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Summary: A bit artsy, but otherwise highly entertaining
Review: Some may find this film offensive, which is undertandable... but it is really a well done look at a truly American industry--PORN. I don't know if this version of the film has the outtakes after the movie, but they are definitly some of the most entertaining footage associated with this movie.
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Summary: Many outstanding performances, good director commentary
Review: This really isn't a movie about the porn business; its a movie about people. And what people... and what a movie! An outstanding film in every sense: acting, cinematography, writing, directing, music, and implementation on DVD. The full-length director commentary is a must-hear and adds greatly to the enjoyment of the film's second viewing. The image transfer and 5.1 digital soundtrack are superior on this RSDL (dual-layer) disc. Featuring what is without a doubt the pinnacle performance of Burt Reynold's career and proving that Mark Wahlberg is a serious actor capable of working in any genre, Boogie Nights is a carefully crafted work of art that belongs in your permanent collection of DVDs. END
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Summary: Boogie Nights
Review: A sentimental look at 70's porn, Boogie Nights is a surprisingly well written, facinating movie about a subject that, on the surface, hardly makes for serious Hollywood drama. In the hands of director PT Anderson, however, a carefully constructed story of the rise and fall of a young man growing up in the swinging, drug-laced 70's is brought to life.New Line/Time Warner DVDs have really distinguished themselves in the rapidly growing DVD home video market as feature-laden, value priced titles that are almost guaranteed to satisfy the home theater buff. Deleted scenes, audio commentary, biographies and filmographies, a music video, and animated menus all come standard in "Boogie Nights" and make this plastic box a very good buy. Recommended END
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Summary: the arrival of a truly great director
Review: although Hard Eight was the first time people may of heard of Paul Thomas Anderson (and a really great movie also) Boggie Nights was the film that truly marked the arrival of great director..for my money this movie is a well made and ENTERTAINING (something many film makers forget about) as almost any films to come out in the last 10-15 years. great story arc..well written script..authentic feel, without trying too hard for that 70's cheesiness it just seems natural..and just flat out stellar performances from a huge cast...too me while not on the same level it has the same sweeping through the gutter, rags to riches to rags feel as Goodfellas..and like that movie gives realness and depth to a group of people who live outside of the world the rest of us live in..but are still effected by it...P.T. Anderson with his next movies Magnolia and Punch Drunk Love cemented his place as one the great directors in hollywood...check out Boogie Nights to see where it started
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Summary: Interesting, but good
Review: Boogie Nights is a good movie(i watched it last night) with a lot of good actors just some of the scenes seemend to drag but you want to see what happens. while i was watching it seemend like it lasted about 4 hours and i just began to get bored with it but it still kept an intresting story with great performances from Burt Renyolds, Mark Whaelberg, and Julianne Moore
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Summary: American Graffiti, Saturday Night Fever, and Porn
Review: Who would have thought that such a nostalgic gem of a movie could be made about the California porn industry? There is nothing gratuitous here, and even the necessary sex scenes are delightfully understated (non-graphic, rated R). Each scene is a brilliant piece in itself, and they move from one to the other like a beautiful mosaic. If you can, get the DVD and check out the deleted scenes and director's comments.
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Summary: A MUST OWN
Review: This is definetley one of Mark Wohlberg's
best movies ever.If you like porn stars,
hot women,drama,nudity and well basically
it's all about sex,this movie is for you.
Julianne Moore gives and outstanding
performance in her sex scene with
Mark Wohlberg.
This is a must own for every die hard
Mark Wohlberg and Julianne Moore fan.
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Summary: Jaw-droppingly entertaining!!
Review: This is the kind of movie that gets showered with terms such as "daring," or "shocking," or "groundbreaking," or even "epic." To my mind it is all of these, and also a grand, glorious, ambitious messy blast! A BLAST!!
If the idea of pornography just doesn't hold ANY allure for you, and you're squeamish about sexual matters, stay away. Simple as that. If you're an adult with an open mind, dive in and be prepared to spend the next 2.5 hours totally enraptured. The movie flies by and you really don't want to stop spending time with these characters.
Basically, the movie revolves around young Eddie Adams ("from Torrance") played by Mark Wahlberg in the role that made him a credible movie star. He is unhappy at home and has ambitions of "being a star." He doesn't have much going on upstairs, but he's a nice kid and he also has a rather large endowment. This gets the attention of Jack Horner, a well-known director (Oscar-nominated Burt Reynolds, better than he has EVER been) of adult films. Soon, Eddie has changed his name to Dirk Diggler and risen to the top of his profession.
We get to see a bit of the nitty-gritty behind the making of porn...the money, the cheap sets, the casual attitudes about it all. But the movie is more interested in exploring Jack Horner's "family." He lives and works in a huge, deliciously "'70s era" mansion/ranch home. Sprawling, garishly decorated with a glorious pool, the house is perfect for parties that never seem to end. There is a core gang of characters moving in and out of this home, and we get long, leisurely looks into their characters and into the little triumphs and crises that come their way. Reynolds and his main squeeze, porn star Amber Waves (Julianne Moore) are the parents to this rag-tag group, and it's amazing to watch they way these truly sleezy, messed-up or living-on-the-edge people are kept going and reasonably happy by being part of the Reynolds/Moore family. Dirk Diggler is more or less a son to them...a porn-performing son, true. Heather Graham as Rollergirl is sorta their daughter, and others include John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle and Melora Walters. We enjoy these seemingly harmless people, and it's a kick learning something about the world of porn. It's an amazingly graphic movie, with the frankest language I've ever heard in a "mainstream" movie.
As a few years go by, we see that the world of drugs, not sex, is what takes its deepest toll. Dirk handles fame fine (although he develops quite an ego, captured beautifully in a documentary made by Amber Waves that we get to see parts of), but when drugs come into his system, he is turned inside out. The advent of video tape is shown taking its toll on porn ("everyone can make their own now") and not everyone handles the change too well. Other characters try to go legit, and there's a great scene where Don Cheadle is trying to get a loan to open a stereo store...but the banker won't even look at his paperwork because of what he does for a living.
I could go on and on. The movie seems long and sprawling, but it is actually tightly controlled and nearly every frame reveals something telling, or refreshing or humorous or touching. The characters are all richly observed, and splendidly acted. Almost everyone does the best work of their careers. Burt Reynolds is a revelation. Julianne Moore (who has been equally terrific since this) is stunning. Heather Graham peaked with this film. Don Cheadle gave us an early glimpse of the greatness to come. John C. Reilly is absolutely hysterical. Thomas Jane (in a small role) is a hoot, and Alfred Molina in another small role is frightening and daring. The list goes on and on. But Mark Wahlberg's character is so central that he MUST be up to the challenge of holding this all together, and he's up to the task. Particularly early on, he's so immensely likable that it makes us "like" the world he is entering. We root for him to become a porn star! As he begins to struggle with drugs, money and ego, Wahlberg's characterization grows deeper. Wahlberg lacked a little polish at this point, perhaps, but he's never been more "real" or more in tune with this character. He hadn't developed too many "actor's tics" yet.
I HIGHLY recommend this movie...it's one of my favorites of all time. Director/writer Paul Thomas Anderson did equally ambitions work in his subsequent MAGNOLIAS (a movie I like very much too) but he really hasn't come close to the home run of BOOGIE NIGHTS.
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Summary: hot nights in hot pants
Review: I liken this film to Fast Times at Ridgemont High - a smart film of dubious taste and subject matter than spawned a host of brilliant young actors' careers. Just look at the cast of this film, and imagine trying to come up with the money to pay them all in a sequel. Andersen's terrific film chronicles the porn industry of the late 1970s - Reynolds and his small, committed troupe have a dysfunctional family atmosphere about them. They are deeply committed to their art form, and the accompanying swinger lifestyle. As much as the film focuses on the rise and fall of proclaimed porn superstar Dirk Diggler [Wahlberg], the film seems to me to be more about the end of an industry - which is sad, even if the industry is a tawdry one. As quickie video flics take over the industry, and film is phased out, the cinematic dreams of Reynolds die, and the careers of his actors fizzle. Past their prime, out of style [Graham looks more and more ridiculous on her skates as the film advances into the 1980s], and having snorted the entirety of their earnings up their nose, they are all left to pick up the pieces of their lives with little or no success. The style, clothing, dances, parties, and music are all right on target, as is a script laden with groovy '70s jive and coked-out '80s jargon. A shockingly blunt, unapologetic, and ultimately brilliant film.
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Summary: HOW MUCH DO YOU BENCH?
Review: Boogie Nights is one of those quirky, yet satisfying movies that tend to sit in your DVD collection for a while until you feel the "urge" to watch it. It's like eating a White Castle hamburger. It's not something you'd want to do every day, but when you do, it's heaven.
This movie is set in 1977 California, in the age when disco was king, sex was safe, and condoms were for sailors. The entire movie just feels like it was filmed at that point in time. This is one of those movies that people either love or hate. I myself find this to be one of the best movies that came out of the 90's.
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