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Several months ago I posted a request for movie recommendations and this was one of the movies that was recommended. So later that night, I went to Blockbuster and rented it, only to learn upon my arrival at home that the goon working the counter left the security bar in. Too lazy to do anything about it, I returned the movie a week later and chalked it up as a loss due to not being observational enough.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
I finally saw this movie today, and what an incredible performance by all parties. The myriad of emotions it manages to evoke is equally as impressive.
This really is one of those movies that you "have" to see.
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Several months ago I posted a request for movie recommendations and this was one of the movies that was recommended. So later that night, I went to Blockbuster and rented it, only to learn upon my arrival at home that the goon working the counter left the security bar in. Too lazy to do anything about it, I returned the movie a week later and chalked it up as a loss due to not being observational enough.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
I finally saw this movie today, and what an incredible performance by all parties. The myriad of emotions it manages to evoke is equally as impressive.
This really is one of those movies that you "have" to see.
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You should pick up a few of Ken Kesey's books. "Sometimes a Great Notion" is a good one.
obi---one
10-07-2005, 03:42 AM
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This really is one of those movies that you "have" to see.
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Great, Great movie, but read the book..even better
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This really is one of those movies that you "have" to see.
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Great, Great movie, but read the book..even better
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This is slated to occur sometime in the near future.
diebitter
10-07-2005, 03:51 AM
Strange you should mention this film - I saw it recently, and the shots of the ward kept making me think 'OOT sleepover'...
pryor15
10-07-2005, 04:03 AM
what? you didn't trust our judgement? have we ever steered you wrong before?
ok, so maybe that's the wrong question
stigmata
10-07-2005, 07:38 AM
Gonna Labour the point here, but the book is outstandingly good. The backdrop to the writing of the book is pretty interesting also -- Kesey was working at an institute testing out drugs. He then went on to bring LSD to the masses and was a central figure in the early hippy movement.
It's worth picking up a history of Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.... the Tom Wolfe one is the most famous but not to everyones taste.
ChipWrecked
10-07-2005, 10:11 AM
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Gonna Labour the point here, but the book is outstandingly good. The backdrop to the writing of the book is pretty interesting also -- Kesey was working at an institute testing out drugs. He then went on to bring LSD to the masses and was a central figure in the early hippy movement.
It's worth picking up a history of Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.... the Tom Wolfe one is the most famous but not to everyones taste.
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"The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test"
Featuring Neal Cassady, who was Kerouac's 'On The Road' partner, and driver of Furthur. Great American history.
tdarko
10-07-2005, 10:53 AM
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probably why it was the last movie to sweep the the oscars in the major categories.
like what has been said kesey is the man.
KaneKungFu123
10-07-2005, 11:17 AM
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Several months ago I posted a request for movie recommendations and this was one of the movies that was recommended. So later that night, I went to Blockbuster and rented it, only to learn upon my arrival at home that the goon working the counter left the security bar in. Too lazy to do anything about it, I returned the movie a week later and chalked it up as a loss due to not being observational enough.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
I finally saw this movie today, and what an incredible performance by all parties. The myriad of emotions it manages to evoke is equally as impressive.
This really is one of those movies that you "have" to see.
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KaneKungFu123
10-07-2005, 11:17 AM
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Gonna Labour the point here, but the book is outstandingly good. The backdrop to the writing of the book is pretty interesting also -- Kesey was working at an institute testing out drugs. He then went on to bring LSD to the masses and was a central figure in the early hippy movement.
It's worth picking up a history of Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.... the Tom Wolfe one is the most famous but not to everyones taste.
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"The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test"
Featuring Neal Cassady, who was Kerouac's 'On The Road' partner, and driver of Furthur. Great American history.
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awesome book
istewart
10-07-2005, 11:19 AM
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what an incredible performance by all parties
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probably why it was the last movie to sweep the the oscars in the major categories.
like what has been said kesey is the man.
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I don't think it was. Silence of the Lambs did too (though I'm not positive). Depends what you mean by "major categories" I guess.
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what an incredible performance by all parties
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probably why it was the last movie to sweep the the oscars in the major categories.
like what has been said kesey is the man.
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I don't think it was. Silence of the Lambs did too (though I'm not positive). Depends what you mean by "major categories" I guess.
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Yes, Silence of the Lambs also swept the "Top Five," that is: Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, Screenplay.
The first and only other was It Happened One Night in 1934.
CORed
10-07-2005, 03:14 PM
The movie's pretty good, but the book is much better. Read it. The schizophrenic Indian who is a pretty minor character in the movie is the narrator in the book. The story is interspersed with his hallucinations and delusions.
tdarko
10-07-2005, 03:17 PM
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Yes, Silence of the Lambs also swept the "Top Five," that is: Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, Screenplay.
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for some reason i thought silence didn't get director that year /images/graemlins/confused.gif
Roybert
10-07-2005, 03:27 PM
The book was much, much better than the movie (which I found to be very disappointing).
Another poster mentioned "Sometimes a Great Notion", too, and that book is also excellent. It might very well be as "Cuckoo's Nest", imo.
MonkeeMan
10-07-2005, 03:50 PM
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The book was much, much better than the movie (which I found to be very disappointing).
Another poster mentioned "Sometimes a Great Notion", too, and that book is also excellent. It might very well be as "Cuckoo's Nest", imo.
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As much as I liked the McMurphy character in "Cuckoo's" I thought Hank Stamper in "Notion" was an even greater character.
"Sailor Song", another Kesey book, has a passage that I consider the funniest I've ever read anywhere. That dude is a writer extraordinaire.
Also, don't miss "Acid Test", though it probably loses something without a little Sunshine to accompany it.
Then you could branch out to "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".
peachy
10-07-2005, 03:52 PM
this has always been one of mah fav movies
nyc999
10-07-2005, 03:52 PM
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This really is one of those movies that you "have" to see.
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Great, Great movie, but read the book..even better
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I saw it on Broadway w/ Gary Sinise - also very, very good.
Jack of Arcades
10-07-2005, 03:55 PM
One of the greatest movies ever, and the book is infinitely better.
-Skeme-
10-07-2005, 03:58 PM
I watched it again a few months ago. I cried at the end. Very emotional. The book is very different, though. I haven't read it, but Ken Kasey was furious about the movie being told from JN's character's perspective instead of Chief's.
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I watched it again a few months ago. I cried at the end. Very emotional. The book is very different, though. I haven't read it, but Ken Kasey was furious about the movie being told from JN's character's perspective instead of Chief's.
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Oh man... I forgot this important detail: I didn't see the ending. We had a presentation of the movie for one of my classes, but I had to leave with about 30 minutes of the movie left for another class.
I wound up reading the plot overview on SparkNotes later that night and became really shook up, having only read 3 or 4 brief paragraphs. I suppose that says something about creating a bond with characters.
I think I am going to order this on Amazon right about now.
-Skeme-
10-07-2005, 09:35 PM
Wow, are you effing joking? Seeing the ending is the best part of the entire thing, bro. It's so emotional. The music, chief, arrgh! I feel like cropping it from my .avi and sending it to you.
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Wow, are you effing joking? Seeing the ending is the best part of the entire thing, bro. It's so emotional. The music, chief, arrgh! I feel like cropping it from my .avi and sending it to you.
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I wish... I was so frustrated when I had to leave for that other class. The last scene I saw was when McMurphy came back from electroshock therapy walking like a zombie then started laughing and joking with the others. So... That would still be a huge file /images/graemlins/crazy.gif
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I totally agree. Jack Nikelson gave a powerful performance. He was all like "No TV and no beer make Jack go crazy." Great, Oscar-worthy performances all around.
ReDeYES88
10-07-2005, 09:51 PM
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You should pick up a few of Ken Kesey's books. "Sometimes a Great Notion" is a good one.
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. . most excellent book, but do NOT see this movie. . ...
youtalkfunny
10-08-2005, 03:04 AM
Whenever I find myself surrounded by people who are acting crazy (think "eight-ways capped preflop), I'll often say, "Nurse Ratched? Mr MacMurphy said something about a baseball game?"
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