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Summary: Rich, rewarding, and well-acted
Review: If you're one of those rare people who would rather go see great character actors (guys like Don Cheadle, William Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Reilly) then this movie will be a treat. These four -- and others -- turn in scene stealing performances that never quite overshadow the surprisingly impressive central performance by Mark Wahlberg.Director Paul Thomas Anderson takes viewers inside the porn industry at a time when video was replacing celluloid, but it's the characters that dominate, not the setting. The delicately interwoven stories will grab you and move you even if you've never seen a single porno flick. The soundtrack is great, too.
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Summary: Loved the movie, Hated the commentary
Review: Dear Directors, Please have someone with you when you make commentaries about your movies - the others will keep you focused! I was so annoyed with Mr. Paul Thomas Anderson I couldn't sit through the whole commentary in one sitting. This has nothing to do with the commentary on the deleted scenes which was fine. The deleted scenes are worth the price of the dvd, especially the dirk diggler/maurice the bartender scene. Anyway, Boogie Nights is a great flick with a great director, commentary aside :-P
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Summary: Pretty damn good movie.
Review: This is the story of the porn industry in the 70's. Many think of this as a Porno movie. But it's really not that bad. P.T. Anderson has done a great job with this. Great acting and everything. The music is awesome too. This is the story of a young man (Mark Whalberg) who is pulled into the porn industry by a porn directory (Burt Reynolds). The world is good to him for a while. Then it turns around on him. This movie is not only interesting and a nice piece of 70's nostalgia. It shows you that money, fortune, fame, sex, and good looks won't get you anywhere. Well it might...but...you see what I'm saying. Also stars Heather Graham, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy (who should've gotten an award for his role in this film), Philip Seymour Hoffman, and many more.
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Summary: 70's revival
Review: Al these movies about the 70's and sex are suddenly very popular. I saw studio 54 that was no match for Boogie Nights. Mark Wahlberg is a good actor and doesn't move around just showing his pecs. He plays a 17 year old who is well-endowed and got himself a job as a pornstar. But money and glamour takes it toll. Burt Reynolds plays well but all the fuzz about his coming-back is a little bit overdone. But I believe that is common in the USA. The tag on the video of 18 years and over is for Europe overdone. Here you can watch mutch more nude on regular televison.
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Summary: incredible 70's Film!
Review: Anyone new to my reviews knows that I don't hand out 5 stars to just any movie. In fact, only a handful make the list. As time goes on, my list slowly increases thanks to films like this. Boogie Nights is perfect. It is perfect in its portrayal of the vapidness of porn actors, it puts together an ensemble cast that meshes perfectly. And unlike stiffs like 54, and the Last Days of Disco, this is one movie that actually nails the feel of the 70's perfectly. It would have been so easy for director Anderson to slap some 70's tunes together, get some clothes from the thrift store, and call this a 70's homage, but he doesn't do that. Being somewhat a music afficienado, he faithfully researched what music belonged to what period of time.This may seem insignificant, but it is indicitive of his great attention to detail. There are too many great film moments to mention, but I'll take a stab at it,since this review is designed to enlighten. Listen closely to the conversations of some of the minor characters as well as partygoers for some of the funniest, most stupid and senseless small talk one would expect from high school drop out porn stars. Watch Renolyds reaction to the colonel when he speaks with him in jail and he asks him if he's still his friend.Renolyds also shines when it comes to his retticence to move from film making to video making. There's also Julianne Moore's cocaine fueled plans for her life which you immediatlly know will never come to fruition.And there's Wahlbergs expression that is priceless when he is sitting on the couch of a local drug dealer who has a penchant for guns and fireworks. By facial expressions alone, you can see wahlberg examining his life,confused at first, a hint of a smile when he thinks about his x-rated career, and then his look of disqust as he realizes how far he's sunk. The scene takes all of about 5-10 seconds, but is classic! The whole movie is a classic! I cannot emphasize how great this movie is!
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Summary: "I'm a BIG star"
Review: There will probably not be a better movie in 1997 than this delicate protrait Of the adult film industry (they even have their own academy awards cermony) in the 1970's and the rise and fall and re-rise of a young and well endowed star known as Dirk Diggler ( " the name cuts glass..."). Director Paul Thomas Anderson paints a very human picture that happens to be about the industry of "porno movies". In this film, not only is the era and pulse of the 70's perfectly reproduced but Burt Reynolds, who portrays director Jack Horner and surrogate father to Dirk (Mark Wahlberg) and Rollergirl ( the most fitting character in a 70's movie played by Heather Graham) delivers a more stunning and captivating performance than he ever did in his very own decade known also as... (yours truly) the 70's. Whether or not you are a fan of disco and polyester, there is nothing more intriguing than seeing the events of people's lives unfold through the good, the bad and the 70's. Furhtermore, the artist fomerly known as Marky Mark (artist? ) gives a performance that takes filmgoers by storm and will no doubt elevate him to the level the next great leading man of the screen. The cast is accented greatly by Julianne Moore (Lost World, Safe) and William H. Macy (Fargo, Homicide) and is a combination of gut-busting humor (firecrackers, 8-tracks, & platform shoes,) as well as sudden, coronary-inducing strikes of terror when we see what can sometimes can happen to relationships in this industry. Get ready for a time warp!
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Summary: Better than Magnolia
Review: Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film 'Magnolia' was the subject of Oscar rumors - and deservedly so, with awesome performances from Tom Cruise, Melora Walters and many of the other six billion cast members. 'Boogie Nights', on the other hand, attracted attention for its risque subject matter - but I feel it's a better film, with a tighter structure and a cast of characters you end up caring about. John C. Reilly, Burt Reynolds, William H. Macy and Mark Wahlberg are all excellent. The gorgeous Heather Graham doesn't get a chance to shine as Roller Girl, but she's better suited to this sort of picture than the sublime-but-ridiculous Austin Powers 2. And the use of music is just superb - the pumping 70s soundtrack will satisfy lovers of the Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction OSTs.
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Summary: Not only about pornography
Review: The story is simple, it's about the pornography business in the late 70's. A rather confused teenager Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) leads a fragile life with his parents. He is popular around girls, because he has a large "gift" inside his trousers. One day he is discovered by a porn director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds). He sees what Eddie has to offer and is impressed immediately. One night after a hard work at a nightclub, Eddie has a fight with his mother and runs away from his home. He decides to team up with Jack and he sees Jack as his new father. At his first porno shoot, Eddie says to Jack that he wants him to call him by his new name, Dirk Diggler. Dirk gets famous immediately thanks to his gift. Success comes and he grants it, he buys him a own house, a fast car and people wants to be his friend. As anybody know, success can have its downside, and cocaine is its name. Eddie becomes a egoistic superstar who starts to avoid his new family. And after a row with Jack, very similar to the first fight, he gets fired and leaves. That's the story of Boogie Nights, a very deep movie that deals with pornography and family values. I find it sometimes disturbing to look at, because of its abuse. We see people abuse drugs, people who abuse their friendships and people who abuse theirselves. The language is foul because of its matter, which is fair enough. But what I learned is that we all need love from each other. And with egoism and paranoia, we can seriously damage that. It's about having a second chance. And granting one too. The best way to see Boogie Nights is on DVD. It has a full-length commentary by its director, Paul Thomas Anderson. He sure has a foul language but the commentary is informative and funny. There's a music video by Michael Penn directed by the same director. And nine wonderful deleted scenes with or without director commentary. Don't miss the re-release of Boogie Nights, it's a double-disc DVD with a new transfer, more deleted scenes and a new commentary by its cast.
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Summary: BOOGIE NIGHTS- - Written & Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Review: Paul Thomas Anderson's 2 1/2 hour(3 with deleted scenes) epic of a porn actor turned to dust by the industry and cocaine. It's a heartbreaking, real and funny story of how a young kid from nowhere can become someone one second and get it ruined the next second. Brilliant and wonderful. Classic.
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Summary: A surprisingly warm look at the porn industry...
Review: The greatness of PT Anderson's achievement with this film is the way his exotic and appealing cast of characters gradually reveals itself to be a huge dysfunctional family of people who really care for each other, even as they labour away in the porn industry. Unexpectedly heartwarming, Anderson's film is at times profoundly absorbing, at other times simply hilarious...but he never wavers from the sympathetic portrayal of his characters as real people that lies at the core of this powerful film's strength.
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