Boogie Nights

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Summary: A classy, amusing movie
Review: Ok, sure, it's about the porn industry. But, it's NOT porn. P.T. Anderson puts out a unique and stylish script, filled with quite a bit of whacky humor and confused character dialogue. The direction is what is most masterful. The takes are long and smoothe, with no noticable flaws and some wonderful imagery. The acting is really good all around, with special nod to Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore. The story is nicely woven in its six year span, covering the rise and fall of fictional porn star Dirk Diggler. A great and original effort with spectacular results.

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Summary: A Great Movie
Review: "Boogie Nights" is a great movie, the whole cast turns in remarkable performances. Though the subject matter is very touchy it is handled expertly by a very talented young director. This film has echoes of such other great movies "Pulp Fiction", "Raging Bull" and "GoodFellas". And it is almost as good as those films if you ask me, if you want a great movie to watch you can' t do much better than "Boogie Nights"

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Summary: great... but DONT BUY IT!
Review: This film is soon to be re-released in a double dvd collection! Don't get this version if you can wait less than four months, the next version will have more things and it will be a better transfer.

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Summary: Wahlberg Sheds Image In Star-Making Turn
Review: Exhilerating! That's the first word that comes to mind when speaking of this movie and it's performances (Wahlberg's not being the least of which). P.T.A. deftfully tackles it's subject matter without coming off as self-righteous. He makes us care about this band of pornographers which make up a disfunctional family of sorts. Not for all taste but undeniably a contempary classic which breaks new ground in film-making. Having seen the DVD and it's slew of supplements I only wish those extra scenes had been left in the original cut.

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Summary: bad!
Review: although I haven't seen any other of J.TT aor whatever the hell his name is films, judging by this I can say that he hasn't an original bone in his body. Scorsese, Altman, and of course Tarantino, there all here in bastardized form. Its almost kind of fun to watch wich director hes ripping of with each scene. I think I even caught a little Steven soderberg in one scene, now that caught me off guard.Marky mark is the cinematic equivalent of watching a guy with a bag over his head bob for apples.

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Summary: You're Dirk Diggler
Review: Sup! Greatest movie ever. It's really funny, Dirk Diggler and Johnny Doe are the greatest

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Summary: Best Drama Ever.
Review: This film was truly underappreciated. The form worked so well for this world that most of us don't really think about, or at least about the mechanics of the life. Every actor I know loves this film. Brilliant.

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Summary: Top Notch Acting All the Way!
Review: This is a superb cast from start to finish. The story is real and raw, the characters have heart and passion, and the interwoven lives of this "family" of porn stars and the people who made them, is hard hitting and emotional. Whether you personally find the porn industry disgusting or a necessary part of society, BOOGIE NIGHTS will tell you the story like it is, with all its highs (drugs are EVERYWHERE) and lo's (VIOLENCE AND JEALOUSY CAN PERMEATE EVEN THE BEST OF RELATIONSHIPS). There's some pretty graphic language and sexual scenes here, even in the "edited R" version, but without all of it, you won't get the truest possible picture of the surreal industry that ruled the seventies and early eighties. Soundtrack is GREAT too!

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Summary: This movie tells it like it is
Review: I could really relate to this movie. Having spent 2 years as a porn actor I truely identified with Dirk Diglers character. I endured many of the same problems Dirk had. Thie movie really brings back memories. Bravo

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Summary: Amazing movie, great extras and a flawless transfer....
Review: First off, both the picture and 5.1 sound on this disc are perfect. The special features shed a lot of light on additional supporting stories as well as the insight into the film making process. PTA's commentary is often hysterical, often pretentious, often profanity-laced, but overall it is amusing and relevant (especially if you've seen Hard Eight and Magnolia). The deleted scenes, for the most part, could have easily been re-inserted into the finished film unlike most dvd deleted cuts. They deepen the characters and the inter-relationships. Great job New Line and lets hope for the same treatment for Magnolia!