thoughtful examination of the sick. The only real problem is with the ending. It really clouds the purpose of McMurphy. He's a troublemaker that indirectly helps Chief but actually brings about the demise of many of the other patients.

Samekas

Spoilers

Very good acting from Jack Nicholson all all the other actors , it''s quite a slow movie and new generation might no understand what happened at the ending (like me). Solid 7.5 stars.