Top 250: #16: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 10/7/18, I am checking out One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.  It stars Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Will Sampson.  "A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients."

• I can say my brief visit to the ward was not like this...I would have liked some classical music however during medication time
• THAT IS WORMTONGUE!
• Look how young DeVito is!  I know it is 1975 but wow!
• Dear lord that Scanlon guy looks like I will in a few years!
• Dear lord I hate group therapy even in movies
• This cast is full of stars
• So this is the 16th best movie ever huh?  I am not seeing it thus far
• I am actually kind of bored with this flick
• BORED!
• Wish I had more to say but honestly I feel like NOTHING of importance is happening.  Just random scenes barely connected
• How long is this movie?  I think I have had a birthday watching this flick
• Another 52 minutes?  Seriously?
• Shock therapy huh?  Interesting enough it is still used in extreme cases today; glad I'm not "extreme"
• Okay I will say a few of Jack's "one liners" are funny
• Is that Sloth?  Fucking Sloth from Goonies?
• Wait...So Sloth did NOT really look like that?  But other movies had a Sloth character did they not?  Mad Max?  This one?
• Did they not have an editor for this flick?
• Oh Billy
• Wait...what?  I don't understand what I just saw

Well once again I realize that I like bad movies better then "good ones".  I was BORED throughout this flick.  It had moments but overall I did not feel that this flick had any flow.  It seemed like it was random scenes.  I realize that it was all about RP but overall I felt it lacked cohesion.  It lacked a narrator or a storyteller I guess.  

Overall I would argue against its current 8.7.  I give it a 6/10 mostly because the cast was good.  They did a wonderful job of making me believe.  However the storyline was missing.  I cannot say to run out and watch this but if you have over two hours to spend watching an "okay" flick check this out.

Top 250 Review: Alien

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you've come across this post.  Today I'm checking out the 1979 flick Alien.  Currently it is #51 on the top 250 with a 8.5 as for 4/3.  It stars Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt and John Hurt.  "After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious life-form, and soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun."

(Note these comments start about half way through the flick, after the facehugger but before the chest bursting scene)

• Why do people in the future always go investigate things?  
• So the woman and the black guy are the smart ones while the white guys are dumb?
• This is why we can never go into space!
• We, as humans, are way to curious for our own good
• We have movies like this. The first alien I see is going to get shot in the face before it can attach to my face or turn me into a borg!
• Good grief look how young these people are!  I realize it is 37 years ago but wow!
• Yep, make sure you touch the creepy looking egg like things, nothing bad can happen there!
• That didn't look like he slipped and fell, more like he just slid down 
• That net is going to help any Parker, I'd get a gun...with lots of bullets
• I love the lighting in this flick, it is awesome.  Also the confined feeling is awesome
• It is going to be the cat right?  Yep it was the cat
• Goodbye Brett, we'll see you being creepy looking in your next flick
• Could the designers of the ship (in the movie world) make it any less creepy?
• They do a wonderful job of building the tension
• I think the Governor is in this room chasing Andrea...with the cat...either way you lock the door and get out
• Yes, fire in an inclosed space, this can't be wrong
• Wait...they are crawling INTO the ducts?  Do people get dumber in the future?
• That was anti-climatic for Dallas to fall that way
• I'd just get on that escape pod/shuttle and I'd be out of there
• Parker is off on his own because he is stubborn
• Of course its the damn "government" that called for the thing to be brought back alive
• Is he going to choke her out with a porn mag?  I know of choking other thing while having a porn mag but never that!
• She is worried about the damn cat!
• Why are the coolant containers in such bottles?
• Does Ripley not hear that horrible sound?  You know the sound of death as she walked into that area
• Why care about blowing up the ship, just get the hell out!
• Assume they're dead and leave, its the only logical thing to do!
• Could there be a more elaborate self destruct function?
• Why does the alien hate the cat?  Is it a dog alien?
• Wait...why is she trying to stop the self destruct?  Did I miss something?
• They freeze the cat too?!  I mean it makes sense I'm just surprised for some reason
• Lots of strobe lights in the future on space ships apparently
• How does it move so slow yet so fast?
• Is her plan to vent the oxygen?  If so brilliant idea!

Well that was pretty good.  I can see why it is in the top 250 for sure.  I'd give an 8/10.  It is slightly slow compared to most movies and that is a good thing.  As I said before it builds itself up so well and each time you go a little higher and come down slightly higher so the rollercoaster continues.  

I personally had a hard time understanding a few times and had to turn on subtitles but that could just be my bad hearing. 

I also had a hard time seeing the alien at times which might have been the point but it bothered me a bit to not see exactly what was going on, especially to Parker.

Overall I enjoyed the flick.  If you haven't seen it check it out.  If you have remember the next one in the series comes out this year so check it out again!

Top 250 review: The Shawshank Redemption

I am back and instead of a Bottom 100 flick I've decided to start checking out the Top 250 flicks that I haven't seen as well.  Today (7/31) I'm checking out the #1 flick on IMDB, The Shawshank Redemption.  It stars Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman and Bob Gunton.  "Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency."

• Uggg, this flick is long!
• DALE!  DALE LIVES!  I miss you Dale
• Wait...this Stephen King story takes place in Maine?  A real stretch for him!
• I realize this was released in 1994 but Freeman looks SO young

• Wait...is that Mr. Krabs/Lex Luthor?  YES IT IS!

• Mr. Krabs has anger issues in this flick!
• Are you sure this isn't The Green Mile?  
• Bull Queers?  
• Wow it is pretty easy to get stuff into prison in the movies, here I thought they always baked it into a cake
• Interesting movie thus far, not a lot going on thus far, a lot of back story
• I do like Andy quite a bit, his I don't care attitude 
• I like Tim Robbins haircut in the flick, I should go back with that cut
• Is there a flick that Bob Gunton doesn't play a complete asshole

• I would like to that bible stuck up the wardens ass, I hate bible thumpers
• Now why would the warden be nice to Andy and put him down in the library....
• More walls, bars and guards...yep...sounds about right
• Ah yes, they are going to parole the old man and he can't handle the idea
• I feel for Brooks, I really do

• Records and books?  CRAZY!
• Oh Andy...what are you thinking!
• Did I mention this flick is long?
• Seriously this flick is long and how many acts does this flick have?
• Tommy also has anger issues...must be a Maine thing
• Oh no...not Tommy...a fake escape

Well that was a decent flick.  Nothing great and I sure wouldn't say it is the greatest flick of all time...of course that is by the fans votes and we all know that the general public is stupid...look who might become the President of the United States later this year!

Overall everything was well done but it was REALLY drawn out.  As much as I liked the Brooks storyline it could have been shortened or even cut out completely, they could have done the library storyline differently without the character.

Also the ending of the flick reminded me of the Return of the King....ending after ending after ending.

I'm sure most people will disagree with my thoughts on the flick.  I just don't see this as the number one movie of all time.  It could be because I didn't see it till now and it has that long LONG buildup that it can't live up to.  

I personally would give it a 7/10.  It was long and drawn out but also an excellent story and acted brilliantly by the cast.

I'm sure some of you are wondering what films I'd say are better.  To name a few I'd say Schindler's List, Wizard of Oz, Saving Private Ryan and The Room to name a few.  I think Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan are as close to being perfect as you can get, both only suffer from being drawn out.

Until next time, remember "Get busy living, or get busy dying."