your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
I feel that this period, between 1969 and 1975, was the year we got Jack Nicholson before he became a celebrity superstar and was simply a very good actor. His roles were nearly perfect, and he nabbed up quite a few Oscar-nominations (when the Oscars actually still meant something) in this period, winning one, for Best Actor, for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest from 1975.
Other Oscar-nominated performances include: 01: Easy Rider (Supporting Actor) 1969 02: Five Easy Pieces (Actor) 1970 03: The Last Detail (Actor) 1973 04: Chinatown (Actor) 1974 Which was your favorite Jack performance during this period in his career? |
Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
See when you do threads like this, it terrifies me even more, because it means there's a shred of sanity trapped inside you somewhere, from before the Dark Times.
And it's Five Easy Pieces by far. |
Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
I choose Five Easy Pieces because it gave the kind of nusanced performance that would later become kind of a trade-mark - slow rising anger, to outright bursts. But it also showed a conflicted character, and towards the end, a tormented one.
This picture has everything everyone loves about a Jack Nicholson performance, without it getting too hammy. |
Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
(Post 10558776)
See when you do threads like this, it terrifies me even more, because it means there's a shred of sanity trapped inside you somewhere, from before the Dark Times.
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
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See when you do threads like this, it terrifies me even more, because it means there's a shred of sanity trapped inside you somewhere, from before the Dark Times.
And it's Five Easy Pieces by far.
Originally Posted by Buttmunker
(Post 10558789)
you get the ying and the yang with me, my dear Hokeyboy.
I chose OFOTCN. |
Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
I'm going to go with The Last Detail, but there are a lot of great choices up there :up:
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Only seen about half, but I went with Chinatown. I'd put Five Easy Pieces as a close second, followed by OFOTCN.
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Originally Posted by Buttmunker
(Post 10558789)
you get the ying and the yang with me, my dear Hokeyboy.
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Toss-up between FIVE EASY PIECES ("Hold the chicken between your legs") and THE LAST DETAIL ("I AM the shore patrol, motherfucker"), but I had to go with the latter.
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
The Passenger, which I also think is the best movie on that list.
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
I'm a huge fan of Chinatown, probably the best detective film post-fifties.
I haven't seen or even heard of The Passenger, but I'll check it out, Suprmallet. |
Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Five Easy Pieces, then Cuckoo's Nest, then About Schmidt.
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Originally Posted by Suprmallet
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The Passenger, which I also think is the best movie on that list.
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Actually, somehow I missed that Chinatown was on the list. I still stand by my choice of best Nicholson performance for The Passenger, but Chinatown is definitely the best film.
And Buttmunker, I'm taking that as a compliment. ;) |
Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
I must admit I'm curious now about The Passenger. What kind of character was Nicholson? Manic, normal, nervous, meek, or what? And was he "the passenger," or perhaps he was the pilot (was it an airplane?)...........shit, guess I'll visit IMDB and check out this film.
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
I don't see Tommy on that list!
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Re: your Favorite JACK NICHOLSON performance between the years 1969 and 1975
Originally Posted by Buttmunker
(Post 10559538)
I must admit I'm curious now about The Passenger. What kind of character was Nicholson? Manic, normal, nervous, meek, or what? And was he "the passenger," or perhaps he was the pilot (was it an airplane?)...........shit, guess I'll visit IMDB and check out this film.
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