Boogie Nights - YouTube Version
Added 2023-06-24 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Ugh a bit inappropriate sir for her reaction. Just sayin
ron clint
2023-06-30 16:19:15 +0000 UTCIf I were to see any Dirk Diggler "likeness," I'm sure I would! :D
Chris Carman
2023-06-30 00:21:40 +0000 UTCCringe
John A
2023-06-29 22:31:02 +0000 UTCDidn't that new Chris Hemsworth movie have something crazy like a 27 minute long take
John A
2023-06-29 22:13:46 +0000 UTCNo, it's not real. It's a prosthetic molded from the likeness of my own. I still get residuals checks for it
John A
2023-06-29 22:12:20 +0000 UTCThe subject matter isn't for everyone, but this a well crafted film. Interestingly enough, Burt Reynolds was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the movie. But after the film came out, Burt Reynolds publicly trashed the film and spoke about how much he hated his role in it. He may very well have won the Oscar if he hadn't torpedoed his own chances with all of his criticism.
Torben Dix
2023-06-27 01:19:44 +0000 UTC"Birdman"...
Chris Carman
2023-06-26 02:02:15 +0000 UTCOh cool! I never seen that movie myself. Will Deffo do that, thanks for the recommend!
James Hawkins
2023-06-25 03:09:31 +0000 UTCChildren of Men is a great example of the long take which Dasha reacted to not long ago, you should check it out.
Jimmy H
2023-06-25 01:51:13 +0000 UTCYes, and seeing it in the theater was a *trip*...
Chris Carman
2023-06-25 00:57:44 +0000 UTCDasha, you are impressed by the one take with no cuts like you saw in this films beginning scene. Prepare to be impressed by "1917" that whole movie is made to look like it was one take with no cuts. xD
James Hawkins
2023-06-25 00:03:39 +0000 UTCI was a little worried about the subject matter on this one, but as soon as Dasha noticed the opening scene was done in one shot, I knew she'd appreciate it; I was thinking the same thing when I first saw it years ago... "who is this incredible director????"
Mike Minerals
2023-06-24 21:04:50 +0000 UTCIt's a beautiful thing! :D You're into cool movies; I'm gonna have little reason to disagree with you...
Chris Carman
2023-06-24 20:19:55 +0000 UTCSo much more to say! But I think I'll let it rest that someone out there on the Internet agrees with me for once :).
Mike Minerals
2023-06-24 19:32:08 +0000 UTC*This.*⬆️Antihero/outsider movies are great, maybe not necessarily 'cause they have the most original plots but because the characters are so memorable. I love how PTA was totally up-front about his influences at the time, particularly getting near the 3rd act (though apparently Burt Reynolds--- didn't dig it so much! :D). When you notice those "Goodfellas"-inspired details near the end, you can see that--- oddly enough--- forgiveness is more of a possibility in "Dirk Diggler's" (PTA's) world. Kinda ironic, as a. Scorsese's the devout Catholic and b. those old Mafiosi--- were the ones more likely to refer to themselves as FAMILY! :D One more I gotta add to the Scorsese short list--- that I hope Dasha eventually gets to check out--- is "Raging Bull." That final scene of "Boogie Nights" almost threatens to turn into a straight-up satire of the classic boxing movie--- but it was the right choice to make the right (parallel) point. We're looking at a guy who's relied on *just one aspect of his manhood*--- for too much of his life.
Chris Carman
2023-06-24 18:46:45 +0000 UTCAgreed on everything above... PTA has developed his own style since this came out, but he was clearly a young filmmaker obsessed with Scorsese at the time, especially Goodfellas (the long takes, the whip-pans, even right down to Dirk/Jack mirroring Henry/Paulie when the prodigal son returns). Anyone who thinks Goodfellas is about gangsters or that Boogie Nights is about porn is missing the point; both are clearly about family. More specifically the families we form when we have nowhere else to go. Glad Dasha's watching Breaking Bad too as the themes of actions/consequences are very clear and Vince Gilligan plants a lot of homages in BB... when I re-watched the scene in Boogie Nights where the girl ODs and the bodyguard kneels in front of the dude to slap him, I couldn't help but think of the scene where MIke slaps Jesse after Jane ODs. Reverse angle, but pretty much the same shot.
Mike Minerals
2023-06-24 16:58:23 +0000 UTCSo, as fully expected (as always), Dasha homed in very quickly on this movie's main theme: family and people's need for it--- right down to the Prodigal Son element! (Referenced that myself recently in a review I wrote for "Babylon," a movie from last year which unfortunately *ripped this one off* way too much.) There's a subgenre of classic films about dysfunctional (but loving) 'families' involved in illicit activities. In "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), it's crime. In a movie like "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989), it's drugs and crime. (Heather "Rollergirl" Graham was also in that one, along with "The Hangover" and "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.") You could call them "No Judgment" movies... But watching it today with DOR, I realized how the moral answer to this movie's many questions--- is in a middle space, for most people. Amber Waves is *no* saint or role model, but she's not a completely horrible person either. (Her intentions are good with her 'adoptive' family, but what about her real one?) No, people like Buck Swope don't deserve to be denied a chance at better opportunities just because of porn (probably still happens to some extent today, no idea how the mostly young people in that profession 'navigate it' between the Internet and social media and all), but then again you can't just party down and be totally irresponsible all the time and still expect your home to be a safe place for kids. The better and happier way for most of us is somewhere in the middle; movies like this are about the extremes. This was only the second movie by writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, and he was only 27 when he made it! All of his movies should be checked out; this one had a real dream-team cast. LEONARDO DICAPRIO was the first choice to play Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler (but he got busy doing a movie about a sea voyage). He and Mark Wahlberg had a friendly rivalry going in those days (kinda like what you see at times with Reed Rothchild and Dirk). Supposedly, in '96, this was part of Mark Wahlberg's pitch to the director: "I've got an inch on Leo."
Chris Carman
2023-06-24 15:33:25 +0000 UTCAlso, you must see “There Will Be Blood (2007)” by the same director, Paul Thomas Anderson. It’s a very good drama that takes place in the early 1900s and it’s about an oil businessman played by Daniel Day-Lewis, who is considered to be one of the greatest actors of all time. His performance was so great that he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for that movie. Also, the soundtrack and cinematography in that movie is amazing and the movie itself is a great critique on greed and human nature. A personal favorite for sure. 🛢️
Paulo_Maximus
2023-06-24 15:16:04 +0000 UTCDasha, you always show an amazing amount of discipline and give each film a fair shake no matter the genre. And you inevitably find the silver lining with each movie as you saw how the characters good qualities emerged when they were behaving as themselves doing what they liked. Well done! I'm sure you also noticed a young Rhody from Ironman, and Philip Seymour Hoffman from Hunger Games. Burt Reynolds (Dad) was a famous actor in a lot of 70s/80s movies. Lastly, GED stands for Graduate Educational Development test, for diploma equivalency.
Steve Pool
2023-06-24 15:04:54 +0000 UTCFavorite Dasha line (so far): "He got an even bigger--- ego than he had."
Chris Carman
2023-06-24 14:58:22 +0000 UTCDasha at 3:25 "It got awkward for a sec." Hehehe. Wait.
Mark Rude
2023-06-24 14:56:14 +0000 UTCThis is one of my favorite movies. Amazing drama, so well made and the soundtrack is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I love this movie so much. Such a stacked cast with so many memorable personalities. The dialogue is great and I just love how it’s a story about a bunch of “lost souls” looking for belonging. Plus that “Sister Christian/Jessie’s Girl” scene at the drug dealers house is so intense. 😯 🎶 “Feel my heat” is hilarious. Oh shit, and that scene with his Mom, the argument when he runs away, that shit makes me cry, I don’t care. It hurts to watch, the performance is so good and real.
Paulo_Maximus
2023-06-24 14:51:13 +0000 UTCLock and load, Jack...
Chris Carman
2023-06-24 13:51:53 +0000 UTCLooking forward to seeing your reaction on this one.
Stuart Guthrie Jr.
2023-06-24 13:51:33 +0000 UTCGreat reaction. There's very much an historical realism to this film particularly how pornographic films went from film to video tape to mass market and how Jack wants to remain "pure" to his art form and not cheapen said form and of course all the drug action going on and then of course director Paul Thomas Anderson uses so many extensive long takes to make one feel like they're right in the middle of everything, eh?
Robert Jewell
2023-06-24 13:48:46 +0000 UTCLoving how Dasha just calmly slips this in the schedule...
JohnnyX
2023-06-24 13:21:04 +0000 UTC
