Comments on ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NESTTypePad2009-03-30T23:41:55ZTony Teahttps://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/2009/04/one-skipped-over-the-cuckoos-nest/comments/atom.xml/Bwca Brownie commented on 'ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01156f1ec280970c2009-04-12T09:24:55Z2009-04-12T09:27:06ZBwca Browniehttp://thebwca.blogspot.com/did you see London The Times feature on The Wire cos it's being screened there 11pm every weeknight. You may...<p>did you see London The Times feature on The Wire cos it's being screened there 11pm every weeknight.<br />
You may enjoy the homage to Richard Lester Bucks Night sequence in <b>The Boat That Rocked</b>. You may enjoy Branagh channelling Peter Seller's characterisation of 'I'm Alright Jack'. and you may enjoy all the nudity, oh and there's music too.</p>
<p>Happy Easter Monday</p>Random commented on 'ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01156eda86de970c2009-04-03T21:05:21Z2009-04-03T21:05:21ZRandomI thought Chicago took over from M-town (notice how hip I am?) in the 90s.<p>I thought Chicago took over from M-town (notice how hip I am?) in the 90s.</p>Professor Rosseforp commented on 'ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01156fbe2f76970b2009-04-02T10:39:27Z2009-04-02T10:39:27ZProfessor Rosseforp2001 A Space Odyssey is one of the most tedious films I have ever partly watched -- this includes "The...<p>2001 A Space Odyssey is one of the most tedious films I have ever partly watched -- this includes "The Piano", which is saved by the always brilliant Harvey Keitel, and "The Getting of Wisdom", "Picnic at Hanging Rock", and "My Brilliant Career" -- which aren't saved by anything, but are not as dull as 2001.</p>Big Ramifications commented on 'ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01156fbd7ee8970b2009-04-02T09:14:27Z2009-04-02T09:14:27ZBig RamificationsI will pay 2001 and Dr.S, but everything else he did is dross... Come come. Full Metal Jacket is superb....<p><i>I will pay 2001 and Dr.S, but everything else he did is dross...</i></p>
<p>Come come. <i>Full Metal Jacket</i> is superb. Much more than a war movie with lots of swearing. But it's set during a war and it has lots of swearing so I'll be the first to admit it's pretty hard to get those small facts out of one's head.</p>
<p><i>Barry Lyndon</i>. "Rollicking good yarn," as they say. My biggest problem with that one was a 35 year old Ryan O'Neal playing a 16[?] year old kid at the start. That really involved a lot of effort to suspend disbelief.</p>
<p><i>The Shining</i> scared the living facking crappers out of me. Almost put my mate in the loony bin I reckon. I had to laugh when I read in 2004 that British scientists mathematically proved it was the SCARIEST. MOVIE. EVARR.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3537938.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3537938.stm</a><br />
</p>Tony T commented on 'ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01156fbd0a56970b2009-04-02T08:35:02Z2009-04-02T08:35:02ZTony Thttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/I really like Paths of Glory and The Killing. Trouble with Walken - he was in The Deer Hunter.<p>I really like Paths of Glory and The Killing.</p>
<p>Trouble with Walken - he was in The Deer Hunter.</p>Ann oDyne commented on 'ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01156ec409d1970c2009-04-02T07:13:01Z2009-04-02T07:13:01ZAnn oDynehttp://bwican.blogspot.com/Heartburn TRASHED a good book. The casting was so very wrong. re cross-eyed Karen and Five Easy Pieces (for piano)...<p>Heartburn TRASHED a good book.<br />
The casting was so very wrong.</p>
<p>re cross-eyed Karen and Five Easy Pieces (for piano)<br />
We all know "hold the wheat toast between your knees", although every time I see it referenced, I think the screenwriter had never met a waitress from a diner near any oilfields. They stab customers they dont like.</p>
<p>Amen to The Meryl Thing. WTF?<br />
Renee Zellweger craps all over Streep: her Nurse Betty was an Oscar-worthy performance.</p>
<p>Chuck in ANYthing with Christopher Walken in it, even that mouse thing. He is luminous.</p>
<p>I would have thought Easy Rider made Nicholson. When it opened in Sydney there were long long queues around the block to get into it.</p>
<p>Kubrick:<br />
I will pay 2001 and Dr.S,<br />
but everything else he did is dross, culminating in that disgusting exhibition "Two Years With Skinny and The Nut"</p>Tony commented on 'ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01156fb92591970b2009-04-02T01:44:12Z2009-04-02T01:44:12ZTonyhttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/Can't remember Heartburn, but Jack must have a thing for chicken and tantrums. He did the same in Five Easy...<p>Can't remember Heartburn, but Jack must have a thing for chicken and tantrums. He did the same in Five Easy Pieces.</p>
<p>Meryl's unwatchable.</p>
<p>Apropos, just, I can't cop The Deer Hunter.</p>Professor Rosseforp commented on 'ONE SKIPPED OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01156fae8987970b2009-04-01T08:04:51Z2009-04-01T08:04:51ZProfessor RosseforpVarious google searches have come up with "1,300,000 feet of film". Those more mathematically inclined than myself might be able...<p>Various google searches have come up with "1,300,000 feet of film". Those more mathematically inclined than myself might be able to convert this to the metric version. <br />
Is the figure true, or is it just one of those oft-repeated myths ("Melbourne is the second biggest Greek city in the world after Athens")?<br />
At any rate, I have not seen this film -- but Jack Nicholson is usually worth a look, even at his worst, and at his best is the best. Another myth, which I have touched upon in this forum previously, is the notion that "Merryl Streep is a great actress", which a moment's consideration will reveal to be an unsupportable proposition. From the tedium of "Out of Africa", to the addition of a new bad accent in "Azaria", to the shameless and unspeakable incompetence of "Mamma Mia". In "Heartburn", she plays Jack Nicholson's love interest (and vice versa, I suppose), and I think not much method acting was required of Jack in the scene where he blows his cool over a piece of chicken.</p>