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offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-10-27 15:20 [#00418556]
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From the directors of "magnolia" and Boogie Nights"

If you've seen those two movies then you understand how I
desperately have to see this one.



 

offline steve mcqueen from caerdydd (United Kingdom) on 2002-10-27 15:59 [#00418575]
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punch-drunk love sick singalong? now where have i heard
those words before?


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-10-27 16:20 [#00418599]
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You lost me Steve.....


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2002-10-27 16:21 [#00418601]
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you are talking about Paul Thomas Anderson.

anxiously waiting for this one too.



 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-10-27 16:35 [#00418627]
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YAY!!!! youre with me,


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2002-10-27 16:50 [#00418653]
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think its a beautiful title..


 

offline optimus prime on 2002-10-27 17:25 [#00418701]
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An outstanding work; makes the audience uncomfortable, and I
loved laughing at those expecting a romance.


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-10-27 17:47 [#00418727]
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Radiohead have a song called Punch Drunk Love Song!


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2002-10-27 18:38 [#00418776]
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oh yeah thats true..

forgot about that.


 

offline Spookyluke from United States on 2002-10-27 19:55 [#00418824]
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Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong ;)


 

offline MrTenzin from The Concrete Jungle (United States) on 2002-10-27 19:56 [#00418825]
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i get punch drunk a lot :]


 

offline BlatantEcho from All over (United States) on 2002-10-27 20:34 [#00418854]
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roomate is shitting his pants cuz that's not playing
anywhere near us.

I want to see it too, but not THAT bad ;)


 

offline BILE from São Paulo (Brazil) on 2002-10-27 20:38 [#00418856]
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I just can't imagine Adam Sandler in a dramatic role... he
just doesn't fit with that wimpy little voice of his


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-10-27 22:06 [#00418899]
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His original voice isnt as wimpy as you may think, I rarely
get the urge to see movies, so far its been this one and Two
Towers!


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2003-06-30 14:00 [#00762868]
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just watched it last night. two thumbs up. great gritty
soundtrack/score. and sandler did a surprisingly good job
with the role. i highly recomend it... even to those movie
critic snobs that thumbed their noses at all of sandlers
earlier movies. this role is nothing like that.

i'm sure there are other threads about this movie, but, i
did a quick search and this was one of the first that popped
up.

***mild spoiler***
i still don't understand the whole harmonium car wreck
thing... unless it was just a metaphor for him breaking out
of his shell and opening up.
***************


 

offline pOgO from behind your belly button fluff on 2003-06-30 14:04 [#00762870]
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Adam Sandler rocks !

Still havent seen this one yet though


 

offline manticore from London (ON) (Canada) on 2003-06-30 14:07 [#00762873]
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in as far as i'm aware, the title of Punchdrunk Love was
indeed inspired by the radiohead tune we all know and love!
=)

as far as the movie itself, i thought it was quite fantastic
- in a sense, it seemed to me as though it captured the
story through the prism of how a paranoid schizophrenic may
experience it - the atmosphere of it seemed incredibly tense
in places, almost as though it were all balancing on the
edge of sanity - which i suppose is an apt way of conveying
the emotional state of the character portrayed by adam
sandler.

i wouldn't quite call his role "dramatic" per say, in the
traditional sense of that word - he suited the role quite
well, however.


 

offline ambsace from canaDUH. on 2003-06-30 14:17 [#00762875]
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the movie's s'damn good i own TWO COPIES. that's right,
folks. the one i purchased, and the one i stole from whoever
was unfortunate enough to return it to my video store and
not blockbuster where they rented it from in the first
place.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2003-06-30 14:19 [#00762876]
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mail me the spare please. :)


 

offline ambsace from canaDUH. on 2003-06-30 14:28 [#00762888]
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what gets me is when they actually bring the movies in and
complain to us about it not working. am i wearing a
blockbuster shirt? are you being bombarded by the logo
everywhere you turn? no. but by a DIFFERENT logo. and by a
different t-shirt. and a gigantic neon green name tag that
says "VHQ". whatever. nevermind.

people bother me.


 

offline manticore from London (ON) (Canada) on 2003-06-30 14:56 [#00762914]
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you should go out on a video-store clerk killing spree
rampage and prove to the world once and for all just how
much you really hate humanity! and then once it's all over
you can blame your behaviour on marily manson and the
'postal' videogame.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-06-30 15:49 [#00762964]
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just saw it yesterday!

it is wonderful. very strange. I hate Sandler's other films,
but he is really good in this. the part when he sits with
Lena in the restaurant and she starts talking about what his
sisters say about him again, the anger and sadness passing
over his face, really good.

I love Andersons way of working - very much like David
Lynch. they both very much follow their instincts, not
holding themselves back. thats why all the extraordinary
stuff happens AND it works!

I also don't think the car crash and the dropping of the
organ don't mean anything much more than that they happen.
they do influence the atmosphere however - the world is
violent and unpredictable and Barry has to find his way in
it, something like that?
my feeling is Anderson puts those things in and later on a
good reason can always be thought up. thats how Lynch works
too - the dwarf in Twin Peaks tells of walking by the
editing room where Lynch was cutting Fire Walk With Me and
overhearing Lynch saying: "oh! so maybe thats what I meant
with that!". Lynch knew what he was doing on a subconscious
level and is self-assured that it will work, later on.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-06-30 15:49 [#00762965]
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Jon Brion's soundtrack works great too, nice electronic
work. :)


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-06-30 16:03 [#00762999]
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i always thought that Muha.. Ali was punchdrrunk. i was
wrrong


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2003-06-30 16:41 [#00763039]
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yeah, its really great.

I like how he is like Popeye and his love for emily watson
is like his spinach.

I think the car wreck is supposed to be a metaphor for
Sandlar and Watson's characters as well as an excellent
atmosphere setting device. Obviously, the car wrecking is
like Barry's personality; sudden and unpredictable. The
broken piano is Lena. She suggests that she has just got
out of a possibly abusive relationship. Barry then fixes
and learns to play the piano and Lena.

anyway, great movie, especially for a 'romantic comedy'

interesting you think of Lynch in the context of this movie.
I also thought this movie had a very 'Lynchian' feel to it.
That lingering sense of unease and doubt that is present in
so many Lynch works is very prevalent in Punch Drunk Love.


 

offline BlatantEcho from All over (United States) on 2003-06-30 16:53 [#00763056]
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"I have a love in my life, and that is stronger than
anything you can do to me!"


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-06-30 16:56 [#00763059]
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yeah, it's Lynchian as in very free, little inhibitions,
which does indeed creates a kind of tense atmosphere which
is also incredibly exciting.

the part where Barry is running for his life - it really is
scary, but only because Barry is scared shitless. his jump
is great.

nothing really happens in the film, all direct conflicts
peter out. the film seems to be more about how the story is
told, not so much what happens.

great.

thankfully the dvd came out a few days ago. :)


 

offline Dozier from United States on 2003-06-30 20:47 [#00763208]
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his jump is great

Indeed! It's funny as hell, but it really fits the scene. He
is serious about putting distance between him and the
brothers, even if it means a nosedive into the pavement.


 

offline optimus prime on 2003-06-30 20:47 [#00763209]
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the 'short film' on the dvd is absolutely beautiful.

the mattress man commercial is one of the funniest fucking
things i've seen in a long time.

and i won't spoil the deleted phone calls scene :)


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-06-30 20:56 [#00763218]
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oooooooh! sounds great!! :D


 

offline ambsace from canaDUH. on 2003-07-01 03:40 [#00763343]
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phillip seymour hoffman is my hero. =]


 

offline morguean from Calgary (Canada) on 2003-07-01 03:49 [#00763351]
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i just like how adam sandler actually acted in this film.
unlike his 'big daddy' and 'mr. deeds' type loveable-silly
guy character


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-07-01 05:24 [#00763401]
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Yep, that's what I thought this thread was about...


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-07-04 17:47 [#00767528]
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just read this on the IMdb.. I can't wait for my dvd to
arrive..

"when Barry punches the wall in frustration at not being
able to use his newly acquired frequent flyer miles, the
cuts on his knuckles spells out "LOVE"."



 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2003-07-04 19:43 [#00767554]
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ive been meaning to see this and magnolia, i saw boogie
nights but i cant say i liked it.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-07-06 16:53 [#00768809]
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magnolia and punch drunk are both much better and pretty
different to boogie nights, I think.


 

offline Dozier from United States on 2003-07-06 17:46 [#00768854]
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I did not notice that, however I remember thinking there was
something not quite right with the wounds.


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2003-07-06 22:01 [#00768992]
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a beutiful girl can change your world


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2003-07-13 00:34 [#00776516]
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I really really liked it....it WAS QUITE THE MINDFUCK, but a
wonderful love story


 

offline cutFUCKER from record bag: discogs.com (TRB) (United States) on 2003-07-13 00:40 [#00776517]
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the harsh lighting in this movie was great


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2003-07-13 00:50 [#00776519]
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G-G-G-G-GAY


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2003-07-13 06:12 [#00776643]
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Watched it yesterday not bad 7/10.


 

offline pOgO from behind your belly button fluff on 2003-07-13 12:17 [#00777005]
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very bizarre but VERY entertaining



 

offline pOgO from behind your belly button fluff on 2003-07-13 12:19 [#00777012]
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POKEMON?

With the poke and the mon and the blargh blargh blargh


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-07-13 12:23 [#00777022]
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it gets better over time, as most of PT Anderson's stuff.

I love it.


 


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