| Posted by: tomit2000 at August 24, 2001, 3:46 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | This is going to seem really obscure, but I've just discovered that in 1982, emphisis on the 82 a song was played in the frost ampitheatre, called sweet magnolia, this event is publicised on the web site www.FROGnet.net. Though it probably is, a matter of chance | | Static Link |
| Posted by: JoBlo at August 20, 2001, 3:16 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | This is now a part of the VIDEO CAPSULES forum. The MOVIE OF THE WEEK forum is no longer: http://www.joblo.com/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000017.html Keep on truckin' and discussin', folks... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: JoBlo at June 3, 2001, 8:34 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Alrightie folks, that's another week and another movie that we've discussed the hell out of! As you may or may not know, this week's film is Terry Gilliam's sci-fi adventure 12 MONKEYS starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Hope you enjoy it... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: DaN at June 2, 2001, 9:26 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | stefan: a.) I REALLY love commentaries. Probably the best part of DVD's if they're good. And as on the Boogie Nights DVD, Anderson can make a damn good one! b.) I know, that was a bad comparison. But what I was trying to get across was that Speilberg is not as "great" a director as Anderson. And people, the majority of the world, seem to flock to Speilberg rather then Anderson. This was mainly pointed towards the fact taht Speilberg is mainly a blockbuster guy (and he is the best at that, I'll admit) with a few exceptions, while Anderson is able to make Great films that usually attract audiences too (save magnolia). But yea, that was a pretty bad comparision. My apologies. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: stefanb at June 2, 2001, 12:07 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | Quote: Originally Posted by DaN:
I think Anderson is one of the greatest directors of all time. So much better then the renowned Speilberg. Too bad there isn't a fucking commentary on the damn DVD!
</font> DaN.... two answer both of those... The DVD had an entire supplemental material DVD that traced the entire making of the movie right from day one. What the hell more do you want? A 3 hour commentary that maybe one percent of the viewers would actually sit and listen to the whole thing. BAH! the commentary track is usually the biggest waste of time on any DVD. Do NOT try to compare PTA to Spielberg. Geeze man!! Comeon! Spielberg does his "Schindler's List" and "The Color Purple" movies, but for the most part he's made his name in popcorn flicks... Jaws, Saving Private Ryan, Jurrasic Park I,II,III. To compare them is like trying to compare Stephen King to a comic book writer. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Irene Manor at May 31, 2001, 6:09 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Funny, I always considered Smith to be the a flip side of the same coin that PTA is on. I can't see how putting a Clerks cartoon on ABC is any less pretentious than an over-the-top movie. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Cyclonus at May 31, 2001, 5:39 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Yes, Anderson is very daring! He wants to make an Adam Sandler movie, for crying out loud! [img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: JoBlo at May 31, 2001, 5:26 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | I dig what you're saying, Irene, and damn, if you didn't go all the way with that one, eh?!? Good shite. I too love "movie geekie" things like that. I started spotting all the 8s and 2s the second time that I watched the movie and it was just a cool thing to watch for. Remember the scene of the game show, where there's actually some dude in the crowd holding a John 8:2 sign or something? Pretty cool. And if you listen to any of P.T.'s commentary tracks, you'll quickly come to notice that he's a BIGGER movie geek than any of us, so I'm sure it was all intentional, as in-jokes and such (like Tarantino tossing that ORANGE balloon into one of his scenes in RESERVOIR DOGS). Oh and by the way, I'm also in love with this movie's style, soundtrack, acting, specific scenes (the one with Reilly in the black lady's apartment is to die for!), magic, directing and ending. But I also see how it's DEFINITELY not for everyone. Didn't writer/director Kevin Smith (CLERKS, CHASING AMY, DOGMA, etc...) say that he thou... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: DaN at May 31, 2001, 5:02 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | I think Anderson is one of the greatest directors of all time. So much better then the renowned Speilberg. Anderson is one of the most original directors of cinema. His personality, screenplays, CHARACTERS, films, and so on. Too bad there isn't a fucking commentary on the damn DVD! I still don't really dig the singing scene.and I also question how it is comic. It is VERY daring. I still am a bit confused about it. And there are so many questions about this film that can arise: Why were they all singing? Why did she smile at the end? Why do people think this movie is too long becuase I honestly lost track of time and the film seemed really short for some reason but then again I tend to like long movies more? [nice question huh] Heres something else. Claudia Wilson Gator. The actress. Her performance seemed a very very very little overdone. Another one of the COUNTLESS topics that can arise from a Paul Thomas Anderson film. [This message has been edited by DaN (edited 05-31-2001).] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: freesafetyblitz at May 31, 2001, 3:01 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Brock, great comments about Anderson and film-making in general. To be honest, I don't think we disagree on much. The part we definitely disagree on is what the director should care about. Film-making is an art form, but it is also intrinsically (I suck at spelling) a business and MUST lend itself to commercial acceptance. The artistic and commercial needs often form a tension that the director (and writers, producers, etc.) must balance. There is always leeway for those in charge to cater more towards commerciallism or artistic expression, but the tension is always present. What I mean to say is that a director can ignore the audience and only focus on his creativity, but in my opinion, this disturbs the equalibrium of film-making. A balance must be acheived. -Remember that in my original assertion, I said that film-making is a combination of artistic expression AND commercialism. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that every good movie HAS to be a commercial success, after all, who can predict what will sel... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Irene Manor at May 30, 2001, 10:50 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Here is one of the reasons I liked the movie so much: My wife noticed the 82 written with the wire as the boy was commiting suicide. Then we began to notice 82s all over the place. Next I began noticing Mason references and symbols layered throughout the movie. I did an internet search at Dogpile, using the query "82 Magnolia". What did I get? A link to the 82nd Mason lodge. Where is it located? MAGNOLIA, Arkansas. I quickly notified the IMDB and all of my friends. Now, I don't know if PT intended these kinds of things to happen. But: It cannot mearly be a matter of coincidence. These sort of things happen all of the time. What a movie! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Phil Parma at May 30, 2001, 10:22 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | I keep a mental list of my favorite top 10 films of all time. And damned if "Magnolia" isn't number one. I gotta tell ya, the first time I saw it I hated it. The frogs? The girl smiling? What was all that about? And yet as I went on with my days, certain scenes and images haunted me. So I thought I would see it again. I can't really explain why it affected me so much. I guess there is a time in everyone's life when you feel exactly like each of the characters. How many here have never felt the effects of love like Quiz Kid Donnie Smith? Or the frustrated wrath of Linda Partridge? Like an article in Rolling Stone put it "Magnolia is a movie for those who lay on their bedroom floor crying praying that the love of their life will walk in the door and save them." Okay, that was a tad bit melodramatic. But isn't "Magnolia"? Oh, and can I just give kudos to the brilliant Jon Brion score? It never leaves my CD player, and is tied with the "Requiem For A Dream' soundtrack as my fav... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: retardinAz at May 30, 2001, 7:46 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Melora Walters. My other problem with this film is that it just doesn't make much sense when you watch it. Not that that's a bad thing sometimes. Many films(like Fight Club for instance) need a few viewings for it to sink in. I've seen this movie 3 times, each time it just gets worse and worse, and it makes no more sense than it did the time before. I guess overall, PTA is kinda crappy in my opinion and has just too many ideas for his own good. He needs to learn a little thing called editing. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Brock Landers at May 30, 2001, 6:46 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Here's my point freesafetyblitz... No, absolutely not, an audience should not have to keep all of that in mind. In fact, I don't think P.T. Anderson gives a flying fuck about the audience. I think he made a film that made him happy, and the studio backed him up. I mean, why should P.T. Anderson have to conform to what audiences desire? People will still go to watch his flicks no matter what he does... why, you ask? Because people like his style. I mean, I think the only concession Anderson ever made to the studio's with "Magnolia", was to include Tom Cruise. I mean, just look at "Eyes Wide Shut", directed by another cinematic auteur who decided to make a film that was not for everyone, and you know what? What tha' fuck... let's throw Tom Cruise in it to make some dough. Then there is "Snatch", I mean, would it have been as much of a success in America if Brad Pitt hadn't been given a small role? On and on... people can make whatever films they wanna make and don't have to care i... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: freesafetyblitz at May 30, 2001, 6:26 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Sorry Mr. Baloney, already beat you to the punch on not liking this movie. Brock, good comment on Anderson, but should the audience really have to keep all that in mind when watching a film? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: rupert_pupkin at May 30, 2001, 8:52 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Dan, I thought the Aimee Mann moment was one of the most daring/comic/moving moments in recent cinema. I admire Paul Thomas Anderson because he is not afraid to puush the boundaries of film. To sudenly have the entire cast burst into song? a shower of frogs? brilliant Anderson's greatest quality is surely his lack of timidity and willingness to experiment | | Static Link |
| Posted by: dragon at May 29, 2001, 9:40 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | I did not like this movie, at the end of the movie I found myself asking, why? It had a lot of my favorite actors, so how could it go wrong? I don't know, but it did. One of the biggest disappointments I've seen. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Puck Bond at May 29, 2001, 9:33 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | In a great year of films, Magnolia was one of the best (#8 on my top 10 list). When I first saw this movie at the theatres, it really stood out in my mind. I loved both the beginning and the ending of the movie, but I thought the movie was a little too long in the middle as I watched the lives of these people. However I was blown away by Tom Cruise's performance (his best since Born on the Fourth of July) and Julianne Moore was excellent too. This is a great dramatic story interwoven with coicidence and chance. Paul Thomas Anderson is well on his way to a terrific movie-making career after this follow up to his acclaimed 1997 hit Boogie Nights. P.S.-I still think Tom Cruise deserved to win best-supporting actor instead of Michael Caine | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Tuukka at May 29, 2001, 7:28 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | If you want a natural explanation for the scene, consider this: The song was playing on the radio in the background and they all considered it as one of their favourite songs. So they sing along with it. I do that all the time, there is nothing strange about it. They were simply all tuned on the same channel. [This message has been edited by Tuukka (edited 05-29-2001).] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: DaN at May 29, 2001, 6:20 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | This is, as nearly everyone here has stated, one of the greatest films to be released. However, not all people appreciate it. They think that it should move along and be exactly like "Boogie Nights". Well, this movie is so much different then BN for many reasons. One, its deeper then anything I've ever seen. It's meant to show personalities growing and losing. It's a brilliant piece of work that really shows how Anderson is, IMO, flawless in his character writings. Problems with the movie: Although I give this movie a 10/10, there is one scene that I don't like. And that's where they all sing "Wise Up". For some reason hearing all them sing along with Aimee Mann was kind of stupid. What did everyone else think of that scene? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Tuukka at May 29, 2001, 5:25 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Anderson should learn how to kill his darlings... That's his only flaw. He falls in love with individual scenes and doesn't see the whole anymore. [This message has been edited by Tuukka (edited 05-29-2001).] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Mike Sampson at May 29, 2001, 4:40 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | I agree with what you're saying Brock and I totally support Anderson's attempt at making a personal, labor of love type film. He had a huge hit with BOOGIE NIGHTS and had the clout and respect to make the kind of movie he wanted, with little or not interference. That's the kind of filmmaker we need these days. One who goes from making BOOGIE to a highly personal and introspective film instead of a big-budget popcorn blockbuster piece of shit. But, sometimes you write things, draw things or film things that no one else would or should see. I don't blame him for not cutting the movie (why should he if no one is pressuring him??) to placate the movie-going public, but in the end, I feel (and this is just one man's opinion) that prevented the message from getting across. This is a good movie and possibly a great movie, but as a guy sitting in a theater watching this movie, I just didn't enjoy it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: BuddhaMonk at May 29, 2001, 3:35 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Magnolia is one of the finest films I have ever seen. It's definitely at the top of my list with the Shawshank Redemption and Fight Club. I know that a lot of people didn't really get into it and that doesn't bother me one bit. This movie knocked me on my ass and left me there to ponder life for a while and that's all that I want in a film. Later on I began to analyze it and now there are even more layers to my respect for this film and the people who created it. But I think too many people try to force their opinions on others. If no one else on this planet liked this movie, it would not change my view one bit. It amazes me. For those of you who didn't like it, on it's own merits and not because you're reacting to film critics, so be it. Keep on doing what you're doing and having fun. For those of us who did love this movie, well what else is there to say? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Brock Landers at May 29, 2001, 1:04 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | I just want to add to anyone who doesn't like "Magnolia" that in order to understand the film, one must understand the director. P.T. Anderson is as unique and ambitious as Martin Scorcese ever was, to use a comparison from last week's film discussion "Taxi Driver". P.T Anderson is also a personality on his own, away from the actors and cameras, he is an intensely brilliant cinematic auteur. His ambition is so huge, that like so many great director's of the past (ex: Demille, Kubrick, Capra, Cassavette, Altman, Hawkes, etc...), when given complete freedom to create, not to mention final cut, he can get a little over the top. Not to say that "Magnolia" is not great, but I agree it could have been a little shorter in parts and still gotten the point across. The thing to remember is that P.T. Anderson is a showman who absolutely loves to watch actors perform, therefore if he could have had it completely his way, then the running time of "Magnolia" would have been spent ju... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Mike Sampson at May 29, 2001, 12:17 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Well allow me to be the first to take the "anti" stance and challenge the majority of postings. I did NOT like MAGNOLIA. Let me go on record as saying I LOVE PT Anderson as a director. BOOGIE NIGHTS is easily a top ten movie in my book and HARD EIGHT/SYDNEY is another fave. But somewhere along the line, PT lost me with this one. When I first watched it in the theaters, I didn't enjoy it at all. Upon the recommendation of many who loved it, I gave the film a second chance on DVD. I still didn't like it. There were some things I did like (i.e., the opening sequence, the performances of Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman and William H. Macy, the cinematography) but overall I felt the film was too jumbled and too long to accurately get the message across that it was trying to convey. My biggest problem with the movie is that the movie seems to be one big three hour climax with no resolution. I read that Anderson patterned the movie after the Beatles song "A Day in the Life." OK, that's cool, ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: freesafetyblitz at May 29, 2001, 11:31 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | I'm probably influenced by all of the "critical success" that this movie enjoyed, but I really hated this movie. Not passionately or anything, but it just sucked. I don't have a problem with it not having a neat and tidy ending, but there was no story to follow. In my humble opinion, this movie consisted of a bunch of mundane uninteresting characters which, contrary to advertisement, never truly intersected one another. I guess that's what I truly disliked: the false advertisement of the movie. The frogs were just cheap, I REALLY felt cheated when I saw that. Kudos to Tom Cruise though...until he cried!! 4/10 - rent only if desperate | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Tuukka at May 29, 2001, 9:01 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | My least favourite moment in this film was the when the old man lays in his bed and starts the long monologue/voiceover. It was uncinematic and boring. Like Neo said, why tell us things instead of showing them. Film is a visual medium, after all. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: neo at May 29, 2001, 8:43 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | This is one of the best films to come out of the 90s, and Paul Thomas Anderson did a fantastic job with it. Albeit, the movie is not perfect, but considering Anderson wasn't even 30 when he made it, I foresee great things in the future for him. The different story lines, or as it should be more aptly named, character lines, were all intriguing and believable. It could have been more interesting if they had been a little more interconnected, but subtlety was the aim here, and it does work. This movie is engaging if you let it be, in that it requires some thinking on the part of the viewer in order to fully appreciate its value. This is a character study, but not in a traditional sense. I do not want to give away too much if you have not seen the movie, so I will limit my comments to merely that Magnolia is a very emotionally driven film. The directing is superb, although I think Paul Thomas Anderson could have done a bit better job of condensing some of the voice-overs towards the end--not because they were b... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Matias at May 29, 2001, 7:50 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | My thoughts on the title are just a simple: yeah, the street is Magnolia blvd. and the poster (like the one in this topic) shows the story of the film so well: Different characters and their lives are being tide up togheter in the end (the middle of the flower). Also, you can't help noticing that The names Rose and Lily appear in the movie (flowers), but that just maybe digging too deep.
But as for all the MAGONIA stuff PTA has talked about in the Script-book (btw, how many of you own the book? I do!! [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img]) and on the website ptanderson.com, it all sounds very interesting but I wouldn't have come up with that without the confession of PTA himself.... [This message has been edited by Matias (edited 05-29-2001).] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: DaMovieMan at May 29, 2001, 7:03 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | jackson13 - the person sitting next to Claudia at the end is Jim. The rap is very important to the whol film as it overshadows it. Read the verse again and visualise how it all conects to each character. BTW - what are your thoughts on the title?? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Matias at May 29, 2001, 5:39 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | Here you go salsa shark: Dixon's rap Presence - with a double ass meaning
gifts I bestow, with my riff, and my flow
but you don't hear me though
think fast, catch me, yo
cause I throw what I know with a
Resonance - fo'yo'trouble-ass fiend in
weenin yo-self off the back of the shelf
Jackass crackas, bodystackas
dicktootin niggas, masturbatin' yo trigga
butcha y'all just fake-ass niggas --
-- livin' to get older
with a chip on your shoulder
'cept you think you got a grip,
cause you hip gotta holster?
Ain't no confessor, so busta, you best just
Shut the fuck up, try to listen and learn --
Check that ego - come off it -
I'm the profit - the proffesor
Ima teach you 'bout The Worm,
who eventually turned to catch wreck
with the neck of a long time oppressor
And he's runnin from the devil, but the
debt is always gaining
And if he's worth being hurt, he's worth
bringin' pain in
When the sunshine don't work, the Good Lo... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: The Salsa Shark at May 29, 2001, 2:39 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | [quote]Originally posted by DaMovieMan: The finale is beautiful. Claudia smiles. There is hope. If Claudia has a reason to smile then anyone has. I agree 100% DMM. Claudia was the one character who kind of bothered me, until she smiled at the end. That's when I realised how important she was to the film. Every character is there for a reason. PTA is a great director with an incredible vision. Jackson13 - I believe the song was sung by Aimee Mann.
As for the dog dying, the dog ate the pills that were spilled on the floor and apparently died of an overdose. Does anybody know what the boy was rapping about? I didn't catch it and didn't have enough time to watch it again before I had to take the DVD back. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: jackson13 at May 28, 2001, 11:39 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | I give Magnolia a 10/10. This movie was just absolutely beautiful. They way the characters showed their emotions, they just felt so real. The group singing of Wise Up (please, someone tell me who sings this song) was so touching and downright beautiful. I almost broke down in tears.
And when Frank T.J. Mackey was trying to keep himself together while talking to his dying father Earl, that has to be, in my point of view, one of the greatest moments in acting I have ever seen. I actually felt Frank's pain that had been built up inside him, and with most recent films, I haven't felt anything for anyone. I noticed a little 'subliminal message' during the film, which im sure lots of other viewers noticed also. When they pan the crowd at the 'What Do Kids Know' show, a guy sitting in an aisle seat holds up a sign that says "Exodus 8:2", and abruptly gets the sign taken away by a security guard. Now that I know what Exodus 8:2 says, I understand why he held up the sign.
The raining of the frogs, w... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: bmain77 at May 28, 2001, 10:29 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Pretty much everyone echoes my feelings for the movie. I want to thank stefanb for the info about the bible quotation. That really does clear some questions about the last scene. I just think that it is too soon to discuss this film. There just hasn't been enough time to digest this whole film. There is so much more to discover. 20 years from now we will have some really kickass talks over coffee and cigarettes like we did with the Taxi Driver now. Finally, I have to say everyone who has access to a DVD player needs to check the sumplemental info on the second disc of the dvd set. The video diary of the production of the movie was almost as good as the film itself. You really see what kind of personality PT ANderson has. Since I've bought it at Christmas I've watched probably watched it 4 or 5 times. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Cyclonus at May 28, 2001, 9:57 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | This movie sure was a knockout, wasn't it? PT Anderson and his cast sure don't hold anything back! I wish I could say more, but my mind still hasn't fully absorbed the complexities of this work. I'll have to think it over and revisit this thread. [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img] BTW, does anyone have an explanation for how it could rain frogs??? [img]/ubb/confused.gif[/img] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: oasis at May 28, 2001, 8:32 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | i've only just watched it, about 5 hours ago, i don't know what was going on, i will have to watch it again. my fave is stanley, he says he doesn't want to do it anymore, thats beautiful. and the cop is great too, when he thanks jesus for giving him the chance and then he gets screwed by god, makes him lose his gun, makes all the other cops laugh at him. the message with the cops story is, good things don't happen without bad things. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: stefanb at May 28, 2001, 1:00 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | DaMovieMan mentioned the website "cigarettes & coffee: the definitive p.t.anderson resource", but if you're like me, and actually want to be able to see the site, you might need this: http://www.ptanderson.com/ or to skip the intro page, just go to: http://www.ptanderson.com/home.htm | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Tuukka at May 28, 2001, 12:41 pm | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | 9/10... A brilliant film. The only flaw is the fact that it was a bit slow in couple of places and didn't manage to keep me hooked the all of it's running time. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: DaMovieMan at May 28, 2001, 11:25 am | | Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo | | Funny how both movies 'Taxi Driver' and now 'Magnolia' are in my top ten movies of all time and are the movies discussed. If i were to say everything i think of Magnolia and what everything means i would be typing until tomorrow. So i'll just say the important stuff. Magnolia - a movie that strictly relies on its characters. This movie talks about a lot of things and has numerous themes and the one which you people failed to mention was the influence of t.v. These people are actually linked by the t.v. Earl Partridge is the producer of the show which Jimmy Gator is the host of. And these are the two central characters. Regret, forgiveness, the past, all these are themes. This movie is really like a mosaic. So many rich characters and how they all relate to each other which is show by the song Wise Up which they all mouth. I mean this movie is HUGE and it blew me away from the first time i saw it. It has the perfect ending - the frogs. The frogs in my opinion are there to show that after such a day of remorse... | | Read Entire Entry |
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