Best Nicholson Film?

[SweetZombieJesus]

Poll question: Best Nicholson Film?

For mpsteve, since he apparently can't do a poll.

[mpsteve]

1. Thanks...I'm new as you can see.

[SweetZombieJesus]

2. No problem

Good idea for a thread, by the way.

[BurtWorm]

8. Welcome, mpsteve!

Which one did you vote for? I voted for Chinatown, myself.

[mpsteve]

13. Other...A Few Good Men. I watched it last week so it is freshest in my

mind.

[nomaco-10]

16. It was a relatively small part, but imo some of his best work to date. NT

[Aristus]

30. I agree. When you say "Jack Nicholson film" I like to think of the ones

where he is not just the only good thing in it. 'A Few Good Men' has everything: Excellent writing (thank you, Aaron Sorkin!) a great cast, brilliant direction, masterful photography, and then a standout performance by Nicholson to bring it all together. So, AFGM has my vote.

[VermontDem2004]

3. The Pledge

[Twillig]

6. Yes. The pledge.

That was excellent.

[nomaco-10]

17. The Pledge? Enlighten me, I thought I was a huge Nicholson fan, but

am not familiar with this particular flick. What's it about, who else is in it, when was it released? Thanks.

[Twillig]

18. click this link

IMDb is the "internet movie database." Add it to your favorites/bookmarks and you'll never be at a loss.

Welcome to DU :toast:

http://www.imdb.com/Title?0237572

[a_random_joel]

4. Umm...

I voted for the Shining, but...

As Good As It Gets
Hoffa
A Few Good Men
Prizzi's Honor
Easy Rider

And how can one forget
The Witches of Eastwick?

[Superfly]

5. As Good As it Gets

was a pretty good one.

"Go sell crazy someplace else. We're all stocked up here."

[LynneSin]

31. Eeewwwww - no way, not with Helen Hunt

Who has to be the worse actress around. She only won that Oscar because Jack Nicholson was so good in the movie my mother could have played that role and won an Oscar!

[Zomby Woof]

7. Cuckoo

Although I thought he was great in As Good As It Gets and Carnal Knowledge too.

About Schmidt is also one of his best performances.

[sujan]

9. few good men?

[qb]

10. Too bad there's no room for "Little Shop of Horrors" in the poll

Just kidding, but his performance was pretty hilarious.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

11. Carnal Knowledge (w/Art Garfunkel and Candice Bergman)

great film

[Zomby Woof]

15. the ending of Carnal Knowledge

That expression on his face - priceless. He exuded the utter depravity and emptiness of his life.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

29. I liked the Ayn Rand quote

The fact he had a sexual fetish for Rand I thought really showed "the utter depravity and emptiness of his life" :)

[displacedvermoter]

12. I voted Chinatown

Great film noire, but my second favorite is not on your list, namely Missouri Breaks. Very realistic western piece with Brando! I highly recommend it to those who haven't seen this work.

[SweetZombieJesus]

14. I want to see Missouri Breaks, but its not out on DVD

I read a write-up of it in Mojo two months ago, and I want to see it.

[Section_43]

26. Missouri Breaks is a brilliant film &

a rare and unknown nugget. My favorite Harry Dean Stanton role.

Screenplay is incredible! By Thomas McGuane

Directed by Arthur Penn.

[TheBigGuy]

19. Wasn't he in "Ironweed"?

"ghosts...bein' freindly".

[Zomby Woof]

20. yes

A bleak, but good film. Also starred Meryl Streep and Tom Waits. Depression-era, Albany NY.

[ixion]

21. Easy Rider

[toad]

22. forget it, Jake...

It's Chinatown.

Sorry, had to do it.

[Lindsey]

23. one flew over the cuckoos nest

unbelievable performance!

[lpbk2713]

24. The Last Detail

It reminded me of my Navy days.

[0rganism]

25. What, no Mars Attacks?

You've been posting some wack polls lately, Mr. Jesus.

[JackSwift]

27. Two Jakes

Nobody else liked it, but "it never goes away."

[whirlygigspin]

28. As good as it gets

"go sell crazy somewhere else..."