Me too, although Cuckoos Nest is wonderful also.....And of course there's also the killer 'About Schmidt' - And there's the shockingly overlooked 'The Two Jakes' (1990) - Legit sequel to Chinatown and the only movie Nicholson ever directed.
Yup. He’s right about Five Easy Pieces- I had one of the funniest moments in an airport once listening to the guy beside me have the same experience with a waitress and he turned to me with a big grin and in unison we said “FIVE EASY PIECES”!! HAHAHAHA.
One of my favorite movie quotes of all time comes from The Last Detail. Right after the bar scene, at three sailors are off camera. Completely blitzed and you hear Jack say; “I’d like to drink a toast to Batman, Superman and The Human Torch. Baa-Hahaha!”
Five Easy Pieces is a strange comfort movie for me. Our protagonist is deeply flawed, privileged, borderline misogynistic and toxic… yet we feel for him because of how Jack plays the character. He gives him a humanity and plays him with such self awareness of his issues that you can’t but feel sorry for him and want him to see the light in his issues as a freelance drifter. The one good thing he does is see it literally by looking at himself in the mirror and leaves Karen black because he knows that if she stays with him he will just make her miserable and not appreciate her because she deserved better than him
really amazing production values. Super high quality sound and camera and art direction. you can relax into it despite how bitter the theme of the film is
The reason they don’t mention the shining is they both hated it at first. There is no 1980 at the movies show about the shining because they refused to review it on air. But Ebert rewatched it again in 2006 and gave it 4 stars
If your a film fan the scenes with Jack at the bar in the Shining are some of the best acting I seen Jack is such a powerful actor you have to accept him just pure raw acting like he is a soldier lying for his country is beautiful
Ebert never even wrote a print review in 1980. He was probably on vacation. They reviewed all sorts of junk on their show so I don't think that was the reason. They just may have been on hiatus at the time. They were not going all year long back then.
Jack Nicholson is one of those few actors whose persona is so big, you don't want him to play characters or disappear into roles, you just want him to play himself
I would say that I can appreciate "Jack" and atypical "Jack". I love him in Cuckoo's Nest but he was phenomenal in As Good as it Gets, one of the few romcoms that don't suck.
@@ricardocantoral7672He was usually a variation on "Jack" though. The only one I can honestly think of that wasn't, is About Schmidt (a wonderful performance) . I see his performance in As Good As It Gets as another Jack performance.
*My top 5 Jack Nicholson films* 1. The Shining (1980) 2. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest (1975) 3. The Departed (2006) 4. Chinatown (1974) 5. Easy Rider (1969) Academy Awards (Oscar) 3 B.A.F.T.A. (British Academy Film & Television Awards) 3 Golden Globe Awards 6 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 Cannes Film Festival 1 MTV Movie Awards 1
Never seen Carnal knowledge, I'll have to catch that one! When I saw the footage shown here of a really young Jack it's REALLY clear just how much Christian Slater swiped his entire schtick from him!
Jack Nicholson is phenomenal actor that's natural, full of energy & great on-screen personality all together. I enjoy certain movies I think his best work. Jack Nicholson best Chinatown The Witches of Eastwick One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest As Good as it Gets The Shining Batman Hoffa Terms of Endearment Something's Gotta Give The Last Detail Prizzi's Honor The Little Shop of Horrors
I have to disagree with Jack about that being his best but I liked that movie because it was one of the very last of the great character actor Warren Oates.
MISSOURI BREAKS IS A GREAT MOVIE WITH BRANDO, AND SOMEHOW GETS NO LOVE... jack's throat cutting of brando is one of the most cold-blooded murders in movie history... FAX!!!
The Last Detail in 1974? One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1976? I think Ebert was confused as to the films release dates and the year of the award ceremonies where Nicholson was nominated for Academy Awards and later won for the latter film.
And to think that Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good As It Gets, About Schmidt, The Departed, were still to come. No actor into his 60s and 70s has had the bulk of his best performances at that age.
@@007beck9 Yep, and I believe both of them dumped on it like many critics of the era. The film even got a Razzie nom! I think it was almost ten years before it was regarded as a classic.
I’ve never been in a cafe or a restaurant in my life and Ive traveled all over, where you couldn’t get exactly what you wanted. Ever. But maybe it’s just a California thing?
The Last Detail is my favorite of all his performances
Great Winter movie
Me too,
although Cuckoos Nest is wonderful also.....And of course there's also the killer 'About Schmidt'
- And there's the shockingly overlooked 'The Two Jakes' (1990) - Legit sequel to Chinatown and the only movie Nicholson ever directed.
Yup. He’s right about Five Easy Pieces- I had one of the funniest moments in an airport once listening to the guy beside me have the same experience with a waitress and he turned to me with a big grin and in unison we said “FIVE EASY PIECES”!! HAHAHAHA.
One of my favorite movie quotes of all time comes from The Last Detail.
Right after the bar scene, at three sailors are off camera. Completely blitzed and you hear Jack say;
“I’d like to drink a toast to Batman, Superman and The Human Torch. Baa-Hahaha!”
Can we admit that Chinatown is the best Film Noir and should be top 10 film ever???? Please Jack is a giddamn dawg with acting
One of my favorite movies is "As Good As it Gets." Nicholson is excellent in this movie. It cracks me up every time!😅
6:15 - I don’t think I have ever seen Ebert laugh that hard.
They didn't mention The Passenger. That film is highly regarded.
Five Easy Pieces is a strange comfort movie for me. Our protagonist is deeply flawed, privileged, borderline misogynistic and toxic… yet we feel for him because of how Jack plays the character. He gives him a humanity and plays him with such self awareness of his issues that you can’t but feel sorry for him and want him to see the light in his issues as a freelance drifter. The one good thing he does is see it literally by looking at himself in the mirror and leaves Karen black because he knows that if she stays with him he will just make her miserable and not appreciate her because she deserved better than him
really amazing production values. Super high quality sound and camera and art direction. you can relax into it despite how bitter the theme of the film is
One of the best depictions of male depression on screen. The character loathes himself & freezes everybody close to him out...
The reason they don’t mention the shining is they both hated it at first. There is no 1980 at the movies show about the shining because they refused to review it on air. But Ebert rewatched it again in 2006 and gave it 4 stars
If your a film fan the scenes with Jack at the bar in the Shining are some of the best acting I seen Jack is such a powerful actor you have to accept him just pure raw acting like he is a soldier lying for his country is beautiful
Ebert never even wrote a print review in 1980. He was probably on vacation. They reviewed all sorts of junk on their show so I don't think that was the reason. They just may have been on hiatus at the time. They were not going all year long back then.
One of my favorites is The Postman Always Rings Twice,.
Jack Nicholson is one of those few actors whose persona is so big, you don't want him to play characters or disappear into roles, you just want him to play himself
I would say that I can appreciate "Jack" and atypical "Jack". I love him in Cuckoo's Nest but he was phenomenal in As Good as it Gets, one of the few romcoms that don't suck.
Jack is this generation’s Cary Grant. Grant humorously referred to his acting as “playing himself to perfection”.
@@Tessou Nah. Cary Grant was an easy going charmer and conventional. Nicholson was a live wire, he was anti-establishment.
Nothing like Cary Grant. Closer to maybe a James Cagney.
@@ricardocantoral7672He was usually a variation on "Jack" though. The only one I can honestly think of that wasn't, is About Schmidt (a wonderful performance) . I see his performance in As Good As It Gets as another Jack performance.
*My top 5 Jack Nicholson films*
1. The Shining (1980)
2. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest (1975)
3. The Departed (2006)
4. Chinatown (1974)
5. Easy Rider (1969)
Academy Awards (Oscar) 3
B.A.F.T.A. (British Academy Film & Television Awards) 3
Golden Globe Awards 6
Screen Actors Guild Awards 1
Cannes Film Festival 1
MTV Movie Awards 1
Never seen Carnal knowledge, I'll have to catch that one!
When I saw the footage shown here of a really young Jack
it's REALLY clear just how much Christian Slater swiped his entire schtick from him!
Jack Nicholson is phenomenal actor that's natural, full of energy & great on-screen personality all together. I enjoy certain movies I think his best work.
Jack Nicholson best
Chinatown
The Witches of Eastwick
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
As Good as it Gets
The Shining
Batman
Hoffa
Terms of Endearment
Something's Gotta Give
The Last Detail
Prizzi's Honor
The Little Shop of Horrors
I think he also retired at the right time not doing a film since 2010.
Jack is the best actor ever Denzel is second
In my eyes Another Jack named Gyllenhaal is 3rd greatest
Talking about how Jack is willing to look on screen... Wait'll they get a load of him in 1989!
They should have included The Border because Nicholson stated his performance in the film was his best.
I have to disagree with Jack about that being his best but I liked that movie because it was one of the very last of the great character actor Warren Oates.
Thank Satan or whoever that Jack didn't quit because he's my favorite actor 🙌🏻
He retired years ago
What about goin south? That was such an excellent and funny movie
MISSOURI BREAKS IS A GREAT MOVIE WITH BRANDO, AND SOMEHOW GETS NO LOVE... jack's throat cutting of brando is one of the most cold-blooded murders in movie history... FAX!!!
The Last Detail in 1974? One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1976? I think Ebert was confused as to the films release dates and the year of the award ceremonies where Nicholson was nominated for Academy Awards and later won for the latter film.
The Last Detail had a much wider release in 1974 than 1973
I thought Cuckoos Nest was early '70s, like 1971-ish?
@@zetetick395 1975
No King of Marvin Gardens? That was before the Last Detail and after EZ Rider.
Dennis doesn’t have a helmet, what kind of a motorcycle club is this? Jack just fills up the screen.
And to think that Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good As It Gets, About Schmidt, The Departed, were still to come. No actor into his 60s and 70s has had the bulk of his best performances at that age.
So was Nicholson's performances Jimmy Hoffa (1994).
Sorry, I meant his performance as Jimmy Hoffa.
Those are all great, especially The Departed. I also liked him in Wolf and Witches of Eastwick.
What about The Shining?
The Shining???
That was my thought..
@ThatSorcererGuy they never did a review for The Shining only a news paper Review
@@007beck9 Yep, and I believe both of them dumped on it like many critics of the era. The film even got a Razzie nom! I think it was almost ten years before it was regarded as a classic.
@Ricardo Cantoral they did same with Labyrinth
Sadly, 17:39 and 19:27 are the only mentions of Nicholson's performance in "The Shining."
Jack!
Didn’t mention his performance in The Shining? What gives
They also did a bit reviewing “horror movies of the 80’s” and left off the shining.
Nicholson probably got a lot of loogies in his food.
I’ve never been in a cafe or a restaurant in my life and Ive traveled all over, where you couldn’t get exactly what you wanted. Ever. But maybe it’s just a California thing?
I've seen it with some places, but it's kinda rare. I remember it happened at a Chinese restaurant once
They are no Evil. They were just ignorant and blind to their swerved bias.
And they hadn't yet seen Batman
Too bad he's a Hollywood chomo.
Ebert is WAY OFF. The Last Detail was filmed in1972, & was shown in 1973.
I never liked anything Jack Nicholson was in except the little seen B movie Studs Lonigan.
Explain why you didnt like him what you dont like about him
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I think Chinatown is his best movie
@@65g4 Dolores won't reply. She doesn't possess a good logical reason behind what she stated. She's a Typical Contrarian Coward.
I don't really dislike Jack Nicholson. I shouldn't have said that. I like some of the films he's been in.
@@doloreswallin4381 The most nominated man in the history of the academy awards hardly needs a Nobody like you liking his films.
I hate Jack Nicholson.
I don't really hate Jack Nicholson.
@@doloreswallin4381 Dolores hates herself.
@@doloreswallin4381 Dolores doesn't really hate herself.
@@doloreswallin4381 Dolores talks to herself because NOBODY thinks enough about her to hate her or not hate her.
Put a chicken between your knees.