Last Movie You Saw, Name & Review Movie • Page 191

those are all among his worst imo

 

Hard Eight and Inherent Vice are the only two of his that I don't think are fantastic.

 

Magnolia started to get underrated maybe

 

Still need to see Hard 8 and Magnolia, frog movie is just so long

 

The dynamics in Magnolia, particularly between Cruise/his character’s dad/PSH are emotionally dense and the work Cruise/PTA/PSH do in their scenes is among their career best moments

 

I think I bought Inherent Vice on Blu-ray when it came out, having heard good things, then never got around to watching it and eventually sold it with a bunch of other movies I had when I moved in like 2021

 

Magnolia is beautiful. It is such a bold film for a young filmmaker to even try. Licorice Pizza was very fun and did lighter Anderson better than Inherent Vice.

Punch-Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood, and The Master are his top tier.

 

I’ve only seen there will be blood and the phantom thread and I absolutely loved both of them

 

This is true, but it also doesn't sustain those highs for it's ultra-long runtime and can feel a bit messy at times. That musical number still really doesn't work with me.

 

I'd like to rewatch a few of these, and I haven't seen Hard Eight, but my initial ranking would be:

There Will Be Blood
Boogie Nights
Inherent Vice
Punch-Drunk Love
The Master
Phantom Thread
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Magnolia
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Licorice Pizza

those first five are pretty much interchangeable depending on the day.

 

All of his stuff is worth watching, but The Master, Punch Drunk Love, and Boogie Nights should be next in line. Top tier.

 

The Aimee Mann soundtrack and the Wise Up scene are some of my favorite aspects so I disagree lol. I think every frame is engaging and serves the interconnected narrative and character relationships, even if some segments are more memorable than others

 

Julianne Moore's breakdown at the pharmacy or Reilly admitting how much of a disappointment he is elevate Magnolia by themselves. It is an acting showcase for pretty much everyone in the film.

 

Also I’m not anti-messy movie. There’s good mess and bad mess and the narrative and characters of Magnolia are inherently messy and the feeling adds to the tone for me.

 

I remember Magnolia seemed to be everywhere when it came out. Those images of Cruise were on the news and commercials all the time even though I was too young to know or care about it.

 

I have boogie nights ranked lower than a lot of people. Bottom 3 for me.

 

Now that’s insane

 

Oh man, I loved Hard Eight. You all gotta watch it.

The weather sucked this weekend so we took the kids to the movies twice, first to see the original Minions movie, then to see Migration.

Man, the Minions are fucking funny. They need to stop adding stakes or plot to their stories and just let them Three Stooges their way through different scenarios. Give the Minions a 7 minute per episode TV series like Shaun The Sheep and I'd watch that shit over and over.

Migrations was ... a movie that we saw. That's basically all I remember.

 

It definitely on the lower end for me. It just starts to feel like a drag after a while.

 

Just did a quick ranking, so it's not actually bottom 3 (haven't seen magnolia or hard eight in a long time)

Punch Drunk Love
There Will Be Blood
The Master
Inherent Vice
Licorice Pizza
Boogie Nights
Magnolia
Phantom Thread
Hard Eight

 

Top four is solid so I'll forgive the Boogie Nights shade.

 

Hundreds of Beavers - 9/10
The most Looney Toons-ass movie I've seen since Raising Arizona. Just absolutely stuffed with hilarious sight gags, stream of consciousness-style escalation, and incredible callbacks. This was the silliest movie and I love love loved it.

the forth-wall breaking "For Sale" sign during the climactic chase knocked the wind out of me I laughed so hard.

 

Punch drunk love is the top of my watchlist

 

It’s just not streaming anywhere smh

 

looks like it’s on whatever hoopla is