One of the Best of the 1970's!

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2012)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is definitely in my top five films of the 1970's up there with the The Godfather, The Godfather Part 2, Star Wars, and Jaws. This is just a flat-out perfect film and I could not say anything to criticize about this amazing film.
This movie is pretty much about some guy named McMurphy, a patient at a mental hospital, who wants to change the routine of the hospital. But Nurse Ratched will not stand for that.
This and Chinatown are the films that brought Jack Nicholson into the public spotlight. He is just too darn good in this film. I also loved the performance by Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched. She is not the typical villain per se, but she affects her patients psychologically rather than physically. I also mention actors such as Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, and Brad Dourif because they were all really good.
This movie certainly deserves the Oscars it won back in 1976. Also the score, cinematography, and the rest of the film is just too good. My favorite scene is the fishing trip that I felt brought the inmates closer together. I cannot see how anyone would dislike this. I rate this film 10/10.