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the film "MAGNOLIA"
 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-02-26 15:06 [#00103025]
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who's seen this film? what do you make of it?


 

offline TrevorGod from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-02-26 15:08 [#00103027]
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I thought it was great. Unfortunatly I didn't see for a
long time because the commercials made it look like a Tom
Cruise film. I really dug the biblical references, thought
it was kinda funny.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-02-26 15:17 [#00103032]
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did you notice the proliferation of 23s?


 

offline TrevorGod from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-02-26 15:21 [#00103035]
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Yeah... That's part of the biblical refernce. Wan't there a
bunch of 83s as well. Something like exodus 8:3. "Let my
people go or there will be a plague of frogs". Or something
to that effect. The hardware store where The Wiz kid worked
was 'Solomon and Son's' ie. king solman. all sorts of funky
stuff like that.


 

offline LeCoeur from the outer edge of the universe (United States) on 2002-02-26 19:12 [#00103322]
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i went with 6 people to see this movie and 5 of us loved it,
the 6th slept. it was so inventive with such great roles, i
recommend the soundtrack, i believe everything was written
by Aimee Mann.

listen to the track Save Me....absolutely beautiful. =)


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-02-26 19:25 [#00103327]
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yeah i agree - when they all sang it, it could have been
embarassing, but it was very well done


 

offline BaronVonPickleF from United States on 2002-02-26 19:26 [#00103328]
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LeCoeur, you got some guns on you !!!!lol THE BARON HAS
SPOKEN!!!!!!!!


 

offline LeCoeur from the outer edge of the universe (United States) on 2002-02-26 19:33 [#00103333]
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*bitty bitty bang bang*

ehehhe

baron i'm glad you're still SPEAKING =)

yea that movie was great, you never knew what was gonna
happen. i love intertwining stories that somehow all fit
together. i think it would be difficult tho to see this film
at home, it's almost 3 hrs long and seeing this in a theatre
woulda prolly been best =)


 

offline Canerfold from Minneappleseed (United States) on 2002-02-26 20:00 [#00103358]
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Loved it. I'll have to rent it again sometime soon.


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2002-02-26 20:38 [#00103428]
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i bought it.
i like how sometimes the dialogue from one scene trails into
the next scene and becomes the narration.
did you notice the smart kid in the gameshow had the angel
wings on the wall behind him? "don't mistake children for
angles"


 

offline LeCoeur from the outer edge of the universe (United States) on 2002-02-26 20:44 [#00103441]
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heheh
i'm gonna go out and buy it TODAY....i have a $3 off coupon.
i have to WATCH it again. you guys have me on a mission. i
missed all these little details ya'll are talking about. i'm
gonna pay close attention, i'll prolly have quote from that
movie later tonight =)


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-02-26 21:03 [#00103488]
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no no dont get that moive
if u have seen shortcuts by Robert Altaman, magnolia looks
like complete shit


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-02-26 21:08 [#00103502]
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wow, you like robert altman and that's the best constructive
criticism you're giving?


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-02-26 21:09 [#00103506]
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no i like the film shortcuts by robert altman
which is superior to magnolia



 

offline TrevorGod from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-02-26 21:43 [#00103575]
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Short Cuts is good but I don't know about it being superior
to magnolia. They are movies not laundry detergents so
there is no reason to compare them like that. Besides that,
owning magnolia does not mean that you can't own Short Cuts.


 

offline E-man from Rixensart (Belgium) on 2002-02-26 21:47 [#00103584]
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I saw it time ago in theater and it was quite a good
experience, good film i think, full of 'subtilities'


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-02-26 21:58 [#00103603]
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well to put it another way
i disliked magnolia didnt like it at all because of the
characters i couldnt care less for , it just seemed everyone
was sad about somthing and things just got worse for
them,and the save me song and the frogs and the length i
felt the length because i wasnt engoying this long trying
hard to be gloomy movie,
but shortcuts is in the same vein as this movie and the
length is similer and i loved this movie all the characters
were brilliant, i dont wanna argue about this petty shit i
just wanna say go see shortcuts !


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2002-02-26 21:59 [#00103609]
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It's a cool film. Boogie Nights is good too.

I hate it when people go on and on about Altman... yeah,
he's good but he's not god ;o)


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-02-26 22:03 [#00103616]
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did altman do boogie nightS?
nah i havtn seen any of his other movies just shortcuts
but if he did boogie nights ive seen it


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2002-02-26 22:06 [#00103618]
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Anderson did boogie nights.


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-02-26 22:09 [#00103622]
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would anyone here see a movie called
jesus son
its not religous its more like fear and loathing in las
vegas
i highly recommend it



 

offline Aktium from cleveland (United States) on 2002-02-27 03:29 [#00104057]
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i listened to "save me" at work today


 

offline dave from saskatoon (Canada) on 2002-02-27 03:32 [#00104060]
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ha Le Coeur, you an old mamma


 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2002-02-27 03:50 [#00104084]
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I didn't like it.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-02-27 05:15 [#00104204]
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i saw jesus son in blockbusters and have been intending to
rent it


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-02-27 06:09 [#00104223]
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its great ! one of my favourite movies
jesus son and it sucks that not many people have seen it


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-02-27 11:38 [#00104411]
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well i will rent and see what i think


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2002-02-27 12:13 [#00104482]
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I thought the movie was amazing, I bought it on DVD a while
ago.... I love that film.


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2002-02-27 13:40 [#00104613]
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i saw jesus' son
i didn't really care for it.
i do like that actor... whats his name?
i didn't like the move though for the same reason you seem
to dislike magnolia; didn't care about the characters or
anything they were doing.

in magnolia though, its not about the characters as much as
it's about the similarities in each character's philosophy
on their own existances. i agree the movie is a little
pretentious but as a p.t. anderson fan, it is easily, in my
opinion, his best work.


 

offline Resident Evil from heat some coffee, mmm, mmm (Australia) on 2002-02-27 13:42 [#00104616]
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Got the DVD, got the soundtrack :-)

Thought it was great.


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-02-27 13:48 [#00104622]
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Have you all seen Requiem for a Dream? Its well harrowing.
Especially as the end grows ever-closer. And that scene with
women!!!

Cool music too.


 

offline TrevorGod from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-02-27 13:53 [#00104630]
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Requiem for a dream is one of my all time favourite movies
if not my favourite. Probably the only movie that really
left me disturbed after I saw it. I left the theatre
needing a hug soooo bad.


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-02-27 13:54 [#00104632]
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Its good, very good. But is it better than Superman III? I
think you've gotten a bit carried away my friend.


 

offline Ubik from United States on 2002-02-27 13:59 [#00104636]
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did you ever notice that when Chris Reeves was walking he
was considered a joke, but when he got crippled, everybody
loved him or said he was so great.

what about Touch of Evil.. or

Re-animator... or

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls!


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-02-27 14:07 [#00104651]
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Oh you cynic you


 

offline LeCoeur from the outer edge of the universe (United States) on 2002-02-27 19:34 [#00104880]
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what did you think of the song??

i purchased the double DVD yesterday, but have yet to watch
it since i was tutoring someone in MATH....uugghh. hopefully
tonight.

i think altman is a wonderful director...seen godsford park
yet....it's brillian!! i have to agree, i really liked
magnolia whilst thought shortcuts was lacking in some areas.
i think it comes down to having an affinity with the
characters or not. =0)


 

offline Gonzola from Stockholm (Sweden) on 2002-02-27 20:05 [#00104937]
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i just love that actor with the red glasses...can't remember
his name though. and also, the old man's nurse is just
great, can't remember his name either..


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-02-27 20:41 [#00105010]
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yeah i loved requim for a dream even more than pi
the books also really good
and that author has brought out
alot of good books
hubert selby jr i think



 

offline LeCoeur from the outer edge of the universe (United States) on 2002-02-28 07:07 [#00106000]
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heheh
i meant to answer this earlier.....the older mans nurse is
the actor philip seymour hoffman IMO one of the most
underrated actors around! remember him in boogies nights? he
had the crush on dirk diggler =)

the guy with the red glasses....humm i think thats william
h. macy! =0)


 

offline LeCoeur from the outer edge of the universe (United States) on 2002-02-28 07:09 [#00106001]
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btw damion paul anderson wrote the oscar nominated screen
play for Magnolia......it's weird how the movie Boogie
nights in connected....two of the same actors william h.
macy and philip symour hoffman.....and the director is
anderson....ehehhe


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-02-28 07:49 [#00106033]
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phillip seymour hoffman
just keeps popping up in great movies dont he
the big lebowski
happiness
and some would say magnolia is good :p

evolume the star of jesus son
Billy Crudup , hes the best newcomer actor in my eyes



 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-02-28 19:26 [#00106481]
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yea that's william h macy, one of my fave actors along with
steve buscemi == have you seen TREES LOUNGE? a fucking
magnificent film directed by and starring buscemi


 

offline Peter File from the future!!! Ooooh chase me! on 2002-02-28 19:42 [#00106494]
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Buscemi is indeed a large-toothed genius.


 

offline LeCoeur from the outer edge of the universe (United States) on 2002-02-28 19:51 [#00106498]
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buscemi, macy, and hoffman are all such great character
actors. not that awards mean too much in the long run, but
these guys deserve to be recognized for their amazing
work....IMO =)


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-02-28 19:56 [#00106502]
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just go see TREES LOUNGE if you haven't!! and the song by
HAYDEN of the same name is great too...


 

offline alienworkshop from Claymont (United States) on 2002-02-28 20:21 [#00106526]
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love the movie
dont like the soundtrack



 

offline shibumi from United States on 2002-02-28 20:32 [#00106540]
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Oh, yeah, P.T. Anderson uses a lot of the same cast in his
movies. And he also said that the movie was mostly based
AROUND the songs of Aimee Mann, so the movie is sort of
built around the music, not the other way around.


 

offline Jedy from dublin (Ireland) on 2002-03-01 17:19 [#00107883]
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i think is ok but nothing great


 

offline Jedy from dublin (Ireland) on 2002-03-01 17:20 [#00107886]
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just an altman style rip off


 

offline Jedy from dublin (Ireland) on 2002-03-01 17:22 [#00107889]
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i agree with you
the director is trying so hard to be cool
and the film ends up to be boring

weak story
weak caracters

that it


 


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