I didn't know a middle ground existed with Magnolia. I loved it, but I can definitely understand how some people would prefer purgatory to it.
FilmFan, is The Giver truly slated for this year?
Movies You Are Most Looking Forward To
Especially Magnolia.Hustler wrote:Penelope wrote:Count me among those who loathe P.T. Anderson's films. Utterly insufferable.
All of them, including Magnolia?
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
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Some of the films I am most eagerly awaiting, mostly due to filmmakers I love.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward James Ford
Black Snake Moan
Cassandra's Dream
Charlie Wilson's War
The Darjeeling Limited
The Giver
Lust, Caution
My Blueberry Nights
No Country for Old Men
The Simpsons Movie
Spider-Man 3
There Will Be Blood
Although I'm sure my favorite film of the year I haven't even heard of yet...doesn't that always seem to be the case?
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward James Ford
Black Snake Moan
Cassandra's Dream
Charlie Wilson's War
The Darjeeling Limited
The Giver
Lust, Caution
My Blueberry Nights
No Country for Old Men
The Simpsons Movie
Spider-Man 3
There Will Be Blood
Although I'm sure my favorite film of the year I haven't even heard of yet...doesn't that always seem to be the case?
"Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good."
- Minor Myers, Jr.
- Minor Myers, Jr.
Finally! The tables have been turned on Little Miss Page. And held hostage by an actress almost as unappealing as she is. Justice has been served.flipp525 wrote:It's the true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski (Keener), who kept a teenage girl (Page) locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
An American Crime with Catherine Keener, Ellen Page, and James Franco looks pretty damn disturbing. It's the true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski (Keener), who kept a teenage girl (Page) locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
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"The mantle of spinsterhood was definitely in her shoulders. She was twenty five and looked it."
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
I just remember how almost everyone on here declared Julianne Moore the Best Supporting Actress winner for Magnolia before it'd even come out. Melora Walters and Philip Seymour Hoffman were the two best things about that movie.
"The mantle of spinsterhood was definitely in her shoulders. She was twenty five and looked it."
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
I guess I'm the missing middle ground when it comes to Magnolia. I've only seen it the one time, found aspects of it brilliant and others supremely frustrating, and have never found myself compelled to revisit it. But then again, I own the soundtrack and still listen to it sometimes. "Save Me" is still my favorite best song nominee from the past decade or so.
As for his other films, I remember liking Hard Eight and Punch-Drunk Love pretty well, but I couldn't stand the overblown, cliched mess that was Boogie Nights.
As for his other films, I remember liking Hard Eight and Punch-Drunk Love pretty well, but I couldn't stand the overblown, cliched mess that was Boogie Nights.
I find his films torture to sit through. Magnolia had probably the sharpest dichotomy of reaction of any film I can think of. Everyone I know either worshipped it or loathed it -- there seemed to be no middle ground.Hustler wrote:But your difference of opinion is related to his work or it´s just personal?
"Y'know, that's one of the things I like about Mitt Romney. He's been consistent since he changed his mind." -- Christine O'Donnell
