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About damn time!

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Try not to go too far out on that limb there Buddy.

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About goddamn ass fucking time.

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Is that what you are going to do tonight? Been waiting for this movie.

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With the exception of "50 First Dates" and "Punch Drunk Love," I'm not exactly an Adam Sandler fan. However, this film really engaged me. Just about every one of Paul Thomas Anderson's films deserve repeated viewings so that you can pick up the nuances in his storytelling and direction. When a friend and I walked out of the theater after viewing "Magnolia," many years ago, we both turned our noses up. But then we talked about it in the car, over dinner, on the phone and then the next day at work... It gets better after each viewing. The film "Punch Drunk Love" had the same effect. It was a slow burn into my psyche—like "Magnolia," it is among my favorite PTA films. The next film in Mr. Anderson's film repertoire needing the Criterion treatment is "Hard Eight," aka "Sydney." It's one of those films you can treat your friends to viewing and they'll be floored that the film escaped their attention over the years. It is an under-appreciated gem.

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I love all of PTA films, except IV. I tried to watch it 3x & cannot get passed the first 20-30 min.

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I've enjoyed PTA's films, -I always see them in the theater, -but they seem to get longer and more impenetrable with each and every film. "The Master" has some moments, but I found it a chore, and "Vice" was just awful to my mind. I must admit I've felt no desire to revisit those films. At least part of the problem is my general dislike of Joaquin Phoenix (it's not that he isn't talented, -I just don't like to watch him).

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I've never seen this but have always wanted to. I might blind buy the Criterion edition at some point.

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Awesome. :)

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I remember seeing this in the theaters and thinking it was absolutely terrible when it was over. Haven't seen it since. I guess I should check it out again to see if it has improved at all with age.

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Wow I forgot all about The Master. I saw that once & never again. Master & Vice got positive reviews & 3-3.5 stars everywhere, I don't get it. He still has a very descent record of 5 for 7 with Sydney (Hard Eight), Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood & Punch Drunk Love being excellent & Vice/The Master being stinkers.

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The Master is probably his best film and Inherent Vice is great. Love all of PTA's films except for Magnolia. All my opinion of course.

I wanted to like The Master so much, but it just frustrated me to no end.

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I've only seen Inherent Vice once. I liked it. I probably would have liked it a whole lot more if trying to decifer the unfolding of the plot didn't just about cause me a brain aneurysm.

I read the book, and if the film is anything like it, attempting to understand the narrative is a fool's errand.

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I rented it when it first hit DVD and remember thinking it was just alright. I don't know if people go crazy for it because they think it's a great movie or just because it isn't the usual complete pile of shit that Sandler usually squirts out.

I do love Emily Watson though, and think she makes up for a lot of the film's shortcomings.

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Paul Thomas Anderson is my most favorite director of all time. I've watched There Will Be Blood over a hundred times; maybe Boogie Nights is up there, too.

I do understand some complaints about Magnolia and The Master. The former is too long, even Anderson said it himself, and it is sometimes pretentious. However, it's a film with a group of characters that I really empathize with. It was Anderson's first film that I'd seen and it was at a time where I was struggling in school and living in a new country.

The Master, I admit, should have had a stronger narrative. I give it a pass because it's so damn well made. Not every film has to have characters explain why they are who they are. Ambiguity doesn't hurt the film for me.

I haven't seen Inherent Vice yet, but I simply couldn't finish reading Gravity's Rainbow. I think I made it up to about 80 or so pages before I returned it. I read Inherent Vice wasn't easy to decipher, either.

Looking forward to the next Criterion sale to buy Punch-Drunk Love!

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^You've watched There Will Be Blood an average of once a month for the last 9 years?! I call bullshit.

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Yeah, it isn't the usual Adam Sandler film, that's for sure. That being said, I don't remember Sandler or Watson being particularly good in it. I remmeber it to be a pretty boring, meandering story, where Sandlers character in particualar was incredibly frustrating. As I said before, perhaps it is due for a second viewing as this isn't the only thread that I have seen with some strong fans of the film.

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It's easily my least favorite PTA film, and I've only seen it once when it was in theaters. I did buy the DVD but I actually never watched that. I'll probably still buy the BD and maybe this time I'll actually sit down and give it another try.

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My favorite PTA film, and the only Sandler movie I like. I'm very excited that Criterion is releasing this.