tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post1204220253821291788..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: When Paul Thomas Anderson Went MusicalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-80333057997157545522012-09-28T17:59:33.181-05:002012-09-28T17:59:33.181-05:00Vance: It is most decidedly an overwrought film. O...Vance: It is most decidedly an overwrought film. One of the most overwrought I've seen. I actually quite like overwrought films but, you know, to a point. And a decade or so later it does almost become too much at certain points (although I also think maybe P.T. was going for that sensation). And that shot of Hoffman when the frogs start falling and he just stands there with, as you say, his mouth hanging open for, like, 15 seconds, that just kills me.<br /><br />Eric: This generation just doesn't dig musicals. (Outside of "Once", maybe.) It's probably worthy of more exploration. There has to be something to it.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-67352309693616651332012-09-27T21:32:20.637-05:002012-09-27T21:32:20.637-05:00I watched Magnolia for the first time a few weeks ...I watched Magnolia for the first time a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. When I was reading about it afterward, I noticed that more people were complaining about the "Wise Up" scene than the frogs, which I thought was surprising. I think you're onto something here, Nick...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600418265401001480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-11481546943853945372012-09-27T16:51:52.878-05:002012-09-27T16:51:52.878-05:00I watched Magnolia again last Friday myself. I wou...I watched Magnolia again last Friday myself. I would say that this sequence is the one I still felt really strongly about. I found the rest a bit emotionally overwrought. I mean, almost all the actors in this movie have to repeatedly contort their faces into some of the most over-the-top anguish I've seen in a movie. (Except Philip Seymour Hoffman, who mostly acts by hanging his mouth open for extended periods of time.) I still like the movie, but I'm pretty critical of it I guess.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.com