any Magnolia freaks?

A rare few of us believe that a three hour Jungian hypnotherapy session is a good thing now and then, especially if it reminds us all how we all continually dilude ourselves about what really matters and what we are capable of.

Last night I exposed kharnalbloodlust to the pure joy that is a three hour p.t.anderson movie.

Thirty emo's agree: Magnolia is tragically good.

Respect the Cock!!!!

I caught it on TV recently....unfortunately it's one of those films where I think it needs the big screen epic sweep to really feel right.

Something about movies like that which are certainly flawed, but so ambitious that their flaws make them better. (I'd put Apocalypse Now in the same category).

And can we give it up for PTA's skill at making mediocre actors amazing? Tom Cruise? Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love? Sigh...

Yeah, it really goes to show how important a good director is. He is the man.

A mi me encanta la leche condensada!

i like it a lot.

robin seems to like it a whole lot too.

"My name is Donnie Smith and I have lots of love to give."

That movie breaks my fucking heart.

I dig that movie. But I'm not a big enough freak to own it on DVD. Wait, I have over 200 DVDs so there is chance I DO own it. Fuck.

I have 6 DVDs and at least one of them is Blade. I fucking hate movies.

*filmmaker*

one of those movies that everyone else seemed to love and I absolutely loathed.

I liked it... didn't love it though. The scene were everyone starts singing kind of got to me.

That deleted scene in Blade with the shrouded guy on top of the roof? That's better than anything P.T. Anderson will EVER do. And yeah, I know all about the rain frogs.

i LOOOOOVE that movie.

I loved Magnolia but think it would have been even more powerful if Anderson would have dropped 2 subplots and 30 minutes.

love it. own it. watch it.

A definite favorite of mine. The Charles Fort references alone are worth the watch but there's so much under the surface, I still haven't deciphered it all yet... oh what fun! i think I'll go watch it again!

It does drift a bit in the middle-end, doesn't it? I've watched it enough times now (5? 8?) that I really feel it when it sags.

But hell, even Citizen Kane has a weak scene or two in it.

No, that's not true. Kane is perfect.

Whoohoo! I finally found other folks who like Magnolia! This is pathetic, I know, but the scene where they all sing made me weepy. Ever since that movie, Aimee Mann has taken up a semi-permanent presence in my CD player.

Magnolia rocks , in fact every movie paul anderson did rocks

those frogs just ruined the entire thing for me... i know they were an important part of the movie or some people hold some kind of value to the frogs being in the film... but for some reason they just pissed me off

pt anderson is way fuckin pretentious... id kick him in the nuts

[Edited on Jan 25, 2004 by necrocide1039]

I should probably see it someday

Best movie ever. I love the way the camera is always moving, always pushing in on these peoples lives. Besides making mediocre actors amazing, PTA is also good at letting amazing actors do amazing stuff. Look at Phil Hoffman, John Riley and William Macy. Their best roles, amongst all their outstanding performances, are their parts in Magnolia.