Comments on: The Quick 10: Happy Birthday, Jack!

By: Deep Discounter

Deep Discounter — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:13:00 +0000

I agree that Melvin Udall in “as Good As It Gets” is an amazingly funny character.

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:13:00 +0000

He wasn’t at this year’s academy awards.

By: Shankar

Shankar — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:58:00 +0000

The quote about women in As Good As It Gets was apparently something John Updike said in real life, in response to the same question. But with Jack, its the delivery!

I love this dialogue from Wolf – (to Michelle Pfeiffer) – You know, I think I understand what you’re like now. You’re very beautiful and you think men are only interested in you because you’re beautiful, but you want them to be interested in you because you’re you. The problem is, aside from all that beauty, you’re not very interesting. You’re rude, you’re hostile, you’re sullen, you’re withdrawn. I know you want someone to look past all that at the real person underneath but the only reason anyone would bother to look past all that is because you’re beautful. Ironic, isn’t it? In an odd way you’re your own problem.

Keep it coming, Jack!!

By: Joe Maz

Joe Maz — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:15:00 +0000

The Last Detail.

By: erininhouston

erininhouston — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:18:00 +0000

The Departed for me…he was so coldly evil; yet likable at the same time. No one can do that like Jack.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:25:00 +0000

CRAP! I forgot The Shining……also one of my faves.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:23:00 +0000

Personally, my favorite role of his was Randal McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest (produced by none other than Michael Douglas). But his best role may be that of Jake Gittes in Chinatown. How him or Al Pacino (Godfather 2) didn’t win the oscar that year is beyond me (Art Carney won for Harry and Tonto).

By: Rashmi

Rashmi — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:10:00 +0000

I have a soft spot for his characters in Mars Attacks. I love how gratuitous the acting is. Otherwise, I gravitate towards his classic films… Chinatown, Five Easy Pieces, Easy Rider, The Shining and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest… just to name a few.

By: gy

gy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:51:00 +0000

CHINATOWN – one hell of a film noir…

By: Kirk

Kirk — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:29:00 +0000

I will take Five Easy Pieces over every other movie Jack has done before or after. LOVE that film. But there are lots of good Nicholson movies. He’s so talented even if he generally seems to play himself (or his public perception) these days.