One of Jack, Helen, and Greg's BEST work. Absolutely loved this movie. Very powerful. The scene where he looks at her and says "you make me wanna be a better man". Wow.
@@thomasjensen6243 honestly, no, I’m 55, and before this movie I’d never heard or read this before. But even then, in this movie, this scene, was simply perfect.
Having worked in a mental institution it is interesting to watching some of the patients during their meals and how they had to touch certain things two or three times
@@zapkvr A psychologist and a psychiatrist both receive the same mental health/psychiatric training/schooling. However, a psychiatrist is also a trained medical doctor, and can prescribe medications, or give medical treatment in emergencies.
I have no qualifications on paper, i am well read, maybe old school, enough about me, this film had a tremendous impact on me and how i now think about life, the casts portrayal of these troubled souls blended into an optimist outlook for any viewer who may feel life rolls over them and they feel powerless to change, take stock from those around us who may be suffering, reach out and see what happens, bake a cake, take their dog for a walk, listen, don't interrupt, be there for a stranger.
I’ve probably seen fifty times ,such a great movie ,i old both of theses actors Helen Hunt so deserved the Oscar her performance,and of course Nicholson always deserves one .
It's a tribute to how fine an actor Jack Nicholson is that he can take an essentially unlikeable scumbag of a character and actually make the audience side with him--sort of. Another actor couldn't have carried this off as well, not hardly.
Helen Hunt's character was awful. Uncaring, flighty and narcissistic. Jack should have banged the dumb blonde fan at the beginning of the movie instead.
My husband has this mild disorder. He counts his steps and when he has misplaced something , he will not stop looking until it is found which means I have to find it for him.
Very realistic scene. You make the efforts (plural here) to improve your condition, which often leads to ask for help. The response? Worse than indifference. You're being expected to behave/fonction normally, and that's after spending hours and hours explaining that you just don't have the luxury to do so. Not without help.
She was refering to his reaction while she listed all the details of her ill son. I clearly did bother him. He was getting annoyed. But he got over it Because "she makes him want to be a better man" ;)
MAN this movie!!! Watching this OCD guy wash his hands for 2 seconds and throw out whole bars of soap. Ugh That frumpy waitress pickup his fork that he placed near his plate! LADY WTF Helen hunt sitting on the tub with her back exposed “ BEAUTIFUL LINES OF A WOMAN” Taking the painter into his home. “ you move me” OMG!!!! Great line The dr paying a visit to a poor persons home so they get real medical care….. “ TEARS” The line “ what if this is as good as it gets” I see as a line of determination. If you don’t try harder to solve your issues by doing the hard things then yes it will be as good as it gets BUT he found reasons to try harder and his life is changing. “ WOW”….. Such a good movie.
@@cyberspooky And people wonder why I’ll stick with DVD and Blu-Ray instead of subscribing to streaming sites-once I shell out good money for a movie, I want to KEEP it!
Fantastic film. It was an instance where the best film that year didn't win the Best Picture Oscar. The film that made a billion dollars did. Some people complain that the Academy Awards don't often reflect public sentiment, but this is probably an example of why that's a good thing. Titanic was a good film, but in hindsight, As Good As It Gets and Good Will Hunting were better written and better acted films. It's just hard to beat a blockbuster romance film with 2 popular young heartthrob actors, a popular director and a memorable soundtrack. I admit, I saw Titanic 3 times in the theatre, mostly just for the painting scene. I was 16 and it was the first time I'd seen anything like that on the big screen. Obviously, this was in the days before such things were readily available for free over the internet and all I had access to at the time was dial up. But I guarantee a film like this could never be made today. Back then, you could show a bigoted character with some redeeming qualities without condoning the negative behaviour. Now, Christians would probably cancel a movie about the bible because it had depictions of the devil and politically correct people want to shut everyone up, regardless of the context. You get it in both ends these days. I miss the 90s, where lunatics on both sides were ignored equally.
"What if this is as good as it gets?" That line in a psychiatrist waiting room is worth several years of therapy.
“What if this is as good as it gets!” One powerhouse of a line!
Very similar to saving private Ryan. When Upham exclaims “What is happening here?”
Yep
I love the last scene saying “what if this is as good as it gets” to a room full of patients waiting to see a therapist.
I heard that. But I'm not scared to do things :). It's always about money
One of Jack, Helen, and Greg's BEST work. Absolutely loved this movie. Very powerful. The scene where he looks at her and says "you make me wanna be a better man". Wow.
“That’s probably the best compliment I’ve ever had”
You do know that is NOT an original line....it's actually a cliche. Peoole say that all the time.
I Started Crying 😭 God Bless 💗🙌
@@thomasjensen6243 honestly, no, I’m 55, and before this movie I’d never heard or read this before.
But even then, in this movie, this scene, was simply perfect.
@@hexistenz Thanks.
Just love Jack Nicholson; whatever he does on screen; he is pure magic. He really did a job on this one.
👍
Could not agree more
He's scary.
I love him to. Hes the only one that can make this mean spirited asshole appear funny
Except the shining, he ruined that movie just facts
Worthy Oscar winners.
Greg is a very underrated actor
Just watched this “old” movie again!!!! Makes me “feel good” movie!
The final scene is awesome!❤️🥰
One of my absolute favorite movies! Helen Hunt & Jack were magic!
Carol didn't think so.
One of my abszolute favorit movies !!!,💖💖💖
As a clinical psychologist it is a delight to watch this movie
omg wow are you a psychologist Lavinia ???
sounds like bragging
Having worked in a mental institution it is interesting to watching some of the patients during their meals and how they had to touch certain things two or three times
So not a real doctor? He has OCD. He needs a psychiatrist.
@@zapkvr A psychologist and a psychiatrist both receive the same mental health/psychiatric training/schooling. However, a psychiatrist is also a trained medical doctor, and can prescribe medications, or give medical treatment in emergencies.
One of the greatest movies from all time!
Funny sad romantic.. Great acting great script... Great film
DITTO
Oscar-worthy all the way.
The "thick molasses" line cracks me up every time.
Among the top 10 greatest movies of all time. Nicholson is pure magic.
Best romantic comedy of all time
Oh, give me a break. It was a good movie, nothing more. The fact that this movie was even nominated for best picture was absurd.
@@langdonalger9219 your the only one who thinks so
I agree. I could watch it over and over.
@@langdonalger9219 people are too mindlessly generous with their praise. their brains are not functional.
Wonderful movie! Jack Nicholson at his best as usual. He never disappoints.
Really, really was touched by Harold Ramis as the doctor for some reason...great movie, excellent performances all around 😁💜
I have no qualifications on paper, i am well read, maybe old school, enough about me, this film had a tremendous impact on me and how i now think about life, the casts portrayal of these troubled souls blended into an optimist outlook for any viewer who may feel life rolls over them and they feel powerless to change, take stock from those around us who may be suffering, reach out and see what happens, bake a cake, take their dog for a walk, listen, don't interrupt, be there for a stranger.
Mr Nickl😂eson is an actor that nails every role. Hes excellent
I’ve been ambivalent over this movie for several years since I’ve seen it, but it has grown to be one of my favorite movies of all time.
Today I don't feel so good.
But this made me laugh 😂 🤣.
Genius writing and acting.
This is one of those movies that you continue to appreciate as you get older. ❤
I’ve probably seen fifty times ,such a great movie ,i old both of theses actors Helen Hunt so deserved the Oscar her performance,and of course Nicholson always deserves one .
Love, love, love you Jack. And the entire cast.
I’m drowning here and you’re describing the water! 😂 Best line ever.
Helen Hunt is a REAL WOMAN .
AGREED.
She's Lovely....
I'd forgotten how beautiful she is
This movie, is SO good! 😃 One, of my favorites.
If you don't know about OCD's you won't understand him. I go through a lot of those same things. Trust me, you can't help it.
Ivan Cerda I have been through that too a lot....People never under stand
@@AndreSilva-qt4qu I'm glad someone else understands. It's sad that people think you can just stop it.
legitimately i ask you, could there be an OCD opposite? i think i might be that!
Mike Tayon I think the term you’re looking for is referred to as “normal” 😂😂😂😂
Must..not..reply.
1:38 "What's wrong with your son?" I love this moment
One of the few romantic comedies that I like. I love the message about not jumping to conclusions about people - a very good one for these times.
It feels like a throwback to old romcoms. In that it's intelligent and watchable.
The doctor here is actually Lawrence Kasdan, the screenwriter for all the Indiana Jones movies.
Dr. Bettes is Harold Ramis who died 2014. Dr. Green is Lawrence.
I remember as a kid like around 5 years old watching this movie all the time on VHS!
I love the bomb he just drops to the other "clients"
from 1:11 to 2:34 it's the essence of the whole movie, a nice surprising chat , n yeah both Hunt n Nicholson are great !!
Jack is a word smith,the way he arranges the words good writing and delivery.
yes, well written script
3:50 that random “oh” gets me every time
This film is in my list of 10 favourite films 🎥🎥
ThankYou for posting!
Redemption is beautiful!
lol I love the way he bins the gloves. nope!
I don't OCD but I always examine my forks and spoons at restaurants. They always look disgusting.😰Melvin was smart to bring his own!
It's a tribute to how fine an actor Jack Nicholson is that he can take an essentially unlikeable scumbag of a character and actually make the audience side with him--sort of. Another actor couldn't have carried this off as well, not hardly.
Helen Hunt's character was awful. Uncaring, flighty and narcissistic. Jack should have banged the dumb blonde fan at the beginning of the movie instead.
in real.Jack has always creeped me out.ever since Carnal Knowledge
one of my favourite movies
I'm still amazed that they cast her when she was known as sitcom actress
I AM AN ACTOR MJ....tv/films are inter changeable when it comes to hiring.
One of my favorite Jack Nicholson movies.
3:48 is when he says the name of the movie for those who are too lazy to wait till the end
2.37 thats one hell of a dance Jacky😂🤣😊
Absolutely love this movie ❤
He said it! He said the name of the movie!
Roll credits.
Family Guy huh?
"HEY LOIS, THEY SAID THE THING!"
It is, what it is...
My husband has this mild disorder. He counts his steps and when he has misplaced something , he will not stop looking until it is found which means I have to find it for him.
Lucky he's rich to keep throwing away soap after one use
The shining always shines ✌️
I think the best actor ever
Melvin is my hero.
My favorite movie of all time. Jack Nicholson is my favorite actor. He's awesome.
Helen Hunt has the most expressive face and eyes.
Hahahaha, what if this is as good as it gets! And the people's faces after.
Very realistic scene. You make the efforts (plural here) to improve your condition, which often leads to ask for help.
The response?
Worse than indifference.
You're being expected to behave/fonction normally, and that's after spending hours and hours explaining that you just don't have the luxury to do so. Not without help.
class
Good times, Noodle salad
A legkedvesebb 💖💖💖
Filmem !!
I find it so funny when she asks him: "Is this bothering you?" And he says "no". Of course it bothers him otherwise he wouldn't ask her about her son.
She was refering to his reaction while she listed all the details of her ill son.
I clearly did bother him. He was getting annoyed. But he got over it
Because "she makes him want to be a better man" ;)
It does not get better than this
True. And it is as good as it gets.
Why does the therapist remind me of harvey firestein. He looks like him and talks like him.
You share his first name; that's famed director Lawrence Kasdan.
@@seikibrian8641 i guess he was castong appropriately.
MAN this movie!!! Watching this OCD guy wash his hands for 2 seconds and throw out whole bars of soap. Ugh
That frumpy waitress pickup his fork that he placed near his plate! LADY WTF
Helen hunt sitting on the tub with her back exposed “ BEAUTIFUL LINES OF A WOMAN”
Taking the painter into his home. “ you move me” OMG!!!! Great line
The dr paying a visit to a poor persons home so they get real medical care….. “ TEARS”
The line “ what if this is as good as it gets” I see as a line of determination. If you don’t try harder to solve your issues by doing the hard things then yes it will be as good as it gets BUT he found reasons to try harder and his life is changing. “ WOW”…..
Such a good movie.
I just realized that the blond woman sitting down at the end is Det. Rush from Cold Case...
Waitress-- What's with the plastic picnic wear?
Me -- Coronavirus, lady! Oh, and wear a maks! DO YOU WANT ME TO DIE OR SOMETHING??
It's not funny. Do you even know what OCD means? And how miserable they feel in their day to day life? You can't imagine.
lol he throws his gloves in the trash can
Jack set the standard foreveryone else !
His OCD infuriates me. Not so much the light switches or locks, but those gloves and the soap. My god, what a waste.
it's a mental illness 🤦♂🤦♂
Tell ya one thing. Helen Hunt was a babe back in the day.
Hi.....HELP!!
My number is 5 too
Note to Hollywood: good script + good acting = good movie. pandering to the lowest common denominator = s--t movies.
2:49.....😂
Love this movie but it sucks that Stan and Netflix don’t have it 🙁
Netflix has it!
Just checked again and it’s not there 🙁
cyberspooky its back
@@cyberspooky And people wonder why I’ll stick with DVD and Blu-Ray instead of subscribing to streaming sites-once I shell out good money for a movie, I want to KEEP it!
He has very chronic OCD 😂
What was that a tease? Lol
And if this as good as it gets, that's fine too! 🙃😉🙂😁
Hi HELP!!!!!
Helen Hunt was my milf crush,she's stunning in what women want
O.K. Now what ?
My sister's friends son watched this over and over then he committed suicide he was around 22.
How horrific, my sincere condolences Mary. I will say a prayer for him.
That’s a bad day- haha
Alguien aqui de PSIC 3016?
HELP!
Jack Nicholson I don't like waiting in the lobby for a doctor's appointment s.
What if this is good as it gets?
probably they only cornball line in the entire movie. Like if Tom Cruise had said "hey its a Risky Business"
I know he is fictional ... but his carbon footprint...
Hi. HELP!!!!!
Good looking at one time 😣
Rrrroll Credits #CinemaSins
Guess who survived covid lol
1:37
1:39
Fantastic film. It was an instance where the best film that year didn't win the Best Picture Oscar. The film that made a billion dollars did. Some people complain that the Academy Awards don't often reflect public sentiment, but this is probably an example of why that's a good thing. Titanic was a good film, but in hindsight, As Good As It Gets and Good Will Hunting were better written and better acted films. It's just hard to beat a blockbuster romance film with 2 popular young heartthrob actors, a popular director and a memorable soundtrack. I admit, I saw Titanic 3 times in the theatre, mostly just for the painting scene. I was 16 and it was the first time I'd seen anything like that on the big screen. Obviously, this was in the days before such things were readily available for free over the internet and all I had access to at the time was dial up. But I guarantee a film like this could never be made today. Back then, you could show a bigoted character with some redeeming qualities without condoning the negative behaviour. Now, Christians would probably cancel a movie about the bible because it had depictions of the devil and politically correct people want to shut everyone up, regardless of the context. You get it in both ends these days. I miss the 90s, where lunatics on both sides were ignored equally.
Lol yikes..
8
If NY is not good for his health, why not move out?
Hes not even using the soap properly which is irritating.