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    'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest': THR's 1975 Review

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    I know Kirk Douglas originated the role of McMurphy on Broadway, tried for years to get backing for a film production, but threw in the towel, and by the time a studio was finally interested in doing an adaptation of the book, he was too old for the part.

    I think Jack was perfect for the part. Never saw Kirk in the role, being as it was a little before my time, but I can't see anyone but Jack as McMurphy.

    Though truth be told, and to be fair to Kirk, I can't see Jack as Spartacus either.

    HITS & MISSES: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow on TCM

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    I can think of two movies that have two of the most vile, evil characters to disgrace the silver screen, yet they still keep you watching in spite of their evil deeds. (SPOILERS alert):

    Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE....you can't say he really doesn't deserve all of his sufferings in the second half of the film after all the pain and suffering he causes as well as the havoc and destruction he wreaks during the first half, and yet, he still manages to make you feel some sympathy, no matter how undeserving of it, when he gets a taste of his own medicine. A testament to McDowell's strong performance.

    Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) of AMERICAN PSYCHO you can't really root for or have any kind of empathy at all, for he has absolutely no empathy or feeling for anyone, he's a serial killer or at least a serial killer-in-the-making (it's debatable whether he really does kill in the movie, or the murders are simply in his imagination, I personally believe he did do the killings for real, but I digress). Still it's a testament to Bale's acting ability he makes me want to watch him knowing what a soulless monster Bateman is.

    So yes, I say it is possible to have a film, where the lead character inspires little to no sympathy at all from the viewer, but still make it a watchable film.

    Have you seen these 10 classic films..?

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    4 hours ago, TopBilled said:

    I was on the MovieStills database earlier and came across a few of these. And yesterday Larry and I discussed WAKE IN FRIGHT. I was just curious if people had seen most of these.

    I tried to pick films from different decades, studios and genres. 

    Thought it would be fun. Not sure if everyone agrees these are classics or not...

    MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE and THE SILENCE OF MY LAMBS I definitely consider classics. I never got into the BACK TO THE FUTURE craze. THE BLUE DAHLIA and ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, while not in my top 10, I still consider very good films. The rest I haven't seen (but want to very much).

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