Re: [MMouse]: magnolia/uberjew - the daughter of moses!
> Robert Altman did shortcuts, nashville, the player (which i liked better > than short cuts), cookies furtune, pret a porter, and a bunch o' other > stuff. oh yeah. i own the player actually..with whoopie goldberg on the side ;) i got as far as when she starts to investigate or something like that, but i think i lost interest. as for magnolia, i don't think that everyone 'wondered in the end.' i think they just knew that things happen. cos i mean, things do just happen ;) that was like the moral of the story to begin with, i thought. damn coinkeedinks! and by the way, yes happiness is brilliant :P "i'm champagne baby!" haha aww poor john lovitz/andy :~( ooh, lastly...yesterday i found out that I AM A DAUGHTER OF MOSES. supposedly i can't be because i'm a girl and there's just some genetic thing about how only guys can have this gene, but that's bull mang. i came from a son of moses, and damnit i AM a daughter of moses! the line stops at me tho so i have to find a jew from the cohen tribe to breed with. any cohen tribe jews wanna help? ;) ok peace - amy
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
about wierd number theory check out the movie "pi" if you havent already, its amazing all the stuff they found. ~blake - Original Message - From: Dusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [MMouse]: magnolia > Its been a while since ive seen the movie, and its been a > while since this group had a rather long discusion on it, but > i remember us all talking about the occurance of the number > 86 was it? or 28, or 82, something with and 8, i was > wondering if anyone had a tally of how many times it appeared > in the film.. just curious > > dusty springfield > "the d in detroit" > > Zach Kuhn wrote: > > > sorry, friend but Magnolia is no ripoff. > > > > First, if anything, magnolia is an homage (big > > difference) to Nashville, which Altman made in the > > 70's. If you watch that movie (brilliant, but not as > > important as magnolia) you will notice that triplett > > and the main old guy are both in magnolia, which shows > > PTA's sense of humor and his knowledge that he was > > "ripping off" altman. > > > > Second, Short Cuts is an adaptation of a Raymond > > Carver collection of stories, Magnolia is an original. > > > > Third, just because julianne moore is in it also > > doesnt make it a ripoff. > > > > Fourth, buy the new lifter puller record, It's great > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get Yahoo! Mail ? Free email you can access from anywhere! > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > >
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
Ah? Magnolia a rip off of Short Cuts?! C'mon, these are two different films. Unless you call intertwining stories a rip- off. If that's the case, then Magnolia & Short Cuts are ripping off several other films. Anyway, if you were to put boxing gloves on the two, it'd be Magnolia in the 3rd round. KO'd again. On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, Blake wrote: > if you liked magnolia, check out the movie that magnolia ripped off. its > called "short cuts" and if you watch it...you will totally notice the > blatent simalarities. dont get me wrong, i loved magnolia, but its a rip > off of 1992's "short cuts". also highly recomended. > > ~blake > > - Original Message - > From: Andrew Hager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 8:59 AM > Subject: [MMouse]: magnolia > > > > yeah im a tard mullet..but i just saw magnolia last night (seriously it > didnt come to any theaters in this area until now..at the cheapo $1.50 > > theater) and yeah i love it blah blah blah..i remember a while ago a lot > of talk about it on here...like all the odd references to the whole > > frogs raining down exodus 8:2 passege in the bible...id like to hear > comments and maybe some things i would have missed (i didnt pay too much > > attention to possible clues like the clocks pointing to 8 and 2 and all, i > was just soaking the movie in you know) but anyway yeah it was > > great..so much more sinscere than all the other high quality movies of the > past year or two...like, fight club, american beauty...all > > those...altho they were all good movies..they still had this sleazy > hollywood-ness to them underneath...that came out in the way that these > > movies were, like most hollywood movies..very geared towards white > males...has anyone else noticed this? like..its hard to explain..but these > > movies are very good..but still made with the intention of appealing to > the male brain. but anyway, i saw none of this going on in magnolia..it > > was just great. > > love > > andrew > > > > > > > >
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
Its been a while since ive seen the movie, and its been a while since this group had a rather long discusion on it, but i remember us all talking about the occurance of the number 86 was it? or 28, or 82, something with and 8, i was wondering if anyone had a tally of how many times it appeared in the film.. just curious dusty springfield "the d in detroit" Zach Kuhn wrote: > sorry, friend but Magnolia is no ripoff. > > First, if anything, magnolia is an homage (big > difference) to Nashville, which Altman made in the > 70's. If you watch that movie (brilliant, but not as > important as magnolia) you will notice that triplett > and the main old guy are both in magnolia, which shows > PTA's sense of humor and his knowledge that he was > "ripping off" altman. > > Second, Short Cuts is an adaptation of a Raymond > Carver collection of stories, Magnolia is an original. > > Third, just because julianne moore is in it also > doesnt make it a ripoff. > > Fourth, buy the new lifter puller record, It's great > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get Yahoo! Mail ? Free email you can access from anywhere! > http://mail.yahoo.com/
[MMouse]: magnolia
sorry, friend but Magnolia is no ripoff. First, if anything, magnolia is an homage (big difference) to Nashville, which Altman made in the 70's. If you watch that movie (brilliant, but not as important as magnolia) you will notice that triplett and the main old guy are both in magnolia, which shows PTA's sense of humor and his knowledge that he was "ripping off" altman. Second, Short Cuts is an adaptation of a Raymond Carver collection of stories, Magnolia is an original. Third, just because julianne moore is in it also doesnt make it a ripoff. Fourth, buy the new lifter puller record, It's great __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
ok, i by no means said that PTA was anywhere near as good as scorsese, tarantino, or many other directors who i love. the way they made deniro look in the end of raging bull was a stroke of genius...look at the similarities to him in the end of the movie, and in "analize this". its crazy how much they look alike and how acurate he was in making the character to future scale. but then again, deniro is a brilian actor. and that is a different story. about perfect storm...that movie made me wanna live in communist russia where artistic expression is prohibited. that movie sucked! but the special effects were rad, and mark whalberg can go wrong, except in in taking the role. ~blake - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 2:19 PM Subject: RE: [MMouse]: magnolia > This is not to Blake in particular, but to everyone concerning the blooming > Magnolia thread... > > I should probably not let my film geek side show in public, but I can't help > it. > > I love watching boogie nights and I've seen it half a dozen times, and I > have seen Magnolia > twice and was not at all bored during it's 3 hour running time > > HOWEVER, I think Paul Thomas Anderson is a big, overrated, hack! > > When Boogie Nights came out, Ent. Weekly and Premier and all these other > mags kept saying.. > "Move over Tarantino AND Scorsese..." and then I see Boogie Nights and I > can't believe how much > this movie is just a conglomeration of Scorsese and Tarantinoesque things > wrapped up in a story > about Porn. The last scene is pure Raging Bull except there was a dong. > Granted, that's a great thing to have a story about, but his whole style to > me is so much aped from QT, Scorsese, and Robert Altman. People say the > same about QT for taking so much from other directors, but he spreads it > around to dozens of films from all time periods, not just make such a clear > take on Scorsese films... PTA has violence, and blood splatter, and long > takes, and dialogue..so Scorsese it puts me off. Again, I like watching his > films.. the performances are so good and the actors he uses are the best > around.. the stories are fun... and he can tell a good story.. but I guess > the film geek in me just can't take it when he tries to go toe to toe with > QT or Scorsese because he comes up short and his films, while entertaining, > are no Mean Streets, Taxi Drivers, Raging Bulls, Reservoir Dogs or Pulp > Fictions. > > Oh yeah, on Magnolia.. some things I didn't like were the stories at the > begining... as far as I know, 2 or 3 of those are urban legends, although I > think I read the one about the kid jumping off the building was actually the > true one. Anyways, I expected the actual movie to have some sort of bizzare > tie in also, but in the end the story only has loose connections in the same > style as Short Cuts or > Nashville. I was expecting the stories to have some cause and effect like > the short tales at the begining would have you think would happen. It was > like PTA touched me in the morning and walked away. > I think the movie would have been as good or better without the little > stories, as good as they were. Save them for the DVD. And the numbers.. > the numbers are the bible versus that tell about the frogs and what not and > you can see them here and there in the movie.. however, they are just there > and fun to look for. There is no deep symbolism to be read in to it all... > nothing compared to Pulp Fiction which has so much heaped on in so many > layers. > > Good things - the musical number in Magnolia was very ballsy and original.. > I liked it. Soundtrack > by aimee mann is great. I love, uhm, what's his name, John C. Riley.. he's > the average guy that you don't see in films much anymore.. he's so good.. > him losing his gun is my favorite part of Magnolia. > I went and saw Perfect Storm because A. it was at the Mann Chinese, and B. > he was in it. I regret that now, but I still like John C. Riley. Check out > Hard Eight, PTA's first film as it's damned good and doesn't rub me the > wrong way like his other movies when he became the newest 'genious' on the > block. > > Oh yeah, PTA does write really strong female characters which is really rare > these days. So props > to him for that. I say really strong, maybe just strong. Hal Hartley and > John Sayles write them stronger (if we are talking about men writing female > characters). > > -- > > From: "Blake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MMouse]: magnolia > > > if you liked magnolia, check out the movie that magnolia ripped off. its > called "short cuts" and if you watch it...you will totally notice the > blatent simalarities. dont get me wrong, i loved magnolia, but its a rip > off of 1992's "short cuts". also highly recomended. > >
RE: [MMouse]: magnolia
This is not to Blake in particular, but to everyone concerning the blooming Magnolia thread... I should probably not let my film geek side show in public, but I can't help it. I love watching boogie nights and I've seen it half a dozen times, and I have seen Magnolia twice and was not at all bored during it's 3 hour running time HOWEVER, I think Paul Thomas Anderson is a big, overrated, hack! When Boogie Nights came out, Ent. Weekly and Premier and all these other mags kept saying.. "Move over Tarantino AND Scorsese..." and then I see Boogie Nights and I can't believe how much this movie is just a conglomeration of Scorsese and Tarantinoesque things wrapped up in a story about Porn. The last scene is pure Raging Bull except there was a dong. Granted, that's a great thing to have a story about, but his whole style to me is so much aped from QT, Scorsese, and Robert Altman. People say the same about QT for taking so much from other directors, but he spreads it around to dozens of films from all time periods, not just make such a clear take on Scorsese films... PTA has violence, and blood splatter, and long takes, and dialogue..so Scorsese it puts me off. Again, I like watching his films.. the performances are so good and the actors he uses are the best around.. the stories are fun... and he can tell a good story.. but I guess the film geek in me just can't take it when he tries to go toe to toe with QT or Scorsese because he comes up short and his films, while entertaining, are no Mean Streets, Taxi Drivers, Raging Bulls, Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fictions. Oh yeah, on Magnolia.. some things I didn't like were the stories at the begining... as far as I know, 2 or 3 of those are urban legends, although I think I read the one about the kid jumping off the building was actually the true one. Anyways, I expected the actual movie to have some sort of bizzare tie in also, but in the end the story only has loose connections in the same style as Short Cuts or Nashville. I was expecting the stories to have some cause and effect like the short tales at the begining would have you think would happen. It was like PTA touched me in the morning and walked away. I think the movie would have been as good or better without the little stories, as good as they were. Save them for the DVD. And the numbers.. the numbers are the bible versus that tell about the frogs and what not and you can see them here and there in the movie.. however, they are just there and fun to look for. There is no deep symbolism to be read in to it all... nothing compared to Pulp Fiction which has so much heaped on in so many layers. Good things - the musical number in Magnolia was very ballsy and original.. I liked it. Soundtrack by aimee mann is great. I love, uhm, what's his name, John C. Riley.. he's the average guy that you don't see in films much anymore.. he's so good.. him losing his gun is my favorite part of Magnolia. I went and saw Perfect Storm because A. it was at the Mann Chinese, and B. he was in it. I regret that now, but I still like John C. Riley. Check out Hard Eight, PTA's first film as it's damned good and doesn't rub me the wrong way like his other movies when he became the newest 'genious' on the block. Oh yeah, PTA does write really strong female characters which is really rare these days. So props to him for that. I say really strong, maybe just strong. Hal Hartley and John Sayles write them stronger (if we are talking about men writing female characters). -- From: "Blake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MMouse]: magnolia if you liked magnolia, check out the movie that magnolia ripped off. its called "short cuts" and if you watch it...you will totally notice the blatent simalarities. dont get me wrong, i loved magnolia, but its a rip off of 1992's "short cuts". also highly recomended.
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
hahahahaha, happiness is the most briliant movie made in 1998/1999. i loved that movie so much. but about the magnolia and short-cuts thing...i wasnt on the list when you had the discussion...but the similarities i noticed were as follows: ~the problems of random peoples everyday lives. ~some big dissaster that makes everybody wonder in the end. sure there are more, but those are main story plots, and when main story plots are copied, it can be considered a rip-off. and i say rip-off lightly because i would never in anyway talk shit on PT Anderson. ~blake - Original Message - From: norske ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [MMouse]: magnolia > > if you liked magnolia, check out the movie that magnolia ripped off. its > > called "short cuts" and if you watch it...you will totally notice the > > blatent simalarities. dont get me wrong, i loved magnolia, but its a rip > > off of 1992's "short cuts". also highly recomended. > > i think this has been discussed on the list before. in fact, i think i was > the one who started this thread :P i did notice some significant > similarities between the two movies, but not enough to consider "magnolia" > a rip-off. what i noticed was that all the people in the movie are somehow > connected in one way or another. i think that "short cuts" had the > intensity that "magnolia" did, but i liked "magnolia" much more and i think > it's pretty original considering the similarities between the two movies. > for movies with the same type of format see: > happiness (a personal favorite with my love, philip seymour hoffman once > again) > nashville (it's either that or tennessee..but i think it's nashville and > it's made by the same guy who did "short cuts") > i'm trying to think what else > those are the only ones i can think of right now. everyone must see > happiness. > philip seymour hoffman's natural ggguu > drrool > - amy > >
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
Robert Altman did shortcuts, nashville, the player (which i liked better than short cuts), cookies furtune, pret a porter, and a bunch o' other stuff. -w- - Original Message - From: "norske ho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [MMouse]: magnolia > > if you liked magnolia, check out the movie that magnolia ripped off. its > > called "short cuts" and if you watch it...you will totally notice the > > blatent simalarities. dont get me wrong, i loved magnolia, but its a rip > > off of 1992's "short cuts". also highly recomended. > > i think this has been discussed on the list before. in fact, i think i was > the one who started this thread :P i did notice some significant > similarities between the two movies, but not enough to consider "magnolia" > a rip-off. what i noticed was that all the people in the movie are somehow > connected in one way or another. i think that "short cuts" had the > intensity that "magnolia" did, but i liked "magnolia" much more and i think > it's pretty original considering the similarities between the two movies. > for movies with the same type of format see: > happiness (a personal favorite with my love, philip seymour hoffman once > again) > nashville (it's either that or tennessee..but i think it's nashville and > it's made by the same guy who did "short cuts") > i'm trying to think what else > those are the only ones i can think of right now. everyone must see > happiness. > philip seymour hoffman's natural ggguu > drrool > - amy >
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
> if you liked magnolia, check out the movie that magnolia ripped off. its > called "short cuts" and if you watch it...you will totally notice the > blatent simalarities. dont get me wrong, i loved magnolia, but its a rip > off of 1992's "short cuts". also highly recomended. i think this has been discussed on the list before. in fact, i think i was the one who started this thread :P i did notice some significant similarities between the two movies, but not enough to consider "magnolia" a rip-off. what i noticed was that all the people in the movie are somehow connected in one way or another. i think that "short cuts" had the intensity that "magnolia" did, but i liked "magnolia" much more and i think it's pretty original considering the similarities between the two movies. for movies with the same type of format see: happiness (a personal favorite with my love, philip seymour hoffman once again) nashville (it's either that or tennessee..but i think it's nashville and it's made by the same guy who did "short cuts") i'm trying to think what else those are the only ones i can think of right now. everyone must see happiness. philip seymour hoffman's natural ggguu drrool - amy
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
if you liked magnolia, check out the movie that magnolia ripped off. its called "short cuts" and if you watch it...you will totally notice the blatent simalarities. dont get me wrong, i loved magnolia, but its a rip off of 1992's "short cuts". also highly recomended. ~blake - Original Message - From: Andrew Hager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 8:59 AM Subject: [MMouse]: magnolia > yeah im a tard mullet..but i just saw magnolia last night (seriously it didnt come to any theaters in this area until now..at the cheapo $1.50 > theater) and yeah i love it blah blah blah..i remember a while ago a lot of talk about it on here...like all the odd references to the whole > frogs raining down exodus 8:2 passege in the bible...id like to hear comments and maybe some things i would have missed (i didnt pay too much > attention to possible clues like the clocks pointing to 8 and 2 and all, i was just soaking the movie in you know) but anyway yeah it was > great..so much more sinscere than all the other high quality movies of the past year or two...like, fight club, american beauty...all > those...altho they were all good movies..they still had this sleazy hollywood-ness to them underneath...that came out in the way that these > movies were, like most hollywood movies..very geared towards white males...has anyone else noticed this? like..its hard to explain..but these > movies are very good..but still made with the intention of appealing to the male brain. but anyway, i saw none of this going on in magnolia..it > was just great. > love > andrew > > >
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
> yeah im a tard mullet..but i just saw magnolia last night (seriously it didnt come to any theaters in this area until now..at the cheapo $1.50 > theater) and yeah i love it blah blah blah..i remember a while ago a lot of talk about it on here...like all the odd references to the whole > frogs raining down exodus 8:2 passege in the bible...id like to hear comments and maybe some things i would have missed (i didnt pay too much > attention to possible clues like the clocks pointing to 8 and 2 and all, i was just soaking the movie in you know) but anyway yeah it was > great..so much more sinscere than all the other high quality movies of the past year or two...like, fight club, american beauty...all > those...altho they were all good movies..they still had this sleazy hollywood-ness to them underneath...that came out in the way that these > movies were, like most hollywood movies..very geared towards white males...has anyone else noticed this? like..its hard to explain..but these > movies are very good..but still made with the intention of appealing to the male brain. but anyway, i saw none of this going on in magnolia..it > was just great. i think paul thomas anderson, as a screenplay writer and a director, is brilliant. i think i like him most of all because he's not one of those "i'm gonna hit you all with something REALLY fresh that only i am cool enough to write!" i HATE quentin terrentino for that reason. i like "pulp ficton" and "resevoir(sp i know) dogs" but he in general makes me sick. i don't believe paul thomas anderson is trying to do that...cos there's a certain kindness in all his movies and he has the ability to make dorky people seem nice and cool. actually speaking of which, i didn't think "fight club" was high quality at all ;) the only thing i did find entertaining about that movie was when the screen portrayed his apartment as a catalog. that was great. i just thought "magnolia" was a really great movie...that and "american beauty" are probably my two favorites from 1999. - amy
[MMouse]: magnolia
yeah im a tard mullet..but i just saw magnolia last night (seriously it didnt come to any theaters in this area until now..at the cheapo $1.50 theater) and yeah i love it blah blah blah..i remember a while ago a lot of talk about it on here...like all the odd references to the whole frogs raining down exodus 8:2 passege in the bible...id like to hear comments and maybe some things i would have missed (i didnt pay too much attention to possible clues like the clocks pointing to 8 and 2 and all, i was just soaking the movie in you know) but anyway yeah it was great..so much more sinscere than all the other high quality movies of the past year or two...like, fight club, american beauty...all those...altho they were all good movies..they still had this sleazy hollywood-ness to them underneath...that came out in the way that these movies were, like most hollywood movies..very geared towards white males...has anyone else noticed this? like..its hard to explain..but these movies are very good..but still made with the intention of appealing to the male brain. but anyway, i saw none of this going on in magnolia..it was just great. love andrew
[MMouse]: magnolia
All this talk of magnolia, which I haven't seen yet so don't you guys ruin it for me, and shortcuts and how people are connected to one another remind me an awesome book, Milan Kunera's unberable lightness of being. The book not only deals with how people are related, but it also assumes different narrative positions and you get to see how people who are closely related deal with each other and more importantly what the think of each other. It is a great book and I think Kundera is the master of being able to tell you both sides of a dilema and telling them so well that you can't side with anyone and you just feel torn because you empathize with all the characters. Those of you who haven't read it, do so. By the way keep up with the great book suggestions, I haven't been let down by your suggestions yet. I am reading Catch-22 now and I must say great choice. Just my two cents Rk alone in a labratory is no place to be...
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia/nashville and shortcuts
raymond carver wrote shortcuts best movie ever On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, amy wolf wrote: > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:35:38 -0600 > From: amy wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MMouse]: magnolia/nashville and shortcuts > > ok if anyone has ever watched a robert altman film like nashville or > shortcuts, you're gonna know where i'm going with this probably. > my guess is that paul thomas anderson has seen shortcuts and nashville > judging by magnolia. for one thing, i'm pretty sure julianne moore was in > shortcuts, and for another...did anyone notice the six degrees of > separation type thing going on in magnolia? the exact same goes on in both > shortcuts and nashville. they're all connected somehow, but perhaps they > have no idea how they are all connected/who they are. > amy >
[MMouse]: magnolia vs the sexxxiest kids in indie rock
i loved magnolia. yes certainly the shortest three hour movie i've ever seen. tom cruise is great. his character just seemed so real. and the frog thing! i'd heard from a friend that it actually HAS happened. can anyone verify that? a truly amazing movie. the way the sickness of certain characters was portrayed was amazing. i've had someone in my immediate family become terminally ill. and yes all those feelings are true. i havent seen boogie nights. is it anywhere as good? as for the sexxxiest kids in indie rock let me begin by saying i find all these people attractive for so many reasons that have nothing to do with their looks marty from the lucksmiths sasha from ladybug transistor/essex green bill and kyle from rainer maria all of modest mouse the guitarist of les savy fav michelle mae of the makeup kazu of blonde redhead all of sleater kinney elliott smith mark robinson steve malkumus manda rin and all of the rondelles oh and amelia fletcher too! heheh see i like lots of indie kids. xx sara
[MMouse]: magnolia/nashville and shortcuts
ok if anyone has ever watched a robert altman film like nashville or shortcuts, you're gonna know where i'm going with this probably. my guess is that paul thomas anderson has seen shortcuts and nashville judging by magnolia. for one thing, i'm pretty sure julianne moore was in shortcuts, and for another...did anyone notice the six degrees of separation type thing going on in magnolia? the exact same goes on in both shortcuts and nashville. they're all connected somehow, but perhaps they have no idea how they are all connected/who they are. amy
[MMouse]: Magnolia
Plus, I think it's a neat touch that the bar where quiz kid Donnie Smith goes has one video game in it: "Frogger". -Dan
RE: [MMouse]: magnolia
> >>ps- "cider house rules" sucks. it's like a bad movie of the week. > > just curious, but why did you hate cider house rules? i liked it alot. i just thought it was a very predictable and a very corny coming of age movie. so predictable and corny that the emotional parts of the movie weren't very emotional for me. if you wanna see a good coming of age movie, see "outside providence". actually i think it's right between the theatre and video stages so you'll have to wait. it was very funny. johnny.
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
>>Exodus 8:2" is seen a few times in the movie. from the bible in front of >>me: >>"If you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs." ok, i knew a plaque of frogs was part of the bible, but I didn't know it was exodus 8:2. that makes sense. I couldn't figure out why the number 82 kept appearing in the movie. >>ps- "cider house rules" sucks. it's like a bad movie of the week. just curious, but why did you hate cider house rules? i liked it alot. .mer..
Re: [MMouse]: magnolia
<< and, for god's sake, see magnolia. a truly heart-breaking film, with nary a weak moment from the cast. . .even tom cruise. an amazing epochal moment, of which i won't speak. i will concede that the inclusion of a.) the rap sequence, and b.)the aimee mann song detract from the film, but overall, damn. the best film this year? very possibly. >> thank god. i loved that movie. but yeah, i agree. the rap scene and the aimee mann sing-along were ridiculous. but stilli walked away from that movie with alot in my head...i need to see it again a few more times because there is so much going on that i couldnt handle it all in one viewing. paul thomas anderson is quite possibly a genius. oh, and i finally watched boogie nights the other day, and i liked magnolia alot more. the end of boogie nights was completely shitty. *mer*
[MMouse]: magnolia
I know we were talking about movies before... I just got back from seeing magnolia. god damni thought it was incredible. granted, it was three hours, and it felt more like fifty. But it didn't matter. go see it. I would place that above fight club in my movie list for the year. the more movies i see, the less I like Fight Club. anyone else see this yet? please tell me you liked it. The first thing i heard when i walked out of the theater was, "that is the worst movie i have ever seen." The rest of the people in the theater seemed to think it sucked too. what the hell?? what a year for movies... *mer*
